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SFE

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE

Delisted

SFE was delisted on the 9th of February, 2024.

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96 hedge funds and large institutions have $188M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 26

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $188M (-$9.68M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 96 (-4)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
96
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
2.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
36
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
$131K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$131K
Net Calls Change
-$429K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$5.97M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
+$944K
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$841K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$716K
5
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$691K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$3.3M
2
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$3.16M
3
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.26M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$641K
5
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$466K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIM
26
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.31M – – –
PCM
27
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$1.28M +$944K +80,200 +289%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.21M +$5.52K +469 +0.5%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$1.04M +$6.71K +570 +0.7%
WSCM
30
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.02M +$263K +22,300 +35%
GCM
31
Goldman Capital Management
New York
$827K +$55.4K +4,707 +7%
TA
32
Teton Advisors
New York
$804K -$23.6K -2,000 -3%
TCIM
33
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$681K -$466K -39,548 -41%
D.E. Shaw & Co
34
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$676K +$52.7K +4,475 +9%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$668K +$419K +35,609 +174%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$644K +$23.3K +1,981 +4%
CMANY
37
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$609K +$157K +13,300 +35%
Morgan Stanley
38
Morgan Stanley
New York
$574K +$173K +14,656 +44%
Two Sigma Investments
39
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$549K -$259K -21,955 -32%
CCP
40
Centaur Capital Partners
Texas
$477K -$204K -17,300 -30%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$464K +$38K +3,228 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
42
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$459K -$22.4K -1,900 -5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
43
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$427K -$43.6K -3,700 -9%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$413K – – –
DnB Asset Management
45
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$366K -$24.7K -2,100 -6%
SKK
46
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$356K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
47
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$330K – – –
Prudential Financial
48
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$325K +$121K +10,300 +61%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$321K – – –
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$321K – – –
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SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

96 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $188M — down 4.9% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of SFE and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $5.97M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.3M sold.

  • 96 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q2 2017, down from 100 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $188M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q2 2017, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q2 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $5.97M added.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q2 2017 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $3.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.