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Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE

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

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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $188M → $208M (+$19.5M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 91 (-5)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 33

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
91
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.21%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
26
Reduced
33
Closed
9
Calls
$11K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$11K
Net Calls Change
-$120K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$1.52M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.39M
3
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$1.37M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$706K
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$603K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.76M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$2.27M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$968K
4
GCM
Goldman Capital Management
New York
-$827K
5
CCP
Centaur Capital Partners
Texas
-$477K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIM
26
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.48M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.34M -$16.7K -1,357 -1%
WSCM
28
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.13M -$7.39K -600 -0.7%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$946K -$203K -16,489 -19%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$920K +$255K +20,694 +43%
TA
31
Teton Advisors
New York
$901K – – –
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$844K +$113K +9,157 +17%
D.E. Shaw & Co
33
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$762K +$3.46K +281 +0.5%
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$742K -$6.67K -541 -1%
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$702K -$56.9K -4,616 -8%
CMANY
36
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$681K -$2.46K -200 -0.4%
Two Sigma Investments
37
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$555K -$55.8K -4,532 -10%
TA
38
Teachers Advisors
New York
$537K +$15.5K +1,258 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
39
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$528K +$12.3K +1,000 +3%
Swiss National Bank
40
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$463K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$432K -$43.6K -3,541 -10%
DnB Asset Management
42
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$411K – – –
SKK
43
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$400K – – –
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$400K +$33K +2,680 +10%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
45
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$370K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
46
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$360K – – –
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$360K – – –
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$355K +$119K +9,649 +57%
RhumbLine Advisers
49
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$338K +$2.34K +190 +0.8%
PI
50
PineBridge Investments
New York
$333K +$183K +14,890 +148%
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SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

91 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $208M — up 10% from $188M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of SFE and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $3.76M.

  • 91 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q3 2017, down from 96 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $208M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q3 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q3 2017 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $1.52M added.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q3 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $3.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.