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SFE

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE

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

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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

299% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $719K | Put options by funds: $180K

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 30

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $190M (+$14.7M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 94 (-6)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
94
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
30
Closed
13
Calls
$719K
Puts
$180K
Net Calls
+$539K
Net Calls Change
+$891K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ZIG
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
+$7.61M
2
AI
Ariel Investments
Illinois
+$1.86M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$1.05M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$808K
5
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
+$807K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$5.83M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.81M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.78M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$971K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$892K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIM
26
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.36M – – –
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$1.19M +$284K +23,342 +32%
ARMC
28
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$279K -22,950 -20%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$944K +$102K +8,400 +12%
WSCM
30
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$849K +$20.7K +1,700 +3%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$830K +$459K +37,739 +126%
CC
32
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$813K +$807K +66,355 New
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$672K -$5.83M -479,475 -90%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$656K +$11.2K +923 +2%
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$645K +$261K +21,487 +69%
TA
36
Teton Advisors
New York
$637K -$85.1K -7,000 -12%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$604K +$6.79K +558 +1%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$594K +$266K +21,863 +82%
D.E. Shaw & Co
39
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$582K -$195K -16,033 -25%
Prudential Financial
40
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$528K +$83.9K +6,900 +19%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$493K – – –
FTIOP
42
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$477K +$249K +20,500 +111%
PG
43
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$452K +$154K +12,648 +52%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$383K -$7.72K -635 -2%
DnB Asset Management
45
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$377K – – –
CMANY
46
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$366K -$9.73K -800 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
47
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$340K – – –
PI
48
PineBridge Investments
New York
$333K +$40.9K +3,360 +14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$331K – – –
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$331K – – –
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SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

94 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $190M — up 8.4% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SFE and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Zuckerman Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.61M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $5.83M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q1 2018, down from 100 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $190M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q1 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q1 2018 was Zuckerman Investment Group, an estimated $7.61M added.
  • The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $5.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.