Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE was delisted on the 9th of February, 2024.
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $324M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
167% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 6
124% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $280K | Put options by funds: $125K
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 27
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 90 → 99 (+9)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $299M → $324M (+$25.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.21M |
| 2 |
TBAM
True Bearing Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.1M |
| 3 |
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
|
+$866K |
| 4 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$718K |
| 5 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
+$549K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.13M |
| 2 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$697K |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$618K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$534K |
| 5 |
PM
Pembroke Management
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$508K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$165K | -9,130 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
102
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$29K | -1,615 | Closed |
|
103
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$1K | -33 | Closed |
|
|
CG
104
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$55 | +3 | New |
|
SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
99 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $324M — up 8.6% from $299M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SFE positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Granahan Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.21M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $1.13M.
- 99 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q2 2015, up from 90 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $324M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q2 2015, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q2 2015 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $1.21M added.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q2 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $1.13M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.