Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE was delisted on the 9th of February, 2024.
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $257M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 100 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $308K | Put options by funds: $360K
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $324M → $257M (-$67.1M)
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 38
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
YCM
Yakira Capital Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$933K |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$922K |
| 3 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$509K |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$351K |
| 5 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$309K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.4M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$2.81M |
| 3 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
TBAM
True Bearing Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$714K |
| 5 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$549K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TI
101
Turner Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$195K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
JG
102
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$12K | -598 | Closed |
|
103
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$7.32K | -408 | -99% |
|
|
FANJ
104
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$5K | -270 | Closed |
|
|
AGM
105
Alpine Global Management
New York
| – | -$1K | -34 | Closed |
|
SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
100 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $257M — down 21% from $324M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SFE positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Yakira Capital Management, adding an estimated $933K. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.
- 100 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q3 2015, up from 99 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $257M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q3 2015, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q3 2015 was Yakira Capital Management, an estimated $933K added.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $14.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.