Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE was delisted on the 9th of February, 2024.
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 30
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 100 → 103 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $257M → $240M (-$16.6M)
76% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39K | Put options by funds: $160K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$4.84M |
| 2 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.72M |
| 3 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
+$816K |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$541K |
| 5 |
YCM
Yakira Capital Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$507K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PM
Pembroke Management
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$3.28M |
| 2 |
KCM
Keane Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.64M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$1.55M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.41M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$798K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
101
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$798K | -51,344 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
102
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$441K | -28,359 | Closed |
|
|
TBAM
103
True Bearing Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$312K | -20,055 | Closed |
|
|
OC
104
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
| – | -$282K | -18,115 | Closed |
|
105
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$29K | -1,855 | Closed |
|
|
GT
106
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2K | -166 | Closed |
|
107
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$2K | -108 | Closed |
|
|
PG
108
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | -65 | Closed |
|
|
LWM
109
LBA Wealth Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | +$516 | +32 | New |
|
SFE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
103 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $240M — down 6.5% from $257M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SFE positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.84M. The largest seller was Pembroke Management, cutting an estimated $3.28M.
- 103 institutional investors held Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFE) as of Q4 2015, up from 100 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $240M of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. stock for Q4 2015, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. buyer in Q4 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $4.84M added.
- The largest Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. seller in Q4 2015 was Pembroke Management, an estimated $3.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.