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Safeguard Scientifics Inc

SFES
Exchange
OTC
Industry
Investors, NEC
SEC CIK
0000086115

No open-market purchases or sales by Safeguard Scientifics Inc insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 1 institution reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $1 in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Safeguard Scientifics Inc as of Dec 31, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
63
−6 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
8.58M
−3.01M (−26.0%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$63.1M
−$39.8M (−38.7%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
8
9 more added
Sold out
14
27 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting SFES on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2021: 63 institutions
Q1 2021: 84 institutionsQ2 2021: 76 institutionsQ3 2021: 70 institutionsQ4 2021: 63 institutionsQ1 2022: 53 institutionsQ2 2022: 48 institutionsQ3 2022: 47 institutionsQ4 2022: 44 institutionsQ1 2023: 42 institutionsQ2 2023: 45 institutionsQ3 2023: 41 institutionsQ4 2023: 39 institutionsQ1 2024: 4 institutionsQ2 2024: 1 institutionQ3 2024: 1 institutionQ4 2024: 2 institutionsQ1 2025: 1 institutionQ2 2025: 1 institutionQ3 2025: 2 institutionsQ4 2025: 1 institutionQ1 2026: 1 institutionQ2 2026: 1 institution
Value heldQ4 2021: $63.2M
Q1 2021: $89.5MQ2 2021: $91.8MQ3 2021: $103.0MQ4 2021: $63.2MQ1 2022: $45.4MQ2 2022: $31.6MQ3 2022: $31.0MQ4 2022: $25.4MQ1 2023: $12.9MQ2 2023: $11.9MQ3 2023: $6.08MQ4 2023: $4.41MQ1 2024: $336.9KQ2 2024: $1Q3 2024: $1Q4 2024: $25Q1 2025: $1Q2 2025: $1Q3 2025: $26Q4 2025: $1Q1 2026: $1Q2 2026: $1
Institutions holding SFES and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261$1
Q1 20261$1
Q4 20251$1
Q3 20252$26
Q2 20251$1
Q1 20251$1
Q4 20242$25
Q3 20241$1
Q2 20241$1
Q1 20244$336.9K
Q4 202339$4.41M
Q3 202341$6.08M
Q2 202345$11.9M
Q1 202342$12.9M
Q4 202244$25.4M
Q3 202247$31.0M
Q2 202248$31.6M
Q1 202253$45.4M
Q4 202163$63.2M
Q3 202170$103.0M
Q2 202176$91.8M
Q1 202184$89.5M

Institutions, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Safeguard Scientifics Inc; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding SFES in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,009,950$7.42M0.93%−53,491−5.0%Reduced
First Manhattan Co978,056$7.19M0.02%−2,550−0.3%Reduced
North Run Capital, LP890,400$6.54M5.03%−5,578−0.6%Reduced
Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C.746,542$5.49M0.95%+45,644+6.5%Added
Vanguard Group Inc652,010$4.79M0.00%−364,579−35.9%Reduced
CM Management, LLC600,000$4.41M3.33%+25,000+4.3%Added
BlackRock Inc.584,801$4.30M0.00%+3,173+0.5%Added
Madison Avenue Partners, LP463,384$3.41M0.74%−501,858−52.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP421,523$3.10M0.00%−53,293−11.2%Reduced
Clayton Partners LLC244,894$1.80M1.57%−199,229−44.9%Reduced
Zeke Capital Advisors, LLC231,400$1.70M0.10%+27,500+13.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC180,517$1.33M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.177,732$1.31M0.12%+177,732New
Horton Capital Management, LLC177,386$1.30M2.91%00.0%Unchanged
EJF Capital LLC163,804$1.20M0.11%+73,804+82.0%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC136,327$1.00M0.00%−54,603−28.6%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc119,959$882.0K0.00%−8,526−6.6%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC112,289$825.0K0.00%−49,028−30.4%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership76,921$565.0K0.00%−99,779−56.5%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP74,933$551.0K0.00%−43,800−36.9%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC70,000$515.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.39,101$287.0K0.00%+14,797+60.9%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC38,230$281.0K0.00%−62,733−62.1%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.36,917$271.0K0.00%−10,670−22.4%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp34,607$255.0K0.00%−9,006−20.6%Reduced
Sage Rhino Capital LLC30,000$221.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC29,031$213.0K0.00%−29,598−50.5%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.24,221$178.0K0.00%+9,700+66.8%Added
Cubic Asset Management, LLC22,800$168.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan22,833$167.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP22,581$166.0K0.00%+6,634+41.6%Added
Perritt Capital Management Inc22,500$165.0K0.09%−5,700−20.2%Reduced
Salzhauer Michael20,405$150.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC19,446$143.0K0.00%+19,446New
Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC15,634$115.0K0.02%−621,016−97.5%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp14,500$107.0K0.00%−69−0.5%Reduced
State Street Corp14,051$103.0K0.00%−65,094−82.2%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP12,402$91.0K0.00%−22,504−64.5%Reduced
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP10,773$79.0K0.01%+10,773New
Morgan Stanley10,030$74.0K0.00%−351−3.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company7,964$59.0K0.00%−86−1.1%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co7,340$54.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors3,433$25.0K0.00%−377−9.9%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2,401$18.0K0.00%+2,356+5,235.6%Added
Byrne Asset Management LLC2,178$16.0K0.01%+2,178New
Royal Bank of Canada1,802$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.1,441$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp831$6.00K0.00%−3,317−80.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.657$4.00K0.00%−3,995−85.9%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC558$4.00K0.00%+558New
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC364$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Reilly Financial Advisors, LLC300$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG218$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA155$1.14K0.00%−169−52.2%Reduced
Caldwell Trust Co116$8530.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rise Advisors, LLC82$6010.00%+82New
Kelly Financial Services LLC16$1180.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc64$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cordasco Financial Network50$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.51$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
McIlrath & Eck, LLC33$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank1$00.00%+1New
Castle Financial & Retirement Planning Associates, Inc.1$00.00%+1New
Solas Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−526,351−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Trading LLC0$00.00%−245,814−100.0%Sold out
Employees Retirement System of Texas0$00.00%−100,000−100.0%Sold out
Ergoteles LLC0$00.00%−86,300−100.0%Sold out
Factorial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−39,000−100.0%Sold out
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, LLC0$00.00%−33,000−100.0%Sold out
Requisite Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−31,860−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−31,805−100.0%Sold out
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−23,745−100.0%Sold out
Citigroup Inc0$00.00%−23,106−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−12,870−100.0%Sold out
Barclays PLC0$00.00%−2,841−100.0%Sold out
JPMorgan Chase & Co0$00.00%−187−100.0%Sold out
Deutsche Bank AG0$00.00%−10−100.0%Sold out
Berman Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed