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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Safeguard Scientifics Inc as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
42
0 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
7.51M
−150.5K (−2.0%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$12.9M
−$10.8M (−45.6%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
4
7 more added
Sold out
4
7 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2022: 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 holdersQ1 2023: 42 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 heldQ1 2023: $12.9M
Q1 2021: $89.4MQ2 2021: $91.8MQ3 2021: $103.0MQ4 2021: $63.1MQ1 2022: $45.4MQ2 2022: $31.6MQ3 2022: $31.0MQ4 2022: $25.4MQ1 2023: $12.9MQ2 2023: $11.9MQ3 2023: $6.08MQ4 2023: $4.35MQ1 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$4.35M
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$63.1M
Q3 202170$103.0M
Q2 202176$91.8M
Q1 202184$89.4M

Institutions, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Safeguard Scientifics Inc; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding SFES in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C.1,199,204$2.06M0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Yakira Capital Management, Inc.1,164,945$2.00M0.51%+11,200+1.0%Added
First Manhattan Co886,761$1.53M0.01%−191,619−17.8%Reduced
Almitas Capital LLC796,632$1.37M0.65%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Group Inc692,923$1.19M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CM Management, LLC671,671$1.16M1.37%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock Inc.427,664$735.6K0.00%+1,037+0.2%Added
Madison Avenue Partners, LP403,404$693.9K0.15%−59,980−12.9%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP341,405$587.2K0.00%−7,546−2.2%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC155,935$268.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clayton Partners LLC143,349$246.6K0.24%+19,429+15.7%Added
Bank of America Corp128,786$221.5K0.00%+128,391+32,504.1%Added
Legal & General Group Plc95,711$164.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Camden Capital, LLC92,262$158.7K0.02%+92,262New
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC60,500$104.1K0.00%−19,500−24.4%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC34,891$60.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northern Trust Corp32,469$55.8K0.00%+474+1.5%Added
Sage Rhino Capital LLC30,000$51.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan22,833$39.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp20,765$35.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salzhauer Michael19,669$33.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC14,865$25.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp13,954$24.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC12,460$21.4K0.00%−4,091−24.7%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc12,218$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC10,600$18.0K0.00%+10,600New
Morgan Stanley9,676$16.6K0.00%+3,499+56.6%Added
Byrne Asset Management LLC8,200$14.0K0.01%−2,586−24.0%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,235$2.13K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,010$2.00K0.00%+1,010New
UBS Group AG565$9720.00%−4,382−88.6%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC517$8890.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC364$6270.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC250$4300.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co116$2000.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc64$1100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.50$860.00%00.0%Unchanged
McIlrath & Eck, LLC33$570.00%00.0%Unchanged
WealthPLAN Partners, LLC32$550.00%+32New
Rise Advisors, LLC27$470.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kelly Financial Services LLC16$280.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank1$20.00%00.0%Unchanged
EJF Capital LLC0$00.00%−83,886−100.0%Sold out
Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.0$00.00%−20,553−100.0%Sold out
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.0$00.00%−12,250−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Advisers, LP0$00.00%−12,033−100.0%Sold out
North Run Capital, LP––––Not filed
Zeke Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed