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FIRST WILSHIRE SECURITIES MANAGEMENT INC
CIK 0000732847 · 1214 EAST GREEN STREET, SUITE 104, PASADENA, CA, 91106-3171 · (626) 796-6622
Summary
First Wilshire Securities Management Inc reported $266M in U.S.-listed holdings across 114 positions for Q4 2018.
Its largest position, JECUSD, represents 4.9% of the portfolio.
Portfolio Metrics
Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.
Reported Value by Quarter
Portfolio Composition
- Common Stock · 83.5% · $222M
- Other · 9.4% · $25M
- ADR · 3.4% · $9M
- ETP · 2.8% · $7M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.0% · $3M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECUSDJACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL | NEW | +221.1K | 221.1K | +$13M | $13M |
| TTEKTETRA TECH INC NEW | NEW | +222.4K | 222.4K | +$12M | $12M |
| SCISERVICE CORP INTL | NEW | +276.0K | 276.0K | +$11M | $11M |
| IOSPINNOSPEC INC | NEW | +158.9K | 158.9K | +$10M | $10M |
| NVEEUSDNV5 GLOBAL INC | NEW | +156.5K | 156.5K | +$9M | $9M |
| EWBCEAST WEST BANCORP INC | NEW | +187.6K | 187.6K | +$8M | $8M |
| VSTVISTRA ENERGY CORP | NEW | +325.6K | 325.6K | +$7M | $7M |
| CRD/ACRAWFORD & CO | NEW | +776.3K | 776.3K | +$7M | $7M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q4 2018
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $444M | 85 | May 12, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | $398M | 87 | Feb 12, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | $376M | 84 | Nov 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $367M | 83 | Aug 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | Under review | 78 | May 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | $368,050 | 86 | Feb 12, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | $355,898 | 84 | Nov 14, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $326,936 | 80 | Aug 14, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $341,864 | 82 | May 15, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $309,376 | 84 | Feb 12, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $292,230 | 85 | Nov 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $291,609 | 86 | Aug 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $293,075 | 86 | May 15, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | Under review | 86 | Feb 15, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $247M | 84 | Nov 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $268M | 87 | Aug 15, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $285M | 88 | May 16, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $321M | 86 | Feb 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $302M | 86 | Nov 15, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $286M | 83 | Aug 17, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $268M | 81 | May 17, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $248M | 80 | Feb 17, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $209M | 76 | Nov 16, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $216M | 74 | Aug 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $178M | 80 | May 15, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $266M | 97 | Feb 18, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $264M | 99 | Nov 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $251M | 112 | Aug 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $293M | 115 | May 16, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $266M | 114 | Feb 15, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.