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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 $268M in U.S.-listed holdings across 81 positions for Q1 2021.
Its largest position, Liberty Global PLC Shs, represents 17.5% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q4 2020, the fund opened 7 new positions and exited 6.
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 · 62.8% · $168M
- Other · 30.6% · $82M
- ETP · 5.0% · $13M
- ADR · 1.1% · $3M
- Closed-End Fund · 0.4% · $1M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q4 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRIUSPOINT LTD | NEW | +62.4K | 62.4K | +$635,000 | $635,000 |
| WISDOMTREE TR | NEW | +8.9K | 8.9K | +$450,000 | $450,000 |
| ISHARES TR | NEW | +4.1K | 4.1K | +$450,000 | $450,000 |
| NEOTEUREVOFEM BIOSCIENCES INC | NEW | +150.0K | 150.0K | +$263,000 | $263,000 |
| MPCMARATHON PETE CORP | NEW | +4.8K | 4.8K | +$256,000 | $256,000 |
| BM TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A | NEW | +23.4K | 23.4K | +$227,000 | $227,000 |
| CHVCHEVRON CORP NEW | NEW | +1.9K | 1.9K | +$202,000 | $202,000 |
| SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURAN | SOLD OUT | −84.0K | 0 | −$1M | $0 |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q1 2021
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC SHS | CL C | 17.48% | $47M | 1.83M |
| 2 | EWBCEAST WEST BANCORP INChistory → | COM | 9.70% | $26M | 351.7K |
| 3 | JEFJEFFERIES FINL GROUP INChistory → | COM | 8.24% | $22M | 732.4K |
| 4 | SILICOM LTD | ORD | 6.48% | $17M | 384.5K |
| 5 | VSTVISTRA CORPhistory → | COM | 5.60% | $15M | 847.8K |
| 6 | EZPWEZCORP INChistory → | CL A NON VTG | 5.04% | $13M | 2.72M |
| 7 | CRD/ACRAWFORD & CO | CL A · CL B | 3.45% | $9M | 890.0K |
| 8 | HUNHUNTSMAN CORPhistory → | COM | 3.33% | $9M | 309.3K |
| 9 | BSFAANI PHARMACEUTICALS INChistory → | COM | 2.97% | $8M | 220.0K |
| 10 | MANITEX INTL INC | COM | 2.85% | $8M | 967.0K |
| 11 | SGCSUPERIOR GROUP OF CO INChistory → | COM | 2.83% | $8M | 298.4K |
| 12 | LMNRLIMONEIRA COhistory → | COM | 2.83% | $8M | 432.3K |
| 13 | AGMFEDERAL AGRIC MTG CORPhistory → | CL C | 2.38% | $6M | 63.3K |
| 14 | ANDEANDERSONS INChistory → | COM | 2.35% | $6M | 230.2K |
| 15 | TPCTUTOR PERINI CORPhistory → | COM | 2.32% | $6M | 327.1K |
| 16 | NWPXNORTHWEST PIPE COhistory → | COM | 1.98% | $5M | 158.9K |
| 17 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELhistory → | CL B NEW | 1.59% | $4M | 16.7K |
| 18 | TRECORA RES | COM | 1.53% | $4M | 527.4K |
| 19 | GIFIGULF ISLAND FABRICATION INChistory → | COM | 1.27% | $3M | 878.9K |
| 20 | INVESCO ACTIVELY MANAGED ETF | ULTRA SHRT DUR | 1.09% | $3M | 58.0K |
| 21 | VSECVSE CORPhistory → | COM | 1.08% | $3M | 73.4K |
| 22 | IBAGBPINDUSTRIAS BACHOCO SAB SPONhistory → | ADR B | 1.00% | $3M | 67.7K |
| 23 | ISHARES TR | SHORT TREAS BD · U.S. MED DVC ETF · CORE S&P500 ETF · MBS ETF | 0.97% | $3M | 15.7K |
| 24 | FSTRFOSTER L B CO | COM | 0.94% | $3M | 140.9K |
| 25 | CAMTEK LTD | ORD | 0.82% | $2M | 73.3K |
| 26 | KRAUSDKRATON CORPORATION | COM | 0.74% | $2M | 54.3K |
| 27 | MLRMILLER INDS INC TENN | COM NEW | 0.67% | $2M | 38.7K |
| 28 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | SBI CONS DISCR · TECHNOLOGY | 0.55% | $1M | 9.6K |
| 29 | XXCHNXXCHINA FD INC | COM | 0.45% | $1M | 41.1K |
| 30 | RELLRICHARDSON ELECTRS LTD | COM | 0.42% | $1M | 174.4K |
| 31 | TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP | COM · UNIT 05/09/2023 | 0.36% | $952,000 | 140.0K |
| 32 | SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR | US DIVIDEND EQ | 0.35% | $950,000 | 13.0K |
| 33 | ISHARES U S ETF TR | BLACKROCK ST MAT | 0.34% | $915,000 | 18.2K |
| 34 | MSFTMICROSOFT CORP | COM | 0.31% | $825,000 | 3.5K |
| 35 | BANK COMM HLDGS | COM | 0.28% | $737,000 | 57.8K |
| 36 | VANGUARD WORLD FDS | HEALTH CAR ETF | 0.26% | $698,000 | 3.0K |
| 37 | BACBK OF AMERICA CORP | COM | 0.24% | $654,000 | 16.9K |
| 38 | SIRIUSPOINT LTD | COM | 0.24% | $635,000 | 62.4K |
| 39 | TTEKTETRA TECH INC NEW | COM | 0.22% | $597,000 | 4.4K |
| 40 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF | SHS | 0.21% | $558,000 | 1.5K |
| 41 | CSCOCISCO SYS INC | COM | 0.21% | $556,000 | 10.7K |
| 42 | SOLIGENIX INC | COM | 0.20% | $536,000 | 350.0K |
| 43 | JECUSDJACOBS ENGR GROUP INC | COM | 0.19% | $520,000 | 4.0K |
| 44 | ABTABBOTT LABS | COM | 0.18% | $484,000 | 4.0K |
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 ↗.