13F-HR 1 fwsm13f03312012.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc Address: 1224 E Green Street, Suite 200 Pasadena, CA 91106 13F File Number: 28-00983 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Matthew Dunn Title: CCO Phone: 626-796-6622 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Matthew Dunn Pasadena, CA May 14, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 171 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $591,049 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 21ST CENTY HLDG CO COM 90136Q100 215 47765 SH SOLE 0 47765 ACME UTD CORP COM 004816104 2815 265059 SH SOLE 71776 193283 ALASKA AIR GROUP INC COM 011659109 358 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 AMERICAN CAP LTD COM 02503Y103 273 31500 SH SOLE 0 31500 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP CL A 026375105 12515 815867 SH SOLE 175609 640258 AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW COM 030420103 33080 972073 SH SOLE 195694 776379 AMERICAS CAR MART INC COM 03062T105 2215 50358 SH SOLE 0 50358 ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 454 5800 SH SOLE 0 5800 ANDERSONS INC COM 034164103 5244 107702 SH SOLE 0 107702 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 475 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 ARLINGTON ASSET INVT CORP CL A NEW 041356205 366 16488 SH SOLE 0 16488 ASTA FDG INC COM 046220109 4570 559422 SH SOLE 72069 487353 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 565 18104 SH SOLE 13350 4754 ATLANTIC TELE NETWORK INC COM NEW 049079205 14643 402715 SH SOLE 7775 394940 AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 217 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS SHS G0692U109 3888 117224 SH SOLE 0 117224 BANK COMM HLDGS COM 06424J103 1392 314984 SH SOLE 314984 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 965 100831 SH SOLE 3000 97831 BARNWELL INDS INC COM 068221100 61 18359 SH SOLE 18359 0 BBCN BANCORP INC COM 073295107 3544 318397 SH SOLE 228285 90112 BENIHANA INC COM 082047101 887 67962 SH SOLE 0 67962 BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIF FD COM 09254M105 196 12773 SH SOLE 12773 0 BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 165 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 BOFI HLDG INC COM 05566U108 618 36195 SH SOLE 12000 24195 CARRIAGE SVCS INC COM 143905107 10222 1353856 SH SOLE 77000 1276856 CASH AMER INTL INC COM 14754D100 18837 393013 SH SOLE 66175 326838 CASUAL MALE RETAIL GRP INC COM NEW 148711302 1998 594500 SH SOLE 0 594500 CCA INDS INC COM 124867102 599 126009 SH SOLE 5500 120509 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO COM 153527106 2065 219397 SH SOLE 0 219397 CENTURYLINK INC COM 156700106 4637 119987 SH SOLE 45593 74394 CHINA BAK BATTERY INC COM 16936Y100 28 27410 SH SOLE 27210 200 CHINA FD INC COM 169373107 4780 205164 SH SOLE 796 204368 CHINA GENGSHENG MINERALS INC COM 16942P101 12 12700 SH SOLE 0 12700 CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEV INC COM 16939V103 41 30489 SH SOLE 24316 6173 CHINA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COM NEW 16950L208 94 75781 SH SOLE 0 75781 CHINA PHARMA HLDGS INC COM 16941T104 1376 2023549 SH SOLE 1072900 950649 CHINACAST EDU CORP COM 16946T109 3949 931448 SH SOLE 203232 728216 CHINDEX INTERNATIONAL INC COM 169467107 2169 228269 SH SOLE 106857 121412 CIGNA CORPORATION COM 125509109 936 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 1296 61300 SH SOLE 50500 10800 CLECO CORP NEW COM 12561W105 228 5750 SH SOLE 0 5750 COMMERCIAL METALS CO COM 201723103 166 11200 SH SOLE 0 11200 COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASI SPONSORED ADR 20441A102 37374 487779 SH SOLE 97972 389807 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 1632 21465 SH SOLE 6050 15415 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC COM 218868107 50 12150 SH SOLE 0 12150 CRAWFORD & CO CL A 224633206 4192 1074872 SH SOLE 227508 847364 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 582 13000 SH SOLE 9000 4000 DEVRY INC DEL COM 251893103 11633 343469 SH SOLE 50450 293019 DISCOVER FINL SVCS COM 254709108 2701 81011 SH SOLE 0 81011 DORMAN PRODUCTS INC COM 258278100 1820 35975 SH SOLE 0 35975 DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM 26441C105 1616 76900 SH SOLE 30500 46400 EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM 27579R104 8953 387762 SH SOLE 50250 337512 EDUCATIONAL DEV CORP COM 281479105 1655 334291 SH SOLE 334291 0 ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HLDGS LT SHS G30397106 10052 247217 SH SOLE 4350 242867 EPLUS INC COM 294268107 2169 67850 SH SOLE 0 67850 EXCEED COMPANY LTD SHS G32335104 2767 916143 SH SOLE 177200 738943 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 676 7791 SH SOLE 0 7791 EZCORP INC CL A NON VTG 302301106 2573 79275 SH SOLE 0 79275 FARMERS CAP BK CORP COM 309562106 285 47365 SH SOLE 47365 0 FARMERS NATL BANC CORP COM 309627107 2586 398505 SH SOLE 0 398505 FEDERAL AGRIC MTG CORP CL C 313148306 24025 1058382 SH SOLE 127947 930435 FIRST CASH FINL SVCS INC COM 31942D107 3577 83390 SH SOLE 0 83390 FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANC COM BEN INTR 33733G109 1186 166630 SH SOLE 0 166630 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 30249U101 373 7400 SH SOLE 0 7400 FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 228 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 2409 577742 SH SOLE 0 577742 FUSHI COPPERWELD INC COM 36113E107 6378 844769 SH SOLE 260697 584072 GATX CORP COM 361448103 588 14588 SH SOLE 0 14588 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 4033 200971 SH SOLE 15000 185971 GENERAL FINANCE CORP COM 369822101 93 32186 SH SOLE 32186 0 GENESEE & WYO INC CL A 371559105 464 8500 SH SOLE 0 8500 GP STRATEGIES CORP COM 36225V104 295 16831 SH SOLE 0 16831 GREATER CHINA FD INC COM 39167B102 2589 225148 SH SOLE 1633 223515 HANMI FINL CORP COM NEW 410495204 436 43037 SH SOLE 11700 31337 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 416515104 470 22300 SH SOLE 22300 0 HEALTHCARE SVCS GRP INC COM 421906108 349 16395 SH SOLE 645 15750 HEELYS INC COM 42279M107 874 397303 SH SOLE 0 397303 HELEN OF TROY CORP LTD COM G4388N106 3302 97082 SH SOLE 0 97082 HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 317 5200 SH SOLE 0 5200 HOPFED BANCORP INC COM 439734104 1193 142314 SH SOLE 36414 105900 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N COM 440543106 502 11950 SH SOLE 0 11950 HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM 440694305 165 14500 SH SOLE 14500 0 HUMANA INC COM 444859102 2698 29176 SH SOLE 5000 24176 IMAX CORP COM 45245E109 18880 772515 SH SOLE 153900 618615 INDIA FD INC COM 454089103 504 22602 SH SOLE 0 22602 INNOSPEC INC COM 45768S105 20421 672191 SH SOLE 86785 585406 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 422 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 626 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 INTEST CORP COM 461147100 1225 344982 SH SOLE 0 344982 INVENTURE FOODS INC COM 461212102 6011 1211830 SH SOLE 317826 894004 ISHARES TR S&P SMLCP GROW 464287887 363 4400 SH SOLE 0 4400 JAPAN EQUITY FD INC COM 471057109 115 20200 SH SOLE 1200 19000 JAPAN SMALLER CAPTLZTN FD IN COM 47109U104 225 28786 SH SOLE 14843 13943 JINPAN INTL LTD ORD G5138L100 12625 1446137 SH SOLE 166028 1280109 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 412 6250 SH SOLE 0 6250 KIRBY CORP COM 497266106 428 6500 SH SOLE 0 6500 KOREA EQUITY FD INC COM 50063B104 256 26284 SH SOLE 887 25397 KOREA FD COM NEW 500634209 287 7068 SH SOLE 0 7068 KSW INC COM 48268R106 56 14480 SH SOLE 0 14480 LANNET INC COM 516012101 766 183713 SH SOLE 150000 33713 LGL GROUP INC COM 50186A108 455 62669 SH SOLE 0 62669 LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 825 20500 SH SOLE 20500 0 LINCOLN EDL SVCS CORP COM 533535100 3943 498434 SH SOLE 72560 425874 MALAYSIA FD INC COM 560905101 140 13681 SH SOLE 800 12881 MANITEX INTL INC COM 563420108 7757 1058303 SH SOLE 413090 645213 MCG CAPITAL CORP COM 58047P107 2704 634682 SH SOLE 123652 511030 MDU RES GROUP INC COM 552690109 4795 214173 SH SOLE 30150 184023 METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 3244 100045 SH SOLE 20000 80045 METLIFE INC COM 59156R108 1615 43250 SH SOLE 35000 8250 MICROFINANCIAL INC COM 595072109 739 107850 SH SOLE 0 107850 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1113 34500 SH SOLE 13000 21500 MILLER INDS INC TENN COM NEW 600551204 927 54794 SH SOLE 0 54794 MOBILE MINI INC COM 60740F105 8604 407373 SH SOLE 0 407373 MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 479 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 180 30086 SH SOLE 0 30086 NATIONAL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A 638522102 5195 37958 SH SOLE 1800 36158 NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS IN COM 639027101 21445 1338618 SH SOLE 245932 1092686 NEW IRELAND FUND INC COM 645673104 121 14886 SH SOLE 0 14886 NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 138 25100 SH SOLE 25100 0 NUTRACEUTICAL INTL CORP COM 67060Y101 3211 220568 SH SOLE 0 220568 NUVEEN CA DIV ADV MUNI FD 3 COM SH BEN INT 67070Y109 1969 143018 SH SOLE 143018 0 NUVEEN CA DIV ADVANTG MUN FD COM 67069X104 685 45900 SH SOLE 45900 0 NUVEEN CA DIVIDEND ADV MUN F COM SHS 67066Y105 1479 102842 SH SOLE 102842 0 NUVEEN CA INVT QUALITY MUN F COM 67062A101 184 12100 SH SOLE 12100 0 NUVEEN CA MUN MKT OPPORTUNT COM 67062U107 295 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 NUVEEN CA SELECT QUALITY MUN COM 670975101 576 37000 SH SOLE 37000 0 NUVEEN CALIF PERFORM PLUS MU COM 67062Q106 701 46157 SH SOLE 46157 0 NUVEEN CALIF QUALITY INCM MU COM 670985100 305 19300 SH SOLE 19300 0 NUVEEN INSD CA PREM INCOME 2 COM 67061U108 630 43182 SH SOLE 43182 0 NUVEEN INSD CALIF DIVID COM 67071M104 629 41038 SH SOLE 41038 0 OVERHILL FARMS INC COM 690212105 763 169603 SH SOLE 156657 12946 OWENS ILL INC COM NEW 690768403 18330 785358 SH SOLE 2700 782658 PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 290 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 PETMED EXPRESS INC COM 716382106 149 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 PETSMART INC COM 716768106 724 12650 SH SOLE 12500 150 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 9750 430450 SH SOLE 21048 409402 PRGX GLOBAL INC COM NEW 69357C503 868 138068 SH SOLE 0 138068 PRO-DEX INC COLO COM NEW 74265M205 597 243862 SH SOLE 666 243196 RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD COM G7496G103 3588 47377 SH SOLE 0 47377 RENT A CTR INC NEW COM 76009N100 33148 878090 SH SOLE 139901 738189 ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD COM V7780T103 706 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 RRSAT GLOBAL COMM NTWRK LTD SHS M8183P102 600 142885 SH SOLE 17300 125585 SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC COM 800422107 1689 135460 SH SOLE 7700 127760 SEABRIGHT HOLDINGS INC COM 811656107 240 26400 SH SOLE 0 26400 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC SHS G7945M107 5569 206644 SH SOLE 500 206144 SERVICE CORP INTL COM 817565104 8754 777456 SH SOLE 33226 744230 SHINER INTL INC COM 824568109 933 2521216 SH SOLE 988880 1532336 SINGAPORE FD INC COM 82929L109 526 40621 SH SOLE 9935 30686 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 150 18250 SH SOLE 18250 0 SPAN AMER MED SYS INC COM 846396109 794 48108 SH SOLE 48108 0 SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COM 847560109 768 24350 SH SOLE 2000 22350 STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 109 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 SUTOR TECH GROUP LTD COM 869362103 53 50434 SH SOLE 50434 0 SUTRON CORP COM 869380105 795 135418 SH SOLE 0 135418 THAI CAP FD INC COM NEW 882905201 2147 185447 SH SOLE 0 185447 TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM 89417E109 9645 162916 SH SOLE 44546 118370 TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP COM 899896104 21724 342104 SH SOLE 42200 299904 UNITIL CORP COM 913259107 1743 64958 SH SOLE 0 64958 UNIVERSAL POWER GROUP INC COM 913788105 166 85151 SH SOLE 0 85151 US ECOLOGY INC COM 91732J102 372 17100 SH SOLE 0 17100 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 498 14600 SH SOLE 10000 4600 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC COM 966837106 416 5000 SH SOLE 5000 0 WILSHIRE BANCORP INC COM 97186T108 6955 1439945 SH SOLE 926964 512981 WINDSTREAM CORP COM 97381W104 11587 989917 SH SOLE 319459 670458 WINNER MEDICAL GRP INC COM NEW 97476P204 1456 428093 SH SOLE 0 428093 WOWJOINT HOLDINGS LIMITED *W EXP 05/15/201 G9796W119 1 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 WPCS INTL INC COM NEW 92931L203 1007 792798 SH SOLE 20000 772798 YONGYE INTL INC COM 98607B106 320 102911 SH SOLE 100 102811 YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM G98777108 1321 414073 SH SOLE 62666 351407 ZHONGPIN INC COM 98952K107 9867 877031 SH SOLE 216525 660506 ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 212 3300 SH SOLE 0 3300