BayFirst Financial Corp
BAFN
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.34M invested in BayFirst Financial Corp in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.12M → $9.34M (+$2.22M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 13 (+1)
0.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 13% → 13.45% (+0.46%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$364K |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$363K |
| 3 |
FIA
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
|
+$93.1K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$69K |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$40.1K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
-$227K |
| 2 |
SM
Salzhauer Michael
|
-$169K |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$133K |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$6.48K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BFC
1
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2.51M | – | – | – |
|
|
2
First Manhattan
New York
| $2.1M | -$227K | -13,562 | -10% |
|
|
3
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
| $1.48M | +$364K | +21,770 | +33% |
|
|
4
BlackRock
New York
| $816K | -$6.48K | -388 | -0.8% |
|
|
SM
5
Salzhauer Michael
| $752K | -$169K | -10,145 | -18% |
|
|
6
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $655K | +$363K | +21,728 | +125% |
|
|
7
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $644K | +$40.1K | +2,399 | +7% |
|
8
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| $214K | – | – | – |
|
|
FIA
9
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
| $93K | +$93.1K | +5,570 | New |
|
|
10
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $71.5K | +$69K | +4,131 | +2,869% |
|
|
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $6.09K | +$1.45K | +87 | +31% |
|
12
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $502 | +$17 | +1 | +3% |
|
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $21 | +$17 | +1 | New |
|
|
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
| – | -$133K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
BAFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
13 of the 7,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BayFirst Financial Corp (BAFN) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $9.34M — up 31% from $7.12M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new BAFN positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $364K. The largest seller was First Manhattan, cutting an estimated $227K.
- 13 institutional investors held BayFirst Financial Corp (BAFN) as of Q1 2025, up from 12 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $9.34M of BayFirst Financial Corp stock for Q1 2025, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new BayFirst Financial Corp positions in Q1 2025 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest BayFirst Financial Corp buyer in Q1 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $364K added.
- The largest BayFirst Financial Corp seller in Q1 2025 was First Manhattan, an estimated $227K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.