Southern First Bancshares
SFST
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.8M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 5
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 30 (+4)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.5M → $55.8M (+$4.39M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.41M |
| 2 |
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$881K |
| 3 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$836K |
| 4 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$442K |
| 5 |
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Leola,
Pennsylvania
|
+$360K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$1.17M |
| 2 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$189K |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$78.8K |
| 4 |
PH
Pinnacle Holdings
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$14.4K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.88K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TNB
26
Thomasville National Bank
Thomasville,
Georgia
| $19K | +$18.8K | +1,096 | New |
|
27
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
28
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $6K | +$5.67K | +330 | New |
|
29
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $5.75K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $4K | +$550 | +32 | +18% |
|
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
30 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $55.8M — up 8.5% from $51.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new SFST positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, cutting an estimated $1.17M.
- 30 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q1 2015, up from 26 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $55.8M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q1 2015, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q1 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.41M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q1 2015 was EJF Capital, an estimated $1.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.