Southern First Bancshares
SFST
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.9M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1
125% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 35 (+4)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $67.3M → $75.9M (+$8.52M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Key Largo,
Florida
|
+$807K |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$758K |
| 3 |
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
+$715K |
| 4 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$563K |
| 5 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$563K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$2.14M |
| 2 |
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$43.1K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$6.05K |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.38K |
| 5 |
PH
Pinnacle Holdings
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$4.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
BIM
27
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| $22K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFA
28
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $18K | +$17.2K | +799 | New |
|
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $15K | +$6.7K | +311 | +84% |
|
|
MA
30
MUFG Americas
New York
| $9K | +$8.83K | +410 | New |
|
31
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $7.73K | +$63.9K | +2,968 | +0.9% |
|
|
MCM
32
Maltese Capital Management
New York
| $5K | +$4.31K | +200 | New |
|
|
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $4K | -$6.05K | -281 | -59% |
|
|
CFA
34
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
FCM
35
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
| – | -$2.14M | -105,000 | Closed |
|
36
Citigroup
New York
| – | +$409 | +19 | New |
|
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $75.9M — up 13% from $67.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SFST positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mendon Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $807K. The largest seller was FJ Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.14M sold.
- 35 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2015, up from 31 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $75.9M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2015 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $807K added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2015 was FJ Capital Management, an estimated $2.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.