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Southern First Bancshares
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.5M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.9M → $91.5M (+$15.6M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 39 (+4)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
39
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.43%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$309K
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$279K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$253K
4
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$242K
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$239K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$946K
2
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$170K
3
BL
Balentine LLC
Georgia
-$46.6K
4
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
-$39.4K
5
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
-$28.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$195K +$171K +7,326 +1,076%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$192K – – –
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$190K – – –
SCM
29
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
$186K +$175K +7,500 New
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$158K +$122K +5,213 +401%
AIM
31
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$79K +$75.8K +3,251 New
BBHC
32
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$56K -$7K -300 -12%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$50K – – –
Bessemer Group
34
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$24K – – –
BFA
35
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$23K +$3.59K +154 +19%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$22K -$1.4K -60 -6%
MA
37
MUFG Americas
New York
$6K -$3.96K -170 -41%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$5K +$5.18K +222 New
CFA
39
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1K – – –
MCM
40
Maltese Capital Management
New York
– -$5K -200 Closed
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$4K -197 Closed
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

39 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $91.5M — up 21% from $75.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $309K. The largest seller was Endeavour Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $946K.

  • 39 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q1 2016, up from 35 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $91.5M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q1 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q1 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $309K added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q1 2016 was Endeavour Capital Advisors, an estimated $946K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.