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Southern First Bancshares
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 19

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $181M (+$12.4M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 72 (+3)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.64% → 71.44% (+0.8%)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
7
Increased
28
Reduced
19
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
+$3.99M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$1.17M
3
GGI
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
+$1.05M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$786K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$528K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EPCA
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Ohio
-$2.53M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.07M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$1.25M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1M
5
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
-$699K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.11M +$31.2K +873 +3%
GGI
27
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
$993K +$1.05M +29,313 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$915K +$434K +12,167 +82%
Acadian Asset Management
29
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$834K +$307K +8,602 +54%
BCM
30
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$779K -$699K -19,579 -46%
APG
31
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$760K +$8.92K +250 +1%
BCM
32
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$739K -$161K -4,500 -17%
OAM
33
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$651K +$234K +6,555 +52%
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$583K +$331K +9,277 +117%
Bessemer Group
35
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$528K +$207K +5,800 +59%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$517K +$13.5K +377 +3%
SSWM
37
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$507K -$3.03K -85 -0.6%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$446K – – –
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$441K -$460K -12,880 -50%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$426K +$67.8K +1,900 +18%
First Trust Advisors
41
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$424K +$6.03K +169 +1%
PAM
42
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$399K +$308K +8,642 +276%
GC
43
Globeflex Capital
California
$392K +$63K +1,765 +18%
Millennium Management
44
Millennium Management
New York
$390K +$411K +11,529 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$382K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$356K – – –
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$356K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$329K -$2.14K -60 -0.6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$291K – – –
GCA
50
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$273K -$3.39K -95 -1%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

72 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $181M — up 7.3% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SFST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Banc Funds Company, adding an estimated $3.99M. The largest seller was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.53M.

  • 72 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q1 2019, up from 69 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $181M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q1 2019, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q1 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2019 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $3.99M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q1 2019 was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, an estimated $2.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.