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Southern First Bancshares
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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $334M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $334M (+$16.6M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 93 (+2)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.1% → 79.03% (-0.08%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
93
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.2%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
10
Increased
27
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
+$5.76M
2
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$3.11M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$863K
4
GGI
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
+$697K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$667K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$4.25M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$987K
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$813K
4
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$413K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$377K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
26
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.75M +$19.8K +393 +0.8%
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.12M -$170K -3,367 -8%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.8M +$361K +7,155 +27%
APG
29
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.79M -$101 -2 -0%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.54M +$116K +2,296 +9%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
31
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.46M -$46K -911 -3%
GI
32
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.44M +$651K +12,900 +92%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.34M -$4.7K -93 -0.3%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$1.01M +$31.8K +629 +3%
PAM
35
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$974K -$6.01K -119 -0.6%
American Century Companies
36
American Century Companies
Missouri
$944K +$117K +2,324 +15%
GCA
37
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$896K +$6.66K +132 +0.8%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$883K -$12K -237 -1%
SSWM
39
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$822K – – –
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$773K +$542K +10,742 +290%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$768K +$105K +2,085 +17%
GGI
42
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
$738K +$697K +13,800 New
Russell Investments Group
43
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$709K -$108K -2,138 -14%
MCM
44
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$707K +$667K +13,211 New
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$698K -$299K -5,917 -31%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$653K +$12.6K +250 +2%
Invesco
47
Invesco
Georgia
$634K +$61.9K +1,226 +12%
MCA
48
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$584K -$30.8K -610 -5%
EM
49
ELCO Management
New York
$584K -$1.26K -25 -0.2%
PCA
50
PL Capital Advisors
Florida
$535K – – –
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

93 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $334M — up 5.2% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new SFST positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was FJ Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.76M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, cutting an estimated $4.25M.

  • 93 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q3 2021, up from 91 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $334M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q3 2021, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q3 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2021 was FJ Capital Management, an estimated $5.76M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q3 2021 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $4.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.