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Southern First Bancshares
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $371M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $334M → $371M (+$37.2M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 102 (+9)

1.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.03% → 80.24% (+1.2%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
102
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+9.68%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
34
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.91M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$1.63M
3
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
+$1.47M
4
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
+$1.37M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$453K

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$5.29M
2
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$2.62M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.35M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$1.29M
5
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
-$763K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
26
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.02M -$63.1K -1,074 -2%
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.43M -$40.8K -694 -2%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.09M -$13.1K -223 -0.7%
APG
29
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$2.06M -$28.6K -487 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.78M -$10.3K -175 -0.6%
EI
31
EAM Investors
California
$1.73M +$1.63M +27,702 New
GI
32
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.7M +$17.9K +305 +1%
American Century Companies
33
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.47M +$346K +5,887 +33%
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.43M -$154K -2,621 -10%
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.27M +$352K +5,994 +42%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$1.19M +$268K +4,551 +31%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$1.18M – – –
PAM
38
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$10K +170 +0.9%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
39
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.13M -$543K -9,234 -34%
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.12M +$289K +4,919 +38%
GCA
41
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$1.05M +$8.64K +147 +0.9%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.02M -$7K -119 -0.7%
SSWM
43
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$964K +$3.06K +52 +0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$912K +$140K +2,376 +19%
Allspring Global Investments
45
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$847K +$797K +13,559 New
Russell Investments Group
46
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$828K – – –
MCM
47
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$825K – – –
EM
48
ELCO Management
New York
$682K – – –
MCA
49
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$682K – – –
Invesco
50
Invesco
Georgia
$632K -$103K -1,747 -15%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

102 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $371M — up 11% from $334M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SFST positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $4.91M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $5.29M.

  • 102 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2021, up from 93 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $371M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.91M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.