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Southern First Bancshares
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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 107 (+5)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 31

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.24% → 78.94% (-1.3%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $371M → $320M (-$51M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.9%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
31
Reduced
31
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.43M
2
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
+$1.87M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$1.82M
4
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
+$1.35M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.24M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
-$3.56M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$3.13M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.89M
4
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.73M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MPAM
26
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.79M -$1.23M -21,405 -28%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.16M +$523K +9,110 +27%
Acadian Asset Management
28
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.92M -$62.7K -1,093 -3%
APG
29
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.67M – – –
Assenagon Asset Management
30
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.61M +$1.82M +31,765 New
American Century Companies
31
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.54M +$387K +6,744 +29%
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.49M +$37K +644 +2%
Comerica Bank
33
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.44M -$1.18M -20,475 -41%
GI
34
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.38M – – –
N
35
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.31M +$15.7K +273 +1%
MCM
36
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$1.27M +$677K +11,789 +89%
PAM
37
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$986K +$58.4K +1,017 +6%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$985K +$28.8K +501 +3%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$982K +$1.11M +19,306 New
Two Sigma Investments
40
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$923K +$714K +12,434 +218%
Two Sigma Advisers
41
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$880K +$551K +9,600 +125%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
42
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$824K -$106K -1,841 -10%
Russell Investments Group
43
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$824K +$170K +2,969 +22%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$816K -$19.3K -336 -2%
SSWM
45
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$784K – – –
GGI
46
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
$702K +$792K +13,800 New
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$637K -$314K -5,472 -30%
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
$636K -$449K -7,827 -38%
GCA
49
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$625K -$264K -4,603 -27%
RIM
50
Reynolds Investment Management
South Carolina
$616K +$695K +12,107 New
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

107 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $320M — down 14% from $371M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SFST positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $2.43M. The largest seller was Wedge Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.56M.

  • 107 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q1 2022, up from 102 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $320M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q1 2022, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q1 2022 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $2.43M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q1 2022 was Wedge Capital Management, an estimated $3.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.