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Southern First Bancshares
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

256% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 9

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 35

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 149 (+20)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $373M (+$29.6M)

1.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.36% → 83.11% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+15.5%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
32
Increased
47
Reduced
35
Closed
9
Calls
$55K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$55K
Net Calls Change
+$3K

Top Buyers

1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$6.36M
2
EPCA
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Ohio
+$2.09M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.98M
4
AG
Algert Global
California
+$1.88M
5
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
+$1.83M

Top Sellers

1
FL
Fourthstone LLC
Missouri
-$6.56M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$6.4M
3
KOC
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
-$2.18M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.84M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.14M -$6.4M -115,813 -74%
EPCA
27
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Ohio
$2.06M +$2.09M +37,803 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
28
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$2.04M +$762K +13,787 +58%
MCM
29
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$1.91M +$353K +6,382 +22%
SEI Investments
30
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$1.14M +20,673 +147%
AG
31
Algert Global
California
$1.85M +$1.88M +34,008 New
APG
32
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.66M -$4.59K -83 -0.3%
GI
33
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$1.6M – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
34
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.58M +$41.7K +754 +3%
EF
35
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$1.51M +27,241 New
AQR Capital Management
36
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.45M +$202K +3,649 +16%
Marshall Wace
37
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.34M -$1.43M -25,850 -51%
Assenagon Asset Management
38
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.33M +$638K +11,545 +89%
TI
39
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.21M +$81.6K +1,477 +7%
Charles Schwab
40
Charles Schwab
California
$1.2M -$14.9K -269 -1%
EI
41
EAM Investors
California
$1.17M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.1M -$34.5K -624 -3%
IQI
43
Integrated Quantitative Investments
Washington
$1.08M +$1.1M +19,848 New
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.05M -$578K -10,454 -35%
SSWM
45
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.05M +$159K +2,883 +18%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$992K +$441K +7,985 +78%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
47
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$919K +$83K +1,502 +10%
TA
48
Teton Advisors
New York
$916K -$38.7K -700 -4%
QCM
49
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$851K +$306K +5,540 +55%
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$836K -$469K -8,490 -36%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

149 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $373M — up 8.6% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new SFST positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.36M. The largest seller was Fourthstone LLC, cutting an estimated $6.56M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q1 2026, up from 129 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $373M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q1 2026, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q1 2026 and 9 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2026 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $6.36M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q1 2026 was Fourthstone LLC, an estimated $6.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.