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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
RhumbLine Advisers
51
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$518K +$2.98K +59 +0.6%
IA
52
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$513K +$48.5K +960 +11%
Morgan Stanley
53
Morgan Stanley
New York
$473K -$135K -2,670 -23%
Assenagon Asset Management
54
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$391K – – –
RJA
55
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$343K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
56
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$334K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
57
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$315K – – –
PAMG
58
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
$302K +$285K +5,637 New
BPA
59
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$296K +$280K +5,541 New
Millennium Management
60
Millennium Management
New York
$285K +$269K +5,327 New
Bank of America
61
Bank of America
North Carolina
$282K -$370K -7,324 -58%
CTA
62
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$278K +$4.8K +95 +2%
MAM
63
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$266K +$250K +4,953 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
64
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$254K – – –
WWMSC
65
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$231K +$202 +4 +0.1%
Deutsche Bank
66
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$229K -$14.6K -290 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$225K -$306K -6,058 -59%
SG Americas Securities
68
SG Americas Securities
New York
$225K +$212K +4,206 New
AIG
69
American International Group
New York
$218K -$4.9K -97 -2%
SM
70
Salzhauer Michael
$214K – – –
FVWA
71
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
$204K +$193K +3,816 New
Osaic Holdings
72
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$198K – – –
S
73
SignatureFD
Georgia
$196K – – –
MIM
74
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$184K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
75
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$133K – – –
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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.