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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
PCA
51
PL Capital Advisors
Florida
$625K – – –
SC
52
Sonen Capital
California
$625K +$588K +10,000 New
RhumbLine Advisers
53
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$602K -$3.23K -55 -0.6%
Morgan Stanley
54
Morgan Stanley
New York
$570K +$14.5K +247 +3%
IA
55
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$563K -$34.2K -582 -6%
RJA
56
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$523K +$115K +1,962 +31%
Two Sigma Advisers
57
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$481K +$453K +7,700 New
Bank of America
58
Bank of America
North Carolina
$424K +$89K +1,514 +29%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
59
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$391K +$235 +4 +0.1%
WWMSC
60
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$391K +$115K +1,960 +46%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
61
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$368K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
62
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$357K +$336K +5,712 New
PAMG
63
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
$352K – – –
CTA
64
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$317K -$6.76K -115 -2%
MAM
65
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$311K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
66
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$297K – – –
Deutsche Bank
67
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$283K +$14.1K +240 +6%
FVWA
68
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
$279K +$41.2K +700 +18%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
69
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$253K -$9.82K -167 -4%
SM
70
Salzhauer Michael
$250K – – –
AIG
71
American International Group
New York
$247K -$6.94K -118 -3%
DHGWA
72
Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$243K +$229K +3,889 New
Osaic Holdings
73
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$238K +$1.41K +24 +0.7%
S
74
SignatureFD
Georgia
$229K – – –
First Trust Advisors
75
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$229K +$216K +3,672 New
1 2
3
4 5

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.