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Southern First Bancshares
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $246M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $246M (+$34.8M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 102 (+5)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.33% → 79.08% (+0.75%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 31

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $205K

Holders
102
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.15%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
$205K
Net Calls
-$205K
Net Calls Change
+$88K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FL
Fourthstone LLC
Missouri
+$2.21M
2
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
+$1.58M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$633K
4
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
+$574K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$522K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SWM
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
-$1.35M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$791K
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$464K
4
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$432K
5
TI
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$319K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Squarepoint
51
Squarepoint
New York
$360K +$332K +9,457 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
52
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$354K +$42.1K +1,200 +15%
WWMSC
53
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$333K +$15.4K +438 +5%
Wells Fargo
54
Wells Fargo
California
$314K +$21.5K +612 +8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
55
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$313K -$10.5K -300 -4%
Bank of America
56
Bank of America
North Carolina
$304K -$41K -1,168 -13%
LFCM
57
Long Focus Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$303K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
58
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$293K -$24.1K -687 -8%
CGFA
59
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$292K – – –
EM
60
ELCO Management
New York
$264K – – –
UBS Group
61
UBS Group
Switzerland
$261K -$15.6K -445 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
62
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$233K -$239K -6,816 -53%
TI
63
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$233K -$319K -9,090 -60%
PAM
64
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$231K +$213K +6,082 New
Millennium Management
65
Millennium Management
New York
$224K -$85K -2,422 -29%
CTA
66
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$184K – – –
Osaic Holdings
67
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$169K – – –
MIM
68
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$163K – – –
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$118K -$95.1K -2,712 -47%
Deutsche Bank
70
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$118K -$86.4K -2,463 -44%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
71
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$105K – – –
PFSRSONJ
72
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$84.9K – – –
Raymond James Financial
73
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$74.6K +$68.8K +1,962 New
S
74
SignatureFD
Georgia
$72.4K – – –
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$62.1K +$34.7K +990 +154%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

102 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $246M — up 16% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SFST positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fourthstone LLC, adding an estimated $2.21M. The largest seller was SeaCrest Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $1.35M.

  • 102 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q2 2025, up from 97 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $246M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q2 2025, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q2 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2025 was Fourthstone LLC, an estimated $2.21M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q2 2025 was SeaCrest Wealth Management, an estimated $1.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.