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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
XT
51
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$768K +$779K +14,091 New
N
52
Nuveen
North Carolina
$751K -$47K -850 -6%
EGM
53
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$737K +$747K +13,517 New
Millennium Management
54
Millennium Management
New York
$714K +$390K +7,060 +117%
DLP
55
De Lisle Partners
United Kingdom
$686K – – –
NA
56
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$662K +$52.9K +957 +9%
LCM
57
Legato Capital Management
California
$645K +$654K +11,835 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
58
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$644K +$291K +5,263 +80%
GGI
59
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
$603K -$33.2K -600 -5%
SO
60
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$583K – – –
Invesco
61
Invesco
Georgia
$562K -$41.5K -751 -7%
FVWA
62
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
$556K +$8.79K +159 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
63
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$539K -$13.5K -245 -2%
TI
64
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$466K +$473K +8,553 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
65
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$444K -$4.7K -85 -1%
SWM
66
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$435K -$2.76K -50 -0.6%
CGFA
67
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$418K – – –
HF
68
HRT Financial
New York
$407K +$413K +7,481 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
69
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$405K +$117K +2,126 +40%
AWA
70
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$398K +$403K +7,296 New
WWMSC
71
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$397K -$26.5K -480 -6%
QC
72
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$395K +$401K +7,252 New
Royal Bank of Canada
73
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$388K -$113K -2,041 -22%
CTA
74
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$360K +$101K +1,824 +38%
Los Angeles Capital Management
75
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$359K -$760K -13,755 -68%
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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.