Southern First Bancshares
SFST
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
175% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 4
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 19
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $186M → $213M (+$26.3M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 74 (+7)
0.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.13% → 70.43% (+0.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EPCA
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Pepper Pike,
Ohio
|
+$4.95M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.21M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$541K |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$525K |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$492K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.25M |
| 2 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.76M |
| 3 |
FCM
FJ Capital Management
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$1.08M |
| 4 |
EM
ELCO Management
New York
|
-$953K |
| 5 |
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Key Largo,
Florida
|
-$953K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$189K | -5,202 | Closed |
|
|
NFA
77
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$119K | -3,267 | Closed |
|
78
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$33K | -900 | Closed |
|
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
74 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $213M — up 14% from $186M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SFST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $4.95M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $4.25M.
- 74 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2017, up from 67 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $213M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2017 was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, an estimated $4.95M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $4.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.