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Southern First Bancshares
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 2

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6M → $15.2M (+$2.55M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 16 → 16 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 1

Holders
16
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
6
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$1.02M
2
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$545K
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$178K
4
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
+$129K
5
PH
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
+$97.1K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$256K
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$12.5K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFC
1
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$5.19M -$256K -20,000 -5%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.06M +$1.02M +79,722 +54%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.48M – – –
SWITC
4
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$1.23M – – –
BCM
5
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$1.04M +$129K +10,056 +15%
MCA
6
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$563K +$545K +42,672 New
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$505K +$178K +13,900 +57%
PH
8
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$363K +$97.1K +7,595 +38%
EVC
9
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$267K – – –
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$236K +$47.3K +3,700 +27%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$127K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
12
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$57K – – –
SF
13
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$29K – – –
U
14
UBS
Switzerland
$20K +$14K +1,093 +299%
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$12.5K -977 -76%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
16
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.06K – – –
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$6K -547 Closed

SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

16 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $15.2M — up 20% from $12.6M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SFST was balanced in Q3 2013: 1 fund opened new positions, 1 closed out, 6 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $1.02M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, cutting an estimated $256K.

  • 16 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $15.2M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q3 2013, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q3 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.02M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q3 2013 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $256K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.