Southern First Bancshares
SFST
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
600% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1
297% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $3.01M | Capital outflows: $758K
250% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 2
38% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 22 (+6)
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 30.05% → 30.47% (+0.42%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.69M |
| 2 |
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$397K |
| 3 |
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Pinnacle Holdings
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$241K |
| 4 |
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
|
+$179K |
| 5 |
Blackthorn Investment Group
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$177K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
-$726K |
| 2 |
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
-$29K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.19K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
22 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $19.5M — up 13% from $17.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SFST positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Basswood Capital Management, cutting an estimated $726K.
- 22 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2013, up from 16 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $19.5M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.69M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2013 was Basswood Capital Management, an estimated $726K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.