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Southern First Bancshares

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 2

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

97% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.1M → $51.5M (+$25.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2526 (+1)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.69%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
2
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EC
1
EJF Capital
Virginia
$9.79M +$1.54M +100,000 +21%
BFC
2
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$9.62M +$2.7M +175,000 +45%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.47M +$2.67M +173,246 +43%
CRC
4
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$3.21M +$2.12M +137,578 +269%
BCM
5
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$3.05M +$2.35M +152,281 +571%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.04M +$16.7K +1,081 +0.6%
CCM
7
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.06M +$1.87M +121,340 New
SWITC
8
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$1.51M
FCM
9
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
$1.45M +$1.31M +85,000 New
ECA
10
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$1.43M +$1.29M +83,750 New
SCA
11
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
$1.3M +$1.18M +76,500 New
PH
12
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$1.21M -$50.9K -3,305 -4%
Vanguard Group
13
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.16M +$682K +44,245 +165%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$855K
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$800K +$690K +44,793 +1,068%
BCM
16
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$526K
EVC
17
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$344K
SSWM
18
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$267K
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$159K
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$132K
BBHC
21
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$42K
Bessemer Group
22
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$17K
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6K +$46 +3 +0.8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
24
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5.53K +$2.69M +174,580 +107%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5K +$4.18K +271 New

SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

26 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $51.5M — up 97% from $26.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SFST positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Banc Funds Company, adding an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was Pinnacle Holdings, cutting an estimated $50.9K.

  • 26 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2014, up from 25 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.5M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2014, up 97% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2014 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $2.7M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2014 was Pinnacle Holdings, an estimated $50.9K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.