Southern First Bancshares
SFST
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.3M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
175% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $58.9M → $67.3M (+$8.48M)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 31 (-3)
100% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Key Largo,
Florida
|
+$1.57M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$627K |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$175K |
| 4 |
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
+$156K |
| 5 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$110K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SWITC
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Boulder,
Colorado
|
-$1.65M |
| 2 |
EVC
Eidelman Virant Capital
Saint Louis,
Missouri
|
-$362K |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$234K |
| 4 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$210K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$37.8K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
31 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $67.3M — up 14% from $58.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of SFST and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.
The largest buyer was Mendon Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Stewart West Indies Trading Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.65M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q3 2015, down from 34 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $67.3M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q3 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 0 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2015 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.57M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q3 2015 was Stewart West Indies Trading Company, an estimated $1.65M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.