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Southern First Bancshares
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1

66.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 66.11% (+66%)

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $111M → $152M (+$41.1M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 64 (+10)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
64
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+18.52%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$982K
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$548K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$470K
4
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$295K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$262K

Top Sellers

1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$2.54M
2
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$551K
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$244K
4
EPCA
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Ohio
-$238K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$198K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFC
1
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$19.7M -$244K -8,106 -1%
EC
2
EJF Capital
Virginia
$18.5M -$551K -18,286 -3%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$13.8M +$153K +5,077 +1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12.6M +$153K +5,092 +1%
MCA
5
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$10.4M -$11.7K -389 -0.1%
CRC
6
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$7.86M -$2.54M -84,246 -28%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.63M +$37.5K +1,246 +0.7%
ROC
8
River Oaks Capital
Minnesota
$6.43M +$5.38M +178,544 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$6.41M -$198K -6,571 -4%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$6.37M +$982K +32,581 +23%
SCA
11
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
$4.58M -$6.03K -200 -0.2%
CCM
12
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.09M – – –
AllianceBernstein
13
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.46M +$3.01K +100 +0.1%
BCM
14
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$2.92M – – –
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.67M +$203K +6,728 +10%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.56M +$22.2K +738 +1%
PH
17
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$2.32M -$147K -4,880 -7%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.86M – – –
BCM
19
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.74M – – –
EMFAT
20
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.66M – – –
BIT
21
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.49M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.36M +$139K +4,600 +14%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.13M -$23.5K -779 -2%
EM
24
ELCO Management
New York
$1.05M -$67.2K -2,229 -7%
BIM
25
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$836K -$2.5K -83 -0.4%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

64 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $152M — up 37% from $111M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SFST positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $982K. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, cutting an estimated $2.54M.

  • 64 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2016, up from 54 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $152M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2016, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $982K added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2016 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $2.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.