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Southern First Bancshares
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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 15

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $190M (+$53.1M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 71 (+8)

5.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.94% → 70.45% (+5.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+12.7%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
28
Reduced
15
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.7M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$10.2M
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
+$2.58M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$2.47M
5
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
+$2.05M

Top Sellers

1
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$7.77M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$437K
3
PH
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
-$323K
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$110K
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$85.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$10.2M +295,817 +71%
BFC
2
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$23.1M +$2.58M +75,000 +14%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$17.3M +$2.47M +71,848 +18%
MCA
4
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$12.7M +$1.83M +53,375 +18%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$11.6M +$10.7M +312,916 New
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$11.1M +$1.96M +57,008 +24%
EC
7
EJF Capital
Virginia
$9.26M -$7.77M -226,261 -48%
CRC
8
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$8.18M +$649K +18,903 +9%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.39M +$395K +11,495 +6%
ROC
10
River Oaks Capital
Minnesota
$7.35M +$668K +19,452 +11%
SCA
11
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
$6.88M +$2.05M +59,600 +47%
CCM
12
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.26M +$419K +12,199 +8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.9M -$437K -12,716 -7%
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.44M -$110K -3,216 -3%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.2M +$378K +11,008 +15%
EMFAT
16
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.63M +$859K +25,000 +54%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.59M -$25.8K -750 -1%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.5M +$356K +10,365 +18%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.25M +$98.1K +2,857 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
20
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.1M +$552K +16,081 +40%
PH
21
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$2.03M -$323K -9,399 -15%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.43M +$503K +14,635 +61%
EM
23
ELCO Management
New York
$1.18M -$38.3K -1,115 -3%
FCM
24
FJ Capital Management
Virginia
$1.1M +$1.02M +29,700 New
MCM
25
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$926K +$859K +25,000 New
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

71 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $190M — up 39% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new SFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, cutting an estimated $7.77M.

  • 71 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q2 2017, up from 63 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $190M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q2 2017, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q2 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q2 2017 was EJF Capital, an estimated $7.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.