Southern First Bancshares
SFST
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$10.7M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.2M |
| 3 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.58M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.47M |
| 5 |
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.05M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$7.77M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$437K |
| 3 |
PH
Pinnacle Holdings
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$323K |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$110K |
| 5 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
-$85.9K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
71 of the 4,022 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.