Southern First Bancshares
SFST
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $228M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 22
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 75 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.56% → 69.83% (-0.73%)
9% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $20.6M | Capital outflows: $22.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.77M |
| 2 |
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Windsor,
Connecticut
|
+$2.82M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.48M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.5M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.99M |
| 2 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$4.65M |
| 3 |
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.11M |
| 4 |
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$2.81M |
| 5 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$777K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
75 of the 4,386 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $228M — down 1.6% from $231M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SFST positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $6.77M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $7.99M.
- 75 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q2 2018, up from 73 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $228M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q2 2018, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $6.77M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $7.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.