Southern First Bancshares
SFST
69 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 21
0.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.69% → 70.64% (+0.95%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 75 → 69 (-6)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $203M → $169M (-$34.9M)
71% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EPCA
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Pepper Pike,
Ohio
|
+$1.16M |
| 2 |
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
|
+$701K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$559K |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$532K |
| 5 |
SWM
SeaCrest Wealth Management
Purchase,
New York
|
+$460K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$974K |
| 2 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$759K |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$541K |
| 4 |
MPWT
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Windsor,
Connecticut
|
-$393K |
| 5 |
WF
Welch & Forbes
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$393K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
69 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $169M — down 17% from $203M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of SFST and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.
The largest buyer was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $974K.
- 69 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q4 2018, down from 75 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $169M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q4 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2018 was Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.16M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $974K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.