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Southern First Bancshares
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 22

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 81 (+5)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $218M → $225M (+$6.99M)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.14% → 74.68% (+0.55%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.58%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
31
Reduced
22
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
+$4.39M
2
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$2.53M
3
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.19M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$850K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$715K

Top Sellers

1
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
-$4.68M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$1.33M
3
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
-$901K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$717K
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$645K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFC
1
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$29.4M +$4.39M +113,029 +18%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$21.1M +$234K +6,019 +1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$16.4M +$544K +14,020 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$16.2M -$1.33M -34,158 -8%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$15.2M +$280K +7,204 +2%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14.9M -$1.67K -43 -0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$11.7M +$101K +2,598 +0.9%
CCM
8
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.96M +$170K +4,385 +2%
EPCA
9
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors
Ohio
$6.67M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.25M +$715K +18,401 +13%
MCA
11
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$5.84M -$4.68M -120,483 -45%
ROC
12
River Oaks Capital
Minnesota
$5.69M -$283K -7,300 -5%
WCM
13
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$5.57M +$2.53M +65,235 +87%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.66M +$395K +10,177 +10%
EC
15
EJF Capital
Virginia
$4.57M -$337K -8,687 -7%
SWM
16
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$4.1M -$430K -11,072 -10%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.01M +$136K +3,490 +4%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.42M +$177K +4,568 +6%
PCM
19
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3M +$13.7K +352 +0.5%
NNP
20
Nachman Norwood & Parrott
South Carolina
$2.86M – – –
EMFAT
21
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.83M – – –
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.81M +$27.2K +700 +1%
TA
23
Teton Advisors
New York
$2.25M -$174K -4,480 -7%
MAM
24
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.75M +$73.8K +1,900 +5%
Acadian Asset Management
25
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.68M +$305K +7,866 +23%
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SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

81 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $225M — up 3.2% from $218M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Banc Funds Company, adding an estimated $4.39M. The largest seller was Mendon Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.68M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q3 2019, up from 76 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $225M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q3 2019, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2019 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $4.39M added.
  • The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q3 2019 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $4.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.