Southern First Bancshares
SFST
118 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Southern First Bancshares in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 4
67% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 24
39% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $14.1M | Capital outflows: $10.1M
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 104 → 118 (+14)
0.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.08% → 80.03% (+0.95%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fourthstone LLC
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.26M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.22M |
| 3 |
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.09M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$880K |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$732K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.45M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.37M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$997K |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$703K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$485K |
SFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
118 of the 7,656 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southern First Bancshares (SFST) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $289M — up 17% from $246M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SFST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fourthstone LLC, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, cutting an estimated $3.45M.
- 118 institutional investors held Southern First Bancshares (SFST) as of Q3 2025, up from 104 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $289M of Southern First Bancshares stock for Q3 2025, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Southern First Bancshares positions in Q3 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2025 was Fourthstone LLC, an estimated $1.26M added.
- The largest Southern First Bancshares seller in Q3 2025 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $3.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.