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Southern First Bancshares Inc

SFST
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
National Commercial Banks
SEC CIK
0001090009

In the last 90 days, Southern First Bancshares Inc insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 8 sales; 165 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $522.1M in total; Soros Fund Management is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Sep 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
94
+4 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
6.24M
+95.1K (+1.5%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$333.9M
+$19.5M (+6.2%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
11
27 more added
Sold out
7
30 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting SFST on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2021: 94 institutions
Q1 2021: 97 institutionsQ2 2021: 91 institutionsQ3 2021: 94 institutionsQ4 2021: 102 institutionsQ1 2022: 107 institutionsQ2 2022: 103 institutionsQ3 2022: 100 institutionsQ4 2022: 100 institutionsQ1 2023: 90 institutionsQ2 2023: 82 institutionsQ3 2023: 87 institutionsQ4 2023: 92 institutionsQ1 2024: 91 institutionsQ2 2024: 95 institutionsQ3 2024: 101 institutionsQ4 2024: 94 institutionsQ1 2025: 97 institutionsQ2 2025: 102 institutionsQ3 2025: 116 institutionsQ4 2025: 129 institutionsQ1 2026: 149 institutionsQ2 2026: 165 institutions
Value heldQ3 2021: $333.9M
Q1 2021: $288.9MQ2 2021: $317.6MQ3 2021: $333.9MQ4 2021: $396.5MQ1 2022: $320.2MQ2 2022: $275.2MQ3 2022: $263.3MQ4 2022: $291.4MQ1 2023: $191.6MQ2 2023: $157.3MQ3 2023: $168.9MQ4 2023: $235.2MQ1 2024: $201.1MQ2 2024: $184.1MQ3 2024: $216.3MQ4 2024: $257.5MQ1 2025: $210.9MQ2 2025: $245.7MQ3 2025: $288.6MQ4 2025: $343.2MQ1 2026: $372.8MQ2 2026: $522.1M
Institutions holding SFST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026165$522.1M
Q1 2026149$372.8M
Q4 2025129$343.2M
Q3 2025116$288.6M
Q2 2025102$245.7M
Q1 202597$210.9M
Q4 202494$257.5M
Q3 2024101$216.3M
Q2 202495$184.1M
Q1 202491$201.1M
Q4 202392$235.2M
Q3 202387$168.9M
Q2 202382$157.3M
Q1 202390$191.6M
Q4 2022100$291.4M
Q3 2022100$263.3M
Q2 2022103$275.2M
Q1 2022107$320.2M
Q4 2021102$396.5M
Q3 202194$333.9M
Q2 202191$317.6M
Q1 202197$288.9M

Institutions, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding SFST in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Price T Rowe Associates Inc743,351$39.8M0.00%−3,237−0.4%Reduced
FJ Capital Management LLC575,000$30.7M2.66%+114,000+24.7%Added
BlackRock Inc.433,466$23.2M0.00%−7,464−1.7%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The400,746$21.4M0.02%+786+0.2%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC393,086$21.0M1.61%−84,100−17.6%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc383,658$20.5M0.00%−2,369−0.6%Reduced
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc315,416$16.9M2.44%00.0%Unchanged
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP288,720$15.4M0.00%−1,606−0.6%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP270,552$14.5M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc197,378$10.6M0.00%+112+0.1%Added
Wedge Capital Management L L P175,505$9.39M0.12%−6,471−3.6%Reduced
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.168,642$9.02M1.09%−200−0.1%Reduced
State Street Corp153,078$8.19M0.00%+17,099+12.6%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.150,180$8.04M0.00%−700−0.5%Reduced
EJF Capital LLC148,819$7.96M0.70%+2,262+1.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC124,884$6.68M0.00%+480+0.4%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC108,807$5.82M0.01%−6,429−5.6%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC106,286$5.69M0.69%00.0%Unchanged
Northern Trust Corp78,664$4.21M0.00%−1,966−2.4%Reduced
Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC69,743$3.73M0.54%+6,775+10.8%Added
Teton Advisors, Inc.65,010$3.48M0.50%+5,510+9.3%Added
Royce & Associates LP62,571$3.35M0.03%−16,100−20.5%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors61,813$3.31M0.03%+61,695+52,283.9%Added
Putnam Investments LLC59,190$3.17M0.00%−2,140−3.5%Reduced
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.55,806$2.98M0.18%−1,826−3.2%Reduced
Comerica Bank50,732$2.75M0.02%+393+0.8%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC39,582$2.12M0.01%−3,367−7.8%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc33,634$1.80M0.00%+7,155+27.0%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.33,381$1.79M0.57%−20.0%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp28,734$1.54M0.00%+2,296+8.7%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc27,282$1.46M0.01%−911−3.2%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al26,900$1.44M0.01%+12,900+92.1%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC26,918$1.34M0.00%−93−0.3%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,861$1.01M0.00%+629+3.4%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc18,212$974.0K0.01%−119−0.6%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc17,654$944.0K0.00%+2,324+15.2%Added
Greenwood Capital Associates LLC16,742$896.0K0.14%+132+0.8%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC16,496$883.0K0.00%−237−1.4%Reduced
Sheets Smith Wealth Management15,370$822.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company14,450$773.0K0.00%+10,742+289.7%Added
Barclays PLC14,345$768.0K0.00%+2,085+17.0%Added
Godsey & Gibb Associates13,800$738.0K0.33%+13,800New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.13,265$709.0K0.00%−2,138−13.9%Reduced
Maltese Capital Management LLC13,211$707.0K0.12%+13,211New
JPMorgan Chase & Co13,053$698.0K0.00%−5,917−31.2%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada12,220$653.0K0.00%+250+2.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.11,848$634.0K0.00%+1,226+11.5%Added
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp10,918$584.0K0.20%−610−5.3%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC10,918$584.0K0.45%−25−0.2%Reduced
PL Capital Advisors, LLC10,000$535.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers9,690$518.0K0.00%+59+0.6%Added
IndexIQ Advisors LLC9,590$513.0K0.02%+960+11.1%Added
Morgan Stanley8,862$473.0K0.00%−2,670−23.2%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.7,313$391.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates6,410$343.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund6,250$334.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co5,896$315.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC5,637$302.0K0.06%+5,637New
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC5,541$296.0K0.01%+5,541New
Millennium Management LLC5,327$285.0K0.00%+5,327New
Bank of America Corp5,274$282.0K0.00%−7,324−58.1%Reduced
Colonial Trust Advisors5,188$278.0K0.03%+95+1.9%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P4,953$266.0K0.00%+4,953New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC4,746$254.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC4,296$231.0K0.18%+4+0.1%Added
Deutsche Bank AG4,284$229.0K0.00%−290−6.3%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System4,211$225.0K0.00%−6,058−59.0%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC4,206$225.0K0.00%+4,206New
American International Group, Inc.4,075$218.0K0.00%−97−2.3%Reduced
Salzhauer Michael4,000$214.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC3,816$204.0K0.03%+3,816New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.3,680$198.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC3,659$196.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management3,434$183.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio2,492$133.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co2,385$127.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,692$90.5K0.00%+1,346+389.0%Added
Bessemer Group Inc1,000$54.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Anchor Investment Management, LLC1,000$53.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc851$46.0K0.00%+371+77.3%Added
South State Corp.804$43.0K0.00%+804New
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC780$42.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc676$36.0K0.00%+50+8.0%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co608$33.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$33.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG271$14.0K0.00%−395−59.3%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)202$11.0K0.00%−312−60.7%Reduced
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.189$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC118$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Better Money Decisions, LLC89$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.96$5.00K0.00%+96New
US Bancorp37$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC14$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC9$00.00%+9New
EAM Investors, LLC0$00.00%−19,288−100.0%Sold out
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.0$00.00%−8,080−100.0%Sold out
Man Group plc0$00.00%−6,100−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Investments, LP0$00.00%−5,657−100.0%Sold out
Livingston Group Asset Management CO (operating as Southport Capital Management)0$00.00%−5,637−100.0%Sold out
First Trust Advisors LP0$00.00%−4,072−100.0%Sold out