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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
90
−8 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
6.24M
−48.3K (−0.8%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$191.6M
−$96.0M (−33.4%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
5
30 more added
Sold out
13
32 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2022: 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 holdersQ1 2023: 90 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 heldQ1 2023: $191.6M
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding SFST in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.798,727$24.5M0.02%−3530.0%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.668,797$20.5M0.00%−30,825−4.4%Reduced
FJ Capital Management LLC458,226$14.1M1.74%+170,687+59.4%Added
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc443,017$13.6M6.23%+13,147+3.1%Added
Vanguard Group Inc388,566$11.9M0.00%+214+0.1%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC378,573$11.6M1.24%−48,580−11.4%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The374,197$11.5M0.01%−5,668−1.5%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP337,520$10.4M0.00%+20,262+6.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc251,207$7.71M0.00%+41,764+19.9%Added
State Street Corp151,668$4.66M0.00%+2,238+1.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC139,686$4.29M0.00%+5,771+4.3%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.129,067$3.96M0.00%−14,673−10.2%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC105,204$3.23M0.44%+700+0.7%Added
River Oaks Capital LLC97,100$2.98M4.17%−3,300−3.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP95,515$2.93M0.00%−69,500−42.1%Reduced
Wedge Capital Management L L P89,996$2.76M0.05%−2,837−3.1%Reduced
EJF Capital LLC86,472$2.65M0.99%−69,047−44.4%Reduced
Teton Advisors, Inc.75,010$2.30M0.61%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors74,510$2.29M0.01%−149−0.2%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC73,215$2.25M0.06%−1,330−1.8%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp72,584$2.23M0.00%−1,539−2.1%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC71,807$2.20M0.00%−19,095−21.0%Reduced
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC69,119$2.12M0.01%+17,810+34.7%Added
American Century Companies Inc61,464$1.92M0.00%+9,263+17.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada54,001$1.66M0.00%−1,369−2.5%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC48,902$1.50M0.00%+3,201+7.0%Added
Penn Capital Management Co Inc47,266$1.45M0.15%−3,909−7.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc44,602$1.37M0.00%−10,750−19.4%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC39,912$1.22M0.01%+4,466+12.6%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp35,750$1.10M0.00%−1,163−3.2%Reduced
Morgan Stanley34,394$1.06M0.00%+3,081+9.8%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.32,881$1.01M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co29,692$912.0K0.00%−7,977−21.2%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al29,705$911.9K0.01%+1,000+3.5%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP21,300$653.9K0.00%−800−3.6%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc20,441$627.5K0.00%+493+2.5%Added
Barclays PLC18,461$566.8K0.00%+1,592+9.4%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP16,709$513.0K0.00%−2,960−15.0%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP16,659$511.0K0.05%+10,652+177.3%Added
Rhumbline Advisers16,463$505.0K0.00%+283+1.7%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.16,234$498.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board15,400$472.8K0.00%+2,700+21.3%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management15,257$468.4K0.07%+85+0.6%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC13,675$420.0K0.00%−6,482−32.2%Reduced
Godsey & Gibb Associates13,590$417.2K0.05%−210−1.5%Reduced
PL Capital Advisors, LLC13,000$399.1K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Panagora Asset Management Inc12,787$392.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc12,430$381.6K0.00%+3,324+36.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.12,019$369.0K0.00%−8,717−42.0%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC10,796$331.4K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp10,522$323.0K0.00%−5,957−36.1%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.10,409$319.6K0.00%−4,466−30.0%Reduced
STRS Ohio10,100$310.0K0.00%+10,100New
Greenwood Capital Associates LLC9,013$276.7K0.04%−2,063−18.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC6,805$208.9K0.00%+480+7.6%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co5,896$181.0K0.00%−69−1.2%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund5,267$161.7K0.00%+5+0.1%Added
Colonial Trust Advisors5,073$155.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG4,687$143.9K0.00%+1,600+51.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.4,626$140.8K0.00%+350+8.2%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA4,095$125.7K0.00%+3,119+319.6%Added
MetLife Investment Management3,760$115.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.3,657$112.3K0.00%+72+2.0%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System2,818$86.5K0.00%−207−6.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG2,736$84.0K0.00%−5−0.2%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC1,904$58.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,877$58.0K0.00%+1,140+154.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,409$43.3K0.00%+747+112.8%Added
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC780$35.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Aquatic Capital Management LLC1,100$34.0K0.00%+1,100New
Bessemer Group Inc1,000$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Anchor Investment Management, LLC1,000$30.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
South State Corp.804$24.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank779$24.0K0.00%−175−18.3%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc736$22.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.438$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$18.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co608$18.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC566$17.4K0.00%+358+172.1%Added
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co476$14.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC438$13.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)349$11.0K0.00%−145−29.4%Reduced
Riverview Trust Co343$10.5K0.01%+343New
Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC118$3.62K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.96$2.95K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co55$1.69K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC11$3380.00%+11New
Citigroup Inc2$610.00%−51−96.2%Reduced
Covestor Ltd7$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC3$00.00%+3New
Sonen Capital LLC0$00.00%−13,000−100.0%Sold out
First Trust Advisors LP0$00.00%−6,526−100.0%Sold out
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−6,536−100.0%Sold out
Salzhauer Michael0$00.00%−5,660−100.0%Sold out
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC0$00.00%−5,637−100.0%Sold out
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−5,631−100.0%Sold out
Martingale Asset Management L P0$00.00%−5,053−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−4,746−100.0%Sold out
SG Americas Securities, LLC0$00.00%−3,002−100.0%Sold out
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−189−100.0%Sold out