Skip to main content

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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Dec 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
92
+6 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
6.34M
+161.9K (+2.6%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$235.2M
+$68.8M (+41.4%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
10
27 more added
Sold out
4
34 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2023: 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 holdersQ4 2023: 92 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 heldQ4 2023: $235.2M
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding SFST in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.798,699$29.6M0.02%−3230.0%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.794,259$29.5M0.00%+41,353+5.5%Added
FJ Capital Management LLC791,009$29.3M2.95%00.0%Unchanged
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc460,875$17.1M5.73%+1,417+0.3%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC418,573$15.5M1.53%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Group Inc397,247$14.7M0.00%+3,229+0.8%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP287,787$10.7M0.00%+8,565+3.1%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc255,592$9.48M0.00%+2,409+1.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC154,380$5.73M0.00%+4,564+3.0%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP151,436$5.62M0.00%+32,621+27.5%Added
State Street Corp150,100$5.57M0.00%−17,111−10.2%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC137,580$5.16M0.64%−510.0%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.134,055$4.97M0.00%+150+0.1%Added
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC95,194$3.53M0.01%−7,605−7.4%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC90,621$3.36M0.13%+30,645+51.1%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC80,507$2.99M0.00%−700−0.9%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp79,027$2.93M0.00%+5,303+7.2%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors74,804$2.78M0.01%−297−0.4%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc68,015$2.52M0.00%−365−0.5%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.61,800$2.29M0.00%+8,938+16.9%Added
Morgan Stanley60,312$2.24M0.00%+10,277+20.5%Added
Putnam Investments LLC47,602$1.77M0.00%−800−1.7%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC39,912$1.48M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc39,448$1.46M0.00%−11,418−22.4%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC39,023$1.45M0.03%+960+2.5%Added
Teton Advisors, Inc.38,000$1.41M0.46%−3,000−7.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada35,671$1.32M0.00%+10,129+39.7%Added
PMC FIG Opportunities LLC33,000$1.22M3.40%+5,500+20.0%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.31,854$1.18M0.25%−1,027−3.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp30,327$1.13M0.00%−5,627−15.7%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.27,679$1.03M0.00%−4,800−14.8%Reduced
Barclays PLC26,847$996.0K0.00%+7,707+40.3%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al24,000$890.4K0.01%−100−0.4%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc22,706$842.4K0.00%−4,395−16.2%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc20,510$760.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gsa Capital Partners LLP20,121$746.0K0.06%+817+4.2%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC18,714$694.3K0.00%+5,039+36.8%Added
Long Focus Capital Management, LLC17,330$642.9K0.08%−783−4.3%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.17,094$634.2K0.01%+17,094New
STRS Ohio16,200$601.0K0.00%−2,900−15.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp15,680$581.7K0.00%+2,846+22.2%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board15,400$571.3K0.00%−2,000−11.5%Reduced
rhino investment partners, Inc14,845$550.8K0.10%+14,845New
Sheets Smith Wealth Management14,701$545.4K0.08%−550−3.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC12,880$486.1K0.00%−900−6.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.12,926$479.6K0.00%+859+7.1%Added
Godsey & Gibb Associates12,860$477.1K0.05%−500−3.7%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC11,985$444.6K0.01%+960+8.7%Added
Rhumbline Advisers11,386$422.4K0.00%−264−2.3%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC9,043$335.5K0.00%+9,043New
UBS Group AG8,822$327.3K0.00%+4,305+95.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co7,914$293.6K0.00%+2,706+52.0%Added
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp7,699$285.6K0.13%+7,699New
ELCO Management Co., LLC7,699$285.6K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP7,400$274.5K0.00%−5,700−43.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP6,189$229.6K0.00%+6,189New
Deutsche Bank AG6,111$226.7K0.00%−368−5.7%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co5,896$218.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salzhauer Michael5,660$210.0K0.19%+5,660New
Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLC5,637$209.1K0.03%+5,637New
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC5,631$208.9K0.07%+5,631New
Colonial Trust Advisors4,573$169.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company4,564$169.3K0.00%+564+14.1%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC4,232$157.0K0.00%+4,232New
American International Group, Inc.3,815$141.5K0.00%−15−0.4%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management3,760$139.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,597$133.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC2,780$103.1K0.02%+2,000+256.4%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,764$102.5K0.00%−2,495−47.4%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,026$75.2K0.00%−1,253−38.2%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC1,904$70.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System1,263$46.9K0.00%−430−25.4%Reduced
FMR LLC1,135$42.1K0.00%+8+0.7%Added
Citigroup Inc1,091$40.5K0.00%+1,087+27,175.0%Added
South State Corp.804$29.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank702$26.0K0.00%−77−9.9%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$22.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co608$22.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc560$20.8K0.00%−176−23.9%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.690$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)491$18.2K0.00%−97−16.5%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co476$17.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC438$16.3K0.00%+438New
Anchor Investment Management, LLC218$8.09K0.00%−782−78.2%Reduced
Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC118$4.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.96$3.56K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank67$2.49K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC41$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC52$1.93K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC27$1.00K0.00%−1,420−98.1%Reduced
Covestor Ltd13$1.00K0.00%−38−74.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.9$3330.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp0$00.00%−30,024−100.0%Sold out
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−1,073−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−98−100.0%Sold out
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.0$00.00%−5−100.0%Sold out
River Oaks Capital LLC––––Not filed