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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 2025

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Sep 30, 2025. 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
116
+15 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
6.55M
+105.0K (+1.6%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$288.6M
+$43.5M (+17.8%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
19
40 more added
Sold out
4
24 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: 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 2025: 116 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 2025: $288.6M
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding SFST in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
FJ Capital Management LLC807,223$35.6M3.83%00.0%Unchanged
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.806,331$35.6M0.02%−2,109−0.3%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.727,218$32.1M0.00%−9,420−1.3%Reduced
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc586,014$25.9M7.82%−3,002−0.5%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc431,814$19.1M0.00%+10,741+2.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP375,382$16.6M0.00%+5,315+1.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc271,671$12.0M0.00%−8,140−2.9%Reduced
rhino investment partners, Inc210,121$9.27M2.92%00.0%Unchanged
Banc Funds Co LLC205,874$9.08M1.59%−80,830−28.2%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC179,608$7.93M0.00%−977−0.5%Reduced
State Street Corp160,684$7.09M0.00%+774+0.5%Added
Fourthstone LLC158,754$7.00M1.26%+29,580+22.9%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.157,376$6.94M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC117,007$5.16M0.01%+20,600+21.4%Added
American Century Companies Inc106,209$4.69M0.00%+7,638+7.7%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC80,647$3.56M0.01%+28,633+55.0%Added
Northern Trust Corp72,215$3.19M0.00%−2,351−3.2%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc70,098$3.09M0.00%+11,787+20.2%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.59,760$2.64M0.00%+9,039+17.8%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC51,994$2.29M0.05%−64−0.1%Reduced
Morgan Stanley49,308$2.18M0.00%−6,752−12.0%Reduced
Zacks Investment Management47,608$2.10M0.02%+2,550+5.7%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC43,350$1.91M0.01%+1,500+3.6%Added
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC42,397$1.61M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.31,123$1.37M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors29,578$1.30M0.00%−1,612−5.2%Reduced
Barclays PLC28,649$1.26M0.00%−2,446−7.9%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al25,500$1.13M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Maltese Capital Management LLC25,500$1.13M0.17%+25,500New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp22,718$1.00M0.00%+627+2.8%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC22,601$997.2K0.01%+2,428+12.0%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc22,574$996.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AQR Capital Management LLC20,315$896.3K0.00%+10,837+114.3%Added
Teton Advisors, LLC18,000$794.2K0.49%+18,000New
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership17,128$755.7K0.00%+17,128New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC16,754$729.8K0.00%+386+2.4%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management16,321$720.1K0.08%+224+1.4%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP15,985$705.3K0.00%+15,985New
Jane Street Group, LLC15,566$686.8K0.00%+6,108+64.6%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC15,106$666.5K0.00%+15,106New
GWM Advisors LLC14,930$658.7K0.00%+4,673+45.6%Added
Nuveen, LLC14,635$645.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.14,518$640.5K0.00%−16,466−53.1%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP14,516$640.4K0.00%+14,516New
Millennium Management LLC14,223$627.5K0.00%+8,341+141.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.13,793$608.5K0.00%+1,368+11.0%Added
STRS Ohio12,800$564.7K0.00%−1,100−7.9%Reduced
De Lisle Partners LLP12,591$556.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG12,070$532.5K0.00%+5,220+76.2%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board11,900$525.0K0.00%+2,600+28.0%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC11,850$522.8K0.00%+2,393+25.3%Added
Rhumbline Advisers11,769$519.2K0.00%−316−2.6%Reduced
Godsey & Gibb Associates11,660$514.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC11,452$505.3K0.00%−11,343−49.8%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd10,364$457.3K0.00%+10,364New
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC10,044$441.1K0.03%−243−2.4%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.9,438$416.4K0.00%+1,743+22.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada9,389$414.0K0.00%−23,328−71.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company9,167$404.4K0.00%+922+11.2%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC9,334$403.0K0.04%−9,737−51.1%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP8,566$377.9K0.00%+2,436+39.7%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co8,235$363.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp8,193$361.5K0.00%+197+2.5%Added
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC7,764$342.5K0.08%−980−11.2%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co7,760$342.4K0.00%+1,623+26.4%Added
Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC7,675$338.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.7,170$316.3K0.01%+7,170New
Sentinel Trust Co Lba7,100$313.0K0.03%+7,100New
Franklin Resources Inc6,616$291.9K0.00%+6,616New
Panagora Asset Management Inc6,082$268.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.5,976$263.7K0.00%+5,976New
ELCO Management Co., LLC5,582$246.3K0.13%−1,367−19.7%Reduced
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp5,582$244.7K0.11%+5,582New
Jump Financial, LLC5,498$242.6K0.00%+5,498New
Quantinno Capital Management LP4,964$219.0K0.00%+4,964New
Colonial Trust Advisors4,848$213.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.4,448$196.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management4,294$189.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,525$155.5K0.00%+3,525New
Deutsche Bank AG3,105$137.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,763$121.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey2,232$98.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,185$96.4K0.00%+805+58.3%Added
Signaturefd, LLC1,904$84.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,714$76.0K0.00%+903+111.3%Added
FMR LLC1,447$63.8K0.00%−16−1.1%Reduced
Colonial Trust Co1,205$53.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.917$40.5K0.00%+917New
Advisory Services Network, LLC864$38.1K0.00%+864New
Legal & General Group Plc726$32.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc655$28.9K0.00%−2,460−79.0%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$27.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System560$24.7K0.00%+1+0.2%Added
Sterling Capital Management LLC537$23.7K0.00%+330+159.4%Added
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.475$21.0K0.00%+6+1.3%Added
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.438$19.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co397$17.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)295$13.0K0.00%−1,338−81.9%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC268$11.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Versant Capital Management, Inc262$11.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged