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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Dec 31, 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
129
+13 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
6.66M
+115.6K (+1.8%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$343.2M
+$54.6M (+18.9%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
16
44 more added
Sold out
3
38 more reduced

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 129 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 2025: $343.2M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding SFST in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
FJ Capital Management LLC807,223$41.6M4.59%00.0%Unchanged
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.784,738$40.4M0.03%−21,593−2.7%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.721,834$37.2M0.00%−5,384−0.7%Reduced
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc586,014$30.2M8.40%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Group Inc437,014$22.5M0.00%+5,200+1.2%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP377,711$19.5M0.00%+2,329+0.6%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc267,743$13.8M0.00%−3,928−1.4%Reduced
rhino investment partners, Inc210,121$10.8M3.07%00.0%Unchanged
Geode Capital Management, LLC178,714$9.21M0.00%−894−0.5%Reduced
Banc Funds Co LLC171,655$8.84M1.75%−34,219−16.6%Reduced
State Street Corp164,986$8.50M0.00%+4,302+2.7%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.157,376$8.11M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC127,907$6.59M0.01%+10,900+9.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc125,569$6.47M0.00%+19,360+18.2%Added
Fourthstone LLC123,240$6.35M1.19%−35,514−22.4%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC88,783$4.57M0.01%+8,136+10.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc77,980$4.02M0.00%+7,882+11.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp66,773$3.44M0.00%−5,442−7.5%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC60,578$3.12M0.02%+17,228+39.7%Added
Zacks Investment Management56,985$2.94M0.02%+9,377+19.7%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC54,352$2.80M0.06%+2,358+4.5%Added
Morgan Stanley54,052$2.78M0.00%+4,744+9.6%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.53,353$2.75M0.00%−6,407−10.7%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP50,451$2.60M0.00%+34,466+215.6%Added
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC42,397$2.18M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC35,739$1.84M0.00%+24,287+212.1%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership33,462$1.72M0.00%+16,334+95.4%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.30,458$1.57M0.21%−665−2.1%Reduced
Barclays PLC29,800$1.54M0.00%+1,151+4.0%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al29,400$1.51M0.01%+3,900+15.3%Added
Maltese Capital Management LLC28,644$1.48M0.26%+3,144+12.3%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors28,229$1.45M0.00%−1,349−4.6%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.23,832$1.23M0.00%+14,394+152.5%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd23,679$1.22M0.00%+13,315+128.5%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC23,034$1.19M0.00%+2,719+13.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc22,344$1.15M0.00%−230−1.0%Reduced
EAM Investors, LLC21,475$1.11M0.12%+21,475New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp20,854$1.07M0.00%−1,864−8.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP20,784$1.07M0.01%+12,218+142.6%Added
Teton Advisors, LLC17,500$901.6K0.63%−500−2.8%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC20,341$893.8K0.00%+5,235+34.7%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC16,962$873.9K0.00%+1,396+9.0%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management16,321$840.9K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Squarepoint Ops LLC16,131$831.1K0.00%+4,281+36.1%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board15,361$791.4K0.00%+3,461+29.1%Added
UBS Group AG15,201$783.2K0.00%+3,131+25.9%Added
Nuveen, LLC14,635$754.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SEI Investments Co14,033$723.0K0.00%+14,033New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.12,950$667.2K0.00%−1,568−10.8%Reduced
De Lisle Partners LLP12,591$649.2K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Azora Capital LP12,526$645.3K0.04%+12,526New
Godsey & Gibb Associates11,660$600.7K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC11,186$576.3K0.00%−3,744−25.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.11,057$569.7K0.00%−2,736−19.8%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company11,025$568.0K0.00%+1,858+20.3%Added
STRS Ohio10,700$551.3K0.00%−2,100−16.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp10,216$526.3K0.00%+2,023+24.7%Added
Rhumbline Advisers10,141$522.5K0.00%−1,628−13.8%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP10,075$519.1K0.00%+5,111+103.0%Added
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC9,294$517.7K0.03%−750−7.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada9,163$472.0K0.00%−226−2.4%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co8,235$424.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC8,038$419.7K0.04%−1,296−13.9%Reduced
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC7,764$400.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC7,675$395.4K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Sentinel Trust Co Lba7,100$366.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,556$337.8K0.00%+580+9.7%Added
Millennium Management LLC6,043$311.3K0.00%−8,180−57.5%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC5,899$310.5K0.00%−10,855−64.8%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc6,004$309.3K0.00%−78−1.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co5,876$302.7K0.00%−1,884−24.3%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP5,662$291.7K0.00%−8,854−61.0%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC5,582$287.6K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp5,582$287.6K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,297$272.9K0.00%+3,112+142.4%Added
Franklin Resources Inc4,990$257.1K0.00%−1,626−24.6%Reduced
Colonial Trust Advisors4,786$246.6K0.02%−62−1.3%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc4,693$242.0K0.00%+4,693New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.4,446$229.1K0.00%−20.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc4,349$224.1K0.00%+3,694+564.0%Added
MetLife Investment Management4,294$221.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP4,267$219.8K0.01%+4,267New
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,586$184.8K0.00%+61+1.7%Added
Deutsche Bank AG3,028$156.0K0.00%−77−2.5%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2,900$149.4K0.00%+2,900New
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,763$142.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC2,223$115.0K0.00%+2,223New
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey2,232$115.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC1,938$99.8K0.00%+34+1.8%Added
CWM, LLC1,895$98.0K0.00%+181+10.6%Added
FMR LLC1,494$77.0K0.00%+47+3.2%Added
Colonial Trust Co1,205$62.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.1,103$56.8K0.01%+1,103New
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.666$34.3K0.00%+191+40.2%Added
Legal & General Group Plc658$33.9K0.00%−68−9.4%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)621$32.0K0.00%+326+110.5%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$31.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.600$30.9K0.00%+162+37.0%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System479$24.7K0.00%−81−14.5%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC446$23.0K0.00%−91−16.9%Reduced