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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 2026

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
149
+23 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
6.84M
+615.7K (+9.9%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$372.8M
+$52.1M (+16.3%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
32
47 more added
Sold out
9
35 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 149 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 2026: $372.8M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding SFST in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Avion Wealth16$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank1$550.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC9$4950.00%00.0%Unchanged
True Wealth Design, LLC11$6000.00%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management11$6000.00%+5+83.3%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC11$6040.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC12$6540.00%+4+50.0%Added
Torren Management, LLC13$7090.00%00.0%Unchanged
Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC14$7630.00%+14New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC15$8180.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc17$9260.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp18$9820.00%+18New
Root Financial Partners, LLC20$1.09K0.00%+20New
Chilton Capital Management LLC23$1.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.31$1.69K0.00%−3−8.8%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC37$2.02K0.00%+37New
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC63$3.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp67$3.65K0.00%+67New
Optiver Holding B.V.80$4.36K0.00%+8+11.1%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC97$5.29K0.00%+5+5.4%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP100$5.35K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Essential Partners LLC124$6.76K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP124$6.76K0.00%+70+129.6%Added
GAMMA Investing LLC189$10.3K0.00%−6−3.1%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.214$11.7K0.00%−889−80.6%Reduced
Anchor Investment Management, LLC218$11.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sterling Capital Management LLC258$14.1K0.00%−188−42.2%Reduced
Versant Capital Management, Inc262$14.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Golden State Equity Partners268$14.6K0.00%+268New
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue337$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co397$21.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System422$23.0K0.00%−57−11.9%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.438$23.9K0.00%−162−27.0%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc472$25.7K0.00%+404+594.1%Added
Quantbot Technologies LP563$30.7K0.00%+563New
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$33.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc658$35.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.751$40.9K0.00%+85+12.8%Added
Citigroup Inc1,096$59.7K0.00%−3,253−74.8%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC1,119$61.0K0.00%+1,119New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,174$64.0K0.00%+553+89.0%Added
Colonial Trust Co1,205$65.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1,530$83.4K0.00%+36+2.4%Added
Signaturefd, LLC1,927$105.0K0.00%−11−0.6%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,948$106.2K0.00%+53+2.8%Added
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey2,232$121.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC2,753$150.0K0.00%+2,753New
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,763$150.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG3,196$174.2K0.00%−12,005−79.0%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co3,388$182.5K0.00%−2,488−42.3%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,757$204.8K0.00%+171+4.8%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP3,905$212.8K0.00%+3,905New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC3,948$218.1K0.00%−1,951−33.1%Reduced
Mirabella Financial Services LLP4,061$221.3K0.02%+4,061New
MetLife Investment Management4,294$234.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ieq Capital, LLC4,357$237.5K0.00%+4,357New
Sentinel Trust Co Lba4,382$239.0K0.02%−2,718−38.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.4,446$242.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Polymer Capital Management (US) LLC4,481$244.2K0.04%+4,481New
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.4,492$244.8K0.00%+4,492New
Creative Planning4,539$247.4K0.00%+4,539New
Fourthstone LLC4,561$248.6K0.04%−118,679−96.3%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc4,990$272.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company5,165$281.5K0.00%−5,860−53.2%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc5,340$292.0K0.00%+647+13.8%Added
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp5,582$304.2K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
ELCO Management Co., LLC5,582$304.2K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP5,413$304.8K0.02%+1,146+26.9%Added
Brendel Financial Advisors LLC5,601$305.3K0.15%+5,601New
Deutsche Bank AG5,820$317.2K0.00%+2,792+92.2%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc6,004$327.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC6,092$332.0K0.00%−10,870−64.1%Reduced
Numerai GP LLC6,197$337.7K0.03%+6,197New
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.6,570$358.1K0.01%+6,400+3,764.7%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC6,586$358.9K0.00%−13,755−67.6%Reduced
Colonial Trust Advisors6,610$360.2K0.03%+1,824+38.1%Added
Royal Bank of Canada7,122$388.0K0.00%−2,041−22.3%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd7,252$395.2K0.00%+7,252New
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC7,284$397.0K0.08%−480−6.2%Reduced
Arkadios Wealth Advisors7,296$397.6K0.01%+7,296New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA7,423$404.6K0.00%+2,126+40.1%Added
HRT Financial LP7,481$407.0K0.00%+7,481New
Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC7,675$418.3K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC7,988$435.3K0.05%−50−0.6%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co8,150$444.2K0.00%−85−1.0%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC8,553$466.1K0.00%+8,553New
Rhumbline Advisers9,896$539.3K0.00%−245−2.4%Reduced
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC9,453$556.3K0.03%+159+1.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.10,306$561.7K0.00%−751−6.8%Reduced
STRS Ohio10,700$583.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Godsey & Gibb Associates11,060$602.8K0.05%−600−5.1%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.11,819$644.1K0.00%+5,263+80.3%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC11,835$645.0K0.06%+11,835New
GWM Advisors LLC12,143$661.8K0.00%+957+8.6%Added
De Lisle Partners LLP12,591$686.2K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC13,103$714.1K0.00%+7,060+116.8%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP13,517$736.7K0.01%+13,517New
Nuveen, LLC13,785$751.3K0.00%−850−5.8%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd14,091$768.0K0.01%+14,091New
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.15,342$836.1K0.00%−8,490−35.6%Reduced