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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
Quantinno Capital Management LP15,615$851.0K0.00%+5,540+55.0%Added
Teton Advisors, LLC16,800$915.6K0.64%−700−4.0%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board16,863$919.0K0.00%+1,502+9.8%Added
Bank of America Corp18,201$992.0K0.00%+7,985+78.2%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management19,204$1.05M0.12%+2,883+17.7%Added
Barclays PLC19,346$1.05M0.00%−10,454−35.1%Reduced
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC19,848$1.08M0.20%+19,848New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp20,230$1.10M0.00%−624−3.0%Reduced
EAM Investors, LLC21,475$1.17M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc22,075$1.20M0.00%−269−1.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP22,261$1.21M0.01%+1,477+7.1%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.24,495$1.33M0.00%+11,545+89.2%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP24,601$1.34M0.00%−25,850−51.2%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC26,683$1.45M0.00%+3,649+15.8%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC27,241$1.48M0.01%+27,241New
Captrust Financial Advisors28,983$1.58M0.00%+754+2.7%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al29,400$1.60M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.30,375$1.66M0.22%−83−0.3%Reduced
Algert Global LLC34,008$1.85M0.03%+34,008New
SEI Investments Co34,706$1.89M0.00%+20,673+147.3%Added
Maltese Capital Management LLC35,026$1.91M0.38%+6,382+22.3%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd37,466$2.04M0.00%+13,787+58.2%Added
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd.37,803$2.06M1.59%+37,803New
Alliancebernstein L.P.41,563$2.14M0.00%−115,813−73.6%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership44,527$2.43M0.00%+11,065+33.1%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC44,749$2.44M0.00%+44,749New
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co51,088$2.78M0.00%+51,088New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.53,293$2.90M0.00%−60−0.1%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC56,634$3.09M0.06%+2,282+4.2%Added
Zacks Investment Management61,498$3.35M0.03%+4,513+7.9%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC62,534$3.41M0.02%+1,956+3.2%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc65,904$3.59M0.00%−12,076−15.5%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp71,086$3.87M0.00%+4,313+6.5%Added
Morgan Stanley84,604$4.61M0.00%+30,552+56.5%Added
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC115,130$6.27M0.02%+115,130New
Acadian Asset Management LLC124,585$6.79M0.01%+35,802+40.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc149,417$8.14M0.00%+23,848+19.0%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC150,607$8.21M0.01%+22,700+17.7%Added
State Street Corp167,963$9.15M0.00%+2,977+1.8%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC171,655$9.36M1.74%00.0%Unchanged
Geode Capital Management, LLC180,231$9.83M0.00%+1,517+0.8%Added
rhino investment partners, Inc210,121$11.5M3.19%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc271,243$14.8M0.00%+3,500+1.3%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC344,885$18.8M0.00%+344,885New
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP380,368$20.7M0.00%+2,657+0.7%Added
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc607,405$33.1M7.51%+21,391+3.7%Added
BlackRock, Inc.712,410$38.8M0.00%−9,424−1.3%Reduced
FJ Capital Management LLC807,223$44.0M4.95%00.0%Unchanged
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.817,841$44.6M0.03%+33,103+4.2%Added
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC0$00.00%−42,397−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−35,739−100.0%Sold out
Squarepoint Ops LLC0$00.00%−16,131−100.0%Sold out
Azora Capital LP0$00.00%−12,526−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Investments, LP0$00.00%−5,662−100.0%Sold out
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board0$00.00%−2,900−100.0%Sold out
SG Americas Securities, LLC0$00.00%−2,223−100.0%Sold out
Amalgamated Bank0$00.00%−244−100.0%Sold out
Clearstead Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Vanguard Group Inc––––Not filed
ORG Partners LLC––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed