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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, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Southern First Bancshares Inc as of Jun 30, 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
165
+17 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
8.56M
+1.72M (+25.1%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$522.1M
+$149.4M (+40.1%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
35
76 more added
Sold out
18
24 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2026: 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 holdersQ2 2026: 165 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 heldQ2 2026: $522.1M
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, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Southern First Bancshares Inc; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding SFST in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Soros Fund Management LLCSuperinvestorSoros Fund Management14,448$882.8K0.01%+14,448New
Franklin Resources Inc15,595$952.9K0.00%+10,605+212.5%Added
Quantbot Technologies LP16,229$991.6K0.04%+15,666+2,782.6%Added
Nuveen, LLC16,412$1.00M0.00%+2,627+19.1%Added
GWM Advisors LLC16,707$1.02M0.00%+4,564+37.6%Added
Teton Advisors, LLC16,800$1.03M0.59%00.0%Unchanged
Sheets Smith Wealth Management19,639$1.20M0.12%+435+2.3%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board19,877$1.21M0.00%+3,014+17.9%Added
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC20,910$1.28M0.21%+1,062+5.4%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP20,972$1.28M0.00%+5,357+34.3%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP21,693$1.33M0.00%−2,908−11.8%Reduced
SEI Investments Co21,797$1.33M0.00%−12,909−37.2%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al24,000$1.47M0.01%−5,400−18.4%Reduced
PMC FIG Opportunities LLC25,000$1.53M2.45%+25,000New
Barclays PLC26,376$1.61M0.00%+7,030+36.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp26,662$1.63M0.00%+6,432+31.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc27,146$1.66M0.00%+5,071+23.0%Added
XTX Topco Ltd27,962$1.71M0.02%+13,871+98.4%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors29,119$1.78M0.00%+136+0.5%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC29,227$1.79M0.01%+1,986+7.3%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.29,239$1.79M0.22%−1,136−3.7%Reduced
Voleon Capital Management LP29,730$1.82M0.03%+29,730New
Victory Capital Management Inc29,741$1.82M0.00%+29,741New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA31,021$1.90M0.00%+23,598+317.9%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.34,246$2.09M0.00%+22,427+189.8%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership36,894$2.25M0.00%−7,633−17.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.40,002$2.44M0.00%+24,660+160.7%Added
Algert Global LLC41,108$2.51M0.03%+7,100+20.9%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC44,884$2.74M0.00%−79,701−64.0%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC48,265$2.95M0.05%−8,369−14.8%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC49,333$3.01M0.00%+49,333New
Wellington Management Group LLP49,465$3.02M0.00%+49,465New
EJF Capital LLC54,318$3.32M2.22%+54,318New
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co59,177$3.62M0.00%+8,089+15.8%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd59,419$3.63M0.00%+21,953+58.6%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC62,534$3.82M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Trexquant Investment LP66,318$4.05M0.03%+44,057+197.9%Added
Millennium Management LLC66,487$4.06M0.00%+53,384+407.4%Added
Zacks Investment Management67,146$4.10M0.03%+5,648+9.2%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC76,294$4.66M0.00%+31,545+70.5%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC76,428$4.67M0.00%+49,745+186.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.76,998$4.70M0.00%+23,705+44.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp85,785$5.24M0.00%+14,699+20.7%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The87,448$5.34M0.00%+87,448New
Bank of America Corp91,966$5.62M0.00%+73,765+405.3%Added
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.94,114$5.75M1.10%+94,114New
Alliancebernstein L.P.106,590$5.81M0.00%+65,027+156.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co96,212$5.87M0.00%+92,824+2,739.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc106,925$6.53M0.00%+41,021+62.2%Added
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC116,130$7.10M0.02%+1,000+0.9%Added
Maltese Capital Management LLC122,000$7.45M1.36%+86,974+248.3%Added
Morgan Stanley126,040$7.70M0.00%+41,436+49.0%Added
American Century Companies Inc157,858$9.65M0.00%+8,441+5.6%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC162,655$9.94M1.64%−9,000−5.2%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC179,992$11.0M0.05%+179,992New
Renaissance Technologies LLC186,307$11.4M0.02%+35,700+23.7%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC237,053$14.5M0.00%+56,822+31.5%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc247,644$15.1M0.00%−23,599−8.7%Reduced
State Street Corp373,521$22.8M0.00%+205,558+122.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP387,861$23.7M0.00%+7,493+2.0%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC392,789$24.0M0.00%+47,904+13.9%Added
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc662,860$40.5M8.31%+55,455+9.1%Added
BlackRock, Inc.830,375$50.7M0.00%+117,965+16.6%Added
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.844,650$51.6M0.03%+26,809+3.3%Added
FJ Capital Management LLC892,223$54.5M7.08%+85,000+10.5%Added
rhino investment partners, Inc0$00.00%−210,121−100.0%Sold out
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd.0$00.00%−37,803−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−7,481−100.0%Sold out
Arkadios Wealth Advisors0$00.00%−7,296−100.0%Sold out
Quadrature Capital Ltd0$00.00%−7,252−100.0%Sold out
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.0$00.00%−6,570−100.0%Sold out
Numerai GP LLC0$00.00%−6,197−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−6,092−100.0%Sold out
Brendel Financial Advisors LLC0$00.00%−5,601−100.0%Sold out
Fourthstone LLC0$00.00%−4,561−100.0%Sold out
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.0$00.00%−4,492−100.0%Sold out
Polymer Capital Management (US) LLC0$00.00%−4,481−100.0%Sold out
Mirabella Financial Services LLP0$00.00%−4,061−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−3,905−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−1,119−100.0%Sold out
Golden State Equity Partners0$00.00%−268−100.0%Sold out
Root Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−20−100.0%Sold out
MAI Capital Management0$00.00%−11−100.0%Sold out
CWM, LLC––––Not filed