SFST · Southern First Bancshares Inc · Holdings
Institutional ownership from SEC Form 13F filings. Investment managers with more than $100 million in U.S. equities must disclose their positions every quarter, within 45 days of quarter-end, so the holdings shown can lag the market by up to a quarter.
Institutional Ownership Trend
Superinvestors Holding SFST
All superinvestors →Holder Concentration
Across 165 13F filersWho Holds SFST
Last 8 quarters through Sep 30, 2026 (filing window open)Each kind of 13F filer's share of the common shares 13F filers report. Holder type comes from regulatory records, never the filer's name; style, turnover and horizon are measured from each filer's own 13F book. The quarter selector does not change this card.
Jun 30, 2026, the newest closed quarter: 165 filers, like-for-like change +25.1%; actively managed books +22.7%; index-like books +32.2%.
| Holder type | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered adviser | 53.0% | 90 | +23.0% |
| Exempt adviser | 1.3% | 4 | +66.3% |
| Adviser | 13.1% | 4 | +1.4% |
| Bank | 8.7% | 15 | +134.0% |
| Benefit plan | 0.4% | 3 | +14.3% |
| Non-US | 1.7% | 6 | +466.5% |
| Holding company | 13.3% | 7 | +26.1% |
| Insurer | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Unknown | 8.6% | 36 | +3.4% |
| Style | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index-like | 26.7% | 18 | +32.2% |
| Systematic-like | 4.3% | 12 | +169.7% |
| Concentrated | 8.7% | 22 | -16.8% |
| Diversified active | 60.3% | 113 | +26.4% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Unknown | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Turnover | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low turnover | 41.6% | 93 | +27.5% |
| Medium turnover | 33.9% | 38 | +24.4% |
| High turnover | 18.3% | 27 | +23.1% |
| Unknown | 6.2% | 7 | +19.7% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Holding horizon | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short horizon | 8.0% | 19 | -8.6% |
| Medium horizon | 21.6% | 18 | +14.0% |
| Long horizon | 55.1% | 115 | +35.4% |
| Unknown | 15.3% | 13 | +32.5% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| 13F book size | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1B | 25.2% | 30 | +6.7% |
| $1B to $10B | 3.4% | 38 | +33.0% |
| $10B to $100B | 12.4% | 44 | +29.5% |
| $100B or more | 59.0% | 53 | +33.5% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Client base | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals and high net worth | 1.9% | 36 | +13.6% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 27.7% | 16 | +37.5% |
| Registered funds and BDCs | 17.1% | 16 | +15.3% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 0.3% | 2 | +0.5% |
| Insurance companies | 0.1% | 2 | +26.9% |
| Governments and sovereign funds | 2.2% | 8 | +46.8% |
| Other investment advisers | 0.0% | 2 | -4.0% |
| Diversified | 3.7% | 8 | -18.7% |
| Unknown | 47.0% | 75 | +27.6% |
| Private funds | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | 23.4% | 29 | +33.9% |
| Private equity funds | 1.0% | 7 | +97.8% |
| Venture capital funds | 0.0% | 1 | +358.3% |
| Real estate funds | 0.0% | 2 | +376.3% |
| Securitized asset funds | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other private funds | 6.9% | 9 | +1.6% |
| Mixed private funds | 11.7% | 2 | +17.7% |
| Private funds, type not stated | 0.3% | 1 | new |
| No private funds | 11.0% | 42 | +20.4% |
| Unknown | 45.7% | 71 | +26.7% |
| Location | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96.0% | 148 | +23.4% |
| Outside the US | 4.0% | 17 | +86.3% |
The Sep 30, 2026 filing window is still open, so its bar carries the Jun 30, 2026 positions of filers that have not filed yet.
How the mix is measured
Shares are 13F common shares restated to today's split basis; options and principal amounts are left out. The change compares only filers with a 13F in both quarters and keeps each filer in its bucket of the later quarter on both sides; a filer that continues under a new CIK is compared through its successor. Holder type comes from each filer's current regulatory profile; client base and private funds come from the Form ADV roster current at each quarter end (rosters from December 2019, so an earlier quarter reads Unknown). Style, turnover, horizon and book size are measured from each filer's 13F book in the newest measured quarter, and Not measured means none was. Actively managed books are those measured systematic-like, concentrated or diversified active.
Excluded 1 holder with no observed 2026-06-30 13F.
Conviction and Crowding
165 13F filers, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Measured across every 13F filer's common-share book once the quarter's filing window closed. Crowding counts filers with high turnover or that advise private funds on Form ADV.
Managers in the top fifth by current three-year FundScore alpha were net sellers of $12,109,646 (0 buying, 1 selling).
Estimated Holder Cost Basis
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, on that quarter's share basisEstimated, never filed: each 13F buy is costed at its quarter's average traded price and each sale keeps the average cost, so this is what holders paid on average if they traded evenly through each quarter.
Estimated cost covers 35.8% of the 13F shares; positions already held when a filer's 13F history starts, or bought in a quarter without a trusted average price, have no estimate.
Shared Holders
Companies SFST's active holders also own, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026| # | Company | Shared holders |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BCAL California BanCorp \ CA | 7 |
| 2 | AVBH Avidbank Holdings, Inc. | 5 |
| 3 | EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc | 6 |
| 4 | FRST Primis Financial Corp. | 5 |
| 5 | USCB Uscb Financial Holdings, Inc. | 5 |
| 6 | NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc | 4 |
| 7 | FCBM First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. | 5 |
| 8 | ISTR Investar Holding Corp | 4 |
| 9 | OSBC Old Second Bancorp Inc | 6 |
| 10 | EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc | 3 |
Shareholder Targets
13F filers that own its peers but not SFST, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Found through its holder-overlap peers: BCAL, AVBH, EQBK, FRST, USCB, NPB, FCBM, ISTR, OSBC, EFSI, BY, AMTB, UNTY, CCB, CCNE, MYFW, CBK, CNOB, BWB, BBT. 514 filers in all.
| # | Filer | In peers | Largest peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patriot Financial Partners GP II, L.P. Unknown, Concentrated | $192,658,589 5 held | AMTB, EQBK, USCB |
| 2 | KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser, Diversified active | $124,834,953 13 held | CNOB, OSBC, EQBK |
| 3 | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. Registered adviser, Diversified active | $122,273,829 5 held | NPB, BBT, AVBH |
| 4 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Registered adviser, Diversified active | $119,879,883 1 held | BBT |
| 5 | Boston Partners Registered adviser, Diversified active | $108,991,319 4 held | BY, OSBC, NPB |
| 6 | Curi Capital, LLC Registered adviser, Diversified active | $102,818,460 15 held | EQBK, FRST, USCB |
| 7 | North Reef Capital Management LP Registered adviser, Concentrated | $93,190,639 4 held | AMTB, MYFW, FRST |
| 8 | Davis Asset Management, L.P. Unknown, Concentrated | $74,000,500 2 held | OSBC, CCNE |
| 9 | Verition Fund Management LLC Registered adviser, Diversified active | $73,175,887 1 held | BBT |
| 10 | HoldCo Asset Management, LP Adviser, Concentrated | $69,753,016 2 held | BBT, BCAL |
Fund Ownership of SFST by Fund Type
Registered funds' Form N-PORT reports for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Index funds and index ETFs hold 13.44% of shares outstanding.
| Fund type | Of shares outstanding | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Index funds | 2.88% | 272,648 |
| Index ETFs | 10.56% | 1,000,653 |
| Active ETFs | 1.93% | 182,425 |
| Active funds | 15.60% | 1,477,575 |
| Unclassified | 1.74% | 164,482 |
| All registered funds | 32.71% | 3,097,783 |
How fund types are measured
Each fund series counts once, with its latest Form N-PORT report dated inside the quarter; only long share positions count, restated to today's split basis. The fund type is the series' latest Form N-CEN answer on or before the quarter end (the index-fund box and the exchange-traded flag), never its name. Unclassified funds have no usable N-CEN; unit investment trusts are among them, so index ownership is a floor. Funds sit inside their advisers' 13F reports, so these shares overlap the 13F figures and are never added to them.
| Holder | Value (USD) | % of 13F | Shares | Type | Filed | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small FJ Capital Management LLC Registered adviser | $54,514,825 | 10.43% | 892,223 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Adviser | $51,608,115 | 9.88% | 844,650 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega BlackRock, Inc. Holding company | $50,735,909 | 9.71% | 830,375 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Small ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC Registered adviser | $40,500,746 | 7.75% | 662,860 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mega VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $23,999,407 | 4.59% | 392,789 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Registered adviser | $23,698,304 | 4.54% | 387,861 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mega STATE STREET CORP Bank | $22,822,133 | 4.37% | 373,521 | Shares | 2026-09-22 | |
| Mega AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Adviser | $15,131,048 | 2.90% | 247,644 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser | $14,483,937 | 2.77% | 237,053 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Large RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Registered adviser | $11,383,357 | 2.18% | 186,307 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large Walleye Capital LLC Registered adviser | $10,997,511 | 2.10% | 179,992 | Shares | 2026-08-03 | |
| Small BANC FUNDS CO LLC | $9,938,220 | 1.90% | 162,655 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $9,645,123 | 1.85% | 157,858 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega MORGAN STANLEY Holding company | $7,701,042 | 1.47% | 126,040 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Small MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $7,454,199 | 1.43% | 122,000 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $7,095,543 | 1.36% | 116,130 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Holding company | $6,533,116 | 1.25% | 106,925 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Registered adviser | $6,512,649 | 1.25% | 106,590 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank | $5,878,552 | 1.13% | 96,212 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Small Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. Registered adviser | $5,750,365 | 1.10% | 94,114 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank | $5,619,122 | 1.08% | 91,966 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Non-US | $5,343,072 | 1.02% | 87,448 | Shares | 2026-09-09 | |
| Mega NORTHERN TRUST CORP Bank | $5,241,461 | 1.00% | 85,785 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $4,704,576 | 0.90% | 76,998 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Mega AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $4,669,749 | 0.89% | 76,428 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $4,661,563 | 0.89% | 76,294 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Registered adviser | $4,102,620 | 0.79% | 67,146 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $4,062,355 | 0.78% | 66,487 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Trexquant Investment LP Registered adviser | $4,052,029 | 0.78% | 66,318 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large GABELLI FUNDS LLC Registered adviser | $3,820,827 | 0.73% | 62,534 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Exempt adviser | $3,630,500 | 0.69% | 59,419 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $3,615,714 | 0.69% | 59,177 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Small EJF Capital LP | $3,318,829 | 0.64% | 54,318 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP Holding company | $3,022,311 | 0.58% | 49,465 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Registered adviser | $3,014,246 | 0.58% | 49,333 | Shares | 2026-09-02 | |
| Mid BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser | $2,948,991 | 0.56% | 48,265 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $2,742,412 | 0.52% | 44,884 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid ALGERT GLOBAL LLC Registered adviser | $2,511,698 | 0.48% | 41,108 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $2,444,122 | 0.47% | 40,002 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Registered adviser | $2,254,223 | 0.43% | 36,894 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Registered adviser | $2,092,430 | 0.40% | 34,246 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Non-US | $1,895,383 | 0.36% | 31,021 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Registered adviser | $1,817,175 | 0.35% | 29,741 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mid Voleon Capital Management LP Registered adviser | $1,816,503 | 0.35% | 29,730 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small Abacus Planning Group, Inc. Registered adviser | $1,786,502 | 0.34% | 29,239 | Shares | 2026-07-20 | |
| Large Empowered Funds, LLC Registered adviser | $1,785,769 | 0.34% | 29,227 | Shares | 2026-08-17 | |
| Large CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS Registered adviser | $1,779,170 | 0.34% | 29,119 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid XTX Topco Ltd | $1,708,478 | 0.33% | 27,962 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Registered adviser | $1,658,620 | 0.32% | 27,146 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega Bank of New York Mellon Corp Bank | $1,629,047 | 0.31% | 26,662 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Mega BARCLAYS PLC Bank | $1,611,573 | 0.31% | 26,376 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Micro PMC FIG Opportunities LLC Exempt adviser | $1,527,500 | 0.29% | 25,000 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL Registered adviser | $1,466,400 | 0.28% | 24,000 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega SEI INVESTMENTS CO Holding company | $1,331,796 | 0.25% | 21,797 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega MARSHALL WACE, LLP Exempt adviser | $1,325,441 | 0.25% | 21,693 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large Quantinno Capital Management LP Registered adviser | $1,281,389 | 0.25% | 20,972 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Small Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Registered adviser | $1,277,601 | 0.24% | 20,910 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD Benefit plan | $1,214,484 | 0.23% | 19,877 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT Registered adviser | $1,163,807 | 0.22% | 19,639 | Shares | 2026-10-16 | |
| Small Teton Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $1,026,480 | 0.20% | 16,800 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Large NewEdge Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $1,020,797 | 0.20% | 16,707 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega Nuveen, LLC | $1,002,773 | 0.19% | 16,412 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mid Quantbot Technologies LP Registered adviser | $991,591 | 0.19% | 16,229 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Adviser | $952,854 | 0.18% | 15,595 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | $882,772 | 0.17% | 14,448 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP Registered adviser | $854,422 | 0.16% | 13,984 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid Informed Momentum Co LLC Registered adviser | $852,467 | 0.16% | 13,952 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Small MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP Registered adviser | $815,562 | 0.16% | 13,348 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mega CITIGROUP INC Bank | $790,633 | 0.15% | 12,940 | Shares | 2026-08-03 | |
| Mid Legato Capital Management LLC Registered adviser | $788,006 | 0.15% | 12,897 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Small De Lisle Partners LLP Non-US | $769,310 | 0.15% | 12,591 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Large Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $767,417 | 0.15% | 12,950 | Shares | 2026-10-15 | |
| Large STRS OHIO Benefit plan | $733,200 | 0.14% | 12,000 | Shares | 2026-07-30 | |
| Mega RHUMBLINE ADVISERS Registered adviser | $718,169 | 0.14% | 11,754 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega UBS Group AG Bank | $711,325 | 0.14% | 11,642 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega Invesco Ltd. Adviser | $703,136 | 0.13% | 11,508 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid Penn Capital Management Company, LLC Registered adviser | $676,988 | 0.13% | 11,080 | Shares | 2026-07-30 | |
| Mega Creative Planning Registered adviser | $676,987 | 0.13% | 11,080 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid GODSEY & GIBB, INC | $655,415 | 0.13% | 11,060 | Shares | 2026-10-14 | |
| Mega WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Bank | $626,335 | 0.12% | 10,251 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Rafferty Asset Management, LLC Registered adviser | $608,067 | 0.12% | 9,952 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $597,281 | 0.11% | 10,079 | Shares | 2026-10-21 | |
| Mid Aquatic Capital Management LLC Registered adviser | $587,109 | 0.11% | 9,609 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | $556,804 | 0.11% | 9,113 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Non-US | $547,761 | 0.10% | 8,965 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Large Tidal Investments LLC Registered adviser | $513,545 | 0.10% | 8,405 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO | $497,965 | 0.10% | 8,150 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Small COLTON GROOME FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC Registered adviser | $454,820 | 0.09% | 7,675 | Shares | 2026-10-06 | |
| Mega ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Bank | $452,078 | 0.09% | 7,399 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large IEQ CAPITAL, LLC Registered adviser | $447,924 | 0.09% | 7,331 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mid Colonial Trust Advisors Registered adviser | $403,871 | 0.08% | 6,610 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Small Wagner Wealth Management, LLC Registered adviser | $403,501 | 0.08% | 6,809 | Shares | 2026-10-21 | |
| Large LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $402,404 | 0.08% | 6,586 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega SG Americas Securities, LLC Non-US | $383,830 | 0.07% | 6,282 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mid OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP Registered adviser | $375,092 | 0.07% | 6,139 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Registered adviser | $366,844 | 0.07% | 6,004 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Large WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | $351,530 | 0.07% | 5,932 | Shares | 2026-10-13 | |
| Large MetLife Investment Management, LLC Registered adviser | $329,512 | 0.06% | 5,393 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Registered adviser | $326,274 | 0.06% | 5,340 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small ELCO Management Co., LLC Registered adviser | $296,300 | 0.06% | 5,000 | Shares | 2026-10-14 |
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