SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Common Stock (SFST) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
SFST on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
8,162,397
Price per share
$51.52
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
6,547,071
Total reported value
$288,576,434
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+86,040
Value change
+$4,144,659
Number of holders
114
Price from insider filings
$51.52
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Common Stock (SFST) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FJ Capital Management LLC 9.9% $27,025,826 807,223 FJ Capital Management LLC 30 Sep 2024
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC 7.1% $19,432,060 580,408 Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. 31 Dec 2024
BlackRock, Inc. 6.8% $18,582,840 555,043 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 114 institutional investors reported holding 6,547,071 shares of SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Common Stock (SFST). This represents 80% of the company’s total 8,162,397 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Common Stock (SFST) together control 72% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
FJ Capital Management LLC 9.9% 807,223 0% 3.8% $35,614,679
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 9.9% 806,331 -0.26% 0.02% $35,576,000
BlackRock, Inc. 8.9% 727,218 -1.3% 0% $32,084,859
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC 7.2% 586,014 -0.51% 7.8% $25,854,938
VANGUARD GROUP INC 5.3% 431,814 +2.6% 0% $19,051,633
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.6% 375,382 +1.4% 0% $16,561,987
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 3.3% 271,671 -2.9% 0% $11,986,124
Rhino Investment Partners, Inc 2.6% 210,121 0% 2.9% $9,270,539
BANC FUNDS CO LLC 2.5% 205,874 -28% 1.6% $9,083,161
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.2% 179,608 -0.54% 0% $7,926,447
STATE STREET CORP 2% 160,684 +0.48% 0% $7,089,378
Fourthstone LLC 1.9% 158,754 +23% 1.3% $7,004,226
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.9% 157,376 0% 0% $6,943,429
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.4% 117,007 +21% 0.01% $5,162,349
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 1.3% 106,209 +7.7% 0% $4,685,942
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.99% 80,647 +55% 0.01% $3,555,000
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.88% 72,215 -3.2% 0% $3,186,126
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.86% 70,098 +20% 0% $3,092,724
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.73% 59,760 +18% 0% $2,636,610
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.64% 51,994 -0.12% 0.05% $2,293,975
MORGAN STANLEY 0.6% 49,308 -12% 0% $2,175,512
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.58% 47,608 +5.7% 0.02% $2,100,492
GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.53% 43,350 +3.6% 0.01% $1,912,602
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC 0.52% 42,397 0% 0.13% $1,612,000
Abacus Planning Group, Inc. 0.38% 31,123 0% 0.19% $1,373,147

Institutional Holders of SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC - Common Stock (SFST) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 60,919 $3,151,170 -$627,884 $51.52 11
2025 Q3 6,547,071 $288,576,434 +$4,144,659 $44.12 114
2025 Q2 6,460,221 $245,734,092 +$2,118,845 $38.03 99
2025 Q1 6,407,771 $210,943,036 -$3,007,662 $32.92 96
2024 Q4 6,479,081 $257,520,269 +$5,646,896 $39.75 94
2024 Q3 6,347,503 $216,318,709 +$2,045,448 $34.08 100
2024 Q2 6,295,108 $184,110,847 -$1,404,575 $29.24 95
2024 Q1 6,332,915 $201,087,742 +$589,090 $31.76 91
2023 Q4 6,337,057 $235,173,964 +$6,086,736 $37.10 89
2023 Q3 6,270,691 $168,930,826 -$1,822,895 $26.94 85
2023 Q2 6,355,531 $157,299,847 -$185,066 $24.75 81
2023 Q1 6,238,524 $191,572,590 -$2,409,598 $30.70 88
2022 Q4 6,371,527 $291,417,119 +$3,477,001 $45.75 98
2022 Q3 6,319,541 $263,295,813 -$28,881,191 $41.66 98
2022 Q2 6,311,211 $275,192,020 +$1,421,720 $43.59 102
2022 Q1 6,295,569 $320,083,655 -$4,378,809 $50.84 105
2021 Q4 6,346,821 $396,457,675 -$2,625,586 $62.49 101
2021 Q3 6,243,088 $333,921,339 +$5,130,027 $53.50 92
2021 Q2 6,209,674 $317,574,561 +$3,120,047 $51.16 89
2021 Q1 6,157,164 $288,869,614 +$16,797,190 $46.88 93
2020 Q4 5,839,485 $206,779,596 +$3,757,661 $35.35 81
2020 Q3 5,771,331 $139,662,601 -$1,013,394 $24.15 73
2020 Q2 5,782,016 $159,830,799 -$981,623 $27.71 75
2020 Q1 5,817,231 $164,887,663 +$4,765,186 $28.37 74
2019 Q4 5,554,124 $235,911,417 +$2,138,063 $42.49 82
2019 Q3 5,646,019 $224,984,405 +$3,201,051 $39.85 81
2019 Q2 5,567,540 $217,997,752 +$9,696,431 $39.16 76
2019 Q1 5,343,844 $180,995,952 +$2,712,500 $33.87 70
2018 Q4 5,262,572 $168,625,125 +$306,091 $32.07 69
2018 Q3 5,177,667 $203,481,458 +$784,573 $39.30 75
2018 Q2 5,153,545 $227,787,432 -$2,007,408 $44.20 75
2018 Q1 5,200,027 $231,400,343 +$2,135,390 $44.50 73
2017 Q4 5,155,145 $212,658,149 -$1,233,185 $41.25 74
2017 Q3 5,126,339 $186,330,438 -$528,362 $36.35 67
2017 Q2 5,135,545 $190,268,766 +$34,625,474 $37.05 69
2017 Q1 4,201,531 $137,178,458 +$7,362,947 $32.65 62
2016 Q4 4,217,766 $151,835,140 +$341,830 $36.00 64
2016 Q3 4,033,122 $111,232,541 -$146,638 $27.58 54
2016 Q2 4,012,794 $96,704,506 +$6,432,723 $24.10 57
2016 Q1 3,743,042 $91,505,108 +$1,281,622 $24.41 39
2015 Q4 3,687,422 $83,582,639 +$1,672,134 $22.69 34
2015 Q3 3,623,886 $74,251,451 +$249,747 $20.49 31
2015 Q2 3,625,875 $64,895,880 +$76,535 $17.90 33
2015 Q1 3,621,346 $61,585,785 +$2,965,988 $17.00 30
2014 Q4 3,402,163 $56,972,399 +$22,942,749 $17.00 26
2014 Q3 2,039,142 $28,383,604 +$551,226 $13.91 25
2014 Q2 1,999,577 $26,915,645 +$377,867 $13.46 23
2014 Q1 1,969,443 $27,317,124 +$6,994,550 $13.87 22