SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES

Ticker: SFST CUSIP: 842873101 Class: Common Stock

Note: Option positions (PUT/CALL) are excluded.

InstitutionSharesValue ($000)
FJ Capital Management LLC807,223$41,588
BlackRock, Inc.721,834$37,189
ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC586,014$30,191
VANGUARD GROUP INC437,014$22,515
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP377,711$19,460
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.278,862$14
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC267,743$13,794
Rhino Investment Partners, Inc210,121$10,825
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC178,714$9,210
BANC FUNDS CO LLC171,655$8,844
STATE STREET CORP164,986$8,500
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.157,376$8,108
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC127,907$6,590
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC125,569$6,469
Fourthstone LLC123,240$6,349
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC88,783$5
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC77,980$4,018
NORTHERN TRUST CORP66,773$3,440
GABELLI FUNDS LLC60,578$3,121
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT56,985$2,936
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC54,352$2,800
MORGAN STANLEY54,052$2,785
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.53,353$2,749
MARSHALL WACE, LLP50,451$2,599
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC42,397$2,184
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC35,739$1,841
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP33,462$1,724
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.30,458$1,569
BARCLAYS PLC29,800$1,535
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL29,400$1,515
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC28,644$1,476
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS28,229$1,454
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.23,832$1,228
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd23,679$1,220
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC23,034$1,187
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC22,344$1,151
EAM Investors, LLC21,475$1,106
Bank of New York Mellon Corp20,854$1,074
Trexquant Investment LP20,784$1,071
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC20,341$894
Teton Advisors, LLC17,500$902
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC16,962$874
SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT16,321$841
Squarepoint Ops LLC16,131$831
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD15,361$791
UBS Group AG15,201$783
Nuveen, LLC14,635$754
SEI INVESTMENTS CO14,033$723
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.12,950$667
De Lisle Partners LLP12,591$649
Azora Capital LP12,526$645
GODSEY & GIBB, INC11,660$601
NewEdge Advisors, LLC11,186$576
Invesco Ltd.11,057$570
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN11,025$568
STRS OHIO10,700$551
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/10,216$526
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS10,141$522
Quantinno Capital Management LP10,075$519
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC9,294$518
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA9,163$472
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO8,235$424
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC8,038$420
Wagner Wealth Management, LLC7,764$400
COLTON GROOME FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC7,675$395
SENTINEL TRUST CO LBA7,100$0
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,556$338
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC6,043$311
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC6,004$309
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC5,899$311
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO5,876$303
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP5,662$292
ELCO Management Co., LLC5,582$288
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP5,582$288
BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA5,297$273
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC4,990$257
Colonial Trust Advisors4,786$247
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/4,693$0
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.4,446$229
CITIGROUP INC4,349$224
MetLife Investment Management, LLC4,294$221
OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP4,267$220
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.3,586$185
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\3,028$156
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD2,900$149
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND2,763$142
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey2,232$115
SG Americas Securities, LLC2,223$0
SIGNATUREFD, LLC1,938$100
CWM, LLC1,895$0
FMR LLC1,494$77
Colonial Trust Co / SC1,205$62
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.1,103$57
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.666$34
Legal & General Group Plc658$34
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)621$32
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.613$32
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.600$31
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM479$25
Sterling Capital Management LLC446$23
28 other institutions2,772$112
Total (128 institutions)6,156,836$297,328