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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
State Commercial Banks
SEC CIK
0001624322

In the last 90 days, Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 11 sales; 173 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $579.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2021

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2021. 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
59
No complete 13F data for Q4 2020
Shares held
6.27M
No complete 13F data for Q4 2020
Total value
$150.1M
No complete 13F data for Q4 2020

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting BFST 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 2021: 59 institutions
Q1 2021: 59 institutionsQ2 2021: 61 institutionsQ3 2021: 70 institutionsQ4 2021: 84 institutionsQ1 2022: 87 institutionsQ2 2022: 82 institutionsQ3 2022: 82 institutionsQ4 2022: 97 institutionsQ1 2023: 99 institutionsQ2 2023: 96 institutionsQ3 2023: 109 institutionsQ4 2023: 118 institutionsQ1 2024: 111 institutionsQ2 2024: 112 institutionsQ3 2024: 128 institutionsQ4 2024: 143 institutionsQ1 2025: 149 institutionsQ2 2025: 147 institutionsQ3 2025: 156 institutionsQ4 2025: 167 institutionsQ1 2026: 170 institutionsQ2 2026: 173 institutions
Value heldQ1 2021: $150.1M
Q1 2021: $150.1MQ2 2021: $149.3MQ3 2021: $153.3MQ4 2021: $202.0MQ1 2022: $172.6MQ2 2022: $159.0MQ3 2022: $167.1MQ4 2022: $232.9MQ1 2023: $181.5MQ2 2023: $162.3MQ3 2023: $205.3MQ4 2023: $295.9MQ1 2024: $268.6MQ2 2024: $262.6MQ3 2024: $322.6MQ4 2024: $353.4MQ1 2025: $347.0MQ2 2025: $366.2MQ3 2025: $356.3MQ4 2025: $402.5MQ1 2026: $457.4MQ2 2026: $579.8M
Institutions holding BFST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026173$579.8M
Q1 2026170$457.4M
Q4 2025167$402.5M
Q3 2025156$356.3M
Q2 2025147$366.2M
Q1 2025149$347.0M
Q4 2024143$353.4M
Q3 2024128$322.6M
Q2 2024112$262.6M
Q1 2024111$268.6M
Q4 2023118$295.9M
Q3 2023109$205.3M
Q2 202396$162.3M
Q1 202399$181.5M
Q4 202297$232.9M
Q3 202282$167.1M
Q2 202282$159.0M
Q1 202287$172.6M
Q4 202184$202.0M
Q3 202170$153.3M
Q2 202161$149.3M
Q1 202159$150.1M

Institutions, Q1 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc..

Livermore's 13F data starts with Q1 2021, so Q1 2021 has no change from the previous quarter.

Institutions holding BFST in Q1 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.1,152,114$27.6M0.00%––
Vanguard Group Inc912,224$21.8M0.00%––
EJF Capital LLC570,193$13.6M0.99%––
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The524,807$12.6M0.01%––
Banc Funds Co LLC344,754$8.25M0.63%––
Jacobs Asset Management, LLC302,726$7.24M2.86%––
Geode Capital Management, LLC296,510$7.09M0.00%––
State Street Corp283,824$6.79M0.00%––
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc205,800$4.92M0.61%––
Northern Trust Corp192,406$4.61M0.00%––
JPMorgan Chase & Co143,453$3.43M0.00%––
Ratio Wealth Group142,808$3.42M1.43%––
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp120,376$2.88M1.06%––
LPL Financial LLC96,995$2.32M0.00%––
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC95,000$2.27M0.04%––
Bank of New York Mellon Corp93,105$2.23M0.00%––
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP78,911$1.89M0.00%––
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC76,197$1.82M0.00%––
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.62,670$1.49M0.04%––
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc48,586$1.16M0.00%––
RMB Capital Management, LLC38,994$933.0K0.03%––
California Public Employees Retirement System37,003$885.0K0.00%––
California State Teachers Retirement System29,191$699.0K0.00%––
Wells Fargo & Company28,287$677.0K0.00%––
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.26,787$640.0K0.00%––
Bank of America Corp26,660$638.0K0.00%––
Rhumbline Advisers26,449$633.0K0.00%––
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.25,641$614.0K0.06%––
HRT Financial LP21,497$514.0K0.01%––
ELCO Management Co., LLC19,207$460.0K0.42%––
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.17,450$418.0K0.01%––
Invesco Ltd.17,065$409.0K0.00%––
Citadel Advisors LLC16,770$402.0K0.00%––
Barclays PLC16,243$389.0K0.00%––
Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,000$383.0K0.08%––
New York State Common Retirement Fund15,800$378.0K0.00%––
Martingale Asset Management L P12,714$305.0K0.00%––
Deutsche Bank AG12,365$296.0K0.00%––
American International Group, Inc.11,242$269.0K0.00%––
Royal Bank of Canada10,652$255.0K0.00%––
First Trust Advisors LP10,058$241.0K0.00%––
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$239.0K0.14%––
Nkcfo LLC10,000$239.0K0.09%––
tru Independence LLC10,000$239.0K0.05%––
Trexquant Investment LP9,842$236.0K0.02%––
MetLife Investment Management9,672$231.5K0.00%––
Voya Investment Management LLC9,392$225.0K0.00%––
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA9,003$215.4K0.00%––
LSV Asset Management7,400$177.0K0.00%––
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co5,999$143.6K0.00%––
UBS Group AG5,041$121.0K0.00%––
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,656$40.0K0.00%––
Legal & General Group Plc1,602$38.0K0.00%––
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC1,500$36.0K0.00%––
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,407$33.0K0.00%––
Citigroup Inc1,277$31.0K0.00%––
Bank of Montreal591$14.0K0.00%––
Captrust Financial Advisors276$7.00K0.00%––
Morgan Stanley97$2.00K0.00%––