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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, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
61
+2 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
6.51M
+232.3K (+3.7%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$149.3M
−$796.2K (−0.5%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
6
20 more added
Sold out
4
21 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

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 holdersQ2 2021: 61 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 heldQ2 2021: $149.3M
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, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding BFST in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.1,233,330$28.3M0.00%+81,216+7.0%Added
Vanguard Group Inc940,509$21.6M0.00%+28,285+3.1%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The589,160$13.5M0.01%+64,353+12.3%Added
EJF Capital LLC570,193$13.1M1.17%00.0%Unchanged
Banc Funds Co LLC323,850$7.43M0.55%−20,904−6.1%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC315,035$7.23M0.00%+18,525+6.2%Added
State Street Corp312,074$7.16M0.00%+28,250+10.0%Added
Jacobs Asset Management, LLC282,102$6.47M2.42%−20,624−6.8%Reduced
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc217,829$5.00M0.64%+12,029+5.8%Added
Northern Trust Corp189,640$4.35M0.00%−2,766−1.4%Reduced
Ratio Wealth Group142,808$3.28M1.18%00.0%Unchanged
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp133,170$3.06M1.10%+12,794+10.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP111,487$2.56M0.00%+32,576+41.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co106,021$2.43M0.00%−37,432−26.1%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC96,995$2.23M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC95,000$2.18M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp91,431$2.10M0.00%−1,674−1.8%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.89,670$2.08M0.08%+27,000+43.1%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC72,068$1.65M0.00%−4,129−5.4%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc48,442$1.11M0.00%−144−0.3%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC39,975$917.0K0.03%+981+2.5%Added
LSV Asset Management39,400$904.0K0.00%+32,000+432.4%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC29,649$680.0K0.00%+12,879+76.8%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P27,533$632.0K0.01%+14,819+116.6%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.26,787$614.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System26,646$612.0K0.00%−2,545−8.7%Reduced
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.25,641$588.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP24,462$561.0K0.01%+2,965+13.8%Added
Rhumbline Advisers23,410$537.0K0.00%−3,039−11.5%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC22,100$507.0K0.00%+22,100New
Invesco Ltd.19,935$457.0K0.00%+2,870+16.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company19,388$445.0K0.00%−8,899−31.5%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.17,450$400.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
ELCO Management Co., LLC17,200$395.0K0.29%−2,007−10.4%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC17,050$391.0K0.00%+17,050New
Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,000$367.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund15,963$366.0K0.00%+163+1.0%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP13,453$309.0K0.00%+13,453New
Deutsche Bank AG11,514$264.0K0.00%−851−6.9%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.10,867$249.0K0.00%−375−3.3%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP10,782$247.0K0.00%+724+7.2%Added
Royal Bank of Canada10,688$245.0K0.00%+36+0.3%Added
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$230.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
tru Independence LLC10,000$229.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management9,672$222.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California Public Employees Retirement System9,602$220.0K0.00%−27,401−74.1%Reduced
BHZ Capital Management, LP9,489$218.0K0.08%+9,489New
Bank of America Corp9,339$215.0K0.00%−17,321−65.0%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co6,350$145.7K0.00%+351+5.9%Added
Barclays PLC2,562$59.0K0.00%−13,681−84.2%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,373$54.5K0.00%−6,630−73.6%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,656$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc1,602$37.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC1,500$34.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley1,363$31.0K0.00%+1,266+1,305.2%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,250$29.0K0.00%−157−11.2%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,100$25.0K0.00%+1,100New
Citigroup Inc923$21.0K0.00%−354−27.7%Reduced
Delta Asset Management LLC500$11.0K0.00%+500New
UBS Group AG394$9.00K0.00%−4,647−92.2%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors252$6.00K0.00%−24−8.7%Reduced
Nkcfo LLC0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Trexquant Investment LP0$00.00%−9,842−100.0%Sold out
Voya Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−9,392−100.0%Sold out
Bank of Montreal0$00.00%−591−100.0%Sold out