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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Sep 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
70
+9 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
6.55M
+46.5K (+0.7%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$153.3M
+$3.91M (+2.6%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
11
20 more added
Sold out
2
26 more reduced

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 70 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 heldQ3 2021: $153.3M
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding BFST in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.1,222,890$28.6M0.00%−10,440−0.8%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc922,226$21.6M0.00%−18,283−1.9%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The616,477$14.4M0.01%+27,317+4.6%Added
EJF Capital LLC570,193$13.3M1.16%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp343,680$8.04M0.00%+31,606+10.1%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC320,552$7.50M0.00%+5,517+1.8%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC254,324$5.95M0.46%−69,526−21.5%Reduced
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc217,829$5.09M0.74%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobs Asset Management, LLC197,628$4.62M1.77%−84,474−29.9%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp177,403$4.15M0.00%−12,237−6.5%Reduced
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp151,465$3.54M1.21%+18,295+13.7%Added
Ratio Wealth Group141,384$3.31M1.09%−1,424−1.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP139,989$3.27M0.00%+28,502+25.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC115,562$2.70M0.00%+18,567+19.1%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp99,830$2.33M0.00%+8,399+9.2%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co99,688$2.33M0.00%−6,333−6.0%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC95,000$2.22M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.69,670$1.65M0.06%−20,000−22.3%Reduced
LSV Asset Management66,900$1.56M0.00%+27,500+69.8%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC62,661$1.43M0.00%−9,407−13.1%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc48,055$1.13M0.00%−387−0.8%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP43,845$1.03M0.01%+30,392+225.9%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P38,047$891.0K0.01%+10,514+38.2%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP30,500$713.0K0.00%+30,500New
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc25,701$601.0K0.07%+25,701New
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.25,641$600.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers23,680$554.0K0.00%+270+1.2%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc22,968$537.0K0.00%+22,968New
Two Sigma Investments, LP22,203$519.0K0.00%+22,203New
Invesco Ltd.22,061$516.0K0.00%+2,126+10.7%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC21,580$505.0K0.00%−8,069−27.2%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC21,500$503.0K0.00%−600−2.7%Reduced
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC18,593$435.0K0.25%+18,593New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.17,450$408.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc17,415$407.0K0.00%+17,415New
ELCO Management Co., LLC17,165$401.0K0.31%−35−0.2%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC17,050$399.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,000$374.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.14,890$348.0K0.00%−11,897−44.4%Reduced
HRT Financial LP14,828$346.0K0.00%−9,634−39.4%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund13,156$308.0K0.00%−2,807−17.6%Reduced
BHZ Capital Management, LP12,998$304.0K0.11%+3,509+37.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company12,946$303.0K0.00%−6,442−33.2%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada12,261$286.0K0.00%+1,573+14.7%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC12,124$284.0K0.00%+12,124New
Deutsche Bank AG11,005$257.0K0.00%−509−4.4%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System10,685$250.0K0.00%−15,961−59.9%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.10,474$245.0K0.00%−393−3.6%Reduced
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$234.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
tru Independence LLC10,000$233.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management9,672$226.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zebra Capital Management LLC9,234$216.0K0.26%+9,234New
First Trust Advisors LP8,871$207.0K0.00%−1,911−17.7%Reduced
Barclays PLC7,887$185.0K0.00%+5,325+207.8%Added
Bank of America Corp7,493$175.0K0.00%−1,846−19.8%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,099$119.3K0.00%+2,726+114.9%Added
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co4,174$97.6K0.00%−2,176−34.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,594$84.0K0.00%+2,231+163.7%Added
Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC3,427$80.0K0.03%+3,427New
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio2,920$68.0K0.00%+1,820+165.5%Added
Citigroup Inc2,105$49.0K0.00%+1,182+128.1%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,656$39.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Teachers Retirement System1,600$37.0K0.00%+1,600New
Legal & General Group Plc1,487$35.0K0.00%−115−7.2%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC1,500$35.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,061$24.0K0.00%+1,061New
Delta Asset Management LLC500$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)353$9.00K0.00%−897−71.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors262$6.00K0.00%+10+4.0%Added
UBS Group AG61$1.00K0.00%−333−84.5%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−39,975−100.0%Sold out
California Public Employees Retirement System0$00.00%−9,602−100.0%Sold out