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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 173 | $579.8M |
| Q1 2026 | 170 | $457.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 167 | $402.5M |
| Q3 2025 | 156 | $356.3M |
| Q2 2025 | 147 | $366.2M |
| Q1 2025 | 149 | $347.0M |
| Q4 2024 | 143 | $353.4M |
| Q3 2024 | 128 | $322.6M |
| Q2 2024 | 112 | $262.6M |
| Q1 2024 | 111 | $268.6M |
| Q4 2023 | 118 | $295.9M |
| Q3 2023 | 109 | $205.3M |
| Q2 2023 | 96 | $162.3M |
| Q1 2023 | 99 | $181.5M |
| Q4 2022 | 97 | $232.9M |
| Q3 2022 | 82 | $167.1M |
| Q2 2022 | 82 | $159.0M |
| Q1 2022 | 87 | $172.6M |
| Q4 2021 | 84 | $202.0M |
| Q3 2021 | 70 | $153.3M |
| Q2 2021 | 61 | $149.3M |
| Q1 2021 | 59 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,222,890 | $28.6M | 0.00% | −10,440−0.8% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 922,226 | $21.6M | 0.00% | −18,283−1.9% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 616,477 | $14.4M | 0.01% | +27,317+4.6% | Added |
| EJF Capital LLC | 570,193 | $13.3M | 1.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State Street Corp | 343,680 | $8.04M | 0.00% | +31,606+10.1% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 320,552 | $7.50M | 0.00% | +5,517+1.8% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 254,324 | $5.95M | 0.46% | −69,526−21.5% | Reduced |
| Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc | 217,829 | $5.09M | 0.74% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Asset Management, LLC | 197,628 | $4.62M | 1.77% | −84,474−29.9% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 177,403 | $4.15M | 0.00% | −12,237−6.5% | Reduced |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 151,465 | $3.54M | 1.21% | +18,295+13.7% | Added |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $3.31M | 1.09% | −1,424−1.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 139,989 | $3.27M | 0.00% | +28,502+25.6% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 115,562 | $2.70M | 0.00% | +18,567+19.1% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 99,830 | $2.33M | 0.00% | +8,399+9.2% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 99,688 | $2.33M | 0.00% | −6,333−6.0% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 95,000 | $2.22M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 69,670 | $1.65M | 0.06% | −20,000−22.3% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 66,900 | $1.56M | 0.00% | +27,500+69.8% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 62,661 | $1.43M | 0.00% | −9,407−13.1% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 48,055 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −387−0.8% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 43,845 | $1.03M | 0.01% | +30,392+225.9% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,047 | $891.0K | 0.01% | +10,514+38.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 30,500 | $713.0K | 0.00% | +30,500 | New |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 25,701 | $601.0K | 0.07% | +25,701 | New |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 25,641 | $600.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 23,680 | $554.0K | 0.00% | +270+1.2% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 22,968 | $537.0K | 0.00% | +22,968 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 22,203 | $519.0K | 0.00% | +22,203 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 22,061 | $516.0K | 0.00% | +2,126+10.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 21,580 | $505.0K | 0.00% | −8,069−27.2% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 21,500 | $503.0K | 0.00% | −600−2.7% | Reduced |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 18,593 | $435.0K | 0.25% | +18,593 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,450 | $408.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 17,415 | $407.0K | 0.00% | +17,415 | New |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 17,165 | $401.0K | 0.31% | −35−0.2% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 17,050 | $399.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $374.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 14,890 | $348.0K | 0.00% | −11,897−44.4% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 14,828 | $346.0K | 0.00% | −9,634−39.4% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 13,156 | $308.0K | 0.00% | −2,807−17.6% | Reduced |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 12,998 | $304.0K | 0.11% | +3,509+37.0% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 12,946 | $303.0K | 0.00% | −6,442−33.2% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 12,261 | $286.0K | 0.00% | +1,573+14.7% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 12,124 | $284.0K | 0.00% | +12,124 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,005 | $257.0K | 0.00% | −509−4.4% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 10,685 | $250.0K | 0.00% | −15,961−59.9% | Reduced |
| American International Group, Inc. | 10,474 | $245.0K | 0.00% | −393−3.6% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $234.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| tru Independence LLC | 10,000 | $233.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 9,672 | $226.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zebra Capital Management LLC | 9,234 | $216.0K | 0.26% | +9,234 | New |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 8,871 | $207.0K | 0.00% | −1,911−17.7% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 7,887 | $185.0K | 0.00% | +5,325+207.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,493 | $175.0K | 0.00% | −1,846−19.8% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 5,099 | $119.3K | 0.00% | +2,726+114.9% | Added |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 4,174 | $97.6K | 0.00% | −2,176−34.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,594 | $84.0K | 0.00% | +2,231+163.7% | Added |
| Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC | 3,427 | $80.0K | 0.03% | +3,427 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 2,920 | $68.0K | 0.00% | +1,820+165.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 2,105 | $49.0K | 0.00% | +1,182+128.1% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $39.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 1,600 | $37.0K | 0.00% | +1,600 | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 1,487 | $35.0K | 0.00% | −115−7.2% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $35.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 1,061 | $24.0K | 0.00% | +1,061 | New |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 500 | $12.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 353 | $9.00K | 0.00% | −897−71.8% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 262 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +10+4.0% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 61 | $1.00K | 0.00% | −333−84.5% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −39,975−100.0% | Sold out |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,602−100.0% | Sold out |