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, Q4 2021
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Dec 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
- 84
- +14 vs. Q3 2021
- Shares held
- 7.14M
- +582.1K (+8.9%) vs. Q3 2021
- Total value
- $202.0M
- +$48.7M (+31.8%) vs. Q3 2021
- New holders
- 21
- 29 more added
- Sold out
- 7
- 18 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,233,996 | $34.9M | 0.00% | +11,106+0.9% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 929,319 | $26.3M | 0.00% | +7,093+0.8% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 625,728 | $17.7M | 0.01% | +9,251+1.5% | Added |
| EJF Capital LLC | 570,193 | $16.1M | 1.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 416,846 | $11.8M | 0.07% | +416,846 | New |
| State Street Corp | 348,594 | $9.87M | 0.00% | +4,914+1.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 322,149 | $9.12M | 0.00% | +1,597+0.5% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 258,427 | $7.32M | 0.00% | +158,739+159.2% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 228,003 | $6.46M | 0.49% | −26,321−10.3% | Reduced |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 216,260 | $6.12M | 1.76% | +64,795+42.8% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 175,186 | $4.96M | 0.00% | −2,217−1.2% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 143,401 | $4.06M | 0.00% | +3,412+2.4% | Added |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $4.00M | 1.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 110,862 | $3.14M | 0.00% | +11,032+11.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 109,452 | $3.10M | 0.00% | −6,110−5.3% | Reduced |
| Jacobs Asset Management, LLC | 102,102 | $2.89M | 1.32% | −95,526−48.3% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 95,000 | $2.69M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LSV Asset Management | 69,011 | $1.95M | 0.00% | +2,111+3.2% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 57,134 | $1.58M | 0.00% | −5,527−8.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 49,313 | $1.40M | 0.00% | +1,258+2.6% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 48,337 | $1.37M | 0.05% | −21,333−30.6% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 44,458 | $1.26M | 0.00% | +22,397+101.5% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 41,900 | $1.19M | 0.00% | +41,900 | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 40,955 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +40,955 | New |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,037 | $1.08M | 0.01% | −100.0% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 36,736 | $1.04M | 0.91% | +36,736 | New |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 33,472 | $948.0K | 0.00% | +11,972+55.7% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 33,053 | $936.0K | 0.00% | +25,166+319.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 32,100 | $909.0K | 0.00% | +1,600+5.2% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,733 | $898.0K | 0.00% | +8,765+38.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 30,953 | $876.0K | 0.00% | +8,750+39.4% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $849.0K | 0.18% | +30,000 | New |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 28,210 | $799.0K | 0.58% | +28,210 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 24,063 | $681.0K | 0.00% | +383+1.6% | Added |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 23,841 | $675.0K | 0.05% | −1,800−7.0% | Reduced |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 22,723 | $643.0K | 0.05% | +22,723 | New |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 18,938 | $536.0K | 0.00% | −24,907−56.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,450 | $494.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 17,248 | $488.0K | 0.00% | +4,302+33.2% | Added |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 17,211 | $487.0K | 0.00% | −204−1.2% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 16,985 | $481.0K | 0.34% | −180−1.0% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 16,935 | $479.0K | 0.00% | +16,935 | New |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $453.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 15,961 | $452.0K | 1.30% | +15,961 | New |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 15,295 | $433.0K | 0.00% | −1,755−10.3% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 14,890 | $421.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 14,057 | $398.0K | 0.00% | −7,523−34.9% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 13,767 | $390.0K | 0.00% | +13,767 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 13,296 | $377.0K | 0.00% | +1,035+8.4% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 13,228 | $375.0K | 0.00% | +5,735+76.5% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 13,156 | $372.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,629 | $329.0K | 0.00% | +624+5.7% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 10,328 | $292.0K | 0.00% | −357−3.3% | Reduced |
| American International Group, Inc. | 10,170 | $288.0K | 0.00% | −304−2.9% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $283.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| tru Independence LLC | 10,000 | $283.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 9,700 | $275.0K | 0.14% | −8,893−47.8% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 9,466 | $268.0K | 0.00% | +595+6.7% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 9,100 | $258.0K | 0.00% | +9,100 | New |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 8,334 | $237.0K | 0.05% | +8,334 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 8,231 | $233.0K | 0.00% | +3,132+61.4% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 8,094 | $229.0K | 0.00% | +8,094 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 8,068 | $228.0K | 0.00% | +8,007+13,126.2% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 6,674 | $188.9K | 0.00% | −2,998−31.0% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 6,148 | $174.0K | 0.00% | +2,554+71.1% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 5,615 | $159.0K | 0.00% | −6,509−53.7% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 4,689 | $133.0K | 0.00% | +2,584+122.8% | Added |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 4,174 | $118.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 2,920 | $83.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $83.0K | 0.00% | +2,922 | New |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | 1,934 | $55.0K | 0.01% | +1,934 | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $47.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 1,600 | $45.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 1,487 | $42.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $41.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 1,000 | $28.0K | 0.01% | +1,000 | New |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 600 | $17.0K | 0.00% | +100+20.0% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 590 | $17.0K | 0.00% | +590 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 541 | $15.0K | 0.00% | +188+53.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 275 | $8.00K | 0.00% | +275 | New |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 262 | $7.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 200 | $6.00K | 0.01% | +200 | New |
| FMR LLC | 1 | $0 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 2 | $0 | 0.00% | +2 | New |
| Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −217,829−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,701−100.0% | Sold out |
| HRT Financial LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,828−100.0% | Sold out |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,998−100.0% | Sold out |
| Zebra Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,234−100.0% | Sold out |
| Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,427−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,061−100.0% | Sold out |