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