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, Q1 2022
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2022. 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
- 87
- +3 vs. Q4 2021
- Shares held
- 7.09M
- −43.0K (−0.6%) vs. Q4 2021
- Total value
- $172.6M
- −$29.4M (−14.5%) vs. Q4 2021
- New holders
- 6
- 26 more added
- Sold out
- 3
- 27 more reduced
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,223,905 | $29.8M | 0.00% | −10,091−0.8% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 898,290 | $21.9M | 0.00% | −31,029−3.3% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 662,051 | $16.1M | 0.01% | +36,323+5.8% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 454,246 | $11.1M | 0.07% | +37,400+9.0% | Added |
| EJF Capital LLC | 382,060 | $9.30M | 1.00% | −188,133−33.0% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 358,908 | $8.73M | 0.00% | +10,314+3.0% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 331,396 | $8.06M | 0.00% | +9,247+2.9% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 272,038 | $6.62M | 0.00% | +13,611+5.3% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 228,003 | $5.55M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 191,285 | $4.65M | 1.54% | −24,975−11.5% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 173,383 | $4.22M | 0.00% | +29,982+20.9% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 170,024 | $4.14M | 0.00% | −5,162−2.9% | Reduced |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $3.44M | 1.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 111,032 | $2.70M | 0.00% | +170+0.2% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 109,452 | $2.66M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Asset Management, LLC | 102,102 | $2.48M | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 95,000 | $2.31M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | 93,000 | $2.26M | 1.77% | +93,000 | New |
| LSV Asset Management | 67,170 | $1.63M | 0.00% | −1,841−2.7% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 57,832 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +698+1.2% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 54,280 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +12,380+29.5% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 50,248 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +935+1.9% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 48,337 | $1.18M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 45,087 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +13,354+42.1% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 39,619 | $964.0K | 0.00% | −4,839−10.9% | Reduced |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,342 | $934.0K | 0.01% | +305+0.8% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 36,900 | $898.0K | 0.81% | +164+0.4% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 35,186 | $856.0K | 0.00% | +21,129+150.3% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 34,600 | $842.0K | 0.00% | +2,500+7.8% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 34,454 | $838.0K | 0.00% | +3,501+11.3% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 33,800 | $822.0K | 0.00% | +328+1.0% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $730.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 28,678 | $697.0K | 0.00% | −12,277−30.0% | Reduced |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 28,210 | $686.0K | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 23,841 | $580.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 22,080 | $537.0K | 0.00% | −1,983−8.2% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,450 | $425.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 17,353 | $422.0K | 0.00% | −1,585−8.4% | Reduced |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 16,588 | $404.0K | 0.00% | −623−3.6% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 16,431 | $400.0K | 0.00% | −16,622−50.3% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 16,285 | $396.0K | 0.27% | −700−4.1% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $389.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 16,000 | $389.0K | 1.31% | +39+0.2% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 15,295 | $372.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 14,890 | $362.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 14,335 | $349.0K | 0.00% | −2,600−15.4% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 13,173 | $320.0K | 0.00% | +17+0.1% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $302.0K | 0.02% | −10,300−45.3% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 11,553 | $282.0K | 0.00% | −1,743−13.1% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 11,600 | $282.0K | 0.00% | +2,500+27.5% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 11,551 | $281.0K | 0.00% | −5,697−33.0% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 10,389 | $253.0K | 0.00% | −1,240−10.7% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 10,391 | $253.0K | 0.00% | +925+9.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 10,095 | $245.0K | 0.00% | −3,133−23.7% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $243.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| tru Independence LLC | 10,000 | $243.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 9,729 | $236.7K | 0.00% | +3,055+45.8% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 9,700 | $236.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American International Group, Inc. | 9,501 | $231.0K | 0.00% | −669−6.6% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 9,103 | $221.0K | 0.00% | +9,103 | New |
| Zebra Capital Management LLC | 8,544 | $208.0K | 0.48% | +8,544 | New |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 8,523 | $207.0K | 0.00% | +429+5.3% | Added |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 8,334 | $203.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 8,243 | $201.0K | 0.00% | −2,085−20.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,172 | $125.0K | 0.00% | −976−15.9% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 4,998 | $122.0K | 0.00% | +4,998 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 3,619 | $88.0K | 0.00% | −4,449−55.1% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 3,164 | $77.0K | 0.00% | −5,067−61.6% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 2,920 | $71.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $71.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,304 | $56.0K | 0.00% | +2,304 | New |
| Amalgamated Financial Corp. | 2,304 | $56.0K | 0.00% | +2,304 | New |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | 1,703 | $41.0K | 0.01% | −231−11.9% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $40.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 1,600 | $39.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 1,600 | $39.0K | 0.02% | +600+60.0% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 1,487 | $36.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $36.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,311 | $32.0K | 0.00% | +1,310+131,000.0% | Added |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,119 | $27.2K | 0.00% | −3,055−73.2% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 962 | $23.0K | 0.00% | −3,727−79.5% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 924 | $22.0K | 0.00% | +383+70.8% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 590 | $14.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 275 | $7.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 262 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 200 | $5.00K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 2 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,767−100.0% | Sold out |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,615−100.0% | Sold out |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −600−100.0% | Sold out |