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