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, Q2 2022
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
- 82
- −2 vs. Q1 2022
- Shares held
- 7.46M
- +654.3K (+9.6%) vs. Q1 2022
- Total value
- $159.0M
- −$6.62M (−4.0%) vs. Q1 2022
- New holders
- 8
- 30 more added
- Sold out
- 10
- 20 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q1 2022 haven't filed for Q2 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2022: 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, Q2 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,262,552 | $26.9M | 0.00% | +38,647+3.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,019,620 | $21.7M | 0.00% | +121,330+13.5% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 656,435 | $14.0M | 0.01% | −5,616−0.8% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 450,011 | $9.59M | 0.07% | −4,235−0.9% | Reduced |
| EJF Capital LLC | 382,060 | $8.14M | 1.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State Street Corp | 368,636 | $7.86M | 0.00% | +9,728+2.7% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 361,581 | $7.71M | 0.00% | +30,185+9.1% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 264,815 | $5.64M | 0.00% | −7,223−2.7% | Reduced |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 228,003 | $4.86M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 222,089 | $4.73M | 0.00% | +48,706+28.1% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 185,000 | $3.94M | 0.11% | +185,000 | New |
| Northern Trust Corp | 184,506 | $3.93M | 0.00% | +14,482+8.5% | Added |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 175,000 | $3.73M | 0.13% | +175,000 | New |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 170,128 | $3.63M | 2.24% | +160,428+1,653.9% | Added |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $3.01M | 0.98% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 109,452 | $2.33M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 107,693 | $2.29M | 0.00% | −3,339−3.0% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 100,000 | $2.13M | 0.05% | +5,000+5.3% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 74,482 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +29,395+65.2% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 73,762 | $1.57M | 0.00% | +15,930+27.5% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 67,170 | $1.43M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 54,600 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +320+0.6% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 53,868 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +3,620+7.2% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 48,337 | $1.05M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. | 46,211 | $985.0K | 0.00% | +6,592+16.6% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,342 | $818.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 37,102 | $791.0K | 0.83% | +202+0.5% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 30,051 | $640.0K | 0.00% | +7,971+36.1% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $639.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 29,800 | $635.0K | 0.00% | −4,800−13.9% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 28,700 | $612.0K | 0.00% | −5,100−15.1% | Reduced |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 28,210 | $601.0K | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 24,841 | $529.0K | 0.05% | +1,000+4.2% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 19,742 | $421.0K | 0.00% | −15,444−43.9% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 19,700 | $420.0K | 0.00% | +8,100+69.8% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 17,942 | $382.0K | 0.00% | −16,512−47.9% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,450 | $372.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 16,285 | $347.0K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 16,231 | $345.0K | 0.00% | −12,447−43.4% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $341.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 15,963 | $340.0K | 1.64% | −37−0.2% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 15,295 | $326.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 15,208 | $325.0K | 0.00% | +5,113+50.6% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 14,890 | $317.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 14,386 | $307.0K | 0.00% | −2,045−12.4% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 13,128 | $280.0K | 0.00% | −45−0.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 12,567 | $268.0K | 0.00% | +7,395+143.0% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $265.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 12,408 | $264.0K | 0.00% | −4,180−25.2% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 11,678 | $249.0K | 0.00% | −2,657−18.5% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 10,920 | $233.0K | 0.00% | +10,920 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 10,614 | $226.2K | 0.00% | +885+9.1% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 10,622 | $226.0K | 0.00% | +233+2.2% | Added |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 10,615 | $226.0K | 0.05% | +10,615 | New |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 10,231 | $218.0K | 0.00% | +10,231 | New |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $213.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American International Group, Inc. | 9,909 | $211.0K | 0.00% | +408+4.3% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 9,570 | $204.0K | 0.00% | −821−7.9% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 9,473 | $202.0K | 0.00% | −2,080−18.0% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 9,053 | $193.0K | 0.00% | +810+9.8% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 8,158 | $174.0K | 0.00% | +8,158 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 6,664 | $142.0K | 0.00% | +1,666+33.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 5,229 | $111.4K | 0.00% | +2,065+65.3% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $62.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,690 | $57.0K | 0.00% | +386+16.8% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 1,788 | $38.0K | 0.00% | +301+20.2% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 1,690 | $36.0K | 0.00% | +766+82.9% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $35.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | 1,604 | $34.0K | 0.01% | −99−5.8% | Reduced |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 1,600 | $34.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $32.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 1,521 | $32.0K | 0.00% | +559+58.1% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,374 | $29.0K | 0.00% | +63+4.8% | Added |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,119 | $23.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 1,093 | $23.0K | 0.00% | −2,526−69.8% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 1,028 | $22.0K | 0.00% | −1,892−64.8% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 590 | $13.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 268 | $6.00K | 0.00% | −11,283−97.7% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 275 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 262 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ahrens Investment Partners LLC | 218 | $5.00K | 0.00% | +218 | New |
| Credit Suisse AG | 20 | $0 | 0.00% | +20 | New |
| Jacobs Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −102,102−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,353−100.0% | Sold out |
| tru Independence LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stephens Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,103−100.0% | Sold out |
| Zebra Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,544−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,523−100.0% | Sold out |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,334−100.0% | Sold out |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Amalgamated Financial Corp. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |