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, Q3 2022
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Sep 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
- +1 vs. Q2 2022
- Shares held
- 7.76M
- +304.2K (+4.1%) vs. Q2 2022
- Total value
- $167.1M
- +$8.17M (+5.1%) vs. Q2 2022
- New holders
- 9
- 25 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 24 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,255,777 | $27.0M | 0.00% | −6,775−0.5% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,037,940 | $22.3M | 0.00% | +18,320+1.8% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 635,888 | $13.7M | 0.01% | −20,547−3.1% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 420,105 | $9.04M | 0.07% | −29,906−6.6% | Reduced |
| EJF Capital LLC | 379,031 | $8.16M | 1.60% | −3,029−0.8% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 372,588 | $8.02M | 0.00% | +3,952+1.1% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 363,977 | $7.84M | 0.00% | +2,396+0.7% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 266,398 | $5.74M | 0.00% | +44,309+20.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 258,037 | $5.56M | 0.00% | −6,778−2.6% | Reduced |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 251,708 | $5.42M | 0.16% | +66,708+36.1% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 228,003 | $4.91M | 0.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bokf, NA | 205,916 | $4.43M | 0.09% | +205,916 | New |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 200,000 | $4.31M | 0.16% | +25,000+14.3% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 179,783 | $3.87M | 0.00% | −4,723−2.6% | Reduced |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 165,553 | $3.56M | 2.37% | −4,575−2.7% | Reduced |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $3.04M | 0.99% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 115,049 | $2.48M | 0.00% | +7,356+6.8% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 100,000 | $2.15M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 97,339 | $2.10M | 0.00% | +22,857+30.7% | Added |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | 93,000 | $2.00M | 1.87% | +93,000 | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 71,779 | $1.54M | 0.00% | −1,983−2.7% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 56,300 | $1.21M | 0.00% | +1,700+3.1% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 56,034 | $1.21M | 0.00% | +2,166+4.0% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 53,970 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −13,200−19.7% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 48,337 | $1.04M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Century Companies Inc | 44,755 | $964.0K | 0.00% | +33,835+309.8% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 37,289 | $803.0K | 0.88% | +187+0.5% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 32,100 | $691.0K | 0.00% | +2,300+7.7% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 31,803 | $685.0K | 0.00% | +1,752+5.8% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 30,760 | $662.0K | 0.00% | −78,692−71.9% | Reduced |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $646.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 28,210 | $607.0K | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 23,346 | $503.0K | 0.09% | +23,346 | New |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 21,424 | $461.0K | 0.00% | +1,724+8.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 20,421 | $440.0K | 0.00% | −25,790−55.8% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 19,616 | $422.0K | 0.00% | +1,674+9.3% | Added |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,629 | $401.0K | 0.02% | +18,629 | New |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 18,183 | $391.0K | 0.00% | −10,517−36.6% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 17,894 | $385.0K | 0.00% | +4,766+36.3% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,450 | $376.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 17,206 | $370.0K | 0.00% | −2,536−12.8% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 16,990 | $365.0K | 0.00% | +4,423+35.2% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 16,499 | $355.0K | 0.28% | +214+1.3% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $344.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 15,963 | $344.0K | 1.64% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 15,225 | $328.0K | 0.00% | +17+0.1% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 14,890 | $320.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 14,380 | $309.0K | 0.00% | −60.0% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 13,292 | $286.0K | 0.00% | −2,939−18.1% | Reduced |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $267.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 12,000 | $258.0K | 0.06% | +12,000 | New |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 10,615 | $229.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 10,614 | $228.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 10,001 | $216.0K | 0.00% | −28,341−73.9% | Reduced |
| American International Group, Inc. | 10,051 | $216.0K | 0.00% | +142+1.4% | Added |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $215.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 9,665 | $208.0K | 0.00% | −2,743−22.1% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 9,444 | $203.3K | 0.00% | +9,444 | New |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 9,438 | $203.0K | 0.00% | −2,240−19.2% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 9,393 | $202.0K | 0.00% | −80−0.8% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 9,210 | $198.0K | 0.00% | −1,412−13.3% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 8,357 | $180.0K | 0.00% | −696−7.7% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,814 | $146.7K | 0.00% | +1,585+30.3% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 6,664 | $143.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 6,266 | $135.0K | 0.00% | −1,892−23.2% | Reduced |
| Dark Forest Capital Management LP | 5,427 | $117.0K | 0.02% | +5,427 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $63.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,690 | $58.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 2,000 | $43.0K | 0.00% | +212+11.9% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 1,778 | $38.0K | 0.00% | +88+5.2% | Added |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $37.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $35.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 1,600 | $34.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,510 | $33.0K | 0.00% | +1,510 | New |
| FMR LLC | 1,374 | $30.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,119 | $24.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 1,028 | $22.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 321 | $7.00K | 0.00% | −1,200−78.9% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 275 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Credit Suisse AG | 118 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +98+490.0% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 53 | $1.00K | 0.00% | −215−80.2% | Reduced |
| Covestor Ltd | 48 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +48 | New |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −24,841−100.0% | Sold out |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,295−100.0% | Sold out |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,231−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,570−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,093−100.0% | Sold out |
| US Bancorp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −590−100.0% | Sold out |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −262−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ahrens Investment Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −218−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | – | – | – | – | Not filed |