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 2022
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Dec 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
- 97
- +15 vs. Q3 2022
- Shares held
- 10.5M
- +2.72M (+35.1%) vs. Q3 2022
- Total value
- $232.9M
- +$65.8M (+39.4%) vs. Q3 2022
- New holders
- 23
- 38 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 18 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,501,827 | $33.3M | 0.00% | +246,050+19.6% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,235,273 | $27.3M | 0.00% | +197,333+19.0% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 788,131 | $17.4M | 0.00% | +788,131 | New |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 692,612 | $15.3M | 0.01% | +56,724+8.9% | Added |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 500,000 | $11.1M | 0.39% | +300,000+150.0% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 478,003 | $10.6M | 0.93% | +250,000+109.6% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 441,266 | $9.77M | 0.00% | +77,289+21.2% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 415,972 | $9.21M | 0.00% | +43,384+11.6% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 388,007 | $8.59M | 0.07% | −32,098−7.6% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 325,128 | $7.20M | 0.00% | +58,730+22.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 266,537 | $5.90M | 0.00% | +8,500+3.3% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 256,561 | $5.68M | 0.16% | +4,853+1.9% | Added |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 253,640 | $5.62M | 0.42% | +253,640 | New |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 215,100 | $4.76M | 0.00% | +215,100 | New |
| Northern Trust Corp | 210,537 | $4.66M | 0.00% | +30,754+17.1% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 174,494 | $3.86M | 0.01% | +159,604+1,071.9% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 165,553 | $3.67M | 2.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bokf, NA | 162,626 | $3.60M | 0.07% | −43,290−21.0% | Reduced |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 141,384 | $3.13M | 0.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 134,239 | $2.97M | 0.00% | +19,190+16.7% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 100,000 | $2.21M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Century Companies Inc | 98,722 | $2.19M | 0.00% | +53,967+120.6% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 97,845 | $2.17M | 0.00% | +97,845 | New |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 96,927 | $2.15M | 0.00% | −412−0.4% | Reduced |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | 42,600 | $2.06M | 1.85% | −50,400−54.2% | Reduced |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 81,842 | $1.81M | 0.33% | +81,842 | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 65,412 | $1.45M | 0.00% | −6,367−8.9% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 62,251 | $1.38M | 0.00% | +6,217+11.1% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 57,608 | $1.28M | 0.00% | +57,608 | New |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 55,630 | $1.23M | 0.00% | −670−1.2% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 55,000 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +22,900+71.3% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $1.06M | 0.06% | −500−1.0% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −6,800−12.6% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 46,135 | $1.02M | 0.00% | +28,929+168.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 41,427 | $917.2K | 0.00% | +21,811+111.2% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 38,032 | $842.0K | 0.00% | +17,611+86.2% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 37,485 | $829.9K | 0.82% | +196+0.5% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 34,612 | $766.0K | 0.00% | +2,809+8.8% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 32,572 | $721.1K | 0.00% | +11,148+52.0% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 30,760 | $681.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 30,140 | $667.3K | 0.00% | +21,783+260.7% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $664.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 28,210 | $624.6K | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 27,894 | $617.6K | 0.46% | +11,395+69.1% | Added |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 26,631 | $589.6K | 0.20% | +26,631 | New |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 23,346 | $516.9K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 23,135 | $512.2K | 0.00% | +6,145+36.2% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 22,256 | $492.7K | 0.00% | +7,876+54.8% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 20,639 | $456.9K | 0.00% | +20,521+17,390.7% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 20,489 | $453.6K | 0.00% | +20,489 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 17,878 | $395.8K | 0.00% | −16−0.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 17,455 | $386.5K | 0.01% | +50.0% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 17,182 | $380.4K | 0.00% | +1,957+12.9% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,000 | $354.2K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,295 | $338.6K | 0.01% | −3,334−17.9% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 12,841 | $284.0K | 0.00% | +3,448+36.7% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $275.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 12,000 | $265.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 11,920 | $263.9K | 0.00% | +1,306+12.3% | Added |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,142 | $246.7K | 0.00% | +1,091+10.9% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 11,092 | $245.6K | 0.02% | +11,092 | New |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 10,900 | $241.0K | 0.00% | −7,283−40.1% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 10,288 | $227.8K | 0.00% | +1,078+11.7% | Added |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $221.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 9,444 | $209.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 9,234 | $204.4K | 0.00% | −431−4.5% | Reduced |
| Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP | 9,193 | $203.5K | 0.02% | +9,193 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 9,162 | $203.0K | 0.00% | +9,162 | New |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,127 | $202.1K | 0.00% | +9,127 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 8,840 | $195.7K | 0.00% | +8,840 | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,513 | $188.5K | 0.00% | +6,513+325.7% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 7,995 | $177.0K | 0.00% | +1,729+27.6% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 6,664 | $147.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 6,097 | $135.0K | 0.00% | +6,097 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 5,351 | $118.5K | 0.00% | −1,463−21.5% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $90.0K | 0.00% | +4,067 | New |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,956 | $65.0K | 0.00% | +266+9.9% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $64.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,617 | $35.8K | 0.00% | +498+44.5% | Added |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 1,600 | $35.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $35.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 1,600 | $35.0K | 0.00% | +1,600 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $33.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,365 | $30.2K | 0.00% | −9−0.7% | Reduced |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | 977 | $21.6K | 0.01% | +977 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $21.0K | 0.00% | +951 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 838 | $19.0K | 0.00% | −190−18.5% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 753 | $16.7K | 0.00% | +432+134.6% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 735 | $16.3K | 0.00% | +735 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 533 | $12.0K | 0.00% | −1,245−70.0% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 406 | $8.99K | 0.00% | −12,886−96.9% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 275 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 245 | $5.42K | 0.00% | +245 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 69 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +69 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 45 | $1.00K | 0.00% | −3−6.3% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 13,552 | $300 | 0.00% | +13,552 | New |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 8 | $177 | 0.00% | +8 | New |
| EJF Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −379,031−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,963−100.0% | Sold out |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,615−100.0% | Sold out |