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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 2023

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
99
+3 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
10.6M
+252.8K (+2.4%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$181.5M
−$48.3M (−21.0%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
18
41 more added
Sold out
15
23 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2023: 99 institutions
Q1 2021: 59 institutionsQ2 2021: 61 institutionsQ3 2021: 70 institutionsQ4 2021: 84 institutionsQ1 2022: 87 institutionsQ2 2022: 82 institutionsQ3 2022: 82 institutionsQ4 2022: 97 institutionsQ1 2023: 99 institutionsQ2 2023: 96 institutionsQ3 2023: 109 institutionsQ4 2023: 118 institutionsQ1 2024: 111 institutionsQ2 2024: 112 institutionsQ3 2024: 128 institutionsQ4 2024: 143 institutionsQ1 2025: 149 institutionsQ2 2025: 147 institutionsQ3 2025: 156 institutionsQ4 2025: 167 institutionsQ1 2026: 170 institutionsQ2 2026: 173 institutions
Value heldQ1 2023: $181.5M
Q1 2021: $150.1MQ2 2021: $149.3MQ3 2021: $153.3MQ4 2021: $202.0MQ1 2022: $172.6MQ2 2022: $159.0MQ3 2022: $167.1MQ4 2022: $232.9MQ1 2023: $181.5MQ2 2023: $162.3MQ3 2023: $205.3MQ4 2023: $295.9MQ1 2024: $268.6MQ2 2024: $262.6MQ3 2024: $322.6MQ4 2024: $353.4MQ1 2025: $347.0MQ2 2025: $366.2MQ3 2025: $356.3MQ4 2025: $402.5MQ1 2026: $457.4MQ2 2026: $579.8M
Institutions holding BFST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026173$579.8M
Q1 2026170$457.4M
Q4 2025167$402.5M
Q3 2025156$356.3M
Q2 2025147$366.2M
Q1 2025149$347.0M
Q4 2024143$353.4M
Q3 2024128$322.6M
Q2 2024112$262.6M
Q1 2024111$268.6M
Q4 2023118$295.9M
Q3 2023109$205.3M
Q2 202396$162.3M
Q1 202399$181.5M
Q4 202297$232.9M
Q3 202282$167.1M
Q2 202282$159.0M
Q1 202287$172.6M
Q4 202184$202.0M
Q3 202170$153.3M
Q2 202161$149.3M
Q1 202159$150.1M

Institutions, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding BFST in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,071,235$35.5M0.00%+569,408+37.9%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,255,493$21.5M0.00%+20,220+1.6%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The679,499$11.6M0.01%−13,113−1.9%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC500,000$8.56M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Banc Funds Co LLC478,003$8.19M0.87%00.0%Unchanged
Geode Capital Management, LLC459,474$7.87M0.00%+18,208+4.1%Added
State Street Corp456,983$7.83M0.00%+41,011+9.9%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP437,827$7.50M0.00%+112,699+34.7%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co366,814$6.28M0.00%+100,277+37.6%Added
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.306,110$5.24M0.35%+52,470+20.7%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.243,700$4.17M0.00%+28,600+13.3%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.241,451$4.14M0.12%−15,110−5.9%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp204,953$3.51M0.00%−5,584−2.7%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.188,953$3.24M0.01%+14,459+8.3%Added
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC169,655$2.91M1.77%+4,102+2.5%Added
Bokf, NA162,626$2.79M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC153,369$2.63M0.00%+55,524+56.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc145,435$2.49M0.00%+48,508+50.0%Added
American Century Companies Inc139,472$2.35M0.00%+40,750+41.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp132,026$2.26M0.00%−2,213−1.6%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP120,000$2.06M0.02%+120,000New
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC98,195$1.68M0.04%−1,805−1.8%Reduced
John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc.93,000$1.59M1.79%+50,400+118.3%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP90,800$1.56M0.00%+35,800+65.1%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC79,121$1.36M0.00%+13,709+21.0%Added
Morgan Stanley74,631$1.28M0.00%+51,496+222.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC66,091$1.12M0.00%+66,091New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc62,963$1.08M0.00%+712+1.1%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc55,800$955.9K0.00%+170+0.3%Added
Swiss National Bank51,408$880.6K0.00%−6,200−10.8%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.47,837$819.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
LSV Asset Management47,170$808.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board39,104$669.9K0.00%+6,532+20.1%Added
Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC37,701$645.8K0.60%+216+0.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC37,229$637.7K0.00%+37,229New
Rhumbline Advisers36,980$633.0K0.00%+2,368+6.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.35,928$615.4K0.00%−2,104−5.5%Reduced
Barclays PLC32,247$552.4K0.00%+9,991+44.9%Added
Gator Capital Management, LLC31,285$535.9K0.42%+3,075+10.9%Added
Bank of America Corp31,054$532.0K0.00%+13,872+80.7%Added
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.30,000$514.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System29,710$508.9K0.00%−430−1.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP28,168$482.5K0.00%−13,259−32.0%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC27,894$477.8K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
New York Life Investment Management LLC27,498$471.0K0.01%+27,498New
Ethos Financial Group, LLC26,631$456.2K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Rodgers Brothers Inc.26,000$445.4K0.09%+10,000+62.5%Added
BHZ Capital Management, LP25,987$445.2K0.27%+25,987New
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc25,693$440.1K0.08%+2,347+10.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC23,371$400.3K0.00%−7,389−24.0%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.23,150$396.6K0.01%+5,695+32.6%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC22,100$379.0K0.00%+11,200+102.8%Added
Credit Suisse AG19,071$326.7K0.00%−1,568−7.6%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund15,508$265.7K0.00%−2,370−13.3%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC15,295$262.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Janus Henderson Group PLC15,126$258.8K0.00%+15,126New
Deutsche Bank AG14,837$254.2K0.00%+4,549+44.2%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd14,627$250.0K0.01%+14,627New
UBS Group AG14,255$244.2K0.00%+5,415+61.3%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA13,049$223.5K0.00%+7,698+143.9%Added
First Trust Advisors LP12,543$214.9K0.00%−7,946−38.8%Reduced
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC12,423$212.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans12,073$207.0K0.00%+12,073New
MetLife Investment Management11,920$204.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC11,423$195.7K0.00%+11,423New
American International Group, Inc.11,369$194.8K0.00%+227+2.0%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC11,000$188.4K0.03%−1,000−8.3%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP10,658$182.6K0.00%+10,658New
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.10,560$180.9K0.00%+10,560New
Royal Bank of Canada10,341$177.0K0.00%−2,500−19.5%Reduced
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$171.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.9,428$161.5K0.01%−1,664−15.0%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc9,104$156.0K0.00%+591+6.9%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC8,892$152.0K0.00%+897+11.2%Added
PEAK6 Investments LLC5,404$92.6K0.01%+5,404New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,998$85.6K0.00%−1,666−25.0%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC4,717$80.8K0.01%+3,982+541.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company4,186$71.7K0.00%+4,186New
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)4,067$69.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,922$50.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC2,644$45.3K0.00%+1,279+93.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank2,489$43.0K0.00%−467−15.8%Reduced
Quantbot Technologies LP2,008$34.4K0.00%+2,008New
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,656$28.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$23.7K0.00%−12,169−89.8%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC1,325$23.0K0.00%−175−11.7%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co1,309$22.4K0.00%−308−19.0%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co951$16.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Dorsey Wright & Associates878$15.0K0.00%−99−10.1%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio838$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)754$13.0K0.00%+221+41.5%Added
Citigroup Inc622$10.7K0.00%−131−17.4%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC618$10.6K0.00%+373+152.2%Added
Lindbrook Capital, LLC170$2.91K0.00%+162+2,025.0%Added
US Bancorp113$1.94K0.00%+113New
Allworth Financial LP78$1.34K0.00%+78New
Covestor Ltd84$1.00K0.00%+39+86.7%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc29$6940.00%+29New
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC16$00.00%+16New
Wellington Management Group LLP0$00.00%−788,131−100.0%Sold out