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.
| 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 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 2,071,235 | $35.5M | 0.00% | +569,408+37.9% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,255,493 | $21.5M | 0.00% | +20,220+1.6% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 679,499 | $11.6M | 0.01% | −13,113−1.9% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 500,000 | $8.56M | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 478,003 | $8.19M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 459,474 | $7.87M | 0.00% | +18,208+4.1% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 456,983 | $7.83M | 0.00% | +41,011+9.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 437,827 | $7.50M | 0.00% | +112,699+34.7% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 366,814 | $6.28M | 0.00% | +100,277+37.6% | Added |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 306,110 | $5.24M | 0.35% | +52,470+20.7% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 243,700 | $4.17M | 0.00% | +28,600+13.3% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 241,451 | $4.14M | 0.12% | −15,110−5.9% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 204,953 | $3.51M | 0.00% | −5,584−2.7% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 188,953 | $3.24M | 0.01% | +14,459+8.3% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 169,655 | $2.91M | 1.77% | +4,102+2.5% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 162,626 | $2.79M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 153,369 | $2.63M | 0.00% | +55,524+56.7% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 145,435 | $2.49M | 0.00% | +48,508+50.0% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 139,472 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +40,750+41.3% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 132,026 | $2.26M | 0.00% | −2,213−1.6% | Reduced |
| Royce & Associates LP | 120,000 | $2.06M | 0.02% | +120,000 | New |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 98,195 | $1.68M | 0.04% | −1,805−1.8% | Reduced |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | 93,000 | $1.59M | 1.79% | +50,400+118.3% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 90,800 | $1.56M | 0.00% | +35,800+65.1% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 79,121 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +13,709+21.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 74,631 | $1.28M | 0.00% | +51,496+222.6% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 66,091 | $1.12M | 0.00% | +66,091 | New |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 62,963 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +712+1.1% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 55,800 | $955.9K | 0.00% | +170+0.3% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 51,408 | $880.6K | 0.00% | −6,200−10.8% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $819.4K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $808.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 39,104 | $669.9K | 0.00% | +6,532+20.1% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 37,701 | $645.8K | 0.60% | +216+0.6% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 37,229 | $637.7K | 0.00% | +37,229 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 36,980 | $633.0K | 0.00% | +2,368+6.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 35,928 | $615.4K | 0.00% | −2,104−5.5% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 32,247 | $552.4K | 0.00% | +9,991+44.9% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 31,285 | $535.9K | 0.42% | +3,075+10.9% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 31,054 | $532.0K | 0.00% | +13,872+80.7% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $514.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 29,710 | $508.9K | 0.00% | −430−1.4% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 28,168 | $482.5K | 0.00% | −13,259−32.0% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 27,894 | $477.8K | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 27,498 | $471.0K | 0.01% | +27,498 | New |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 26,631 | $456.2K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 26,000 | $445.4K | 0.09% | +10,000+62.5% | Added |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 25,987 | $445.2K | 0.27% | +25,987 | New |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 25,693 | $440.1K | 0.08% | +2,347+10.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 23,371 | $400.3K | 0.00% | −7,389−24.0% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 23,150 | $396.6K | 0.01% | +5,695+32.6% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 22,100 | $379.0K | 0.00% | +11,200+102.8% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 19,071 | $326.7K | 0.00% | −1,568−7.6% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 15,508 | $265.7K | 0.00% | −2,370−13.3% | Reduced |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,295 | $262.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 15,126 | $258.8K | 0.00% | +15,126 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 14,837 | $254.2K | 0.00% | +4,549+44.2% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 14,627 | $250.0K | 0.01% | +14,627 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 14,255 | $244.2K | 0.00% | +5,415+61.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 13,049 | $223.5K | 0.00% | +7,698+143.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 12,543 | $214.9K | 0.00% | −7,946−38.8% | Reduced |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $212.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 12,073 | $207.0K | 0.00% | +12,073 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 11,920 | $204.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 11,423 | $195.7K | 0.00% | +11,423 | New |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,369 | $194.8K | 0.00% | +227+2.0% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 11,000 | $188.4K | 0.03% | −1,000−8.3% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 10,658 | $182.6K | 0.00% | +10,658 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,560 | $180.9K | 0.00% | +10,560 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,341 | $177.0K | 0.00% | −2,500−19.5% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $171.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 9,428 | $161.5K | 0.01% | −1,664−15.0% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 9,104 | $156.0K | 0.00% | +591+6.9% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 8,892 | $152.0K | 0.00% | +897+11.2% | Added |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | 5,404 | $92.6K | 0.01% | +5,404 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 4,998 | $85.6K | 0.00% | −1,666−25.0% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 4,717 | $80.8K | 0.01% | +3,982+541.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 4,186 | $71.7K | 0.00% | +4,186 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $69.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $50.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 2,644 | $45.3K | 0.00% | +1,279+93.7% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,489 | $43.0K | 0.00% | −467−15.8% | Reduced |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 2,008 | $34.4K | 0.00% | +2,008 | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $28.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $23.7K | 0.00% | −12,169−89.8% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 1,325 | $23.0K | 0.00% | −175−11.7% | Reduced |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $22.4K | 0.00% | −308−19.0% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $16.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates | 878 | $15.0K | 0.00% | −99−10.1% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 838 | $14.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 754 | $13.0K | 0.00% | +221+41.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 622 | $10.7K | 0.00% | −131−17.4% | Reduced |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 618 | $10.6K | 0.00% | +373+152.2% | Added |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 170 | $2.91K | 0.00% | +162+2,025.0% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 113 | $1.94K | 0.00% | +113 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP | 78 | $1.34K | 0.00% | +78 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 84 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +39+86.7% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 29 | $694 | 0.00% | +29 | New |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 16 | $0 | 0.00% | +16 | New |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −788,131−100.0% | Sold out |