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 2023
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
- 96
- −3 vs. Q1 2023
- Shares held
- 10.8M
- +167.2K (+1.6%) vs. Q1 2023
- Total value
- $162.3M
- −$19.2M (−10.6%) vs. Q1 2023
- New holders
- 12
- 32 more added
- Sold out
- 15
- 33 more reduced
Compare with Q1 2023: 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 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 2,221,560 | $33.5M | 0.00% | +150,325+7.3% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,260,314 | $19.0M | 0.00% | +4,821+0.4% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 678,881 | $10.2M | 0.01% | −618−0.1% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 490,000 | $7.38M | 0.24% | −10,000−2.0% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 480,716 | $7.24M | 0.00% | +21,242+4.6% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 478,003 | $7.20M | 0.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State Street Corp | 470,613 | $7.09M | 0.00% | +13,630+3.0% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 437,575 | $6.59M | 0.00% | −252−0.1% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 349,797 | $5.27M | 0.00% | −17,017−4.6% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 335,023 | $5.05M | 0.30% | +28,913+9.4% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 249,730 | $3.76M | 0.00% | +6,030+2.5% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 236,672 | $3.57M | 0.08% | −4,779−2.0% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 222,829 | $3.36M | 0.00% | +17,876+8.7% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 193,622 | $2.92M | 0.03% | +73,622+61.4% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 190,046 | $2.86M | 0.01% | +1,093+0.6% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 171,655 | $2.59M | 1.46% | +2,000+1.2% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 158,393 | $2.39M | 0.00% | +18,921+13.6% | Added |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 140,846 | $2.12M | 0.52% | +140,846 | New |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 140,703 | $2.12M | 0.00% | −4,732−3.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 129,163 | $1.95M | 0.00% | −2,863−2.2% | Reduced |
| Bokf, NA | 126,739 | $1.91M | 0.04% | −35,887−22.1% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 99,373 | $1.50M | 0.04% | +1,178+1.2% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 72,931 | $1.10M | 0.00% | −6,190−7.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 64,355 | $969.8K | 0.00% | +1,392+2.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 63,400 | $955.4K | 0.00% | −27,400−30.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 60,364 | $909.7K | 0.00% | −14,267−19.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 59,170 | $891.7K | 0.02% | +36,020+155.6% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 51,843 | $781.3K | 0.00% | −3,957−7.1% | Reduced |
| Swiss National Bank | 51,408 | $774.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $720.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $711.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 42,686 | $643.3K | 0.00% | +3,582+9.2% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 40,284 | $617.2K | 0.00% | −25,807−39.0% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 38,280 | $576.9K | 0.13% | +38,280 | New |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,009 | $572.8K | 0.47% | +308+0.8% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 37,061 | $558.5K | 0.00% | +81+0.2% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 35,540 | $535.6K | 0.00% | −388−1.1% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 34,373 | $518.0K | 0.02% | +34,373 | New |
| EA Series Trust | 34,373 | $518.0K | 0.02% | +34,373 | New |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 31,285 | $471.5K | 0.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 31,193 | $470.0K | 0.00% | +19,120+158.4% | Added |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 30,366 | $457.6K | 0.39% | +4,379+16.9% | Added |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 26,631 | $456.2K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $452.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 29,270 | $440.9K | 0.00% | +14,144+93.5% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 28,969 | $436.6K | 0.00% | −741−2.5% | Reduced |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 25,693 | $387.2K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 25,371 | $382.3K | 0.00% | +2,000+8.6% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 25,354 | $382.1K | 0.00% | −128,015−83.5% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 25,300 | $381.0K | 0.00% | +3,200+14.5% | Added |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 24,059 | $362.6K | 0.00% | −3,439−12.5% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 24,000 | $361.7K | 0.06% | −2,000−7.7% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 23,155 | $348.9K | 0.00% | −9,092−28.2% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 19,937 | $300.5K | 0.22% | −7,957−28.5% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 19,198 | $289.3K | 0.00% | +127+0.7% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 18,433 | $278.0K | 0.00% | +8,092+78.3% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 17,965 | $270.7K | 0.00% | −13,089−42.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 16,620 | $250.5K | 0.00% | +2,365+16.6% | Added |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,295 | $230.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 14,035 | $211.5K | 0.00% | +4,931+54.2% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 12,639 | $190.5K | 0.00% | +719+6.0% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $187.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,802 | $177.9K | 0.01% | +11,802 | New |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 11,772 | $177.4K | 0.00% | +11,772 | New |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,555 | $174.1K | 0.00% | +186+1.6% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,054 | $166.6K | 0.00% | −3,783−25.5% | Reduced |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 10,726 | $161.6K | 0.06% | +10,726 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,560 | $159.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 10,110 | $152.4K | 0.00% | −2,433−19.4% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $151.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 10,000 | $150.7K | 0.02% | −1,000−9.1% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,188 | $138.5K | 0.00% | −6,320−40.8% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 9,144 | $137.8K | 0.00% | +4,958+118.4% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 7,812 | $117.7K | 0.00% | +7,190+1,155.9% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,338 | $95.5K | 0.00% | −6,711−51.4% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $61.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $50.2K | 0.00% | −1,666−33.3% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,922 | $44.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,398 | $36.0K | 0.00% | −91−3.7% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 2,300 | $34.7K | 0.00% | +2,300 | New |
| FMR LLC | 1,814 | $27.3K | 0.00% | −830−31.4% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,656 | $25.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $20.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $19.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $14.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 669 | $10.1K | 0.00% | −85−11.3% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 625 | $9.42K | 0.00% | −4,092−86.8% | Reduced |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 179 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +163+1,018.8% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 169 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +169 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $2.20K | 0.00% | +146 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 102 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +18+21.4% | Added |
| Gradient Investments LLC | 79 | $1.19K | 0.00% | +79 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 29 | $694 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $588 | 0.00% | +39 | New |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 17 | $256 | 0.00% | −601−97.2% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 10 | $151 | 0.00% | −1,315−99.2% | Reduced |
| John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −93,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37,229−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −28,168−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,627−100.0% | Sold out |