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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Sep 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
109
+14 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
10.9M
+211.8K (+2.0%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$205.3M
+$43.6M (+26.9%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
17
42 more added
Sold out
3
25 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2023: 109 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 heldQ3 2023: $205.3M
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding BFST in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,014,933$37.8M0.00%−206,627−9.3%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc1,276,408$23.9M0.00%+16,094+1.3%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC510,683$9.58M0.00%+29,967+6.2%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The490,895$9.21M0.01%−187,986−27.7%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP482,503$9.05M0.00%+44,928+10.3%Added
State Street Corp480,387$9.01M0.00%+9,774+2.1%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC478,003$8.97M1.05%00.0%Unchanged
RMB Capital Management, LLC400,000$7.50M0.26%−90,000−18.4%Reduced
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.316,823$5.94M0.39%−18,200−5.4%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.295,969$5.55M0.14%+59,297+25.1%Added
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.284,469$5.34M1.39%+284,469New
Alliancebernstein L.P.250,430$4.70M0.00%+700+0.3%Added
Royce & Associates LP236,694$4.44M0.05%+43,072+22.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp218,598$4.10M0.00%−4,231−1.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co195,661$3.67M0.00%−154,136−44.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc188,982$3.55M0.00%+30,589+19.3%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.180,154$3.38M0.01%−9,892−5.2%Reduced
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC171,655$3.22M1.97%00.0%Unchanged
Ratio Wealth Group140,846$2.64M0.66%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp127,428$2.39M0.00%−1,735−1.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc125,247$2.35M0.00%−15,456−11.0%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC105,710$1.98M0.00%+32,779+44.9%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC102,375$1.92M0.05%+3,002+3.0%Added
Putnam Investments LLC101,427$1.90M0.00%+101,427New
Bokf, NA93,245$1.82M0.04%−33,494−26.4%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP71,902$1.35M0.00%+61,792+611.2%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc65,706$1.23M0.00%+1,351+2.1%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.62,620$1.17M0.03%+3,450+5.8%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP60,100$1.13M0.00%−3,300−5.2%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC59,895$1.12M0.26%+21,615+56.5%Added
Morgan Stanley57,690$1.08M0.00%−2,674−4.4%Reduced
Swiss National Bank53,008$994.4K0.00%+1,600+3.1%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.47,837$897.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
LSV Asset Management47,170$885.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Victory Capital Management Inc43,000$806.7K0.00%−8,843−17.1%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans42,768$802.0K0.00%+11,575+37.1%Added
Gator Capital Management, LLC42,282$793.2K0.56%+10,997+35.2%Added
ClariVest Asset Management LLC39,600$743.0K0.04%+39,600New
Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC38,234$717.3K0.61%+225+0.6%Added
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP38,030$713.4K0.32%+38,030New
HSBC Holdings PLC37,251$713.4K0.00%−3,033−7.5%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC37,375$701.2K0.02%+3,002+8.7%Added
Rhumbline Advisers37,259$699.0K0.00%+198+0.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.35,809$671.8K0.00%+269+0.8%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board35,624$668.3K0.00%−7,062−16.5%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC32,189$603.9K0.00%+6,835+27.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC32,102$602.2K0.00%+6,731+26.5%Added
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.30,000$563.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Janus Henderson Group PLC29,748$558.2K0.00%+478+1.6%Added
Trexquant Investment LP29,445$552.4K0.01%+29,445New
Ethos Financial Group, LLC27,631$518.4K0.13%+1,000+3.8%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System26,586$498.8K0.00%−2,383−8.2%Reduced
BHZ Capital Management, LP25,084$470.6K0.52%−5,282−17.4%Reduced
Rodgers Brothers Inc.24,300$455.9K0.08%+300+1.3%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC23,513$441.1K0.00%+23,513New
Legal & General Group Plc22,948$430.5K0.00%+8,913+63.5%Added
Bank of America Corp21,927$411.4K0.00%+3,962+22.1%Added
Credit Suisse AG21,268$399.0K0.00%+2,070+10.8%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC20,752$389.3K0.00%−3,307−13.7%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC19,937$374.0K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada19,899$373.0K0.00%+1,466+8.0%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC19,500$366.0K0.00%−5,800−22.9%Reduced
Barclays PLC19,462$365.1K0.00%−3,693−15.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP17,719$332.4K0.00%+17,719New
Truist Financial Corp16,840$315.9K0.00%+16,840New
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC15,295$286.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG14,790$277.5K0.00%−1,830−11.0%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management12,639$237.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC12,423$233.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.11,981$224.8K0.00%+426+3.7%Added
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC11,802$221.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Voya Investment Management LLC11,772$220.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Franklin Resources Inc11,561$216.9K0.00%+11,561New
Deutsche Bank AG11,054$207.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.10,771$202.1K0.00%+211+2.0%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC10,789$202.0K0.00%+10,789New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA10,561$198.1K0.00%+4,223+66.6%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC10,378$194.7K0.00%+10,378New
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$188.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC10,000$186.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,200$172.6K0.00%+12+0.1%Added
Denali Advisors LLC9,100$170.7K0.06%+9,100New
Wells Fargo & Company5,932$111.3K0.00%−3,212−35.1%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department5,878$110.3K0.00%+5,878New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)4,895$91.8K0.00%+4,226+631.7%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)4,067$76.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,332$62.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,639$49.5K0.00%+339+14.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank2,398$45.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.2,368$44.4K0.00%+712+43.0%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC1,811$34.0K0.00%+1,186+189.8%Added
FMR LLC1,605$30.1K0.00%−209−11.5%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,467$27.5K0.00%−1,455−49.8%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$25.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co1,309$24.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co951$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC507$9.51K0.00%+507New
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.379$7.11K0.00%+379New
Citigroup Inc331$6.21K0.00%−7,481−95.8%Reduced
Aquatic Capital Management LLC300$6.00K0.00%+300New