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.
| 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, Q3 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 2,014,933 | $37.8M | 0.00% | −206,627−9.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,276,408 | $23.9M | 0.00% | +16,094+1.3% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 510,683 | $9.58M | 0.00% | +29,967+6.2% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 490,895 | $9.21M | 0.01% | −187,986−27.7% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 482,503 | $9.05M | 0.00% | +44,928+10.3% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 480,387 | $9.01M | 0.00% | +9,774+2.1% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 478,003 | $8.97M | 1.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 400,000 | $7.50M | 0.26% | −90,000−18.4% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 316,823 | $5.94M | 0.39% | −18,200−5.4% | Reduced |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 295,969 | $5.55M | 0.14% | +59,297+25.1% | Added |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 284,469 | $5.34M | 1.39% | +284,469 | New |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 250,430 | $4.70M | 0.00% | +700+0.3% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 236,694 | $4.44M | 0.05% | +43,072+22.2% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 218,598 | $4.10M | 0.00% | −4,231−1.9% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 195,661 | $3.67M | 0.00% | −154,136−44.1% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 188,982 | $3.55M | 0.00% | +30,589+19.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 180,154 | $3.38M | 0.01% | −9,892−5.2% | Reduced |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 171,655 | $3.22M | 1.97% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 140,846 | $2.64M | 0.66% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 127,428 | $2.39M | 0.00% | −1,735−1.3% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 125,247 | $2.35M | 0.00% | −15,456−11.0% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 105,710 | $1.98M | 0.00% | +32,779+44.9% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 102,375 | $1.92M | 0.05% | +3,002+3.0% | Added |
| Putnam Investments LLC | 101,427 | $1.90M | 0.00% | +101,427 | New |
| Bokf, NA | 93,245 | $1.82M | 0.04% | −33,494−26.4% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 71,902 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +61,792+611.2% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 65,706 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +1,351+2.1% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 62,620 | $1.17M | 0.03% | +3,450+5.8% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 60,100 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −3,300−5.2% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 59,895 | $1.12M | 0.26% | +21,615+56.5% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 57,690 | $1.08M | 0.00% | −2,674−4.4% | Reduced |
| Swiss National Bank | 53,008 | $994.4K | 0.00% | +1,600+3.1% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $897.4K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $885.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 43,000 | $806.7K | 0.00% | −8,843−17.1% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 42,768 | $802.0K | 0.00% | +11,575+37.1% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $793.2K | 0.56% | +10,997+35.2% | Added |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 39,600 | $743.0K | 0.04% | +39,600 | New |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,234 | $717.3K | 0.61% | +225+0.6% | Added |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP | 38,030 | $713.4K | 0.32% | +38,030 | New |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 37,251 | $713.4K | 0.00% | −3,033−7.5% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 37,375 | $701.2K | 0.02% | +3,002+8.7% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 37,259 | $699.0K | 0.00% | +198+0.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 35,809 | $671.8K | 0.00% | +269+0.8% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 35,624 | $668.3K | 0.00% | −7,062−16.5% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 32,189 | $603.9K | 0.00% | +6,835+27.0% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 32,102 | $602.2K | 0.00% | +6,731+26.5% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $563.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 29,748 | $558.2K | 0.00% | +478+1.6% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 29,445 | $552.4K | 0.01% | +29,445 | New |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $518.4K | 0.13% | +1,000+3.8% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 26,586 | $498.8K | 0.00% | −2,383−8.2% | Reduced |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 25,084 | $470.6K | 0.52% | −5,282−17.4% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 24,300 | $455.9K | 0.08% | +300+1.3% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 23,513 | $441.1K | 0.00% | +23,513 | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 22,948 | $430.5K | 0.00% | +8,913+63.5% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 21,927 | $411.4K | 0.00% | +3,962+22.1% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 21,268 | $399.0K | 0.00% | +2,070+10.8% | Added |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 20,752 | $389.3K | 0.00% | −3,307−13.7% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 19,937 | $374.0K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 19,899 | $373.0K | 0.00% | +1,466+8.0% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 19,500 | $366.0K | 0.00% | −5,800−22.9% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 19,462 | $365.1K | 0.00% | −3,693−15.9% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 17,719 | $332.4K | 0.00% | +17,719 | New |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,840 | $315.9K | 0.00% | +16,840 | New |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,295 | $286.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 14,790 | $277.5K | 0.00% | −1,830−11.0% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 12,639 | $237.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $233.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,981 | $224.8K | 0.00% | +426+3.7% | Added |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,802 | $221.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 11,772 | $220.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 11,561 | $216.9K | 0.00% | +11,561 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,054 | $207.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,771 | $202.1K | 0.00% | +211+2.0% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 10,789 | $202.0K | 0.00% | +10,789 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 10,561 | $198.1K | 0.00% | +4,223+66.6% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 10,378 | $194.7K | 0.00% | +10,378 | New |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $188.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 10,000 | $186.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,200 | $172.6K | 0.00% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 9,100 | $170.7K | 0.06% | +9,100 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 5,932 | $111.3K | 0.00% | −3,212−35.1% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 5,878 | $110.3K | 0.00% | +5,878 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 4,895 | $91.8K | 0.00% | +4,226+631.7% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $76.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $62.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 2,639 | $49.5K | 0.00% | +339+14.7% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,398 | $45.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $44.4K | 0.00% | +712+43.0% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 1,811 | $34.0K | 0.00% | +1,186+189.8% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,605 | $30.1K | 0.00% | −209−11.5% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,467 | $27.5K | 0.00% | −1,455−49.8% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $25.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $24.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $18.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 507 | $9.51K | 0.00% | +507 | New |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 379 | $7.11K | 0.00% | +379 | New |
| Citigroup Inc | 331 | $6.21K | 0.00% | −7,481−95.8% | Reduced |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 300 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +300 | New |