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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $375 | 0.00% | +10+100.0% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $732 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 73 | $1.37K | 0.00% | +56+329.4% | Added |
| Gradient Investments LLC | 79 | $1.48K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 90 | $1.69K | 0.00% | +90 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 115 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +13+12.7% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $2.74K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 179 | $3.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 278 | $5.00K | 0.00% | +109+64.5% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 300 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| Citigroup Inc | 331 | $6.21K | 0.00% | −7,481−95.8% | Reduced |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 379 | $7.11K | 0.00% | +379 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 507 | $9.51K | 0.00% | +507 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $18.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $24.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $25.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,467 | $27.5K | 0.00% | −1,455−49.8% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,605 | $30.1K | 0.00% | −209−11.5% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 1,811 | $34.0K | 0.00% | +1,186+189.8% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $44.4K | 0.00% | +712+43.0% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,398 | $45.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 2,639 | $49.5K | 0.00% | +339+14.7% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $62.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $76.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 4,895 | $91.8K | 0.00% | +4,226+631.7% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 5,878 | $110.3K | 0.00% | +5,878 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 5,932 | $111.3K | 0.00% | −3,212−35.1% | Reduced |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 9,100 | $170.7K | 0.06% | +9,100 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,200 | $172.6K | 0.00% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 10,000 | $186.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $188.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 10,378 | $194.7K | 0.00% | +10,378 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 10,561 | $198.1K | 0.00% | +4,223+66.6% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 10,789 | $202.0K | 0.00% | +10,789 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,771 | $202.1K | 0.00% | +211+2.0% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,054 | $207.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 11,561 | $216.9K | 0.00% | +11,561 | New |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 11,772 | $220.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,802 | $221.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,981 | $224.8K | 0.00% | +426+3.7% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $233.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 12,639 | $237.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 14,790 | $277.5K | 0.00% | −1,830−11.0% | Reduced |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,295 | $286.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,840 | $315.9K | 0.00% | +16,840 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 17,719 | $332.4K | 0.00% | +17,719 | New |
| Barclays PLC | 19,462 | $365.1K | 0.00% | −3,693−15.9% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 19,500 | $366.0K | 0.00% | −5,800−22.9% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 19,899 | $373.0K | 0.00% | +1,466+8.0% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 19,937 | $374.0K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 20,752 | $389.3K | 0.00% | −3,307−13.7% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 21,268 | $399.0K | 0.00% | +2,070+10.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 21,927 | $411.4K | 0.00% | +3,962+22.1% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 22,948 | $430.5K | 0.00% | +8,913+63.5% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 23,513 | $441.1K | 0.00% | +23,513 | New |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 24,300 | $455.9K | 0.08% | +300+1.3% | Added |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 25,084 | $470.6K | 0.52% | −5,282−17.4% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 26,586 | $498.8K | 0.00% | −2,383−8.2% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $518.4K | 0.13% | +1,000+3.8% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 29,445 | $552.4K | 0.01% | +29,445 | New |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 29,748 | $558.2K | 0.00% | +478+1.6% | Added |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $563.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 32,102 | $602.2K | 0.00% | +6,731+26.5% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 32,189 | $603.9K | 0.00% | +6,835+27.0% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 35,624 | $668.3K | 0.00% | −7,062−16.5% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 35,809 | $671.8K | 0.00% | +269+0.8% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 37,259 | $699.0K | 0.00% | +198+0.5% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 37,375 | $701.2K | 0.02% | +3,002+8.7% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 37,251 | $713.4K | 0.00% | −3,033−7.5% | Reduced |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP | 38,030 | $713.4K | 0.32% | +38,030 | New |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,234 | $717.3K | 0.61% | +225+0.6% | Added |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 39,600 | $743.0K | 0.04% | +39,600 | New |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $793.2K | 0.56% | +10,997+35.2% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 42,768 | $802.0K | 0.00% | +11,575+37.1% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 43,000 | $806.7K | 0.00% | −8,843−17.1% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $885.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $897.4K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank | 53,008 | $994.4K | 0.00% | +1,600+3.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 57,690 | $1.08M | 0.00% | −2,674−4.4% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 59,895 | $1.12M | 0.26% | +21,615+56.5% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 60,100 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −3,300−5.2% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 62,620 | $1.17M | 0.03% | +3,450+5.8% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 65,706 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +1,351+2.1% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 71,902 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +61,792+611.2% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 93,245 | $1.82M | 0.04% | −33,494−26.4% | Reduced |
| Putnam Investments LLC | 101,427 | $1.90M | 0.00% | +101,427 | New |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 102,375 | $1.92M | 0.05% | +3,002+3.0% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 105,710 | $1.98M | 0.00% | +32,779+44.9% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 125,247 | $2.35M | 0.00% | −15,456−11.0% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 127,428 | $2.39M | 0.00% | −1,735−1.3% | Reduced |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 140,846 | $2.64M | 0.66% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 171,655 | $3.22M | 1.97% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 180,154 | $3.38M | 0.01% | −9,892−5.2% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 188,982 | $3.55M | 0.00% | +30,589+19.3% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 195,661 | $3.67M | 0.00% | −154,136−44.1% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 218,598 | $4.10M | 0.00% | −4,231−1.9% | Reduced |
| Royce & Associates LP | 236,694 | $4.44M | 0.05% | +43,072+22.2% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 250,430 | $4.70M | 0.00% | +700+0.3% | Added |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 284,469 | $5.34M | 1.39% | +284,469 | New |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 295,969 | $5.55M | 0.14% | +59,297+25.1% | Added |