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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
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC20$3750.00%+10+100.0%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.39$7320.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC73$1.37K0.00%+56+329.4%Added
Gradient Investments LLC79$1.48K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank90$1.69K0.00%+90New
Covestor Ltd115$2.00K0.00%+13+12.7%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC146$2.74K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC179$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC278$5.00K0.00%+109+64.5%Added
Aquatic Capital Management LLC300$6.00K0.00%+300New
Citigroup Inc331$6.21K0.00%−7,481−95.8%Reduced
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.379$7.11K0.00%+379New
Parallel Advisors, LLC507$9.51K0.00%+507New
Great West Life Assurance Co951$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co1,309$24.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$25.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,467$27.5K0.00%−1,455−49.8%Reduced
FMR LLC1,605$30.1K0.00%−209−11.5%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC1,811$34.0K0.00%+1,186+189.8%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.2,368$44.4K0.00%+712+43.0%Added
Amalgamated Bank2,398$45.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,639$49.5K0.00%+339+14.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,332$62.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)4,067$76.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)4,895$91.8K0.00%+4,226+631.7%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department5,878$110.3K0.00%+5,878New
Wells Fargo & Company5,932$111.3K0.00%−3,212−35.1%Reduced
Denali Advisors LLC9,100$170.7K0.06%+9,100New
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,200$172.6K0.00%+12+0.1%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC10,000$186.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$188.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC10,378$194.7K0.00%+10,378New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA10,561$198.1K0.00%+4,223+66.6%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC10,789$202.0K0.00%+10,789New
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.10,771$202.1K0.00%+211+2.0%Added
Deutsche Bank AG11,054$207.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Franklin Resources Inc11,561$216.9K0.00%+11,561New
Voya Investment Management LLC11,772$220.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC11,802$221.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.11,981$224.8K0.00%+426+3.7%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC12,423$233.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management12,639$237.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG14,790$277.5K0.00%−1,830−11.0%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC15,295$286.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp16,840$315.9K0.00%+16,840New
Two Sigma Investments, LP17,719$332.4K0.00%+17,719New
Barclays PLC19,462$365.1K0.00%−3,693−15.9%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC19,500$366.0K0.00%−5,800−22.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada19,899$373.0K0.00%+1,466+8.0%Added
ELCO Management Co., LLC19,937$374.0K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
New York Life Investment Management LLC20,752$389.3K0.00%−3,307−13.7%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG21,268$399.0K0.00%+2,070+10.8%Added
Bank of America Corp21,927$411.4K0.00%+3,962+22.1%Added
Legal & General Group Plc22,948$430.5K0.00%+8,913+63.5%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC23,513$441.1K0.00%+23,513New
Rodgers Brothers Inc.24,300$455.9K0.08%+300+1.3%Added
BHZ Capital Management, LP25,084$470.6K0.52%−5,282−17.4%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System26,586$498.8K0.00%−2,383−8.2%Reduced
Ethos Financial Group, LLC27,631$518.4K0.13%+1,000+3.8%Added
Trexquant Investment LP29,445$552.4K0.01%+29,445New
Janus Henderson Group PLC29,748$558.2K0.00%+478+1.6%Added
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.30,000$563.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC32,102$602.2K0.00%+6,731+26.5%Added
Millennium Management LLC32,189$603.9K0.00%+6,835+27.0%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board35,624$668.3K0.00%−7,062−16.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.35,809$671.8K0.00%+269+0.8%Added
Rhumbline Advisers37,259$699.0K0.00%+198+0.5%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC37,375$701.2K0.02%+3,002+8.7%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC37,251$713.4K0.00%−3,033−7.5%Reduced
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP38,030$713.4K0.32%+38,030New
Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC38,234$717.3K0.61%+225+0.6%Added
ClariVest Asset Management LLC39,600$743.0K0.04%+39,600New
Gator Capital Management, LLC42,282$793.2K0.56%+10,997+35.2%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans42,768$802.0K0.00%+11,575+37.1%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc43,000$806.7K0.00%−8,843−17.1%Reduced
LSV Asset Management47,170$885.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.47,837$897.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss National Bank53,008$994.4K0.00%+1,600+3.1%Added
Morgan Stanley57,690$1.08M0.00%−2,674−4.4%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC59,895$1.12M0.26%+21,615+56.5%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP60,100$1.13M0.00%−3,300−5.2%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.62,620$1.17M0.03%+3,450+5.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc65,706$1.23M0.00%+1,351+2.1%Added
First Trust Advisors LP71,902$1.35M0.00%+61,792+611.2%Added
Bokf, NA93,245$1.82M0.04%−33,494−26.4%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC101,427$1.90M0.00%+101,427New
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC102,375$1.92M0.05%+3,002+3.0%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC105,710$1.98M0.00%+32,779+44.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc125,247$2.35M0.00%−15,456−11.0%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp127,428$2.39M0.00%−1,735−1.3%Reduced
Ratio Wealth Group140,846$2.64M0.66%00.0%Unchanged
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC171,655$3.22M1.97%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.180,154$3.38M0.01%−9,892−5.2%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc188,982$3.55M0.00%+30,589+19.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co195,661$3.67M0.00%−154,136−44.1%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp218,598$4.10M0.00%−4,231−1.9%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP236,694$4.44M0.05%+43,072+22.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.250,430$4.70M0.00%+700+0.3%Added
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.284,469$5.34M1.39%+284,469New
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.295,969$5.55M0.14%+59,297+25.1%Added