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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
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.316,823$5.94M0.39%−18,200−5.4%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC400,000$7.50M0.26%−90,000−18.4%Reduced
Banc Funds Co LLC478,003$8.97M1.05%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp480,387$9.01M0.00%+9,774+2.1%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP482,503$9.05M0.00%+44,928+10.3%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The490,895$9.21M0.01%−187,986−27.7%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC510,683$9.58M0.00%+29,967+6.2%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,276,408$23.9M0.00%+16,094+1.3%Added
BlackRock Inc.2,014,933$37.8M0.00%−206,627−9.3%Reduced
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc0$00.00%−25,693−100.0%Sold out
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC0$00.00%−10,726−100.0%Sold out
IFP Advisors, Inc0$00.00%−29−100.0%Sold out
EA Series Trust––––Not filed