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, Q4 2023
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Dec 31, 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
- 118
- +9 vs. Q3 2023
- Shares held
- 12.0M
- +1.06M (+9.7%) vs. Q3 2023
- Total value
- $295.9M
- +$90.6M (+44.1%) vs. Q3 2023
- New holders
- 17
- 35 more added
- Sold out
- 8
- 31 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $123 | 0.00% | +5 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $493 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 31 | $764 | 0.00% | +31 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $961 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 44 | $1.08K | 0.00% | −29−39.7% | Reduced |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 71 | $1.75K | 0.00% | +71 | New |
| Gradient Investments LLC | 79 | $1.95K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 90 | $2.22K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $3.60K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 179 | $4.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 278 | $7.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 339 | $8.36K | 0.00% | −2,300−87.2% | Reduced |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 379 | $9.34K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 509 | $12.5K | 0.00% | −1,302−71.9% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 547 | $13.5K | 0.01% | +547 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 951 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $32.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $34.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,467 | $36.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,591 | $39.2K | 0.00% | −14−0.9% | Reduced |
| Amalgamated Bank | 2,143 | $53.0K | 0.00% | −255−10.6% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $58.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $82.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 3,879 | $95.6K | 0.00% | +3,548+1,071.9% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $100.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 5,739 | $141.5K | 0.00% | +844+17.2% | Added |
| Globeflex Capital L P | 5,900 | $145.4K | 0.01% | +5,900 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,604 | $162.8K | 0.00% | −3,957−37.5% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 7,593 | $187.2K | 0.00% | +1,661+28.0% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 8,277 | $204.0K | 0.00% | +8,277 | New |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 8,782 | $216.5K | 0.00% | +8,782 | New |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $217.7K | 0.09% | +8,831 | New |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,127 | $225.0K | 0.00% | +9,127 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,208 | $227.0K | 0.00% | +8+0.1% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 9,623 | $237.2K | 0.02% | +9,623 | New |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 10,000 | $246.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $247.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 10,076 | $248.4K | 0.00% | +10,076 | New |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 10,686 | $263.4K | 0.00% | −12,827−54.6% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,771 | $265.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,054 | $272.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 11,393 | $280.8K | 0.00% | −379−3.2% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 11,561 | $285.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,933 | $294.1K | 0.00% | −48−0.4% | Reduced |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $306.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,452 | $306.9K | 0.13% | +12,452 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 12,639 | $311.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 13,218 | $326.0K | 0.00% | +13,218 | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 13,735 | $339.0K | 0.00% | +2,946+27.3% | Added |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,302 | $377.2K | 0.01% | +70.0% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 15,700 | $387.0K | 0.00% | −3,800−19.5% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,313 | $402.1K | 0.00% | −527−3.1% | Reduced |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | 17,176 | $423.4K | 0.31% | +17,176 | New |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 17,600 | $433.8K | 0.13% | +8,500+93.4% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 17,783 | $438.4K | 0.01% | −11,662−39.6% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 19,082 | $470.4K | 0.00% | −2,186−10.3% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 19,937 | $491.4K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 20,000 | $493.0K | 0.08% | −4,300−17.7% | Reduced |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 20,160 | $496.9K | 0.01% | −592−2.9% | Reduced |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 20,309 | $500.6K | 0.08% | +20,309 | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 22,948 | $565.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 23,146 | $572.0K | 0.00% | +3,247+16.3% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 24,202 | $596.6K | 0.00% | −7,900−24.6% | Reduced |
| BHZ Capital Management, LP | 25,084 | $618.3K | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 25,390 | $625.9K | 0.00% | −1,196−4.5% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $681.0K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 28,882 | $711.9K | 0.00% | −6,742−18.9% | Reduced |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $740.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 31,045 | $768.7K | 0.00% | −6,206−16.7% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 31,491 | $776.7K | 0.00% | +1,743+5.9% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 35,000 | $862.8K | 0.00% | −8,000−18.6% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 37,092 | $914.3K | 0.00% | −167−0.4% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,496 | $948.9K | 0.72% | +262+0.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 38,907 | $959.1K | 0.00% | +24,117+163.1% | Added |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 40,603 | $1.00M | 0.06% | +1,003+2.5% | Added |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP | 42,014 | $1.04M | 0.38% | +3,984+10.5% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $1.04M | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. | 44,048 | $1.09M | 0.00% | +8,239+23.0% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 45,588 | $1.12M | 0.00% | +2,820+6.6% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $1.16M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank | 47,508 | $1.17M | 0.00% | −5,500−10.4% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $1.18M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 47,837 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +28,375+145.8% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 49,100 | $1.21M | 0.00% | −11,000−18.3% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 50,570 | $1.25M | 0.02% | −12,050−19.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 51,822 | $1.28M | 0.00% | +29,895+136.3% | Added |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 53,248 | $1.31M | 0.01% | +53,248 | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 59,743 | $1.47M | 0.00% | −45,967−43.5% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 59,895 | $1.48M | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 61,311 | $1.51M | 0.04% | +23,936+64.0% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 65,661 | $1.62M | 0.00% | −45−0.1% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 77,885 | $1.92M | 0.00% | +5,983+8.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 92,068 | $2.27M | 0.00% | +34,378+59.6% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 93,245 | $2.30M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 110,219 | $2.72M | 0.00% | −17,209−13.5% | Reduced |
| Putnam Investments LLC | 115,132 | $2.84M | 0.00% | +13,705+13.5% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 116,161 | $2.86M | 1.64% | −55,494−32.3% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 117,321 | $2.89M | 0.00% | −7,926−6.3% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 126,311 | $3.11M | 0.07% | +23,936+23.4% | Added |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 139,877 | $3.45M | 0.75% | −969−0.7% | Reduced |