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, Q1 2024
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
- 111
- −6 vs. Q4 2023
- Shares held
- 11.6M
- −248.8K (−2.1%) vs. Q4 2023
- Total value
- $268.6M
- −$24.5M (−8.4%) vs. Q4 2023
- New holders
- 3
- 33 more added
- Sold out
- 9
- 42 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $111 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 6 | $133 | 0.00% | +6 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $446 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 24 | $535 | 0.00% | −20−45.5% | Reduced |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 31 | $691 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $869 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Covestor Ltd | 38 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +38 | New |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 53 | $1.18K | 0.00% | −18−25.4% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 90 | $2.01K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $2.95K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 179 | $4.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 282 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +4+1.4% | Added |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 379 | $8.44K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 661 | $14.7K | 0.00% | +152+29.9% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $19.0K | 0.00% | −1,285−60.0% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 922 | $20.5K | 0.00% | −4,817−83.9% | Reduced |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | 1,309 | $29.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $30.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,703 | $37.9K | 0.00% | +112+7.0% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $52.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $74.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $90.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Globeflex Capital L P | 4,347 | $96.9K | 0.01% | −1,553−26.3% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 10,560 | $182.4K | 0.00% | −211−2.0% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 8,681 | $193.4K | 0.00% | +1,088+14.3% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,127 | $203.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,198 | $204.9K | 0.00% | −10−0.1% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 9,229 | $205.6K | 0.00% | −2,164−19.0% | Reduced |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 9,558 | $213.0K | 0.00% | +776+8.8% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 10,000 | $217.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $223.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 11,181 | $249.1K | 0.02% | +1,558+16.2% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 11,292 | $251.6K | 0.00% | +7,413+191.1% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,414 | $254.3K | 0.00% | +360+3.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 11,608 | $258.6K | 0.00% | +5,004+75.8% | Added |
| American International Group, Inc. | 11,832 | $263.6K | 0.00% | −101−0.8% | Reduced |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $276.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,452 | $277.4K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 12,639 | $281.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | 14,176 | $315.8K | 0.21% | −3,000−17.5% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 14,500 | $323.0K | 0.00% | −1,200−7.6% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 14,506 | $323.0K | 0.00% | +771+5.6% | Added |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 14,800 | $329.7K | 0.00% | −502−3.3% | Reduced |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 15,796 | $352.0K | 0.00% | +2,578+19.5% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 15,817 | $353.0K | 0.00% | −7,329−31.7% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,313 | $363.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 16,686 | $371.8K | 0.00% | −3,474−17.2% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 17,471 | $389.3K | 0.00% | −6,731−27.8% | Reduced |
| Denali Advisors LLC | 17,600 | $392.1K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 18,950 | $422.2K | 0.00% | −32,872−63.4% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 19,722 | $439.4K | 0.27% | −215−1.1% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 20,000 | $445.6K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 21,185 | $472.0K | 0.00% | +10,499+98.3% | Added |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 21,262 | $473.7K | 0.07% | +953+4.7% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 21,347 | $475.6K | 0.00% | +2,265+11.9% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 22,346 | $499.0K | 0.00% | +21,395+2,249.7% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 22,948 | $511.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 24,053 | $535.9K | 0.00% | −1,337−5.3% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $616.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 29,179 | $650.1K | 0.00% | −9,728−25.0% | Reduced |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 30,000 | $668.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 30,060 | $670.4K | 0.00% | −1,431−4.5% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 30,914 | $688.8K | 0.00% | −16,923−35.4% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 31,943 | $711.7K | 0.00% | +3,061+10.6% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 32,998 | $735.2K | 0.00% | +1,953+6.3% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 33,500 | $746.4K | 0.00% | −1,500−4.3% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 37,039 | $825.2K | 0.01% | +37,039 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 38,061 | $848.0K | 0.00% | +969+2.6% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,738 | $863.1K | 0.58% | +242+0.6% | Added |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 40,679 | $906.3K | 0.09% | +76+0.2% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 41,420 | $922.8K | 0.02% | −9,150−18.1% | Reduced |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP | 41,639 | $927.7K | 0.32% | −375−0.9% | Reduced |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $942.0K | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 43,700 | $973.6K | 0.00% | −5,400−11.0% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 47,170 | $1.05M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank | 47,508 | $1.06M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $1.07M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 49,621 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +4,033+8.8% | Added |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 52,889 | $1.18M | 0.01% | −359−0.7% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 54,952 | $1.22M | 0.27% | −4,943−8.3% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 59,743 | $1.33M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 62,984 | $1.40M | 0.00% | −2,677−4.1% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 66,211 | $1.48M | 0.03% | +4,900+8.0% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 71,217 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +27,169+61.7% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 79,173 | $1.72M | 0.03% | −14,072−15.1% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 79,221 | $1.77M | 0.00% | +1,336+1.7% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 81,785 | $1.82M | 0.00% | −10,283−11.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 102,589 | $2.29M | 0.00% | −7,630−6.9% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 113,166 | $2.52M | 0.00% | −4,155−3.5% | Reduced |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 116,161 | $2.59M | 1.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ratio Wealth Group | 134,251 | $2.99M | 0.56% | −5,626−4.0% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 136,797 | $3.05M | 0.00% | +125,236+1,083.3% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 139,011 | $3.10M | 0.06% | +12,700+10.1% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 194,158 | $4.33M | 0.00% | −36,422−15.8% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 201,149 | $4.48M | 0.01% | +11,506+6.1% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 217,073 | $4.84M | 0.00% | −10,024−4.4% | Reduced |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 273,524 | $6.09M | 1.27% | −10,945−3.8% | Reduced |
| Royce & Associates LP | 310,440 | $6.92M | 0.06% | +47,181+17.9% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 332,530 | $7.41M | 0.15% | −31,321−8.6% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 346,498 | $7.72M | 0.50% | +12,580+3.8% | Added |