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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, Q2 2024

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
112
+3 vs. Q1 2024
Shares held
12.0M
+539.6K (+4.7%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$262.6M
−$2.51M (−0.9%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
18
45 more added
Sold out
15
31 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2024 haven't filed for Q2 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 holdersQ2 2024: 112 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 heldQ2 2024: $262.6M
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, Q2 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding BFST in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,144,672$46.7M0.00%+84,764+4.1%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,326,776$28.9M0.00%+65,307+5.2%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP669,530$14.6M0.00%+50,955+8.2%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC573,400$12.5M0.00%+18,629+3.4%Added
State Street Corp498,634$10.9M0.00%−2460.0%Reduced
Banc Funds Co LLC488,003$10.6M1.26%+10,000+2.1%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The471,702$10.3M0.01%−5,958−1.2%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc418,869$9.11M0.01%+68,506+19.6%Added
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp370,000$9.04M5.74%+345,000+1,380.0%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co380,778$8.29M0.00%−3,869−1.0%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC370,000$8.05M0.19%−30,000−7.5%Reduced
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.367,128$7.99M0.54%+20,630+6.0%Added
Royce & Associates LP350,330$7.62M0.07%+39,890+12.8%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.248,343$5.40M0.12%−84,187−25.3%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp210,648$4.58M0.00%−6,425−3.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.194,659$4.24M0.01%−6,490−3.2%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.193,578$4.21M0.00%−580−0.3%Reduced
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.162,220$3.53M0.78%−111,304−40.7%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC157,051$3.42M0.08%+18,040+13.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc136,513$2.97M0.00%−284−0.2%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc128,375$2.79M0.00%+15,209+13.4%Added
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC121,136$2.64M1.28%+4,975+4.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp109,979$2.39M0.00%+7,390+7.2%Added
Morgan Stanley83,846$1.82M0.00%+2,061+2.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP75,528$1.64M0.00%−3,693−4.7%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC74,720$1.63M0.00%+74,720New
Empowered Funds, LLC71,251$1.55M0.03%+5,040+7.6%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc66,561$1.45M0.00%+3,577+5.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.65,932$1.43M0.00%−5,285−7.4%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC62,199$1.35M0.33%+7,247+13.2%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC61,205$1.33M0.00%+1,462+2.4%Added
Bokf, NA57,918$1.26M0.02%−21,255−26.8%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans53,006$1.15M0.00%+3,385+6.8%Added
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC50,479$1.10M0.01%−2,410−4.6%Reduced
LSV Asset Management49,570$1.08M0.00%+2,400+5.1%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.47,837$1.04M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss National Bank47,508$1.03M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP43,800$953.1K0.00%+100+0.2%Added
Gator Capital Management, LLC42,282$920.1K0.47%00.0%Unchanged
ClariVest Asset Management LLC41,849$910.6K0.09%+1,170+2.9%Added
Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC38,992$848.5K0.55%+254+0.7%Added
Rhumbline Advisers38,474$837.2K0.00%+413+1.1%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC37,286$811.3K0.00%+247+0.7%Added
Kings Path Partners LLC36,850$801.9K0.38%+36,850New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board33,437$727.6K0.00%+1,494+4.7%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC32,250$689.8K0.00%−748−2.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC31,453$684.4K0.00%+13,982+80.0%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc29,000$631.0K0.00%−4,500−13.4%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC28,895$627.9K0.00%−1,165−3.9%Reduced
Ethos Financial Group, LLC27,631$601.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC26,762$582.3K0.00%+26,762New
Great West Life Assurance Co25,819$560.0K0.00%+3,473+15.5%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.25,720$559.7K0.01%−15,700−37.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP23,729$516.3K0.00%+23,729New
California State Teachers Retirement System23,495$511.3K0.00%−558−2.3%Reduced
Bank of America Corp23,378$508.7K0.00%+4,428+23.4%Added
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc21,970$478.1K0.08%+708+3.3%Added
Legal & General Group Plc21,519$468.3K0.00%−1,429−6.2%Reduced
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC20,663$449.6K0.01%+20,663New
ELCO Management Co., LLC20,307$441.9K0.26%+585+3.0%Added
Rodgers Brothers Inc.20,000$435.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc19,091$415.4K0.00%+19,091New
Barclays PLC18,129$394.5K0.00%−12,785−41.4%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada17,529$381.0K0.00%+1,712+10.8%Added
Truist Financial Corp16,313$355.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AQR Capital Management LLC15,299$332.9K0.00%+15,299New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas15,006$327.0K0.00%−790−5.0%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC14,748$320.9K0.00%−6,437−30.4%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management13,948$303.5K0.00%+1,309+10.4%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC13,700$298.1K0.00%−800−5.5%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC13,498$293.7K0.00%−1,302−8.8%Reduced
Corebridge Financial, Inc.12,971$282.2K0.00%+12,971New
Argent Advisors, Inc.12,949$281.8K0.11%+497+4.0%Added
Citigroup Inc12,881$280.3K0.00%+1,589+14.1%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC12,423$270.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG12,250$266.6K0.00%−16,929−58.0%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC11,833$257.0K0.00%−2,673−18.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.11,389$247.8K0.00%+11,389New
Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC11,176$243.2K0.15%−3,000−21.2%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG11,150$242.6K0.00%−264−2.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company10,793$234.9K0.00%+2,112+24.3%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC10,241$222.8K0.00%+1,012+11.0%Added
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$218.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,202$200.2K0.00%+40.0%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd5,932$129.1K0.00%+5,932New
Acadian Asset Management LLC5,363$116.0K0.00%+5,363New
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC4,871$106.0K0.00%+4,871New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA4,748$103.3K0.00%−6,860−59.1%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)4,516$98.3K0.00%+3,594+389.8%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)4,067$88.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,332$72.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.2,368$51.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1,768$38.5K0.00%+65+3.8%Added
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$30.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank858$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC623$14.0K0.00%+341+120.9%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC509$11.1K0.00%−152−23.0%Reduced
Quarry LP294$6.40K0.00%+294New
Federated Hermes, Inc.248$5.40K0.00%+195+367.9%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC226$5.00K0.00%+47+26.3%Added