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.
| 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, Q2 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 2,144,672 | $46.7M | 0.00% | +84,764+4.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,326,776 | $28.9M | 0.00% | +65,307+5.2% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 669,530 | $14.6M | 0.00% | +50,955+8.2% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 573,400 | $12.5M | 0.00% | +18,629+3.4% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 498,634 | $10.9M | 0.00% | −2460.0% | Reduced |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 488,003 | $10.6M | 1.26% | +10,000+2.1% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 471,702 | $10.3M | 0.01% | −5,958−1.2% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 418,869 | $9.11M | 0.01% | +68,506+19.6% | Added |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 370,000 | $9.04M | 5.74% | +345,000+1,380.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 380,778 | $8.29M | 0.00% | −3,869−1.0% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 370,000 | $8.05M | 0.19% | −30,000−7.5% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 367,128 | $7.99M | 0.54% | +20,630+6.0% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 350,330 | $7.62M | 0.07% | +39,890+12.8% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 248,343 | $5.40M | 0.12% | −84,187−25.3% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 210,648 | $4.58M | 0.00% | −6,425−3.0% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 194,659 | $4.24M | 0.01% | −6,490−3.2% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 193,578 | $4.21M | 0.00% | −580−0.3% | Reduced |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 162,220 | $3.53M | 0.78% | −111,304−40.7% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 157,051 | $3.42M | 0.08% | +18,040+13.0% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 136,513 | $2.97M | 0.00% | −284−0.2% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 128,375 | $2.79M | 0.00% | +15,209+13.4% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 121,136 | $2.64M | 1.28% | +4,975+4.3% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 109,979 | $2.39M | 0.00% | +7,390+7.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 83,846 | $1.82M | 0.00% | +2,061+2.5% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 75,528 | $1.64M | 0.00% | −3,693−4.7% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 74,720 | $1.63M | 0.00% | +74,720 | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 71,251 | $1.55M | 0.03% | +5,040+7.6% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 66,561 | $1.45M | 0.00% | +3,577+5.7% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 65,932 | $1.43M | 0.00% | −5,285−7.4% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 62,199 | $1.35M | 0.33% | +7,247+13.2% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 61,205 | $1.33M | 0.00% | +1,462+2.4% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 57,918 | $1.26M | 0.02% | −21,255−26.8% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 53,006 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +3,385+6.8% | Added |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 50,479 | $1.10M | 0.01% | −2,410−4.6% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 49,570 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +2,400+5.1% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 47,837 | $1.04M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank | 47,508 | $1.03M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 43,800 | $953.1K | 0.00% | +100+0.2% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $920.1K | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 41,849 | $910.6K | 0.09% | +1,170+2.9% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 38,992 | $848.5K | 0.55% | +254+0.7% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 38,474 | $837.2K | 0.00% | +413+1.1% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 37,286 | $811.3K | 0.00% | +247+0.7% | Added |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 36,850 | $801.9K | 0.38% | +36,850 | New |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 33,437 | $727.6K | 0.00% | +1,494+4.7% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 32,250 | $689.8K | 0.00% | −748−2.3% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 31,453 | $684.4K | 0.00% | +13,982+80.0% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 29,000 | $631.0K | 0.00% | −4,500−13.4% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 28,895 | $627.9K | 0.00% | −1,165−3.9% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $601.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 26,762 | $582.3K | 0.00% | +26,762 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 25,819 | $560.0K | 0.00% | +3,473+15.5% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 25,720 | $559.7K | 0.01% | −15,700−37.9% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 23,729 | $516.3K | 0.00% | +23,729 | New |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 23,495 | $511.3K | 0.00% | −558−2.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 23,378 | $508.7K | 0.00% | +4,428+23.4% | Added |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 21,970 | $478.1K | 0.08% | +708+3.3% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 21,519 | $468.3K | 0.00% | −1,429−6.2% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,663 | $449.6K | 0.01% | +20,663 | New |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 20,307 | $441.9K | 0.26% | +585+3.0% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 20,000 | $435.2K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 19,091 | $415.4K | 0.00% | +19,091 | New |
| Barclays PLC | 18,129 | $394.5K | 0.00% | −12,785−41.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 17,529 | $381.0K | 0.00% | +1,712+10.8% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 16,313 | $355.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 15,299 | $332.9K | 0.00% | +15,299 | New |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 15,006 | $327.0K | 0.00% | −790−5.0% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 14,748 | $320.9K | 0.00% | −6,437−30.4% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,948 | $303.5K | 0.00% | +1,309+10.4% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 13,700 | $298.1K | 0.00% | −800−5.5% | Reduced |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,498 | $293.7K | 0.00% | −1,302−8.8% | Reduced |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 12,971 | $282.2K | 0.00% | +12,971 | New |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $281.8K | 0.11% | +497+4.0% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 12,881 | $280.3K | 0.00% | +1,589+14.1% | Added |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $270.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 12,250 | $266.6K | 0.00% | −16,929−58.0% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 11,833 | $257.0K | 0.00% | −2,673−18.4% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 11,389 | $247.8K | 0.00% | +11,389 | New |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | 11,176 | $243.2K | 0.15% | −3,000−21.2% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 11,150 | $242.6K | 0.00% | −264−2.3% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 10,793 | $234.9K | 0.00% | +2,112+24.3% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 10,241 | $222.8K | 0.00% | +1,012+11.0% | Added |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $218.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $200.2K | 0.00% | +40.0% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 5,932 | $129.1K | 0.00% | +5,932 | New |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 5,363 | $116.0K | 0.00% | +5,363 | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 4,871 | $106.0K | 0.00% | +4,871 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 4,748 | $103.3K | 0.00% | −6,860−59.1% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 4,516 | $98.3K | 0.00% | +3,594+389.8% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $88.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $72.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $51.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,768 | $38.5K | 0.00% | +65+3.8% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $30.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $19.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 623 | $14.0K | 0.00% | +341+120.9% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 509 | $11.1K | 0.00% | −152−23.0% | Reduced |
| Quarry LP | 294 | $6.40K | 0.00% | +294 | New |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 248 | $5.40K | 0.00% | +195+367.9% | Added |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $5.00K | 0.00% | +47+26.3% | Added |