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 2024
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Sep 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
- 128
- +17 vs. Q2 2024
- Shares held
- 12.6M
- +2.70M (+27.3%) vs. Q2 2024
- Total value
- $322.6M
- +$106.6M (+49.4%) vs. Q2 2024
- New holders
- 23
- 43 more added
- Sold out
- 6
- 36 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Performance Advisors LLP | 2 | $51 | 0.00% | +2 | New |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $128 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 7 | $176 | 0.00% | +7 | New |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 7 | $180 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 15 | $385 | 0.00% | +15 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $513 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 23 | $590 | 0.00% | +23 | New |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 25 | $642 | 0.00% | +20+400.0% | Added |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 31 | $796 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 34 | $873 | 0.00% | +34 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 48 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +8+20.0% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $1.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 41 | $1.05K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 69 | $1.77K | 0.00% | −4,802−98.6% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 89 | $2.29K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 130 | $3.34K | 0.00% | +8+6.6% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $3.75K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 358 | $9.19K | 0.00% | +110+44.4% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 509 | $13.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 816 | $21.0K | 0.00% | +816 | New |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $22.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 882 | $23.0K | 0.00% | +259+41.6% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 1,056 | $27.1K | 0.00% | −3,460−76.6% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,734 | $44.5K | 0.00% | −34−1.9% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $60.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| STRS Ohio | 2,600 | $66.7K | 0.00% | +2,600 | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 2,606 | $66.9K | 0.00% | +2,606 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $85.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 3,383 | $86.8K | 0.00% | +2,000+144.6% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 4,067 | $104.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 7,834 | $202.0K | 0.00% | +7,834 | New |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 8,550 | $219.5K | 0.00% | −6,749−44.1% | Reduced |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 8,579 | $220.2K | 0.00% | +8,579 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 8,631 | $221.6K | 0.00% | +3,883+81.8% | Added |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $226.7K | 0.07% | +8,831 | New |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,127 | $234.3K | 0.00% | +9,127 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $236.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 9,230 | $236.9K | 0.00% | +9,230 | New |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | 11,176 | $243.2K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 9,498 | $243.8K | 0.00% | −4,000−29.6% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 9,917 | $254.6K | 0.00% | −324−3.2% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $257.0K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 10,639 | $273.1K | 0.08% | −11,331−51.6% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 11,271 | $289.3K | 0.00% | +478+4.4% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 11,446 | $293.8K | 0.02% | +11,446 | New |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 12,423 | $318.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 12,892 | $330.9K | 0.00% | −79−0.6% | Reduced |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $332.4K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 13,227 | $339.5K | 0.00% | +1,838+16.1% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 13,388 | $343.7K | 0.19% | −6,919−34.1% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 13,648 | $350.3K | 0.00% | −61,072−81.7% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,948 | $358.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 14,900 | $382.5K | 0.00% | +1,200+8.8% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 14,916 | $383.0K | 0.00% | +3,083+26.1% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 15,362 | $394.3K | 0.00% | −3,729−19.5% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 15,428 | $396.0K | 0.00% | −60,100−79.6% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 15,464 | $397.0K | 0.00% | +4,314+38.7% | Added |
| Summit Global Investments | 15,793 | $405.0K | 0.03% | +15,793 | New |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 16,398 | $420.9K | 0.01% | +16,398 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 16,805 | $431.4K | 0.00% | +4,555+37.2% | Added |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 16,830 | $432.0K | 0.00% | +16,830 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 17,554 | $451.0K | 0.00% | +25+0.1% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 18,500 | $474.9K | 0.06% | −1,500−7.5% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 18,528 | $475.6K | 0.00% | +18,528 | New |
| Citigroup Inc | 19,152 | $491.6K | 0.00% | +6,271+48.7% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 19,156 | $491.7K | 0.00% | +13,224+222.9% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 20,824 | $534.6K | 0.00% | −5,938−22.2% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 21,055 | $540.5K | 0.00% | +6,307+42.8% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 21,749 | $558.3K | 0.00% | +230+1.1% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 22,570 | $579.4K | 0.00% | +22,570 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 22,720 | $583.2K | 0.01% | −3,000−11.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 22,862 | $586.9K | 0.00% | −516−2.2% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 22,897 | $587.8K | 0.00% | −598−2.5% | Reduced |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 23,056 | $591.8K | 0.01% | +23,056 | New |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 24,893 | $637.0K | 0.00% | +19,530+364.2% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 27,500 | $705.9K | 0.00% | −1,500−5.2% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $709.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 29,137 | $747.9K | 0.00% | −4,300−12.9% | Reduced |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 29,281 | $752.0K | 0.00% | +14,275+95.1% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 30,203 | $776.0K | 0.00% | +4,384+17.0% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 30,865 | $792.3K | 0.00% | +7,136+30.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 31,549 | $809.9K | 0.00% | +96+0.3% | Added |
| Bokf, NA | 37,372 | $899.2K | 0.02% | −20,546−35.5% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 35,300 | $906.2K | 0.00% | −8,500−19.4% | Reduced |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 41,849 | $910.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 35,679 | $918.4K | 0.00% | +3,429+10.6% | Added |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 36,850 | $945.9K | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 38,027 | $976.1K | 0.00% | −447−1.2% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 39,218 | $1.01M | 0.59% | +226+0.6% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,282 | $1.09M | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. | 42,783 | $1.10M | 0.00% | −23,149−35.1% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 42,837 | $1.10M | 0.04% | −5,000−10.5% | Reduced |
| Fourthstone LLC | 44,800 | $1.15M | 0.26% | +44,800 | New |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 46,329 | $1.19M | 0.28% | −15,870−25.5% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 46,792 | $1.20M | 0.00% | +28,663+158.1% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 47,508 | $1.22M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 48,203 | $1.24M | 0.00% | −4,803−9.1% | Reduced |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 49,071 | $1.25M | 0.01% | −1,408−2.8% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 49,570 | $1.27M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |