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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 71,136 | $1.83M | 0.83% | −50,000−41.3% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 75,003 | $1.93M | 0.03% | +3,752+5.3% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 91,355 | $2.35M | 0.00% | −18,624−16.9% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 101,405 | $2.60M | 0.00% | +40,200+65.7% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 125,078 | $3.21M | 0.00% | −68,500−35.4% | Reduced |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 132,662 | $3.41M | 0.13% | +132,662 | New |
| Morgan Stanley | 156,930 | $4.03M | 0.00% | +73,084+87.2% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 160,803 | $4.13M | 0.09% | +3,752+2.4% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 168,025 | $4.31M | 0.00% | +39,650+30.9% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 171,115 | $4.37M | 0.00% | +34,602+25.3% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 196,238 | $5.04M | 0.00% | +129,677+194.8% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 210,895 | $5.41M | 0.00% | +247+0.1% | Added |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 211,812 | $5.44M | 0.12% | −36,531−14.7% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 247,982 | $6.37M | 0.01% | +53,323+27.4% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 295,275 | $7.58M | 0.00% | +266,380+921.9% | Added |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 296,524 | $7.61M | 0.17% | −73,476−19.9% | Reduced |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 309,912 | $7.96M | 5.40% | −60,088−16.2% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 374,958 | $9.63M | 0.62% | +7,830+2.1% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 384,200 | $9.86M | 0.09% | +33,870+9.7% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 407,801 | $10.5M | 0.00% | +27,023+7.1% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 449,856 | $11.5M | 0.01% | +30,987+7.4% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 459,314 | $11.8M | 0.01% | −12,388−2.6% | Reduced |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 462,494 | $11.9M | 1.29% | −25,509−5.2% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 523,626 | $13.4M | 0.00% | +24,992+5.0% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 561,318 | $14.4M | 0.00% | −12,082−2.1% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 714,450 | $18.3M | 0.00% | +44,920+6.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,373,145 | $35.2M | 0.00% | +46,369+3.5% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,214,156 | $56.8M | 0.00% | +2,214,156 | New |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −162,220−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37,286−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,663−100.0% | Sold out |
| Truist Financial Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,313−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quarry LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −294−100.0% | Sold out |
| Innealta Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14−100.0% | Sold out |
| BlackRock Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |