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, Q4 2024
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Dec 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
- 143
- +16 vs. Q3 2024
- Shares held
- 13.8M
- +1.22M (+9.7%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $353.4M
- +$31.8M (+9.9%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 28
- 51 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 38 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 0 | $77 | 0.00% | 0 | New |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $129 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 7 | $180 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $514 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 23 | $591 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 25 | $643 | 0.00% | +25 | New |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 31 | $797 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 34 | $874 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 35 | $900 | 0.00% | +10+40.0% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $1.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 43 | $1.10K | 0.00% | +36+514.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 88 | $2.26K | 0.00% | −1−1.1% | Reduced |
| Covestor Ltd | 116 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +68+141.7% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 122 | $3.13K | 0.00% | −8−6.2% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 158 | $4.06K | 0.00% | +12+8.2% | Added |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $22.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 883 | $22.7K | 0.00% | −173−16.4% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 1,052 | $27.0K | 0.00% | +543+106.7% | Added |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 1,139 | $29.0K | 0.00% | +323+39.6% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $35.5K | 0.00% | −2,000−59.1% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,751 | $45.0K | 0.00% | +17+1.0% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $60.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 2,605 | $66.9K | 0.00% | +2,605 | New |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 3,335 | $85.0K | 0.00% | +3,335 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $85.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 3,582 | $92.1K | 0.00% | +976+37.5% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 3,647 | $93.7K | 0.00% | +3,647 | New |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,300 | $110.5K | 0.00% | +4,300 | New |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 5,000 | $128.5K | 0.10% | +5,000 | New |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,758 | $148.0K | 0.00% | +5,758 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 5,957 | $153.0K | 0.00% | +5,075+575.4% | Added |
| STRS Ohio | 6,400 | $164.5K | 0.00% | +3,800+146.2% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 6,500 | $167.1K | 0.00% | +2,433+59.8% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 8,487 | $218.1K | 0.00% | +8,487 | New |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 8,579 | $220.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 8,710 | $223.8K | 0.00% | −1,207−12.2% | Reduced |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $227.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bokf, NA | 9,928 | $231.7K | 0.00% | −27,444−73.4% | Reduced |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 9,144 | $236.0K | 0.00% | +1,310+16.7% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $236.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,285 | $238.6K | 0.00% | +158+1.7% | Added |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | 11,176 | $243.2K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 9,498 | $244.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 9,525 | $244.8K | 0.10% | +9,525 | New |
| Millennium Management LLC | 9,769 | $251.1K | 0.00% | −3,879−28.4% | Reduced |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $257.0K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 10,562 | $271.4K | 0.00% | +10,562 | New |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 10,639 | $273.4K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 10,809 | $278.0K | 0.00% | −4,107−27.5% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 11,457 | $294.4K | 0.00% | +11,457 | New |
| Quest Partners LLC | 11,812 | $303.6K | 0.04% | +11,812 | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 11,987 | $308.1K | 0.00% | −905−7.0% | Reduced |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $317.1K | 0.01% | +12,338 | New |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $332.8K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 13,719 | $352.6K | 0.00% | +492+3.7% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 13,762 | $353.7K | 0.00% | −15,375−52.8% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 13,908 | $357.0K | 0.06% | +13,908 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,918 | $357.7K | 0.00% | −30−0.2% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 13,930 | $358.0K | 0.00% | −2,900−17.2% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 14,097 | $362.3K | 0.00% | +14,097 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 14,352 | $368.8K | 0.00% | +3,081+27.3% | Added |
| Summit Global Investments | 15,793 | $406.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 16,200 | $416.3K | 0.00% | +1,300+8.7% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 16,230 | $417.1K | 0.00% | +7,599+88.0% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $424.1K | 0.06% | −2,000−10.8% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 16,615 | $427.0K | 0.00% | +1,253+8.2% | Added |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 17,086 | $439.1K | 0.01% | +688+4.2% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 17,865 | $459.1K | 0.00% | +9,315+108.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 17,982 | $462.1K | 0.00% | +2,554+16.6% | Added |
| Howard Financial Services, Ltd. | 18,128 | $465.9K | 0.06% | +18,128 | New |
| Creative Planning | 18,340 | $471.3K | 0.00% | −188−1.0% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 18,633 | $479.0K | 0.00% | +1,079+6.1% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 19,305 | $496.1K | 0.00% | +19,305 | New |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 20,900 | $537.0K | 0.00% | −8,381−28.6% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 21,496 | $552.4K | 0.00% | +2,344+12.2% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 22,378 | $575.1K | 0.00% | +629+2.9% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 22,520 | $578.8K | 0.01% | −200−0.9% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 22,615 | $581.2K | 0.00% | −282−1.2% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 22,719 | $583.9K | 0.00% | +1,664+7.9% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 23,375 | $600.7K | 0.00% | +6,570+39.1% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 24,211 | $622.2K | 0.00% | +8,747+56.6% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 24,331 | $625.3K | 0.00% | −6,534−21.2% | Reduced |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 24,417 | $627.5K | 0.00% | +24,417 | New |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $652.7K | 0.00% | +25,395 | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 26,183 | $672.9K | 0.00% | +7,027+36.7% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 26,545 | $682.0K | 0.00% | −3,658−12.1% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 27,215 | $699.4K | 0.00% | −285−1.0% | Reduced |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 27,300 | $701.6K | 0.19% | +27,300 | New |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $710.1K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 28,971 | $744.6K | 0.00% | +6,109+26.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 29,106 | $748.0K | 0.00% | −2,443−7.7% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 30,200 | $776.1K | 0.00% | −5,100−14.4% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 30,597 | $785.7K | 0.00% | −5,082−14.2% | Reduced |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 32,220 | $828.1K | 0.35% | −4,630−12.6% | Reduced |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 32,733 | $841.2K | 0.26% | +32,733 | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 34,353 | $883.0K | 0.00% | −13,850−28.7% | Reduced |
| Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C. | 35,845 | $921.2K | 0.05% | +35,845 | New |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,642 | $967.4K | 0.69% | +37,642 | New |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 37,684 | $968.5K | 0.01% | +37,684 | New |