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, Q1 2025
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
- 149
- +8 vs. Q4 2024
- Shares held
- 14.2M
- +593.6K (+4.3%) vs. Q4 2024
- Total value
- $347.0M
- −$3.82M (−1.1%) vs. Q4 2024
- New holders
- 20
- 44 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 48 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,213,844 | $53.9M | 0.00% | −66,853−2.9% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,620,033 | $39.4M | 0.00% | +1,397+0.1% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 893,205 | $21.7M | 0.01% | +95,091+11.9% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 731,485 | $17.9M | 0.01% | +108,021+17.3% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 614,925 | $15.0M | 0.00% | +7,115+1.2% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 610,730 | $14.9M | 0.01% | +72,328+13.4% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 551,637 | $13.4M | 0.00% | +8,744+1.6% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 519,120 | $12.6M | 0.14% | +46,690+9.9% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 457,548 | $11.1M | 0.01% | +2,009+0.4% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 408,145 | $9.94M | 1.31% | −70,349−14.7% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 348,632 | $8.49M | 0.00% | −45,699−11.6% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 319,985 | $7.79M | 0.56% | −760−0.2% | Reduced |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 265,000 | $6.45M | 2.99% | −2,830−1.1% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 250,000 | $6.09M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 228,991 | $5.58M | 0.01% | +31,293+15.8% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 226,433 | $5.51M | 0.00% | −5,896−2.5% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 216,483 | $5.27M | 0.00% | −5,675−2.6% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 216,032 | $5.26M | 0.00% | +17,208+8.7% | Added |
| Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C. | 182,114 | $4.43M | 0.25% | +146,269+408.1% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 171,208 | $4.17M | 0.10% | +6,596+4.0% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 159,481 | $3.88M | 0.00% | +149,712+1,532.5% | Added |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 133,761 | $3.26M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 120,271 | $2.93M | 0.00% | −29,549−19.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 118,583 | $2.89M | 0.00% | −2,761−2.3% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 108,578 | $2.64M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 102,508 | $2.50M | 0.00% | −55,876−35.3% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 85,408 | $2.08M | 0.03% | +6,596+8.4% | Added |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 71,136 | $1.73M | 0.79% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 70,503 | $1.72M | 0.01% | −118−0.2% | Reduced |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC | 65,000 | $1.58M | 0.09% | +65,000 | New |
| Womack Financial LLC | 62,376 | $1.52M | 1.39% | −2,418−3.7% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 61,205 | $1.49M | 0.00% | +61,205 | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 55,890 | $1.36M | 0.01% | +11,727+26.6% | Added |
| Gries Financial LLC | 54,563 | $1.33M | 0.26% | +54,563 | New |
| Swiss National Bank | 54,408 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +6,900+14.5% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 51,433 | $1.25M | 0.00% | +25,250+96.4% | Added |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 50,050 | $1.22M | 0.01% | +36,120+259.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 47,649 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −5,330−10.1% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 47,236 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +47,236 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 45,392 | $1.11M | 0.00% | +2,064+4.8% | Added |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 44,961 | $1.09M | 0.01% | −1,810−3.9% | Reduced |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,804 | $1.04M | 0.40% | +522+1.2% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 42,600 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +26,400+163.0% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 41,637 | $1.01M | 0.03% | −1,200−2.8% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 41,000 | $998.4K | 0.00% | +13,785+50.7% | Added |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 40,375 | $983.1K | 0.26% | −5,954−12.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 39,790 | $968.9K | 0.00% | +10,819+37.3% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 39,622 | $964.8K | 0.53% | +209+0.5% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 38,485 | $937.1K | 0.00% | +20,620+115.4% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,144 | $928.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,676 | $917.4K | 0.60% | +34+0.1% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 36,522 | $889.3K | 0.00% | −1,564−4.1% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 34,712 | $845.2K | 0.00% | −16,493−32.2% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 34,353 | $837.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 33,506 | $815.9K | 0.73% | +33,506 | New |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 32,755 | $797.6K | 0.00% | +8,338+34.1% | Added |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 32,733 | $797.0K | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 32,564 | $792.9K | 0.00% | +18,467+131.0% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 32,164 | $783.2K | 0.00% | +9,549+42.2% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 31,570 | $769.0K | 0.00% | −9,900−23.9% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 31,396 | $764.5K | 0.00% | +8,021+34.3% | Added |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $710.1K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 29,106 | $708.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 27,100 | $659.9K | 0.00% | −3,100−10.3% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 26,545 | $648.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $618.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 25,321 | $616.6K | 0.00% | +11,559+84.0% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 24,969 | $608.0K | 0.00% | +2,591+11.6% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 23,286 | $567.0K | 0.00% | +3,981+20.6% | Added |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 23,023 | $560.6K | 0.05% | +23,023 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 22,520 | $548.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 21,904 | $533.4K | 0.00% | −2,307−9.5% | Reduced |
| Prospector Partners LLC | 21,000 | $511.4K | 0.06% | +21,000 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 20,200 | $491.9K | 0.00% | −4,131−17.0% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 20,095 | $489.3K | 0.00% | +1,755+9.6% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 20,058 | $488.4K | 0.00% | −1,438−6.7% | Reduced |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $481.4K | 0.24% | −12,450−38.6% | Reduced |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 18,819 | $458.2K | 0.01% | +18,819 | New |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 18,737 | $456.2K | 0.00% | +2,122+12.8% | Added |
| Howard Financial Services, Ltd. | 18,128 | $441.4K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 17,856 | $434.8K | 0.00% | −126−0.7% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 17,313 | $422.0K | 0.00% | −1,320−7.1% | Reduced |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 17,294 | $421.1K | 0.03% | +17,294 | New |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $401.8K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $392.0K | 0.11% | −11,200−41.0% | Reduced |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 15,646 | $381.0K | 0.01% | −149,908−90.5% | Reduced |
| Summit Global Investments | 15,495 | $377.0K | 0.03% | −298−1.9% | Reduced |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 15,469 | $376.7K | 0.01% | −1,617−9.5% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 15,382 | $374.6K | 0.00% | +3,925+34.3% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 14,672 | $357.3K | 0.00% | +320+2.2% | Added |
| Alps Advisors Inc | 14,590 | $355.3K | 0.00% | +14,590 | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 14,385 | $350.3K | 0.00% | +14,385 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 14,343 | $349.3K | 0.00% | +624+4.5% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 14,319 | $348.7K | 0.00% | +5,832+68.7% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,634 | $332.0K | 0.00% | −284−2.0% | Reduced |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $300.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 11,812 | $287.6K | 0.00% | −175−1.5% | Reduced |
| Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. | 11,791 | $287.1K | 0.09% | +11,791 | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 11,100 | $270.3K | 0.00% | +11,100 | New |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 10,712 | $261.0K | 0.00% | +1,568+17.1% | Added |