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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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2025: 149 institutions
Q1 2021: 59 institutionsQ2 2021: 61 institutionsQ3 2021: 70 institutionsQ4 2021: 84 institutionsQ1 2022: 87 institutionsQ2 2022: 82 institutionsQ3 2022: 82 institutionsQ4 2022: 97 institutionsQ1 2023: 99 institutionsQ2 2023: 96 institutionsQ3 2023: 109 institutionsQ4 2023: 118 institutionsQ1 2024: 111 institutionsQ2 2024: 112 institutionsQ3 2024: 128 institutionsQ4 2024: 143 institutionsQ1 2025: 149 institutionsQ2 2025: 147 institutionsQ3 2025: 156 institutionsQ4 2025: 167 institutionsQ1 2026: 170 institutionsQ2 2026: 173 institutions
Value heldQ1 2025: $347.0M
Q1 2021: $150.1MQ2 2021: $149.3MQ3 2021: $153.3MQ4 2021: $202.0MQ1 2022: $172.6MQ2 2022: $159.0MQ3 2022: $167.1MQ4 2022: $232.9MQ1 2023: $181.5MQ2 2023: $162.3MQ3 2023: $205.3MQ4 2023: $295.9MQ1 2024: $268.6MQ2 2024: $262.6MQ3 2024: $322.6MQ4 2024: $353.4MQ1 2025: $347.0MQ2 2025: $366.2MQ3 2025: $356.3MQ4 2025: $402.5MQ1 2026: $457.4MQ2 2026: $579.8M
Institutions holding BFST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026173$579.8M
Q1 2026170$457.4M
Q4 2025167$402.5M
Q3 2025156$356.3M
Q2 2025147$366.2M
Q1 2025149$347.0M
Q4 2024143$353.4M
Q3 2024128$322.6M
Q2 2024112$262.6M
Q1 2024111$268.6M
Q4 2023118$295.9M
Q3 2023109$205.3M
Q2 202396$162.3M
Q1 202399$181.5M
Q4 202297$232.9M
Q3 202282$167.1M
Q2 202282$159.0M
Q1 202287$172.6M
Q4 202184$202.0M
Q3 202170$153.3M
Q2 202161$149.3M
Q1 202159$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.

Institutions holding BFST in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
IFP Advisors, Inc0$730.00%0Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.3$820.00%−85−96.6%Reduced
Fortitude Family Office, LLC5$1220.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC7$1710.00%00.0%Unchanged
True Wealth Design, LLC9$2200.00%+9New
Stephens Consulting, LLC15$3660.00%+15New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC20$4870.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust20$4870.00%+20New
Assetmark, Inc23$5600.00%00.0%Unchanged
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.25$6090.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp27$6570.00%−7−20.6%Reduced
Lindbrook Capital, LLC31$7550.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.39$9500.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bessemer Group Inc22$1.00K0.00%+22New
Rothschild Investment LLC65$1.58K0.00%+30+85.7%Added
Covestor Ltd64$2.00K0.00%−52−44.8%Reduced
Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd86$2.28K0.00%+86New
Signaturefd, LLC122$2.97K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC146$3.56K0.00%−12−7.6%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC223$5.43K0.00%+180+418.6%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC226$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Point72 (DIFC) Ltd312$7.60K0.00%+312New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)545$13.3K0.00%−338−38.3%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC704$17.1K0.00%−348−33.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank858$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC949$23.0K0.00%−5,008−84.1%Reduced
Picton Mahoney Asset Management967$24.0K0.00%−172−15.1%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$33.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1,600$39.0K0.00%−151−8.6%Reduced
Quest Partners LLC2,248$54.7K0.01%−9,564−81.0%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.2,368$57.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lazard Asset Management LLC3,092$75.0K0.00%−243−7.3%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,169$77.2K0.00%−478−13.1%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,332$81.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quantbot Technologies LP4,128$100.5K0.00%+546+15.2%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS4,300$104.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aquatic Capital Management LLC4,316$105.1K0.00%+1,711+65.7%Added
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC5,204$126.7K0.08%+5,204New
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey5,758$140.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
STRS Ohio6,400$155.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)6,500$158.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Panagora Asset Management Inc8,249$200.9K0.00%−330−3.8%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC8,260$201.0K0.00%−2,549−23.6%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA8,319$202.6K0.00%−7,911−48.7%Reduced
KG&L Capital Management,LLC8,831$215.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC9,003$219.2K0.00%−495−5.2%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,202$224.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.9,285$226.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$244.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Price T Rowe Associates Inc10,712$261.0K0.00%+1,568+17.1%Added
Jump Financial, LLC11,100$270.3K0.00%+11,100New
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc.11,791$287.1K0.09%+11,791New
Corebridge Financial, Inc.11,812$287.6K0.00%−175−1.5%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC12,338$300.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management13,634$332.0K0.00%−284−2.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc14,319$348.7K0.00%+5,832+68.7%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.14,343$349.3K0.00%+624+4.5%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC14,385$350.3K0.00%+14,385New
Alps Advisors Inc14,590$355.3K0.00%+14,590New
Wells Fargo & Company14,672$357.3K0.00%+320+2.2%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC15,382$374.6K0.00%+3,925+34.3%Added
Sterling Capital Management LLC15,469$376.7K0.01%−1,617−9.5%Reduced
Summit Global Investments15,495$377.0K0.03%−298−1.9%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.15,646$381.0K0.01%−149,908−90.5%Reduced
E&G Advisors, LP16,100$392.0K0.11%−11,200−41.0%Reduced
Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,500$401.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC17,294$421.1K0.03%+17,294New
Royal Bank of Canada17,313$422.0K0.00%−1,320−7.1%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP17,856$434.8K0.00%−126−0.7%Reduced
Howard Financial Services, Ltd.18,128$441.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc18,737$456.2K0.00%+2,122+12.8%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC18,819$458.2K0.01%+18,819New
Kings Path Partners LLC19,770$481.4K0.24%−12,450−38.6%Reduced
Citigroup Inc20,058$488.4K0.00%−1,438−6.7%Reduced
Creative Planning20,095$489.3K0.00%+1,755+9.6%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP20,200$491.9K0.00%−4,131−17.0%Reduced
Prospector Partners LLC21,000$511.4K0.06%+21,000New
Deutsche Bank AG21,904$533.4K0.00%−2,307−9.5%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.22,520$548.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Penn Capital Management Co Inc23,023$560.6K0.05%+23,023New
Mackenzie Financial Corp23,286$567.0K0.00%+3,981+20.6%Added
Legal & General Group Plc24,969$608.0K0.00%+2,591+11.6%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board25,321$616.6K0.00%+11,559+84.0%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC25,395$618.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co26,545$648.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP27,100$659.9K0.00%−3,100−10.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC29,106$708.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ethos Financial Group, LLC27,631$710.1K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG31,396$764.5K0.00%+8,021+34.3%Added
LSV Asset Management31,570$769.0K0.00%−9,900−23.9%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System32,164$783.2K0.00%+9,549+42.2%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP32,564$792.9K0.00%+18,467+131.0%Added
MGB Wealth Management, LLC32,733$797.0K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc32,755$797.6K0.00%+8,338+34.1%Added
Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC33,506$815.9K0.73%+33,506New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans34,353$837.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC34,712$845.2K0.00%−16,493−32.2%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers36,522$889.3K0.00%−1,564−4.1%Reduced
Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC37,676$917.4K0.60%+34+0.1%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P38,144$928.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged