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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 0 | $73 | 0.00% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 3 | $82 | 0.00% | −85−96.6% | Reduced |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $122 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 7 | $171 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 9 | $220 | 0.00% | +9 | New |
| Stephens Consulting, LLC | 15 | $366 | 0.00% | +15 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $487 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parkside Financial Bank & Trust | 20 | $487 | 0.00% | +20 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 23 | $560 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 25 | $609 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 27 | $657 | 0.00% | −7−20.6% | Reduced |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 31 | $755 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $950 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 22 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +22 | New |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 65 | $1.58K | 0.00% | +30+85.7% | Added |
| Covestor Ltd | 64 | $2.00K | 0.00% | −52−44.8% | Reduced |
| Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd | 86 | $2.28K | 0.00% | +86 | New |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 122 | $2.97K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 146 | $3.56K | 0.00% | −12−7.6% | Reduced |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 223 | $5.43K | 0.00% | +180+418.6% | Added |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Point72 (DIFC) Ltd | 312 | $7.60K | 0.00% | +312 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 545 | $13.3K | 0.00% | −338−38.3% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 704 | $17.1K | 0.00% | −348−33.1% | Reduced |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $21.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 949 | $23.0K | 0.00% | −5,008−84.1% | Reduced |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 967 | $24.0K | 0.00% | −172−15.1% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $33.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,600 | $39.0K | 0.00% | −151−8.6% | Reduced |
| Quest Partners LLC | 2,248 | $54.7K | 0.01% | −9,564−81.0% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,368 | $57.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 3,092 | $75.0K | 0.00% | −243−7.3% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 3,169 | $77.2K | 0.00% | −478−13.1% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $81.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 4,128 | $100.5K | 0.00% | +546+15.2% | Added |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,300 | $104.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 4,316 | $105.1K | 0.00% | +1,711+65.7% | Added |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 5,204 | $126.7K | 0.08% | +5,204 | New |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,758 | $140.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| STRS Ohio | 6,400 | $155.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 6,500 | $158.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 8,249 | $200.9K | 0.00% | −330−3.8% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 8,260 | $201.0K | 0.00% | −2,549−23.6% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 8,319 | $202.6K | 0.00% | −7,911−48.7% | Reduced |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $215.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 9,003 | $219.2K | 0.00% | −495−5.2% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $224.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 9,285 | $226.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $244.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 10,712 | $261.0K | 0.00% | +1,568+17.1% | Added |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 11,100 | $270.3K | 0.00% | +11,100 | New |
| Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. | 11,791 | $287.1K | 0.09% | +11,791 | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 11,812 | $287.6K | 0.00% | −175−1.5% | Reduced |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $300.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 13,634 | $332.0K | 0.00% | −284−2.0% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 14,319 | $348.7K | 0.00% | +5,832+68.7% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 14,343 | $349.3K | 0.00% | +624+4.5% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 14,385 | $350.3K | 0.00% | +14,385 | New |
| Alps Advisors Inc | 14,590 | $355.3K | 0.00% | +14,590 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 14,672 | $357.3K | 0.00% | +320+2.2% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 15,382 | $374.6K | 0.00% | +3,925+34.3% | Added |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 15,469 | $376.7K | 0.01% | −1,617−9.5% | Reduced |
| Summit Global Investments | 15,495 | $377.0K | 0.03% | −298−1.9% | Reduced |
| Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. | 15,646 | $381.0K | 0.01% | −149,908−90.5% | Reduced |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $392.0K | 0.11% | −11,200−41.0% | Reduced |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $401.8K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 17,294 | $421.1K | 0.03% | +17,294 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 17,313 | $422.0K | 0.00% | −1,320−7.1% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 17,856 | $434.8K | 0.00% | −126−0.7% | Reduced |
| Howard Financial Services, Ltd. | 18,128 | $441.4K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 18,737 | $456.2K | 0.00% | +2,122+12.8% | Added |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 18,819 | $458.2K | 0.01% | +18,819 | New |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $481.4K | 0.24% | −12,450−38.6% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 20,058 | $488.4K | 0.00% | −1,438−6.7% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 20,095 | $489.3K | 0.00% | +1,755+9.6% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 20,200 | $491.9K | 0.00% | −4,131−17.0% | Reduced |
| Prospector Partners LLC | 21,000 | $511.4K | 0.06% | +21,000 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 21,904 | $533.4K | 0.00% | −2,307−9.5% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 22,520 | $548.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 23,023 | $560.6K | 0.05% | +23,023 | New |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 23,286 | $567.0K | 0.00% | +3,981+20.6% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 24,969 | $608.0K | 0.00% | +2,591+11.6% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 25,321 | $616.6K | 0.00% | +11,559+84.0% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $618.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 26,545 | $648.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 27,100 | $659.9K | 0.00% | −3,100−10.3% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 29,106 | $708.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $710.1K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 31,396 | $764.5K | 0.00% | +8,021+34.3% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 31,570 | $769.0K | 0.00% | −9,900−23.9% | Reduced |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 32,164 | $783.2K | 0.00% | +9,549+42.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 32,564 | $792.9K | 0.00% | +18,467+131.0% | Added |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 32,733 | $797.0K | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 32,755 | $797.6K | 0.00% | +8,338+34.1% | Added |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 33,506 | $815.9K | 0.73% | +33,506 | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 34,353 | $837.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 34,712 | $845.2K | 0.00% | −16,493−32.2% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 36,522 | $889.3K | 0.00% | −1,564−4.1% | Reduced |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,676 | $917.4K | 0.60% | +34+0.1% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 38,144 | $928.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |