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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 38,485 | $937.1K | 0.00% | +20,620+115.4% | Added |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 39,622 | $964.8K | 0.53% | +209+0.5% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 39,790 | $968.9K | 0.00% | +10,819+37.3% | Added |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 40,375 | $983.1K | 0.26% | −5,954−12.9% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 41,000 | $998.4K | 0.00% | +13,785+50.7% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 41,637 | $1.01M | 0.03% | −1,200−2.8% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 42,600 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +26,400+163.0% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 42,804 | $1.04M | 0.40% | +522+1.2% | Added |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 44,961 | $1.09M | 0.01% | −1,810−3.9% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 45,392 | $1.11M | 0.00% | +2,064+4.8% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 47,236 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +47,236 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 47,649 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −5,330−10.1% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 50,050 | $1.22M | 0.01% | +36,120+259.3% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 51,433 | $1.25M | 0.00% | +25,250+96.4% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 54,408 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +6,900+14.5% | Added |
| Gries Financial LLC | 54,563 | $1.33M | 0.26% | +54,563 | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 55,890 | $1.36M | 0.01% | +11,727+26.6% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 61,205 | $1.49M | 0.00% | +61,205 | New |
| Womack Financial LLC | 62,376 | $1.52M | 1.39% | −2,418−3.7% | Reduced |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC | 65,000 | $1.58M | 0.09% | +65,000 | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 70,503 | $1.72M | 0.01% | −118−0.2% | Reduced |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 71,136 | $1.73M | 0.79% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 85,408 | $2.08M | 0.03% | +6,596+8.4% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 102,508 | $2.50M | 0.00% | −55,876−35.3% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 108,578 | $2.64M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 118,583 | $2.89M | 0.00% | −2,761−2.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 120,271 | $2.93M | 0.00% | −29,549−19.7% | Reduced |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 133,761 | $3.26M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 159,481 | $3.88M | 0.00% | +149,712+1,532.5% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 171,208 | $4.17M | 0.10% | +6,596+4.0% | Added |
| Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C. | 182,114 | $4.43M | 0.25% | +146,269+408.1% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 216,032 | $5.26M | 0.00% | +17,208+8.7% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 216,483 | $5.27M | 0.00% | −5,675−2.6% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 226,433 | $5.51M | 0.00% | −5,896−2.5% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 228,991 | $5.58M | 0.01% | +31,293+15.8% | Added |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 250,000 | $6.09M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 265,000 | $6.45M | 2.99% | −2,830−1.1% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 319,985 | $7.79M | 0.56% | −760−0.2% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 348,632 | $8.49M | 0.00% | −45,699−11.6% | Reduced |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 408,145 | $9.94M | 1.31% | −70,349−14.7% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 457,548 | $11.1M | 0.01% | +2,009+0.4% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 519,120 | $12.6M | 0.14% | +46,690+9.9% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 551,637 | $13.4M | 0.00% | +8,744+1.6% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 610,730 | $14.9M | 0.01% | +72,328+13.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 614,925 | $15.0M | 0.00% | +7,115+1.2% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 731,485 | $17.9M | 0.01% | +108,021+17.3% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 893,205 | $21.7M | 0.01% | +95,091+11.9% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,620,033 | $39.4M | 0.00% | +1,397+0.1% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,213,844 | $53.9M | 0.00% | −66,853−2.9% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37,684−100.0% | Sold out |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,597−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,719−100.0% | Sold out |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,908−100.0% | Sold out |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,949−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,639−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,562−100.0% | Sold out |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,525−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bokf, NA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,928−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,710−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Criterion Capital Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |