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, Q2 2025
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Jun 30, 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
- 147
- −1 vs. Q1 2025
- Shares held
- 14.9M
- +637.6K (+4.5%) vs. Q1 2025
- Total value
- $366.2M
- +$19.2M (+5.5%) vs. Q1 2025
- New holders
- 18
- 62 more added
- Sold out
- 19
- 30 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2025: 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, Q2 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC | 1 | $24 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $123 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 8 | $197 | 0.00% | −15−65.2% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $493 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 21 | $518 | 0.00% | +21 | New |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 25 | $616 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 25 | $617 | 0.00% | +25 | New |
| Essential Partners LLC | 31 | $764 | 0.00% | +31 | New |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 35 | $863 | 0.00% | −30−46.2% | Reduced |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 35 | $863 | 0.00% | +35 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 39 | $961 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Covestor Ltd | 51 | $1.00K | 0.00% | −13−20.3% | Reduced |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 67 | $1.65K | 0.00% | +58+644.4% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 0 | $1.80K | 0.00% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 76 | $1.87K | 0.00% | +73+2,433.3% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 122 | $3.01K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 182 | $4.49K | 0.00% | +36+24.7% | Added |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 364 | $8.97K | 0.00% | +141+63.2% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $21.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $34.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,927 | $47.5K | 0.00% | +327+20.4% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 1,977 | $48.7K | 0.00% | −2,339−54.2% | Reduced |
| Quest Partners LLC | 2,248 | $55.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 2,469 | $61.0K | 0.00% | +1,520+160.2% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 2,669 | $65.8K | 0.00% | +2,124+389.7% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,908 | $71.7K | 0.00% | +540+22.8% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 2,909 | $71.7K | 0.00% | +2,909 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 3,169 | $78.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,332 | $82.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 5,204 | $128.3K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,758 | $141.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 5,914 | $145.8K | 0.00% | +1,786+43.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 6,047 | $149.1K | 0.00% | −2,272−27.3% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 6,500 | $160.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| STRS Ohio | 6,900 | $170.1K | 0.00% | +500+7.8% | Added |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 7,100 | $175.0K | 0.00% | +2,800+65.1% | Added |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 8,186 | $201.8K | 0.00% | +8,186 | New |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 8,249 | $203.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 8,490 | $209.3K | 0.00% | +8,490 | New |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 8,754 | $215.8K | 0.00% | +8,754 | New |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $217.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 9,003 | $221.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 9,152 | $225.6K | 0.00% | −1,948−17.5% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $226.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $247.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 10,480 | $258.3K | 0.00% | +10,480 | New |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 11,166 | $275.2K | 0.00% | −4,216−27.4% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 11,937 | $294.2K | 0.15% | +11,937 | New |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $304.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $319.2K | 0.10% | +12,949 | New |
| Citigroup Inc | 13,143 | $324.0K | 0.00% | −6,915−34.5% | Reduced |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 13,392 | $330.1K | 0.00% | +13,392 | New |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 14,056 | $346.0K | 0.05% | +14,056 | New |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 14,237 | $351.0K | 0.00% | +3,525+32.9% | Added |
| Alps Advisors Inc | 14,769 | $364.1K | 0.00% | +179+1.2% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 15,604 | $384.6K | 0.00% | +1,261+8.8% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 15,646 | $385.7K | 0.00% | +1,327+9.3% | Added |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 15,822 | $390.0K | 0.01% | +353+2.3% | Added |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $396.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $406.7K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Security National Bank | 16,965 | $418.2K | 0.07% | +16,965 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 17,131 | $422.3K | 0.00% | +3,497+25.6% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 17,751 | $437.6K | 0.03% | +457+2.6% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 18,111 | $446.4K | 0.00% | −3,793−17.3% | Reduced |
| Howard Financial Services, Ltd. | 18,128 | $446.9K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 18,478 | $455.5K | 0.00% | +3,806+25.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 18,991 | $468.1K | 0.00% | +1,135+6.4% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 19,107 | $472.0K | 0.00% | +1,794+10.4% | Added |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $487.3K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 20,125 | $496.1K | 0.01% | −2,395−10.6% | Reduced |
| Prospector Partners LLC | 21,000 | $517.6K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 21,080 | $519.6K | 0.04% | −1,943−8.4% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 21,667 | $534.1K | 0.00% | −7,439−25.6% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 24,573 | $605.7K | 0.00% | −22,663−48.0% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 24,800 | $611.3K | 0.00% | −2,300−8.5% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 50,790 | $626.0K | 0.00% | +25,395+100.0% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 26,678 | $657.6K | 0.00% | +6,583+32.8% | Added |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $681.1K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 28,506 | $702.7K | 0.59% | −5,000−14.9% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 28,545 | $704.0K | 0.00% | +2,000+7.5% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 28,805 | $710.0K | 0.00% | +3,484+13.8% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 29,700 | $732.1K | 0.00% | −12,900−30.3% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 30,725 | $757.4K | 0.00% | +5,756+23.1% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 30,940 | $762.7K | 0.00% | +30,940 | New |
| LSV Asset Management | 31,570 | $778.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 32,164 | $792.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 32,733 | $806.9K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 32,755 | $807.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 32,850 | $809.8K | 0.02% | −5,294−13.9% | Reduced |
| Fourthstone LLC | 34,654 | $854.2K | 0.17% | +34,654 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 35,126 | $865.9K | 0.00% | +3,730+11.9% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 35,626 | $878.2K | 0.00% | +15,426+76.4% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 37,441 | $923.0K | 0.00% | +3,088+9.0% | Added |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,782 | $931.3K | 0.58% | +106+0.3% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 38,108 | $939.4K | 0.00% | +38,108 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 38,203 | $941.7K | 0.00% | +5,639+17.3% | Added |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 38,465 | $948.2K | 0.00% | −11,585−23.1% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 39,861 | $982.6K | 0.47% | +239+0.6% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 41,637 | $1.03M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |