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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Sep 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
- 156
- +9 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 15.1M
- +208.8K (+1.4%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $356.3M
- −$9.92M (−2.7%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 20
- 58 more added
- Sold out
- 11
- 44 more reduced
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,246,261 | $53.0M | 0.00% | +29,755+1.3% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,591,098 | $37.6M | 0.00% | +17,690+1.1% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1,024,248 | $24.2M | 0.01% | +36,973+3.7% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 1,018,807 | $24.1M | 0.01% | +16,543+1.7% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 730,694 | $17.3M | 0.01% | +81,594+12.6% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 716,630 | $16.9M | 0.00% | +19,356+2.8% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 648,080 | $15.3M | 0.15% | +96,720+17.5% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 598,503 | $14.1M | 0.00% | +23,195+4.0% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 444,257 | $10.5M | 0.01% | −6,911−1.5% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 345,855 | $8.17M | 0.57% | +2,155+0.6% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 312,746 | $7.38M | 0.00% | −6,090−1.9% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 278,477 | $6.57M | 0.00% | −980.0% | Reduced |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 269,264 | $6.36M | 1.11% | −77,852−22.4% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 250,008 | $5.90M | 0.11% | +80.0% | Added |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 250,000 | $5.90M | 2.69% | −30,000−10.7% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 241,811 | $5.71M | 0.00% | +10,657+4.6% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 230,616 | $5.44M | 0.01% | +7,917+3.6% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 187,248 | $4.42M | 0.09% | +7,667+4.3% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 184,310 | $4.35M | 0.00% | +9,979+5.7% | Added |
| Fourthstone LLC | 164,024 | $3.87M | 0.69% | +129,370+373.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 143,126 | $3.38M | 0.00% | −13,816−8.8% | Reduced |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 133,456 | $3.15M | 0.10% | −305−0.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 132,233 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +1,817+1.4% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 115,638 | $2.73M | 0.00% | −3,000−2.5% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 107,684 | $2.54M | 0.00% | +88,693+467.0% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 106,907 | $2.52M | 0.00% | +36,028+50.8% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 101,448 | $2.40M | 0.02% | +7,667+8.2% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 78,476 | $1.85M | 0.00% | +13,797+21.3% | Added |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC | 77,000 | $1.82M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 71,136 | $1.68M | 0.65% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 70,503 | $1.66M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 70,494 | $1.66M | 0.01% | +8,632+14.0% | Added |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 65,377 | $1.54M | 0.40% | +22,573+52.7% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 60,267 | $1.42M | 0.00% | −1,606−2.6% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 57,982 | $1.37M | 0.00% | +22,356+62.8% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 57,608 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +4,000+7.5% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 55,694 | $1.31M | 0.00% | −1,583−2.8% | Reduced |
| Gries Financial LLC | 54,571 | $1.29M | 0.20% | +60.0% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 53,187 | $1.26M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Womack Financial LLC | 52,705 | $1.24M | 0.94% | −7,038−11.8% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 48,000 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +2,000+4.3% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 46,774 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +22,201+90.3% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 45,752 | $1.08M | 0.05% | +45,752 | New |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 45,264 | $1.07M | 0.23% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 42,075 | $993.4K | 0.00% | −1,567−3.6% | Reduced |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 41,861 | $988.3K | 0.01% | −1,600−3.7% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 41,637 | $983.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 40,119 | $947.2K | 0.00% | −13,463−25.1% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 40,085 | $946.4K | 0.41% | +224+0.6% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 38,937 | $919.3K | 0.00% | −3,406−8.0% | Reduced |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,583 | $887.3K | 0.51% | −199−0.5% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 37,129 | $876.6K | 0.00% | +37,129 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 35,735 | $843.7K | 0.00% | −12,784−26.3% | Reduced |
| Prospector Partners LLC | 35,600 | $840.5K | 0.10% | +14,600+69.5% | Added |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 34,361 | $811.3K | 0.00% | +1,606+4.9% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 34,115 | $805.5K | 0.00% | +7,437+27.9% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 32,850 | $775.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 31,800 | $750.8K | 0.00% | +2,100+7.1% | Added |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 30,901 | $729.6K | 0.00% | −7,564−19.7% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 29,770 | $702.9K | 0.00% | −955−3.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 29,703 | $701.3K | 0.00% | −34,507−53.7% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 28,545 | $676.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 28,506 | $673.0K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $652.4K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 27,604 | $651.7K | 0.00% | −4,560−14.2% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 27,100 | $639.8K | 0.00% | +2,300+9.3% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 25,832 | $610.0K | 0.00% | +25,832 | New |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $599.6K | 0.00% | −25,395−50.0% | Reduced |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 25,191 | $594.8K | 0.05% | +4,111+19.5% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 22,587 | $533.3K | 0.00% | +4,476+24.7% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 22,039 | $520.3K | 0.00% | +3,561+19.3% | Added |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 21,829 | $515.4K | 0.00% | +21,829 | New |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 20,800 | $491.1K | 0.00% | −10,140−32.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 20,125 | $475.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $466.8K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LSV Asset Management | 19,270 | $455.0K | 0.00% | −12,300−39.0% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 19,183 | $452.9K | 0.00% | −193,559−91.0% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 18,588 | $438.9K | 0.00% | +2,942+18.8% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 18,005 | $425.1K | 0.00% | −10,800−37.5% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 17,978 | $424.5K | 0.00% | −3,689−17.0% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 17,131 | $404.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Security National Bank | 16,965 | $400.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $389.6K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $380.1K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 15,805 | $373.2K | 0.03% | −1,946−11.0% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 15,774 | $372.4K | 0.14% | +3,837+32.1% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 15,559 | $367.3K | 0.00% | −27,561−63.9% | Reduced |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 14,968 | $354.0K | 0.00% | +731+5.1% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 14,711 | $347.3K | 0.00% | −20,415−58.1% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 14,510 | $343.0K | 0.06% | +454+3.2% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 13,310 | $314.2K | 0.00% | −2,294−14.7% | Reduced |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $305.7K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 12,641 | $298.5K | 0.00% | +12,602+32,312.8% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $291.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 12,240 | $289.0K | 0.00% | +1,074+9.6% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 12,037 | $284.0K | 0.00% | −25,404−67.9% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 11,600 | $273.9K | 0.00% | +4,700+68.1% | Added |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 11,261 | $265.9K | 0.01% | +11,261 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,670 | $251.0K | 0.00% | −8,437−44.2% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 10,495 | $247.8K | 0.00% | +15+0.1% | Added |