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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 1 | $24 | 0.00% | −24−96.0% | Reduced |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $118 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 7 | $165 | 0.00% | +7 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 8 | $189 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 8 | $189 | 0.00% | +8 | New |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 20 | $472 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 24 | $567 | 0.00% | −11−31.4% | Reduced |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 35 | $826 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 40 | $944 | 0.00% | +40 | New |
| Covestor Ltd | 56 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +5+9.8% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 58 | $1.37K | 0.00% | +58 | Added |
| Allworth Financial LP | 65 | $1.53K | 0.00% | +44+209.5% | Added |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 66 | $1.56K | 0.00% | −1−1.5% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 79 | $1.88K | 0.00% | +3+3.9% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 122 | $2.88K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Essential Partners LLC | 124 | $2.93K | 0.00% | +93+300.0% | Added |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | 154 | $3.64K | 0.00% | +154 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 181 | $4.27K | 0.00% | −1−0.5% | Reduced |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $5.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 398 | $9.40K | 0.00% | +34+9.3% | Added |
| Quarry LP | 486 | $11.5K | 0.00% | +486 | New |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 509 | $12.0K | 0.00% | +509 | New |
| Amalgamated Bank | 858 | $20.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 866 | $20.4K | 0.00% | +866 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 963 | $22.7K | 0.00% | −1,706−63.9% | Reduced |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 1,189 | $28.0K | 0.00% | +1,189 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 1,200 | $29.1K | 0.00% | +1,200 | New |
| Delos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 1,258 | $29.7K | 0.02% | +1,258 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $32.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 1,417 | $33.5K | 0.00% | −4,497−76.0% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 1,666 | $39.3K | 0.00% | −1,666−50.0% | Reduced |
| FWL Investment Management, LLC | 1,762 | $41.6K | 0.01% | +1,762 | New |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 1,965 | $46.4K | 0.00% | −13,857−87.6% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,379 | $56.2K | 0.00% | −529−18.2% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 3,169 | $74.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 3,258 | $77.0K | 0.00% | +789+32.0% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 4,580 | $108.1K | 0.00% | −8,563−65.2% | Reduced |
| Icon Wealth Advisors, LLC | 5,035 | $118.9K | 0.01% | +5,035 | New |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 5,204 | $122.9K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 5,434 | $128.3K | 0.00% | +2,525+86.8% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 5,571 | $131.5K | 0.00% | +3,644+189.1% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 6,500 | $153.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 7,100 | $167.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 7,114 | $168.0K | 0.00% | +5,137+259.8% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 7,509 | $177.3K | 0.00% | +1,462+24.2% | Added |
| Quest Partners LLC | 7,580 | $179.0K | 0.01% | +5,332+237.2% | Added |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 7,844 | $185.2K | 0.00% | +2,086+36.2% | Added |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 8,490 | $200.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 8,779 | $207.3K | 0.00% | +8,779 | New |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 8,792 | $207.6K | 0.00% | +606+7.4% | Added |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $208.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 9,002 | $212.5K | 0.00% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $217.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $236.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 10,451 | $246.7K | 0.00% | +10,451 | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 10,493 | $247.7K | 0.00% | +10,493 | New |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 10,495 | $247.8K | 0.00% | +15+0.1% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 10,670 | $251.0K | 0.00% | −8,437−44.2% | Reduced |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 11,261 | $265.9K | 0.01% | +11,261 | New |
| STRS Ohio | 11,600 | $273.9K | 0.00% | +4,700+68.1% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 12,037 | $284.0K | 0.00% | −25,404−67.9% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 12,240 | $289.0K | 0.00% | +1,074+9.6% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 12,338 | $291.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 12,641 | $298.5K | 0.00% | +12,602+32,312.8% | Added |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 12,949 | $305.7K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 13,310 | $314.2K | 0.00% | −2,294−14.7% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 14,510 | $343.0K | 0.06% | +454+3.2% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 14,711 | $347.3K | 0.00% | −20,415−58.1% | Reduced |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 14,968 | $354.0K | 0.00% | +731+5.1% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 15,559 | $367.3K | 0.00% | −27,561−63.9% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 15,774 | $372.4K | 0.14% | +3,837+32.1% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 15,805 | $373.2K | 0.03% | −1,946−11.0% | Reduced |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $380.1K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $389.6K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Security National Bank | 16,965 | $400.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management | 17,131 | $404.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 17,978 | $424.5K | 0.00% | −3,689−17.0% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 18,005 | $425.1K | 0.00% | −10,800−37.5% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 18,588 | $438.9K | 0.00% | +2,942+18.8% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 19,183 | $452.9K | 0.00% | −193,559−91.0% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 19,270 | $455.0K | 0.00% | −12,300−39.0% | Reduced |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $466.8K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 20,125 | $475.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 20,800 | $491.1K | 0.00% | −10,140−32.8% | Reduced |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 21,829 | $515.4K | 0.00% | +21,829 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 22,039 | $520.3K | 0.00% | +3,561+19.3% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 22,587 | $533.3K | 0.00% | +4,476+24.7% | Added |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 25,191 | $594.8K | 0.05% | +4,111+19.5% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $599.6K | 0.00% | −25,395−50.0% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 25,832 | $610.0K | 0.00% | +25,832 | New |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 27,100 | $639.8K | 0.00% | +2,300+9.3% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 27,604 | $651.7K | 0.00% | −4,560−14.2% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 27,631 | $652.4K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 28,506 | $673.0K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 28,545 | $676.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 29,703 | $701.3K | 0.00% | −34,507−53.7% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 29,770 | $702.9K | 0.00% | −955−3.1% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 30,901 | $729.6K | 0.00% | −7,564−19.7% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 31,800 | $750.8K | 0.00% | +2,100+7.1% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 32,850 | $775.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |