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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Planning | 34,115 | $805.5K | 0.00% | +7,437+27.9% | Added |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 34,361 | $811.3K | 0.00% | +1,606+4.9% | Added |
| Prospector Partners LLC | 35,600 | $840.5K | 0.10% | +14,600+69.5% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 35,735 | $843.7K | 0.00% | −12,784−26.3% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 37,129 | $876.6K | 0.00% | +37,129 | New |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC | 37,583 | $887.3K | 0.51% | −199−0.5% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 38,937 | $919.3K | 0.00% | −3,406−8.0% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 40,085 | $946.4K | 0.41% | +224+0.6% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 40,119 | $947.2K | 0.00% | −13,463−25.1% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 41,637 | $983.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 41,861 | $988.3K | 0.01% | −1,600−3.7% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 42,075 | $993.4K | 0.00% | −1,567−3.6% | Reduced |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 45,264 | $1.07M | 0.23% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 45,752 | $1.08M | 0.05% | +45,752 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 46,774 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +22,201+90.3% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 48,000 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +2,000+4.3% | Added |
| Womack Financial LLC | 52,705 | $1.24M | 0.94% | −7,038−11.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 53,187 | $1.26M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gries Financial LLC | 54,571 | $1.29M | 0.20% | +60.0% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 55,694 | $1.31M | 0.00% | −1,583−2.8% | Reduced |
| Swiss National Bank | 57,608 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +4,000+7.5% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 57,982 | $1.37M | 0.00% | +22,356+62.8% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 60,267 | $1.42M | 0.00% | −1,606−2.6% | Reduced |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | 65,377 | $1.54M | 0.40% | +22,573+52.7% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 70,494 | $1.66M | 0.01% | +8,632+14.0% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 70,503 | $1.66M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC | 71,136 | $1.68M | 0.65% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC | 77,000 | $1.82M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 78,476 | $1.85M | 0.00% | +13,797+21.3% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 101,448 | $2.40M | 0.02% | +7,667+8.2% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 106,907 | $2.52M | 0.00% | +36,028+50.8% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 107,684 | $2.54M | 0.00% | +88,693+467.0% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 115,638 | $2.73M | 0.00% | −3,000−2.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 132,233 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +1,817+1.4% | Added |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 133,456 | $3.15M | 0.10% | −305−0.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 143,126 | $3.38M | 0.00% | −13,816−8.8% | Reduced |
| Fourthstone LLC | 164,024 | $3.87M | 0.69% | +129,370+373.3% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 184,310 | $4.35M | 0.00% | +9,979+5.7% | Added |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 187,248 | $4.42M | 0.09% | +7,667+4.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 230,616 | $5.44M | 0.01% | +7,917+3.6% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 241,811 | $5.71M | 0.00% | +10,657+4.6% | Added |
| Mendon Capital Advisors Corp | 250,000 | $5.90M | 2.69% | −30,000−10.7% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 250,008 | $5.90M | 0.11% | +80.0% | Added |
| Banc Funds Co LLC | 269,264 | $6.36M | 1.11% | −77,852−22.4% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 278,477 | $6.57M | 0.00% | −980.0% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 312,746 | $7.38M | 0.00% | −6,090−1.9% | Reduced |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 345,855 | $8.17M | 0.57% | +2,155+0.6% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 444,257 | $10.5M | 0.01% | −6,911−1.5% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 598,503 | $14.1M | 0.00% | +23,195+4.0% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 648,080 | $15.3M | 0.15% | +96,720+17.5% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 716,630 | $16.9M | 0.00% | +19,356+2.8% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 730,694 | $17.3M | 0.01% | +81,594+12.6% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 1,018,807 | $24.1M | 0.01% | +16,543+1.7% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1,024,248 | $24.2M | 0.01% | +36,973+3.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 1,591,098 | $37.6M | 0.00% | +17,690+1.1% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,246,261 | $53.0M | 0.00% | +29,755+1.3% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −38,203−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −38,108−100.0% | Sold out |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −32,733−100.0% | Sold out |
| Howard Financial Services, Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,128−100.0% | Sold out |
| Alps Advisors Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,769−100.0% | Sold out |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,392−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,152−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,754−100.0% | Sold out |
| Panagora Asset Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,249−100.0% | Sold out |
| MAI Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25−100.0% | Sold out |
| Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1−100.0% | Sold out |