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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Dec 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
167
+12 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
15.4M
+361.4K (+2.4%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$402.5M
+$47.5M (+13.4%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
23
54 more added
Sold out
11
53 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 167 institutions
Q1 2021: 59 institutionsQ2 2021: 61 institutionsQ3 2021: 70 institutionsQ4 2021: 84 institutionsQ1 2022: 87 institutionsQ2 2022: 82 institutionsQ3 2022: 82 institutionsQ4 2022: 97 institutionsQ1 2023: 99 institutionsQ2 2023: 96 institutionsQ3 2023: 109 institutionsQ4 2023: 118 institutionsQ1 2024: 111 institutionsQ2 2024: 112 institutionsQ3 2024: 128 institutionsQ4 2024: 143 institutionsQ1 2025: 149 institutionsQ2 2025: 147 institutionsQ3 2025: 156 institutionsQ4 2025: 167 institutionsQ1 2026: 170 institutionsQ2 2026: 173 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $402.5M
Q1 2021: $150.1MQ2 2021: $149.3MQ3 2021: $153.3MQ4 2021: $202.0MQ1 2022: $172.6MQ2 2022: $159.0MQ3 2022: $167.1MQ4 2022: $232.9MQ1 2023: $181.5MQ2 2023: $162.3MQ3 2023: $205.3MQ4 2023: $295.9MQ1 2024: $268.6MQ2 2024: $262.6MQ3 2024: $322.6MQ4 2024: $353.4MQ1 2025: $347.0MQ2 2025: $366.2MQ3 2025: $356.3MQ4 2025: $402.5MQ1 2026: $457.4MQ2 2026: $579.8M
Institutions holding BFST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026173$579.8M
Q1 2026170$457.4M
Q4 2025167$402.5M
Q3 2025156$356.3M
Q2 2025147$366.2M
Q1 2025149$347.0M
Q4 2024143$353.4M
Q3 2024128$322.6M
Q2 2024112$262.6M
Q1 2024111$268.6M
Q4 2023118$295.9M
Q3 2023109$205.3M
Q2 202396$162.3M
Q1 202399$181.5M
Q4 202297$232.9M
Q3 202282$167.1M
Q2 202282$159.0M
Q1 202287$172.6M
Q4 202184$202.0M
Q3 202170$153.3M
Q2 202161$149.3M
Q1 202159$150.1M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding BFST in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.4$1050.00%−862−99.5%Reduced
Fortitude Family Office, LLC5$1310.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc8$2090.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.13$3400.00%+5+62.5%Added
Trust Co17$4440.00%+17New
MAI Capital Management18$4710.00%+18New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC20$5230.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC35$9150.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC58$1.52K0.00%+34+141.7%Added
Torren Management, LLC63$1.65K0.00%+63New
True Wealth Design, LLC67$1.75K0.00%+1+1.5%Added
Covestor Ltd83$2.00K0.00%+27+48.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.79$2.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.87$2.27K0.00%+87New
US Bancorp99$2.59K0.00%+99New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC107$2.80K0.00%−402−79.0%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC141$3.69K0.00%−40−22.1%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc148$3.87K0.00%+90+155.2%Added
Signaturefd, LLC152$3.97K0.00%+30+24.6%Added
Optiver Holding B.V.154$4.03K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Essential Partners LLC176$4.60K0.00%+52+41.9%Added
Allworth Financial LP194$5.07K0.00%+129+198.5%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC226$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC330$8.63K0.00%−68−17.1%Reduced
Adkins Seale Capital Management LLC499$13.0K0.01%+499New
FWL Investment Management, LLC500$13.1K0.00%−1,262−71.6%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)628$16.4K0.00%−335−34.8%Reduced
Quarry LP766$20.0K0.00%+280+57.6%Added
Amalgamated Bank895$23.0K0.00%+37+4.3%Added
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,099$28.8K0.00%+1,092+15,600.0%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue1,189$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Delos Wealth Advisors, LLC1,258$32.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC1,383$36.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC1,666$43.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aquatic Capital Management LLC1,932$50.5K0.00%−5,182−72.8%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.2,379$62.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,169$82.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc4,313$112.7K0.00%−267−5.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co4,424$116.0K0.00%−24,121−84.5%Reduced
CWM, LLC4,446$116.0K0.00%+1,188+36.5%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC5,670$148.2K0.00%+236+4.3%Added
FMR LLC6,085$159.1K0.00%+514+9.2%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS6,300$164.7K0.00%−800−11.3%Reduced
Quest Partners LLC6,361$166.3K0.01%−1,219−16.1%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)6,500$169.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey7,844$205.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daytona Street Capital LLC8,000$209.1K0.17%+8,000New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc8,018$209.6K0.00%+8,018New
Arizona State Retirement System8,235$215.3K0.00%−557−6.3%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC8,752$228.8K0.00%−250−2.8%Reduced
KG&L Capital Management,LLC8,831$230.8K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
1492 Capital Management LLC8,878$232.1K0.09%+8,878New
JMN Financial LLC9,033$236.1K0.24%+9,033New
DGS Capital Management, LLC9,148$239.1K0.04%+9,148New
New York State Common Retirement Fund9,202$240.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Teacher Retirement System of Texas9,692$253.3K0.00%+9,692New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board9,735$254.5K0.00%−8,270−45.9%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board9,800$256.2K0.00%+9,800New
Asset Planning Services Inc10,000$261.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC10,071$263.0K0.15%+10,071New
Intech Investment Management LLC10,118$264.5K0.00%−2,122−17.3%Reduced
VARCOV Co.10,190$266.4K0.11%+10,190New
Royal Bank of Canada10,298$269.0K0.00%−372−3.5%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC10,319$269.7K0.00%−11,510−52.7%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC10,517$274.9K0.00%+24+0.2%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA10,711$280.0K0.00%+3,202+42.6%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC10,993$287.4K0.00%+10,993New
Quantinno Capital Management LP11,045$288.7K0.00%+11,045New
PharVision Advisers, LLC11,334$296.3K0.15%+11,334New
STRS Ohio11,600$303.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC11,922$311.6K0.00%+11,922New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans12,037$315.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH12,190$318.6K0.00%+3,700+43.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.12,652$330.7K0.00%+11+0.1%Added
Argent Advisors, Inc.12,949$338.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Squarepoint Ops LLC13,027$340.5K0.00%−2,532−16.3%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.13,259$346.6K0.00%−51−0.4%Reduced
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd13,448$351.5K0.01%+4,669+53.2%Added
Trexquant Investment LP13,923$363.9K0.00%+13,923New
Sterling Capital Management LLC15,440$403.6K0.01%+13,475+685.8%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department14,469$407.6K0.00%+14,469New
EntryPoint Capital, LLC15,774$412.3K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
E&G Advisors, LP16,100$420.9K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP16,200$423.5K0.00%−10,900−40.2%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc16,236$425.0K0.00%+1,268+8.5%Added
Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,500$431.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management17,131$447.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.17,535$458.4K0.00%+7,084+67.8%Added
First Foundation Advisors17,966$469.6K0.02%+17,966New
Ameriprise Financial Inc18,382$480.5K0.00%−206−1.1%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC18,631$487.0K0.00%−28,143−60.2%Reduced
LSV Asset Management19,270$504.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd19,691$514.7K0.00%−40,576−67.3%Reduced
Kings Path Partners LLC19,770$516.8K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.20,125$526.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC20,300$530.6K0.00%−11,500−36.2%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P20,423$533.9K0.01%−12,427−37.8%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC20,670$540.3K0.03%+4,865+30.8%Added
Penn Capital Management Co Inc21,956$573.9K0.05%−3,235−12.8%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG22,394$585.4K0.00%−193−0.9%Reduced