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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 170
- +5 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 16.9M
- +3.21M (+23.4%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $457.4M
- +$99.0M (+27.6%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 25
- 56 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 46 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Business First Bancshares, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC | 1 | $27 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 5 | $135 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 10 | $270 | 0.00% | +10 | New |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 13 | $352 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Trust Co | 17 | $462 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 19 | $514 | 0.00% | +1+5.6% | Added |
| UMA Financial Services, Inc. | 30 | $812 | 0.00% | +30 | New |
| Quarry LP | 31 | $838 | 0.00% | −735−96.0% | Reduced |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 35 | $946 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Covestor Ltd | 27 | $1.00K | 0.00% | −56−67.5% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 43 | $1.16K | 0.00% | +23+115.0% | Added |
| Root Financial Partners, LLC | 49 | $1.32K | 0.00% | +49 | New |
| Torren Management, LLC | 63 | $1.70K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 66 | $1.78K | 0.00% | −1−1.5% | Reduced |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 74 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +74 | New |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 76 | $2.06K | 0.00% | −3−3.8% | Reduced |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 78 | $2.11K | 0.00% | +20+34.5% | Added |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | 106 | $2.87K | 0.00% | −48−31.2% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 107 | $2.89K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Essential Partners LLC | 135 | $3.65K | 0.00% | −41−23.3% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 135 | $3.65K | 0.00% | −6−4.3% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 143 | $3.87K | 0.00% | +44+44.4% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 149 | $4.03K | 0.00% | +1+0.7% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 152 | $4.11K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 193 | $5.13K | 0.00% | +193 | New |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC | 226 | $6.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 236 | $6.38K | 0.00% | +42+21.6% | Added |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 330 | $8.92K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 422 | $11.4K | 0.00% | −1,510−78.2% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 432 | $11.7K | 0.00% | +345+396.6% | Added |
| Adkins Seale Capital Management LLC | 499 | $13.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,099 | $29.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 1,189 | $32.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 1,258 | $34.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 1,383 | $37.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 1,666 | $45.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 2,149 | $58.1K | 0.00% | +2,149 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 2,262 | $61.2K | 0.00% | +1,634+260.2% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 2,379 | $64.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 3,169 | $85.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 4,097 | $110.8K | 0.00% | −1,988−32.7% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 4,424 | $120.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 4,453 | $120.4K | 0.00% | +7+0.2% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 5,287 | $143.0K | 0.00% | +974+22.6% | Added |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 6,300 | $170.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 6,543 | $176.9K | 0.00% | +6,543 | New |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 6,956 | $190.5K | 0.00% | +1,286+22.7% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 7,411 | $200.4K | 0.00% | −2,707−26.8% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 7,758 | $209.8K | 0.00% | −3,235−29.4% | Reduced |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 7,844 | $212.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 7,978 | $215.7K | 0.00% | +1,478+22.7% | Added |
| JMN Financial LLC | 7,986 | $215.9K | 0.21% | −1,047−11.6% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 8,131 | $219.9K | 0.00% | −104−1.3% | Reduced |
| DGS Capital Management, LLC | 8,165 | $220.8K | 0.04% | −983−10.7% | Reduced |
| Daytona Street Capital LLC | 8,000 | $220.8K | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 8,752 | $236.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KG&L Capital Management,LLC | 8,831 | $238.8K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 9,202 | $248.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 9,537 | $257.9K | 0.00% | −1,174−11.0% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 9,729 | $263.0K | 0.00% | −569−5.5% | Reduced |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 9,785 | $264.6K | 0.01% | −5,655−36.6% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 9,800 | $265.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Planning Services Inc | 10,000 | $270.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,124 | $273.7K | 0.00% | +2,106+26.3% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 10,323 | $279.0K | 0.00% | −14,661−58.7% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 10,616 | $287.1K | 0.00% | −35,594−77.0% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 10,916 | $295.2K | 0.00% | +10,916 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 12,104 | $327.3K | 0.00% | −20,032−62.3% | Reduced |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 12,190 | $329.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 12,615 | $341.1K | 0.00% | −37−0.3% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 14,757 | $399.0K | 0.00% | +1,498+11.3% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 15,532 | $420.0K | 0.02% | −15,213−49.5% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 15,774 | $426.5K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 16,100 | $435.3K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | 16,216 | $438.5K | 0.17% | +7,338+82.7% | Added |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. | 16,500 | $446.2K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 16,522 | $446.8K | 0.00% | −1,860−10.1% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 17,131 | $463.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 17,440 | $471.6K | 0.00% | +17,440 | New |
| First Foundation Advisors | 17,966 | $485.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 18,033 | $487.6K | 0.00% | +6,988+63.3% | Added |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC | 18,506 | $500.4K | 0.33% | −10,000−35.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 18,550 | $501.6K | 0.01% | −1,575−7.8% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 19,270 | $521.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 19,770 | $534.6K | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 19,890 | $537.8K | 0.02% | +19,890 | New |
| MQS Management LLC | 21,397 | $578.6K | 0.39% | +21,397 | New |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 22,517 | $609.0K | 0.00% | +6,281+38.7% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 23,313 | $630.4K | 0.00% | −2,761−10.6% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 23,400 | $632.7K | 0.00% | +11,800+101.7% | Added |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 24,028 | $649.7K | 0.02% | +24,028 | New |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 24,368 | $658.9K | 0.00% | −679−2.7% | Reduced |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 24,879 | $672.7K | 0.05% | +2,923+13.3% | Added |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. | 24,896 | $673.2K | 0.18% | +11,947+92.3% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 25,395 | $686.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 25,486 | $689.1K | 0.02% | −70,376−73.4% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 25,913 | $700.7K | 0.01% | +25,913 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 26,457 | $715.4K | 0.00% | +4,063+18.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 27,019 | $730.6K | 0.00% | +27,019 | New |
| Millennium Management LLC | 27,135 | $733.7K | 0.00% | −34,709−56.1% | Reduced |