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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Institutional Ownership

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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST)

Current
Institutional Ownership
Percentage
47.35%
Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
76
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$72.55M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
42
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$19.81M
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Business First Bancshares Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
4/8/2025 Rhumbline Advisers36,522$889K0.0%-4.1%0.124%
4/7/2025 GAMMA Investing LLC5,430$132K0.0%+12,527.9%0.018%
4/4/2025 Kings Path Partners LLC19,770$481K0.2%-38.6%0.067%
2/20/2025Mackenzie Financial Corp19,305$496K0.0%N/A0.065%
2/19/2025Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,647$94K0.0%N/A0.012%
2/17/2025UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC16,615$427K0.0%+8.2%0.056%
2/17/2025Virtus Investment Advisers Inc.5,000$128K0.1%N/A0.017%
2/17/2025Two Sigma Investments LP24,331$625K0.0%-21.2%0.082%
2/17/2025Two Sigma Advisers LP30,200$776K0.0%-14.4%0.102%
2/17/2025Nuveen Asset Management LLC92,135$2.37M0.0%-9.1%0.312%
2/17/2025Millennium Management LLC9,769$251K0.0%-28.4%0.033%
2/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.13,719$353K0.0%+3.7%0.046%
2/17/2025Lazard Asset Management LLC3,335$85K0.0%N/A0.011%
2/17/2025Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.24,417$628K0.0%N/A0.083%
2/17/2025Janus Henderson Group PLC623,464$16.02M0.0%+111.1%2.111%
2/17/2025Deutsche Bank AG24,211$622K0.0%+56.6%0.082%
2/17/2025Cresset Asset Management LLC70,621$1.82M0.0%N/A0.239%
2/17/2025BOKF NA9,928$255K0.0%-73.4%0.034%
2/17/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC164,612$4.23M0.1%+2.4%0.557%
2/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE28,971$745K0.0%+26.7%0.098%
2/17/2025Basswood Capital Management L.L.C.35,845$921K0.1%N/A0.121%
2/17/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets16,230$417K0.0%+88.0%0.055%
2/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.8,487$218K0.0%N/A0.029%
2/14/2025Northern Trust Corp232,329$5.97M0.0%+10.2%0.786%
2/14/2025The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 455,539$11.71M0.0%-0.8%1.542%
2/14/2025Tudor Investment Corp ET AL10,562$271K0.0%N/A0.036%
2/14/2025Aquatic Capital Management LLC2,605$67K0.0%N/A0.009%
2/14/2025Voya Investment Management LLC8,710$224K0.0%-12.2%0.029%
2/14/2025Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD9,144$236K0.0%+16.7%0.031%
2/14/2025Mendon Capital Advisors Corp267,830$6.88M3.4%-13.6%0.907%
2/14/2025Hsbc Holdings PLC30,597$786K0.0%-14.2%0.104%
2/14/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP798,114$20.51M0.0%+11.7%2.702%
2/14/2025Curi RMB Capital LLC250,000$6.43M0.1%-15.7%0.846%
2/14/2025First Trust Advisors LP17,982$462K0.0%+16.6%0.061%
2/14/2025Banc Funds Co. LLC478,494$12.30M1.4%+3.5%1.620%
2/13/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co26,545$682K0.0%-12.1%0.090%
2/13/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC1,383$36K0.0%-59.1%0.005%
2/13/2025Barclays PLC51,205$1.32M0.0%+9.4%0.173%
2/13/2025Sterling Capital Management LLC17,086$439K0.0%+4.2%0.058%
2/13/2025Kennedy Capital Management LLC165,554$4.26M0.1%-21.8%0.560%
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2/13/2025LSV Asset Management41,470$1.07M0.0%-16.3%0.140%
2/13/2025Ranger Investment Management L.P.320,745$8.24M0.5%-14.5%1.086%
2/13/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.52,979$1.36M0.0%N/A0.179%
2/13/2025Martingale Asset Management L P38,144$980K0.0%+65.4%0.129%
2/13/2025Renaissance Technologies LLC16,200$416K0.0%+8.7%0.055%
2/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc22,378$575K0.0%-2.2%0.076%
2/13/2025Invesco Ltd.43,328$1.11M0.0%+1.3%0.147%
2/13/2025Quadrant Capital Group LLC1,052$27K0.0%+106.7%0.004%
2/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.197,698$5.08M0.0%-20.3%0.669%
2/13/2025Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd13,908$357K0.1%N/A0.047%
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN14,352$369K0.0%+27.3%0.049%
2/12/2025Geode Capital Management LLC607,810$15.62M0.0%+8.3%2.058%
2/12/2025Franklin Resources Inc.198,824$5.11M0.0%+16.2%0.673%
2/12/2025Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,500$424K0.1%-10.8%0.056%
2/12/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.108,578$2.79M0.0%-13.2%0.368%
2/12/2025Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC46,771$1.20M0.0%-4.7%0.158%
2/12/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.394,331$10.13M0.0%-3.3%1.335%
2/11/2025EntryPoint Capital LLC9,525$245K0.1%N/A0.032%
2/11/2025Corebridge Financial Inc.11,987$308K0.0%-7.0%0.041%
2/11/2025Vanguard Group Inc.1,618,636$41.60M0.0%+17.9%5.479%
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC29,106$748K0.0%-7.7%0.099%
2/11/2025KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS4,300$111K0.0%N/A0.015%
2/11/2025American Century Companies Inc.538,402$13.84M0.0%+19.7%1.823%
2/11/2025Quantbot Technologies LP3,582$92K0.0%+37.5%0.012%
2/11/2025Teacher Retirement System of Texas20,900$537K0.0%-28.6%0.071%
2/11/2025Intech Investment Management LLC11,457$294K0.0%N/A0.039%
2/10/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans34,353$883K0.0%-28.7%0.116%
2/10/2025Royce & Associates LP472,430$12.14M0.1%+23.0%1.599%
2/10/2025Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.44,163$1.14M0.0%+95.7%0.150%
2/7/2025Meriwether Wealth & Planning LLC37,642$967K0.7%N/A0.127%
2/7/2025AlphaQuest LLC11,812$304K0.0%N/A0.040%
2/6/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.52,979$1.36M0.0%N/A0.179%
2/6/2025Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.222,158$5.71M0.0%+13.2%0.752%
2/4/2025Los Angeles Capital Management LLC13,930$358K0.0%-17.2%0.047%
2/4/2025Bank of New York Mellon Corp121,344$3.12M0.0%+32.8%0.411%
1/31/2025Americana Partners LLC12,338$317K0.0%N/A0.042%
1/29/2025MGB Wealth Management LLC32,733$841K0.3%N/A0.111%
1/28/2025Empowered Funds LLC78,812$2.03M0.0%+5.1%0.267%
1/27/2025Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC133,761$3.44M0.1%+0.8%0.453%
1/24/2025E&G Advisors LP27,300$702K0.2%N/A0.092%
1/17/2025 SG Americas Securities LLC10,809$278K0.0%-27.5%0.037%
1/15/2025 Howard Financial Services LTD.18,128$466K0.1%N/A0.061%
1/6/2025 Kings Path Partners LLC32,220$828K0.4%-12.6%0.109%
12/26/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.407,801$10.47M0.0%+7.1%1.380%
11/27/2024Franklin Resources Inc.171,115$4.37M0.0%+25.3%0.579%
11/19/2024Barclays PLC46,792$1.20M0.0%+158.1%0.158%
11/16/2024Geode Capital Management LLC561,318$14.41M0.0%-2.1%1.900%
11/15/2024Barclays PLC46,792$1.20M0.0%+158.1%0.158%
11/15/2024Jane Street Group LLC20,824$535K0.0%-22.2%0.070%
11/15/2024State Street Corp523,626$13.44M0.0%+5.0%1.773%
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11/15/2024Janus Henderson Group PLC295,275$7.58M0.0%+921.9%1.000%
11/15/2024Banc Funds Co. LLC462,494$11.87M1.3%-5.2%1.566%
11/14/2024Martingale Asset Management L P23,056$592K0.0%N/A0.078%
11/14/2024Fourthstone LLC44,800$1.15M0.3%N/A0.152%
11/14/2024UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC15,362$394K0.0%-19.5%0.052%
11/13/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets8,631$222K0.0%+81.8%0.029%
11/13/2024Quantbot Technologies LP2,606$67K0.0%N/A0.009%
11/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company459,314$11.79M0.0%-2.6%1.555%
11/12/2024Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.196,238$5.04M0.0%+194.8%0.664%
11/8/2024Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.22,570$579K0.0%N/A0.076%
(Data available from 1/1/2016 forward)

BFST Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the largest shareholders of BFST shares?

During the previous two years, 119 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of Business First Bancshares. The most heavily invested institutionals were International Assets Investment Management LLC ($60.76M), Vanguard Group Inc. ($41.60M), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($20.51M), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($16.02M), Geode Capital Management LLC ($15.62M), American Century Companies Inc. ($13.84M), and State Street Corp ($13.44M).Learn more on BFST's institutional investors.

What percentage of Business First Bancshares stock is owned by institutional investors?

47.35% of Business First Bancshares stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on BFST's institutional investor holdings.

Which institutional investors have been buying Business First Bancshares stock?

Of the 96 institutional investors that purchased Business First Bancshares stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Mendon Capital Advisors Corp ($789.94K), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($594.57K), Royce & Associates LP ($435.72K), Vanguard Group Inc. ($261.59K), International Assets Investment Management LLC ($236.50K), American Century Companies Inc. ($157.05K), and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. ($155.60K).

How much institutional buying is happening at Business First Bancshares?

Institutional investors have bought a total of 4,562,843 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $106.75M in transactions.

Which Business First Bancshares major shareholders have been selling company stock?

Of the 54 institutional investors that sold Business First Bancshares stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Stieven Capital Advisors L.P. ($122.25K), Curi RMB Capital LLC ($120K), BOKF NA ($98.66K), Kennedy Capital Management LLC ($77.58K), Ranger Investment Management L.P. ($72.41K), Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV ($55.49K), and Russell Investments Group Ltd. ($50.28K).

How much institutional selling is happening at Business First Bancshares?

Institutional investors have sold a total of 1,019,819 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $24.14M in transactions.


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