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Business First Bancshares
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 12

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 52 (+4)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145M → $150M (+$4.64M)

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.41% → 45.17% (+0.76%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$669K
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$653K
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$622K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$621K
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$336K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$1.45M
2
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$941K
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$327K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$216K
5
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$155K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RhumbLine Advisers
26
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$450K +$1.99K +81 +0.5%
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$438K +$170K +6,918 +65%
FMP
28
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$416K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$370K +$264K +10,751 +263%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$342K +$336K +13,704 New
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$317K +$155K +6,331 +99%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$314K +$108K +4,402 +54%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$302K – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
34
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$236K +$232K +9,457 New
HW
35
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$223K – – –
SFWA
36
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$205K -$1.45M -59,000 -88%
AIG
37
American International Group
New York
$195K -$1.65K -67 -0.9%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$185K +$1.01K +41 +0.6%
MIM
39
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$133K – – –
MLICM
40
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$117K – – –
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$115K +$26.3K +1,070 +30%
Acadian Asset Management
42
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$85K – – –
AA
43
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
$83K +$81.8K +3,333 New
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$82K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
45
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$74.3K +$29.4K +1,198 +67%
Russell Investments Group
46
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$72K – – –
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$62K +$24.3K +988 +65%
Legal & General Group
48
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$53K – – –
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$40K +$12.1K +492 +45%
AIP
50
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$27K +$8.1K +330 +43%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

52 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $150M — up 3.2% from $145M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mendon Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $669K. The largest seller was Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.45M.

  • 52 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2019, up from 48 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $150M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2019, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2019 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $669K added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2019 was Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, an estimated $1.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.