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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.2M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 12

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.4M → $84.2M (+$8.79M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 58 (+2)

14.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.54% → 26.64% (-15%)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.83M
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$1.28M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.08M
4
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
+$762K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$601K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$5.59M
2
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$2.09M
3
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$866K
4
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$644K
5
RHCA
Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors
Indiana
-$527K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$413K +$178K +13,200 +96%
AIP
27
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$411K – – –
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$319K – – –
RB
29
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$307K -$23.9K -1,770 -8%
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$299K -$30K -2,220 -10%
MAM
31
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$299K +$263K +19,428 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
32
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$298K – – –
FMP
33
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$218K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$186K – – –
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$177K +$31.8K +2,353 +26%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$170K +$149K +11,046 New
SWP
37
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$167K +$147K +10,880 New
BCM
38
BHZ Capital Management
California
$161K +$142K +10,475 New
LP
39
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$154K +$136K +10,044 New
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$114K +$649 +48 +0.6%
LSV Asset Management
41
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$113K +$100K +7,400 New
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$105K +$36K +2,662 +64%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$102K +$89.4K +6,615 New
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$86K +$22.7K +1,680 +43%
Bank of America
45
Bank of America
North Carolina
$79K +$30.1K +2,224 +75%
UBS Group
46
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61K -$47.6K -3,522 -47%
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$47K – – –
SO
48
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$36K – – –
TRCT
49
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$36K +$32.1K +2,376 New
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$32K +$27.9K +2,067 New
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

58 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $84.2M — up 12% from $75.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new BFST positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $2.83M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.59M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q2 2020, up from 56 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $84.2M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q2 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q2 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $2.83M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q2 2020 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $5.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.