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Business First Bancshares
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.7M → $123M (+$35.4M)

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.27% → 29.24% (+0.98%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 51 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
51
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.92%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
19
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.06M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.17M
3
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$1.1M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.02M
5
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$837K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$3.47M
2
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$1.86M
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$1.04M
4
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
-$669K
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$393K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
26
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$594K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
27
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$555K +$101K +5,477 +25%
AIP
28
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$522K -$21.2K -1,145 -4%
RB
29
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$377K -$27.7K -1,500 -8%
SWP
30
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$355K -$37K -2,000 -10%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
31
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$322K – – –
EM
32
ELCO Management
New York
$305K – – –
Russell Investments Group
33
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$303K -$261K -14,123 -49%
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$291K +$133K +7,179 +101%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$276K +$71.4K +3,862 +40%
TI
36
tru Independence
Oregon
$247K +$224K +12,127 New
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$197K +$95.8K +5,181 +114%
MIM
38
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$197K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$185K +$103K +5,585 +159%
LSV Asset Management
40
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$150K – – –
MLICM
41
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$135K – – –
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$127K -$47.2K -2,554 -29%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$104K +$80.8K +4,373 +608%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
44
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$90.5K -$185 -10 -0.2%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$73K +$49.2K +2,660 +287%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$66K +$39.4K +2,134 +239%
AIP
47
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$34K – – –
Legal & General Group
48
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$33K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
49
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$31K +$27.7K +1,500 New
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$22K -$233K -12,620 -92%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

51 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $123M — up 40% from $87.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of BFST and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.06M. The largest seller was Endeavour Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.47M.

  • 51 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2020, down from 52 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $123M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2020, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2020 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.06M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2020 was Endeavour Capital Advisors, an estimated $3.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.