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Business First Bancshares
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 61 (+2)

0.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.33% → 31.27% (+0.94%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $150M → $149M (-$774K)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
61
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
1.06%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.92M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$1.52M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$771K
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$758K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$670K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$886K
2
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$649K
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$495K
4
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$488K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$410K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
26
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$612K -$60.3K -2,545 -9%
AIP
27
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$588K – – –
HF
28
HRT Financial
New York
$561K +$70.2K +2,965 +14%
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$537K -$72K -3,039 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
30
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$507K +$523K +22,100 New
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$457K +$68K +2,870 +17%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$445K -$211K -8,899 -31%
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$400K – – –
EM
34
ELCO Management
New York
$395K -$47.5K -2,007 -10%
AWM
35
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$391K +$404K +17,050 New
RB
36
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$367K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$366K +$3.86K +163 +1%
Marshall Wace
38
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$309K +$319K +13,453 New
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$264K -$20.2K -851 -7%
First Trust Advisors
40
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$247K +$17.1K +724 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$245K +$853 +36 +0.3%
APSI
42
Asset Planning Services Inc
Louisiana
$230K – – –
TI
43
tru Independence
Oregon
$229K – – –
MIM
44
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$222K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$220K -$649K -27,401 -74%
BCM
46
BHZ Capital Management
California
$218K +$225K +9,489 New
Bank of America
47
Bank of America
North Carolina
$215K -$410K -17,321 -65%
MLICM
48
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$146K +$8.31K +351 +6%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$59K -$324K -13,681 -84%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
50
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$54.5K -$157K -6,630 -74%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

61 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $149M — down 0.52% from $150M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BFST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.92M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $886K.

  • 61 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q2 2021, up from 59 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $149M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q2 2021, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q2 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.92M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $886K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.