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Business First Bancshares
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 18

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $184M (+$31M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 84 (+14)

3.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.94% → 34.98% (+3%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
29
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$11.3M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.29M
3
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$1.75M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$1.13M
5
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
+$811K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$5.09M
2
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$2.58M
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$712K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$674K
5
CIC
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
-$601K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
26
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$948K +$324K +11,972 +56%
Barclays
27
Barclays
United Kingdom
$936K +$681K +25,166 +319%
Two Sigma Advisers
28
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$909K +$43.3K +1,600 +5%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$898K +$237K +8,765 +38%
Two Sigma Investments
30
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$876K +$237K +8,750 +39%
FMP
31
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$849K +$811K +30,000 New
GCM
32
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$799K +$763K +28,210 New
RhumbLine Advisers
33
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$681K +$10.4K +383 +2%
AIP
34
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$675K -$48.7K -1,800 -7%
AWM
35
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$643K +$614K +22,723 New
Marshall Wace
36
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$536K -$674K -24,907 -57%
SWP
37
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$494K – – –
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$488K +$116K +4,302 +33%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
39
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$487K -$5.52K -204 -1%
EM
40
ELCO Management
New York
$481K -$4.87K -180 -1%
AIMCA
41
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$479K +$458K +16,935 New
RB
42
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$453K – – –
MFIM
43
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$452K +$432K +15,961 New
AWM
44
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$433K -$47.5K -1,755 -10%
Russell Investments Group
45
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$421K – – –
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$398K -$203K -7,523 -35%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$390K +$372K +13,767 New
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$377K +$28K +1,035 +8%
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$375K +$155K +5,735 +77%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
50
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$372K – – –
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

84 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $184M — up 20% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new BFST positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Endeavour Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.09M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2021, up from 70 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $184M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2021, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2021 was Endeavour Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.