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Business First Bancshares
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $159M → $167M (+$8.14M)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.05% → 34.38% (+1.3%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 82 (0)

Holders
82
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BF
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
+$4.7M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.52M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.01M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$772K
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$570K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.8M
2
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
-$682K
3
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$647K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$588K
5
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
-$529K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
American Century Companies
26
American Century Companies
Missouri
$964K +$772K +33,835 +310%
MHWM
27
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$803K +$4.27K +187 +0.5%
Two Sigma Advisers
28
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$691K +$52.5K +2,300 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$685K +$40K +1,752 +6%
LPL Financial
30
LPL Financial
California
$662K -$1.8M -78,692 -72%
FMP
31
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$646K – – –
GCM
32
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$607K – – –
CIC
33
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$503K +$533K +23,346 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
34
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$461K +$39.3K +1,724 +9%
Invesco
35
Invesco
Georgia
$440K -$588K -25,790 -56%
Two Sigma Investments
36
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$422K +$38.2K +1,674 +9%
PCIA
37
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$401K +$425K +18,629 New
Renaissance Technologies
38
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$391K -$240K -10,517 -37%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
39
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$385K +$109K +4,766 +36%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$376K – – –
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$370K -$57.9K -2,536 -13%
Morgan Stanley
42
Morgan Stanley
New York
$365K +$101K +4,423 +35%
EM
43
ELCO Management
New York
$355K +$4.88K +214 +1%
MFIM
44
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$344K – – –
RB
45
Rodgers Brothers
Pennsylvania
$344K – – –
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$328K +$388 +17 +0.1%
Russell Investments Group
47
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$320K – – –
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
$309K -$137 -6 -0%
Allspring Global Investments
49
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$286K -$67K -2,939 -18%
AWM
50
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$267K – – –
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

82 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $167M — up 5.1% from $159M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BFST positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BOK Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.7M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.8M.

  • 82 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q3 2022, unchanged from Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $167M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q3 2022, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q3 2022 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2022 was BOK Financial, an estimated $4.7M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q3 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.