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Business First Bancshares
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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 8

111% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 18

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $226M (+$58.6M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 97 (+15)

7.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.38% → 41.75% (+7.4%)

Holders
97
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+18.29%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
38
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$18.1M
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$6.88M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$5.82M
4
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
+$5.74M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EC
EJF Capital
Virginia
-$8.16M
2
RHCA
Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors
Indiana
-$1.16M
3
BF
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$993K
4
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
-$736K
5
MFIM
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
-$344K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
26
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.45M -$146K -6,367 -9%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$1.38M +$143K +6,217 +11%
Swiss National Bank
28
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.28M +$1.32M +57,608 New
Victory Capital Management
29
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.23M -$15.4K -670 -1%
Two Sigma Advisers
30
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.22M +$525K +22,900 +71%
GWM
31
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.06M -$11.5K -500 -1%
LSV Asset Management
32
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.04M -$156K -6,800 -13%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.02M +$664K +28,929 +168%
Two Sigma Investments
34
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$917K +$500K +21,811 +111%
Invesco
35
Invesco
Georgia
$842K +$404K +17,611 +86%
MHWM
36
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$830K +$4.5K +196 +0.5%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$766K +$64.4K +2,809 +9%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
38
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$721K +$256K +11,148 +52%
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
$681K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$667K +$500K +21,783 +261%
FMP
41
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$664K – – –
GCM
42
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$625K – – –
EM
43
ELCO Management
New York
$618K +$261K +11,395 +69%
EFG
44
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$590K +$611K +26,631 New
CIC
45
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$517K – – –
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$512K +$141K +6,145 +36%
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$493K +$181K +7,876 +55%
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$457K +$471K +20,521 +17,391%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$454K +$470K +20,489 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
50
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$396K -$367 -16 -0.1%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

97 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $226M — up 35% from $167M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new BFST positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was EJF Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.16M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2022, up from 82 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $226M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2022, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2022 and 8 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2022 was EJF Capital, an estimated $8.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.