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Business First Bancshares
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109 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

467% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 3

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 25

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $205M (+$43.1M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 109 (+13)

0.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.46% → 43.17% (+0.72%)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53K | Put options by funds: $64K

Holders
109
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+13.54%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
25
Closed
3
Calls
$53K
Puts
$64K
Net Calls
-$11K
Net Calls Change
-$11K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
+$5.31M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.89M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$1.15M
4
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.11M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$839K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.86M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$3.51M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.88M
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.68M
5
BF
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
-$625K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.35M +$1.15M +61,792 +611%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$1.23M +$25.2K +1,351 +2%
SWP
28
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.17M +$64.4K +3,450 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
29
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.13M -$61.6K -3,300 -5%
PRCP
30
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.12M +$403K +21,615 +56%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.08M -$49.9K -2,674 -4%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$994K +$29.9K +1,600 +3%
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$897K – – –
LSV Asset Management
34
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$885K – – –
Victory Capital Management
35
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$807K -$165K -8,843 -17%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
36
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$802K +$216K +11,575 +37%
GCM
37
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$793K +$205K +10,997 +35%
CAM
38
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$743K +$739K +39,600 New
MHWM
39
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$717K +$4.2K +225 +0.6%
WAM
40
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$713K +$710K +38,030 New
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$713K -$56.6K -3,033 -8%
EF
42
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$701K +$56K +3,002 +9%
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$699K +$3.7K +198 +0.5%
Invesco
44
Invesco
Georgia
$672K +$5.02K +269 +0.8%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
45
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$668K -$132K -7,062 -17%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$604K +$128K +6,835 +27%
LPL Financial
47
LPL Financial
California
$602K +$126K +6,731 +27%
FMP
48
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$563K – – –
Janus Henderson Group
49
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$558K +$8.92K +478 +2%
TI
50
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$552K +$550K +29,445 New
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

109 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $205M — up 27% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stieven Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.31M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $3.86M.

  • 109 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q3 2023, up from 96 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $205M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q3 2023, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q3 2023 and 3 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2023 was Stieven Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.31M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q3 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.