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Business First Bancshares
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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42K | Put options by funds: $13K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.73% → 45.9% (-1.8%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 111 (-7)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $298M → $269M (-$29.6M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 42

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
111
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-5.93%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
3
Increased
33
Reduced
42
Closed
9
Calls
$42K
Puts
$13K
Net Calls
+$29K
Net Calls Change
-$24K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$2.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.7M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.75M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.29M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
-$9.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.29M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.5M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$917K
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$816K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.77M +$29.9K +1,336 +2%
BF
27
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.72M -$315K -14,072 -15%
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$1.59M +$608K +27,169 +62%
EF
29
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$110K +4,900 +8%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$1.4M -$59.9K -2,677 -4%
N
31
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.33M – – –
PRCP
32
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.22M -$111K -4,943 -8%
BGIM
33
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.18M -$8.04K -359 -0.7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
34
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.1M +$90.3K +4,033 +9%
GWM
35
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.07M – – –
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.06M – – –
LSV Asset Management
37
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.05M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$974K -$121K -5,400 -11%
GCM
39
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$942K – – –
WAM
40
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$928K -$8.4K -375 -0.9%
SWP
41
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$923K -$205K -9,150 -18%
CAM
42
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$906K +$1.7K +76 +0.2%
MHWM
43
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$863K +$5.42K +242 +0.6%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$848K +$21.7K +969 +3%
KAS
45
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$825K +$829K +37,039 New
Victory Capital Management
46
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$746K -$33.6K -1,500 -4%
HSBC Holdings
47
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$735K +$43.7K +1,953 +6%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
48
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$712K +$68.5K +3,061 +11%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$689K -$379K -16,923 -35%
Janus Henderson Group
50
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$670K -$32K -1,431 -5%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

111 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $269M — down 9.9% from $298M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BFST and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $2.8M. The largest seller was Mendon Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.4M.

  • 111 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q1 2024, down from 118 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $269M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q1 2024, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q1 2024 and 9 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q1 2024 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $2.8M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q1 2024 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $9.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.