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Business First Bancshares
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $263M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

346% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $58K | Put options by funds: $13K

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 31

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 15

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.9% → 47.15% (+1.3%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111 → 112 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $263M (-$5.97M)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.9%
% of All Funds
1.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
18
Increased
45
Reduced
31
Closed
15
Calls
$58K
Puts
$13K
Net Calls
+$45K
Net Calls Change
+$16K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$7.2M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.77M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.56M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.43M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.36M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
Missouri
-$2.32M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$1.76M
3
WAM
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
-$928K
4
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
-$668K
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$626K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
26
Millennium Management
New York
$1.63M +$1.56M +74,720 New
EF
27
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$105K +5,040 +8%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$1.45M +$74.6K +3,577 +6%
Invesco
29
Invesco
Georgia
$1.43M -$110K -5,285 -7%
PRCP
30
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.35M +$151K +7,247 +13%
N
31
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.33M +$30.5K +1,462 +2%
BF
32
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.26M -$443K -21,255 -27%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
33
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.15M +$70.6K +3,385 +7%
BGIM
34
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.1M -$50.3K -2,410 -5%
LSV Asset Management
35
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.08M +$50.1K +2,400 +5%
GWM
36
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.04M – – –
Swiss National Bank
37
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.03M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$953K +$2.09K +100 +0.2%
GCM
39
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$920K – – –
CAM
40
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$911K +$24.4K +1,170 +3%
MHWM
41
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$848K +$5.3K +254 +0.7%
RhumbLine Advisers
42
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$837K +$8.62K +413 +1%
KAS
43
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$811K +$5.15K +247 +0.7%
KPP
44
Kings Path Partners
Texas
$802K +$769K +36,850 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
45
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$728K +$31.2K +1,494 +5%
HSBC Holdings
46
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$690K -$15.6K -748 -2%
LPL Financial
47
LPL Financial
California
$684K +$292K +13,982 +80%
Victory Capital Management
48
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$631K -$93.9K -4,500 -13%
Janus Henderson Group
49
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$628K -$24.3K -1,165 -4%
EFG
50
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$601K – – –
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

112 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $263M — down 2.2% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new BFST positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mendon Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $7.2M. The largest seller was Stieven Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.32M.

  • 112 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q2 2024, up from 111 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $263M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q2 2024, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q2 2024 and 15 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2024 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $7.2M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q2 2024 was Stieven Capital Advisors, an estimated $2.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.