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Business First Bancshares
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $353M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 12

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 38

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57K | Put options by funds: $46K

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 128 → 142 (+14)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $323M → $353M (+$30.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.32% → 46.56% (-2.8%)

Holders
142
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+10.94%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
27
Increased
51
Reduced
38
Closed
12
Calls
$57K
Puts
$46K
Net Calls
+$11K
Net Calls Change
+$3K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$8.81M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.59M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$2.38M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$2.37M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.25M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
-$1.46M
2
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$1.35M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.25M
4
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$1.24M
5
FL
Fourthstone LLC
Missouri
-$1.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
26
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.37M -$249K -9,270 -9%
EF
27
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$2.03M +$102K +3,809 +5%
SSW
28
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Mississippi
$1.83M – – –
CAM
29
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1.81M +$1.9M +70,621 New
WF
30
Womack Financial
Texas
$1.67M +$1.74M +64,794 New
Raymond James Financial
31
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.36M +$1.42M +52,979 New
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.32M +$119K +4,413 +9%
Swiss National Bank
33
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.22M – – –
BGIM
34
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.2M -$61.8K -2,300 -5%
PRCP
35
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.19M – – –
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
36
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.13M +$580K +21,593 +96%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$1.11M +$14.6K +545 +1%
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.1M – – –
GCM
39
Gator Capital Management
Florida
$1.09M – – –
LSV Asset Management
40
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.07M -$218K -8,100 -16%
MHWM
41
Montz Harcus Wealth Management
Louisiana
$1.01M +$5.24K +195 +0.5%
MAM
42
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$980K +$405K +15,088 +65%
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$979K +$1.58K +59 +0.2%
KAS
44
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$968K +$1.01M +37,684 New
MWP
45
Meriwether Wealth & Planning
Louisiana
$967K +$1.01M +37,642 New
BCM
46
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$921K +$963K +35,845 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
47
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$883K -$372K -13,850 -29%
MWM
48
MGB Wealth Management
Texas
$841K +$879K +32,733 New
KPP
49
Kings Path Partners
Texas
$828K -$124K -4,630 -13%
HSBC Holdings
50
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$786K -$136K -5,082 -14%
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

142 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $353M — up 9.6% from $323M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new BFST positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $8.81M. The largest seller was Ranger Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.46M.

  • 142 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2024, up from 128 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $353M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2024, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2024 and 12 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2024 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $8.81M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2024 was Ranger Investment Management, an estimated $1.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.