Business First Bancshares
BFST
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 12
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 52 (+4)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $145M → $150M (+$4.64M)
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.41% → 45.17% (+0.76%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Key Largo,
Florida
|
+$669K |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$653K |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$622K |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$621K |
| 5 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
+$336K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Lafayette,
Louisiana
|
-$1.45M |
| 2 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
-$941K |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$327K |
| 4 |
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$216K |
| 5 |
EC
EJF Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$155K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $18K | +$18.3K | +746 | New |
|
52
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
| $2K | +$2.23K | +91 | New |
|
53
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$26K | -1,083 | Closed |
|
54
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$10K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$8K | -327 | Closed |
|
BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
52 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $150M — up 3.2% from $145M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BFST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mendon Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $669K. The largest seller was Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.45M.
- 52 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2019, up from 48 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $150M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2019, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2019 was Mendon Capital Advisors, an estimated $669K added.
- The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2019 was Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, an estimated $1.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.