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Business First Bancshares
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 61 (+2)

0.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.33% → 31.27% (+0.94%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $150M → $149M (-$774K)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
61
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
1.06%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.92M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$1.52M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$771K
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$758K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$670K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$886K
2
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$649K
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$495K
4
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$488K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$410K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
51
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$38K – – –
Legal & General Group
52
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$37K – – –
Morgan Stanley
53
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31K +$30K +1,266 +1,305%
TRCT
54
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$29K -$3.72K -157 -11%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
55
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$25K +$26K +1,100 New
Citigroup
56
Citigroup
New York
$21K -$8.38K -354 -28%
DAM
57
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$11K +$11.8K +500 New
UBS Group
58
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9K -$110K -4,647 -92%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
59
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$6K -$568 -24 -9%
AIG
60
American International Group
New York
$249 -$8.88K -375 -3%
Nisa Investment Advisors
61
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$34 – – –
NL
62
NKCFO LLC
Illinois
– -$239K -10,000 Closed
TI
63
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$236K -9,842 Closed
VOYA Investment Management
64
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
– -$225K -9,392 Closed
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$14K -591 Closed
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

61 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $149M — down 0.52% from $150M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BFST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.92M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $886K.

  • 61 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q2 2021, up from 59 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $149M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q2 2021, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q2 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.92M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $886K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.