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Business First Bancshares
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 7

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 18

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $184M (+$31M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 84 (+14)

3.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.94% → 34.98% (+3%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
29
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$11.3M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.29M
3
MCA
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
+$1.75M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$1.13M
5
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
+$811K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECA
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$5.09M
2
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$2.58M
3
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$712K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$674K
5
CIC
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
-$601K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
76
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$17.7K +$250K +9,251 +2%
DAM
77
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$17K +$2.7K +100 +20%
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$17K +$16K +590 New
TRCT
79
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$5.08K +188 +53%
Osaic Holdings
80
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$8K +$7.44K +275 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
81
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$7K – – –
ACM
82
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$6K +$5.41K +200 New
ECA
83
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$5.09M -217,829 Closed
CIC
84
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$601K -25,701 Closed
HF
85
HRT Financial
New York
– -$346K -14,828 Closed
BCM
86
BHZ Capital Management
California
– -$304K -12,998 Closed
ZCM
87
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$216K -9,234 Closed
APP
88
Alpha Paradigm Partners
Illinois
– -$80K -3,427 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
89
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$24K -1,061 Closed
Fidelity Investments
90
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$27 +1 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
91
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– +$54 +2 New
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

84 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $184M — up 20% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new BFST positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Endeavour Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.09M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2021, up from 70 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $184M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2021, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2021 was Endeavour Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.