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Business First Bancshares
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118 hedge funds and large institutions have $298M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $137K | Put options by funds: $84K

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $205M → $298M (+$92.8M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 31

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 118 (+9)

4.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.17% → 47.73% (+4.6%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+8.26%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
17
Increased
35
Reduced
31
Closed
8
Calls
$137K
Puts
$84K
Net Calls
+$53K
Net Calls Change
+$64K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.63M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.32M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.73M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.63M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SSW
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Mississippi
-$1.15M
2
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$955K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$604K
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$412K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$357K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
76
Franklin Resources
California
$285K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
77
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$281K -$7.87K -379 -3%
Deutsche Bank
78
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$272K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
79
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$266K – – –
Citadel Advisors
80
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$263K -$266K -12,827 -55%
Jane Street
81
Jane Street
New York
$248K +$209K +10,076 New
APSI
82
Asset Planning Services Inc
Louisiana
$247K – – –
IAIM
83
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$247K – – –
CCIA
84
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$237K +$200K +9,623 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
85
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$227K +$166 +8 +0.1%
AAS
86
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$225K +$190K +9,127 New
KLCM
87
KG&L Capital Management
Louisiana
$218K +$183K +8,831 New
PAM
88
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$216K +$182K +8,782 New
Susquehanna International Group
89
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$204K +$172K +8,277 New
Wells Fargo
90
Wells Fargo
California
$187K +$34.5K +1,661 +28%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
91
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$163K -$82.2K -3,957 -37%
GC
92
Globeflex Capital
California
$145K +$123K +5,900 New
TRCT
93
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$141K +$17.5K +844 +17%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
94
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$100K – – –
Citigroup
95
Citigroup
New York
$95.6K +$73.7K +3,548 +1,072%
SPIA
96
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$82.1K – – –
AIP
97
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$58.4K – – –
AB
98
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$53K -$5.3K -255 -11%
Fidelity Investments
99
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$39.2K -$291 -14 -0.9%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
100
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$36.2K – – –
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

118 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $298M — up 45% from $205M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BFST positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.63M. The largest seller was Smith Shellnut Wilson, cutting an estimated $1.15M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q4 2023, up from 109 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $298M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q4 2023, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q4 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.63M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q4 2023 was Smith Shellnut Wilson, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.