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Business First Bancshares
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146 hedge funds and large institutions have $366M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 31

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $348M → $366M (+$18.2M)

1.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.35% → 50.12% (+1.8%)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 146 (-2)

Holders
146
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.35%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
18
Increased
62
Reduced
31
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$6.37M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.21M
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$1.94M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.25M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$1.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Basswood Capital Management
New York
-$4.43M
2
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$1.43M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.1M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$980K
5
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$979K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
151
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
– -$381K -15,646 Closed
SGI
152
Summit Global Investments
Utah
– -$377K -15,495 Closed
CF
153
Corebridge Financial
Texas
– -$288K -11,812 Closed
M1FG
154
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
– -$287K -11,791 Closed
AAS
155
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
– -$226K -9,285 Closed
SG Americas Securities
156
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$201K -8,260 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
157
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$75K -3,092 Closed
PMAM
158
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$24K -967 Closed
QCG
159
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
– -$17.1K -704 Closed
PD
160
Point72 (DIFC)
United Arab Emirates
– -$7.6K -312 Closed
ACM
161
Aster Capital Management
United Arab Emirates
– -$2.28K -86 Closed
US Bancorp
162
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$657 -27 Closed
Bessemer Group
163
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$1K -22 Closed
PFBT
164
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– -$487 -20 Closed
SC
165
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
– -$366 -15 Closed
SAM
166
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$171 -7 Closed
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BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

146 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $366M — up 5.2% from $348M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of BFST and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $6.37M. The largest seller was Basswood Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.43M sold.

  • 146 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q2 2025, down from 148 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $366M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q2 2025, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q2 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q2 2025 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $6.37M added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q2 2025 was Basswood Capital Management, an estimated $4.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.