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Business First Bancshares

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6170 (+9)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $153M (+$4.16M)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.27%31.94% (+0.67%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
70
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+14.75%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$28.6M -$242K -10,440 -0.8%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$21.6M -$424K -18,283 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$14.4M +$634K +27,317 +5%
EC
4
EJF Capital
Virginia
$13.3M
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.04M +$733K +31,606 +10%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.5M +$128K +5,517 +2%
BFC
7
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$5.95M -$1.61M -69,526 -21%
ECA
8
Endeavour Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$5.09M
JAM
9
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
$4.62M -$1.96M -84,474 -30%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.15M -$284K -12,237 -6%
MCA
11
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$3.54M +$424K +18,295 +14%
RWG
12
Ratio Wealth Group
Colorado
$3.31M -$33K -1,424 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.27M +$661K +28,502 +26%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$2.7M +$431K +18,567 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.33M +$195K +8,399 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.33M -$147K -6,333 -6%
BCM
17
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.22M
GWM
18
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.65M -$464K -20,000 -22%
LSV Asset Management
19
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.56M +$638K +27,500 +70%
N
20
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.43M -$218K -9,407 -13%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$1.13M -$8.98K -387 -0.8%
Marshall Wace
22
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.03M +$705K +30,392 +226%
MAM
23
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$891K +$244K +10,514 +38%
Two Sigma Advisers
24
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$713K +$708K +30,500 New
CIC
25
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$601K +$596K +25,701 New

BFST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

70 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $153M — up 2.8% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BFST positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $733K. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.96M.

  • 70 institutional investors held Business First Bancshares (BFST) as of Q3 2021, up from 61 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $153M of Business First Bancshares stock for Q3 2021, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Business First Bancshares positions in Q3 2021 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares buyer in Q3 2021 was State Street, an estimated $733K added.
  • The largest Business First Bancshares seller in Q3 2021 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $1.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.