Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MAGNOLIA CAPITAL FUND, LP
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/17/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAS CARMART INC [CRMT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1411 HARNEY ST., SUITE 200, 		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

OMAHA, NE 68102		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 797,955 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MAGNOLIA CAPITAL FUND, LP
1411 HARNEY ST., SUITE 200
OMAHA, NE 68102		     X    
MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC
1411 HARNEY STREET
SUITE 200
OMAHA, NE 68102		     X    
Peterson Adam K
1411 HARNEY STREET, SUITE 200
OMAHA, NE 68102		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Adam K. Peterson on behalf of the Magnolia Capital Fund, LP by its General Partner, The Magnolia Group, LLC 04/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Adam K. Peterson, managing member on behalf of The Magnolia Group, LLC 04/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Adam K. Peterson 04/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All of the reported shares are directly owned by Magnolia Capital Fund, LP, of which The Magnolia Group, LLC ("TMG") is the general partner and investment manager. Adam K. Peterson ("Mr. Peterson") is the managing member of TMG. TMG and Mr. Peterson could both be deemed to share indirect beneficial ownership of 797,955 shares of Common Stock of America's Car-Mart, Inc.
(2) TMG and Mr. Peterson disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of these securities for Section 16 or for any other purposes.

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