Business First Bancshares BFST Institutional Ownership

NASDAQ BFST

$31.13 -0.25 (-0.80%)

As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Institutions by Trading Activity

175 Institutions

Increased 98 56.0%

Unchanged 42 24.0%

Reduced 35 20.0%

Ownership Statistics

13F · as of 30 Jun, 2026

Institutional Ownership

58.77%

▲+3.80 pp QoQ

Shares Held by Institutions

19.15Mn

of 32.59Mn outstanding

▲+24.28% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

32.59Mn

13.44Mn held outside 13F filers

Institutional Investors

175

filed 13F for Jun 2026

▲+6 vs prior quarter

Net Shares Added (QoQ)

+3.74Mn

accumulated since last quarter

Value of Holdings

$609.85Mn

reported market value

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Ownership Summary

Quarter ending 30 Jun, 2026

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) has 175 institutional investors with active 13F positions as of June 2026.

Collectively, these holders controlled 58.8% of Business First Bancshares's outstanding shares in June 2026, up from 55.0% in March 2026.
They increased total shares held in BFST by 24.28% quarter over quarter, and investors in Business First Bancshares increased 20.69% from a year ago.
Activity in BFST broke down as 98 buyers, 35 sellers, and 42 unchanged among 175 total holders.
The aggregate institutional position in Business First Bancshares amounted to 19.15Mn shares as of June 2026, up by 3.74Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 4.17Mn shares year over year.
As of June 30, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. held the largest stake in Business First Bancshares with 2.73Mn shares, accounting for 8.39% of total shares outstanding.
Leading buyers of Business First Bancshares shares for the quarter ending June 2026 were Jupiter Topco LLC (1.09Mn), State Street Corp (384.12K), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (364.39K), BlackRock, Inc. (286.03K), Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. (271.9K).
Leading sellers of Business First Bancshares shares for the quarter ending June 2026 were Franklin Resources Inc (109.86K), Raymond James Financial Inc (39.54K), Ranger Investment Management, L.P. (36.79K), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (31.45K), Vines Capital Management, LLC (28.06K).
Per Business Quant data, the top 10 holders of Business First Bancshares for the quarter ending June 2026 are BlackRock, Inc. (2.73Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.4Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (1.31Mn), Jupiter Topco LLC (1.09Mn), State Street Corp (1.05Mn), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (1.03Mn), ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (931.81K), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (863.42K), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (450.79K), MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE (432.03K).

Form 13F Holdings

175 Institutional Holders

Report period 30 Jun, 2026

Total shares held 19.15Mn

Of outstanding 58.77%

#	Institution	CIK	Shares Held	% of Outstanding	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
1	BlackRock, Inc.	0002012383	2,732,988	8.39%	▲286,027	+11.69%	$83.98Mn
2	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100119	1,399,712	4.29%	▼31,450	-2.20%	$43.01Mn
3	DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	0000354204	1,311,018	4.02%	▲145,298	+12.46%	$40.29Mn
4	Jupiter Topco LLC	0002146052	1,089,827	3.34%	▲1,089,827	0.00%	$33.49Mn
5	State Street Corp	0000093751	1,045,212	3.21%	▲384,122	+58.10%	$32.12Mn
6	AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	0000748054	1,025,919	3.15%	▲135,528	+15.22%	$31.53Mn
7	ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	0000906304	931,811	2.86%	▲95,713	+11.45%	$28.63Mn
8	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0001214717	863,416	2.65%	▲53,412	+6.59%	$26.54Mn
9	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0001390777	450,790	1.38%	▲8,937	+2.02%	$13.85Mn
10	MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	0000928047	432,026	1.33%	▼2,905	-0.67%	$13.28Mn
11	Jpmorgan Chase & Co	0000019617	405,623	1.24%	▲170,739	+72.69%	$12.44Mn
12	T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.	0001897612	364,389	1.12%	▲364,389	0.00%	$11.20K
13	Northern Trust Corp	0000073124	312,000	0.96%	▲15,909	+5.37%	$9.59Mn
14	Curi Capital, LLC	0001332905	293,902	0.90%	▲43,893	+17.56%	$9.03Mn
15	MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP	0001177043	293,893	0.90%	▲43,893	+17.56%	$9.03Mn
16	Ranger Investment Management, L.P.	0001319691	284,500	0.87%	▼36,790	-11.45%	$8.74Mn
17	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100121	278,146	0.85%	▲32,839	+13.39%	$8.55Mn
18	Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.	0001812095	271,895	0.83%	▲271,895	0.00%	$8.36Mn
18	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	0000884546	271,895	0.83%	▲5,478	+2.06%	$8.36Mn
19	Russell Investments Group, Ltd.	0001692234	246,486	0.76%	▲5,085	+2.11%	$7.57Mn

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