Business First Bancshares BFST Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) showed up in the 13F filings of 164 institutional investors as of March 2026.

• These investors held 54.5% of outstanding shares in March 2026, up from 52.8% in December 2025.
• Their total shares held in BFST increased 30.32% quarter over quarter, and separately, investors owning Business First Bancshares increased 10.07% from a year ago.
• Among the 164 funds, 81 bought more Business First Bancshares shares, 44 sold down, and 39 held their ground.
• The aggregate institutional position in Business First Bancshares amounted to 17.77Mn shares as of March 2026, up by 4.13Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 2.85Mn shares year over year.
• BlackRock, Inc. holds the largest position in BFST at 2.45Mn shares as of March 31, 2026, or 7.5% of shares outstanding.
• Top purchasers of BFST stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.43Mn), Janus Henderson Group Plc (993.23K), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (317.65K), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (245.31K), VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO (209.23K).
• The biggest sellers of Business First Bancshares for the quarter ending March 2026 included Goldman Sachs Group Inc (191.49K), Empowered Funds, LLC (113.41K), Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (70.38K), Jpmorgan Chase & Co (39.25K), Barclays Plc (35.59K).
• According to Business Quant data, leading holders of BFST for March 2026 are BlackRock, Inc. (2.45Mn), Janus Henderson Group Plc (1.98Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.43Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (1.17Mn), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (890.39K), ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (836.1K), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (810.0K), State Street Corp (661.09K), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (441.85K), MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE (434.93K).