Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

29,458,904Shares Outstanding

493,802Shares held by institutions

$14,463,461Value of institutional holdings

50.60%Institutional ownership %

2.94%Shares Changed QoQ

151No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) currently has 151 active institutional owners and shareholders as of today (December 2025), that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

These investors collectively held 50.6% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, down from 51.1% in September 2025.
Institutional share ownership changed by 2.94% QoQ, while the number of institutional owners saw an increase of 7.09% YoY.
Of these 151 institutional investors, 68 increased their holdings in Business First Bancshares, while 51 of them reduced positions, and 32 investors maintained their exposure.
The aggregate institutional position in Business First Bancshares now stands at 14.91Mn shares as of December 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 426.03K shares quarter on quarter which is up 1.24Mn shares year over year).
BlackRock, Inc. continues to be the largest institutional holder of Business First Bancshares as of December 31, 2025, with a position of 2.29Mn shares, representing 7.77% of the company's outstanding stock.
Among the most significant buyers of Business First Bancshares during December 2025 were ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (175.28K), GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (69.72K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (59.64K), VANGUARD GROUP INC (57.05K), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (56.66K).
Leading sellers of Business First Bancshares stock in December 2025 included BANC FUNDS CO LLC (78.72K), Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (40.58K), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (38.62K), Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (37.59K), JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (32.66K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Business First Bancshares for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (2.29Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (1.65Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (1.08Mn), JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (986.15K), ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (823.36K), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (787.36K), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (731.21K), STATE STREET CORP (590.17K), MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE (439.86K), Ranger Investment Management, L.P. (322.38K).

151 Institutional Holders

493,802 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	2,290,313	44,052	1.96%	$59,868,771.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,648,151	57,053	3.59%	$43,082,667.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	1,083,887	59,639	5.82%	$28,333,042.00
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC	31 Dec, 2025	986,146	-32,661	-3.21%	$25,777,740.00
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	31 Dec, 2025	823,364	175,284	27.05%	$21,522,735.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	787,357	56,663	7.75%	$20,581,512.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	731,206	14,576	2.03%	$19,118,627.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	590,174	-8,329	-1.39%	$15,427,148.00
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	31 Dec, 2025	439,856	-4,401	-0.99%	$11,497,836.00
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.	31 Dec, 2025	322,375	-23,480	-6.79%	$8,426,883.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	274,131	-38,615	-12.35%	$7,165,784.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	261,570	-16,907	-6.07%	$6,837,440.00
Curi Capital, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	250,009	1	0.00%	$6,535,236.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	242,669	858	0.35%	$6,343,368.00
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.	31 Dec, 2025	233,332	2,716	1.18%	$6,099,312.00
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	203,207	15,959	8.52%	$5,311,831.00
BANC FUNDS CO LLC	31 Dec, 2025	190,549	-78,715	-29.23%	$4,980,951.00
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	176,630	69,723	65.22%	$4,617,108.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	172,090	28,964	20.24%	$4,498,448.00
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	31 Dec, 2025	155,159	-29,151	-15.82%	$4,055,856.00

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