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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Institutional Ownership

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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST)

Current
Institutional Ownership
Percentage
47.35%
Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
86
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$252.70M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
50
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$23.25M
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Business First Bancshares Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
8/24/2026 California State Teachers Retirement System1,140,790$37.12M0.0%+4,036.9%3.505%
8/20/2026 Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC17,475$537K0.0%-27.3%0.054%
8/20/2026 Penn Capital Management Company LLC22,374$688K0.0%-10.1%0.069%
8/19/2026 UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC31,600$971K0.0%+2.5%0.097%
8/19/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC41,303$1.27M0.0%-31.6%0.127%
8/18/2026 Empowered Funds LLC121,404$3.73M0.0%N/A0.373%
8/18/2026 Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,169$97K0.0%N/A0.010%
8/17/2026 Bank of America Corp DE49,289$1.52M0.0%N/A0.151%
8/15/2026 Man Group plc92,056$2.83M0.0%N/A0.283%
8/15/2026 Jupiter Topco LLC1,089,827$33.49M0.0%N/A3.348%
8/14/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC41,303$1.27M0.0%N/A0.127%
8/14/2026 Delos Wealth Advisors LLC1,258$39K0.0%N/A0.004%
8/14/2026 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board9,800$301K0.0%N/A0.030%
8/14/2026 Legal & General Group Plc23,626$726K0.0%N/A0.073%
8/14/2026 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company432,026$13.28M0.0%N/A1.327%
8/14/2026 Womack Financial LLC43,858$1.35M0.9%N/A0.135%
8/13/2026 Ranger Investment Management L.P.284,500$8.74M0.6%N/A0.874%
8/13/2026 Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.49,454$1.52M0.0%N/A0.152%
8/12/2026 Quantbot Technologies LP17,972$552K0.0%N/A0.055%
8/12/2026 Ieq Capital LLC7,301$224K0.0%N/A0.022%
8/7/2026 BlackRock Inc.2,732,988$83.99M0.0%N/A8.396%
8/7/2026 Deutsche Bank AG32,100$986K0.0%N/A0.099%
8/6/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp450,790$13.85M0.0%N/A1.385%
7/8/2026 Meriwether Wealth & Planning LLC37,186$1.14M0.6%-1.1%0.114%
5/26/2026 Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC59,449$1.61M0.2%N/A0.182%
5/19/2026 Bank of America Corp DE51,357$1.39M0.0%-4.2%0.157%
5/19/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC989,686$26.76M0.0%+0.4%3.028%
5/18/2026 Royal Bank of Canada9,729$263K0.0%-5.5%0.030%
5/18/2026 Ranger Investment Management L.P.321,290$8.69M0.6%-0.3%0.983%
5/18/2026 Empowered Funds LLC121,404$3.28M0.0%+3.4%0.371%
5/16/2026 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company434,931$11.76M0.0%-1.1%1.331%
5/16/2026 Quantinno Capital Management LP18,033$488K0.0%+63.3%0.055%
5/15/2026 FreeGulliver LLC30,014$812K0.3%N/A0.092%
5/14/2026 Sei Investments Co.51,452$1.39M0.0%+127.9%0.157%
5/13/2026 First Trust Advisors LP115,651$3.13M0.0%+9.8%0.354%
5/7/2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,165,720$31.52M0.0%+7.5%3.567%
5/5/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp441,853$11.95M0.0%+255.8%1.352%
5/4/2026 Principal Financial Group Inc.29,621$801K0.0%N/A0.091%
4/30/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC60,396$1.64M0.0%N/A0.185%
4/30/2026 Kestra Advisory Services LLC47,399$1.28M0.0%N/A0.145%
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4/28/2026DGS Capital Management LLC8,165$221K0.0%-10.7%0.025%
4/25/2026 Strs Ohio23,400$633K0.0%+101.7%0.072%
4/24/2026 Argent Advisors Inc.24,896$673K0.2%+92.3%0.076%
4/24/2026 MQS Management LLC21,397$579K0.4%N/A0.065%
4/22/2026 Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC18,506$500K0.3%-35.1%0.057%
4/22/2026 1492 Capital Management LLC16,216$438K0.2%+82.7%0.050%
4/22/2026 Sterling Capital Management LLC9,785$265K0.0%-36.6%0.030%
4/16/2026 SG Americas Securities LLC10,323$279K0.0%-58.7%0.032%
2/24/2026DGS Capital Management LLC9,148$239K0.0%N/A0.031%
2/19/2026 Invesco Ltd.36,668$959K0.0%-5.8%0.124%
2/18/2026 Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV8,018$210K0.0%N/A0.027%
2/18/2026 State of Tennessee Department of Treasury14,469$408K0.0%N/A0.049%
2/18/2026 Empowered Funds LLC117,407$3.07M0.0%+15.7%0.397%
2/18/2026 VARCOV Co.10,190$266K0.1%N/A0.034%
2/18/2026 Millennium Management LLC61,844$1.62M0.0%+222.4%0.209%
2/18/2026 Man Group plc42,162$1.10M0.0%+13.6%0.142%
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC986,146$25.78M0.0%-3.2%3.330%
2/18/2026 Bridgeway Capital Management LLC203,207$5.31M0.1%+8.5%0.686%
2/17/2026 AQR Capital Management LLC103,263$2.70M0.0%+31.6%0.349%
2/17/2026 Trexquant Investment LP13,923$364K0.0%N/A0.047%
2/17/2026 Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD16,236$425K0.0%+8.5%0.055%
2/17/2026 Russell Investments Group Ltd.233,332$6.10M0.0%+1.2%0.788%
2/17/2026 State of Wisconsin Investment Board9,735$254K0.0%-45.9%0.033%
2/17/2026 Royal Bank of Canada10,298$269K0.0%-3.5%0.035%
2/16/2026 Squarepoint Ops LLC13,027$341K0.0%-16.3%0.044%
2/16/2026 Verition Fund Management LLC10,319$270K0.0%-52.7%0.035%
2/16/2026 Barclays PLC46,210$1.21M0.0%+15.2%0.156%
2/13/2026 Marshall Wace LLP36,930$965K0.0%+77.5%0.125%
2/13/2026 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 439,856$11.50M0.0%-1.0%1.485%
2/13/2026 CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co4,424$116K0.0%-84.5%0.015%
2/13/2026 Fourthstone LLC132,169$3.46M0.6%-19.4%0.446%
2/13/2026 Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,099$29K0.0%+15,600.0%0.004%
2/13/2026 First Trust Advisors LP105,350$2.75M0.0%-2.2%0.356%
2/13/2026 Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.242,669$6.34M0.0%+0.4%0.820%
2/13/2026 State Street Corp590,174$15.43M0.0%-1.4%1.993%
2/13/2026 Ieq Capital LLC10,993$287K0.0%N/A0.037%
2/13/2026 Martingale Asset Management L P20,423$534K0.0%-37.8%0.069%
2/13/2026 Wells Fargo & Company MN32,136$840K0.0%+45.8%0.109%
2/13/2026 Gator Capital Management LLC65,967$1.72M0.3%+0.9%0.223%
2/12/2026 Jane Street Group LLC18,631$487K0.0%-60.2%0.063%
2/12/2026 Banc Funds Co. LLC190,549$4.98M1.0%-29.2%0.643%
2/12/2026 Renaissance Technologies LLC20,300$531K0.0%-36.2%0.069%
2/12/2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,083,887$28.33M0.0%+5.8%3.660%
2/12/2026 Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC20,670$540K0.0%+30.8%0.070%
2/11/2026 Empowered Funds LLC117,407$3.07M0.0%+15.7%0.397%
2/11/2026 LPL Financial LLC30,478$797K0.0%+69.5%0.103%
2/11/2026 Franklin Resources Inc.155,159$4.06M0.0%-15.8%0.524%
2/11/2026Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC40,361$1.06M0.0%-3.6%0.136%
2/11/2026 CenterBook Partners LP30,745$804K0.0%-32.8%0.104%
2/11/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.274,131$7.17M0.0%-12.3%0.926%
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2/11/2026 Los Angeles Capital Management LLC25,047$615K0.0%-18.9%0.085%
2/10/2026 1492 Capital Management LLC8,878$232K0.1%N/A0.030%
2/10/2026 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.176,630$4.62M0.0%+65.2%0.597%
2/10/2026 Womack Financial LLC51,651$1.35M1.0%-2.0%0.174%
2/10/2026 Intech Investment Management LLC10,118$264K0.0%-17.3%0.034%
2/9/2026 Geode Capital Management LLC731,206$19.12M0.0%+2.0%2.469%
2/9/2026 Penn Capital Management Company LLC21,956$574K0.0%-12.8%0.074%
2/9/2026 Royce & Associates LP823,364$21.52M0.2%+27.0%2.780%
2/4/2026 Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC47,374$1.24M0.3%+4.7%0.160%
2/3/2026 Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC10,071$263K0.2%N/A0.034%


BFST Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 156 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of Business First Bancshares. The most heavily invested institutionals were BlackRock Inc. ($83.99M), Vanguard Group Inc. ($37.57M), California State Teachers Retirement System ($37.12M), Jupiter Topco LLC ($33.49M), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($31.52M), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($26.76M), and Royce & Associates LP ($21.52M).Learn more on Business First Bancshares' institutional investors.

47.35% of Business First Bancshares' stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on BFST's institutional investor holdings.

Of the 135 institutional investors that purchased Business First Bancshares' stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: BlackRock Inc. ($2.73M), California State Teachers Retirement System ($1.11M), Jupiter Topco LLC ($1.09M), Bank of New York Mellon Corp ($798.43K), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($598.11K), Royce & Associates LP ($440.79K), and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company ($432.03K).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 8,542,753 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $252.70M in transactions.

Of the 50 institutional investors that sold Business First Bancshares' stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Millennium Management LLC ($193.56K), Banc Funds Co. LLC ($156.57K), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($50.80K), Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC ($37.59K), UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC ($34.51K), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($32.66K), and Fourthstone LLC ($31.86K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 927,601 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $23.25M in transactions.


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Institutional ownership data for NASDAQ:BFST is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 8/24/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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