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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)
89
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$220.56M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
51
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$23.32M
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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
10/13/2026Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC7,293$219K0.0%N/A0.022%
10/8/2026Farther Finance Advisors LLC4,694$141K0.0%-34.1%0.014%
9/9/2026Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC10,422$320K0.0%N/A0.032%
9/9/2026NewEdge Advisors LLC7,667$236K0.0%+454.4%0.024%
9/9/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC88,239$2.71M0.0%+95.0%0.271%
9/8/2026Arizona State Retirement System8,570$263K0.0%+5.4%0.026%
8/20/2026Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC17,475$537K0.0%-27.3%0.054%
8/20/2026Penn Capital Management Company LLC22,374$688K0.0%-10.1%0.069%
8/19/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC31,600$971K0.0%+2.5%0.097%
8/19/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC41,303$1.27M0.0%-31.6%0.127%
8/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC121,404$3.73M0.0%N/A0.373%
8/18/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio3,169$97K0.0%N/A0.010%
8/17/2026Bank of America Corp DE49,289$1.52M0.0%N/A0.151%
8/15/2026Man Group plc92,056$2.83M0.0%N/A0.283%
8/15/2026Jupiter Topco LLC1,089,827$33.49M0.0%N/A3.348%
8/14/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC41,303$1.27M0.0%N/A0.127%
8/14/2026Delos Wealth Advisors LLC1,258$39K0.0%N/A0.004%
8/14/2026Canada Pension Plan Investment Board9,800$301K0.0%N/A0.030%
8/14/2026Legal & General Group Plc23,626$726K0.0%N/A0.073%
8/14/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company432,026$13.28M0.0%N/A1.327%
8/14/2026Womack Financial LLC43,858$1.35M0.9%N/A0.135%
8/13/2026Ranger Investment Management L.P.284,500$8.74M0.6%N/A0.874%
8/13/2026Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.49,454$1.52M0.0%N/A0.152%
8/12/2026Quantbot Technologies LP17,972$552K0.0%N/A0.055%
8/12/2026Ieq Capital LLC7,301$224K0.0%N/A0.022%
8/7/2026BlackRock Inc.2,732,988$83.99M0.0%N/A8.396%
8/7/2026Deutsche Bank AG32,100$986K0.0%N/A0.099%
8/6/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp450,790$13.85M0.0%N/A1.385%
7/8/2026Meriwether Wealth & Planning LLC37,186$1.14M0.6%-1.1%0.114%
5/26/2026Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC59,449$1.61M0.2%N/A0.182%
5/19/2026Bank 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%
5/18/2026Royal Bank of Canada9,729$263K0.0%-5.5%0.030%
5/18/2026Ranger Investment Management L.P.321,290$8.69M0.6%-0.3%0.983%
5/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC121,404$3.28M0.0%+3.4%0.371%
5/16/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company434,931$11.76M0.0%-1.1%1.331%
5/16/2026Quantinno Capital Management LP18,033$488K0.0%+63.3%0.055%
5/15/2026FreeGulliver LLC30,014$812K0.3%N/A0.092%
5/14/2026Sei Investments Co.51,452$1.39M0.0%+127.9%0.157%
5/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP115,651$3.13M0.0%+9.8%0.354%
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5/7/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,165,720$31.52M0.0%+7.5%3.567%
5/5/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp441,853$11.95M0.0%+255.8%1.352%
5/4/2026Principal Financial Group Inc.29,621$801K0.0%N/A0.091%
4/30/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC60,396$1.64M0.0%N/A0.185%
4/30/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC47,399$1.28M0.0%N/A0.145%
4/28/2026DGS Capital Management LLC8,165$221K0.0%-10.7%0.025%
4/25/2026Strs Ohio23,400$633K0.0%+101.7%0.072%
4/24/2026Argent Advisors Inc.24,896$673K0.2%+92.3%0.076%
4/24/2026MQS Management LLC21,397$579K0.4%N/A0.065%
4/22/2026Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC18,506$500K0.3%-35.1%0.057%
4/22/20261492 Capital Management LLC16,216$438K0.2%+82.7%0.050%
4/22/2026Sterling Capital Management LLC9,785$265K0.0%-36.6%0.030%
4/16/2026SG Americas Securities LLC10,323$279K0.0%-58.7%0.032%
2/24/2026DGS Capital Management LLC9,148$239K0.0%N/A0.031%
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.36,668$959K0.0%-5.8%0.124%
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV8,018$210K0.0%N/A0.027%
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury14,469$408K0.0%N/A0.049%
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC117,407$3.07M0.0%+15.7%0.397%
2/18/2026VARCOV Co.10,190$266K0.1%N/A0.034%
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC61,844$1.62M0.0%+222.4%0.209%
2/18/2026Man Group plc42,162$1.10M0.0%+13.6%0.142%
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC986,146$25.78M0.0%-3.2%3.330%
2/18/2026Bridgeway Capital Management LLC203,207$5.31M0.1%+8.5%0.686%
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC103,263$2.70M0.0%+31.6%0.349%
2/17/2026Trexquant Investment LP13,923$364K0.0%N/A0.047%
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD16,236$425K0.0%+8.5%0.055%
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.233,332$6.10M0.0%+1.2%0.788%
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board9,735$254K0.0%-45.9%0.033%
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada10,298$269K0.0%-3.5%0.035%
2/16/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC13,027$341K0.0%-16.3%0.044%
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC10,319$270K0.0%-52.7%0.035%
2/16/2026Barclays PLC46,210$1.21M0.0%+15.2%0.156%
2/13/2026Marshall Wace LLP36,930$965K0.0%+77.5%0.125%
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 439,856$11.50M0.0%-1.0%1.485%
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co4,424$116K0.0%-84.5%0.015%
2/13/2026Fourthstone LLC132,169$3.46M0.6%-19.4%0.446%
2/13/2026Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,099$29K0.0%+15,600.0%0.004%
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP105,350$2.75M0.0%-2.2%0.356%
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.242,669$6.34M0.0%+0.4%0.820%
2/13/2026State Street Corp590,174$15.43M0.0%-1.4%1.993%
2/13/2026Ieq Capital LLC10,993$287K0.0%N/A0.037%
2/13/2026Martingale Asset Management L P20,423$534K0.0%-37.8%0.069%
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN32,136$840K0.0%+45.8%0.109%
2/13/2026Gator Capital Management LLC65,967$1.72M0.3%+0.9%0.223%
2/12/2026Jane Street Group LLC18,631$487K0.0%-60.2%0.063%
2/12/2026Banc Funds Co. LLC190,549$4.98M1.0%-29.2%0.643%
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC20,300$531K0.0%-36.2%0.069%
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,083,887$28.33M0.0%+5.8%3.660%
2/12/2026Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC20,670$540K0.0%+30.8%0.070%
2/11/2026Empowered Funds LLC117,407$3.07M0.0%+15.7%0.397%
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2/11/2026LPL Financial LLC30,478$797K0.0%+69.5%0.103%
2/11/2026Franklin 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%
2/11/2026CenterBook Partners LP30,745$804K0.0%-32.8%0.104%
2/11/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.274,131$7.17M0.0%-12.3%0.926%
2/11/2026Los Angeles Capital Management LLC25,047$615K0.0%-18.9%0.085%
2/10/20261492 Capital Management LLC8,878$232K0.1%N/A0.030%
2/10/2026Goldman Sachs Group Inc.176,630$4.62M0.0%+65.2%0.597%
2/10/2026Womack Financial LLC51,651$1.35M1.0%-2.0%0.174%
2/10/2026Intech Investment Management LLC10,118$264K0.0%-17.3%0.034%


BFST Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 158 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), Jupiter Topco LLC ($33.49M), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($31.52M), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($26.76M), Royce & Associates LP ($21.52M), and Geode Capital Management LLC ($19.12M).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 137 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), Jupiter Topco LLC ($1.09M), Bank of New York Mellon Corp ($798.43K), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($598.11K), Royce & Associates LP ($440.79K), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company ($432.03K), and Ranger Investment Management L.P. ($310.37K).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 7,496,973 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $220.56M in transactions.

Of the 51 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 930,031 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $23.32M 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 10/13/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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