Institutional ownership · Form 13F
BFST institutional ownership
Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock: reported institutional holdings as of 2026-06-30 (filed through 2026-08-31), aggregated by StockEyes from SEC Form 13F information tables. BFST is one of 2732 tickers in the validated publication set. Mapping coverage in this publication set: 4562 of 6046 universe tickers have at least one validated CUSIP mapping (75.5%). Latest-quarter filed value resolved to any listed ticker: 77.3%; resolved to this universe: 77.2%.
BFST: change since the prior quarter's filings
More managers reported a position, with the count rising from 166 in the quarter ended 2026-03-31 to 174 in the quarter ended 2026-06-30 (+8, 4.8%). Total reported shares rose to 18,881,698 (+2,043,897, 12.1%), moving the same way as the manager count. Among the 25 managers listed as top holders in both quarters, the largest increases were STATE STREET CORP (+384,122 shares) and BlackRock, Inc. (+286,027 shares), among 18 managers who added shares, and the largest decreases were Ranger Investment Management, L.P. (-36,790 shares) and VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (-31,450 shares), among 4 managers who reduced shares. Jupiter Topco LLC (1,089,827 shares), TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP (187,352 shares) and 3 more entered the listed top holders; JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (989,686 shares in the prior quarter), Fourthstone LLC (231,075 shares in the prior quarter) and 3 more dropped out of the listed top holders.
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Reported totals, quarter ended 2026-06-30
174 reporting managers held 18,881,698 shares, reported value $566,036,080 exactly as filed. Values are position values transcribed from the filings, not current market prices.
Reported quarter-over-quarter change (quarter ended 2026-03-31 to quarter ended 2026-06-30): reporting managers +8, reported shares +2,043,897 (+12.14%), reported value +24.86%. These changes compare two filing snapshots.
Shares outstanding check: 32,549,883 shares reported by the issuer (SEC XBRL, period ended 2026-07-24). Reported 13F shares equal 58.0% of that figure. This page passed the publication sanity gate before listing.
BFST in this quarter's filings
Concentration check: the largest reported position, BlackRock, Inc. with 2,732,988 shares, is 14.5% of all shares reported for BFST this quarter. The five largest reporting managers together account for 40.1% of the reported total, so the headline total is spread across a broad manager base rather than a few holders.
Reported quarter-over-quarter change: the reporting-manager count rose by 8 versus the quarter ended 2026-03-31, and reported shares moved +12.14% (+2,043,897 shares). That is a comparison of two filing snapshots, not a record of trades on any single day.
Shares-outstanding cross-check: reported 13F shares equal 58.0% of the issuer share count used at the publication gate (32,549,883 shares, issuer period ended 2026-07-24). The gate publishes a ticker only when that relationship is plausible; lending chains can push reported totals above a simple ownership share, which is why the figure is a sanity check and not an ownership percentage.
Largest reporting managers, BFST
| # | Manager | Shares | Value as filed | Share of reported total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2,732,988 | $83,984,707 | 14.5% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,399,712 | $43,013,150 | 7.4% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1,311,018 | $40,287,400 | 6.9% |
| 4 | Jupiter Topco LLC | 1,089,827 | $33,490,559 | 5.8% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 1,045,212 | $32,119,365 | 5.5% |
| 6 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1,025,919 | $31,526,491 | 5.4% |
| 7 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 931,811 | $28,634,552 | 4.9% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 863,416 | $26,539,313 | 4.6% |
| 9 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 450,790 | $13,852,775 | 2.4% |
| 10 | MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | 432,026 | $13,276,159 | 2.3% |
| 11 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 405,623 | $12,440,457 | 2.1% |
| 12 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 312,000 | $9,587,759 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Curi Capital, LLC | 293,902 | $9,031,609 | 1.6% |
| 14 | MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP | 293,893 | $9,031,332 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 284,500 | $8,742,685 | 1.5% |
Manager names and figures are transcribed from each manager's own Form 13F information table. A manager listing shares in this snapshot does not mean it holds them today.
Reported change, 2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30
| Quarter ended | Filed through | Reporting managers | Reported shares | Value as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-29 | 166 | 16,837,801 | $453,328,338 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-31 | 174 | 18,881,698 | $566,036,080 |
Every change figure on this page is a reported quarter-over-quarter change between filing snapshots. It is not real-time trading activity.
BFST reported totals over time
Quarter ended 2026-06-30: 174 reporting managers · 18,881,698 reported shares · $566,036,080 value as filed.
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Quarter-end 13F filed data, long positions only; filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end.
CUSIPs behind the BFST total
The validated bridge mapped 1 current CUSIP(s) to BFST for this quarter: 12326C105. Option pseudo-CUSIPs, units, warrants, and preferred classes are excluded from these common-share totals. Mapping coverage in this publication set: 4562 of 6046 universe tickers have at least one validated CUSIP mapping (75.5%). Latest-quarter filed value resolved to any listed ticker: 77.3%; resolved to this universe: 77.2%.
What this page is and is not
Form 13F reports are quarterly holdings snapshots. Managers file up to about 45 days after quarter-end, so these figures describe reported positions as of the quarter-end date, not holdings today. 13F lists reportable long positions from managers above the SEC reporting threshold and omits short positions entirely.
This page is informational only. It is not investment advice, a recommendation, or a signal to buy or sell. Source: SEC Form 13F bulk data set for filings through 2026-08-31 (period ended 2026-06-30), joined to tickers through StockEyes' validated CUSIP bridge. Methodology and coverage are documented on the institutional ownership hub.
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