BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES BFST

US Financials State Commercial Banks
$30.64
-2.5%
52w: $22.35 – $31.42

Latest 13F among current holders filed 19 days ago (Jun 16, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

research preview data
22.3526.8931.42
Jun 20, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
167
+3 QoQ
13F value
$455.2M
+13.8% QoQ
Smart-money holders
5
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
0
Q1 2026
Options barometer
1.2×
$57K calls / $46K puts

Institutional value by quarter

$302.8M
Q1 2024
$270.9M
Q2 2024
$333.0M
Q3 2024
$354.2M
Q4 2024
$348.0M
Q1 2025
$366.7M
Q2 2025
$363.2M
Q3 2025
$400.1M
Q4 2025
$455.2M
Q1 2026

Number of holders

112
Q1 2024
113
Q2 2024
129
Q3 2024
144
Q4 2024
150
Q1 2025
148
Q2 2025
155
Q3 2025
164
Q4 2025
167
Q1 2026

Who owns BFST?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider2.4M$66.2M0.0%+6.8%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical1.4M$38.7M0.0%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb1.2M$31.5M0.0%+7.5%
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC Diversified mechanical989.7K$26.8M0.0%+0.4%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Diversified mechanical890.4K$24.1M0.0%+13.1%
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP Other836.1K$22.6M0.2%+1.5%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider810.0K$21.9M0.0%+10.8%
STATE STREET CORP Index provider661.1K$17.9M0.0%+12.0%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Diversified mechanical441.9K$11.9M0.0%+255.8%
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Diversified mechanical434.9K$11.8M0.0%-1.1%
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. Other321.3K$8.7M0.6%-0.3%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider296.1K$8.0M0.0%+13.2%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider266.4K$7.2M0.0%+9.8%
Curi Capital, LLC Other250.0K$6.8M0.1%Held
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP ★3Fundamental concentrated250.0K$6.8M2.6%Held
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical245.3K$6.6M0.0%
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. Diversified mechanical241.4K$6.5M0.0%+3.5%
BANC FUNDS CO LLC Other234.3K$6.3M1.2%+22.9%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank broker234.9K$6.3M0.0%-14.3%
Fourthstone LLC ★2Fundamental diversified231.1K$6.2M1.1%+74.8%
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical209.2K$5.7M0.0%
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Diversified mechanical207.2K$5.6M0.1%+2.0%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Long only active178.5K$4.8M0.0%+15.1%
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker177.2K$4.8M0.0%+2.9%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker161.8K$4.4M0.0%-8.4%
Empowered Funds, LLC Diversified mechanical121.4K$3.3M0.0%+3.4%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Quant stat arb116.8K$3.2M0.0%+493.4%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP Index provider115.7K$3.1M0.0%+9.8%
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long only active104.6K$2.7M0.0%-6.7%
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Quant stat arb100.9K$2.7M0.0%-2.3%
Polaris Capital Management, LLC ★2Fundamental diversified82.4K$2.2M0.2%Held
Creative Planning Wealth advisor80.9K$2.2M0.0%+17.4%
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP Quant stat arb80.4K$2.2M0.0%+26.7%
Cresset Asset Management, LLC Wealth advisor70.5K$1.9M0.0%Held
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Bank broker60.4K$1.6M0.0%New
Nuveen, LLC Diversified mechanical59.6K$1.6M0.0%+7.1%
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC Wealth advisor59.4K$1.6M0.2%New
Swiss National Bank Index provider57.6K$1.6M0.0%Held
Arax Advisory Partners Wealth advisor54.6K$1.5M0.0%+1364025.0%
SEI INVESTMENTS CO Diversified mechanical51.5K$1.4M0.0%+127.9%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker51.4K$1.4M0.0%-4.2%
Womack Financial LLC Wealth advisor50.7K$1.4M1.0%-1.9%
Man Group plc Quant stat arb49.6K$1.3M0.0%+17.6%
Vines Capital Management, LLC Other49.1K$1.3M1.3%New
STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC Wealth advisor47.7K$1.3M0.1%New
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC Wealth advisor47.4K$1.3M0.0%New
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC Other47.4K$1.3M0.3%0.0%
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC Bank broker46.3K$1.3M0.0%-10.8%
Squarepoint Ops LLC Quant stat arb45.2K$1.2M0.0%+247.3%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Multistrat pod43.5K$1.2M0.0%+265.2%

Exits are not a bearish signal: our backtest shows stocks specialists exit keep outperforming for 3+ quarters — selling usually means profit-taking, not a forecast.