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Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 12326C105

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q2 2018 to Q3 2026

13F reference period

Q3 2026

Institutions Reporting

101

Shares (Excl. Options)

10.59MFull value: 10,590,953 · shares · 30 Sep 2026

Price

$30.09

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Security type / class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
BFST on Nasdaq
All holders as of 30 Sep 2026
Q3 2026
Total 13F shares
10,590,953
Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Total 13F value
$318,946,139
Portfolio coverage rank
0%
Share change
+472,179
Value change
+$14,217,780
Number of holders
101
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 3 identity fields
Shares outstanding
32,593,963
SEC-reported price per share
$30.82
Insider filing price
$30.82
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors
Filing notes and source

Key facts

  • BFST - Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock is tracked under CUSIP 12326C105.
  • 101 institutions reported positions in Q3 2026.
  • 2 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 172 to 101 between Q2 2026 and Q3 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from
    $579.77MFull value: $579,770,516 · USD · 30 Jun 2026
    to
    $318.95MFull value: $318,946,139 · USD · 30 Sep 2026
    .

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  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 101 institutions filings for Q3 2026.

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Security key

12326C105

13F reference period

Q3 2026

13F holders

101

13D/G owners

2

CIK / CUSIP context first

Open Q3 2026 holders BFST full holder history Business First Bancshares, Inc. SEC filings Business First Bancshares, Inc. company facts Business First Bancshares, Inc. insider transactions

Broader feeds

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13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
2
Security
BFST
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 8% +19% $80,128,997 +$19,432,761 2,607,517 +32% BlackRock, Inc. 30 Jun 2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.1% $45,316,282 1,675,898 Vanguard Capital Management 31 Mar 2026
As of 30 Sep 2026, 101 institutional investors reported holding
10.59MFull value: 10,590,953 · shares · 30 Sep 2026
shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST). This represents 32% of the company’s total
32.59MFull value: 32,593,963 · shares · Stored outstanding share count
outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
29%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.4% 1,437,533 +9.7% 0.01% $43,256,248
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.3% 1,389,298 -0.74% 0% $41,803,977
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 3.5% 1,148,243 +12% 0.02% $34,550,632
STATE STREET CORP 3.3% 1,077,368 +3.1% 0% $32,418,003
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 2.7% 878,534 -5.7% 0.24% $26,435,088
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.6% 841,765 -2.5% 0% $25,335,193
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.3% 430,621 -0.33% 0.01% $12,957,386
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% 286,579 +3% 0% $8,623,162
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 0.87% 284,378 -0.04% 0.8% $8,556,934
BANC FUNDS CO LLC 0.72% 234,257 0% 1.1% $7,048,793
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.65% 212,919 -1.6% 0% $6,406,733
MORGAN STANLEY 0.61% 198,378 +12% 0% $5,969,235
Empowered Funds, LLC 0.42% 136,470 +12% 0.02% $4,106,382
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.4% 130,129 +1597% 0.01% $3,915,574
Arax Advisory Partners 0.34% 110,180 +0.05% 0.02% $3,315,316
Creative Planning 0.31% 100,086 +15% 0% $3,011,587
Polaris Capital Management, LLC 0.3% 98,200 0% 0.31% $2,954,838
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC 0.27% 86,884 +26% 0% $2,865,435
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.21% 67,654 +37% 0% $2,035,709
Swiss National Bank 0.19% 62,308 0% 0% $1,874,848
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.18% 59,487 +0.03% 0.22% $1,789,979
SMITH SHELLNUT WILSON LLC /ADV 0.16% 53,611 -12% 0.61% $1,613,155
Argent Advisors, Inc. 0.16% 51,672 +6.2% 0.38% $1,555,235
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.15% 49,653 +6% 0.26% $1,494,059
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% 49,298 0.01% $1,483,377

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
34
Headline period
Q3 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 34
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q3 10,590,953 $318,946,139 +$14,217,780 $30.09 101
2026 Q2 18,881,492 $579,770,516 +$59,032,607 $30.73 172
2026 Q1 16,920,566 $457,402,087 +$34,701,466 $27.04 170
2025 Q4 15,306,946 $400,117,886 +$8,934,071 $26.14 164
2025 Q3 15,071,644 $355,846,296 +$4,705,389 $23.61 154
2025 Q2 14,817,776 $364,636,680 +$15,489,143 $24.65 143
2025 Q1 14,182,770 $345,491,616 +$12,175,779 $24.35 146
2024 Q4 13,690,119 $351,770,810 +$26,957,780 $25.70 141
2024 Q3 12,577,447 $322,564,370 +$12,865,168 $25.67 128
2024 Q2 12,023,628 $262,608,913 +$3,201,912 $21.76 112
2024 Q1 11,604,068 $258,490,967 +$3,543,230 $22.28 109
2023 Q4 12,003,592 $295,897,267 +$15,369,197 $24.65 118
2023 Q3 10,940,222 $205,325,209 +$4,001,204 $18.76 109
2023 Q2 10,762,682 $162,259,532 -$489,302 $15.07 95
2023 Q1 10,595,335 $181,448,493 -$3,294,002 $17.13 97
2022 Q4 10,437,415 $231,079,468 +$60,738,156 $22.14 95
2022 Q3 7,772,019 $167,331,931 +$4,728,601 $21.53 83
2022 Q2 7,459,959 $158,987,983 +$13,388,286 $21.31 81
2022 Q1 7,092,270 $172,584,176 -$1,056,608 $24.33 86
2021 Q4 7,135,251 $201,960,708 +$13,929,454 $28.31 82
2021 Q3 6,553,023 $153,252,096 +$1,051,397 $23.39 69
2021 Q2 6,506,618 $149,339,609 +$5,458,247 $22.95 61
2021 Q1 6,274,277 $150,135,844 +$5,657,609 $23.93 59
2020 Q4 6,044,833 $123,314,110 +$2,207,844 $20.36 51
2020 Q3 5,816,572 $87,153,520 +$4,941,743 $15.00 51
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