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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST·12326C105·US·equity·Financial Services - Banks - Regional-13D/G

BFST (Business First Bancshares, Inc.) is held by 95 institutional investors as of Q4 2025. Largest holders: BlackRock, Inc. ($59.9M), VANGUARD GROUP INC ($43.1M), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP ($28.3M). Net institutional sentiment: Mixed.

Holders

Avg rating(5 Elite)

$340.5M

Total Value

55% (98)

Fund Consensus

46 buying - 37 selling

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See how BFST's score breaks down across 4 SEC sources

Held by 95 funds

5 elite

Who's Trading

ActivistThe Vanguard Group0.0%Mar 26, 2026

13F: Dec 31, 2025Insider & Congress: Updated regularly

Fund	Action	Shares	Value	Weight	Est. P&L	Conviction
BlackRock, Inc.	Increased	2.3M(+2.0%)	$59.9M	0.0%	+10.15%	30
VANGUARD GROUP INC	Increased	1.6M(+3.6%)	$43.1M	0.0%	+12.27%	30
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	Increased	1.1M(+5.8%)	$28.3M	0.0%	+36.21%	30
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC	Decreased	986,146(-3.2%)	$25.8M	0.0%	+13.67%	0
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	Increased	823,364(+27.1%)	$21.5M	0.2%	+26.54%	42
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	Increased	787,357(+7.8%)	$20.6M	0.0%	+23.95%	31
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Increased	731,206(+2.0%)	$19.1M	0.0%	+36.98%	29
STATE STREET CORP	Decreased	590,174(-1.4%)	$15.4M	0.0%	+17.17%	0
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	Decreased	439,856(-1.0%)	$11.5M	0.0%	+30.95%	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	Decreased	274,131(-12.3%)	$7.2M	0.0%	+10.15%	0
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	Decreased	261,570(-6.1%)	$6.8M	0.0%	+37.24%	0
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	Increased	242,669(+0.3%)	$6.3M	0.0%	+20.80%	27
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.	Increased	233,332(+1.2%)	$6.1M	0.0%	+28.19%	27
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	Increased	176,630(+65.2%)	$4.6M	0.0%	+9.70%	39
MORGAN STANLEY	Increased	172,090(+20.2%)	$4.5M	0.0%	+17.39%	32
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Decreased	155,159(-15.8%)	$4.1M	0.0%	+23.38%	0
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	Decreased	124,203(-6.1%)	$3.2M	0.0%	+29.60%	0
Empowered Funds, LLC	Increased	117,407(+15.7%)	$3.1M	0.0%	+31.44%	30
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	Decreased	112,138(-3.0%)	$2.9M	0.0%	+36.96%	0
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	Decreased	105,350(-2.2%)	$2.8M	0.0%	+20.99%	0
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Increased	103,263(+31.6%)	$2.7M	0.0%	+13.35%	33
Cresset Asset Management, LLC	Decreased	70,503(-0.1%)	$1.8M	0.0%	+10.15%	0
Creative Planning	Increased	68,925(+102.0%)	$1.8M	0.0%	+9.67%	42
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	Increased	63,436(+9.4%)	$1.7M	0.0%	+18.19%	28
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	Increased	61,844(+222.4%)	$1.6M	0.0%	+8.47%	41
Swiss National Bank	Unchanged	57,608	$1.5M	0.0%	+31.28%	0
Nuveen, LLC	Unchanged	55,694	$1.5M	0.0%	+15.21%	0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	Increased	53,592(+50.0%)	$1.4M	0.0%	+9.69%	35
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	Decreased	51,853(-2.5%)	$1.4M	0.0%	+10.50%	0
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	Increased	47,715(+354.6%)	$1.2M	0.0%	+7.26%	41
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	Decreased	47,218(-33.0%)	$1.2M	0.0%	+13.03%	0
BARCLAYS PLC	Increased	46,210(+15.2%)	$1.2M	0.0%	+13.90%	29
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Decreased	44,000(-8.3%)	$1.2M	0.0%	+13.24%	0
Man Group plc	Increased	42,162(+13.6%)	$1.1M	0.0%	+16.04%	29
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	Decreased	40,361(-3.6%)	$1.1M	0.0%	+17.87%	0
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	Increased	36,930(+77.5%)	$965,349	0.0%	+9.98%	38
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS	Decreased	36,700(-12.8%)	$959,331	0.0%	+39.61%	0
Invesco Ltd.	Decreased	36,668(-5.8%)	$958,502	0.0%	+25.90%	0
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	Increased	32,136(+45.8%)	$840,035	0.0%	+18.61%	34
UBS Group AG	Increased	31,171(+111.9%)	$814,810	0.0%	+11.17%	40
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC	Decreased	30,970(-9.9%)	$809,556	0.0%	+11.67%	0
LPL Financial LLC	Increased	30,478(+69.5%)	$796,685	0.0%	+30.51%	37
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	Increased	29,904(+0.7%)	$781,690	0.0%	+17.39%	25
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	Increased	27,610(+0.0%)	$721,725	0.0%	+31.30%	25
Legal & General Group Plc	Decreased	26,074(-12.4%)	$681,575	0.0%	+40.07%	0
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	Unchanged	25,395	$663,826	0.0%	+11.87%	0
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Decreased	25,047(-18.9%)	$614,654	0.0%	+14.56%	0
SEI INVESTMENTS CO	New	22,573	$590,058	0.0%	+5.59%	34
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\	Decreased	22,394(-0.8%)	$585,379	0.0%	+27.21%	0
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	Decreased	20,300(-36.2%)	$530,642	0.0%	+23.72%	0
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	Decreased	19,691(-67.3%)	$514,723	0.0%	+15.22%	0
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	Decreased	18,631(-60.2%)	$487,014	0.0%	+16.34%	0
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	Decreased	18,382(-1.1%)	$480,505	0.0%	+13.09%	0
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.	Increased	17,535(+67.8%)	$458,365	0.0%	+12.44%	35
MetLife Investment Management, LLC	Unchanged	17,131	$447,804	0.0%	+51.21%	0
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP	Decreased	16,200(-40.2%)	$423,468	0.0%	+42.90%	0
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury	New	14,469	$407,592	0.0%	+5.59%	33
Trexquant Investment LP	New	13,923	$363,947	0.0%	+5.59%	33
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	Decreased	13,259(-0.4%)	$346,590	0.0%	+26.12%	0
Squarepoint Ops LLC	Decreased	13,027(-16.3%)	$340,526	0.0%	+14.16%	0
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	Increased	12,652(+0.1%)	$330,723	0.0%	+17.75%	23
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH	Increased	12,190(+43.6%)	$318,647	0.0%	+11.07%	32
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	New	11,922	$311,641	0.0%	+5.59%	36
STRS OHIO	Unchanged	11,600	$303,224	0.0%	+13.85%	0
Quantinno Capital Management LP	New	11,045	$288,716	0.0%	+5.59%	32
IEQ CAPITAL, LLC	New	10,993	$287,357	0.0%	+5.59%	32
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS	Increased	10,711(+42.6%)	$279,986	0.0%	+14.39%	31
HighTower Advisors, LLC	Increased	10,517(+0.2%)	$274,910	0.0%	+17.59%	23
Verition Fund Management LLC	Decreased	10,319(-52.7%)	$269,739	0.0%	+17.62%	0
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	Decreased	10,298(-3.5%)	$269,000	0.0%	+10.47%	0
INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Decreased	10,118(-17.3%)	$264,485	0.0%	+11.92%	0
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD	New	9,800	$256,172	0.0%	+5.59%	32
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD	Decreased	9,735(-45.9%)	$254,473	0.0%	+23.86%	0
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS	New	9,692	$253,349	0.0%	+5.59%	32
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND	Unchanged	9,202	$240,540	0.0%	+45.75%	0
Arizona State Retirement System	Decreased	8,235(-6.3%)	$215,263	0.0%	+13.91%	0
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV	New	8,018	$209,582	0.0%	+5.59%	32
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey	Unchanged	7,844	$205,042	0.0%	+12.04%	0
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)	Unchanged	6,500	$169,910	0.0%	+24.39%	0
KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS	Decreased	6,300(-11.3%)	$164,682	0.0%	+11.50%	0
FMR LLC	Increased	6,085(+9.2%)	$159,060	0.0%	+14.27%	17
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC	Increased	5,670(+4.3%)	$148,214	0.0%	+15.01%	23
CITIGROUP INC	Decreased	4,313(-5.8%)	$112,741	0.0%	+10.15%	0
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO	Unchanged	3,169	$82,838	0.0%	+10.15%	0
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC	Unchanged	1,666	$43,549	0.0%	+28.82%	0
NewEdge Advisors, LLC	Unchanged	1,383	$36,152	0.0%	+20.94%	0
Allworth Financial LP	Increased	194(+198.5%)	$5,072	0.0%	+8.95%	17
Optiver Holding B.V.	Unchanged	154	$4,026	0.0%	+17.62%	0
US BANCORP \DE\	New	99	$2,588	0.0%	+5.59%	19
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	New	87	$2,274	0.0%	+5.59%	18
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.	Unchanged	79	$2,076	0.0%	+14.39%	0
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Unchanged	20	$523	0.0%	+53.04%	0
MAI Capital Management	New	18	$471	0.0%	+5.59%	17
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/	Increased	16,236(+8.5%)	$425	0.0%	+12.65%	8
ASSETMARK, INC	Unchanged	8	$209	0.0%	+12.90%	0
XTX Topco Ltd	Exited	0(-100.0%)	$265,872	0.0%	+11.39%	0
JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP	Exited	0(-100.0%)	$29,052	0.0%	+11.39%	0
CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC	Exited	0(-100.0%)	$944	0.0%	+11.39%	0

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