BFST Institutional Ownership
Who owns Business First Bancshares, Inc. and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 174 funds reported holding BFST at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 58.0% of the company.
- ▲95 buying vs 48 selling
- ▲Held by funds +6.0 pts
- ▲Funds holding +4
- ▲Superinvestors: 2 added, 0 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 174 | 170 | +2.4% |
| In funds' top 10 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 13F shares | 18.9M | 16.9M | +11.6% |
| Held by funds | 58.0% | 52.0% | +6.0 pts |
| New positions | 20 | 19 | +5.3% |
| Increased | 75 | 55 | +36.4% |
| Reduced | 35 | 46 | −23.9% |
| Sold out | 13 | 20 | −35.0% |
| Calls (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Put/call ratio | – | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in BFST
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Who owns BFST
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds45.9%
- Active managers and hedge funds42.3%
- Banks and brokers8.9%
- Pensions, insurers and other2.9%
The top 10 holders own 59.8% of all BFST shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
24 funds changed their position- Principal Financial Group IncAdded+47K sh
- SummerHaven Investment Management, LLCNew+30K sh
- Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) LtdSold out−19K sh
- Creative PlanningAdded+13K sh
- Bailard, Inc.New+10K sh
🔒 Free account: see all 20.
Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8.40% | 2.7M | $84M | +286K |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.30% | 1.4M | $43M | −31K |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.03% | 1.3M | $40.3M | +145K |
| 4 | Jupiter Topco LLC | 3.35% | 1.1M | $33.5M | – |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 3.21% | 1M | $32.1M | +384K |
| 6 | American Century Companies Inc | 3.15% | 1M | $31.5M | +136K |
| 7 | Royce & Associates LP | 2.86% | 932K | $28.6M | +96K |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.65% | 863K | $26.5M | +53K |
| 9 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.38% | 451K | $13.9M | +8,937 |
| 10 | Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, the | 1.33% | 432K | $13.3M | −2,905 |
- State Street Corp+384K sh+$11.8M
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.+364K sh+$11.2M
- BlackRock, Inc.+286K sh+$8.8M
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co+171K sh+$5.2M
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP+145K sh+$4.5M
- American Century Companies Inc+136K sh+$4.2M
- Two Sigma Investments, LP+107K sh+$3.3M
- Citadel Advisors LLC+107K sh+$3.3M
- Fourthstone LLC−231K sh−$6.2M
- Franklin Resources Inc−110K sh−$3.4M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd−117K sh−$3.2M
- Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC−48K sh−$1.3M
- Raymond James Financial Inc−40K sh−$1.2M
- Ranger Investment Management, L.P.−37K sh−$1.1M
- Vanguard Capital Management LLC−31K sh−$966K
- Gator Capital Management, LLC−33K sh−$897K
BFST institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most BFST stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of BFST was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Capital Management LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of BFST is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 58.0% of BFST's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 52.0% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying BFST?
In Q2 2026, 95 funds bought BFST (20 of them new positions) and 48 sold (13 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 2 added and 0 cut. Our fund sentiment for BFST is strongly bullish.
What is BFST's institutional put/call ratio?
Too few option positions were reported for a meaningful ratio.
How current is this BFST ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.