Business First Bancshares (BFST) Institutional Ownership $25.01 -0.07 (-0.28%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.01 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/29/2025 06:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Ownership Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST)CurrentInstitutional OwnershipPercentage47.35%Number ofInstitutional Buyers(last 12 months)96TotalInstitutional Inflows(last 12 months)$86.39MNumber ofInstitutional Sellers(last 12 months)53TotalInstitutional Outflows(last 12 months)$20.20M Get BFST Insider Trade Alerts Want to know when executives and insiders are buying or selling Business First Bancshares stock? Sign up for InsiderTrades.com's daily newsletter to get the latest insider transactions delivered to your inbox daily. 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Skip Chart & View Institutional Buying and Selling Data BFST Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter Business First Bancshares Major Shareholders & Ownership History Export to ExcelReporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails8/27/2025 Squarepoint Ops LLC43,120$1.06M0.0%+199.8%0.146% 8/26/2025 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans37,441$923K0.0%+9.0%0.126% 8/19/2025 Ranger Investment Management L.P.343,700$8.47M0.6%+7.4%1.161% 8/15/2025 CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co28,545$704K0.0%+7.5%0.096% 8/15/2025 Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 2,669$66K0.0%+389.7%0.009% 8/15/2025 BNP Paribas Financial Markets6,047$149K0.0%-27.3%0.020% 8/15/2025 Bridgeway Capital Management LLC179,581$4.43M0.1%+4.9%0.607% 8/15/2025 Bank of America Corp DE48,519$1.20M0.0%+21.9%0.164% 8/15/2025 Ameriprise Financial Inc.15,646$386K0.0%+9.3%0.053% 8/14/2025 Mendon Capital Advisors Corp280,000$6.90M3.5%+5.7%0.946% Get the Latest News and Ratings for BFST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Business First Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/14/2025 Jane Street Group LLC24,573$606K0.0%-48.0%0.083% 8/14/2025 Raymond James Financial Inc.53,187$1.31M0.0%+11.6%0.180% 8/14/2025 MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.15,604$385K0.0%+8.8%0.053% 8/14/2025 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 451,168$11.12M0.0%-1.4%1.524% 8/14/2025 Squarepoint Ops LLC43,120$1.06M0.0%+199.8%0.146% 8/14/2025 Fourthstone LLC34,654$854K0.2%N/A0.117% 8/14/2025 Qube Research & Technologies Ltd61,873$1.53M0.0%+20.3%0.209% 8/13/2025 Jump Financial LLC9,152$226K0.0%-17.5%0.031% 8/13/2025 Marshall Wace LLP30,940$763K0.0%N/A0.105% 8/13/2025 First Trust Advisors LP18,991$468K0.0%+6.4%0.064% 8/13/2025 Invesco Ltd.42,343$1.04M0.0%-6.7%0.143% 8/13/2025 Quantbot Technologies LP5,914$146K0.0%+43.3%0.020% 8/13/2025 Russell Investments Group Ltd.222,699$5.49M0.0%-2.7%0.752% 8/12/2025 Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.2,908$72K0.0%+22.8%0.010% 8/12/2025 Prudential Financial Inc.10,480$258K0.0%N/A0.035% 8/12/2025 American Century Companies Inc.649,100$16M0.0%+6.3%2.193% 8/12/2025 Rhumbline Advisers43,642$1.08M0.0%+19.5%0.147% 8/12/2025 Franklin Resources Inc.174,331$4.30M0.0%-19.3%0.589% 8/12/2025 Legal & General Group Plc30,725$757K0.0%+23.1%0.104% 8/12/2025 Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC43,461$1.07M0.0%-3.3%0.147% 8/12/2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co.318,836$7.86M0.0%-8.5%1.077% 8/12/2025 Magnetar Financial LLC13,392$330K0.0%N/A0.045% 8/12/2025 Swiss National Bank53,608$1.32M0.0%-1.5%0.181% 8/12/2025 Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd14,056$346K0.0%N/A0.047% 8/11/2025 Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH8,490$209K0.0%N/A0.029% 8/8/2025 Intech Investment Management LLC11,166$275K0.0%-27.4%0.038% 8/8/2025 Creative Planning26,678$658K0.0%+32.8%0.090% 8/8/2025 Geode Capital Management LLC697,274$17.19M0.0%+13.4%2.356% 8/7/2025 Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC17,751$438K0.0%+2.6%0.060% 8/7/2025 Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.61,862$1.53M0.0%+10.7%0.208% INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off (Ad)Right now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Our No. 1 AI Pick is currently trading for pennies on the dollar compared to Nividia.8/7/2025 Los Angeles Capital Management LLC38,465$948K0.0%-23.1%0.130% 7/29/2025 Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.20,125$496K0.0%-10.6%0.068% 7/25/2025 CWM LLC2,469$61K0.0%+160.2%0.008% 7/23/2025 KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS7,100$175K0.0%+65.1%0.024% 7/21/2025 Polaris Capital Management LLC77,000$1.90M0.1%+18.5%0.259% 7/15/2025 Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC28,506$703K0.6%-14.9%0.096% 7/11/2025 Farther Finance Advisors LLC2,909$72K0.0%N/A0.010% 7/10/2025 Security National Bank16,965$418K0.1%N/A0.057% 5/29/2025 Rhumbline Advisers36,522$889K0.0%-4.1%0.123% 5/28/2025 Strs Ohio6,400$156K0.0%N/A0.022% 5/21/2025 Geneos Wealth Management Inc.41,637$1.01M0.0%-2.8%0.140% 5/21/2025 Mendon Capital Advisors Corp265,000$6.45M3.2%-1.1%0.892% 5/19/2025 Jane Street Group LLC47,236$1.15M0.0%N/A0.159% 5/16/2025 Empowered Funds LLC85,408$2.08M0.0%+8.4%0.288% 5/16/2025 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.102,508$2.50M0.0%-35.3%0.345% 5/16/2025 Millennium Management LLC159,481$3.88M0.0%+1,532.5%0.537% 5/16/2025 MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.14,343$349K0.0%+4.5%0.048% 5/16/2025 Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.32,755$798K0.0%+34.1%0.110% 5/16/2025 Bridgeway Capital Management LLC171,208$4.17M0.1%+4.0%0.577% 5/16/2025 AQR Capital Management LLC38,485$937K0.0%+115.4%0.130% 5/15/2025 Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC18,819$458K0.0%N/A0.063% 5/15/2025 Royal Bank of Canada17,313$422K0.0%-7.1%0.058% 5/14/2025 Virtus Advisers LLC5,204$127K0.2%N/A0.018% 5/14/2025 Penn Capital Management Company LLC23,023$561K0.1%N/A0.078% 5/14/2025 Jump Financial LLC11,100$270K0.0%N/A0.037% 5/14/2025 AlphaQuest LLC2,248$55K0.0%-81.0%0.008% 5/14/2025 Quantbot Technologies LP4,128$101K0.0%+15.2%0.014% 5/13/2025 Prospector Partners LLC21,000$511K0.1%N/A0.071% 5/13/2025 Gator Capital Management LLC42,804$1.04M0.4%+1.2%0.144% 5/13/2025 American Century Companies Inc.610,730$14.87M0.0%+13.4%2.057% 5/13/2025 Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC44,961$1.10M0.0%-3.9%0.151% 5/13/2025 Russell Investments Group Ltd.228,991$5.58M0.0%+15.8%0.771% 5/12/2025 Nuveen LLC61,205$1.49M0.0%N/A0.206% 5/12/2025 Invesco Ltd.45,392$1.11M0.0%+4.8%0.153% 5/12/2025 Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.55,890$1.36M0.0%+26.6%0.188% 5/12/2025 Swiss National Bank54,408$1.33M0.0%+14.5%0.183% 5/9/2025 Deutsche Bank AG21,904$533K0.0%-9.5%0.074% 5/9/2025 Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.216,483$5.27M0.0%-2.6%0.732% 5/9/2025 Vanguard Group Inc.1,620,033$39.45M0.0%+0.1%5.478% 5/9/2025 Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC40,375$983K0.3%-12.9%0.137% 5/7/2025 Mackenzie Financial 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During the previous two years, 141 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of Business First Bancshares. The most heavily invested institutionals were International Assets Investment Management LLC ($60.76M), Vanguard Group Inc. ($39.45M), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ($20.51M), Geode Capital Management LLC ($17.19M), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($16.02M), American Century Companies Inc. ($16M), and State Street Corp ($13.44M).Learn more on Business First Bancshares' institutional investors. What percentage of Business First Bancshares' stock is owned by institutional investors? 47.35% of Business First Bancshares' stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on BFST's institutional investor holdings. Which institutional investors have been buying Business First Bancshares' stock? Of the 119 institutional investors that purchased Business First Bancshares' stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Mendon Capital Advisors Corp ($804.94K), Janus Henderson Group PLC ($594.57K), American Century Companies Inc. ($267.75K), Vanguard Group Inc. ($262.98K), International Assets Investment Management LLC ($236.50K), Royce & Associates LP ($168.79K), and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. ($155.60K). How much institutional buying is happening at Business First Bancshares? Institutional investors have bought a total of 3,416,290 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $86.39M in transactions. Which of Business First Bancshares' major shareholders have been selling company stock? Of the 53 institutional investors that sold Business First Bancshares' stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Curi RMB Capital LLC ($120K), Russell Investments Group Ltd. ($56.58K), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ($55.88K), Ranger Investment Management L.P. ($54.21K), Kennedy Capital Management LLC ($46.26K), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp ($44.91K), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($43.27K). How much institutional selling is happening at Business First Bancshares? Institutional investors have sold a total of 797,831 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $20.20M in transactions. 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