BFST

Business First Bancshares
FinancialsUSCUSIP 12326C105◍ Confluence graph
Tracked 13F Holders
156
-86 QoQ
13F Value (tracked)
$451.6M
Insider Net · 180d
-$5.0M
1↑ 6↓
Recent Filings
15
Smart-money sentimentMixed
BearishBullish
13F funds (latest Q)31 adding · 8 trimming
Insider net (180d)-$5.0M

Who owns BFST?

156 tracked 13F filers

156 tracked 13F filers disclose a position in BFST as of the latest SEC 13F filings, a combined $451.6M in reported value. Holders and values reflect the 13F filers Arkolith currently tracks, not the entire institutional universe. Counts and totals are a floor, not the full institutional ownership.

All quarters use one ordinary-share-equivalent series. Historical ADS are converted at 2 ADS = 1 ordinary share. Expand a row for the exact calculation; the residual is not classified as a trade.
#FundPosition valueSharesLast moveAs ofHistory
1BlackRock, Inc.
$66.2M
2.4M
+6.8%
Added · +157K sh
Q1 2026
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$38.7M
1.4M
First observed position
No prior filed position
Q1 2026
3DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$31.5M
1.2M
+7.5%
Added · +82K sh
Q1 2026
4STATE STREET CORP
$32.1M
1.0M
+58%
Added · +384K sh
Q2 2026
5Janus Henderson Group Ltd.
$26.8M
990K
+0.3%
Added · +4K sh
Q1 2026
6AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC
$24.1M
890K
+13%
Added · +103K sh
Q1 2026
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$26.5M
863K
+6.6%
Added · +53K sh
Q2 2026
8Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$11.9M
442K
+256%
Added · +318K sh
Q1 2026
9MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE
$11.8M
435K
−1.1%
Reduced · −5K sh
Q1 2026
10NORTHERN TRUST CORP
$8.0M
296K
+13%
Added · +35K sh
Q1 2026
11Curi Capital, LLC
$9.0M
294K
+18%
Added · +44K sh
Q2 2026
12Ranger Investment Management, L.P.
$8.7M
285K
−11%
Reduced · −37K sh
Q2 2026
13CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$7.2M
266K
+9.8%
Added · +24K sh
Q1 2026
14MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP
$6.8M
250K
Held
Q1 2026
15VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$6.6M
245K
First observed position
No prior filed position
Q1 2026
16Russell Investments Group, Ltd.
$6.5M
241K
+3.5%
Added · +8K sh
Q1 2026
17JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$6.3M
235K
−14%
Reduced · −39K sh
Q1 2026
18Fourthstone LLC
$6.2M
231K
+75%
Added · +99K sh
Q1 2026
19VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO
$5.7M
209K
First observed position
No prior filed position
Q1 2026
20BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$5.6M
207K
+2.0%
Added · +4K sh
Q1 2026
21FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
$4.8M
179K
+15%
Added · +23K sh
Q1 2026
22MORGAN STANLEY
$4.8M
177K
+2.9%
Added · +5K sh
Q1 2026
23GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$4.4M
162K
−8.4%
Reduced · −15K sh
Q1 2026
24Empowered Funds, LLC
$3.3M
121K
+3.4%
Added · +4K sh
Q1 2026
25Qube Research & Technologies Ltd
$3.2M
117K
+493%
Added · +97K sh
Q1 2026

Holders and values reflect the 13F filers Arkolith currently tracks, not the entire institutional universe. Counts and totals are a floor, not the full institutional ownership.

Is BFST being bought or sold by institutions?

Last quarter, 6 funds opened a new position in BFST and 25 added to an existing one, while 8 reduced and 0 exited entirely — based on 13F filings from active, signal-eligible managers (passive index funds and other mechanical holders are excluded from this count).

Opened (NEW)
6
funds
Added
25
funds
Reduced
8
funds
Exited
0
funds

Funds that own BFST also own

CompanyCo-held byCombined value
JPMORGAN CHASE & COJPM72 funds$37.1B
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT70 funds$165.3B
APPLE INCAAPL69 funds$180.4B
AMAZON.COM INCAMZN69 funds$116.5B
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS AMETA69 funds$69.5B
CHEVRON CORPCVX69 funds$17.3B
NVIDIA CORPNVDA68 funds$242.4B
ALPHABET INC-CL AGOOGL68 funds$89.9B
TESLA INCTSLA68 funds$41.1B
BANK OF AMERICA CORPBAC68 funds$20.2B
BROADCOM INCAVGO67 funds$97.3B
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESV67 funds$38.7B

Ranked by how many of BFST's institutional holders also hold each name, a cross-fund conviction signal.

Insider activity (Form 4)

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Buys · 180d
$47K
1 insiders
Sells · 180d
$5.0M
6 insiders
Net
-$5.0M
22 P/S txns
Signal
Net Selling
open-market
DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
Aug 24, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)10K$313K
Aug 21, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)4K$131K
Aug 19, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)3K$103K
Aug 18, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)10K$318K
Aug 6, 2026Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent BankingSell (S)2K$59K
Aug 5, 2026Strong SaundraEVP & General CounselSell (S)1K$32K
Aug 5, 2026Hall William G.DirectorSell (S)10K$311K
Aug 5, 2026Hall William G.DirectorSell (S)2K$53K
Aug 3, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)10K$319K
Jul 31, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)10K$315K
Jul 30, 2026MANSFIELD KEITHEVP&COO of b1BankSell (S)4K$135K
Jul 30, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell (S)10K$321K

Institutional ownership over time

65 funds-30 since Q3 2024
076151Q3 2024Q1 2025Q3 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
funds holding aggregate valuelatest $121.7M

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