SEC 13F Intelligence

BFSTBUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN

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Business First Bancshares In (BFST) has 166 institutional holders in Filings Flow’s 13F database, together reporting 16.83M shares worth $453M as of Q1 2026. The largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, and Vanguard Capital Management LLC.

Institutional Holders
166
Q1 2026
Reported Value
$453M
Ticker
BFST
Quarters Tracked
10

Ownership Trend

Institutional holders
Q4 ’18: 38Q4 ’18Q1 ’19: 34Q2 ’19: 32Q2 ’19Q3 ’19: 34Q2 ’21: 48Q2 ’21Q4 ’21: 66Q4 ’22: 83Q4 ’22Q4 ’25: 162Q1 ’26: 166Q1 ’26Q2 ’26: 8filingsflow.com
Total reported value
Q4 ’18: $117MQ4 ’18Q1 ’19: $162MQ2 ’19: $842MQ2 ’19Q3 ’19: $146MQ2 ’21: $135MQ2 ’21Q4 ’21: $341MQ4 ’22: $94MQ4 ’22Q4 ’25: $398MQ1 ’26: $453MQ1 ’26Q2 ’26: $5Mfilingsflow.com

Holders

Mixed quarters
Manager% of PortfolioValueSharesQuarter
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP$258M AUM2.62%$7M250.0KQ1 2026OLDER
Vines Capital Management, LLC$101M AUM1.31%$1M49.1KQ1 2026OLDER
BANC FUNDS CO LLC$537M AUM1.18%$6M234.3KQ1 2026OLDER
Fourthstone LLC$590M AUM1.06%$6M231.1KQ1 2026OLDER
Womack Financial LLC$136M AUM1.01%$1M50.7KQ1 2026OLDER
SMITH SHELLNUT WILSON LLC /ADV$260M AUM0.65%$2M71.1KQ3 2025OLDER
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.$1.4B AUM0.63%$9M321.3KQ1 2026OLDER
Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC$202M AUM0.57%$1M37.2KQ2 2026
Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC$248M AUM0.44%$1M40.5KQ1 2026OLDER
MQS Management LLC$148M AUM0.39%$578,57521.4KQ1 2026OLDER
FreeGulliver LLC$237M AUM0.34%$811,57930.0KQ1 2026OLDER
Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC$151M AUM0.33%$500,40218.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC$462M AUM0.28%$1M47.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC$705M AUM0.23%$2M59.4KQ1 2026OLDER
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP$10.1B AUM0.22%$23M836.1KQ1 2026OLDER
JMN Financial LLC$102M AUM0.21%$215,9418.0KQ1 2026OLDER
GRIES FINANCIAL LLC$633M AUM0.20%$1M54.6KQ3 2025OLDER
Argent Advisors, Inc.$366M AUM0.18%$673,18824.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Gator Capital Management, LLC$489M AUM0.18%$896,86333.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Polaris Capital Management, LLC$1.2B AUM0.18%$2M82.4KQ1 2026OLDER
KG Capital Management$139M AUM0.17%$238,7908.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Daytona Street Capital LLC$130M AUM0.17%$220,8428.0KQ1 2026OLDER
1492 Capital Management LLC$263M AUM0.17%$438,48116.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC$162M AUM0.15%$263,00010.1KQ4 2025OLDER
STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC$949M AUM0.14%$1M47.7KQ1 2026OLDER
EntryPoint Capital, LLC$341M AUM0.13%$426,52915.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Curi Capital, LLC$5.6B AUM0.12%$7M250.0KQ1 2026OLDER
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$5.0B AUM0.11%$6M207.2KQ1 2026OLDER
VARCOV Co.$268M AUM0.11%$266,36710.2KQ4 2025OLDER
E&G Advisors, LP$449M AUM0.10%$435,34416.1KQ1 2026OLDER
VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC$215M AUM0.08%$122,8665.2KQ3 2025OLDER
Security National Bank$838M AUM0.06%$400,54417.0KQ3 2025OLDER
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd$615M AUM0.06%$343,00014.5KQ3 2025OLDER
Ethos Financial Group, LLC$1.4B AUM0.05%$747,14227.6KQ1 2026OLDER
Penn Capital Management Company, LLC$1.3B AUM0.05%$672,72824.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Rodgers Brothers Inc.$866M AUM0.05%$446,16016.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Arax Advisory Partners$3.5B AUM0.04%$1M54.6KQ1 2026OLDER
DGS Capital Management, LLC$609M AUM0.04%$220,7828.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC$1.8B AUM0.03%$540,31420.7KQ4 2025OLDER
SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC$2.7B AUM0.02%$649,71724.0KQ1 2026OLDER
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.$4.3B AUM0.02%$1M38.2KQ1 2026OLDER
CenterBook Partners LP$1.9B AUM0.02%$419,98515.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Empowered Funds, LLC$15.7B AUM0.02%$3M121.4KQ2 2026
FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS$2.5B AUM0.02%$485,80118.0KQ1 2026OLDER
Delos Wealth Advisors, LLC$175M AUM0.02%$34,0171.3KQ1 2026OLDER
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC$3.6B AUM0.02%$689,14125.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Texas Yale Capital Corp.$3.5B AUM0.02%$537,82619.9KQ1 2026OLDER
XTX Topco Ltd$5.8B AUM0.01%$265,87211.3KQ3 2025OLDER
MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P$4.0B AUM0.01%$533,85820.4KQ4 2025OLDER
Janus Henderson Group Ltd.$209.4B AUM0.01%$27M989.7KQ1 2026OLDER
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC$194.3B AUM0.01%$24M890.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd$5.1B AUM0.01%$598,59019.5KQ2 2026
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE$116.3B AUM0.01%$12M434.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Americana Partners, LLC$3.9B AUM0.01%$291,30012.3KQ3 2025OLDER
Cresset Asset Management, LLC$23.1B AUM0.01%$2M70.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Icon Wealth Advisors, LLC$1.5B AUM0.01%$118,8765.0KQ3 2025OLDER
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC$14.9B AUM0.01%$1M40.4KQ4 2025OLDER
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.$93.1B AUM0.01%$7M241.4KQ1 2026OLDER
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$481.4B AUM0.01%$32M1.17MQ1 2026OLDER
Vident Advisory, LLC$11.7B AUM0.01%$700,68825.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.$8.8B AUM0.01%$501,59218.6KQ1 2026OLDER
Sterling Capital Management LLC$5.3B AUM0.01%$264,5869.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC$26.4B AUM0.00%$1M47.4KQ1 2026OLDER
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC$23.8B AUM0.00%$950,53735.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd$89.9B AUM0.00%$3M116.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Trexquant Investment LP$13.9B AUM0.00%$363,94713.9KQ4 2025OLDER
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS$24.0B AUM0.00%$778,40028.8KQ1 2026OLDER
FWL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC$456M AUM0.00%$13,070500Q4 2025OLDER
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC$8.6B AUM0.00%$236,6548.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Pathstone Holdings, LLC$25.1B AUM0.00%$686,68125.4KQ1 2026OLDER
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$25.4B AUM0.00%$658,91224.4KQ1 2026OLDER
STRS OHIO$25.2B AUM0.00%$632,73623.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Man Group plc$55.1B AUM0.00%$1M49.6KQ1 2026OLDER
Quantbot Technologies LP$2.4B AUM0.00%$58,1092.1KQ1 2026OLDER
MetLife Investment Management, LLC$19.6B AUM0.00%$463,22217.1KQ1 2026OLDER
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.$43.4B AUM0.00%$978,30736.2KQ1 2026OLDER
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$140.0B AUM0.00%$3M115.7KQ1 2026OLDER
Bank of New York Mellon Corp$543.9B AUM0.00%$12M441.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.$3.3B AUM0.00%$64,3282.4KQ1 2026OLDER
INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC$10.2B AUM0.00%$200,3937.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey$11.7B AUM0.00%$212,1027.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC$10.6B AUM0.00%$190,5137.0KQ1 2026OLDER
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$123.9B AUM0.00%$2M80.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)$3.8B AUM0.00%$61,1642.3KQ1 2026OLDER
Creative Planning$147.4B AUM0.00%$2M80.9KQ1 2026OLDER
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$396.1B AUM0.00%$6M209.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Squarepoint Ops LLC$85.1B AUM0.00%$1M45.2KQ1 2026OLDER
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$1.61T AUM0.00%$22M810.0KQ1 2026OLDER
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC$81.2B AUM0.00%$1M40.3KQ1 2026OLDER
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury$29.8B AUM0.00%$407,59214.5KQ4 2025OLDER
Arizona State Retirement System$17.1B AUM0.00%$219,8628.1KQ1 2026OLDER
SEI INVESTMENTS CO$108.4B AUM0.00%$1M51.5KQ1 2026OLDER
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$218.4B AUM0.00%$3M100.9KQ1 2026OLDER
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC$408.3B AUM0.00%$5M178.5KQ1 2026OLDER
BlackRock, Inc.$5.72T AUM0.00%$66M2.45MQ1 2026OLDER
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC$654.5B AUM0.00%$7M266.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC$2.8B AUM0.00%$29,4861.1KQ1 2026OLDER
Verition Fund Management LLC$15.4B AUM0.00%$269,73910.3KQ4 2025OLDER
NORTHERN TRUST CORP$756.6B AUM0.00%$8M296.1KQ1 2026OLDER
IEQ CAPITAL, LLC$21.5B AUM0.00%$209,7777.8KQ1 2026OLDER
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$4.04T AUM0.00%$39M1.43MQ1 2026OLDER
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS$116.9B AUM0.00%$1M38.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Swiss National Bank$173.8B AUM0.00%$2M57.6KQ1 2026OLDER
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$308.8B AUM0.00%$3M104.6KQ1 2026OLDER
MARSHALL WACE, LLP$100.4B AUM0.00%$965,34936.9KQ4 2025OLDER
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC$191.6B AUM0.00%$2M60.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Torren Management, LLC$201M AUM0.00%$1,70463Q1 2026OLDER
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$63.9B AUM0.00%$530,64220.3KQ4 2025OLDER
Quantinno Capital Management LP$59.9B AUM0.00%$487,61218.0KQ1 2026OLDER
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM$94.5B AUM0.00%$745,65527.6KQ1 2026OLDER
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC$156.1B AUM0.00%$1M43.5KQ1 2026OLDER
KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS$25.5B AUM0.00%$170,3526.3KQ1 2026OLDER
VANGUARD GROUP INC$6.90T AUM0.00%$43M1.65MQ4 2025OLDER
STATE STREET CORP$2.90T AUM0.00%$18M661.1KQ1 2026OLDER
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD$43.7B AUM0.00%$254,4739.7KQ4 2025OLDER
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH$58.1B AUM0.00%$329,61812.2KQ1 2026OLDER
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$166.3B AUM0.00%$931,09534.4KQ1 2026OLDER
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.$73.7B AUM0.00%$399,02914.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.$34.6B AUM0.00%$176,9236.5KQ1 2026OLDER
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$870.9B AUM0.00%$4M161.8KQ1 2026OLDER
True Wealth Design, LLC$360M AUM0.00%$1,78566Q1 2026OLDER
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)$46.0B AUM0.00%$215,7258.0KQ1 2026OLDER
Nuveen, LLC$369.3B AUM0.00%$2M59.6KQ1 2026OLDER
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC$187.2B AUM0.00%$800,95229.6KQ1 2026OLDER
VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd$117.0B AUM0.00%$471,57817.4KQ1 2026OLDER
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV$67.6B AUM0.00%$273,74710.1KQ1 2026OLDER
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO$1.56T AUM0.00%$6M234.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC$186.5B AUM0.00%$730,59427.0KQ1 2026OLDER
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC$324.4B AUM0.00%$1M46.3KQ1 2026OLDER
GAMMA Investing LLC$2.7B AUM0.00%$10,141330Q2 2026
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$1.91T AUM0.00%$7M245.3KQ1 2026OLDER
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND$71.6B AUM0.00%$248,8229.2KQ1 2026OLDER
Aquatic Capital Management LLC$3.5B AUM0.00%$11,411422Q1 2026OLDER
CWM, LLC$38.1B AUM0.00%$120,4094.5KQ1 2026OLDER
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$240.3B AUM0.00%$733,73027.1KQ1 2026OLDER
Essential Partners LLC$250M AUM0.00%$76431Q1 2026OLDER
HighTower Advisors, LLC$94.2B AUM0.00%$274,91010.5KQ4 2025OLDER
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO$30.9B AUM0.00%$85,6903.2KQ1 2026OLDER
MORGAN STANLEY$1.67T AUM0.00%$4M172.1KQ1 2026OLDER
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\$302.7B AUM0.00%$715,39726.5KQ1 2026OLDER
LPL Financial LLC$376.6B AUM0.00%$886,45332.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC$19.6B AUM0.00%$45,0491.7KQ1 2026OLDER
Versant Capital Management, Inc$1.1B AUM0.00%$2,27474Q2 2026
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.$173.2B AUM0.00%$341,11012.6KQ1 2026OLDER
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$618.5B AUM0.00%$1M43.5KQ1 2026OLDER
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC$481.0B AUM0.00%$833,75130.8KQ1 2026OLDER
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD$155.0B AUM0.00%$264,9929.8KQ1 2026OLDER
Quarry LP$558M AUM0.00%$83831Q1 2026OLDER
Invesco Ltd.$653.3B AUM0.00%$956,75735.4KQ1 2026OLDER
Legal & General Group Plc$432.4B AUM0.00%$630,38323.3KQ1 2026OLDER
NewEdge Advisors, LLC$27.7B AUM0.00%$37,3961.4KQ2 2026
UBS Group AG$666.3B AUM0.00%$838,48331.0KQ1 2026OLDER
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS$205.8B AUM0.00%$257,8809.5KQ1 2026OLDER
Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc.$719M AUM0.00%$81230Q1 2026OLDER
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC$3.3B AUM0.00%$3,650135Q1 2026OLDER
ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC$1.9B AUM0.00%$2,10978Q1 2026OLDER
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC$431.8B AUM0.00%$446,75516.5KQ1 2026OLDER
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/$1.37T AUM0.00%$1M51.4KQ1 2026OLDER
QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC$3.3B AUM0.00%$2,894107Q1 2026OLDER
IFP Advisors, Inc$4.8B AUM0.00%$4,029149Q1 2026OLDER
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC$777.2B AUM0.00%$487,01418.6KQ4 2025OLDER
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/$865M AUM0.00%$60922.5KQ1 2026OLDER
BARCLAYS PLC$416.3B AUM0.00%$287,05610.6KQ1 2026OLDER
SIGNATUREFD, LLC$6.5B AUM0.00%$4,110152Q1 2026OLDER
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$530.3B AUM0.00%$327,29212.1KQ2 2026
Root Financial Partners, LLC$2.2B AUM0.00%$1,32549Q1 2026OLDER
CITIGROUP INC$234.5B AUM0.00%$142,9605.3KQ1 2026OLDER
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$570.1B AUM0.00%$263,0009.7KQ1 2026OLDER
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.$619M AUM0.00%$27010Q1 2026OLDER
Trust Co$1.1B AUM0.00%$46217Q1 2026OLDER
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$893.3B AUM0.00%$295,16910.9KQ1 2026OLDER
Larson Financial Group LLC$3.1B AUM0.00%$94635Q1 2026OLDER
Fortitude Family Office, LLC$448M AUM0.00%$1355Q1 2026OLDER
Allworth Financial LP$24.7B AUM0.00%$6,382236Q1 2026OLDER
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.$1.6B AUM0.00%$35213Q1 2026OLDER
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.$56.4B AUM0.00%$11,681432Q1 2026OLDER
TWIN PEAKS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC$397M AUM0.00%$271Q1 2026OLDER
FMR LLC$1.90T AUM0.00%$110,7804.1KQ1 2026OLDER
US BANCORP \DE\$82.4B AUM0.00%$3,867143Q1 2026OLDER
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC$27.0B AUM0.00%$1,16343Q1 2026OLDER
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.$68.3B AUM0.00%$2,05576Q1 2026OLDER
MAI Capital Management$17.7B AUM0.00%$51419Q1 2026OLDER
JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP$208.1B AUM0.00%$5,134193Q1 2026OLDER
CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC$59.2B AUM0.00%$94440Q3 2025OLDER
Optiver Holding B.V.$289.5B AUM0.00%$2,866106Q2 2026
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.$3.6B AUM0.00%$241Q3 2025OLDER
ASSETMARK, INC$49.0B AUM0.00%$2098Q4 2025OLDER

Holdings are reported up to 45 days after quarter end. Share counts are as filed and not adjusted for stock splits.