Business First Bancshares
BFST · NASDAQ
$31.57+$0.51 (+1.64%)TodayMarket closed ·
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Who owns BFST
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 33.3% of BFST’s shares.
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.7.3%
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.3%
- Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.4.0%
- Janus Henderson Investors3.3%
- Next 6 largest institutions14.3%
- All other shareholders66.7%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 2.37M | 7.27% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 1.40M | 4.30% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P. | 1.31M | 4.03% |
| Janus Henderson Investors | 1.09M | 3.35% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 1.05M | 3.21% |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 1.03M | 3.15% |
| Royce Investment Partners | 931.81K | 2.86% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 863.42K | 2.65% |
| Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited | 432.03K | 1.33% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 364.39K | 1.12% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 989.96K | 3.04% |
| Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 932.09K | 2.86% |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 885.39K | 2.72% |
| Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund | 823.66K | 2.53% |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 377.96K | 1.16% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders bought $47.42K (1 trade) and sold $5.04M (21 trades) of BFST on the open market.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 10.00K | $313.30K |
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 4.20K | $131.33K |
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 3.23K | $102.87K |
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 10.00K | $317.80K |
| Carter Donald Chad | Sale | 1.88K | $59.32K |
| Hall William G. | Sale | 1.67K | $53.26K |
| Hall William G. | Sale | 9.72K | $310.84K |
| Strong Saundra | Sale | 1.00K | $31.98K |
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 10.00K | $318.70K |
| Cummings George W. III | Sale | 10.00K | $315.00K |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 1.24M
- Days to cover
- 5.69
- % of shares outstanding
- 3.80%
- Average daily volume
- 217.11K
- Change since last report
- +11.2%
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