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First Trust Advisors’s Business First Bancshares BFST Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio BFST Stock Details BFST Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$3.69M Buy
120,086
+4,435
+4% +$125K ﹤0.01% 1734
2026
Q1 		$3.13M Buy
115,651
+10,301
+10% +$283K ﹤0.01% 1707
2025
Q4 		$2.75M Sell
105,350
-2,334
-2% -$59K ﹤0.01% 1740
2025
Q3 		$2.54M Buy
107,684
+88,693
+467% +$2.2M ﹤0.01% 1722
2025
Q2 		$468K Buy
18,991
+1,135
+6% +$26.7K ﹤0.01% 2286
2025
Q1 		$435K Sell
17,856
-126
-0.7% -$3.25K ﹤0.01% 2276
2024
Q4 		$462K Buy
17,982
+2,554
+17% +$68.6K ﹤0.01% 2275
2024
Q3 		$396K Sell
15,428
-60,100
-80% -$1.43M ﹤0.01% 2219
2024
Q2 		$1.64M Sell
75,528
-3,693
-5% -$77K ﹤0.01% 1791
2024
Q1 		$1.77M Buy
79,221
+1,336
+2% +$29.9K ﹤0.01% 1787
2023
Q4 		$1.92M Buy
77,885
+5,983
+8% +$124K ﹤0.01% 1744
2023
Q3 		$1.35M Buy
71,902
+61,792
+611% +$1.15M ﹤0.01% 1848
2023
Q2 		$152K Sell
10,110
-2,433
-19% -$37.5K ﹤0.01% 2313
2023
Q1 		$215K Sell
12,543
-7,946
-39% -$158K ﹤0.01% 2298
2022
Q4 		$454K Buy
+20,489
New +$470K ﹤0.01% 2218
2022
Q3 		– Sell
-9,570
Closed -$204K – 2479
2022
Q2 		$204K Sell
9,570
-821
-8% -$18.2K ﹤0.01% 2384
2022
Q1 		$253K Buy
10,391
+925
+10% +$24.6K ﹤0.01% 2413
2021
Q4 		$268K Buy
9,466
+595
+7% +$16.1K ﹤0.01% 2407
2021
Q3 		$207K Sell
8,871
-1,911
-18% -$44.3K ﹤0.01% 2443
2021
Q2 		$247K Buy
10,782
+724
+7% +$17.1K ﹤0.01% 2394
2021
Q1 		$241K Buy
+10,058
New +$224K ﹤0.01% 2351
2020
Q3 		– Sell
-45,406
Closed -$697K – 2320
2020
Q2 		$697K Buy
45,406
+23,137
+104% +$313K ﹤0.01% 1895
2020
Q1 		$301K Sell
22,269
-4,320
-16% -$93.8K ﹤0.01% 2084
2019
Q4 		$663K Sell
26,589
-700
-3% -$17.2K ﹤0.01% 2028
2019
Q3 		$666K Buy
+27,289
New +$667K ﹤0.01% 2022
2019
Q2 		– Sell
-9,895
Closed -$243K – 2424
2019
Q1 		$243K Sell
9,895
-2,246
-18% -$54K ﹤0.01% 2313
2018
Q4 		$294K Buy
+12,141
New +$306K ﹤0.01% 2266

Other funds holding BFST

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $552B AUM 44.19% 1-Year Est. Return
JT
Jupiter Topco New York $245B AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
American Century Companies
American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $226B AUM 44.75% 1-Year Est. Return
RA
Royce & Associates New York $12.4B AUM 64.17% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance) Canada, Ontario, Canada $128B AUM 35.83% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's BFST Position: Q2 2026 in Review

First Trust Advisors increased its Business First Bancshares (BFST) stake by 3.8% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $125K and bringing the position to 120,086 shares worth $3.69M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1734.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in BFST in Q4 2018 and has held it in 27 quarters since. 174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold BFST as of Q2 2026.

  • First Trust Advisors held 120,086 shares of Business First Bancshares worth $3.69M as of Q2 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors bought 4,435 Business First Bancshares shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $125K.
  • Business First Bancshares made up ﹤0.01% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #1734 holding.
  • First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Business First Bancshares in Q4 2018 and has held it in 27 quarters since.
  • 174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Business First Bancshares as of Q2 2026.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.