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Franklin Resources’s Business First Bancshares BFST Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’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
Q1 		$4.83M Buy
178,547
+23,388
+15% +$642K ﹤0.01% 1537
2025
Q4 		$4.06M Sell
155,159
-29,151
-16% -$737K ﹤0.01% 1502
2025
Q3 		$4.35M Buy
184,310
+9,979
+6% +$247K ﹤0.01% 1472
2025
Q2 		$4.3M Sell
174,331
-41,701
-19% -$980K ﹤0.01% 1422
2025
Q1 		$5.26M Buy
216,032
+17,208
+9% +$444K ﹤0.01% 1325
2024
Q4 		$5.11M Buy
198,824
+27,709
+16% +$744K ﹤0.01% 1339
2024
Q3 		$4.37M Buy
171,115
+34,602
+25% +$822K ﹤0.01% 1405
2024
Q2 		$2.97M Sell
136,513
-284
-0.2% -$5.92K ﹤0.01% 1552
2024
Q1 		$3.05M Buy
136,797
+125,236
+1,083% +$2.8M ﹤0.01% 1557
2023
Q4 		$285K Hold
11,561
– – ﹤0.01% 2203
2023
Q3 		$217K Buy
+11,561
New +$216K ﹤0.01% 2295

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BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $481B AUM 30.42% 1-Year Est. Return
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group London, United Kingdom $209B AUM 37.72% 1-Year Est. Return
American Century Companies
American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $194B AUM 35% 1-Year Est. Return
RA
Royce & Associates New York $10.1B AUM 42.88% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance) Canada, Ontario, Canada $116B AUM 26.37% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's BFST Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources increased its Business First Bancshares (BFST) stake by 15% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $642K and bringing the position to 178,547 shares worth $4.83M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1537.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in BFST in Q3 2023 and has held it in 11 quarters since. The position peaked at $5.26M in Q1 2025. 168 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold BFST as of Q1 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 178,547 shares of Business First Bancshares worth $4.83M as of Q1 2026.
  • Franklin Resources bought 23,388 Business First Bancshares shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $642K.
  • Business First Bancshares made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #1537 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Business First Bancshares in Q3 2023 and has held it in 11 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's Business First Bancshares position peaked at $5.26M in Q1 2025.
  • 168 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Business First Bancshares as of Q1 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.