Polaris Capital Management’s Business First Bancshares BFST Stock Holding History

Polaris Capital Management’s Portfolio BFST Stock Details BFST Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$3.02M	Buy	98,200 +15,800	+19%	+$447K	0.28%	40
2026 Q1	$2.23M	Hold	82,400	–	–	0.18%	49
2025 Q4	$2.15M	Buy	82,400 +5,400	+7%	+$137K	0.18%	46
2025 Q3	$1.82M	Hold	77,000	–	–	0.12%	63
2025 Q2	$1.9M	Buy	77,000 +12,000	+18%	+$282K	0.13%	56
2025 Q1	$1.58M	Buy	+65,000	New	+$1.68M	0.09%	66

Other funds holding BFST

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $552B AUM 44.19% 1-Year Est. Return

Jupiter Topco New York $245B AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $226B AUM 44.75% 1-Year Est. Return

Royce & Associates New York $12.4B AUM 64.17% 1-Year Est. Return

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance) Canada, Ontario, Canada $128B AUM 35.83% 1-Year Est. Return

Polaris Capital Management's BFST Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Polaris Capital Management increased its Business First Bancshares (BFST) stake by 19% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $447K and bringing the position to 98,200 shares worth $3.02M. The position accounts for 0.28% of the portfolio, ranked #40.

Polaris Capital Management first reported a position in BFST in Q1 2025 and has held it in 6 quarters since. 174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold BFST as of Q2 2026.

Polaris Capital Management held 98,200 shares of Business First Bancshares worth $3.02M as of Q2 2026.
Polaris Capital Management bought 15,800 Business First Bancshares shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $447K.
Business First Bancshares made up 0.28% of Polaris Capital Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #40 holding.
Polaris Capital Management first reported a position in Business First Bancshares in Q1 2025 and has held it in 6 quarters since.
174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Business First Bancshares as of Q2 2026.

Based on Polaris Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 27 Jul 2026.