Royce & Associates’s Business First Bancshares BFST Stock Holding History

Royce & Associates’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	$28.6M	Buy	931,811 +95,713	+11%	+$2.7M	0.23%	124
2026 Q1	$22.6M	Buy	836,098 +12,734	+2%	+$350K	0.22%	123
2025 Q4	$21.5M	Buy	823,364 +175,284	+27%	+$4.43M	0.22%	142
2025 Q3	$15.3M	Buy	648,080 +96,720	+18%	+$2.39M	0.15%	206
2025 Q2	$13.6M	Buy	551,360 +32,240	+6%	+$758K	0.14%	225
2025 Q1	$12.6M	Buy	519,120 +46,690	+10%	+$1.2M	0.14%	228
2024 Q4	$12.1M	Buy	472,430 +88,230	+23%	+$2.37M	0.11%	268
2024 Q3	$9.86M	Buy	384,200 +33,870	+10%	+$805K	0.09%	324
2024 Q2	$7.62M	Buy	350,330 +39,890	+13%	+$832K	0.07%	393
2024 Q1	$6.92M	Buy	310,440 +47,181	+18%	+$1.06M	0.06%	427
2023 Q4	$6.49M	Buy	263,259 +26,565	+11%	+$552K	0.06%	431
2023 Q3	$4.44M	Buy	236,694 +43,072	+22%	+$804K	0.05%	496
2023 Q2	$2.92M	Buy	193,622 +73,622	+61%	+$1.13M	0.03%	608
2023 Q1	$2.06M	Buy	+120,000	New	+$2.39M	0.02%	651

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

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

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Royce & Associates's BFST Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Royce & Associates increased its Business First Bancshares (BFST) stake by 11% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $2.7M and bringing the position to 931,811 shares worth $28.6M. The position accounts for 0.23% of the portfolio, ranked #124.

Royce & Associates first reported a position in BFST in Q1 2023 and has held it in 14 quarters since. 174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold BFST as of Q2 2026.

Royce & Associates held 931,811 shares of Business First Bancshares worth $28.6M as of Q2 2026.
Royce & Associates bought 95,713 Business First Bancshares shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $2.7M.
Business First Bancshares made up 0.23% of Royce & Associates's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #124 holding.
Royce & Associates first reported a position in Business First Bancshares in Q1 2023 and has held it in 14 quarters since.
174 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Business First Bancshares as of Q2 2026.

Based on Royce & Associates's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.