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Business First Bancshares

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $456M invested in Business First Bancshares in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 20

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 45

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $400M → $456M (+$55.3M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 164168 (+4)

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.73%51.54% (-0.19%)

Holders
168
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
26
Increased
55
Reduced
45
Closed
20
Calls
$3K
Puts
Net Calls
+$3K
Net Calls Change
+$173K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$66.2M +$4.3M +156,648 +7%
VCM
2
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$38.7M +$39.3M +1,431,162 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.5M +$2.25M +81,833 +8%
Janus Henderson Group
4
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$26.8M +$97.2K +3,540 +0.4%
American Century Companies
5
American Century Companies
Missouri
$24.1M +$2.83M +103,034 +13%
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$22.6M +$350K +12,734 +2%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.9M +$2.16M +78,798 +11%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$17.9M +$1.95M +70,916 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.9M +$8.72M +317,650 +256%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11.8M -$135K -4,925 -1%
RIM
11
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$8.69M -$29.8K -1,085 -0.3%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.01M +$948K +34,521 +13%
Charles Schwab
13
Charles Schwab
California
$7.2M +$652K +23,748 +10%
CRC
14
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$6.76M
MCA
15
Mendon Capital Advisors
Florida
$6.76M
VPM
16
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$6.63M +$6.74M +245,307 New
Russell Investments Group
17
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$6.53M +$222K +8,069 +3%
BFC
18
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$6.33M +$1.2M +43,708 +23%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.3M -$1.08M -39,247 -14%
FL
20
Fourthstone LLC
Missouri
$6.25M +$2.72M +98,906 +75%
VFT
21
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$5.66M +$5.75M +209,234 New
BCM
22
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$5.6M +$110K +3,997 +2%
Franklin Resources
23
Franklin Resources
California
$4.83M +$642K +23,388 +15%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.79M +$139K +5,073 +3%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.37M -$408K -14,857 -8%