BFST short positioning

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement 2026-07-31

Short % of Float2.7%30,894,700 float shares

Days to Cover3.5245,814 average daily volume

Open Short Position846,909Business First Bancshares, Inc

Change vs Previous-93,960-10.0%

Short interest history

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement	Short Position	Change	Change %	Days to Cover	Short % Float
Jul 31, 2026	846,909	-93,960	-10.0%	3.5	2.7%
Jul 15, 2026	940,869	-115,162	-10.9%	4.4	3.0%
Jun 30, 2026	1,056,031	+437,404	+70.7%	2.6	3.4%

Short interest is an open-position snapshot published twice monthly. It is not daily short-sale volume.

Daily off-exchange short volume

FINRA-reported short-sale transaction flow for the last 30 calendar days.

Trade Date	Short Volume	Short Exempt	FINRA Total	Short Volume %	Facilities
Aug 21, 2026	26,723	0	44,870	59.6%	3
Aug 20, 2026	33,819	0	44,448	76.1%	3
Aug 19, 2026	25,556	0	45,376	56.3%	3
Aug 18, 2026	26,954	0	44,588	60.5%	2
Aug 17, 2026	31,615	0	49,244	64.2%	2
Aug 14, 2026	28,671	0	42,269	67.8%	2
Aug 13, 2026	21,785	0	31,424	69.3%	2
Aug 12, 2026	21,451	0	44,189	48.5%	2
Aug 11, 2026	24,452	0	40,683	60.1%	2
Aug 10, 2026	74,889	134	92,042	81.4%	2
Aug 7, 2026	73,105	0	97,855	74.7%	2
Aug 6, 2026	44,570	0	85,948	51.9%	2
Aug 5, 2026	31,299	0	51,231	61.1%	2
Aug 4, 2026	32,872	0	65,688	50.0%	2
Aug 3, 2026	46,152	4	74,488	62.0%	3
Jul 31, 2026	41,276	0	56,695	72.8%	2
Jul 30, 2026	33,919	263	109,615	30.9%	2
Jul 29, 2026	56,887	13	83,319	68.3%	3
Jul 28, 2026	30,704	0	61,789	49.7%	2
Jul 27, 2026	26,557	0	64,515	41.2%	2
Jul 24, 2026	49,667	0	89,027	55.8%	2

Daily short volume is transaction flow reported through FINRA facilities. It does not measure open short positions and is not consolidated exchange-wide volume.