EJF Capital LP

In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed November 12, 2025), EJF Capital LP reported 73 stock positions worth $172.2 million. Its top holding was Coastal South Bancshares (COSO) at 11.8% of the portfolio, followed by Acadian Asset Management (AAMI, 3.2%) and Wesbanco (WSBC, 2.6%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 11 new positions, sold out of 9, added to 34 and reduced 14. The biggest buy was a new position in Coastal South Bancshares (COSO) and the biggest sale First Busey (BUSE, shares −40%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Arlington, VA
CIK
0001353254
Portfolio Value
$172.2M (Q3 2025)
SEC Filing
0000895345-25-000350 ↗ filed Nov 12, 2025

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M Q1 2024: $143.4M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $134.4M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $149.4M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $145.6M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $157.7M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $125.7M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $172.2M $172.2M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $176.1M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $141.9M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $149.5M Q2 2026

Holdings 73 stocks · $172.2M

COSO Coastal South Bancshares Inc. 11.78% 930,171 $20.3M New
AAMI Acadian Asset Management Inc. 3.25% 116,043 $5.6M Reduce -7.3%
WSBC Wesbanco Inc. 2.63% 141,746 $4.5M Add +7.8%
VLY Valley National Bancorp 2.62% 424,855 $4.5M Add +2.7%
GNW Genworth Financial Inc. 2.60% 502,000 $4.5M No change
EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. 2.59% 117,666 $4.5M Reduce -7.7%
SFNC Simmons First Natl Corp. Class A 2.51% 225,805 $4.3M New
COF Capital One Financial Corp. 2.45% 19,838 $4.2M Add +2.4%
FHN First Horizon Corp. 2.44% 185,801 $4.2M Add +2.8%
FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A 2.36% 2,273 $4.1M Add +2.9%
FFWM First Foundation Inc. 2.14% 661,308 $3.7M Add +267.4%
NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. 2.09% 210,249 $3.6M Reduce -6.7%
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. 2.00% 195,642 $3.4M Add +20.2%
PFS Provident Financial Services 2.00% 178,295 $3.4M Add +9.0%
ONB Old National Bancorp 1.94% 152,244 $3.3M Add +28.8%
BANC Banc of California Inc. 1.92% 199,663 $3.3M Add +16.8%
CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. 1.81% 160,505 $3.1M Add +23.9%
BBT Beacon Financial Corp. 1.81% 131,134 $3.1M Add +53.6%
BHRB Burke & Herbert Financial SE 1.79% 49,850 $3.1M Add +0.9%
NBBK NB Bancorp Inc. 1.77% 172,803 $3.0M Add +3.0%
CNNE Cannae Holdings Inc. 1.75% 165,000 $3.0M No change
OSBC Old Second Bancorp Inc. 1.75% 173,834 $3.0M Add +21.3%
OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. 1.71% 116,824 $2.9M Add +2.5%
AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. 1.64% 110,855 $2.8M New
HTB Hometrust Bancshares Inc. 1.55% 65,305 $2.7M Add +3.8%
BUSE First Busey Corp. 1.49% 110,925 $2.6M Reduce -40.0%
RNST Renasant Corp. 1.44% 67,369 $2.5M Reduce -16.7%
BKU Bankunited Inc. 1.38% 62,414 $2.4M New
JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. 1.36% 135,400 $2.3M New
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. 1.27% 68,187 $2.2M No change
HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. 1.24% 133,388 $2.1M Add +25.6%
TFC Truist Financial Corp. 1.24% 46,686 $2.1M Add +4.0%
FSBC Five Star Bancorp 1.20% 64,158 $2.1M Add +24.2%
OSPN Onespan Inc. 1.20% 130,001 $2.1M No change
CBNA Chain Bridge Bancorp Inc. Class A 1.19% 62,393 $2.0M Reduce -1.0%
HTBK Heritage Commerce Corp. 1.18% 204,539 $2.0M Add +3.9%
BCS Barclays PLC-Spons ADR 1.13% 94,200 $1.9M Reduce -50.0%
WBS Webster Financial Corp. 1.11% 32,193 $1.9M Add +195.3%
EQH Equitable Holdings Inc. 1.10% 37,400 $1.9M No change
ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc. 1.10% 45,220 $1.9M No change
TOWN Towne Bank 1.08% 53,821 $1.9M New
CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc. 1.02% 86,787 $1.8M New
C Citigroup Inc. 1.02% 17,335 $1.8M Add +48.6%
CUBI Customers Bancorp Inc. 0.99% 26,178 $1.7M New
BCAL California Bancorp 0.92% 95,359 $1.6M Reduce -16.5%
CCB Coastal Financial Corp. 0.88% 13,996 $1.5M Add +3.3%
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. 0.86% 351,831 $1.5M Add +9.0%
OPY Oppenheimer Holdings Class A 0.86% 20,000 $1.5M Reduce -50.0%
WEX Wex Inc. 0.85% 9,300 $1.5M No change
CADE Cadence Bank 0.84% 38,638 $1.5M New
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. 0.83% 12,250 $1.4M No change
FFBC First Financial Bancorp 0.76% 52,051 $1.3M New
MBIN Merchants Bancorp 0.67% 36,297 $1.2M New
FRME First Merchants Corp. 0.65% 29,697 $1.1M Add +149.9%
BPOP Popular Inc. 0.60% 8,069 $1.0M Reduce -15.0%
HTH Hilltop Holdings Inc. 0.49% 25,400 $849K No change
RRR Red Rock Resorts Inc. Class A 0.46% 12,955 $791K No change
CNOB Connectone Bancorp Inc. 0.44% 30,214 $750K Add +3.7%
WFG West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. 0.39% 10,000 $680K No change
LNKB Linkbancorp Inc. 0.39% 93,070 $664K Reduce -1.0%
CMA Comerica Inc. 0.38% 9,538 $654K Add +3.6%
AX Axos Financial Inc. 0.35% 7,195 $609K Reduce -29.9%
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. 0.34% 4,460 $591K Add +3.5%
WAL Western Alliance Bancorp 0.32% 6,446 $559K Add +3.6%
STEL Stellar Bancorp Inc. 0.31% 17,564 $533K Add +3.5%
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares Inc. 0.31% 13,838 $525K Reduce -3.6%
AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. 0.29% 26,031 $502K Add +3.5%
PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners 0.29% 5,313 $498K Add +3.4%
ABCB Ameris Bancorp 0.24% 5,754 $422K Add +3.5%
SNV Synovus Financial Corp. 0.24% 8,260 $405K Reduce -56.1%
DBI Designer Brands Inc. Class A 0.20% 97,000 $343K No change
PAMT Pamt Corp. 0.17% 25,000 $285K No change
ASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc. 0.02% 11,000 $39K No change

Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

BUSE First Busey Corp. Reduce -40.0% 1.49% −1.88
VBTX Veritex Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.68
BCS Barclays PLC-Spons ADR Reduce -50.0% 1.13% −1.65
OPY Oppenheimer Holdings Class A Reduce -50.0% 0.86% −1.23
RNST Renasant Corp. Reduce -16.7% 1.44% −0.87
PCB PCB Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.67
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC Sold out 0.00% −0.64
BY Byline Bancorp Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.64
SPLP Steel Partners Holdings LP Sold out 0.00% −0.63
SNV Synovus Financial Corp. Reduce -56.1% 0.24% −0.54
EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. Reduce -7.7% 2.59% −0.52
NSLR Neostellar Capital Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.52
BCAL California Bancorp Reduce -16.5% 0.92% −0.51
NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. Reduce -6.7% 2.09% −0.37
ODP The Odp Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.35
FULT Fulton Financial Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.33
AX Axos Financial Inc. Reduce -29.9% 0.35% −0.27
AAMI Acadian Asset Management Inc. Reduce -7.3% 3.25% −0.26
BPOP Popular Inc. Reduce -15.0% 0.60% −0.24
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
LNKB Linkbancorp Inc. Reduce -1.0% 0.39% −0.16
CBNA Chain Bridge Bancorp Inc. Class A Reduce -1.0% 1.19% −0.11
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares Inc. Reduce -3.6% 0.31% −0.07

Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

COSO Coastal South Bancshares Inc. New 11.78% +11.78
SFNC Simmons First Natl Corp. Class A New 2.51% +2.51
AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. New 1.64% +1.64
FFWM First Foundation Inc. Add +267.4% 2.14% +1.41
BKU Bankunited Inc. New 1.38% +1.38
JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. New 1.36% +1.36
TOWN Towne Bank New 1.08% +1.08
CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc. New 1.02% +1.02
CUBI Customers Bancorp Inc. New 0.99% +0.99
CADE Cadence Bank New 0.84% +0.84
FFBC First Financial Bancorp New 0.76% +0.76
MBIN Merchants Bancorp New 0.67% +0.67
WBS Webster Financial Corp. Add +195.3% 1.11% +0.64
FRME First Merchants Corp. Add +149.9% 0.65% +0.29
C Citigroup Inc. Add +48.6% 1.02% +0.23
BBT Beacon Financial Corp. Add +53.6% 1.81% +0.10
FSBC Five Star Bancorp Add +24.2% 1.20% +0.03
CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. Add +23.9% 1.81% +0.02
BANC Banc of California Inc. Add +16.8% 1.92% +0.01
ABCB Ameris Bancorp Add +3.5% 0.24% −0.04
CMA Comerica Inc. Add +3.6% 0.38% −0.06
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. Add +9.0% 0.86% −0.06
HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. Add +25.6% 1.24% −0.06
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. Add +20.2% 2.00% −0.06
WAL Western Alliance Bancorp Add +3.6% 0.32% −0.06
ONB Old National Bancorp Add +28.8% 1.94% −0.07
STEL Stellar Bancorp Inc. Add +3.5% 0.31% −0.07
AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. Add +3.5% 0.29% −0.07
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. Add +3.5% 0.34% −0.08
CNOB Connectone Bancorp Inc. Add +3.7% 0.44% −0.10
PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners Add +3.4% 0.29% −0.16
CCB Coastal Financial Corp. Add +3.3% 0.88% −0.16
OSBC Old Second Bancorp Inc. Add +21.3% 1.75% −0.28
PFS Provident Financial Services Add +9.0% 2.00% −0.28
TFC Truist Financial Corp. Add +4.0% 1.24% −0.30
HTB Hometrust Bancshares Inc. Add +3.8% 1.55% −0.32
VLY Valley National Bancorp Add +2.7% 2.62% −0.32
HTBK Heritage Commerce Corp. Add +3.9% 1.18% −0.38
BHRB Burke & Herbert Financial SE Add +0.9% 1.79% −0.56
FHN First Horizon Corp. Add +2.8% 2.44% −0.61
NBBK NB Bancorp Inc. Add +3.0% 1.77% −0.61
OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. Add +2.5% 1.71% −0.63
WSBC Wesbanco Inc. Add +7.8% 2.63% −0.68
COF Capital One Financial Corp. Add +2.4% 2.45% −0.83
FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A Add +2.9% 2.36% −1.08

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 72$149.5MCOSO, SFNC, BUSE, MCB, VLY
Q1 2026 69$141.9MSFNC, COSO, BBT, NPB, BANC
Q4 2025 76$176.1MCOSO, NP, FCNCA, WSBC, FFWM
Q3 2025 73$172.2MCOSO, AAMI, WSBC, VLY, GNW
Q2 2025 71$125.7MAAMI, FCNCA, BUSE, WSBC, COF
Q1 2025 77$157.7MWSBC, FHN, VLY, EFSI, BBT
Q4 2024 90$145.6MFHN, VLY, FCNCA, GNW, BHRB
Q3 2024 95$149.4MSASR, MOFG, FCNCA, FHN, HTB
Q2 2024 98$134.4MFCNCA, FHN, NBBK, CCB, CNNE
Q1 2024Amended 93$143.4MNBBK, FCNCA, EWBC, BANC, TFC