Maltese Capital Management LLC
In its 13F for Q2 2026 (holdings as of June 30, 2026, filed August 14, 2026), Maltese Capital Management LLC reported 97 stock positions worth $538.3 million. Its top holding was Southstate Bank (SSB) at 3.6% of the portfolio, followed by US Bancorp (USB, 3.1%) and Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN, 2.9%). Compared with Q1 2026, it opened 8 new positions, sold out of 12, added to 33 and reduced 52. The biggest buy was Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN, shares +555%) and the biggest sale an exit from First Foundation (FFWM).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
- CIK
- 0001040762
- Portfolio Value
- $538.3M (Q2 2026)
- SEC Filing
- 0000919574-26-005494 ↗ filed Aug 14, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 97 stocks · $538.3M
| SSB Southstate Bank Corp. | 3.62% | 195,000 | $19.5M | Reduce -2.5% |
| USB US Bancorp | 3.10% | 276,300 | $16.7M | Add +49.4% |
| FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp | 2.92% | 405,946 | $15.7M | Add +555.3% |
| FRST Primis Financial Corp. | 2.73% | 897,100 | $14.7M | Reduce -5.1% |
| NBHC National Bank Hold Class A | 2.66% | 322,500 | $14.3M | Add +6.3% |
| CCNE CNB Financial Corp. | 2.64% | 422,100 | $14.2M | Reduce -6.1% |
| HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. | 2.64% | 710,000 | $14.2M | Reduce -6.2% |
| EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A | 2.57% | 282,502 | $13.8M | Reduce -1.2% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | 2.38% | 225,000 | $12.8M | Reduce -9.9% |
| COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. | 2.30% | 387,000 | $12.4M | Add +13.1% |
| C Citigroup Inc. | 2.05% | 78,700 | $11.0M | Reduce -30.9% |
| AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. | 1.99% | 420,000 | $10.7M | Reduce -14.7% |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. filed as M & T BK CORP | 1.95% | 44,100 | $10.5M | Reduce -10.5% |
| NIC Nicolet Bankshares Inc. | 1.84% | 60,000 | $9.9M | Add +2.3% |
| IBOC International Bancshares CRP | 1.79% | 127,113 | $9.7M | Reduce -3.5% |
| NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. | 1.77% | 497,600 | $9.5M | Reduce -13.0% |
| CBC Central Bancompany | 1.65% | 292,400 | $8.9M | Reduce -22.6% |
| CFG Citizens Financial Group | 1.64% | 126,300 | $8.8M | Add +17.2% |
| UNTY Unity Bancorp Inc. | 1.55% | 142,332 | $8.4M | Reduce -1.7% |
| FCCO First Community Corp. | 1.52% | 250,433 | $8.2M | Reduce -2.3% |
| FFBC First Financial Bancorp filed as 1ST FINL BANCORP | 1.52% | 241,700 | $8.2M | Reduce -1.4% |
| PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles | 1.51% | 76,700 | $8.2M | Reduce -7.9% |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 1.47% | 445,000 | $7.9M | Add +20.7% |
| CHYM Chime Financial Inc. Class A | 1.43% | 377,000 | $7.7M | Reduce -5.7% |
| BUSE First Busey Corp. | 1.42% | 260,000 | $7.7M | Add +9.5% |
| SFST Southern First Bancshares | 1.38% | 122,000 | $7.5M | Add +248.3% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.37% | 22,500 | $7.4M | Add +22.9% |
| QCRH QCR Holdings Inc. filed as QCR HLDGS INC | 1.36% | 75,000 | $7.3M | Reduce -36.2% |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corp. | 1.33% | 234,900 | $7.2M | Reduce -9.7% |
| INDB Independent Bank Corp. | 1.32% | 85,000 | $7.1M | Add +21.5% |
| PCB PCB Bancorp | 1.09% | 207,050 | $5.9M | Add +38.0% |
| ABCB Ameris Bancorp | 1.09% | 65,000 | $5.9M | Reduce -40.9% |
| EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. | 1.08% | 45,000 | $5.8M | Reduce -39.6% |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. | 1.04% | 196,100 | $5.6M | Add +190.5% |
| KEY Keycorp | 1.04% | 241,800 | $5.6M | Add +34.4% |
| BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. | 1.02% | 310,000 | $5.5M | Add +6.8% |
| FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. | 0.94% | 105,700 | $5.1M | Add +3.1% |
| MSBI Midland States Bancorp Inc. | 0.93% | 161,100 | $5.0M | Add +84.1% |
| UMBF Umb Financial Corp. | 0.93% | 35,000 | $5.0M | Reduce -10.0% |
| TOWN Towne Bank | 0.93% | 137,500 | $5.0M | Add +7.9% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp. | 0.91% | 24,500 | $4.9M | Add +7.5% |
| BY Byline Bancorp Inc. | 0.91% | 130,000 | $4.9M | Reduce -41.1% |
| VLY Valley National Bancorp | 0.90% | 329,522 | $4.8M | Reduce -13.3% |
| ISTR Investar Holding Corp. | 0.90% | 160,900 | $4.8M | Add +2.5% |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.89% | 85,000 | $4.8M | Add +13.0% |
| UBSI United Bankshares Inc. | 0.85% | 100,000 | $4.6M | Reduce -9.1% |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. | 0.84% | 231,385 | $4.5M | Reduce -29.8% |
| IBKR Interactive Brokers Gro Class A | 0.84% | 51,700 | $4.5M | New |
| MGYR Magyar Bancorp Inc. | 0.83% | 257,078 | $4.5M | Add +8.6% |
| FSBC Five Star Bancorp | 0.81% | 90,000 | $4.4M | Reduce -26.6% |
| FHN First Horizon Corp. | 0.77% | 160,782 | $4.1M | Add +1.5% |
| OPBK Op Bancorp | 0.76% | 273,967 | $4.1M | Add +1.9% |
| CBK Commercial Bancgroup Inc. | 0.75% | 125,000 | $4.0M | Reduce -8.8% |
| WSBC Wesbanco Inc. | 0.73% | 100,000 | $3.9M | Reduce -58.0% |
| FISI Financial Institutions Inc. | 0.72% | 100,000 | $3.9M | Reduce -14.5% |
| ACNB Acnb Corp. | 0.72% | 65,000 | $3.9M | Reduce -24.1% |
| IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich | 0.72% | 107,000 | $3.9M | Add +57.4% |
| CVBF CVB Financial Corp. | 0.67% | 160,000 | $3.6M | Add +74.9% |
| CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. | 0.66% | 105,000 | $3.6M | Reduce -68.1% |
| BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. | 0.66% | 169,195 | $3.6M | Add +1.3% |
| MBWM Mercantile Bank Corp. | 0.64% | 60,000 | $3.4M | New |
| BOH Bank of Hawaii Corp. filed as BANK HAWAII CORP | 0.63% | 41,500 | $3.4M | No change |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Service | 0.55% | 45,000 | $3.0M | Reduce -6.6% |
| SMBC Southern Missouri Bancorp | 0.55% | 38,887 | $3.0M | Reduce -35.7% |
| BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 0.55% | 20,300 | $2.9M | Add +23.0% |
| CTBI Community Trust Bancorp Inc. | 0.54% | 40,000 | $2.9M | Reduce -4.8% |
| NP Neptune Insurance Holdi Class A | 0.53% | 90,000 | $2.8M | Reduce -39.6% |
| WABC Westamerica Bancorporation | 0.52% | 47,500 | $2.8M | Reduce -20.2% |
| FHI Federated Hermes Inc. | 0.52% | 50,400 | $2.8M | New |
| MCHB Mechanics Bancorp Class A | 0.52% | 175,000 | $2.8M | Reduce -67.2% |
| HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. | 0.52% | 202,900 | $2.8M | Add +21.1% |
| BEN Franklin Templeton Inc. | 0.51% | 83,300 | $2.8M | Reduce -2.8% |
| EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. | 0.51% | 65,700 | $2.7M | Reduce -38.7% |
| USCB Uscb Financial Holdings Inc. | 0.49% | 130,000 | $2.7M | Reduce -3.1% |
| EQFN Equitable Financial Corp. | 0.49% | 147,513 | $2.7M | No change |
| AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. | 0.49% | 80,000 | $2.6M | Reduce -54.6% |
| CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc. | 0.47% | 72,500 | $2.5M | Reduce -4.5% |
| WT Wisdomtree Inc. | 0.47% | 150,000 | $2.5M | New |
| RNST Renasant Corp. | 0.46% | 57,700 | $2.5M | Reduce -23.1% |
| BCBP BCB Bancorp Inc. | 0.45% | 224,702 | $2.4M | New |
| PEBK Peoples Bancorp of NC | 0.44% | 55,000 | $2.4M | Add +10.1% |
| WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corp. | 0.43% | 10,083 | $2.3M | No change |
| MBBC Marathon Bancorp Inc. | 0.41% | 145,298 | $2.2M | Add +0.1% |
| PTACU Patriot Acquisition Corp. | 0.37% | 200,000 | $2.0M | New |
| VOYA Voya Financial Inc. | 0.34% | 20,000 | $1.8M | New |
| FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A | 0.33% | 850 | $1.8M | Reduce -2.1% |
| HBCP Home Bancorp Inc. | 0.32% | 25,000 | $1.7M | Reduce -24.7% |
| SBCF Seacoast Banking Corp. | 0.28% | 45,000 | $1.5M | Add +11.1% |
| BKU Bankunited Inc. | 0.24% | 26,200 | $1.3M | Reduce -12.7% |
| ECBK Ecb Bancorp Inc. | 0.21% | 55,198 | $1.1M | No change |
| OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. | 0.18% | 27,000 | $993K | Reduce -48.6% |
| IVZ Invesco Ltd. | 0.18% | 37,500 | $990K | Add +87.5% |
| HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. | 0.17% | 32,500 | $928K | Reduce -28.6% |
| FBLA FB Bancorp Inc. | 0.16% | 57,500 | $866K | New |
| ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings I | 0.11% | 5,000 | $596K | Reduce -45.8% |
| WBS Webster Financial Corp. | 0.06% | 4,575 | $350K | Reduce -93.0% |
| WNEB Western New England Bancorp | 0.00% | 1,531 | $22K | Reduce -98.5% |
Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $10.3M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORP (ISTR 6.5 PERP AI) | NON 13F SECURITY | 238,093 | $7.1M | No change |
| FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) | UNIT 05/07/2051 | 43,565 | $1.8M | No change |
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC V7.75 PERP F) | NON 13F SECURITY | 53,925 | $1.4M | No change |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $548.6M.
Portfolio Sells Q1 2026 → Q2 2026
| FFWM First Foundation Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.62 |
| MCHB Mechanics Bancorp Class A | Reduce -67.2% | 0.52% | −1.06 |
| WSBC Wesbanco Inc. | Reduce -58.0% | 0.73% | −0.92 |
| CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. | Reduce -68.1% | 0.66% | −0.88 |
| SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.85 |
| WBS Webster Financial Corp. | Reduce -93.0% | 0.06% | −0.84 |
| QCRH QCR Holdings Inc. | Reduce -36.2% | 1.36% | −0.66 |
| ABCB Ameris Bancorp | Reduce -40.9% | 1.09% | −0.63 |
| C Citigroup Inc. | Reduce -30.9% | 2.05% | −0.54 |
| EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -39.6% | 1.08% | −0.52 |
| AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. | Reduce -54.6% | 0.49% | −0.52 |
| BY Byline Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -41.1% | 0.91% | −0.49 |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. | Reduce -29.8% | 0.84% | −0.44 |
| CCBG Capital City Bank Group Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.41 |
| AMG Affiliated Managers Group | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.27 |
| WNEB Western New England Bancorp | Reduce -98.5% | 0.00% | −0.26 |
| WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.26 |
| EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. | Reduce -38.7% | 0.51% | −0.25 |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corp. | Reduce -9.7% | 1.33% | −0.24 |
| SMBC Southern Missouri Bancorp | Reduce -35.7% | 0.55% | −0.23 |
| WRIV White River Bancshares Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.23 |
| NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. | Reduce -13.0% | 1.77% | −0.21 |
| NP Neptune Insurance Holdi Class A | Reduce -39.6% | 0.53% | −0.20 |
| AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -14.7% | 1.99% | −0.19 |
| CBC Central Bancompany | Reduce -22.6% | 1.65% | −0.16 |
| OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -48.6% | 0.18% | −0.15 |
| SF Stifel Financial Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.15 |
| VCTR Victory Capital Holding - A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.13 |
| FSBC Five Star Bancorp | Reduce -26.6% | 0.81% | −0.11 |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.11 |
| WABC Westamerica Bancorporation | Reduce -20.2% | 0.52% | −0.11 |
| ACNB Acnb Corp. | Reduce -24.1% | 0.72% | −0.11 |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. | Reduce -10.5% | 1.95% | −0.09 |
| SSB Southstate Bank Corp. | Reduce -2.5% | 3.62% | −0.09 |
| TROW T Rowe Price Group Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.09 |
| ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings I | Reduce -45.8% | 0.11% | −0.09 |
| RNST Renasant Corp. | Reduce -23.1% | 0.46% | −0.09 |
| HBCP Home Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -24.7% | 0.32% | −0.09 |
| HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. | Reduce -28.6% | 0.17% | −0.07 |
| CHYM Chime Financial Inc. Class A | Reduce -5.7% | 1.43% | −0.07 |
| UBSI United Bankshares Inc. | Reduce -9.1% | 0.85% | −0.06 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Reduce -9.9% | 2.38% | −0.06 |
| AVBC Avidia Bancorp Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| VLY Valley National Bancorp | Reduce -13.3% | 0.90% | −0.04 |
| BKU Bankunited Inc. | Reduce -12.7% | 0.24% | −0.04 |
| LCNB LCNB Corporation | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| FISI Financial Institutions Inc. | Reduce -14.5% | 0.72% | −0.02 |
| USCB Uscb Financial Holdings Inc. | Reduce -3.1% | 0.49% | −0.01 |
| PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles | Reduce -7.9% | 1.51% | −0.00 |
| FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A | Reduce -2.1% | 0.33% | +0.00 |
Portfolio Buys Q1 2026 → Q2 2026
| FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp | Add +555.3% | 2.92% | +2.47 |
| USB US Bancorp | Add +49.4% | 3.10% | +1.17 |
| SFST Southern First Bancshares | Add +248.3% | 1.38% | +1.00 |
| IBKR Interactive Brokers Gro Class A | New | 0.84% | +0.84 |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. | Add +190.5% | 1.04% | +0.72 |
| MBWM Mercantile Bank Corp. | New | 0.64% | +0.64 |
| MSBI Midland States Bancorp Inc. | Add +84.1% | 0.93% | +0.54 |
| FHI Federated Hermes Inc. | New | 0.52% | +0.52 |
| WT Wisdomtree Inc. | New | 0.47% | +0.47 |
| BCBP BCB Bancorp Inc. | New | 0.45% | +0.45 |
| COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. | Add +13.1% | 2.30% | +0.42 |
| PCB PCB Bancorp | Add +38.0% | 1.09% | +0.41 |
| BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. | Add +6.8% | 1.02% | +0.39 |
| PTACU Patriot Acquisition Corp. | New | 0.37% | +0.37 |
| CFG Citizens Financial Group | Add +17.2% | 1.64% | +0.35 |
| VOYA Voya Financial Inc. | New | 0.34% | +0.34 |
| CVBF CVB Financial Corp. | Add +74.9% | 0.67% | +0.31 |
| KEY Keycorp | Add +34.4% | 1.04% | +0.31 |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | Add +20.7% | 1.47% | +0.31 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +22.9% | 1.37% | +0.29 |
| NBHC National Bank Hold Class A | Add +6.3% | 2.66% | +0.28 |
| INDB Independent Bank Corp. | Add +21.5% | 1.32% | +0.27 |
| IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich | Add +57.4% | 0.72% | +0.26 |
| BUSE First Busey Corp. | Add +9.5% | 1.42% | +0.22 |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | Add +13.0% | 0.89% | +0.19 |
| FBLA FB Bancorp Inc. | New | 0.16% | +0.16 |
| BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | Add +23.0% | 0.55% | +0.15 |
| HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. | Add +21.1% | 0.52% | +0.14 |
| FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. | Add +3.1% | 0.94% | +0.10 |
| NIC Nicolet Bankshares Inc. | Add +2.3% | 1.84% | +0.09 |
| IVZ Invesco Ltd. | Add +87.5% | 0.18% | +0.09 |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp. | Add +7.5% | 0.91% | +0.08 |
| BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. | Add +1.3% | 0.66% | +0.07 |
| TOWN Towne Bank | Add +7.9% | 0.93% | +0.06 |
| PEBK Peoples Bancorp of NC | Add +10.1% | 0.44% | +0.05 |
| OPBK Op Bancorp | Add +1.9% | 0.76% | +0.05 |
| FHN First Horizon Corp. | Add +1.5% | 0.77% | +0.04 |
| ISTR Investar Holding Corp. | Add +2.5% | 0.90% | +0.04 |
| SBCF Seacoast Banking Corp. | Add +11.1% | 0.28% | +0.03 |
| MBBC Marathon Bancorp Inc. | Add +0.1% | 0.41% | +0.02 |
| MGYR Magyar Bancorp Inc. | Add +8.6% | 0.83% | +0.01 |
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 97 | $538.3M | SSB, USB, FSUN, FRST, NBHC |
| Q1 2026 | 101 | $498.3M | SSB, FFWM, CCNE, C, EQBK |
| Q4 2025 | 104 | $553.7M | SSB, C, FFWM, EQBK, WBS |
| Q3 2025 | 119 | $648.1M | C, AMTB, WAL, NBHC, WBS |
| Q2 2025 | 119 | $705.9M | C, MTB, QCRH, AMTB, WFC |
| Q1 2025 | 112 | $607.3M | C, AMTB, FCNCA, MTB, WFC |
| Q4 2024 | 109 | $647.1M | C, AMTB, WFC, USB, FCNCA |
| Q3 2024 | 98 | $611.2M | FCNCA, C, USB, AMTB, WTFC |
| Q2 2024 | 89 | $534.4M | C, WFC, FCNCA, WTFC, EWBC |
| Q1 2024 | 86 | $512.7M | C, FCNCA, BANC, WTFC, WAL |