Maltese Capital Management LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 14, 2025), Maltese Capital Management LLC reported 109 stock positions worth $647.1 million. Its top holding was Citigroup (C) at 4.4% of the portfolio, followed by Amerant Bancorp (AMTB, 3.6%) and Wells Fargo (WFC, 3.5%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 18 new positions, sold out of 7, added to 36 and reduced 49. The biggest buy was Wells Fargo (WFC, shares +182%) and the biggest sale Wintrust Financial (WTFC, shares −57%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
New York, NY
CIK
0001040762
Portfolio Value
$647.1M (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0000919574-25-001507 ↗ filed Feb 14, 2025

Holdings Value

0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M Q1 2024: $512.7M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $534.4M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $611.2M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $647.1M $647.1M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $607.3M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $705.9M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $648.1M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $553.7M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $498.3M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $538.3M Q2 2026

Holdings 109 stocks · $647.1M

C Citigroup Inc. 4.41% 405,000 $28.5M Add +7.6%
AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. 3.63% 1,048,507 $23.5M Reduce -0.3%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 3.52% 324,500 $22.8M Add +182.2%
USB US Bancorp 3.31% 447,500 $21.4M Reduce -11.4%
FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A 2.83% 8,675 $18.3M Reduce -38.5%
MTB M & T Bank Corp. filed as M & T BK CORP 2.64% 91,000 $17.1M Reduce -5.2%
ABCB Ameris Bancorp 2.27% 235,000 $14.7M Reduce -9.2%
WSBC Wesbanco Inc. 2.27% 451,363 $14.7M Add +3.4%
WBS Webster Financial Corp. 2.26% 265,000 $14.6M Reduce -20.8%
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. 2.22% 150,000 $14.4M Reduce -17.2%
EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A 2.14% 326,000 $13.8M Add +95.2%
WABC Westamerica Bancorporation 1.98% 244,400 $12.8M Add +9.7%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 1.97% 290,000 $12.7M Add +35.1%
QCRH QCR Holdings Inc. 1.96% 157,500 $12.7M Add +7.5%
MCHB Mechanics Bancorp Class A filed as HOMESTREET INC 1.89% 1,070,640 $12.2M Add +9.5%
FHN First Horizon Corp. 1.89% 605,700 $12.2M Reduce -22.0%
BANC Banc of California Inc. 1.88% 788,700 $12.2M Reduce -19.1%
HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. 1.65% 664,000 $10.7M Add +4.6%
FRST Primis Financial Corp. 1.62% 901,135 $10.5M Add +14.8%
ZION Zions Bancorp NA 1.57% 187,500 $10.2M Reduce -10.7%
MOFG Midwestone Financial Group I 1.54% 342,601 $10.0M Reduce -2.1%
WAL Western Alliance Bancorp 1.53% 118,500 $9.9M Reduce -10.6%
DCOM Dime Commercial Bancshares I filed as DIME CMNTY BANCSHARES INC 1.44% 302,473 $9.3M New
ESSA Essa Bancorp Inc. 1.37% 453,800 $8.8M No change
FSBC Five Star Bancorp 1.36% 291,600 $8.8M Reduce -3.2%
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. 1.35% 70,100 $8.7M Reduce -57.1%
NBHC National Bank Hold Class A 1.31% 197,100 $8.5M Reduce -42.9%
UMBF Umb Financial Corp. 1.30% 74,800 $8.4M Reduce -36.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.20% 32,450 $7.8M Reduce -17.0%
SSB Southstate Bank Corp. 1.19% 77,168 $7.7M Add +5.0%
RNST Renasant Corp. 1.15% 208,288 $7.4M Reduce -0.9%
ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings I 1.13% 92,000 $7.3M Reduce -2.1%
PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles 1.12% 84,078 $7.3M Add +12.7%
FFWM First Foundation Inc. 1.11% 1,158,588 $7.2M Add +37.1%
TFC Truist Financial Corp. 1.11% 165,000 $7.2M Add +35.6%
UNTY Unity Bancorp Inc. 1.04% 155,000 $6.8M Reduce -4.4%
SF Stifel Financial Corp. 1.01% 61,400 $6.5M Add +145.6%
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. 1.01% 400,000 $6.5M Reduce -18.6%
FISI Financial Institutions Inc. 0.95% 226,100 $6.2M New
VLY Valley National Bancorp 0.92% 658,200 $6.0M Add +68.7%
LEN.B Lennar Corp. Class B 0.92% 44,898 $5.9M Reduce -22.9%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.90% 5,700 $5.8M Add +26.7%
FBMS First Bancshares Inc. 0.90% 166,723 $5.8M Reduce -13.3%
IBOC International Bancshares CRP 0.89% 90,900 $5.7M Add +32.5%
ISTR Investar Holding Corp. 0.86% 254,000 $5.6M Reduce -2.2%
ORRF Orrstown Finl Services Inc. 0.85% 150,000 $5.5M Add +200.0%
USCB Uscb Financial Holdings Inc. 0.84% 305,961 $5.4M Reduce -7.3%
CCNE CNB Financial Corp. 0.77% 201,200 $5.0M Add +67.7%
UBSI United Bankshares Inc. 0.76% 131,300 $4.9M Add +92.2%
FCCO First Community Corp. 0.75% 202,592 $4.9M Add +3.2%
ARES Ares Management Corp. Class A 0.75% 27,400 $4.9M Reduce -5.5%
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. 0.74% 142,100 $4.8M Add +0.1%
CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc. 0.73% 165,964 $4.7M Reduce -4.0%
KKR KKR & Co. Inc. 0.67% 29,300 $4.3M Reduce -13.8%
BKU Bankunited Inc. 0.62% 105,600 $4.0M Reduce -19.9%
SRCE 1ST Source Corp. 0.59% 65,892 $3.8M Add +1.7%
EFSC Enterprise Financial Service 0.59% 68,200 $3.8M Reduce -15.8%
COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. 0.58% 140,000 $3.8M Add +51.7%
PNC PNC Financial Services Group 0.56% 18,800 $3.6M Reduce -16.4%
OPBK Op Bancorp 0.55% 225,000 $3.6M Add +2.7%
CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. 0.55% 201,000 $3.5M New
MGYR Magyar Bancorp Inc. 0.52% 231,300 $3.4M Add +1.1%
TRMK Trustmark Corp. 0.52% 95,400 $3.4M No change
CCBG Capital City Bank Group Inc. 0.52% 91,700 $3.4M Add +18.5%
HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. 0.50% 263,600 $3.2M Add +22.6%
FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. 0.50% 87,200 $3.2M Add +34.1%
MBWM Mercantile Bank Corp. 0.46% 67,500 $3.0M New
IROQ If Bancorp Inc. 0.45% 129,439 $2.9M Reduce -22.3%
HBCP Home Bancorp Inc. 0.45% 63,248 $2.9M Reduce -4.9%
CFG Citizens Financial Group 0.45% 66,300 $2.9M Reduce -6.4%
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. 0.42% 90,000 $2.7M Reduce -68.0%
CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc. 0.41% 124,690 $2.6M Add +22.9%
TOWN Towne Bank 0.38% 72,100 $2.5M New
FFIC Flushing Financial Corp. 0.36% 164,500 $2.3M New
PWOD Penns Woods Bancorp Inc. 0.36% 77,000 $2.3M New
PCB PCB Bancorp 0.36% 114,300 $2.3M Add +31.4%
IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich 0.35% 64,992 $2.3M Add +8.3%
PVBC Provident Bancorp Inc. 0.35% 197,010 $2.2M Reduce -7.0%
HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. 0.35% 79,300 $2.2M Reduce -4.6%
WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corp. 0.35% 10,783 $2.2M Reduce -7.7%
BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. 0.33% 212,500 $2.1M Reduce -3.7%
EQFN Equitable Financial Corp. 0.31% 159,560 $2.0M Reduce -3.1%
BAM Brookfield Asset Mgmt-A 0.31% 37,500 $2.0M New
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. 0.31% 148,800 $2.0M Add +2.7%
COFS Choiceone Financial SVCS Inc. 0.29% 52,005 $1.9M Reduce -52.5%
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc. 0.28% 90,000 $1.8M New
FNB FNB Corp. 0.25% 110,000 $1.6M Reduce -27.4%
ONB Old National Bancorp 0.24% 70,900 $1.5M New
WRIV White River Bancshares Co. 0.24% 43,738 $1.5M Reduce -13.6%
INDB Independent Bank Corp. 0.20% 20,000 $1.3M New
PEBK Peoples Bancorp of NC 0.16% 32,601 $1.0M Add +4.8%
KEY Keycorp 0.15% 58,001 $994K Reduce -69.3%
FFBC First Financial Bancorp 0.15% 35,000 $941K Reduce -31.9%
PBBK PB Bankshares Inc. 0.14% 60,000 $917K No change
TRST Trustco Bank Corp. NY 0.13% 26,200 $873K Add +74.7%
JHG Janus Henderson Group PLC 0.13% 20,500 $872K Reduce -47.0%
SEIC Sei Investments Company 0.13% 10,000 $825K New
SBCF Seacoast Banking Corp. 0.12% 29,100 $801K No change
TCBC TC Bancshares Inc. 0.12% 44,400 $752K Reduce -5.1%
ECBK Ecb Bancorp Inc. 0.10% 45,500 $675K Reduce -2.5%

Show all 109 holdings

Other holdings (4): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $7.9M (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC V7.75 PERP F) NON 13F SECURITY 98,889$2.4MReduce -7.5%
FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) UNIT 05/07/2051 58,205$2.2MNo change
MERCHANTS BANCORP (MBIN V8.25 PERP) Preferred 64,579$1.7MReduce -16.3%
MERCHANTS BANCORP (MBIN 7.625 PERP) Preferred 65,000$1.6MNew

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $655.0M.

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. Reduce -57.1% 1.35% −1.55
FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A Reduce -38.5% 2.83% −1.41
NBHC National Bank Hold Class A Reduce -42.9% 1.31% −1.06
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. Reduce -68.0% 0.42% −0.92
WAFD Wafd Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.78
LEN.B Lennar Corp. Class B Reduce -22.9% 0.92% −0.73
UMBF Umb Financial Corp. Reduce -36.3% 1.30% −0.71
MBIN Merchants Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.67
FCF First Commonwealth Finl Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.63
CMA Comerica Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.52
USB US Bancorp Reduce -11.4% 3.31% −0.47
BANC Banc of California Inc. Reduce -19.1% 1.88% −0.46
PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners Sold out 0.00% −0.40
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.39
AAMI Acadian Asset Management Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.37
ABCB Ameris Bancorp Reduce -9.2% 2.27% −0.37
KEY Keycorp Reduce -69.3% 0.15% −0.36
WAL Western Alliance Bancorp Reduce -10.6% 1.53% −0.35
WBS Webster Financial Corp. Reduce -20.8% 2.26% −0.29
COFS Choiceone Financial SVCS Inc. Reduce -52.5% 0.29% −0.27
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. Reduce -17.2% 2.22% −0.23
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. Reduce -18.6% 1.01% −0.18
BKU Bankunited Inc. Reduce -19.9% 0.62% −0.16
MTB M & T Bank Corp. Reduce -5.2% 2.64% −0.15
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduce -17.0% 1.20% −0.15
PNC PNC Financial Services Group Reduce -16.4% 0.56% −0.12
FBMS First Bancshares Inc. Reduce -13.3% 0.90% −0.11
FSBC Five Star Bancorp Reduce -3.2% 1.36% −0.11
JHG Janus Henderson Group PLC Reduce -47.0% 0.13% −0.11
FNB FNB Corp. Reduce -27.4% 0.25% −0.10
IROQ If Bancorp Inc. Reduce -22.3% 0.45% −0.10
MOFG Midwestone Financial Group I Reduce -2.1% 1.54% −0.09
FHN First Horizon Corp. Reduce -22.0% 1.89% −0.09
EFSC Enterprise Financial Service Reduce -15.8% 0.59% −0.08
FFBC First Financial Bancorp Reduce -31.9% 0.15% −0.07
KKR KKR & Co. Inc. Reduce -13.8% 0.67% −0.06
ZION Zions Bancorp NA Reduce -10.7% 1.57% −0.05
AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. Reduce -0.3% 3.63% −0.05
BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. Reduce -3.7% 0.33% −0.04
HBCP Home Bancorp Inc. Reduce -4.9% 0.45% −0.03
EQFN Equitable Financial Corp. Reduce -3.1% 0.31% −0.03
CFG Citizens Financial Group Reduce -6.4% 0.45% −0.03
PVBC Provident Bancorp Inc. Reduce -7.0% 0.35% −0.03
HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. Reduce -4.6% 0.35% −0.02
SLG SL Green Realty Corp. Reduce -4.5% 0.09% −0.01
TCBC TC Bancshares Inc. Reduce -5.1% 0.12% −0.01
ECBK Ecb Bancorp Inc. Reduce -2.5% 0.10% −0.01
WRIV White River Bancshares Co. Reduce -13.6% 0.24% +0.00
CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc. Reduce -4.0% 0.73% +0.00
ARES Ares Management Corp. Class A Reduce -5.5% 0.75% +0.01

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Add +182.2% 3.52% +2.46
DCOM Dime Commercial Bancshares I New 1.44% +1.44
EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A Add +95.2% 2.14% +1.02
FISI Financial Institutions Inc. New 0.95% +0.95
SF Stifel Financial Corp. Add +145.6% 1.01% +0.62
BAC Bank of America Corp. Add +35.1% 1.97% +0.58
ORRF Orrstown Finl Services Inc. Add +200.0% 0.85% +0.55
C Citigroup Inc. Add +7.6% 4.41% +0.55
CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. New 0.55% +0.55
MBWM Mercantile Bank Corp. New 0.46% +0.46
TOWN Towne Bank New 0.38% +0.38
FFIC Flushing Financial Corp. New 0.36% +0.36
PWOD Penns Woods Bancorp Inc. New 0.36% +0.36
UBSI United Bankshares Inc. Add +92.2% 0.76% +0.35
VLY Valley National Bancorp Add +68.7% 0.92% +0.34
BAM Brookfield Asset Mgmt-A New 0.31% +0.31
CCNE CNB Financial Corp. Add +67.7% 0.77% +0.30
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc. New 0.28% +0.28
TFC Truist Financial Corp. Add +35.6% 1.11% +0.25
FFWM First Foundation Inc. Add +37.1% 1.11% +0.25
ONB Old National Bancorp New 0.24% +0.24
IBOC International Bancshares CRP Add +32.5% 0.89% +0.22
BLK BlackRock Inc. Add +26.7% 0.90% +0.20
INDB Independent Bank Corp. New 0.20% +0.20
COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. Add +51.7% 0.58% +0.19
QCRH QCR Holdings Inc. Add +7.5% 1.96% +0.19
WABC Westamerica Bancorporation Add +9.7% 1.98% +0.18
WSBC Wesbanco Inc. Add +3.4% 2.27% +0.14
PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles Add +12.7% 1.12% +0.14
SEIC Sei Investments Company New 0.13% +0.13
CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc. Add +22.9% 0.41% +0.11
OPBK Op Bancorp Add +2.7% 0.55% +0.10
PCB PCB Bancorp Add +31.4% 0.36% +0.09
FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. Add +34.1% 0.50% +0.08
CCBG Capital City Bank Group Inc. Add +18.5% 0.52% +0.07
BBT Beacon Financial Corp. New 0.07% +0.07
FCCO First Community Corp. Add +3.2% 0.75% +0.06
MGYR Magyar Bancorp Inc. Add +1.1% 0.52% +0.06
FRST Primis Financial Corp. Add +14.8% 1.62% +0.06
HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. Add +22.6% 0.50% +0.06
TRST Trustco Bank Corp. NY Add +74.7% 0.13% +0.05
PFIS Peoples Financial Services New 0.04% +0.04
HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. Add +4.6% 1.65% +0.04
PEBK Peoples Bancorp of NC Add +4.8% 0.16% +0.03
IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich Add +8.3% 0.35% +0.02
FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp New 0.02% +0.02
SSB Southstate Bank Corp. Add +5.0% 1.19% +0.02
FVCB Fvcbankcorp Inc. New 0.02% +0.02
AFBI Affinity Bancshares Inc. New 0.01% +0.01
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. Add +0.1% 0.74% +0.01

Options Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US put Sold out 35,000 $20.1Mbefore exit
KRE SS SPDR S&P Regional Bank put Sold out 245,000 $13.9Mbefore exit

Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.

Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC V7.75 PERP F) NON 13F SECURITY Reduce -7.5% 98,889 $2.4M
MERCHANTS BANCORP (MBIN V8.25 PERP) Preferred Reduce -16.3% 64,579 $1.7M
MERCHANTS BANCORP (MBIN 7.625 PERP) Preferred New 65,000 $1.6M

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 97$538.3MSSB, USB, FSUN, FRST, NBHC
Q1 2026 101$498.3MSSB, FFWM, CCNE, C, EQBK
Q4 2025 104$553.7MSSB, C, FFWM, EQBK, WBS
Q3 2025 119$648.1MC, AMTB, WAL, NBHC, WBS
Q2 2025 119$705.9MC, MTB, QCRH, AMTB, WFC
Q1 2025 112$607.3MC, AMTB, FCNCA, MTB, WFC
Q4 2024 109$647.1MC, AMTB, WFC, USB, FCNCA
Q3 2024 98$611.2MFCNCA, C, USB, AMTB, WTFC
Q2 2024 89$534.4MC, WFC, FCNCA, WTFC, EWBC
Q1 2024 86$512.7MC, FCNCA, BANC, WTFC, WAL