Maltese Capital Management LLC
In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed May 15, 2026), Maltese Capital Management LLC reported 101 stock positions worth $498.3 million. Its top holding was Southstate Bank (SSB) at 3.7% of the portfolio, followed by First Foundation (FFWM, 2.6%) and CNB Financial (CCNE, 2.6%). Compared with Q4 2025, it opened 9 new positions, sold out of 12, added to 29 and reduced 58. The biggest buy was a new position in Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) and the biggest sale an exit from Midwestone Financial Group I (MOFG).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
- CIK
- 0001040762
- Portfolio Value
- $498.3M (Q1 2026)
- SEC Filing
- 0000919574-26-003443 ↗ filed May 15, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 101 stocks · $498.3M
| SSB Southstate Bank Corp. | 3.71% | 200,004 | $18.5M | Add +7.0% |
| FFWM First Foundation Inc. | 2.62% | 2,213,860 | $13.1M | Reduce -10.4% |
| CCNE CNB Financial Corp. | 2.61% | 449,472 | $13.0M | Reduce -8.6% |
| C Citigroup Inc. | 2.59% | 113,806 | $12.9M | Reduce -14.1% |
| EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A | 2.55% | 285,932 | $12.7M | Reduce -13.1% |
| FRST Primis Financial Corp. | 2.52% | 945,000 | $12.5M | Reduce -7.9% |
| HBNC Horizon Bancorp Inc. | 2.52% | 757,287 | $12.5M | Reduce -4.4% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 2.44% | 249,713 | $12.2M | Add +65.2% |
| NBHC National Bank Hold Class A | 2.38% | 303,379 | $11.9M | Reduce -13.9% |
| AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. | 2.18% | 492,500 | $10.9M | Reduce -16.9% |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. filed as M & T BK CORP | 2.04% | 49,284 | $10.2M | Add +21.7% |
| QCRH QCR Holdings Inc. filed as QCR HLDGS INC | 2.01% | 117,484 | $10.0M | Reduce -9.8% |
| NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. | 1.98% | 572,175 | $9.9M | Add +50.6% |
| USB US Bancorp | 1.93% | 185,000 | $9.6M | Add +111.4% |
| COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. | 1.88% | 342,100 | $9.4M | Add +39.6% |
| CBC Central Bancompany | 1.81% | 377,583 | $9.0M | Add +2.5% |
| IBOC International Bancshares CRP | 1.78% | 131,739 | $8.9M | Reduce -8.4% |
| NIC Nicolet Bankshares Inc. | 1.75% | 58,648 | $8.7M | New |
| ABCB Ameris Bancorp | 1.72% | 110,000 | $8.6M | Reduce -9.5% |
| WSBC Wesbanco Inc. | 1.65% | 237,908 | $8.2M | Reduce -13.5% |
| EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. | 1.60% | 74,563 | $8.0M | Add +18.7% |
| MCHB Mechanics Bancorp Class A | 1.58% | 532,690 | $7.9M | Reduce -22.5% |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corp. | 1.57% | 260,000 | $7.8M | Add +18.2% |
| CARE Carter Bankshares Inc. | 1.54% | 328,888 | $7.7M | Reduce -16.9% |
| PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles | 1.52% | 83,263 | $7.6M | Add +28.5% |
| UNTY Unity Bancorp Inc. | 1.51% | 144,832 | $7.5M | Reduce -8.9% |
| FCCO First Community Corp. | 1.50% | 256,325 | $7.5M | Add +1.5% |
| CHYM Chime Financial Inc. Class A | 1.50% | 399,621 | $7.5M | Add +8.5% |
| BY Byline Bancorp Inc. | 1.40% | 220,615 | $7.0M | Reduce -16.8% |
| FFBC First Financial Bancorp filed as 1ST FINL BANCORP | 1.37% | 245,000 | $6.8M | Add +7.5% |
| CFG Citizens Financial Group | 1.30% | 107,779 | $6.5M | Add +13.4% |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. | 1.27% | 329,700 | $6.3M | Add +42.3% |
| BUSE First Busey Corp. | 1.20% | 237,500 | $6.0M | New |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 1.16% | 368,756 | $5.8M | Add +91.3% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.08% | 18,307 | $5.4M | Add +21.9% |
| INDB Independent Bank Corp. | 1.06% | 69,950 | $5.3M | Add +10.2% |
| AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. | 1.01% | 176,200 | $5.0M | Reduce -42.2% |
| VLY Valley National Bancorp | 0.94% | 380,210 | $4.7M | Reduce -12.4% |
| FSBC Five Star Bancorp | 0.93% | 122,682 | $4.6M | Reduce -23.3% |
| UBSI United Bankshares Inc. | 0.91% | 110,000 | $4.6M | Reduce -22.8% |
| WBS Webster Financial Corp. | 0.91% | 65,032 | $4.5M | Reduce -71.7% |
| UMBF Umb Financial Corp. | 0.88% | 38,886 | $4.4M | Reduce -40.2% |
| TOWN Towne Bank | 0.86% | 127,454 | $4.3M | Reduce -3.8% |
| ISTR Investar Holding Corp. | 0.86% | 157,000 | $4.3M | Reduce -8.8% |
| SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. | 0.85% | 45,200 | $4.2M | Reduce -9.6% |
| FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. | 0.85% | 102,500 | $4.2M | Add +46.4% |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp. | 0.83% | 22,800 | $4.2M | Reduce -22.3% |
| MGYR Magyar Bancorp Inc. | 0.82% | 236,753 | $4.1M | Reduce -2.4% |
| ACNB Acnb Corp. | 0.82% | 85,600 | $4.1M | Add +29.4% |
| SMBC Southern Missouri Bancorp | 0.78% | 60,475 | $3.9M | Add +0.6% |
| EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. | 0.75% | 107,145 | $3.7M | Reduce -17.0% |
| FISI Financial Institutions Inc. | 0.74% | 116,963 | $3.7M | Reduce -19.3% |
| NP Neptune Insurance Holdi Class A | 0.72% | 149,090 | $3.6M | Add +8.4% |
| KEY Keycorp | 0.72% | 179,869 | $3.6M | Reduce -2.8% |
| FHN First Horizon Corp. | 0.72% | 158,344 | $3.6M | Reduce -17.7% |
| OPBK Op Bancorp | 0.72% | 268,867 | $3.6M | No change |
| CBK Commercial Bancgroup Inc. | 0.72% | 137,000 | $3.6M | Reduce -13.5% |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.70% | 75,235 | $3.5M | Reduce -20.1% |
| PCB PCB Bancorp | 0.68% | 150,000 | $3.4M | Add +55.7% |
| BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. | 0.63% | 290,340 | $3.1M | Add +28.6% |
| WABC Westamerica Bancorporation | 0.62% | 59,540 | $3.1M | Reduce -12.4% |
| BOH Bank of Hawaii Corp. filed as BANK HAWAII CORP | 0.62% | 41,500 | $3.1M | New |
| BWB Bridgewater Bancshares Inc. | 0.59% | 167,006 | $3.0M | Reduce -5.1% |
| RNST Renasant Corp. | 0.54% | 75,000 | $2.7M | Reduce -36.2% |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Service | 0.52% | 48,175 | $2.6M | Reduce -13.3% |
| CTBI Community Trust Bancorp Inc. | 0.51% | 42,016 | $2.6M | Reduce -23.6% |
| USCB Uscb Financial Holdings Inc. | 0.50% | 134,197 | $2.5M | Reduce -20.0% |
| EQFN Equitable Financial Corp. | 0.48% | 147,513 | $2.4M | No change |
| IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich | 0.45% | 68,000 | $2.3M | Reduce -59.6% |
| CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc. | 0.45% | 75,945 | $2.3M | Reduce -13.5% |
| FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp | 0.45% | 61,946 | $2.3M | Reduce -17.4% |
| CCBG Capital City Bank Group Inc. | 0.41% | 46,809 | $2.0M | Reduce -6.4% |
| BEN Franklin Templeton Inc. | 0.41% | 85,700 | $2.0M | Add +757.0% |
| HBCP Home Bancorp Inc. | 0.40% | 33,195 | $2.0M | Reduce -12.2% |
| MBBC Marathon Bancorp Inc. | 0.39% | 145,100 | $2.0M | No change |
| BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. filed as BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP | 0.39% | 16,500 | $2.0M | Reduce -15.4% |
| PEBK Peoples Bancorp of NC | 0.39% | 49,958 | $2.0M | No change |
| MSBI Midland States Bancorp Inc. | 0.39% | 87,500 | $2.0M | New |
| SFST Southern First Bancshares | 0.38% | 35,026 | $1.9M | Add +22.3% |
| HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. | 0.38% | 167,500 | $1.9M | Add +59.5% |
| CVBF CVB Financial Corp. | 0.36% | 91,500 | $1.8M | New |
| WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corp. | 0.34% | 10,083 | $1.7M | No change |
| OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. | 0.34% | 52,573 | $1.7M | New |
| FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A | 0.33% | 868 | $1.6M | Reduce -80.3% |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. | 0.32% | 67,500 | $1.6M | Reduce -3.6% |
| AMG Affiliated Managers Group | 0.27% | 4,900 | $1.4M | New |
| BKU Bankunited Inc. | 0.27% | 30,000 | $1.4M | Reduce -14.3% |
| WNEB Western New England Bancorp | 0.26% | 101,224 | $1.3M | Reduce -38.6% |
| WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. | 0.26% | 9,214 | $1.3M | Reduce -51.5% |
| SBCF Seacoast Banking Corp. | 0.25% | 40,500 | $1.2M | Reduce -10.0% |
| HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. | 0.25% | 45,500 | $1.2M | Reduce -11.5% |
| WRIV White River Bancshares Co. | 0.23% | 21,179 | $1.1M | Add +14.5% |
| ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings I | 0.20% | 9,227 | $992K | Reduce -53.9% |
| ECBK Ecb Bancorp Inc. | 0.19% | 55,198 | $923K | Add +21.3% |
| SF Stifel Financial Corp. | 0.15% | 10,000 | $739K | Reduce -81.8% |
| VCTR Victory Capital Holding - A | 0.13% | 10,000 | $655K | New |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | 0.11% | 7,124 | $567K | Reduce -87.8% |
| IVZ Invesco Ltd. | 0.10% | 20,000 | $486K | Reduce -79.0% |
| TROW T Rowe Price Group Inc. filed as PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC | 0.09% | 5,000 | $451K | New |
| AVBC Avidia Bancorp Inc. | 0.05% | 13,500 | $266K | Reduce -64.7% |
Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $9.5M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORP (ISTR 6.5 PERP AI) | NON 13F SECURITY | 238,093 | $6.5M | Add +0.0% |
| FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) | UNIT 05/07/2051 | 43,565 | $1.7M | Reduce -7.6% |
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC V7.75 PERP F) | NON 13F SECURITY | 53,925 | $1.3M | Reduce -10.1% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $507.9M.
Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| MOFG Midwestone Financial Group I | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.36 |
| WBS Webster Financial Corp. | Reduce -71.7% | 0.91% | −1.71 |
| FCNCA First Citizens Bcshs Class A | Reduce -80.3% | 0.33% | −1.38 |
| ZION Zions Bancorp NA | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.11 |
| WAL Western Alliance Bancorp | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.91 |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | Reduce -87.8% | 0.11% | −0.87 |
| SF Stifel Financial Corp. | Reduce -81.8% | 0.15% | −0.68 |
| CIVB Civista Bancshares Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.60 |
| ONB Old National Bancorp | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.54 |
| IBCP Independent Bank Corp. - Mich | Reduce -59.6% | 0.45% | −0.54 |
| RJF Raymond James Financial Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.49 |
| UMBF Umb Financial Corp. | Reduce -40.2% | 0.88% | −0.47 |
| AVBH Avidbank Holdings Inc. | Reduce -42.2% | 1.01% | −0.46 |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp. | Reduce -22.3% | 0.83% | −0.45 |
| CADE Cadence Bank | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.38 |
| IVZ Invesco Ltd. | Reduce -79.0% | 0.10% | −0.35 |
| MIAX Miami International Holdings | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.31 |
| MCHB Mechanics Bancorp Class A | Reduce -22.5% | 1.58% | −0.24 |
| WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. | Reduce -51.5% | 0.26% | −0.22 |
| AFBI Affinity Bancshares Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.21 |
| RNST Renasant Corp. | Reduce -36.2% | 0.54% | −0.20 |
| C Citigroup Inc. | Reduce -14.1% | 2.59% | −0.20 |
| EFSI Eagle Financial Services Inc. | Reduce -17.0% | 0.75% | −0.18 |
| ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings I | Reduce -53.9% | 0.20% | −0.17 |
| FFWM First Foundation Inc. | Reduce -10.4% | 2.62% | −0.13 |
| WNEB Western New England Bancorp | Reduce -38.6% | 0.26% | −0.11 |
| MRBK Meridian Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.11 |
| FHN First Horizon Corp. | Reduce -17.7% | 0.72% | −0.11 |
| EQBK Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A | Reduce -13.1% | 2.55% | −0.11 |
| FSBC Five Star Bancorp | Reduce -23.3% | 0.93% | −0.11 |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | Reduce -20.1% | 0.70% | −0.09 |
| WT Wisdomtree Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| UBSI United Bankshares Inc. | Reduce -22.8% | 0.91% | −0.07 |
| FISI Financial Institutions Inc. | Reduce -19.3% | 0.74% | −0.07 |
| AVBC Avidia Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -64.7% | 0.05% | −0.06 |
| FRST Primis Financial Corp. | Reduce -7.9% | 2.52% | −0.06 |
| USCB Uscb Financial Holdings Inc. | Reduce -20.0% | 0.50% | −0.06 |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. | Reduce -3.6% | 0.32% | −0.06 |
| FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp | Reduce -17.4% | 0.45% | −0.06 |
| SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. | Reduce -9.6% | 0.85% | −0.05 |
| CTBI Community Trust Bancorp Inc. | Reduce -23.6% | 0.51% | −0.05 |
| FVCB Fvcbankcorp Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| LCNB LCNB Corporation | Reduce -63.5% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
| NBHC National Bank Hold Class A | Reduce -13.9% | 2.38% | −0.04 |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Service | Reduce -13.3% | 0.52% | −0.02 |
| BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | Reduce -15.4% | 0.39% | −0.02 |
| HOMB Home Bancshares Inc. | Reduce -11.5% | 0.25% | −0.01 |
| BKU Bankunited Inc. | Reduce -14.3% | 0.27% | −0.01 |
| SBCF Seacoast Banking Corp. | Reduce -10.0% | 0.25% | −0.01 |
| WSBC Wesbanco Inc. | Reduce -13.5% | 1.65% | −0.00 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| NIC Nicolet Bankshares Inc. | New | 1.75% | +1.75 |
| BUSE First Busey Corp. | New | 1.20% | +1.20 |
| USB US Bancorp | Add +111.4% | 1.93% | +1.09 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Add +65.2% | 2.44% | +0.94 |
| NPB Northpointe Bancshares Inc. | Add +50.6% | 1.98% | +0.83 |
| COLB Columbia Banking System Inc. | Add +39.6% | 1.88% | +0.65 |
| BOH Bank of Hawaii Corp. | New | 0.62% | +0.62 |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. | Add +21.7% | 2.04% | +0.57 |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | Add +91.3% | 1.16% | +0.55 |
| SSB Southstate Bank Corp. | Add +7.0% | 3.71% | +0.53 |
| BBT Beacon Financial Corp. | Add +18.2% | 1.57% | +0.52 |
| PFBC Preferred Bank/Los Angeles | Add +28.5% | 1.52% | +0.41 |
| MSBI Midland States Bancorp Inc. | New | 0.39% | +0.39 |
| BEN Franklin Templeton Inc. | Add +757.0% | 0.41% | +0.36 |
| CVBF CVB Financial Corp. | New | 0.36% | +0.36 |
| FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. | Add +46.4% | 0.85% | +0.35 |
| FFBC First Financial Bancorp | Add +7.5% | 1.37% | +0.34 |
| JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc. | Add +42.3% | 1.27% | +0.34 |
| OBT Orange County Bancorp Inc. | New | 0.34% | +0.34 |
| EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. | Add +18.7% | 1.60% | +0.32 |
| PCB PCB Bancorp | Add +55.7% | 0.68% | +0.30 |
| CFG Citizens Financial Group | Add +13.4% | 1.30% | +0.29 |
| AMG Affiliated Managers Group | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| ACNB Acnb Corp. | Add +29.4% | 0.82% | +0.24 |
| INDB Independent Bank Corp. | Add +10.2% | 1.06% | +0.22 |
| CBC Central Bancompany | Add +2.5% | 1.81% | +0.21 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +21.9% | 1.08% | +0.21 |
| BCOW 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc. | Add +28.6% | 0.63% | +0.17 |
| HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc. | Add +59.5% | 0.38% | +0.17 |
| FCCO First Community Corp. | Add +1.5% | 1.50% | +0.15 |
| SMBC Southern Missouri Bancorp | Add +0.6% | 0.78% | +0.13 |
| VCTR Victory Capital Holding - A | New | 0.13% | +0.13 |
| SFST Southern First Bancshares | Add +22.3% | 0.38% | +0.12 |
| TROW T Rowe Price Group Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| WRIV White River Bancshares Co. | Add +14.5% | 0.23% | +0.06 |
| ECBK Ecb Bancorp Inc. | Add +21.3% | 0.19% | +0.04 |
| NP Neptune Insurance Holdi Class A | Add +8.4% | 0.72% | −0.00 |
| CHYM Chime Financial Inc. Class A | Add +8.5% | 1.50% | −0.17 |
Notes & Other Activity Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORP (ISTR 6.5 PERP AI) | NON 13F SECURITY | Add +0.0% | 238,093 | $6.5M |
| FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) | UNIT 05/07/2051 | Reduce -7.6% | 43,565 | $1.7M |
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC (BANC V7.75 PERP F) | NON 13F SECURITY | Reduce -10.1% | 53,925 | $1.3M |
Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.
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 |