Azora Capital LP

Fundamental concentrated ★Signal financials specialist (94%) CIK 1700272
League rank
#218
in Fundamental concentrated · #379 overall
Long book
$1.52B
Q1 2026
Positions
45
Top-10 weight
59%
concentration
Last quarter
+23.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
63%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Azora Capital LP is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in financials (94% of the long book), running a $1.52B US long book across 45 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 59% of the portfolio. Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP, BEACON FINANCIAL CORP, INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CRP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-1.9%
Q2 2024
+6.2%
Q3 2024
+17.6%
Q4 2024
-6.8%
Q1 2025
+16.6%
Q2 2025
+7.6%
Q3 2025
+1.6%
Q4 2025
-5.8%
Q1 2026
+23.5%

Sector allocation

Financials
93%
Technology
3%
Services media
2%
Other
1%
Consumer discretionary
1%

Long book by quarter

$1.38B
Q1 2024
$1.75B
Q2 2024
$1.85B
Q3 2024
$2.23B
Q4 2024
$1.47B
Q1 2025
$2.21B
Q2 2025
$2.16B
Q3 2025
$1.59B
Q4 2025
$1.52B
Q1 2026

What does Azora Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
LPLA LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCFinancials427.3K$128.6M8.5%-4.7%
BEN FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCFinancials5.1M$120.5M7.9%-12.0%
VLY VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPFinancials8.9M$109.9M7.2%+14.8%
BBT BEACON FINANCIAL CORPFinancials3.1M$94.1M6.2%+0.2%
IBOC INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CRPFinancials1.3M$88.3M5.8%-13.9%
WT WISDOMTREE INCFinancials6.0M$87.2M5.7%-2.6%
VIRT VIRTU FINANCIAL INC-CLASS AFinancials1.9M$82.7M5.4%New
SLM SLM CORPFinancials3.2M$68.6M4.5%+381.6%
PB PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INCFinancials936.0K$62.9M4.1%New
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials589.5K$55.4M3.6%+120.6%
CCB COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP/WAFinancials658.6K$50.1M3.3%+6.5%
RIOT RIOT PLATFORMS INCFinancials3.7M$46.1M3.0%+1328.9%
XYZ BLOCK INCTechnology695.2K$41.8M2.8%New
TCBI TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INCFinancials400.0K$38.0M2.5%-40.8%
HUT HUT 8 CORPFinancials764.6K$35.9M2.4%+10.7%
EWBC EAST WEST BANCORP INCFinancials311.9K$33.3M2.2%+80.7%
BTDR BITDEER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP-AFinancials3.3M$29.0M1.9%+328.1%
PRG PROG HOLDINGS INCServices media966.6K$27.7M1.8%New
HOMB HOME BANCSHARES INCFinancials1.0M$27.7M1.8%New
ARX ACCELERANT HOLDINGS-CL AFinancials2.0M$26.5M1.7%-18.8%
NP NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDI-CL AFinancials954.0K$23.1M1.5%+28.2%
KLAR KLARNA GROUP PLCFinancials1.5M$20.2M1.3%New
1B2 BITFARMS LTD/CANADA10.2M$19.9M1.3%+286.5%
FCFS FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary97.0K$18.2M1.2%New
AAMI ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INCFinancials329.3K$17.9M1.2%New
OMF ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INCFinancials290.7K$15.5M1.0%-78.7%
MTB M & T BANK CORPFinancials74.3K$14.9M1.0%New
IBKR INTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO-CL AFinancials211.4K$14.2M0.9%New
CBC CENTRAL BANCOMPANYFinancials583.3K$14.0M0.9%+0.3%
PNFP PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERSFinancials149.0K$12.8M0.8%New
BRBS BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INCFinancials2.7M$11.4M0.7%-45.3%
SSB SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPFinancials118.4K$11.0M0.7%New
NU NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISL-AFinancials671.1K$9.6M0.6%New
PFSI PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICESFinancials109.9K$9.6M0.6%New
DBRG DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INCFinancials500.7K$7.7M0.5%Held
WLTH WEALTHFRONT CORPFinancials811.1K$7.5M0.5%+169.9%
CIFR CIPHER DIGITAL INCFinancials259.6K$3.3M0.2%-70.9%
WULF TERAWULF INCFinancials224.5K$3.2M0.2%New
FHI FEDERATED HERMES INCFinancials53.9K$3.1M0.2%New
DAVE DAVE INCFinancials12.6K$2.2M0.1%-79.8%
GLBE GLOBAL-E ONLINE LTDTechnology21.3K$656K0.0%New
SLNH SOLUNA HOLDINGS INCFinancials23.9K$17K0.0%-18.5%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202645$1.52B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202647$1.59B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202563$2.16B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202558$2.21B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202541$1.47B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202557$2.23B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202449$1.86B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202454$2.17B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202454$1.38B canonicalSEC ↗