EJF Capital LP

Other Low signal financials specialist (90%) CIK 1353254
League rank
#301
in Other · #1231 overall
Long book
$141.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
69
Top-10 weight
30%
concentration
Last quarter
+16.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
21%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

EJF Capital LP is an institutional manager, specialised in financials (90% of the long book), running a $141.9M US long book across 69 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 30% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: SIMMONS FIRST NATL CORP-CL A, COASTAL SOUTH BANCSHARES INC, BEACON FINANCIAL CORP, NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC, BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.3pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-0.9%
Q2 2024
+13.3%
Q3 2024
+7.5%
Q4 2024
-4.3%
Q1 2025
+6.3%
Q2 2025
+7.8%
Q3 2025
+6.5%
Q4 2025
-0.2%
Q1 2026
+16.1%

Sector allocation

Financials
90%
Technology
3%
Services media
2%
Consumer discretionary
2%
Consumer staples
2%
Industrials
1%
Other
0%
Healthcare
0%

Long book by quarter

$143.9M
Q1 2024
$135.0M
Q2 2024
$150.4M
Q3 2024
$145.6M
Q4 2024
$157.7M
Q1 2025
$125.7M
Q2 2025
$172.2M
Q3 2025
$176.1M
Q4 2025
$141.9M
Q1 2026

What does EJF Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
SFNC SIMMONS FIRST NATL CORP-CL AFinancials244.7K$4.8M3.4%+7.6%
COSO COASTAL SOUTH BANCSHARES INCFinancials192.7K$4.7M3.3%-79.3%
BBT BEACON FINANCIAL CORPFinancials148.2K$4.4M3.1%+1.2%
NPB NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INCFinancials245.1K$4.2M3.0%+13.8%
BANC BANC OF CALIFORNIA INCFinancials238.9K$4.2M3.0%+13.7%
CBK COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INCFinancials159.1K$4.1M2.9%-0.8%
VLY VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPFinancials323.3K$4.0M2.8%-10.5%
BUSE FIRST BUSEY CORPFinancials154.8K$3.9M2.8%+17.5%
WSBC WESBANCO INCFinancials112.7K$3.9M2.7%-21.0%
GNW GENWORTH FINANCIAL INCFinancials478.0K$3.9M2.7%Held
MCB METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING COFinancials45.3K$3.8M2.7%New
FCNCA FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL AFinancials1.8K$3.4M2.4%-19.1%
JCAP JEFFERSON CAPITAL INCFinancials171.1K$3.3M2.3%+41.4%
FHN FIRST HORIZON CORPFinancials144.2K$3.3M2.3%-3.2%
CCNE CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PAFinancials113.1K$3.3M2.3%+33.1%
AVBH AVIDBANK HOLDINGS INCFinancials113.5K$3.2M2.3%-2.4%
BWB BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INCFinancials181.7K$3.2M2.3%-12.3%
FFBC FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORPFinancials114.3K$3.2M2.2%+36.8%
ECPG ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INCFinancials45.2K$3.2M2.2%Held
OSBC OLD SECOND BANCORP INCFinancials151.2K$3.0M2.1%+1.4%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials16.3K$3.0M2.1%-10.1%
PFS PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICESFinancials134.2K$2.8M2.0%-25.3%
BKU BANKUNITED INCFinancials60.0K$2.7M1.9%-19.2%
ONB OLD NATIONAL BANCORPFinancials117.5K$2.6M1.8%-23.7%
OBT ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INCFinancials80.8K$2.6M1.8%-11.3%
HTB HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INCFinancials59.5K$2.5M1.8%-3.7%
FRST PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORPFinancials189.5K$2.5M1.8%+8.3%
COKE COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INCConsumer staples12.3K$2.3M1.7%Held
RBB RBB BANCORPFinancials108.9K$2.3M1.6%New
CARE CARTER BANKSHARES INCFinancials98.8K$2.3M1.6%-38.7%
CNNE CANNAE HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary200.0K$2.3M1.6%+21.2%
FSBC FIVE STAR BANCORPFinancials59.5K$2.2M1.6%-5.3%
BRBS BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INCFinancials524.3K$2.2M1.6%+16.0%
WIX WIX.COM LTDTechnology24.0K$2.2M1.5%New
CRBG COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INCFinancials89.9K$2.1M1.5%+31.9%
CBNA CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC-AFinancials56.5K$2.0M1.4%-2.7%
GDOT GREEN DOT CORP-CLASS AFinancials162.9K$1.8M1.3%New
NP NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDI-CL AFinancials74.5K$1.8M1.3%-55.3%
OPY OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS-CL AFinancials20.0K$1.8M1.3%Held
CUBI CUSTOMERS BANCORP INCFinancials22.0K$1.5M1.1%+5.0%
WEX WEX INCServices media9.3K$1.4M1.0%Held
EQH EQUITABLE HOLDINGS INCFinancials37.4K$1.4M1.0%Held
OSPN ONESPAN INCTechnology130.0K$1.4M1.0%Held
KBH KB HOMEIndustrials24.0K$1.2M0.9%Held
HCKT HACKETT GROUP INC/THEServices media85.0K$1.1M0.8%Held
CCB COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP/WAFinancials12.3K$934K0.7%-7.2%
HTH HILLTOP HOLDINGS INCFinancials25.4K$910K0.6%Held
NBBK NB BANCORP INCFinancials41.5K$873K0.6%-76.3%
TMP TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPFinancials10.7K$844K0.6%-57.2%
EFSI EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INCFinancials23.9K$836K0.6%-45.4%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202669$141.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202676$176.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202573$172.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202571$125.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202577$157.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202590$145.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202496$150.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202499$135.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 16, 202494$143.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 20240$143.9M SEC ↗