FJ Capital Management LLC

Quant stat arb Low signal financials specialist (91%) CIK 1599170
League rank
#54
in Quant stat arb · #1313 overall
Long book
$888.1M
Q1 2026
Positions
126
Top-10 weight
48%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
57%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

FJ Capital Management LLC is a quantitative fund whose holdings reflect models, not opinions, specialised in financials (91% of the long book), running a $888.1M US long book across 126 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 48% of the book). Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP, HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC, NICOLET BANKSHARES INC, SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES, EQUITY BANCSHARES INC - CL A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.9pp 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
-0.2%
Q2 2024
+18.2%
Q3 2024
+4.2%
Q4 2024
-5.6%
Q1 2025
+5.0%
Q2 2025
+7.2%
Q3 2025
+5.2%
Q4 2025
-0.9%
Q1 2026
+15.7%

Sector allocation

Financials
93%
Other
3%
Technology
1%
Real estate
1%
Industrials
1%
Services media
0%
Healthcare
0%
Consumer discretionary
0%

Long book by quarter

$983.0M
Q1 2024
$956.5M
Q2 2024
$954.3M
Q3 2024
$861.8M
Q4 2024
$966.2M
Q1 2025
$943.0M
Q2 2025
$936.6M
Q3 2025
$905.8M
Q4 2025
$888.1M
Q1 2026

What does FJ Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
SSB SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPFinancials778.6K$72.0M8.1%-4.2%
HTB HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INCFinancials1.6M$66.3M7.5%-8.2%
NIC NICOLET BANKSHARES INCFinancials306.4K$45.5M5.1%+1400.3%
SFST SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARESFinancials807.2K$44.0M5.0%Held
EQBK EQUITY BANCSHARES INC - CL AFinancials921.1K$40.9M4.6%-24.9%
BCAL CALIFORNIA BANCORPFinancials2.1M$36.4M4.1%+61.6%
EBC EASTERN BANKSHARES INCFinancials1.7M$34.1M3.8%+87.9%
RBB RBB BANCORPFinancials1.5M$32.3M3.6%Held
OSBC OLD SECOND BANCORP INCFinancials1.5M$30.3M3.4%-17.7%
FRME FIRST MERCHANTS CORPFinancials711.4K$27.6M3.1%+12.3%
SBCF SEACOAST BANKING CORP/FLFinancials906.1K$27.4M3.1%-33.5%
HBNC HORIZON BANCORP INC/INFinancials1.3M$21.4M2.4%+19.1%
TOWN TOWNE BANK559.8K$18.8M2.1%+206.6%
HBAN HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCFinancials1.1M$17.5M2.0%New
BKU BANKUNITED INCFinancials380.6K$17.2M1.9%New
CVBF CVB FINANCIAL CORPFinancials851.4K$16.5M1.9%+209.5%
ONB OLD NATIONAL BANCORPFinancials717.0K$15.8M1.8%Held
SMBC SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORPFinancials202.4K$12.9M1.5%-32.7%
INDB INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MAFinancials165.7K$12.5M1.4%-28.1%
NTRS NORTHERN TRUST CORPFinancials79.0K$11.0M1.2%New
ABCB AMERIS BANCORPFinancials134.9K$10.5M1.2%New
CBNA CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC-AFinancials293.8K$10.3M1.2%Held
XZO EXZEO GROUP INCTechnology682.4K$10.0M1.1%+186.9%
AVBC AVIDIA BANCORP INCFinancials497.3K$9.8M1.1%Held
JLL JONES LANG LASALLE INCReal estate31.9K$9.7M1.1%+170.8%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials189.4K$9.2M1.0%New
MS MORGAN STANLEYFinancials56.1K$9.2M1.0%-25.0%
WSBC WESBANCO INCFinancials243.8K$8.4M0.9%-29.8%
JMSB JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INCFinancials412.3K$8.4M0.9%-0.2%
CFG CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUPFinancials125.9K$7.6M0.9%New
IBCP INDEPENDENT BANK CORP - MICHFinancials203.6K$6.8M0.8%-47.1%
HWBK HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INCFinancials190.7K$6.4M0.7%Held
SYBT STOCK YARDS BANCORP INCFinancials92.8K$6.2M0.7%+1362.0%
SFBS SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INCFinancials79.9K$5.8M0.7%New
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials61.9K$5.8M0.7%New
HCI HCI GROUP INCFinancials37.3K$5.8M0.6%+96.1%
VIRT VIRTU FINANCIAL INC-CLASS AFinancials125.8K$5.5M0.6%New
PLMR PALOMAR HOLDINGS INCFinancials45.4K$5.4M0.6%+1075.8%
AMTB AMERANT BANCORP INCFinancials245.9K$5.4M0.6%New
CNO CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancials131.7K$5.4M0.6%+237.1%
USB US BANCORPFinancials98.1K$5.1M0.6%-73.7%
UMBF UMB FINANCIAL CORPFinancials43.7K$4.9M0.6%+64.8%
ESNT ESSENT GROUP LTDFinancials75.0K$4.4M0.5%New
PHM PULTEGROUP INCIndustrials35.7K$4.2M0.5%+14.9%
SKWD SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCEFinancials94.4K$4.1M0.5%-34.8%
HTGC HERCULES CAPITAL INC277.7K$4.1M0.5%+63.3%
OMF ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INCFinancials75.8K$4.1M0.5%New
THG HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC/Financials22.5K$3.9M0.4%-39.8%
HYNE HOYNE BANCORP INCFinancials261.0K$3.8M0.4%Held
NDAQ NASDAQ INCFinancials42.4K$3.6M0.4%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 2026126$888.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 2026128$905.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 2025142$936.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 2025128$943.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 2025111$966.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 2025111$861.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 2024120$954.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 2024109$956.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202498$983.0M canonicalSEC ↗