Gator Capital Management, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal financials specialist (79%) CIK 1570284
League rank
#92
in Fundamental diversified · #433 overall
Long book
$468.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
90
Top-10 weight
37%
concentration
Last quarter
+22.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
32%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Gator Capital Management, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in financials (79% of the long book), running a $468.9M US long book across 90 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 37% of the book). The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A, COMPASS INC - CLASS A, FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL A, AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC, UMB FINANCIAL CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.3pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 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
+15.9%
Q3 2024
+14.2%
Q4 2024
-4.4%
Q1 2025
+20.0%
Q2 2025
+13.3%
Q3 2025
-2.7%
Q4 2025
-6.4%
Q1 2026
+22.4%

Sector allocation

Financials
77%
Services media
9%
Real estate
5%
Technology
3%
Healthcare
2%
Other
2%
Industrials
2%
Materials
1%

Long book by quarter

$195.0M
Q1 2024
$197.1M
Q2 2024
$226.1M
Q3 2024
$264.7M
Q4 2024
$261.4M
Q1 2025
$320.8M
Q2 2025
$390.0M
Q3 2025
$483.7M
Q4 2025
$468.9M
Q1 2026

What does Gator Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
HOOD ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - AFinancials420.5K$29.1M6.2%+0.2%
COMP COMPASS INC - CLASS AReal estate2.7M$19.8M4.2%New
FCNCA FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL AFinancials10.2K$19.2M4.1%+10.8%
AMP AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCFinancials38.1K$16.9M3.6%+1365.7%
UMBF UMB FINANCIAL CORPFinancials145.4K$16.4M3.5%+6.8%
AX AXOS FINANCIAL INCFinancials186.8K$15.9M3.4%+6.0%
GPN GLOBAL PAYMENTS INCServices media223.9K$15.1M3.2%+56.7%
UBS UBS GROUP AG-REGFinancials380.2K$14.9M3.2%+625.2%
PRI PRIMERICA INCFinancials56.6K$14.2M3.0%+407.4%
CUBI CUSTOMERS BANCORP INCFinancials191.6K$13.3M2.8%+16.6%
FISV FISERV INCServices media226.8K$12.7M2.7%+4299.2%
OFG OFG BANCORPFinancials307.7K$12.4M2.7%+27.4%
JXN JACKSON FINANCIAL INC-AFinancials106.0K$11.2M2.4%+2.9%
SLM SLM CORPFinancials519.5K$11.1M2.4%+26.5%
WAL WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPFinancials152.7K$10.8M2.3%+18.0%
CNOB CONNECTONE BANCORP INCFinancials396.8K$10.6M2.3%+28.6%
ESQ ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS IFinancials98.3K$10.6M2.3%+4.4%
VOYA VOYA FINANCIAL INCFinancials153.3K$10.5M2.2%+22.4%
FFBC FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORPFinancials353.2K$9.8M2.1%+19.3%
TFSL TFS FINANCIAL CORPFinancials687.8K$9.7M2.1%+46.3%
CG CARLYLE GROUP INC/THEFinancials191.2K$9.3M2.0%+16.5%
NBN NORTHEAST BANK78.5K$8.8M1.9%+4.9%
VCTR VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDING - AFinancials129.8K$8.5M1.8%+4.5%
VRTS VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERSFinancials59.2K$8.0M1.7%+4.6%
WEX WEX INCServices media49.3K$7.5M1.6%-25.9%
CBNA CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC-AFinancials209.3K$7.3M1.6%+1.7%
OSBC OLD SECOND BANCORP INCFinancials351.5K$7.1M1.5%+4.0%
BANC BANC OF CALIFORNIA INCFinancials349.9K$6.2M1.3%+28.8%
IBKR INTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO-CL AFinancials68.8K$4.6M1.0%+68.6%
KINS KINGSTONE COS INCFinancials313.7K$4.6M1.0%+1.1%
MCHB MECHANICS BANCORP-AFinancials254.5K$3.8M0.8%+3.9%
PRG PROG HOLDINGS INCServices media125.5K$3.6M0.8%New
XYZ BLOCK INCTechnology59.7K$3.6M0.8%+92.2%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare14.5K$3.5M0.8%-25.8%
OPBK OP BANCORPFinancials263.4K$3.5M0.7%+4.9%
CBK COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INCFinancials126.6K$3.3M0.7%New
DCOM DIME COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES IFinancials93.4K$3.2M0.7%-15.2%
SF STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPFinancials40.5K$3.0M0.6%+237.5%
GL GLOBE LIFE INCFinancials21.0K$2.9M0.6%-38.9%
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials8.0K$2.9M0.6%-48.3%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare23.5K$2.8M0.6%-30.5%
CBNK CAPITAL BANCORP INC/MDFinancials89.8K$2.7M0.6%-0.5%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology9.2K$2.6M0.6%-34.7%
GROW U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS INC-AFinancials1.0M$2.6M0.6%+25.0%
CBOE CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INCFinancials9.0K$2.5M0.5%-5.1%
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTDMaterials12.3K$2.5M0.5%Held
GNW GENWORTH FINANCIAL INCFinancials304.8K$2.5M0.5%+65.2%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy14.3K$2.4M0.5%-40.0%
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCIndustrials7.0K$2.4M0.5%-19.5%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare3.0K$2.3M0.5%-8.6%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202691$489.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 2026115$493.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202576$394.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202573$323.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202568$262.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202570$265.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202457$226.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202459$197.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 13, 202463$195.0M canonicalSEC ↗