M3F, Inc.

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1511291
League rank
#320
in Fundamental concentrated · #694 overall
Long book
$403.5M
Q1 2026
Positions
28
Top-10 weight
81%
concentration
Last quarter
+19.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
23%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

M3F, Inc. is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $403.5M US long book across 28 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP, PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC, AERCAP HOLDINGS NV, PIONEER BANCORP INC/NY, AERSALE CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 5.2pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+7.2%
Q2 2024
+36.0%
Q3 2024
+18.4%
Q4 2024
-8.8%
Q1 2025
-2.0%
Q2 2025
+5.1%
Q3 2025
+3.1%
Q4 2025
+8.9%
Q1 2026
+19.0%

Sector allocation

Financials
55%
Consumer discretionary
35%
Services media
8%
Other
2%

Long book by quarter

$282.5M
Q1 2024
$270.2M
Q2 2024
$324.6M
Q3 2024
$345.9M
Q4 2024
$363.8M
Q1 2025
$354.5M
Q2 2025
$352.9M
Q3 2025
$364.1M
Q4 2025
$403.5M
Q1 2026

What does M3F, Inc. own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
WLFC WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPConsumer discretionary677.2K$115.3M28.6%Held
PDLB PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancials2.0M$33.5M8.3%+8.0%
AER AERCAP HOLDINGS NVServices media238.0K$32.6M8.1%+14.1%
PBFS PIONEER BANCORP INC/NYFinancials2.1M$28.8M7.1%+1.9%
ASLE AERSALE CORPConsumer discretionary4.0M$24.8M6.1%+20.0%
NODK NI HOLDINGS INCFinancials1.7M$21.3M5.3%+7.9%
SNFCA SECURITY NATL FINL CORP-CL AFinancials2.2M$20.8M5.2%-1.6%
SWKHL SWK HOLDINGS CORPFinancials995.3K$16.9M4.2%+16.6%
BHF BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INCFinancials280.0K$16.8M4.2%New
RBKB RHINEBECK BANCORP INCFinancials1.0M$15.6M3.9%-0.5%
NFBK NORTHFIELD BANCORP INCFinancials776.6K$10.5M2.6%New
ALRS ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPFinancials417.1K$9.9M2.5%+1.4%
PKBK PARKE BANCORP INCFinancials332.9K$9.5M2.3%-2.1%
GDOT GREEN DOT CORP-CLASS AFinancials748.8K$8.4M2.1%New
CBFV CB FINANCIAL SERVICES INCFinancials171.4K$5.9M1.5%+4.5%
WASH WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORPFinancials166.5K$5.6M1.4%Held
MGYR MAGYAR BANCORP INCFinancials283.9K$4.9M1.2%+1.3%
SSBI SUMMIT STATE BANK354.2K$4.7M1.2%Held
PROV PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HLDGSFinancials284.6K$4.6M1.1%-5.0%
BSBK BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORPFinancials493.7K$4.2M1.0%Held
BYFC BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP/DEFinancials474.7K$3.4M0.9%+3.5%
AL AIR LEASE CORP39.1K$2.5M0.6%-91.3%
FBIZ FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERFinancials29.7K$1.6M0.4%-49.6%
WSBK WINCHESTER BANCORP INCFinancials24.6K$312K0.1%-82.9%
NSTS NSTS BANCORP INCFinancials26.7K$311K0.1%Held
SHFS SHF HOLDINGS INCFinancials308.0K$256K0.1%Held
VABK VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARESFinancials5.8K$220K0.1%New
AUBN AUBURN NATL BANCORPORATIONFinancials9.2K$218K0.1%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 202628$403.5M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202625$364.1M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202528$352.9M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202530$354.5M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202531$363.8M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202529$345.9M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202429$324.6M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202434$270.2M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202437$282.5M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗