STRATEGIC VALUE BANK PARTNERS LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal financials specialist (100%) CIK 1904067
Long book
$186.1M
Q1 2026
Positions
14
Top-10 weight
91%
concentration
Last quarter
+14.8%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
47%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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STRATEGIC VALUE BANK PARTNERS LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in financials (100% of the long book), running a $186.1M US long book across 14 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: FIRST FOUNDATION INC, COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC, BEACON FINANCIAL CORP, CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINL CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.4pp 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
-1.6%
Q2 2024
+17.3%
Q3 2024
+8.9%
Q4 2024
-4.1%
Q1 2025
-0.2%
Q2 2025
+9.4%
Q3 2025
+8.8%
Q4 2025
+8.2%
Q1 2026
+14.8%

Sector allocation

Financials
79%
Other
21%

Long book by quarter

$153.0M
Q1 2024
$150.9M
Q2 2024
$162.9M
Q3 2024
$155.0M
Q4 2024
$156.2M
Q1 2025
$174.9M
Q2 2025
$140.6M
Q3 2025
$146.1M
Q4 2025
$186.1M
Q1 2026

What does STRATEGIC VALUE own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
FFWM FIRST FOUNDATION INC6.8M$39.9M21.5%Held
CBSH COMMERCE BANCSHARES INCFinancials712.6K$35.1M18.8%New
BBT BEACON FINANCIAL CORPFinancials623.7K$18.7M10.1%Held
CFG CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUPFinancials275.5K$16.5M8.9%Held
PGC PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINL CORPFinancials378.4K$13.3M7.2%Held
MRBK MERIDIAN CORPFinancials651.3K$12.3M6.6%Held
OCFC OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORPFinancials627.3K$11.3M6.1%New
WNEB WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORPFinancials865.6K$11.2M6.0%Held
TCBX THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INCFinancials158.5K$6.0M3.2%New
SBFG SB FINANCIAL GROUP INCFinancials274.2K$5.8M3.1%Held
USB US BANCORPFinancials100.0K$5.2M2.8%Held
WAL WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPFinancials70.6K$5.0M2.7%New
VABK VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARESFinancials129.0K$4.9M2.6%Held
BCML BAYCOM CORPFinancials26.4K$785K0.4%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 202614$186.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 27, 202612$146.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 20, 202514$140.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 30, 202515$174.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 1, 202513$156.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 11, 202514$155.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202418$162.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 8, 202422$150.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202422$153.0M canonicalSEC ↗