MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

New York, NY · CIK 1040762 · 13F filing filed 2026-08-14

SEC-registered investment adviser since 2010 · limited liability company

Assets managed$695.7m
Staff17 · 9 in investment roles
Main clients (by assets)Private funds 93%, Companies 7%
Private funds5 (5 hedge) · $644.6m gross assets
Websitemaltesecap.com
Form ADV · 2026-03-30SEC adviser record

Legal entityMaltese Capital Management LLC (US)

Kindhedge funds
Others nearbyNew York, NY

As an employer

Offices in1 country
Private fundshedge 5

$548.6m reported value +8.0% vs Q1 2026

100positions

27.1%in top 10

8 new 33 added 52 reduced 12 sold out vs Q1 2026

This report includes the holdings of 2 other managers that share the investment decisions:

Malta Hedge Fund II, L.P. – reports through this filing
Malta Opportunity Fund LP – reports through this filing

Shares in two reports are counted once in each security's totals.

Holdings, Q2 2026

The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).

#	Security	Ticker	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change	Shares change
1	SOUTHSTATE BK CORP COM SSB	SSB	195,000	$19.5m3.55%	3.55%	Reduced -5.0k	-5,004 -2.5%
2	US BANCORP DEL COM NEW USB	USB	276,300	$16.7m3.04%	3.04%	Added +91.3k	+91,300 49.4%
3	FIRSTSUN CAP BANCORP COM FSUN	FSUN	405,946	$15.7m2.87%	2.87%	Added +344.0k	+344,000 555.3%
4	PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP COM FRST	FRST	897,100	$14.7m2.68%	2.68%	Reduced -47.9k	-47,900 -5.1%
5	NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORP CL A NBHC	NBHC	322,500	$14.3m2.61%	2.61%	Added +19.1k	+19,121 6.3%
6	CNB FINL CORP PA COM CCNE	CCNE	422,100	$14.2m2.59%	2.59%	Reduced -27.4k	-27,372 -6.1%
7	HORIZON BANCORP INC COM HBNC	HBNC	710,000	$14.2m2.59%	2.59%	Reduced -47.3k	-47,287 -6.2%
8	EQUITY BANCSHARES INC COM CL A EQBK	EQBK	282,502	$13.8m2.52%	2.52%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,430 -1.2%
9	BANK AMERICA CORP COM BAC	BAC	225,000	$12.8m2.34%	2.34%	Reduced -24.7k	-24,713 -9.9%
10	COLUMBIA BKG SYS INC COM COLB	COLB	387,000	$12.4m2.26%	2.26%	Added +44.9k	+44,900 13.1%
11	CITIGROUP INC COM NEW C	C	78,700	$11.0m2.01%	2.01%	Reduced -35.1k	-35,106 -30.9%
12	AMERANT BANCORP INC CL A AMTB	AMTB	420,000	$10.7m1.95%	1.95%	Reduced -72.5k	-72,500 -14.7%
13	M & T BK CORP COM MTB	MTB	44,100	$10.5m1.91%	1.91%	Reduced -5.2k	-5,184 -10.5%
14	NICOLET BANKSHARES INC COM NIC	NIC	60,000	$9.9m1.81%	1.81%	Added +1.4k	+1,352 2.3%
15	INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES COR COM IBOC	IBOC	127,113	$9.7m1.76%	1.76%	Reduced -4.6k	-4,626 -3.5%
16	NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC. COM SHS NPB	NPB	497,600	$9.5m1.74%	1.74%	Reduced -74.6k	-74,575 -13.0%
17	CENTRAL BANCOMPANY COM CL A CBC	CBC	292,400	$8.9m1.62%	1.62%	Reduced -85.2k	-85,183 -22.6%
18	CITIZENS FINL GROUP INC COM CFG	CFG	126,300	$8.8m1.61%	1.61%	Added +18.5k	+18,521 17.2%
19	UNITY BANCORP INC COM UNTY	UNTY	142,332	$8.4m1.52%	1.52%	Reduced -2.5k	-2,500 -1.7%
20	FIRST CMNTY CORP S C COM FCCO	FCCO	250,433	$8.2m1.49%	1.49%	Reduced -5.9k	-5,892 -2.3%
21	FIRST FINL BANCORP OH COM FFBC	FFBC	241,700	$8.2m1.49%	1.49%	Reduced -3.3k	-3,300 -1.4%
22	PREFERRED BK LOS ANGELES CA COM NEW PFBC	PFBC	76,700	$8.2m1.49%	1.49%	Reduced -6.6k	-6,563 -7.9%
23	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COM HBAN	HBAN	445,000	$7.9m1.44%	1.44%	Added +76.2k	+76,244 20.7%
24	CHIME FINL INC COM SHS CL A CHYM	CHYM	377,000	$7.7m1.41%	1.41%	Reduced -22.6k	-22,621 -5.7%
25	FIRST BUSEY CORP COM NEW BUSE	BUSE	260,000	$7.7m1.40%	1.40%	Added +22.5k	+22,500 9.5%
26	SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES COM SFST	SFST	122,000	$7.5m1.36%	1.36%	Added +87.0k	+86,974 248.3%
27	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	22,500	$7.4m1.34%	1.34%	Added +4.2k	+4,193 22.9%
28	QCR HOLDINGS INC COM QCRH	QCRH	75,000	$7.3m1.33%	1.33%	Reduced -42.5k	-42,484 -36.2%
29	BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC COM BBT	BBT	234,900	$7.2m1.30%	1.30%	Reduced -25.1k	-25,100 -9.7%
30	Investar Holding Corporation 6.5 Ser A Conv Pfd NON 13F SECURITY ISTR 6.5 PERP AI	ISTR 6.5 PERP AI	238,093	$7.1m1.30%	1.30%	Unchanged
31	INDEPENDENT BK CORP MASS COM INDB	INDB	85,000	$7.1m1.30%	1.30%	Added +15.1k	+15,050 21.5%
32	PCB BANCORP COM PCB	PCB	207,050	$5.9m1.07%	1.07%	Added +57.0k	+57,050 38.0%
33	AMERIS BANCORP COM ABCB	ABCB	65,000	$5.9m1.07%	1.07%	Reduced -45.0k	-45,000 -40.9%
34	EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM EWBC	EWBC	45,000	$5.8m1.06%	1.06%	Reduced -29.6k	-29,563 -39.6%
35	COREBRIDGE FINL INC COM CRBG	CRBG	196,100	$5.6m1.02%	1.02%	Added +128.6k	+128,600 190.5%
36	KEYCORP COM KEY	KEY	241,800	$5.6m1.02%	1.02%	Added +61.9k	+61,931 34.4%
37	1895 BANCORP OF WIS INC COM BCOW	BCOW	310,000	$5.5m1.00%	1.00%	Added +19.7k	+19,660 6.8%
38	FIRST MID ILL BANCSHARES INC COM FMBH	FMBH	105,700	$5.1m0.93%	0.93%	Added +3.2k	+3,200 3.1%
39	MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC COM MSBI	MSBI	161,100	$5.0m0.91%	0.91%	Added +73.6k	+73,600 84.1%
40	UMB FINL CORP COM UMBF	UMBF	35,000	$5.0m0.91%	0.91%	Reduced -3.9k	-3,886 -10.0%
41	TOWNEBANK PORTSMOUTH VA COM TOWN	TOWN	137,500	$5.0m0.91%	0.91%	Added +10.0k	+10,046 7.9%
42	CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM COF	COF	24,500	$4.9m0.90%	0.90%	Added +1.7k	+1,700 7.5%
43	BYLINE BANCORP INC COM BY	BY	130,000	$4.9m0.89%	0.89%	Reduced -90.6k	-90,615 -41.1%
44	VALLEY NATL BANCORP COM VLY	VLY	329,522	$4.8m0.88%	0.88%	Reduced -50.7k	-50,688 -13.3%
45	INVESTAR HOLDING CORP COM ISTR	ISTR	160,900	$4.8m0.88%	0.88%	Added +3.9k	+3,900 2.5%
46	FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM FITB	FITB	85,000	$4.8m0.87%	0.87%	Added +9.8k	+9,765 13.0%
47	UNITED BANKSHARES INC WEST V COM UBSI	UBSI	100,000	$4.6m0.84%	0.84%	Reduced -10.0k	-10,000 -9.1%
48	JEFFERSON CAPITAL INC COM JCAP	JCAP	231,385	$4.5m0.82%	0.82%	Reduced -98.3k	-98,315 -29.8%
49	INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP IN COM CL A IBKR	IBKR	51,700	$4.5m0.82%	0.82%	New
50	MAGYAR BANCORP INC COM MGYR	MGYR	257,078	$4.5m0.82%	0.82%	Added +20.3k	+20,325 8.6%
51	FIVE STAR BANCORP COM FSBC	FSBC	90,000	$4.4m0.80%	0.80%	Reduced -32.7k	-32,682 -26.6%
52	FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION COM FHN	FHN	160,782	$4.1m0.75%	0.75%	Added +2.4k	+2,438 1.5%
53	OP BANCORP COM OPBK	OPBK	273,967	$4.1m0.75%	0.75%	Added +5.1k	+5,100 1.9%
54	COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC COM CBK	CBK	125,000	$4.0m0.74%	0.74%	Reduced -12.0k	-12,000 -8.8%
55	WESBANCO INC COM WSBC	WSBC	100,000	$3.9m0.71%	0.71%	Reduced -137.9k	-137,908 -58.0%
56	FINANCIAL INSTNS INC COM FISI	FISI	100,000	$3.9m0.71%	0.71%	Reduced -17.0k	-16,963 -14.5%
57	ACNB CORP COM ACNB	ACNB	65,000	$3.9m0.70%	0.70%	Reduced -20.6k	-20,600 -24.1%
58	INDEPENDENT BK CORP MICH COM NEW IBCP	IBCP	107,000	$3.9m0.70%	0.70%	Added +39.0k	+39,000 57.4%
59	CVB FINL CORP COM CVBF	CVBF	160,000	$3.6m0.66%	0.66%	Added +68.5k	+68,500 74.9%
60	CARTER BANKSHARES INC COM NEW CARE	CARE	105,000	$3.6m0.65%	0.65%	Reduced -223.9k	-223,888 -68.1%
61	BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC COM BWB	BWB	169,195	$3.6m0.65%	0.65%	Added +2.2k	+2,189 1.3%
62	MERCANTILE BK CORP COM MBWM	MBWM	60,000	$3.4m0.63%	0.63%	New
63	BANK HAWAII CORP COM BOH	BOH	41,500	$3.4m0.62%	0.62%	Unchanged
64	ENTERPRISE FINL SVCS CORP COM EFSC	EFSC	45,000	$3.0m0.54%	0.54%	Reduced -3.2k	-3,175 -6.6%
65	SOUTHERN MO BANCORP INC COM SMBC	SMBC	38,887	$3.0m0.54%	0.54%	Reduced -21.6k	-21,588 -35.7%
66	BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM BNY	BNY	20,300	$2.9m0.54%	0.54%	Added +3.8k	+3,800 23.0%
67	COMMUNITY TR BANCORP INC COM CTBI	CTBI	40,000	$2.9m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -2.0k	-2,016 -4.8%
68	NEPTUNE INS HLDGS INC CL A NP	NP	90,000	$2.8m0.52%	0.52%	Reduced -59.1k	-59,090 -39.6%
69	WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION COM WABC	WABC	47,500	$2.8m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -12.0k	-12,040 -20.2%
70	FEDERATED HERMES INC CL B FHI	FHI	50,400	$2.8m0.51%	0.51%	New
71	HOMESTREET INC COM MCHB	MCHB	175,000	$2.8m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -357.7k	-357,690 -67.2%
72	HOPE BANCORP INC COM HOPE	HOPE	202,900	$2.8m0.51%	0.51%	Added +35.4k	+35,400 21.1%
73	FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM BEN	BEN	83,300	$2.8m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,400 -2.8%
74	EAGLE FINL SVCS INC COM EFSI	EFSI	65,700	$2.7m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -41.4k	-41,445 -38.7%
75	USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC CLASS A COM USCB	USCB	130,000	$2.7m0.48%	0.48%	Reduced -4.2k	-4,197 -3.1%
76	Equitable Financial Corp. NOT 13F SECURITY EQFN	EQFN	147,513	$2.7m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
77	AVIDBANK HLDGS INC COM AVBH	AVBH	80,000	$2.6m0.48%	0.48%	Reduced -96.2k	-96,200 -54.6%
78	CAPITAL BANCORP INC MD COM CBNK	CBNK	72,500	$2.5m0.46%	0.46%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,445 -4.5%
79	WISDOMTREE INC COM WT	WT	150,000	$2.5m0.46%	0.46%	New
80	RENASANT CORP COM RNST	RNST	57,700	$2.5m0.45%	0.45%	Reduced -17.3k	-17,300 -23.1%
81	BCB BANCORP INC COM BCBP	BCBP	224,702	$2.4m0.44%	0.44%	New
82	PEOPLES BANCORP N C INC COM PEBK	PEBK	55,000	$2.4m0.43%	0.43%	Added +5.0k	+5,042 10.1%
83	WILLIS LEASE FIN CORP COM WLFC	WLFC	10,083	$2.3m0.42%	0.42%	Unchanged
84	MARATHON BANCORP INC COM NEW MBBC	MBBC	145,298	$2.2m0.40%	0.40%	Added +198	+198 0.1%
85	PATRIOT ACQUISITION CORP UNIT 05/11/2031 PTACU	PTACU	200,000	$2.0m0.36%	0.36%	New
86	VOYA FINANCIAL INC COM VOYA	VOYA	20,000	$1.8m0.33%	0.33%	New
87	NEW YORK CMNTY CAP TR V UNIT 05/07/2051 FLG 6 11.01.51	FLG 6 11.01.51	43,565	$1.8m0.33%	0.33%	Unchanged
88	FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N CL A FCNCA	FCNCA	850	$1.8m0.32%	0.32%	Reduced -18	-18 -2.1%
89	HOME BANCORP INC COM HBCP	HBCP	25,000	$1.7m0.31%	0.31%	Reduced -8.2k	-8,195 -24.7%
90	SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA COM NEW SBCF	SBCF	45,000	$1.5m0.27%	0.27%	Added +4.5k	+4,500 11.1%
91	Banc of California 7.75 Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A PFD BANC V7.75 PERP F	BANC V7.75 PERP F	53,925	$1.4m0.25%	0.25%	Unchanged
92	BANKUNITED INC COM BKU	BKU	26,200	$1.3m0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -3.8k	-3,800 -12.7%
93	ECB BANCORP INC COM ECBK	ECBK	55,198	$1.1m0.20%	0.20%	Unchanged
94	ORANGE CNTY BANCORP INC COM OBT	OBT	27,000	$993.1k0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -25.6k	-25,573 -48.6%
95	INVESCO LTD SHS IVZ	IVZ	37,500	$989.6k0.18%	0.18%	Added +17.5k	+17,500 87.5%
96	HOME BANCSHARES INC COM HOMB	HOMB	32,500	$927.9k0.17%	0.17%	Reduced -13.0k	-13,000 -28.6%
97	FB BANCORP INC COM FBLA	FBLA	57,500	$866.0k0.16%	0.16%	New
98	ESQUIRE FINL HLDGS INC COM ESQ	ESQ	5,000	$595.5k0.11%	0.11%	Reduced -4.2k	-4,227 -45.8%
99	WEBSTER FINL CORP COM WBS	WBS	4,575	$349.6k0.06%	0.06%	Reduced -60.5k	-60,457 -93.0%
100	WESTERN NEW ENG BANCORP INC COM WNEB	WNEB	1,531	$21.9k0.00%	0.00%	Reduced -99.7k	-99,693 -98.5%

Sold out since Q1 2026

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
FIRST FNDTN INC FFWM	FFWM	2,213,860	$13.1m2.2m shares
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP SCHW	SCHW	45,200	$4.2m45.2k shares
CAPITAL CITY BK GROUP INC CCBG	CCBG	46,809	$2.0m46.8k shares
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP IN AMG	AMG	4,900	$1.4m4.9k shares
WINTRUST FINL CORP WTFC	WTFC	9,214	$1.3m9.2k shares
White River Bancshares Co WRIV	WRIV	21,179	$1.1m21.2k shares
STIFEL FINL CORP SF	SF	10,000	$739.2k10.0k shares
VICTORY CAP HLDGS INC VCTR	VCTR	10,000	$654.8k10.0k shares
WELLS FARGO CO NEW WFC	WFC	7,124	$567.1k7.1k shares
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC TROW	TROW	5,000	$450.7k5.0k shares
AVIDIA BANCORP INC AVBC	AVBC	13,500	$265.5k13.5k shares
LCNB CORP LCNB	LCNB	7,487	$116.7k7.5k shares