Strategic Value Bank Partners 13F annual report

Strategic Value Bank Partners is an investment fund managing more than $205 billion ran by Michael Shay. There are currently 24 companies in Mr. Shay’s portfolio. The largest investments include Southern States Bancshares and Texas Capital Bancshares, together worth $42 billion.

$205 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th February 2024, Strategic Value Bank Partners’s top holding is 848,403 shares of Southern States Bancshares currently worth over $24.8 billion and making up 12.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 265,503 shares of Texas Capital Bancshares worth $17.2 billion, whose value fell approximately 0.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Wintrust worth $14 billion and the next is First Foundation Inc worth $13 billion, with 1,346,482 shares owned.

Currently, Strategic Value Bank Partners's portfolio is worth at least $205 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Strategic Value Bank Partners

The Strategic Value Bank Partners office and employees reside in Cleveland, Ohio. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Michael Shay serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Strategic Value Bank Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Strategic Value Bank Partners revealed that it had increased its stake in First Northwest Inc and bought 30,468 additional shares worth around $632 thousand. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. First Northwest Inc makes up 6.5% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 35.3% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Strategic Value Bank Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Strategic Value Bank Partners closed its position in Hawthorn Bancshares Inc on 13th February 2024. It sold the previously owned 49,540 shares for $805 million.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Strategic Value Bank Partners are Goodwin Daniel L and Jacobs Asset Management. They manage $205 billion and $205 billion respectively.


Michael Shay investment strategy

Strategic Value Bank Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 3 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 51.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 62.5% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 17% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $5.47 billion.

The complete list of Strategic Value Bank Partners trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on February 13th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Southern States Bancshares
No change
848,403
$24,841,240,000 12.13%
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
No change
265,503
$17,159,459,000 8.38%
Wintrust Financial Corp.
No change
151,221
$14,025,748,000 6.85%
First Foundation Inc
No change
1,346,482
$13,033,946,000 6.37%
Peapack Gladstone Finl Corp
No change
377,216
$11,248,581,000 5.49%
Western New England Bancorp Inc
No change
1,161,575
$10,454,175,000 5.11%
Us Bancorp
No change
238,390
$10,317,519,000 5.04%
Peoples Bancorp Of Nc
No change
300,801
$9,306,783,000 4.55%
Zions Bancorp Na
No change
211,282
$9,268,941,000 4.53%
Citizens Financial Group Inc
No change
275,500
$9,130,070,000 4.46%
Meridian Corp
No change
651,298
$9,053,042,000 4.42%
First Bancshares Inc/ms
No change
265,576
$7,789,344,000 3.80%
First Financial Northwest Inc
6.44%
503,567
$6,788,083,000 3.32%
Bankfinancial Corp
No change
645,000
$6,617,700,000 3.23%
First Community Corp.
0.31%
290,114
$6,246,154,000 3.05%
Regions Financial Corp.
No change
318,211
$6,166,929,000 3.01%
Keycorp
No change
422,637
$6,085,973,000 2.97%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.
No change
216,780
$5,382,647,000 2.63%
SB Financial Group Inc
No change
352,815
$5,362,788,000 2.62%
Fifth Third Bancorp
No change
150,097
$5,176,846,000 2.53%
Virginia National Bankshares
No change
128,953
$4,433,404,000 2.17%
Linkbancorp Inc
No change
449,000
$3,578,530,000 1.75%
CF Bankshares Inc
No change
87,371
$1,703,735,000 0.83%
First Savings Financial Grp
No change
92,207
$1,549,078,000 0.76%
Hawthorn Bancshares Inc
Closed
49,540
$805,025,000
No transactions found
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