Gator Capital Management 13F annual report

Gator Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $197 billion ran by Derek Pilecki. There are currently 58 companies in Mr. Pilecki’s portfolio. The largest investments include Robinhood Mkts Inc and First Ctzns Bancshares Inc N, together worth $30 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$197 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th August 2024, Gator Capital Management’s top holding is 676,800 shares of Robinhood Mkts Inc currently worth over $15.4 billion and making up 7.8% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 8,718 shares of First Ctzns Bancshares Inc N worth $14.7 billion. The third-largest holding is Axos worth $8.98 billion and the next is Jackson Financial Inc worth $8.96 billion, with 120,670 shares owned.

Currently, Gator Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $197 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 Gator Capital Management

The Gator Capital Management office and employees reside in Tampa, Florida. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Derek Pilecki serves as the Managing Member at Gator Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Gator Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Axos and bought 157,180 shares worth $8.98 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Axos makes up 14.2% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Western Alliance Bancorp by buying 2,800 additional shares. This makes their stake in Western Alliance Bancorp total 132,600 shares worth $8.33 billion. Western Alliance Bancorp dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Gator Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Gator Capital Management closed its position in Ampco-pittsburg Corp on 13th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 146,680 shares for $7.93 billion. Derek Pilecki also disclosed a decreased stake in Robinhood Mkts Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $15.4 billion and 676,800 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Gator Capital Management are Kennedy Investment Group and Hill Winds Capital L.P.. They manage $197 billion and $197 billion respectively.


Derek Pilecki investment strategy

Gator Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 32.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 39.7% 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 12% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 6.9% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $48.3 billion.

The complete list of Gator Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 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
Robinhood Mkts Inc
4.24%
676,800
$15,370,128,000 7.80%
First Ctzns Bancshares Inc N
1.80%
8,718
$14,677,712,000 7.45%
Axos Financial Inc.
Opened
157,180
$8,982,837,000 4.56%
Jackson Financial Inc
13.87%
120,670
$8,960,954,000 4.55%
Umb Finl Corp
2.23%
100,650
$8,396,223,000 4.26%
Western Alliance Bancorp
2.16%
132,600
$8,329,932,000 4.23%
First Bancorp P R
2.42%
443,820
$8,117,468,000 4.12%
Ampco-pittsburg Corp
Closed
146,680
$7,926,587,000
SLM Corp.
No change
380,150
$7,903,318,000 4.01%
OFG Bancorp
2.40%
202,775
$7,593,924,000 3.85%
Carlyle Group Inc (The)
2.11%
162,300
$6,516,345,000 3.31%
Northeast Bk Lewiston Me
2.74%
106,395
$6,475,200,000 3.29%
Pinnacle Finl Partners Inc
7.79%
80,480
$6,441,619,000 3.27%
Barclays plc
2.71%
573,435
$6,141,489,000 3.12%
Anywhere Real Estate Inc
1,307.21%
1,768,250
$5,852,908,000 2.97%
PayPal Holdings Inc
Opened
94,565
$5,487,607,000 2.78%
Customers Bancorp Inc
2.72%
113,100
$5,426,538,000 2.75%
OneMain Holdings Inc
2.03%
106,101
$5,144,837,000 2.61%
Old Second Bancorp Inc Ill
3.32%
334,700
$4,956,907,000 2.52%
Esquire Finl Hldgs Inc
1.37%
93,353
$4,443,603,000 2.25%
Victory Cap Hldgs Inc
No change
90,296
$4,309,828,000 2.19%
Banc of California Inc
No change
324,700
$4,149,666,000 2.11%
Virtus Invt Partners Inc
4.18%
18,325
$4,138,701,000 2.10%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
5.05%
29,912
$4,347,820,000 2.21%
Webster Finl Corp
No change
76,400
$3,330,276,000 1.69%
Ellington Financial Inc.
Closed
244,786
$2,890,923,000
Dime Cmnty Bancshares Inc
9.66%
141,635
$2,889,358,000 1.47%
OP Bancorp
0.08%
252,273
$2,419,298,000 1.23%
Truist Finl Corp
No change
58,000
$2,253,300,000 1.14%
ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.
7.16%
103,667
$1,958,270,000 0.99%
Kingstone Cos. Inc
No change
320,164
$1,600,820,000 0.81%
Ambac Finl Group Inc
No change
121,435
$1,556,797,000 0.79%
Financial Instns Inc
Closed
81,223
$1,528,617,000
First Internet Bancorp
No change
46,813
$1,264,887,000 0.64%
Interactive Brokers Group In
No change
10,200
$1,250,520,000 0.63%
Bridgewater Bancshares Inc
No change
101,675
$1,180,447,000 0.60%
Ameriprise Finl Inc
No change
2,600
$1,110,694,000 0.56%
Sotherly Hotels Inc.
No change
954,804
$1,098,025,000 0.56%
Meta Platforms Inc
No change
2,030
$1,023,567,000 0.52%
Stifel Finl Corp
No change
12,000
$1,009,800,000 0.51%
Navient Corporation
21.54%
69,195
$1,007,479,000 0.51%
Business First Bancshares In
No change
42,282
$920,056,000 0.47%
First Business Finl Svcs Inc
No change
23,850
$882,212,000 0.45%
Spdr S&p Midcap 400 Etf Tr
0.56%
1,616
$864,689,000 0.44%
Meridian Corp
0.52%
81,462
$856,980,000 0.43%
Unity Bancorp, Inc.
No change
23,305
$689,129,000 0.35%
Visa Inc
No change
2,286
$600,006,000 0.30%
Synchrony Financial
0.71%
12,600
$594,594,000 0.30%
Dell Technologies Inc
No change
4,000
$551,640,000 0.28%
Ishares Tr
1.27%
3,495
$532,288,000 0.27%
Wintrust Finl Corp
No change
5,101
$502,755,000 0.26%
WEX Inc
No change
2,801
$496,169,000 0.25%
Genworth Finl Inc
No change
65,675
$396,677,000 0.20%
Bayfirst Financial Corp
46.05%
33,450
$388,689,000 0.20%
Kkr Income Opportunities Fd
1.78%
27,051
$370,599,000 0.19%
Cnb Finl Corp Pa
Closed
18,136
$369,793,000
SunCoke Energy Inc
55.93%
33,177
$325,135,000 0.16%
Las Vegas Sands Corp
No change
6,000
$265,500,000 0.13%
United States Stl Corp New
Opened
6,750
$255,150,000 0.13%
Warner Bros.Discovery Inc
Closed
26,500
$231,345,000
Pgim Global High Yield Fd Fo
No change
19,000
$225,720,000 0.11%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
785
$209,995,000 0.11%
Doubleline Income Solutions
Closed
10,130
$128,651,000
Melco Resorts And Entmnt Ltd
Closed
12,000
$86,520,000
Fundamental Global Inc
7.62%
24,260
$22,989,000 0.01%
No transactions found
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