Shares
|
| Security
|
| Cost
|
| Fair value (a)
|
| Percent of
net assets
|
Financials (Cont'd):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700
|
| ELLINGTON FINANCIAL, INC.
|
| $8,085
|
| 8,547
|
|
|
400
|
| EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 13,746
|
| 16,676
|
|
|
500
|
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 22,889
|
| 25,225
|
|
|
1,800
|
| ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.(b)
|
| 54,842
|
| 79,974
|
|
|
33,836
|
| ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 1,012,285
|
| 1,322,988
|
|
|
68,040
|
| ESSENT GROUP LTD.
|
| 2,710,133
|
| 2,725,002
|
|
|
2,259
|
| EVERTEC, INC.
|
| 68,287
|
| 76,241
|
|
|
133,426
|
| EZCORP, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 978,687
|
| 1,147,464
|
|
|
16,676
|
| FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP., CLASS C
|
| 2,189,074
|
| 2,221,076
|
|
|
148,538
|
| FIDUCIAN GROUP LTD.(c)
|
| 881,708
|
| 595,048
|
|
|
1,600
|
| FIRST BANCORP
|
| 58,744
|
| 56,832
|
|
|
8,100
|
| FIRST BANCORP (NEW YORK EXCHANGE)
|
| 111,377
|
| 92,502
|
|
|
2,700
|
| FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP.
|
| 35,101
|
| 33,561
|
|
|
600
|
| FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP
|
| 13,104
|
| 13,062
|
|
|
275
|
| FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
|
| 6,808
|
| 5,673
|
|
|
11,921
|
| FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 724,918
|
| 1,136,906
|
|
|
2,200
|
| FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.
|
| 24,406
|
| 26,246
|
|
|
19,868
|
| GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 71,184
|
| 99,737
|
|
|
55,794
|
| GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
|
| 2,484,013
|
| 2,343,906
|
|
|
14,980
|
| HCI GROUP, INC.
|
| 808,942
|
| 802,928
|
|
|
2,500
|
| HILLTOP HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 66,017
|
| 74,175
|
|
|
83,480
|
| HOPE BANCORP, INC.
|
| 871,214
|
| 819,774
|
|
|
909
|
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 9,494
|
| 10,181
|
|
|
28,594
|
| I3 VERTICALS, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 650,427
|
| 701,411
|
|
|
1,700
|
| INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
|
| 128,873
|
| 111,554
|
|
|
700
|
| INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC.
|
| 30,842
|
| 32,445
|
|
|
1,300
|
| INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
|
| 13,942
|
| 14,417
|
|
|
52,230
|
| JDC GROUP A.G.(b)(c)
|
| 1,191,985
|
| 1,050,879
|
|
|
173,143
|
| LENDINGCLUB CORP.(b)
|
| 2,645,365
|
| 1,248,361
|
|
|
4,035
|
| LENDINGTREE, INC.(b)
|
| 97,131
|
| 107,573
|
|
|
8,638
|
| LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 1,660,201
|
| 1,748,331
|
|
|
4,142
|
| MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 1,292,285
|
| 1,620,723
|
|
|
1,000
|
| MERCURY GENERAL CORP.
|
| 29,170
|
| 31,740
|
|
|
99,504
|
| MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU HOLDINGS LTD.(c)
|
| 1,373,859
|
| 910,196
|
|
|
2,600
|
| MR COOPER GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 103,966
|
| 106,522
|
|
|
5,537
|
| NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP., CLASS A
|
| 200,360
|
| 185,268
|
|
|
3,119
|
| NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC., CLASS A
|
| 898,112
|
| 756,732
|
|
|
7,625
|
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
|
| 55,990
|
| 68,930
|
|
|
1,000
|
| NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
|
| 9,294
|
| 9,960
|
|
|
2,724
|
| NMI HOLDINGS, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 39,406
|
| 60,827
|
|
|
995
|
| OFG BANCORP
|
| 22,845
|
| 24,815
|
|
|
157,249
|
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
|
| 2,477,908
|
| 2,267,531
|
|
|
1,330
|
| PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC.
|
| 41,132
|
| 31,947
|
|
|
2,400
|
| PALOMAR HOLDINGS, INC.(b)
|
| 121,784
|
| 132,480
|
|
|
1,100
|
| PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC.
|
| 36,415
|
| 45,639
|
|
|
5,300
|
| PAYONEER GLOBAL, INC.(b)
|
| 32,733
|
| 33,284
|
|
|
4,900
|
| PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST
|
| 60,419
|
| 60,417
|
|
|
500
|
| PIPER SANDLER COS.
|
| 52,300
|
| 69,305
|
|
|
1,165
|
| PRA GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 38,454
|
| 45,388
|
|
|
500
|
| PREFERRED BANK
|
| 32,915
|
| 27,405
|
|
|
2,100
|
| PROG HOLDINGS, INC.(b)
|
| 33,764
|
| 49,959
|
|
|
2,300
|
| PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
|
| 45,705
|
| 44,114
|
|
|
4,100
|
| READY CAPITAL CORP.
|
| 40,201
|
| 41,697
|
|
|
1,500
|
| REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
|
| 8,830
|
| 10,110
|
|
|
5,460
|
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.(c)
|
| 735,413
|
| 1,093,856
|
|
|
2,873
|
| RENASANT CORP.
|
| 76,728
|
| 87,856
|
|
|
24,353
|
| RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.(b)
|
| 930,597
|
| 979,965
|
|
|
100
|
| S&T BANCORP, INC.
|
| 3,050
|
| 3,145
|
|
|
730
|
| SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA
|
| 22,241
|
| 17,301
|
|
|
6,100
|
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
|
| 357,707
|
| 581,513
|
|
|
3,100
|
| SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 208,185
|
| 169,353
|
|
|
1,510
|
| SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP., CLASS A
|
| 33,942
|
| 26,410
|
|
|
1,903
|
| SIRIUSPOINT LTD.(b)(c)
|
| 10,615
|
| 15,471
|
|
|
10,079
|
| SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 184,776
|
| 220,428
|
|
|
233
|
| SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 8,344
|
| 7,736
|
|
|
125,256
|
| STERLING BANCORP, INC.(b)
|
| 765,669
|
| 708,949
|
|
|
1,182
|
| STONEX GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 72,388
|
| 122,372
|
|
|