Shares
|
| Security
|
| Cost
|
| Fair value (a)
|
| Percent of
net assets
|
Financials (Cont'd):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,089
|
| BANCORP (THE), INC.(b)
|
| $256,768
|
| 270,658
|
|
|
3,900
|
| BANK OF HAWAII CORP.
|
| 184,962
|
| 243,321
|
|
|
1,363
|
| BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON (THE) LTD.
|
| 42,047
|
| 43,602
|
|
|
8,000
|
| BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
|
| 167,165
|
| 183,360
|
|
|
7,438
|
| BGC GROUP, INC., CLASS A
|
| 60,513
|
| 57,793
|
|
|
27,399
|
| BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 820,363
|
| 1,020,339
|
|
|
8,500
|
| BRIGHTSPHERE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
|
| 148,663
|
| 194,140
|
|
|
31,223
|
| CALIFORNIA BANCORP(b)
|
| 608,527
|
| 686,906
|
|
|
25,400
|
| CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, INC.
|
| 118,242
|
| 151,384
|
|
|
675
|
| CITY HOLDING CO.
|
| 60,919
|
| 70,349
|
|
|
125,221
|
| CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
|
| 2,354,478
|
| 3,441,073
|
|
|
989
|
| COHEN & STEERS, INC.
|
| 72,405
|
| 76,044
|
|
|
188,396
|
| COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
|
| 4,306,098
|
| 3,645,463
|
|
|
2,362
|
| COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC.(b)
|
| 38,966
|
| 40,650
|
|
|
49,696
|
| COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 2,215,674
|
| 2,643,827
|
|
|
600
|
| COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.
|
| 25,494
|
| 28,818
|
|
|
40,581
|
| DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.(b)
|
| 1,952,908
|
| 2,516,428
|
|
|
6,600
|
| EAGLE BANCORP, INC.
|
| 153,548
|
| 155,034
|
|
|
13,400
|
| ELLINGTON FINANCIAL, INC.
|
| 152,038
|
| 158,254
|
|
|
400
|
| EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 13,746
|
| 18,156
|
|
|
3,000
|
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 132,681
|
| 136,830
|
|
|
1,800
|
| ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.(b)
|
| 54,842
|
| 113,094
|
|
|
20,259
|
| ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 606,097
|
| 961,695
|
|
|
51,510
|
| ESSENT GROUP LTD.
|
| 1,954,086
|
| 3,065,360
|
|
|
7,009
|
| EVERTEC, INC.
|
| 245,753
|
| 279,659
|
|
|
140,645
|
| EZCORP, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 1,072,289
|
| 1,593,508
|
|
|
11,524
|
| FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP., CLASS C
|
| 1,528,172
|
| 2,268,845
|
|
|
914
|
| FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
|
| 28,435
|
| 29,988
|
|
|
13,275
|
| FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
|
| 251,449
|
| 291,519
|
|
|
36,045
|
| FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.(b)
|
| 647,700
|
| 525,536
|
|
|
6,466
|
| FLYWIRE CORP.(b)
|
| 163,433
|
| 160,421
|
|
|
5,600
|
| FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.
|
| 67,982
|
| 74,816
|
|
|
99,771
|
| GCM GROSVENOR, INC., CLASS A
|
| 852,684
|
| 963,788
|
|
|
19,868
|
| GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 71,184
|
| 127,751
|
|
|
84,824
|
| GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
|
| 3,373,428
|
| 3,416,711
|
|
|
11,300
|
| GREEN DOT CORP., CLASS A(b)
|
| 96,338
|
| 105,429
|
|
|
1,138
|
| HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL, INC.
|
| 29,712
|
| 32,319
|
|
|
16,029
|
| HCI GROUP, INC.
|
| 868,115
|
| 1,860,646
|
|
|
2,500
|
| HILLTOP HOLDINGS, INC.
|
| 66,017
|
| 78,300
|
|
|
4,200
|
| HOPE BANCORP, INC.
|
| 38,242
|
| 48,342
|
|
|
909
|
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 9,494
|
| 12,681
|
|
|
2,700
|
| INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
|
| 139,481
|
| 140,454
|
|
|
5,000
|
| INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC.
|
| 188,792
|
| 228,250
|
|
|
52,230
|
| JDC GROUP A.G.(b)(c)
|
| 1,191,985
|
| 1,250,933
|
|
|
80,242
|
| KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.(b)
|
| 693,718
|
| 669,218
|
|
|
484
|
| KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
|
| 197,211
|
| 253,974
|
|
|
4,690
|
| LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP.
|
| 272,878
|
| 311,041
|
|
|
15,169
|
| LENDINGCLUB CORP.(b)
|
| 111,463
|
| 133,336
|
|
|
5,700
|
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP.
|
| 135,816
|
| 182,001
|
|
|
3,789
|
| MARQETA, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 23,857
|
| 22,582
|
|
|
2,100
|
| MERCURY GENERAL CORP.
|
| 60,597
|
| 108,360
|
|
|
4,784
|
| MOELIS & CO., CLASS A
|
| 254,561
|
| 271,588
|
|
|
100,448
|
| MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU HOLDINGS LTD.(c)
|
| 1,219,053
|
| 1,156,238
|
|
|
2,600
|
| MR COOPER GROUP, INC.(b)
|
| 103,966
|
| 202,670
|
|
|
3,392
|
| NERDWALLET, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 52,632
|
| 49,862
|
|
|
2,800
|
| NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
|
| 20,787
|
| 20,160
|
|
|
8,224
|
| NMI HOLDINGS, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 200,588
|
| 265,964
|
|
|
8,300
|
| NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.
|
| 85,461
|
| 96,695
|
|
|
995
|
| OFG BANCORP
|
| 22,845
|
| 36,626
|
|
|
157,249
|
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
|
| 2,300,391
|
| 2,737,705
|
|
|
66,005
|
| OPPFI, INC.(b)
|
| 164,330
|
| 165,013
|
|
|
2,115
|
| OSCAR HEALTH, INC., CLASS A(b)
|
| 30,006
|
| 31,450
|
|
|
8,430
|
| PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC.
|
| 180,370
|
| 202,320
|
|
|
4,132
|
| PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD., CLASS A(b)(c)
|
| 59,403
|
| 59,005
|
|
|
1,761
|
| PALOMAR HOLDINGS, INC.(b)
|
| 90,396
|
| 147,625
|
|
|
1,631
|
| PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC.
|
| 62,599
|
| 82,333
|
|
|
5,521
|
| PATRIA INVESTMENTS LTD., CLASS A
|
| 80,253
|
| 81,932
|
|
|