Over the past six months, a portfolio of stock in minority banks beat the S&P 500. The S&P 500 Index (green) returned 74% The Minority Bank portfolio (blue) returned 112%.
Much of this performance has been due to the increased attention being paid to the minority banking sector. The portfolio consists of equal weights in a group of minority-owned banks (email info@minoritybank.com for the list).
Now, there are a few things to keep in mind:
It's hard to actually buy this portfolio, mainly because stock in Black-owned banks is hard to come by. It is thinly traded and very illiquid. We are aware of a few with selected availability, but this is the exception, not the rule. Reach out to info@minoritybank.com for more information.
We do not expect this situation to last. Most of the overperformance is due to investments made by large non-minority banks, like JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citibank and Wells Fargo. You can't expect that these institutions will continue to pump up minority bank stocks.
Also see: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/over-past-six-months-portfolio-minority-bank-stock-sp/