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Westamerica Bancorp
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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $602K | Put options by funds: $479K

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 150 (+1)

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.17% → 86.34% (-1.8%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.25B (-$167M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
150
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.67%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
43
Reduced
53
Closed
14
Calls
$602K
Puts
$479K
Net Calls
+$123K
Net Calls Change
+$248K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.5M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.01M
3
CCP
Clifford Capital Partners
Utah
+$2.79M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$2.35M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.23M

Top Sellers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$11.2M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$6.13M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$6.11M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$4.72M
5
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$4.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.63M +$249K +4,231 +4%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.94M -$288K -4,888 -5%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$4.57M +$719K +12,215 +17%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
29
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.15M – – –
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$3.47M +$7.77K +132 +0.2%
MAA
31
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$3.46M -$553K -9,400 -13%
SEI Investments
32
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.38M – – –
Norges Bank
33
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.24M – – –
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.05M -$109K -1,849 -3%
TA
35
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.04M +$83.9K +1,425 +3%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$2.95M +$136K +2,314 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
37
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.93M -$271K -4,601 -8%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.63M +$82.4K +1,400 +3%
Prudential Financial
39
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.43M -$55.4K -942 -2%
ASRS
40
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.29M +$145K +2,469 +6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.25M +$53.5K +909 +2%
Balyasny Asset Management
42
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.11M +$2.23M +37,865 New
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.1M -$1.97M -33,507 -47%
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.09M – – –
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.96M +$40.6K +690 +2%
PI
46
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.89M -$88.6K -1,505 -4%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
47
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.86M -$3.18K -54 -0.2%
Canada Life
48
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.78M +$81.4K +1,383 +4%
Comerica Bank
49
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.67M -$2.05M -34,922 -57%
First Trust Advisors
50
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.58M -$613K -10,416 -27%
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

150 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.25B — down 12% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new WABC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 43 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.5M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 150 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2018, up from 149 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.5M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2018 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.