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Westamerica Bancorp
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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.51B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,378% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $887K | Put options by funds: $60K

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 44

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $1.51B (+$135M)

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.96% → 82.35% (+0.38%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 163 (-2)

Holders
163
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.21%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
59
Reduced
44
Closed
14
Calls
$887K
Puts
$60K
Net Calls
+$827K
Net Calls Change
+$386K

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$26.1M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$5.93M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.71M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$2.66M

Top Sellers

1
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$12.5M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.4M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$5.68M
4
SIM
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
-$5.51M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$3.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
26
Nuveen
North Carolina
$7.26M -$143K -2,190 -2%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.2M +$143K +2,188 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$6.48M +$358K +5,475 +6%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$5.39M +$262K +4,010 +5%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
30
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$5.05M – – –
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.91M +$260K +3,971 +6%
Russell Investments Group
32
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.71M -$201K -3,069 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.26M +$269K +4,114 +7%
MAA
34
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$4.15M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
35
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$4.11M -$536K -8,200 -12%
Norges Bank
36
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.95M – – –
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$3.6M +$121K +1,855 +4%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.56M +$405K +6,200 +13%
Swiss National Bank
39
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.5M +$71.9K +1,100 +2%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.94M +$9.8K +150 +0.3%
Prudential Financial
41
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.9M +$13.7K +210 +0.5%
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.89M +$719K +11,000 +35%
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.71M +$470K +7,193 +22%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.7M -$52.6K -805 -2%
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.49M -$83.6K -1,279 -3%
Canada Life
46
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.27M +$2.21M +33,791 New
Arrowstreet Capital
47
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.19M +$752K +11,500 +55%
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$2.17M +$1.4M +21,390 +202%
Acadian Asset Management
49
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.12M +$244K +3,732 +14%
First Trust Advisors
50
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.11M +$211K +3,228 +12%
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

163 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.51B — up 9.8% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new WABC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $26.1M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 163 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2019, down from 165 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.51B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2019, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $26.1M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2019 was American Century Companies, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.