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Westamerica Bancorp
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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

307% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $444K | Put options by funds: $109K

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 34

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $948M → $1.01B (+$60.6M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 133 (-3)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
133
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.21%
% of All Funds
3.49%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
50
Reduced
34
Closed
13
Calls
$444K
Puts
$109K
Net Calls
+$335K
Net Calls Change
+$53K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
+$30M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$16.9M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$8.83M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$8.06M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.24M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$22.7M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$21.6M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$11.5M
4
SIM
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
-$4.23M
5
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$3.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
51
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.64M +$79.3K +1,708 +5%
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.62M – – –
First Trust Advisors
53
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.45M +$694K +14,953 +93%
Millennium Management
54
Millennium Management
New York
$1.26M +$1.25M +26,908 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
55
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.18M +$92.8K +2,000 +9%
BCM
56
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.12M +$1.11M +24,013 New
UBS Group
57
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.04M -$61.6K -1,327 -6%
Citigroup
58
Citigroup
New York
$1.02M -$362K -7,791 -26%
CS
59
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$991K -$306K -6,584 -24%
TPSF
60
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$990K +$2.46K +53 +0.3%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
61
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$944K +$937K +20,200 New
AIG
62
American International Group
New York
$875K +$23.1K +497 +3%
Fisher Asset Management
63
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$866K – – –
MLICM
64
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$860K – – –
AG
65
Aperio Group
California
$833K +$102K +2,208 +14%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
66
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$823K -$487K -10,500 -37%
SDIC
67
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$725K – – –
WT
68
Whittier Trust
California
$702K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
69
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$671K – – –
BlackRock
70
BlackRock
New York
$662K +$633K +13,638 +2,554%
VOYA Investment Management
71
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$632K – – –
UBS AM
72
UBS AM
Illinois
$623K +$32.5K +700 +6%
KIA
73
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$604K +$4.36K +94 +0.7%
ASRS
74
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$585K +$9.28K +200 +2%
Citadel Advisors
75
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$560K -$718K -15,463 -56%
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

133 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.01B — up 6.4% from $948M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of WABC and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Atlanta Capital Management, adding an estimated $30M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $22.7M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2015, down from 136 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2015, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2015 was Atlanta Capital Management, an estimated $30M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2015 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $22.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.