Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
553% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.95M | Put options by funds: $298K
1.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.62% → 83.43% (-1.2%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 152 → 143 (-9)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.21B (-$153M)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$183M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13.4M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.17M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$4.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$13.4M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$11M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$5.22M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$4.9M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$4.51M |
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
143 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.21B — down 11% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of WABC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $183M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $13.4M.
- 143 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q1 2017, down from 152 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.21B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q1 2017, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q1 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $183M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q1 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $13.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.