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Westamerica Bancorp
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137 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

145% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $624K | Put options by funds: $255K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.16B (+$118M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 137 (+3)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
137
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.24%
% of All Funds
3.98%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
43
Reduced
57
Closed
8
Calls
$624K
Puts
$255K
Net Calls
+$369K
Net Calls Change
+$251K

Top Buyers

1
HHC
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
+$7.66M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$5.62M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.81M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.42M
5
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
+$2.39M

Top Sellers

1
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$6.06M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$4.31M
3
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$2.07M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.77M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$1.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
126
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$37K +$12.6K +237 +56%
OA
127
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$30K +$427 +8 +2%
DIA
128
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$26.9K -$1.19M -22,281 -4%
HR
129
Howe & Rusling
New York
$8K -$22.3K -418 -74%
SSB
130
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$6K – – –
TRCT
131
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$303K -5,676 -99%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
132
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.73K +$241K +4,524 +6%
EFSCE
133
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$4K – – –
ASN
134
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K +$3.63K +68 New
Envestnet Asset Management
135
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K – – –
WCBA
136
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$1K – – –
WTC
137
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
138
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$757K -15,220 Closed
MAM
139
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$597K -12,000 Closed
Jane Street
140
Jane Street
New York
– -$495K -9,954 Closed
WMSA
141
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$223K -4,480 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
142
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$124K -2,485 Closed
PCM
143
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$8K -160 Closed
HI
144
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -18 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
145
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– +$427 +8 New
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

137 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.16B — up 11% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new WABC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hutchin Hill Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.66M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), cutting an estimated $6.06M.

  • 137 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2013, up from 134 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2013, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2013 was Hutchin Hill Capital, an estimated $7.66M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2013 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $6.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.