Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 13
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 41
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 143 (+7)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $1.36B (+$7.34M)
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.16% → 86.38% (+0.22%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.95M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.35M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.66M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.37M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$9.82M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$9.56M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.06M |
| 4 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$3.57M |
| 5 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$1.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OAM
151
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
| – | -$146K | -2,452 | Closed |
|
|
NIC
152
Northwest Investment Counselors
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
| – | -$142K | -2,389 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
153
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$24K | -401 | Closed |
|
154
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$4K | -59 | Closed |
|
|
SIS
155
Sound Income Strategies
Ft Lauderdale,
Florida
| – | +$470 | +8 | New |
|
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
143 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.36B — up 0.54% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new WABC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $8.95M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $9.82M.
- 143 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2017, up from 136 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.36B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2017, up 0.54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2017 was State Street, an estimated $8.95M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.82M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.