Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$26.1M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$5.93M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.71M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$12.5M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$10.4M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$5.68M |
| 4 |
SIM
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$5.51M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$3.62M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$1K | -18 | Closed |
|
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.