Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
1,980% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $104K | Put options by funds: $5K
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 18
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 194 (+6)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1,000M → $1.01B (+$11.2M)
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.2% → 76.64% (-0.56%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 76
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.98M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.5M |
| 3 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.43M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$2.32M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
-$6.19M |
| 2 |
SCA
Stieven Capital Advisors
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$5.47M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$3.49M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.41M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$2.11M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$541K | -11,100 | Closed |
|
202
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$411K | -8,468 | Closed |
|
203
Lazard Asset Management
New York
| – | -$319K | -6,581 | Closed |
|
|
GC
204
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$312K | -6,433 | Closed |
|
205
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$274K | -5,654 | Closed |
|
|
YIH
206
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
| – | -$269K | -5,541 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
207
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$254K | -5,243 | Closed |
|
|
MOACM
208
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
| – | -$213K | -4,385 | Closed |
|
209
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$32.9K | -678 | Closed |
|
|
MG
210
Mather Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$24.4K | -500 | Closed |
|
211
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3K | -77 | Closed |
|
|
LIA
212
Lynx Investment Advisory
Washington, Dc,
District of Columbia
| – | -$388 | -8 | Closed |
|
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
194 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $1.01B — up 1.1% from $1,000M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new WABC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $3.98M. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.19M.
- 194 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q3 2024, up from 188 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $1.01B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q3 2024, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q3 2024 and 18 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q3 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.98M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q3 2024 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $6.19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.