Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $1B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 50
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 137 (-6)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.14B → $1B (-$136M)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$11.1M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.42M |
| 3 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$5.14M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.88M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$4.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$19.1M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$12.6M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.62M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.92M |
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
137 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1B — down 12% from $1.14B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of WABC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $22M.
- 137 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q3 2014, down from 143 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $1B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q3 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q3 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q3 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $11.1M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q3 2014 was State Street, an estimated $22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.