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Westamerica Bancorp
WABC

135 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

842% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $537K | Put options by funds: $57K

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $1.04B (+$35.8M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 135 (-2)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
135
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.46%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
44
Reduced
49
Closed
13
Calls
$537K
Puts
$57K
Net Calls
+$480K
Net Calls Change
+$224K

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$8.34M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$6.33M
3
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$3.7M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.39M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.88M

Top Sellers

1
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$18.9M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$6.71M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$3.77M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$3.71M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$2.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$129M -$466K -9,695 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$93.2M +$3.39M +70,604 +4%
American Century Companies
3
American Century Companies
Missouri
$79.4M +$6.33M +131,761 +9%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$73.1M +$8.34M +173,538 +13%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$67.5M -$18.9M -393,102 -22%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$55.8M -$1.29M -26,791 -2%
DRZID
7
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$45M +$151K +3,145 +0.3%
Fisher Asset Management
8
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$42.9M -$686K -14,280 -2%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$32.9M -$359K -7,463 -1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
10
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$32.2M -$373K -7,769 -1%
SIM
11
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$27.8M -$130K -2,700 -0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.5M +$2.88M +59,840 +14%
DIA
13
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$22.4M -$1.67M -34,759 -7%
ACM
14
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$20.6M -$419K -8,716 -2%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.9M +$426K +8,873 +2%
RFC
16
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$19.1M +$303K +6,307 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$15.8M +$1.02M +21,171 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.7M +$134K +2,797 +0.9%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$13M +$2.16M +44,960 +20%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$12.7M – – –
PCM
21
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$10.2M +$37K +769 +0.4%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.62M -$1.22M -25,336 -11%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$8.9M -$6.71M -139,557 -43%
HHC
24
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$8.58M +$481K +10,000 +6%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$7.69M -$258K -5,370 -3%
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

135 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.04B — up 3.6% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in WABC was balanced in Q4 2014: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 44 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $8.34M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $18.9M.

  • 135 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2014, down from 137 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2014, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $8.34M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2014 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $18.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.