Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
132% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $691K | Put options by funds: $298K
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.24B → $1.35B (+$113M)
2.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.76% → 86.16% (+2.4%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 45
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 141 → 136 (-5)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$13.9M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.56M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.94M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$4.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$6.68M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.91M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.19M |
| 4 |
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$2.15M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.97M |
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
136 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.35B — up 9.2% from $1.24B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of WABC and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.68M.
- 136 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q3 2017, down from 141 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.35B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q3 2017, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q3 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q3 2017 was American Century Companies, an estimated $13.9M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q3 2017 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $6.68M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.