Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
149 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.33B → $1.41B (+$85.3M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 149 (+6)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 50
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.26% → 88.17% (-0.09%)
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $957K | Put options by funds: $1.08M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$9.25M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$7.39M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$3.08M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$2.88M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$5.09M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.56M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.2M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.12M |
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
149 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.41B — up 6.4% from $1.33B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new WABC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $9.25M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), cutting an estimated $10M.
- 149 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q3 2018, up from 143 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.41B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q3 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q3 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $9.25M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q3 2018 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.