Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
150 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $602K | Put options by funds: $479K
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 149 → 150 (+1)
1.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.17% → 86.34% (-1.8%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.29B (-$129M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 53
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.5M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.01M |
| 3 |
CCP
Clifford Capital Partners
Alpine,
Utah
|
+$2.79M |
| 4 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
+$2.35M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$11.2M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$6.13M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.11M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.72M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$4.3M |
WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
150 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.29B — down 9.1% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new WABC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 43 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.5M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.2M.
- 150 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q4 2018, up from 149 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.29B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q4 2018, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.5M added.
- The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q4 2018 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $11.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.