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West Bancorporation
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.2M invested in West Bancorporation in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.9M → $70.2M (+$9.28M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 51 (-1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 18

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
51
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.92%
% of All Funds
1.48%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
15
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$399K
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$222K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$201K
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$191K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$162K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$251K
2
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
-$237K
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$227K
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$219K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$106K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
26
Teachers Advisors
New York
$308K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
27
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$286K -$44.8K -3,100 -15%
T. Rowe Price Associates
28
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$282K – – –
ISB
29
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$272K – – –
ZIM
30
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$272K +$81K +5,600 +48%
JC
31
JBF Capital
Colorado
$257K – – –
Prudential Financial
32
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$243K +$222K +15,341 New
CS
33
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$239K +$48K +3,319 +28%
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
$220K +$201K +13,929 New
BA
35
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$212K -$304 -21 -0.2%
MLICM
36
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$202K – – –
SBWIC
37
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$199K – – –
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$183K +$94K +6,504 +129%
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$150K -$13.9K -958 -9%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$150K -$10.1K -700 -7%
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$148K -$251K -17,381 -65%
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$141K -$33.3K -2,302 -21%
FQ
43
First Quadrant
California
$109K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$74K +$32.6K +2,253 +92%
Barclays
45
Barclays
United Kingdom
$12K +$6.75K +467 +143%
BlackRock
46
BlackRock
New York
$9K – – –
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K +$5.38K +372 +186%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5K -$12.9K -890 -75%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.89K +$4.47K +309 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
50
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$160 -$1.59K -110 -1%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

51 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $70.2M — up 15% from $60.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of WTBA and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $399K. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $251K.

  • 51 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2013, down from 52 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $70.2M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2013, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2013 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $399K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $251K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.