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West Bancorporation
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.6M invested in West Bancorporation in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 57 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.9M → $69.6M (+$1.64M)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.55%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
24
Reduced
20
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$483K
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$327K
3
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$194K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$178K
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$162K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$288K
2
ProShare Advisors
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
-$220K
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$166K
4
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$86.7K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$80.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ISB
26
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$325K +$60.9K +4,148 +24%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$317K – – –
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$296K +$80.3K +5,467 +39%
PAM
29
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$292K -$27.9K -1,897 -9%
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$282K +$5.13K +349 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
31
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$271K – – –
SO
32
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$245K -$86.7K -5,900 -27%
BG
33
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$201K +$194K +13,208 New
CS
34
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$195K -$41.4K -2,819 -18%
MLICM
35
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$195K – – –
SBWIC
36
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$192K – – –
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$179K -$52.5K -3,571 -23%
BT
38
Bankers Trust
Iowa
$166K +$160K +10,886 New
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$159K +$10.5K +715 +7%
BA
40
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$150K -$61.9K -4,211 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$141K +$40.8K +2,775 +43%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$140K -$14.1K -962 -10%
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$128K -$10.3K -700 -8%
CCMH
44
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$127K +$101K +6,850 +442%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$110K -$24.8K -1,685 -19%
FQ
46
First Quadrant
California
$105K – – –
U
47
UBS
Switzerland
$53K -$49K -3,337 -49%
TRCT
48
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$26K +$21.3K +1,448 +546%
VFA
49
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$21K +$20K +1,364 New
BlackRock
50
BlackRock
New York
$8K -$2.03K -138 -20%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

57 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $69.6M — up 2.4% from $67.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WTBA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $483K. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $288K.

  • 57 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q2 2014, up from 53 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $69.6M of West Bancorporation stock for Q2 2014, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q2 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $483K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q2 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $288K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.