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West Bancorporation
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.3M invested in West Bancorporation in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.9M → $67.3M (+$11.3M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 16

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 51 (-5)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
51
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.93%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
17
Reduced
16
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.04M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$460K
3
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
+$121K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$116K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$109K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$1.61M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$117K
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$82.7K
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$79.4K
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$48K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$355K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
27
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$349K +$31K +1,950 +11%
WCM
28
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$348K -$12.7K -800 -4%
PAM
29
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$306K -$23.5K -1,480 -8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
30
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$303K – – –
BG
31
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$225K – – –
SO
32
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$220K -$20.7K -1,300 -9%
MLICM
33
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$218K – – –
SBWIC
34
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$214K – – –
MAM
35
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$187K -$11.1K -700 -6%
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$171K -$6.33K -398 -4%
BA
37
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$160K -$7.49K -471 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$156K -$1.99K -125 -1%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$132K +$123K +7,746 New
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$128K +$109K +6,862 +1,125%
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$119K -$7.95K -500 -7%
FQ
42
First Quadrant
California
$117K – – –
US Bancorp
43
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$112K – – –
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$102K -$117K -7,335 -54%
Legal & General Group
45
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$37K – – –
Federated Hermes
46
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$35K – – –
BGIM
47
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$16K +$14.3K +900 New
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
$15K +$6K +377 +71%
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$13K +$80 +5 +0.7%
BlackRock
50
BlackRock
New York
$9K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

51 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $67.3M — up 20% from $55.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of WTBA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.61M.

  • 51 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2014, down from 56 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $67.3M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $1.04M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2014 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $1.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.