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West Bancorporation
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.4M invested in West Bancorporation in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.3M → $79.4M (+$12.1M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 56 (+5)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$1.11M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$490K
3
ACM
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
+$489K
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$450K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$161K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$851K
2
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
-$498K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$482K
4
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$187K
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$128K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ISB
26
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$381K -$37.5K -2,148 -10%
WCM
27
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$376K -$26.2K -1,500 -7%
PAM
28
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$372K +$13.2K +757 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
29
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$346K -$6.99K -400 -2%
BG
30
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$263K – – –
MLICM
31
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$255K – – –
SBWIC
32
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$251K – – –
BA
33
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$210K +$20.2K +1,154 +12%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$205K +$20.1K +1,152 +13%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$200K – – –
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$159K +$4.44K +254 +3%
SO
37
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$155K -$89.2K -5,107 -40%
AllianceBernstein
38
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$147K +$6.99K +400 +6%
FQ
39
First Quadrant
California
$137K – – –
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$131K – – –
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$120K -$105 -6 -0.1%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$84K -$57.4K -3,288 -44%
Legal & General Group
43
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$61K +$15.7K +901 +41%
CCMH
44
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$56K +$48.9K +2,800 New
Federated Hermes
45
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$47K +$5.21K +298 +15%
PCM
46
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$42K +$36.7K +2,100 New
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$38K +$20.3K +1,160 +152%
BGIM
48
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$11K – – –
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
$8K -$7.53K -431 -47%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

56 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $79.4M — up 18% from $67.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new WTBA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Geode Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.11M. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $851K sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q1 2015, up from 51 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $79.4M of West Bancorporation stock for Q1 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q1 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q1 2015 was Geode Capital Management, an estimated $1.11M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q1 2015 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $851K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.