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West Bancorporation
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.5M invested in West Bancorporation in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 15

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.2M → $80.5M (+$4.27M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 57 (+2)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.64%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
21
Reduced
15
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$484K
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$348K
3
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$288K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$269K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$140K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$1.23M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$287K
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$142K
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$135K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$95.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
26
Teachers Advisors
New York
$440K – – –
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$411K – – –
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$389K -$287K -14,451 -42%
ISB
29
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$359K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
30
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$350K +$794 +40 +0.2%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$347K +$348K +17,545 New
WCM
32
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$316K -$19.9K -1,000 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
33
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$288K – – –
SIM
34
Spark Investment Management
New York
$282K +$7.49K +377 +3%
BG
35
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$261K – – –
SBWIC
36
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$249K – – –
MLICM
37
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$224K – – –
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$222K -$60.8K -3,060 -21%
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$186K -$338 -17 -0.2%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$169K +$140K +7,043 +470%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$155K -$14.5K -730 -9%
BA
42
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$145K -$71.6K -3,608 -33%
FQ
43
First Quadrant
California
$136K – – –
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$132K +$133K +6,684 +334,200%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$108K – – –
Wells Fargo
46
Wells Fargo
California
$87K -$4.01K -202 -4%
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$86K +$54.2K +2,729 +168%
Legal & General Group
48
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$64K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$59.3K -$6.2K -312 -9%
BGIM
50
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$36K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

57 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $80.5M — up 5.6% from $76.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new WTBA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $484K. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.23M.

  • 57 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2015, up from 55 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $80.5M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2015, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $484K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2015 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $1.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.