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West Bancorporation
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $74.1M invested in West Bancorporation in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.7M → $74.1M (+$3.37M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 56 (-1)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 21

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
56
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.75%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
21
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$315K
2
ACM
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
+$302K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$151K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$122K
5
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
+$112K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$520K
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$352K
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$349K
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$242K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$193K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$387K – – –
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$386K +$53.5K +2,899 +16%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$374K -$97.5K -5,290 -21%
NFA
29
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$365K -$14.8K -800 -4%
ISB
30
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$338K – – –
SBWIC
31
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$333K +$79.3K +4,300 +32%
T. Rowe Price Associates
32
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$330K – – –
WCM
33
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$272K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$271K – – –
SIM
35
Spark Investment Management
New York
$265K – – –
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$264K -$83.5K -4,530 -24%
BG
37
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$246K – – –
MLICM
38
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$211K – – –
AIG
39
American International Group
New York
$170K -$4.72K -256 -3%
BA
40
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$160K +$3.52K +191 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$145K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$144K -$8.34K -452 -6%
FQ
43
First Quadrant
California
$128K – – –
BGIM
44
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$106K +$1.84K +100 +2%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$102K – – –
Wells Fargo
46
Wells Fargo
California
$80K -$7.89K -428 -9%
BlackRock
47
BlackRock
New York
$80K +$59.8K +3,242 +302%
Legal & General Group
48
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$57K – – –
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$44K -$242K -13,151 -85%
AIM
50
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$23K -$53.3K -2,888 -70%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

56 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $74.1M — up 4.8% from $70.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of WTBA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $315K. The largest seller was Bridgeway Capital Management, cutting an estimated $520K.

  • 56 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q2 2016, down from 57 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $74.1M of West Bancorporation stock for Q2 2016, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q2 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $315K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q2 2016 was Bridgeway Capital Management, an estimated $520K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.