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West Bancorporation
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in West Bancorporation in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 20

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $116M (+$5.29M)

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.82% → 29.23% (+0.42%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 63 (-2)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $317K

Holders
63
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
2
Increased
23
Reduced
20
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
$317K
Net Calls
-$317K
Net Calls Change
-$95K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$1.2M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$834K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$420K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$381K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$311K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$860K
2
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
-$346K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$291K
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$201K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$140K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
26
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$627K -$55.9K -2,470 -9%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$566K -$3.53K -156 -0.7%
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$504K -$106K -4,702 -19%
RhumbLine Advisers
29
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$462K +$3.05K +135 +0.7%
SIM
30
Spark Investment Management
New York
$461K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
31
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$440K – – –
SBWIC
32
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$437K – – –
OAM
33
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$431K +$31.6K +1,399 +9%
NFA
34
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$418K -$6.79K -300 -2%
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$408K +$137K +6,068 +57%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$390K – – –
ISB
37
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$386K -$6.79K -300 -2%
AllianceBernstein
38
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$383K -$4.52K -200 -1%
MLICM
39
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$277K – – –
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$269K +$249K +10,998 New
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$260K +$18K +796 +8%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$253K +$19.6K +866 +9%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
43
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$225K -$3.82K -169 -2%
MAM
44
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$210K -$33.9K -1,500 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$182K +$33.3K +1,471 +25%
Bessemer Group
46
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$156K – – –
BGIM
47
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$134K -$1.49K -66 -1%
US Bancorp
48
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$134K – – –
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$110K +$29.1K +1,288 +40%
Legal & General Group
50
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$103K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

63 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $116M — up 4.8% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of WTBA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, cutting an estimated $860K.

  • 63 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q3 2017, down from 65 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $116M of West Bancorporation stock for Q3 2017, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q3 2017 was Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q3 2017 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $860K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.