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West Bancorporation
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in West Bancorporation in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 20

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $128M → $137M (+$9.58M)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.28% → 33.05% (+1.8%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 78 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.3%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
26
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
+$2.69M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.32M
3
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.43M
4
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$1.04M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$844K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$3.13M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$884K
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$213K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$200K
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$193K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$852K +$218K +8,628 +35%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$786K -$884K -34,997 -53%
TA
28
Teachers Advisors
New York
$725K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
29
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$619K -$21.4K -848 -3%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$615K +$37.7K +1,493 +7%
Acadian Asset Management
31
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$593K +$498K +19,722 +570%
MSL
32
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$562K +$554K +21,940 New
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$551K +$544K +21,519 New
Russell Investments Group
34
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$500K – – –
First Trust Advisors
35
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$485K -$14.9K -588 -3%
CEP
36
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$476K +$469K +18,581 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
37
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$463K +$783 +31 +0.2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
38
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$448K – – –
SBWIC
39
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$420K – – –
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
40
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$416K – – –
SIM
41
Spark Investment Management
New York
$414K – – –
AllianceBernstein
42
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$412K +$20.2K +800 +5%
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$392K -$18.3K -725 -5%
American Century Companies
44
American Century Companies
Missouri
$390K – – –
Bessemer Group
45
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$381K +$215K +8,500 +133%
ISB
46
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$352K – – –
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$299K +$82.6K +3,270 +39%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$266K +$3.87K +153 +1%
OCG
49
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$261K +$11.8K +468 +5%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$260K -$13.8K -547 -5%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

78 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $137M — up 7.5% from $128M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new WTBA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BTC Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.69M. The largest seller was Banc Funds Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.13M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q1 2018, up from 77 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $137M of West Bancorporation stock for Q1 2018, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q1 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q1 2018 was BTC Capital Management, an estimated $2.69M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q1 2018 was Banc Funds Company, an estimated $3.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.