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West Bancorporation
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $127M invested in West Bancorporation in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 21

0.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.25% → 33.1% (-0.15%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 75 (-5)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $127M (-$9.26M)

71% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
75
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
31
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$833K
2
LGC
Laurel Grove Capital
California
+$680K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$666K
4
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$595K
5
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$565K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
-$2.68M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.43M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$539K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$519K
5
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
-$467K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$870K +$33.2K +1,350 +4%
OAM
27
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$682K -$71.9K -2,928 -9%
B
28
Bailard
California
$672K +$73.7K +3,000 +12%
TA
29
Teachers Advisors
New York
$660K -$6.58K -268 -0.9%
LGC
30
Laurel Grove Capital
California
$651K +$680K +27,700 New
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$612K +$87.8K +3,575 +16%
Acadian Asset Management
32
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$584K -$41.9K -1,705 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
33
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$572K +$3.95K +161 +0.7%
Assenagon Asset Management
34
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$541K +$565K +23,027 New
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$491K +$161K +6,555 +46%
OCG
36
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$468K +$240K +9,753 +96%
American Century Companies
37
American Century Companies
Missouri
$456K +$102K +4,142 +27%
T. Rowe Price Associates
38
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$423K -$2.53K -103 -0.6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
39
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$411K – – –
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$392K +$4.91K +200 +1%
SBWIC
41
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$378K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
42
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$359K -$5.53K -225 -1%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$355K +$72.4K +2,949 +24%
Bessemer Group
44
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$350K – – –
MSL
45
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$349K -$106K -4,300 -22%
SIM
46
Spark Investment Management
New York
$338K -$44.4K -1,807 -11%
ISB
47
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$265K – – –
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
$248K +$4.67K +190 +2%
Russell Investments Group
49
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$229K – – –
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$219K -$46.8K -1,906 -17%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

75 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $127M — down 6.8% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of WTBA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $833K. The largest seller was BTC Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.68M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q3 2018, down from 80 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $127M of West Bancorporation stock for Q3 2018, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q3 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $833K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q3 2018 was BTC Capital Management, an estimated $2.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.