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West Bancorporation
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in West Bancorporation in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 23

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 80 (+5)

3.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.1% → 36.92% (+3.8%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127M → $115M (-$11.9M)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
7
Increased
29
Reduced
23
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
+$2.2M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.25M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$416K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$350K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$275K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
-$1.04M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$868K
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$737K
4
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$421K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$225K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$673K -$36.6K -1,730 -5%
MAM
27
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$556K -$421K -19,915 -41%
TA
28
Teachers Advisors
New York
$536K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
29
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$475K +$11.2K +528 +2%
B
30
Bailard
California
$452K -$104K -4,900 -17%
Acadian Asset Management
31
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$452K -$24.4K -1,155 -5%
OCG
32
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$429K +$52.8K +2,500 +13%
Assenagon Asset Management
33
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$428K -$13.1K -618 -3%
RhumbLine Advisers
34
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$419K +$141K +6,655 +44%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$408K -$737K -34,886 -62%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$390K +$112K +5,321 +35%
OAM
37
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$371K -$204K -9,638 -33%
American Century Companies
38
American Century Companies
Missouri
$370K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
39
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$344K +$528 +25 +0.1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
40
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$334K – – –
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$334K +$16.9K +800 +5%
SBWIC
42
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$307K – – –
Millennium Management
43
Millennium Management
New York
$257K -$157K -7,445 -36%
Bessemer Group
44
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$235K -$55K -2,600 -17%
SIM
45
Spark Investment Management
New York
$234K -$44.2K -2,093 -15%
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$224K +$51.4K +2,432 +26%
MSL
47
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$223K -$65.7K -3,110 -21%
ISB
48
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$215K – – –
ACA
49
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$213K +$237K +11,200 New
SC
50
Sepio Capital
Utah
$208K +$230K +10,889 New
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

80 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $115M — down 9.4% from $127M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new WTBA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BTC Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.2M. The largest seller was Ativo Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.04M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2018, up from 75 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $115M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2018, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2018 was BTC Capital Management, an estimated $2.2M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2018 was Ativo Capital Management, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.