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West Bancorporation
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in West Bancorporation in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $126M (+$11.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 81 (+1)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.92% → 37.41% (+0.48%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.25%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
8
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.07M
2
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$757K
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$752K
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$609K
5
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$608K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.48M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.17M
3
B
Bailard
California
-$452K
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$291K
5
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
-$223K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
26
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$729K +$246K +11,537 +49%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$699K +$265K +12,450 +58%
OCG
28
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$645K +$186K +8,735 +39%
TA
29
Teachers Advisors
New York
$580K – – –
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
30
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$521K +$537K +25,200 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
31
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$515K – – –
MAM
32
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$511K -$93.9K -4,405 -15%
CIC
33
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$488K +$503K +23,600 New
RhumbLine Advisers
34
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$463K +$9.72K +456 +2%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$458K +$185K +8,693 +65%
OAM
36
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$417K +$15.6K +730 +4%
ACA
37
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$405K +$179K +8,400 +75%
Bessemer Group
38
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$376K +$126K +5,900 +48%
T. Rowe Price Associates
39
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$373K – – –
American Century Companies
40
American Century Companies
Missouri
$372K -$29.5K -1,385 -7%
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$368K +$6.4K +300 +2%
Morgan Stanley
42
Morgan Stanley
New York
$363K -$1.17M -54,697 -76%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$362K – – –
SBWIC
44
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$333K – – –
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$316K +$326K +15,305 New
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$305K +$64.6K +3,028 +26%
SIM
47
Spark Investment Management
New York
$254K – – –
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$246K -$182K -8,533 -42%
ISB
49
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$229K -$4.46K -209 -2%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$209K -$7.01K -329 -3%
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

81 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $126M — up 9.7% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new WTBA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $1.07M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $2.48M.

  • 81 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q1 2019, up from 80 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $126M of West Bancorporation stock for Q1 2019, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q1 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.07M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $2.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.