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West Bancorporation
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in West Bancorporation in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 19

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $166M (+$28.2M)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.69% → 39.53% (+0.84%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 76 (-4)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
76
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
7
Increased
33
Reduced
19
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LB
Legacy Bridge
Iowa
+$1.37M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.15M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.01M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$614K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$552K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$2.61M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$985K
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$589K
4
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$520K
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$347K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$970K +$185K +7,793 +26%
Invesco
27
Invesco
Georgia
$851K -$21.9K -923 -3%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$752K -$131K -5,519 -16%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$738K +$41.1K +1,728 +6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
30
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$638K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
31
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$628K -$2.71K -114 -0.5%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
32
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$615K – – –
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$599K +$329K +13,841 +145%
MCM
34
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$578K -$58.8K -2,473 -10%
ACA
35
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$567K +$86.5K +3,640 +20%
GC
36
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$490K +$5.35K +225 +1%
AllianceBernstein
37
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$484K -$7.13K -300 -2%
DCM
38
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$482K -$347K -14,592 -44%
T. Rowe Price Associates
39
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$482K +$15.1K +637 +4%
WG
40
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$479K +$33.1K +1,391 +8%
PPA
41
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$439K -$42.8K -1,800 -10%
CIC
42
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$428K – – –
SBWIC
43
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$413K – – –
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$413K +$192K +8,076 +101%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$392K – – –
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$388K +$360K +15,145 New
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$363K +$223K +9,388 +197%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$341K -$99.8K -4,200 -24%
Arrowstreet Capital
49
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$298K -$41.5K -1,745 -13%
MSL
50
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$295K +$273K +11,500 New
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

76 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $166M — up 20% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of WTBA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Legacy Bridge, adding an estimated $1.37M. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.61M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2019, down from 80 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $166M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2019 was Legacy Bridge, an estimated $1.37M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2019 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $2.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.