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West Bancorporation
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in West Bancorporation in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.53% → 38.58% (-0.94%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 69 (-7)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $166M → $103M (-$62.6M)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
69
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-9.21%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
7
Increased
26
Reduced
23
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$484K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$352K
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$347K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$287K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$282K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
-$2.67M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$599K
3
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$482K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$428K
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$298K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$581K -$160K -7,400 -17%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$503K +$43.4K +2,011 +7%
RhumbLine Advisers
28
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$490K +$119K +5,500 +22%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$465K +$287K +13,294 +88%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$444K -$46.6K -2,161 -7%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
31
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$395K -$15.6K -725 -3%
ACA
32
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$389K +$36.3K +1,680 +8%
WG
33
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$325K +$25.8K +1,194 +6%
AllianceBernstein
34
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$316K +$8.63K +400 +2%
GC
35
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$313K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
36
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$309K +$2.16K +100 +0.5%
MCM
37
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$268K -$133K -6,170 -27%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$266K +$21.6K +1,000 +7%
CIC
39
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$265K -$10.8K -500 -3%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
40
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$264K -$169K -7,830 -33%
SBWIC
41
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$263K – – –
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$238K -$55.3K -2,563 -15%
US Bancorp
43
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$231K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
44
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$217K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$194K +$42.5K +1,968 +20%
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$166K +$219K +10,156 New
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$155K -$11.8K -547 -5%
MIM
48
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$131K – – –
Russell Investments Group
49
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$93K – – –
MLICM
50
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$87.5K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

69 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $103M — down 38% from $166M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of WTBA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $484K. The largest seller was BTC Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.67M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q1 2020, down from 76 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $103M of West Bancorporation stock for Q1 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q1 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $484K added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q1 2020 was BTC Capital Management, an estimated $2.67M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.