West Bancorporation
WTBA
56 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.9M invested in West Bancorporation in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 57 → 56 (-1)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $69.6M → $55.9M (-$13.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
|
+$240K |
| 2 |
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$172K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$156K |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$130K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$123K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.16M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$540K |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$324K |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$195K |
| 5 |
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$119K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
BlackRock
New York
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
52
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $7K | +$3.97K | +268 | +101% |
|
53
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $5K | +$1.08K | +73 | +26% |
|
54
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
GSC
55
Ground Swell Capital
Folly Beach,
South Carolina
| $2K | -$741 | -50 | -25% |
|
56
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $130 | – | – | – |
|
|
CS
57
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$195K | -12,773 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
58
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$21K | -1,364 | Closed |
|
59
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$5K | -360 | Closed |
|
|
GC
60
Globeflex Capital
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1K | -89 | Closed |
|
WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
56 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $55.9M — down 20% from $69.6M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in WTBA was balanced in Q3 2014: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Maltese Capital Management, adding an estimated $240K. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $8.16M.
- 56 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q3 2014, down from 57 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $55.9M of West Bancorporation stock for Q3 2014, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q3 2014 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $240K added.
- The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q3 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $8.16M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.