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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
AIG
51
American International Group
New York
$200K -$1.69K -80 -0.8%
Russell Investments Group
52
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$186K – – –
MIM
53
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$153K – – –
RQS
54
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
$130K +$19.8K +937 +16%
BGIM
55
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$125K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
56
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$115K -$8.5K -402 -6%
US Bancorp
57
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$105K – – –
MLICM
58
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$102K – – –
Citigroup
59
Citigroup
New York
$97K +$16.4K +778 +18%
BTNA
60
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$69K +$76.1K +3,600 New
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$52K +$52.2K +2,471 +824%
Legal & General Group
62
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$46K – – –
AIP
63
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$26K – – –
NWM
64
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$24K – – –
SWM
65
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$19K – – –
MAM
66
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$18K -$8.45K -400 -29%
RCAG
67
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$17.1K – – –
AG
68
Advisor Group
Arizona
$13K +$1.06K +50 +8%
LTFS
69
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10K – – –
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10K +$2.35K +111 +27%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.2K -$3.55K -168 -31%
IA
72
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7K +$63 +3 +0.9%
Barclays
73
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5K -$129K -6,092 -96%
QT
74
Quantamental Technologies
New York
$4K +$4.23K +200 New
Canada Life
75
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3K -$127 -6 -3%
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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.