West Bancorporation
WTBA
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCM
BTC Capital Management
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$2.2M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.25M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$416K |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$350K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$275K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Ativo Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.04M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$868K |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$737K |
| 4 |
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$421K |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$225K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DA
76
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | +$42 | +2 | +0.9% |
|
|
SFSIG
78
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
| $2K | +$1.88K | +89 | New |
|
|
RWML
79
RAFFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
Washington,
District of Columbia
| $706 | – | – | – |
|
|
ACM
80
Ativo Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.04M | -44,323 | Closed |
|
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.