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West Bancorporation
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
56
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.75%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$240K
2
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$172K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$156K
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$130K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$123K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.16M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$540K
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$324K
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$195K
5
BFC
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
-$119K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$9.03M -$5.08K -343 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.72M +$44.4K +2,995 +0.6%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$5.33M -$324K -21,858 -5%
BFC
4
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$4.32M -$119K -8,000 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.52M -$540K -36,439 -13%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.38M -$64K -4,322 -2%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.49M +$41.6K +2,808 +2%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.42M +$130K +8,770 +5%
MCM
9
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$2.14M +$240K +16,200 +12%
LSV Asset Management
10
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.99M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.51M +$123K +8,299 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.35M -$28.3K -1,909 -2%
TCIM
13
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.02M -$67.2K -4,536 -6%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$887K +$67.5K +4,558 +8%
BCM
15
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$779K -$110K -7,400 -12%
BIM
16
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$740K +$28.2K +1,902 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$623K – – –
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$597K -$38.4K -2,590 -6%
NFA
19
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$450K -$104K -7,048 -18%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$424K +$156K +10,521 +54%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
21
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$418K +$5.45K +368 +1%
Prudential Financial
22
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$378K -$29.6K -1,997 -7%
TA
23
Teachers Advisors
New York
$314K – – –
ZIM
24
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$306K – – –
ISB
25
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$301K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

56 of the 3,446 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.