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West Bancorporation
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.3M invested in West Bancorporation in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.9M → $67.3M (+$11.3M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 16

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 51 (-5)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
51
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.93%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
17
Reduced
16
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.04M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$460K
3
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
+$121K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$116K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$109K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$1.61M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$117K
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$82.7K
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$79.4K
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$48K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$10.8M -$38K -2,390 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.43M +$116K +7,283 +1%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$7.54M +$1.04M +65,618 +17%
BFC
4
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$5.2M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.2M -$43.2K -2,716 -1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.13M +$52.6K +3,304 +1%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.91M -$82.7K -5,196 -3%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.83M -$79.4K -4,993 -3%
LSV Asset Management
9
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.47M +$68.4K +4,300 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.82M +$573 +36 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.7M +$75.7K +4,761 +5%
TCIM
12
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.23M +$1.02K +64 +0.1%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.11M +$39.9K +2,509 +4%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1M +$460K +28,910 +96%
BCM
15
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$939K – – –
BIM
16
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$891K +$636 +40 +0.1%
MCM
17
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$851K -$1.61M -101,200 -67%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$721K – – –
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$705K -$13.7K -864 -2%
NFA
20
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$522K -$18.6K -1,169 -4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
21
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$505K +$2K +126 +0.4%
ZIM
22
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$498K +$121K +7,618 +35%
Prudential Financial
23
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$455K – – –
TA
24
Teachers Advisors
New York
$378K – – –
ISB
25
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$363K – – –
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WTBA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

51 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in West Bancorporation (WTBA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $67.3M — up 20% from $55.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of WTBA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Maltese Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.61M.

  • 51 institutional investors held West Bancorporation (WTBA) as of Q4 2014, down from 56 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $67.3M of West Bancorporation stock for Q4 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new West Bancorporation positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest West Bancorporation buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $1.04M added.
  • The largest West Bancorporation seller in Q4 2014 was Maltese Capital Management, an estimated $1.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.