WEST BANCORPORATION INC WTBA
CAP STK · Common Stock · CUSIP 95123P106
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryState Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersWest Des Moines, IA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 16.8m as of 2024-04-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.82. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($1.8k notional), 2 hold puts ($10.7k).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 77 |
| Q4 2022 | 74 |
| Q1 2023 | 72 |
| Q2 2023 | 68 |
| Q3 2023 | 70 |
| Q4 2023 | 74 |
| Q1 2024 | 76 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 36 | 31 |
| Q1 2023 | 37 | 25 |
| Q2 2023 | 32 | 32 |
| Q3 2023 | 24 | 35 |
| Q4 2023 | 30 | 21 |
| Q1 2024 | 33 | 28 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $40.8k | $4.9k | 0.12 |
| Q4 2023 | $21.2k | $2.1k | 0.10 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8k | $10.7k | 6.00 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +133.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +29.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +23.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +21.6k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +19.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +18.5k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +16.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +14.3k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | New | +10.9k |
| Independent Wealth Network Inc. | New | +10.2k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -43.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Sold out | -23.6k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -19.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -11.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -11.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -10.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -10.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Sold out | -10.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -6.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -3.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.7k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $12.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $30.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $31.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $136.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $226.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $34.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $34.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $35.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | NELSON DAVID D CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Bought | $21.7k1.2k shares |
| 2024-02-21 | NELSON DAVID D CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Bought | $13.5k770 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $25.0m | Added +19.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.1m | Reduced -43.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 733.7k $13.1m | Added +21.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 677.4k $12.1m | Reduced -11.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 453.2k $8.1m | Added +133.1k |
| WEST BANCORPORATION INC 5.19% of their portfolio | 442.8k $7.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.7k $6.5m | Added +3.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.0k $6.0m | Added +14.3k |
| Legacy Bridge, LLC 3.17% of their portfolio | 304.2k $5.4m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 244.0k $4.4m | Reduced -19.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.6k $3.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 159.8k $2.8m | Added +16.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.2k $2.5m | Added +829 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.3k $2.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.2k $1.9m | Added +693 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $1.1m | Added +29.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $1.0m | Added +23.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.5k $971.5k | Reduced -834 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $784.8k | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $774.9k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.0k $749.0k | Added +647 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $713.2k | Reduced -6.5k |
| Starfox Financial Services, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 35.3k $566.5k | Unchanged |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 34.2k $610.1k | Unchanged |
| Foster Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.8k $548.6k | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $534.7k | Added +10.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $528.4k | Added +3.5k |
| LexAurum Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 28.5k $507.8k | Added +894 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $451.4k | Added +481 |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 25.3k $451.7k | First filing |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.1k $411.0k | Added +3.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $329.2k | New |
| Gilbert & Cook, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.8k $300.2k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $276.4k | Added +1.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $264.1k | Reduced -40 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $243.1k | Unchanged |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $227.2k | Added +141 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $197.2k | Reduced -11.2k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $195.8k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $186.7k | Added +1.2k |
| Independent Wealth Network Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.2k $182.0k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $178.0k | Reduced -10.7k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $167.6k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.5k $152.4k | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $146.9k | Added +3.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $142.5k | Reduced -69 |
| City State Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.9k $141.0k | Reduced -700 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.1k $126.6k | Reduced -48 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7k $102.4k | Added +736 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7k $101.0k | Reduced -3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6k $100.5k | Reduced -7 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5k $62.1k | Added +777 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $29.1k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $24.7k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $24.3k | Unchanged |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1k $20.3k | New |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 950 $16.9k | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 941 $17.0k | Reduced -56 |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 914 $16.3k | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 671 $12.0k | Reduced -282 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 633 $11.3k | Added +414 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 559 $10.0k | Reduced -971 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 558 $9.0k | Unchanged |
| Clarity Asset Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 500 $8.9k | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 235 $4.2k | Added +3 |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 227 $4.0k | New |
| Northwest Bank & Trust Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 155 $2.5k | Unchanged |
| Guardian Wealth Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 124 $2.2k | Added +2 |
| Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123 $2.0k | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31 $504 | New |
| GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18 $321 | Reduced -7 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16 $0 | Added +4 |
| Avior Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2 $35 | New |
| Covestor Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $0 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |