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CWBC Insider Trading (Community West Bancshares)

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Insider Ownership Percentage: 22.17%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $216,458.87

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $0.00

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Community West Bancshares Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/3/2022	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	11,000	$9.56	$105,160.00	593,538
3/17/2022	Timothy Joseph Stronks	COO	Buy	1,500	$14.02	$21,030.00
3/1/2022	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	366	$13.69	$5,010.54
12/2/2021	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	378	$13.08	$4,944.24
11/26/2021	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	660	$12.80	$8,448.00
11/16/2021	Suzanne Marie Chadwick	Director	Buy	20	$12.99	$259.80
11/5/2021	Dana L. Boutain	Director	Buy	1,000	$13.05	$13,050.00
9/14/2021	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	1,022	$12.99	$13,275.78	803,814
9/2/2021	Martin E. Plourd	CEO	Buy	300	$13.50	$4,050.00	98,100
9/1/2021	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	363	$13.52	$4,907.76	70,752
8/30/2021	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	400	$13.50	$5,400.00	581,378
8/27/2021	Dana L. Boutain	Director	Buy	801	$13.69	$10,965.69
8/25/2021	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	540	$13.50	$7,290.00	802,792
8/17/2021	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	250	$13.90	$3,475.00	802,252
8/13/2021	Suzanne Marie Chadwick	Director	Buy	30	$14.07	$422.10
8/6/2021	Martin E. Plourd	CEO	Buy	300	$13.60	$4,080.00	97,800
6/2/2021	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	363	$12.92	$4,689.96	70,139
3/11/2021	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	250	$12.47	$3,117.50	76,650
3/3/2021	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	1,000	$10.27	$10,270.00	801,298
3/1/2021	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	360	$10.24	$3,686.40	66,776
12/1/2020	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	324	$8.59	$2,783.16	61,416
11/13/2020	John D Illgen	Director	Sell	5,943	$8.25	$49,029.75	29,057
9/1/2020	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	306	$8.22	$2,515.32	61,092
6/1/2020	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	357	$7.00	$2,499.00	60,786
6/1/2020	Timothy Joseph Stronks	COO	Buy	1,000	$6.61	$6,610.00
5/21/2020	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	1,000	$6.30	$6,300.00	580,568
5/13/2020	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	7,000	$6.58	$46,060.00	577,568
5/11/2020	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	43	$6.65	$285.95	572,568
5/6/2020	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	20	$6.67	$133.40	571,676
4/29/2020	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	800	$6.56	$5,248.00	76,300
4/28/2020	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	3,000	$6.10	$18,300.00	569,656
3/4/2020	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$10.70	$5,350.00	75,500
3/2/2020	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	271	$11.20	$3,035.20	55,429
2/3/2020	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	100	$11.31	$1,131.00	75,000
1/30/2020	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$11.35	$5,675.00	74,900
12/2/2019	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	282	$10.69	$3,014.58	54,894
9/16/2019	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	1,917	$9.75	$18,690.75	800,298
9/11/2019	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	814	$9.75	$7,936.50	798,381
9/3/2019	Kirk Stovesand	Director	Buy	307	$9.77	$2,999.39	54,612
8/23/2019	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	6,763	$9.69	$65,533.47	794,067
8/21/2019	William R. Peeples	Director	Buy	3,263	$9.70	$31,651.10	794,067
8/13/2019	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	500	$9.67	$4,835.00	568,656
7/31/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$9.83	$4,915.00	75,000
6/17/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$9.85	$4,925.00	75,000
6/14/2019	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	22	$9.73	$214.06	568,156
6/12/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$9.87	$4,935.00	74,000
6/10/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$9.77	$4,885.00	73,000
6/7/2019	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	1,000	$9.75	$9,750.00	568,134
6/5/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$9.92	$4,960.00	72,000
6/3/2019	Fifth Street Station Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	245,224	$19.99	$4,902,027.76	2,845,788
6/3/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$10.12	$5,060.00	71,000
6/3/2019	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	1,000	$9.90	$9,900.00	567,134
5/31/2019	Martin E Plourd	CEO	Buy	500	$10.07	$5,035.00	70,500
5/22/2019	Robert Bartlein	Director	Buy	1,000	$9.95	$9,950.00	566,134

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC)

27.19% of Community West Bancshares stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Community West Bancshares Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
5/17/2022	Jane Street Group LLC	11,802	$0.17M	0.0%	N/A	0.136%
5/17/2022	First Manhattan Co.	42,757	$0.60M	0.0%	+4.6%	0.493%
5/16/2022	State Street Corp	11,909	$0.17M	0.0%	-64.7%	0.137%
5/13/2022	Renaissance Technologies LLC	15,300	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.176%
5/13/2022	Vanguard Group Inc.	56,922	$0.80M	0.0%	-52.1%	0.656%
5/13/2022	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	148,754	$2.08M	0.0%	-0.8%	1.714%
5/11/2022	BHZ Capital Management LP	68,368	$0.96M	0.3%	-2.0%	0.787%
2/23/2022	BlackRock Inc.	31,318	$0.42M	0.0%	+2.7%	0.363%
2/10/2022	Sonen Capital LLC	48,400	$0.64M	0.6%	N/A	0.562%
2/9/2022	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	150,004	$2M	0.0%	-3.1%	1.741%
2/9/2022	Cutler Capital Management LLC	318,838	$4.28M	1.6%	+1.9%	3.701%
2/4/2022	River Oaks Capital LLC	90,486	$1.21M	1.1%	N/A	1.050%
2/3/2022	River Oaks Capital LLC	1,213,417	$1.21M	1.1%	N/A	14.083%
1/26/2022	PL Capital Advisors LLC	530,916	$7.12M	1.7%	+11.9%	6.162%
11/16/2021	UBS Group AG	2,476	$33K	0.0%	-27.5%	0.029%
11/16/2021	Wellington Management Group LLP	253,419	$3.36M	0.0%	-2.9%	2.951%
11/15/2021	FJ Capital Management LLC	93,000	$1.22M	0.1%	-3.1%	1.083%
11/12/2021	Geode Capital Management LLC	11,022	$0.15M	0.0%	N/A	0.128%
11/9/2021	BlackRock Inc.	30,495	$0.40M	0.0%	+8.9%	0.355%
11/4/2021	BHZ Capital Management LP	69,768	$0.91M	0.3%	-3.9%	0.812%
10/8/2021	Eidelman Virant Capital	15,000	$0.20M	0.1%	-11.9%	0.175%
8/17/2021	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	95,157	$1.25M	0.0%	-6.6%	1.108%
8/16/2021	State Street Corp	30,615	$0.40M	0.0%	+73.9%	0.356%
8/13/2021	Vanguard Group Inc.	108,870	$1.46M	0.0%	+2.2%	1.268%
8/6/2021	FJ Capital Management LLC	96,000	$1.28M	0.1%	+7.3%	1.126%
8/4/2021	Cutler Capital Management LLC	311,038	$4.17M	1.6%	+6.3%	3.646%
8/2/2021	PL Capital Advisors LLC	474,460	$6.36M	1.6%	+9.1%	5.565%
7/13/2021	North Star Investment Management Corp.	23,784	$0.32M	0.0%	N/A	0.279%
5/14/2021	PL Capital Advisors LLC	434,875	$5.58M	1.4%	+53.3%	5.101%
5/14/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	154,924	$1.99M	0.0%	+2.3%	1.817%
5/10/2021	BHZ Capital Management LP	72,568	$0.93M	0.3%	+2.1%	0.851%
4/20/2021	Eidelman Virant Capital	17,018	$0.22M	0.1%	-43.3%	0.200%
3/8/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	151,420	$1.38M	0.0%	-1.9%	1.787%
2/25/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	151,420	$1.38M	0.0%	-1.9%	1.787%
1/28/2021	Cutler Capital Management LLC	292,538	$2.66M	1.2%	+5.3%	3.453%
1/26/2021	Eidelman Virant Capital	30,000	$0.27M	0.1%	-14.3%	0.354%
1/26/2021	PL Capital Advisors LLC	283,614	$2.58M	0.8%	+23.1%	3.347%
11/13/2020	Morgan Stanley	14,377	$0.12M	0.0%	+7,198.0%	0.170%
11/13/2020	Stilwell Value LLC	13,532	$0.11M	0.1%	-91.4%	0.160%
11/10/2020	State Street Corp	12,368	$99K	0.0%	N/A	0.146%
10/29/2020	PL Capital Advisors LLC	230,361	$1.85M	0.8%	+27.7%	2.719%
8/17/2020	Patriot Financial Partners GP LP	10,097	$85K	0.0%	N/A	0.119%
8/12/2020	Siena Capital Partners GP LLC	194,467	$1.64M	0.8%	-16.8%	2.296%
8/5/2020	PL Capital Advisors LLC	180,361	$1.52M	0.6%	+192.0%	2.129%
7/16/2020	Wedbush Securities Inc.	72,946	$0.61M	0.1%	+30.6%	0.861%
7/14/2020	Stilwell Value LLC	157,900	$1.33M	1.4%	+316.6%	1.864%
7/9/2020	Fourthstone LLC	50,000	$0.42M	0.4%	N/A	0.590%
5/14/2020	M3F Inc.	135,293	$0.82M	0.6%	+4.2%	1.597%
5/14/2020	Wellington Management Group LLP	241,607	$1.47M	0.0%	+0.8%	2.852%
5/6/2020	BHZ Capital Management LP	71,255	$0.43M	0.2%	-20.8%	0.841%
4/17/2020	Wedbush Securities Inc.	55,846	$0.34M	0.0%	+21.8%	0.659%
2/19/2020	PL Capital Advisors LLC	61,004	$0.68M	0.2%	N/A	0.720%
2/12/2020	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	412,288	$4.58M	0.7%	-8.9%	4.868%
2/10/2020	Patriot Financial Partners GP LP	10,000	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.118%
2/7/2020	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	2,872	$32K	0.0%	+68.6%	0.034%
10/17/2019	Wedbush Securities Inc.	45,858	$0.45M	0.0%	+5.1%	0.542%
8/16/2019	First Manhattan Co.	33,888	$0.33M	0.0%	+38.4%	0.400%
8/9/2019	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	454,760	$4.39M	0.8%	-1.2%	5.375%
8/9/2019	Cutler Capital Management LLC	273,983	$2.64M	1.1%	+26.5%	3.237%
8/1/2019	Wedbush Securities Inc.	43,614	$0.42M	0.0%	+4.8%	0.516%
5/10/2019	Context BH Capital Management LP	93,597	$0.95M	0.2%	+17.4%	1.108%
4/30/2019	Cutler Capital Management LLC	216,639	$2.21M	0.9%	+40.1%	2.564%
4/17/2019	Wedbush Securities Inc.	41,614	$0.42M	0.0%	+3.9%	0.492%
4/1/2019	Deutsche Bank AG	10,188	$0.10M	0.0%	-12.8%	0.120%
2/15/2019	Context BH Capital Management LP	79,758	$0.80M	0.2%	+7.4%	0.963%
2/13/2019	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	150,460	$1.51M	0.0%	+6.6%	1.817%
1/30/2019	M3F Inc.	126,752	$1.27M	1.2%	+21.3%	1.531%
1/29/2019	D.A. Davidson & CO.	10,477	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.127%
1/25/2019	Cutler Capital Management LLC	154,600	$1.55M	0.7%	+6.9%	1.867%
1/17/2019	Arlington Financial Advisors LLC	18,700	$0.19M	0.1%	-7.0%	0.226%
11/13/2018	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	141,130	$1.69M	0.0%	+4.6%	1.704%
11/8/2018	Alliancebernstein L.P.	94,290	$1.13M	0.0%	-16.4%	1.139%
8/13/2018	Renaissance Technologies LLC	16,660	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.202%
8/10/2018	Western Standard LLC	13,712	$0.16M	0.2%	N/A	0.166%
8/8/2018	Maltese Capital Management LLC	55,444	$0.65M	0.0%	-76.3%	0.672%
5/16/2018	ZPR Investment Management	14,728	$0.17M	0.2%	-46.0%	0.179%
5/11/2018	Maltese Capital Management LLC	233,945	$2.66M	0.2%	-14.2%	2.846%
2/13/2018	Alliancebernstein L.P.	146,802	$1.56M	0.0%	-5.6%	1.792%
2/9/2018	Wedbush Securities Inc.	41,055	$0.44M	0.1%	-16.6%	0.501%
2/5/2018	Maltese Capital Management LLC	272,696	$2.90M	0.2%	+6.1%	3.330%
2/1/2018	Arlington Financial Advisors LLC	20,100	$0.23M	0.1%	N/A	0.245%
10/31/2017	Wedbush Securities Inc.	49,243	$0.51M	0.1%	+29.2%	0.604%
8/15/2017	ZPR Investment Management	24,254	$0.25M	0.4%	+113.9%	0.297%
8/11/2017	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	127,970	$1.33M	0.0%	+1.0%	1.568%
8/11/2017	California Public Employees Retirement System	24,654	$0.26M	0.0%	No Change	0.302%
8/11/2017	Context BH Capital Management LP	60,274	$0.61M	0.2%	+5.2%	0.739%
8/10/2017	Alliancebernstein L.P.	161,575	$1.63M	0.0%	-8.5%	1.980%
8/8/2017	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	511,835	$5.17M	1.0%	-0.2%	6.273%
8/4/2017	M3F Inc.	98,485	$1M	1.1%	No Change	1.215%
8/2/2017	Wedbush Securities Inc.	38,100	$0.39M	0.0%	No Change	0.470%
7/28/2017	First Manhattan Co.	23,888	$0.24M	0.0%	No Change	0.295%
7/26/2017	Cutler Capital Management LLC	142,100	$1.44M	0.7%	No Change	1.754%

Data available starting January 2016

Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for Community West Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products and services in California. The company offers deposit products, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and fixed rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposit; and cash management products. It also provides commercial, commercial real estate, consumer, manufactured housing, and small business administration loans, as well as agricultural loans for real estate and operating lines; home equity lines of credit collateralized by residential real estate; single family real estate loans; and installment loans consisting of automobile and general-purpose loans. The company serves small to medium-sized businesses and their owners, professionals, high-net worth individuals, and non-profit organizations. It operates through a network of seven branch banking offices in Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Oxnard, and Paso Robles. Community West Bancshares was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Goleta, California.

Today's Range

Now: $13.68

$13.51

$13.69

50 Day Range

MA: $14.09

$13.60

$15.90

52 Week Range

Now: $13.68

$12.00

$16.55

Volume

1,651 shs

Average Volume

1,802 shs

Market Capitalization

$118.74 million

P/E Ratio

8.55

Dividend Yield

2.19%

Beta

0.92

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Community West Bancshares?: Community West Bancshares' top insider investors include:
William R Peeples (Director)
William R Peeples (Director)
Kirk Stovesand (Director)
Robert Bartlein (Director)
Martin E Plourd (CEO)
Martin E Plourd (CEO)
John D Illgen (Director)
Dana L Boutain (Director)
Suzanne Marie Chadwick (Director)
Timothy Joseph Stronks (COO)
Learn More about top insider investors at Community West Bancshares.
Who are the major institutional investors of Community West Bancshares?: Community West Bancshares' top institutional investors include:
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 1.71%
BHZ Capital Management LP — 0.79%
Vanguard Group Inc. — 0.66%
First Manhattan Co. — 0.49%
Renaissance Technologies LLC — 0.18%
State Street Corp — 0.14%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Community West Bancshares stock.
Which institutional investors are selling Community West Bancshares stock?: Within the last quarter, CWBC stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Vanguard Group Inc.
State Street Corp
BHZ Capital Management LP
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Which institutional investors are buying Community West Bancshares stock?: Within the last quarter, CWBC stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Jane Street Group LLC
First Manhattan Co.
Within the previous year, these company insiders have bought Community West Bancshares stock:
William R Peeples (Director)
William R Peeples (Director)
Kirk Stovesand (Director)
Robert Bartlein (Director)
Martin E Plourd (CEO)
Martin E Plourd (CEO)
John D Illgen (Director)
Dana L Boutain (Director)
Suzanne Marie Chadwick (Director)
Learn More investors buying Community West Bancshares stock.