WTBA Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 4.58%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $14,230.53
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $517,097.00

West Bancorporation Insider Trading History Chart

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West Bancorporation Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $22.48
Price Change: Price Decrease of -0.25 (-1.10%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

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West Bancorporation Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/24/2025George D MilliganDirectorSell10,000$21.71$217,100.0053,195View SEC Filing Icon  
11/21/2025George D MilliganDirectorSell5,826$22.00$128,172.0063,195View SEC Filing Icon  
11/11/2025Douglas R. GullingDirectorSell7,900$21.75$171,825.0072,338View SEC Filing Icon  
2/19/2025David D. NelsonCEOBuy639$22.27$14,230.53124,866View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2024Douglas R. GullingDirectorSell4,000$23.61$94,440.0080,709View SEC Filing Icon  
11/22/2023David D. NelsonCEOBuy731$18.22$13,318.82105,567View SEC Filing Icon  
8/23/2023David D. NelsonCEOBuy705$18.66$13,155.30104,836View SEC Filing Icon  
5/24/2023David D. NelsonCEOBuy753$17.23$12,974.19104,131View SEC Filing Icon  
5/17/2023Sean Patrick McmurrayDirectorBuy5,000$16.10$80,500.0043,447View SEC Filing Icon  
5/16/2023David D. NelsonCEOBuy1,000$15.72$15,720.0083,348View SEC Filing Icon  
5/8/2023George D MilliganDirectorBuy5,000$16.00$80,000.0065,338View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA)

44.30% of West Bancorporation 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

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West Bancorporation Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/17/2025Millennium Management LLC22,771$0.46M0.0%-61.6%0.134%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.7,106$0.14M0.0%-14.1%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE10,493$0.21M0.0%-9.6%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.20,290$0.41M0.0%+10.9%0.120%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Two Sigma Investments LP39,200$0.80M0.0%+102.5%0.231%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC15,024$0.31M0.0%N/A0.089%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Squarepoint Ops LLC19,638$0.40M0.0%-5.4%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Rhino Investment Partners Inc94,392$1.92M0.6%N/A0.557%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership58,655$1.19M0.0%+14.5%0.346%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG37,487$0.76M0.0%+1.8%0.221%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Basepoint Wealth LLC35,497$0.72M0.5%+1.3%0.210%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets3,017$61K0.0%+86.5%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.1,455$30K0.0%+4,593.5%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Aptus Capital Advisors LLC402,664$8.18M0.1%+15.2%2.377%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP655,560$13.32M0.0%-2.0%3.870%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC42,751$0.87M0.2%-67.1%0.252%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Vanguard Group Inc.875,719$17.80M0.0%+4.5%5.169%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.9,334$0.19M0.0%+20.5%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Fortress Financial Group LLC18,028$0.37M0.3%-6.4%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Rhumbline Advisers22,848$0.46M0.0%-2.8%0.135%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025LexAurum Advisors LLC24,358$0.50M0.1%-13.0%0.144%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2025West Bancorporation Inc.424,437$8.63M4.8%-0.8%2.506%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/16/2025City State Bank9,354$0.19M0.1%+17.6%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/15/2025CWM LLC1,672$34K0.0%+157.6%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/15/2025Independent Wealth Network Inc.9,930$0.20M0.1%N/A0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/14/2025Foster Group Inc.30,252$0.62M0.0%-1.7%0.179%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 3,784$74K0.0%+662.9%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets1,618$32K0.0%+68.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Bank of America Corp DE11,601$0.23M0.0%-19.5%0.068%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Jane Street Group LLC16,901$0.33M0.0%-27.4%0.100%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.8,277$0.16M0.0%-13.5%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Marshall Wace LLP17,984$0.35M0.0%N/A0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP11,017$0.22M0.0%+6.7%0.065%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership51,227$1.01M0.0%N/A0.302%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.10,633$0.21M0.0%-4.8%0.063%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Choreo LLC14,967$0.29M0.0%+7.2%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025American Century Companies Inc.116,481$2.29M0.0%-0.5%0.688%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Franklin Resources Inc.10,807$0.21M0.0%N/A0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.7,749$0.15M0.0%-72.7%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2025Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH13,078$0.26M0.0%-58.9%0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2025Geode Capital Management LLC360,564$7.08M0.0%-1.7%2.128%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2025Los Angeles Capital Management LLC19,830$0.39M0.0%N/A0.117%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/28/2025Mutual Advisors LLC28,674$0.54M0.0%+8.9%0.169%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2025West Bancorporation Inc.427,722$8.40M5.3%-0.7%2.528%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/10/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC96,097$2.03M0.0%-1.4%0.568%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/27/2025Goldman Sachs Group Inc.36,494$0.73M0.0%-22.2%0.216%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/29/2025Rhumbline Advisers23,963$0.48M0.0%-2.2%0.142%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/21/2025Acadian Asset Management LLC17,436$0.35M0.0%+27.9%0.103%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/19/2025Jane Street Group LLC23,272$0.46M0.0%N/A0.138%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025Goldman Sachs Group Inc.36,494$0.73M0.0%-22.2%0.216%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Royal Bank of Canada38,547$0.77M0.0%+7.5%0.228%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Trexquant Investment LP21,854$0.44M0.0%+32.9%0.129%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2025Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.11,171$0.22M0.0%+5.1%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025Aptus Capital Advisors LLC318,381$6.35M0.1%+12.7%1.881%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025American Century Companies Inc.117,053$2.33M0.0%-3.6%0.692%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/12/2025Nuveen LLC45,807$0.91M0.0%N/A0.271%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2025Deutsche Bank AG13,630$0.27M0.0%-20.9%0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2025Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC200,505$4M1.1%-4.2%1.185%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2025US Bancorp DE10,000$0.20M0.0%-56.5%0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2025Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH31,812$0.63M0.0%N/A0.188%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2025Choreo LLC13,967$0.28M0.0%-23.4%0.083%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2025Bank of New York Mellon Corp121,436$2.42M0.0%-2.9%0.721%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/28/2025Mutual Advisors LLC26,336$0.50M0.0%-6.5%0.156%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2025West Bancorporation Inc.430,557$8.59M5.8%-0.7%2.558%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/16/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC97,457$1.94M0.0%+330.5%0.579%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/8/2025Rhumbline Advisers23,963$0.48M0.0%-2.2%0.142%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/7/2025GAMMA Investing LLC13,759$0.27M0.0%+4,644.5%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Squarepoint Ops LLC19,786$0.43M0.0%-17.4%0.118%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Two Sigma Advisers LP13,800$0.30M0.0%-8.6%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Two Sigma Investments LP15,377$0.33M0.0%-23.0%0.091%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Millennium Management LLC27,590$0.60M0.0%+98.9%0.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Deutsche Bank AG17,236$0.37M0.0%+15.6%0.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE21,599$0.47M0.0%+40.5%0.128%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets1,949$42K0.0%-45.6%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Aptus Capital Advisors LLC282,404$6.11M0.1%+22.4%1.678%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Northern Trust Corp134,904$2.92M0.0%+2.0%0.801%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD33,928$0.74M0.0%+2.4%0.202%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP678,587$14.69M0.0%-0.2%4.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025First Trust Advisors LP10,461$0.23M0.0%N/A0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Barclays PLC24,256$0.53M0.0%+15.6%0.144%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Renaissance Technologies LLC204,152$4.42M0.0%-7.3%1.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN12,157$0.26M0.0%+20.4%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Trexquant Investment LP16,444$0.36M0.0%N/A0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Geode Capital Management LLC355,367$7.70M0.0%-0.3%2.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC209,319$4.53M1.0%-1.1%1.244%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.57,439$1.24M0.0%+121.4%0.341%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Corebridge Financial Inc.8,019$0.17M0.0%-7.0%0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Vanguard Group Inc.794,238$17.20M0.0%-2.2%4.719%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC10,703$0.23M0.0%N/A0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2025Proficio Capital Partners LLC36,264$0.79M0.0%N/A0.215%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2025US Bancorp DE23,000$0.50M0.0%-58.4%0.137%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2025Fortress Financial Group LLC18,816$0.41M0.4%N/A0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2025Proficio Capital Partners LLC36,264$0.79M0.0%N/A0.215%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2025Bank of New York Mellon Corp125,049$2.71M0.0%+17.0%0.743%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2025West Bancorporation Inc.433,392$9.38M6.2%-1.6%2.575%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/22/2025Legacy Bridge LLC266,001$5.76M3.0%-9.1%1.581%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/21/2025LexAurum Advisors LLC27,386$0.59M0.1%-10.7%0.163%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/17/2025Mutual Advisors LLC28,176$0.59M0.0%+2.6%0.167%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/17/2025SG Americas Securities LLC6,658$0.14M0.0%+11.3%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/13/2025City State Bank8,354$0.18M0.1%+6.4%0.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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West Bancorporation logo
West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the financial holding company provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit. The company also provides loan products comprising commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans, commercial lines of credit, and commercial term loans; consumer loans, including loans extended to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures not secured by real estate; and 1-4 family residential mortgages and home equity loans. In addition, it offers online and mobile banking, treasury management services including cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit, and fraud protection services; merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards; and administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Today's Range

Now: $22.48
Low: $22.25
High: $22.71

50 Day Range

MA: $21.06
Low: $19.15
High: $22.73

52 Week Range

Now: $22.48
Low: $17.31
High: $24.16

Volume

19,205 shs

Average Volume

28,242 shs

Market Capitalization

$380.81 million

P/E Ratio

11.83

Dividend Yield

4.40%

Beta

0.84

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of West Bancorporation?

West Bancorporation's top insider shareholders include:
  1. David D Nelson (CEO)
  2. Douglas R Gulling (Director)
  3. George D Milligan (Director)
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Who are the major institutional investors of West Bancorporation?

West Bancorporation's top institutional investors include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 5.17%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 3.87%
  3. West Bancorporation Inc. — 2.51%
  4. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC — 2.38%
  5. Rhino Investment Partners Inc — 0.56%
  6. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership — 0.35%
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Which institutional investors are selling West Bancorporation stock?

Within the previous quarter, WTBA stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC
  2. Millennium Management LLC
  3. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
  4. LexAurum Advisors LLC
  5. West Bancorporation Inc.
  6. Fortress Financial Group LLC
  7. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.
  8. Squarepoint Ops LLC
In the previous year, company insiders that have sold West Bancorporation company stock include:
  1. David D Nelson (CEO)
  2. Douglas R Gulling (Director)
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Which institutional investors are buying West Bancorporation stock?

Within the last quarter, WTBA stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. Rhino Investment Partners Inc
  2. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC
  3. Vanguard Group Inc.
  4. Two Sigma Investments LP
  5. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC
  6. Independent Wealth Network Inc.
  7. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
  8. Alliancebernstein L.P.