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  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
 Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
OMB Number:   3235-0006
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FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
03-31-2026
 
Check here if Amendment:      Amendment Number:
 
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
     adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:WEST BANCORPORATION INC 
Address:3330 Westown Parkway 
 WEST DES MOINES IA 50266 

Form 13F File Number:  028-19827 
CRD Number (if applicable):   
SEC File Number (if applicable):   


The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:SueAnn Niehaus 
Title:Vice President/Trust Operations 
Phone: 515-222-2399 

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ SueAnn Niehaus West Des Moines,  IOWA 04-23-2026 
[Signature][City, State][Date]

Do you wish to provide information pursuant to Special Instruction 5?        Yes      X  No

Report Type (Check only one.):

X  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

     13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

     13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:98 
Form 13F Information table Value Total:200,427,504 
 (round to nearest dollar)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F number(s) of all institutional investement managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

   No.NameForm 13F File NumberCRD No. (if applicable)SEC File No. (if applicable)CIK
West Bank     

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIPFIGI VALUE
(round to nearest dollar)
SHRS OR
PRN AMT
SH /
PRN
PUT /
CALL
INVESTMENT
DISCRETION
OTHER
MANAGER
VOTING AUTHORITY
SOLESHAREDNONE
Abbott LaboratoriesCOM002824100-527,9295,142SH-DFND15,14200
Abbvie INCCOM00287Y109-1,074,4014,940SH-DFND14,94000
Adams Diversified Equity FDCOM006212104-1,026,42246,890SH-DFND146,89000
Alphabet INCCAP STK CL A02079K305-549,8151,912SH-DFND11,91200
Alphabet INCCAP STK CL C02079K107-1,825,5776,364SH-DFND16,36400
Altria Group INCCOM02209S103-429,9916,516SH-DFND16,51600
Amazon com INCCOM023135106-1,216,7135,842SH-DFND15,84200
American Electric Power Company INCCOM025537101-325,2092,481SH-DFND12,48100
Amphenol Corp ACL A032095101-318,4022,520SH-DFND12,52000
Apple INCCOM037833100-4,342,09317,109SH-DFND117,10900
AT&T INCCOM00206R102-281,1459,698SH-DFND19,69800
Berkshire Hathaway INCCL B NEW084670702-804,0981,678SH-DFND11,67800
Broadcom INCCOM11135F101-326,5331,055SH-DFND11,05500
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Mngmt ACL A LMT VTG SHS113004105-4,137,89593,091SH-DFND193,09100
Caseys General Stores INCCOM147528103-259,846357SH-DFND135700
Chemed Corp NewCOM16359R103-245,531650SH-DFND165000
Chevron CorpCOM166764100-468,2152,263SH-DFND12,26300
Cisco Systems INCCOM17275R102-650,5928,385SH-DFND18,38500
Corteva INCCOM22052L104-362,4644,330SH-DFND14,33000
Costco Wholesale CorpCOM22160K105-1,305,3231,310SH-DFND11,31000
DBX ETF TRXTRACKRS S&P 500233051143-240,2844,035SH-DFND14,03500
Eli Lilly And COCOM532457108-616,246670SH-DFND167000
Emerson Electric COCOM291011104-260,9921,992SH-DFND11,99200
Eog Resources INCCOM26875P101-240,7091,665SH-DFND11,66500
Exxon Mobil CorpCOM30231G102-512,0343,018SH-DFND13,01800
Factset Resh Sys IncCOM303075105-202,235932SH-DFND193200
Fastenal CoCOM311900104-535,08511,532SH-DFND111,53200
Flexshares TRQLT DIV DEF IDX33939L845-212,6402,664SH-DFND12,66400
Goldman Sachs Equity EtfACTIVEBETA US LG381430503-454,0973,629SH-DFND13,62900
Honeywell International INCCOM438516106-337,2371,492SH-DFND11,49200
Industrial Select Sector SPDRSTATE STREET IND81369Y704-203,2951,257SH-DFND11,25700
International Business Machines CorpCOM459200101-379,3401,565SH-DFND11,56500
Invesco Exch Traded FD TR IIS&P500 PUR GWT46137V266-802,24517,164SH-DFND117,16400
Invesco Exchange Traded FD TRAFI US 1000 ETF46137V613-615,13312,942SH-DFND112,94200
Invesco Exchange Traded FD TS&P500 EQL WGT46137V357-834,2764,347SH-DFND14,34700
Invesco Qqq TrustUNIT SER 146090E103-3,492,5166,051SH-DFND16,05100
Ishares Gold TrustISHARES NEW464285204-349,2023,961SH-DFND13,96100
ISHARES MSCI ACWI Index FundMSCI ACWI ETF464288257-2,474,19417,881SH-DFND117,88100
ISHARES Russell Mid-Cap Value ETFRUS MDCP VAL ETF464287473-321,7942,208SH-DFND12,20800
ISHARES TrINTL SEL DIV ETF464288448-245,0185,757SH-DFND15,75700
ISHARES TrS&P MC 400GR ETF464287606-215,3272,140SH-DFND12,14000
ISHARES TrCORE S&P SCP ETF464287804-280,6922,258SH-DFND12,25800
ISHARES TrMSCI EAFE ETF464287465-459,5224,731SH-DFND14,73100
ISHARES TrCORE S&P TTL STK464287150-642,7874,513SH-DFND14,51300
ISHARES TrCORE MSCI EAFE46432F842-1,454,36416,065SH-DFND116,06500
ISHARES TrRUSSELL 2000 ETF464287655-2,749,57611,087SH-DFND111,08700
ISHARES TrCORE S&P500 ETF464287200-8,688,99913,302SH-DFND113,30200
ISHARES TrRUS MID CAP ETF464287499-10,313,769106,076SH-DFND1106,07600
ISHARES TrRUS 1000 VAL ETF464287598-15,625,90173,131SH-DFND173,13100
ISHARES TrRUS 1000 GRW ETF464287614-15,736,71836,906SH-DFND136,90600
J P MORGAN Exchange Traded FEQUITY PREMIUM46641Q332-677,32611,950SH-DFND111,95000
Johnson & JohnsonCOM478160104-422,8811,730SH-DFND11,73000
JPMORGAN Chase & COCOM46625H100-1,941,4566,600SH-DFND16,60000
L3harris Technologies INCCOM502431109-293,032849SH-DFND184900
Lam Research Corp.COM NEW512807306-414,9281,942SH-DFND11,94200
Mastercard INCCL A57636Q104-293,800588SH-DFND158800
Mcdonalds CorpCOM580135101-1,044,8763,362SH-DFND13,36200
Meta Platforms INC ACL A30303M102-1,075,6041,880SH-DFND11,88000
Microsoft CorpCOM594918104-3,399,2719,183SH-DFND19,18300
Monster Beverage CorpCOM61174X109-237,0893,272SH-DFND13,27200
Nushares ETF TrNUVEEN ESG SMLCP67092P607-359,8497,986SH-DFND17,98600
Nvidia CorpCOM67066G104-1,460,4268,374SH-DFND18,37400
Pepsico INCCOM713448108-720,5464,640SH-DFND14,64000
Pfizer INCCOM717081103-555,28219,775SH-DFND119,77500
Philip Morris International INCCOM718172109-267,3551,617SH-DFND11,61700
Principal Financial Group INCCOM74251V102-956,06710,610SH-DFND110,61000
Procter & Gamble COCOM742718109-492,5403,410SH-DFND13,41000
Public Service Enterprise Group INCCOM744573106-246,0073,039SH-DFND13,03900
Pure Storage INC ACL A74624M102-253,8134,299SH-DFND14,29900
Ross Stores INCCOM778296103-744,9913,439SH-DFND13,43900
Schwab Strategic TrustUS DIVIDEND EQ808524797-1,672,67454,520SH-DFND154,52000
Southern COCOM842587107-947,4409,816SH-DFND19,81600
SPDR Gold TrustGOLD SHS78463V107-401,891934SH-DFND193400
SPDR S&P 500 EFT TrustTR UNIT78462F103-8,243,71012,676SH-DFND112,67600
SPDR SER TRSTATE STREET SPD78464A763-391,8492,685SH-DFND12,68500
Uber Technologies INCCOM90353T100-233,1973,242SH-DFND13,24200
Vanguard Admiral FDS INC500 VAL IDX FD921932703-703,0763,450SH-DFND13,45000
Vanguard Energy Index Fund EtfENERGY ETF92204A306-258,6951,495SH-DFND11,49500
Vanguard Index FDSVALUE ETF922908744-3,070,53015,650SH-DFND115,65000
Vanguard Index FDSMID CAP ETF922908629-4,583,10615,959SH-DFND115,95900
Vanguard Index FDSSMALL CP ETF922908751-6,200,17023,672SH-DFND123,67200
Vanguard Index FDSGROWTH ETF922908736-6,793,83215,554SH-DFND115,55400
Vanguard Index FDSS&P 500 ETF SHS922908363-10,444,57617,479SH-DFND117,47900
Vanguard Intl Equity Index FALLWRLD EX US922042775-2,997,31639,911SH-DFND139,91100
Vanguard Mid-cap Growth Index Fund Mid Cap EtfMCAP GR IDXVIP922908538-596,5372,318SH-DFND12,31800
Vanguard Mid-cap Value Index Fund Mid Cap EtfMCAP VL IDXVIP922908512-366,9011,991SH-DFND11,99100
Vanguard Small Cap Value EtfSM CP VAL ETF922908611-361,0691,662SH-DFND11,66200
Vanguard Small-cap Growth Index Fund Small Cap EtfSML CP GRW ETF922908595-413,1761,367SH-DFND11,36700
Vanguard specialized FundsDIV APP ETF921908844-2,088,2339,710SH-DFND19,71000
Vanguard Tax-Managed FDSVAN FTSE DEV MKT921943858-5,511,45786,009SH-DFND186,00900
Vanguard Whitehall FDSINTL HIGH ETF921946794-12,556,632133,241SH-DFND1133,24100
Vanguard Whitehall FDSHIGH DIV YLD921946406-13,113,66388,546SH-DFND188,54600
Vanguard World FDCONSUM DIS ETF92204A108-244,140680SH-DFND168000
Visa INCCOM CL A92826C839-258,415855SH-DFND185500
Walmart INCCOM931142103-1,043,9528,400SH-DFND18,40000
Wells Fargo COCOM949746101-782,2489,826SH-DFND19,82600
West Bancorporation INCCAP STK95123P106-9,948,050418,161SH-DFND1418,16100
Wisdomtree TRUS MIDCAP DIVID97717W505-369,4097,031SH-DFND17,03100