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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.6M → $56M (+$2.36M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 34 (-7)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 14

78% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
34
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-17.07%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
14
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
+$1.67M
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$289K
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$81.3K
4
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$54.1K
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$24.5K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$2.95M
2
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$2.2M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$590K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$356K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$299K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
26
UBS
Switzerland
$39K -$5.86K -1,212 -14%
AC
27
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$37K – – –
BJ
28
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$25K +$1.45K +300 +7%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$13.9K +2,880 New
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$10K -$30.7K -6,351 -78%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$9K – – –
CEMP
32
Compass Efficient Model Portfolios
Tennessee
$6K – – –
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$5K -$259K -53,631 -98%
PP
34
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$299K -66,477 Closed
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$155K -34,464 Closed
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$153K -33,969 Closed
GCP
37
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$147K -32,700 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
38
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$113K -25,212 Closed
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$82K -18,258 Closed
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
– -$47.4K -10,524 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
41
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$6K -1,407 Closed
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

34 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $56M — up 4.4% from $53.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of WLFC and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was M3F Inc, adding an estimated $1.67M. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.95M.

  • 34 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2013, down from 41 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $56M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2013, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2013 was M3F Inc, an estimated $1.67M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2013 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $2.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.