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Willis Lease Finance
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.9M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 38 (+4)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56M → $58.9M (+$2.91M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% 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
7
Increased
12
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$2.12M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$844K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$420K
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$243K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$174K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$3.07M
2
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
-$1.52M
3
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$877K
4
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$415K
5
WI
WHV Investments
California
-$297K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$40K – – –
BJ
27
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$30K +$2.27K +399 +8%
EARNEST Partners
28
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$26K +$25.6K +4,500 New
RFC
29
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$26K +$25.6K +4,500 New
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$11K – – –
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10K – – –
CEMP
32
Compass Efficient Model Portfolios
Tennessee
$6K – – –
TWA
33
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$5K +$5.13K +900 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
34
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.4K +$3.35K +588 New
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2K +$2.41K +423 New
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$15.7K -2,757 -96%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1K – – –
WI
38
WHV Investments
California
– -$297K -56,625 Closed
LSV Asset Management
39
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
– -$152K -29,118 Closed
BG
40
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
– -$59K -11,184 Closed
SSG
41
Summit Securities Group
New York
– +$68 +12 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

38 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $58.9M — up 5.2% from $56M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $2.12M. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.07M.

  • 38 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2013, up from 34 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $58.9M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2013, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2013 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $2.12M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2013 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $3.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.