Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.3M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $58.9M → $59.3M (+$374K)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 2
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 38 → 36 (-2)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$540K |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$477K |
| 3 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$434K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$432K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$342K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.91M |
| 2 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$520K |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$397K |
| 4 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$281K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$88.4K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| $48K | – | – | – |
|
27
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $20K | -$9.12K | -1,500 | -33% |
|
|
BJ
28
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
| $18K | -$15.9K | -2,607 | -50% |
|
|
29
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $17K | -$397K | -65,364 | -96% |
|
|
RFC
30
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
| $16K | -$12.8K | -2,100 | -47% |
|
31
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFA
32
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| $12K | – | – | – |
|
|
TWA
33
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
34
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $3.95K | – | – | – |
|
35
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
37
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$2K | -423 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
36 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $59.3M — up 0.63% from $58.9M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in WLFC was balanced in Q1 2014: 2 funds opened new positions, 2 closed out, 10 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, opening a new position worth an estimated $540K. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.91M.
- 36 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2014, down from 38 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $59.3M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2014, up 0.63% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $540K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2014 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $2.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.