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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.2M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.3M → $76.2M (+$16.9M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 44 (+8)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$2.49M
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$1.7M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$1.58M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.1M
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$974K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$3.24M
2
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
-$1.21M
3
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$741K
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$608K
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$212K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
U
26
UBS
Switzerland
$95K -$212K -31,056 -73%
Federated Hermes
27
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$86K +$71.8K +10,503 New
RFC
28
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$82K +$55.8K +8,160 +340%
BG
29
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$72K +$60.6K +8,856 New
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$65K +$2.13K +312 +4%
RA
31
Royce & Associates
New York
$61K +$51.3K +7,500 New
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$57K – – –
PCM
33
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$26K +$21.6K +3,159 New
EARNEST Partners
34
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$25K – – –
BJ
35
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$22K – – –
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$21K +$17.6K +2,580 New
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$15K – – –
NFA
38
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$15K – – –
BRWA
39
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$8.58K +$7.18K +1,050 New
TWA
40
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$7K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
41
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.81K – – –
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3K +$2.11K +309 New
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1K – – –
TRCT
44
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K – – –
CCM
45
Castine Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$3.24M -474,540 Closed
JAM
46
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
– -$1.21M -177,600 Closed
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$129K -19,146 Closed
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

44 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $76.2M — up 29% from $59.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.49M. The largest seller was Castine Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.24M sold.

  • 44 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2014, up from 36 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $76.2M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2014, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $2.49M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2014 was Castine Capital Management, an estimated $3.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.