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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $69.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 46 (+2)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.2M → $69.1M (-$7.07M)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.14M
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$2.77M
3
MC
Menta Capital
California
+$1.04M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$502K
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
+$452K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$2.65M
2
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$223K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$74.5K
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$65.5K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$58.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BA
26
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$307K +$2.96K +393 +0.9%
Asset Management One
27
Asset Management One
Japan
$120K +$133K +17,616 New
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$79K +$26.9K +3,573 +45%
Federated Hermes
29
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$71K -$452 -60 -0.6%
U
30
UBS
Switzerland
$61K -$20.7K -2,748 -23%
BG
31
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$61K – – –
RA
32
Royce & Associates
New York
$57K +$6.78K +900 +12%
AC
33
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$48K – – –
RFC
34
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$44K -$31.2K -4,149 -39%
EARNEST Partners
35
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$21K – – –
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19K +$1.47K +195 +8%
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
NFA
38
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$12K – – –
BJ
39
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$10K -$8.9K -1,182 -45%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K +$9.04K +1,200 New
TWA
41
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$6K – – –
MA
42
MUFG Americas
New York
$6K +$6.33K +840 New
OSAM
43
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$5K +$5.17K +687 New
TRCT
44
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$813 +108 +88%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1K – – –
PCM
46
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$26K -3,159 Closed
BRWA
47
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$8.58K -1,050 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
48
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$4.81K -588 Closed
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$1.78K -237 -77%
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $69.1M — down 9.3% from $76.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.14M. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.65M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2014, up from 44 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $69.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2014, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2014 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $3.14M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2014 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $2.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.