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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 48 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69.1M → $72.1M (+$2.99M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
48
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$240K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$222K
3
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$173K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$153K
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$118K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$771K
2
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$481K
3
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$422K
4
MC
Menta Capital
California
-$210K
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$139K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Asset Management One
26
Asset Management One
Japan
$129K – – –
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$120K +$118K +16,575 New
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$81K +$78.6K +11,043 New
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$77K -$6.88K -966 -8%
BG
30
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$65K – – –
RA
31
Royce & Associates
New York
$61K – – –
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$51K – – –
Federated Hermes
33
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$47K -$28.6K -4,023 -39%
RFC
34
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$47K – – –
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$35K +$21.4K +3,000 +167%
EARNEST Partners
36
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$22K – – –
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19K -$1.15K -162 -6%
NFA
38
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$13K – – –
BJ
39
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$11K – – –
MA
40
MUFG Americas
New York
$10K +$3.85K +540 +64%
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
OSAM
42
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$8K +$2.67K +375 +55%
TWA
43
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$7K – – –
TRCT
44
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K +$4.76K +669 +290%
NPC
45
National Planning Corporation
California
$4.26K +$4.27K +600 New
SEI Investments
46
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K +$2.01K +282 New
BRWA
47
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$8 +$7.48K +1,050 New
TC
48
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$771K -112,788 Closed
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$1K -90 Closed
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– +$64 +9 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $72.1M — up 4.3% from $69.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $240K. The largest seller was TFS Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $771K sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2014, up from 46 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $72.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $240K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2014 was TFS Capital, an estimated $771K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.