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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 46 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 16

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.1M → $57.1M (-$15M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
46
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.17%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
14
Reduced
16
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$346K
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$336K
3
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$306K
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$227K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$130K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.71M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.58M
3
Axa
Axa
France
-$560K
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$357K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$307K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Asset Management One
26
Asset Management One
Japan
$109K – – –
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$75K +$8.01K +1,164 +11%
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$56K +$56.5K +8,211 +912%
BG
29
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$55K – – –
RA
30
Royce & Associates
New York
$52K – – –
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$48K -$19.9K -2,892 -27%
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$43K – – –
Federated Hermes
33
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$28K -$12.7K -1,839 -29%
EARNEST Partners
34
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$19K – – –
BIM
35
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$16K – – –
Axa
36
Axa
France
$14K -$560K -81,384 -97%
IWMPD
37
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$14K +$15.8K +2,301 New
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K -$20.7K -3,000 -63%
NFA
39
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$11K – – –
MA
40
MUFG Americas
New York
$11K +$2.48K +360 +26%
BJ
41
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$9K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
TWA
43
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$6K – – –
OSAM
44
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$5K -$1.67K -243 -23%
EI
45
EAM Investors
California
– -$1.58M -216,177 Closed
RFC
46
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$47K -6,411 Closed
BRWA
47
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$8 -1,050 Closed
NPC
48
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$4.26K -600 Closed
SEI Investments
49
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– +$268 +39 +14%
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $57.1M — down 21% from $72.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of WLFC and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Rutabaga Capital Management, adding an estimated $346K. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.71M.

  • 46 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2015, down from 48 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $57.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2015, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2015 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $346K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $2.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.