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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.1M → $54.1M (-$3.02M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 42 (-4)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 15

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
42
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
11
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$4.02M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$123K
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$26.7K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$25.9K
5
JC
JBF Capital
Colorado
+$18.5K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$3.08M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.54M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$487K
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$205K
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$183K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RA
26
Royce & Associates
New York
$55K +$3.71K +600 +7%
AC
27
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$52K +$9.83K +1,590 +23%
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$47K -$9.31K -1,506 -17%
IWMPD
29
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$24K +$9.63K +1,557 +68%
EARNEST Partners
30
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$18K – – –
JC
31
JBF Capital
Colorado
$18K +$18.5K +3,000 New
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$16K – – –
MA
33
MUFG Americas
New York
$11K – – –
NFA
34
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$11K – – –
BJ
35
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$9K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K +$334 +54 +5%
TWA
37
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$6K – – –
OSAM
38
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$5K – – –
PCM
39
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$4K +$3.99K +645 New
SEI Investments
40
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2K -$445 -72 -22%
NI
41
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$3.08M -497,835 Closed
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$205K -32,985 Closed
BG
43
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
– -$55K -8,856 Closed
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
– -$48K -7,695 Closed
Federated Hermes
45
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
– -$28K -4,581 Closed
Axa
46
Axa
France
– -$14K -2,250 Closed
Creative Planning
47
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$11K -1,800 Closed
S
48
SignatureFD
Georgia
– +$371 +60 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $54.1M — down 5.3% from $57.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of WLFC and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Rutabaga Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.02M. The largest seller was Numeric Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.08M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2015, down from 46 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $54.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2015 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $4.02M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2015 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $3.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.