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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.2M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 39 (-3)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.1M → $44.2M (-$9.95M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 12

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
39
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$335K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$300K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$298K
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$134K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
+$129K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$2.04M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.64M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$506K
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$293K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$217K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$46K – – –
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22K -$47.9K -8,574 -68%
IWMPD
28
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$21K – – –
EARNEST Partners
29
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$16K – – –
JC
30
JBF Capital
Colorado
$16K – – –
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K -$28.5K -5,094 -67%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$14K – – –
NFA
33
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$10K – – –
MA
34
MUFG Americas
New York
$10K +$838 +150 +9%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10K +$10.1K +1,800 New
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
OSAM
37
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$5K – – –
TWA
38
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$5K – – –
Asset Management One
39
Asset Management One
Japan
– -$108K -17,616 Closed
BJ
40
BlackRock Japan
Japan
– -$9K -1,455 Closed
PCM
41
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$4K -645 Closed
SEI Investments
42
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -249 Closed
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
– +$486 +87 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

39 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $44.2M — down 18% from $54.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of WLFC and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $335K. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.04M.

  • 39 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2015, down from 42 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $44.2M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $335K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2015 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $2.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.