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Willis Lease Finance
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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.4M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.2M → $57.4M (+$13.2M)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 32 (-7)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
32
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-17.95%
% of All Funds
0.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$190K
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$168K
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$39.6K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$9.28K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.41K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$2.65M
2
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$879K
3
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
-$637K
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$328K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$262K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
26
MUFG Americas
New York
$13K – – –
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
NFA
28
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$12K – – –
GBBWRPM
29
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$7K +$5.88K +1,050 New
TWA
30
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$6K – – –
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$11K -1,962 -78%
BIT
32
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
– -$2.65M -488,334 Closed
RA
33
Raffles Associates
New York
– -$637K -117,507 Closed
Morgan Stanley
34
Morgan Stanley
New York
– -$262K -48,402 Closed
GCP
35
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$195K -35,973 Closed
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
– -$157K -28,917 Closed
RA
37
Royce & Associates
New York
– -$49K -9,000 Closed
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$22K -4,077 Closed
JC
39
JBF Capital
Colorado
– -$16K -3,000 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$6K -1,254 Closed
OSAM
41
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$5K -819 Closed
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
– +$185 +33 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

32 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $57.4M — up 30% from $44.2M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $190K. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.65M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2015, down from 39 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $57.4M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $190K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $2.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.