Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
39 hedge funds and large institutions have $62M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
700% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 1
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 39 (+7)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.4M → $62M (+$4.65M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 10
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$362K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$342K |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$310K |
| 4 |
TAF
Tredje AP-fonden
Se-111 91 Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$256K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$190K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.76M |
| 2 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$613K |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$68.5K |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$26K |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$19.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| $62K | – | – | – |
|
|
BA
27
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
| $29K | – | – | – |
|
|
IWMPD
28
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
Palm Desert,
California
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
29
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $22K | – | – | – |
|
|
BIM
30
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| $18K | -$2.06K | -315 | -11% |
|
31
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFA
32
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
MA
33
MUFG Americas
New York
| $8K | -$5.1K | -780 | -41% |
|
|
GBBWRPM
34
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
Sacramento,
California
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
TWA
35
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $4K | +$3.92K | +600 | New |
|
|
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $3K | -$608 | -93 | -17% |
|
38
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | +$2.57K | +393 | New |
|
39
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $558 | -$745 | -114 | -0.1% |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
39 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $62M — up 8.1% from $57.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new WLFC positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $362K. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.76M.
- 39 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2016, up from 32 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $62M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2016, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $362K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2016 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $2.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.