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Willis Lease Finance
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.4M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

183% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 50 (+11)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62M → $57.4M (-$4.65M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+28.21%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
17
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$2.26M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$1.36M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$848K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$847K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$756K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
-$9.88M
2
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$4.85M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$705K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$448K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$377K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GCP
26
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$227K +$243K +30,639 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
27
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$199K +$213K +26,823 New
SO
28
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$175K +$188K +23,700 New
TA
29
Teachers Advisors
New York
$152K +$163K +20,529 New
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$75K +$66.1K +8,322 +458%
WAM
31
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$73K – – –
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$63K – – –
BA
33
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$57K +$29.2K +3,669 +91%
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$54.6K +$58.5K +7,362 New
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52K -$95.4K -12,006 -63%
IWMPD
36
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$29K – – –
BlackRock
37
BlackRock
New York
$27K +$28.9K +3,636 New
EARNEST Partners
38
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$22K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$22K +$23.8K +3,000 New
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20K -$448K -56,343 -95%
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16K +$14K +1,761 +386%
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13K – – –
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$9K +$10.1K +1,272 New
MA
44
MUFG Americas
New York
$8K – – –
Federated Hermes
45
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$8K +$4.93K +621 +158%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8K +$8.56K +1,077 New
GBBWRPM
47
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$7K – – –
Bank of America
48
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K +$4.31K +543 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.76K +$4.03K +507 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
50
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1K +$1.05K +132 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $57.4M — down 7.5% from $62M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new WLFC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was M3F Inc, cutting an estimated $9.88M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2016, up from 39 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $57.4M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2016, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.26M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2016 was M3F Inc, an estimated $9.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.