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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.2M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.4M → $58.2M (+$787K)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 48 (-2)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
48
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.18M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$586K
3
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
+$251K
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$189K
5
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$122K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$1.5M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.27M
3
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
-$396K
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$315K
5
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$309K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
26
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$196K -$17.5K -2,100 -8%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$163K – – –
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$124K +$119K +14,337 +1,127%
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$118K +$65.5K +7,869 +113%
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$80K – – –
WAM
31
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$78K – – –
AIM
32
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$72K +$75.1K +9,033 New
BA
33
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$63K +$1.4K +168 +2%
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$58.4K +$75 +9 +0.1%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39K +$18.6K +2,238 +84%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$38K +$39.8K +4,782 New
BlackRock
37
BlackRock
New York
$29K – – –
EARNEST Partners
38
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$24K – – –
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13K +$9.73K +1,170 +215%
GBBWRPM
40
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$8K – – –
Federated Hermes
41
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7K -$1.52K -183 -18%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$6.09K +732 +555%
WTB
43
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$7K +$7.49K +900 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
44
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.32K +$2.42K +291 +57%
MA
45
MUFG Americas
New York
$6K -$3K -360 -32%
DA
46
Denali Advisors
California
$2K +$1.72K +207 New
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1K +$599 +72 New
TCIM
48
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$293 – – –
EI
49
EAM Investors
California
– -$1.27M -171,525 Closed
MI
50
M3F Inc
Utah
– -$396K -53,382 Closed
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

48 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $58.2M — up 1.4% from $57.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of WLFC and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.5M.

  • 48 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2016, down from 50 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $58.2M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2016, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2016 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.