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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $73.9M → $80.1M (+$6.22M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 51 (+1)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.89% → 107.78% (-0.1%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
51
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
16
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$575K
2
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
+$512K
3
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$203K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$127K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$104K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$749K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$275K
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$208K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$145K
5
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$117K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
26
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$272K – – –
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$269K -$35.7K -3,234 -12%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$225K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
29
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$225K – – –
TA
30
Teachers Advisors
New York
$211K +$203K +18,333 New
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$164K +$15.2K +1,371 +11%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
32
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$163K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$145K -$84.4K -7,632 -38%
WAM
34
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$114K – – –
AssetMark Inc
35
AssetMark Inc
California
$76K +$332 +30 +0.5%
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$71K +$1.19K +108 +2%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$45K +$36.3K +3,282 +486%
EARNEST Partners
38
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$35K – – –
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$29K -$3.68K -333 -11%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27K +$13K +1,173 +98%
Acadian Asset Management
41
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$26K -$208K -18,774 -89%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$19K – – –
HIM
43
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$19K +$18.2K +1,650 New
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14K +$13.8K +1,248 New
AIP
45
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$11K – – –
SWP
46
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$10K +$9.95K +900 New
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K -$36.5K -3,300 -80%
DA
48
Denali Advisors
California
$4K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.38K -$796 -72 -20%
MAM
50
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$1K -$9.75K -882 -94%
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

51 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $80.1M — up 8.4% from $73.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $575K. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $749K.

  • 51 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2018, up from 50 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $80.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $575K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2018 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $749K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.