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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $100M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.3M → $100M (+$32.8M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 48 (+4)

5.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 108.06% → 113.1% (+5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
48
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
0.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
19
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
+$4.91M
2
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
+$1.09M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$732K
4
RC
RBF Capital
California
+$491K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$435K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.88M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.1M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$435K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$333K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$216K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
26
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$261K -$435K -37,500 -68%
T. Rowe Price Associates
27
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$258K +$206K +17,775 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
28
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$238K +$190K +16,434 New
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$217K +$174K +15,000 New
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$208K +$166K +14,361 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
31
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$192K -$4.21K -363 -3%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$153K -$96.1K -8,295 -44%
DA
33
Denali Advisors
California
$138K – – –
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$106K +$52.4K +4,521 +159%
PAM
35
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$97K – – –
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$84K -$6.26K -540 -9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$73.4K +$20.3K +1,752 +53%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$71K +$5.29K +456 +10%
EARNEST Partners
39
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$43K – – –
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$28K +$22.6K +1,950 New
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$27K -$32.1K -2,766 -60%
AIP
42
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$14K – – –
Legal & General Group
43
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$10K – – –
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$8K -$12.3K -1,065 -65%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4K -$125K -10,806 -98%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$12.9K -1,113 -81%
OSAM
47
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2K – – –
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
$74 +$139 +12 +0.2%
EI
49
EAM Investors
California
– -$1.1M -108,459 Closed
SO
50
STRS Ohio
Ohio
– -$140K -13,800 Closed
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

48 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $100M — up 49% from $67.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WLFC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was M3F Inc, adding an estimated $4.91M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $1.88M.

  • 48 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2021, up from 44 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $100M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2021, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2021 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2021 was M3F Inc, an estimated $4.91M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.