Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
37 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.9M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $68.1M → $91.9M (+$23.8M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 37 (+6)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 8
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.27% → 101.68% (-0.58%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.76M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$379K |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$365K |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$229K |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$224K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.14M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$763K |
| 3 |
E
Ergoteles
New York
|
-$276K |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$264K |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$231K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
| $212K | +$162K | +10,800 | New |
|
|
6CM
27
683 Capital Management
New York
| $206K | +$156K | +10,458 | New |
|
28
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $148K | – | – | – |
|
29
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $120K | -$90 | -6 | -0.1% |
|
30
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $59K | – | – | – |
|
31
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
| $30.1K | +$39.9K | +2,670 | +0.2% |
|
|
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $24K | +$18.5K | +1,239 | New |
|
33
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $23.6K | – | – | – |
|
34
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $17.5K | +$404 | +27 | +3% |
|
|
SSB
35
Sandy Spring Bank
Olney,
Maryland
| $6.37K | – | – | – |
|
36
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $3K | +$404 | +27 | +22% |
|
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $1.42K | – | – | – |
|
|
E
38
Ergoteles
New York
| – | -$276K | -25,326 | Closed |
|
39
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$47K | -4,329 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
37 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $91.9M — up 35% from $68.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new WLFC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.76M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $1.14M.
- 37 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2022, up from 31 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $91.9M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2022, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.76M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2022 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.