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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 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

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $116M (+$24.3M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 41 (+4)

2.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.68% → 103.78% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.01M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$571K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$536K
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$387K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$344K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$293K
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$212K
3
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
-$206K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$170K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$127K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$274K +$293K +14,997 New
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$274K – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
28
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$255K +$273K +13,941 New
BFM
29
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$218K +$9.97K +510 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$203K – – –
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$138K – – –
Fidelity Investments
32
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$111K -$59 -3 -0%
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$64K +$51.1K +2,613 +293%
EARNEST Partners
34
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$54.8K – – –
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$52.2K +$55.9K +2,859 New
Lazard Asset Management
36
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$24K +$25.9K +1,326 New
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21.9K – – –
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K -$9.27K -474 -38%
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$5.92K – – –
Osaic Holdings
40
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.79K +$59 +3 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
41
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.31K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
42
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
– -$212K -10,800 Closed
6CM
43
683 Capital Management
New York
– -$206K -10,458 Closed
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

41 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $116M — up 26% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WLFC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $1.01M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $293K.

  • 41 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2023, up from 37 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $116M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2023, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2023 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $1.01M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2023 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $293K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.