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Willis Lease Finance
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $367M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

257% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 7

121% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $166M → $367M (+$201M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 82 (+18)

2.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.39% → 112.34% (+3%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
82
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+28.13%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
25
Increased
23
Reduced
25
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.94M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$2.38M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$1.6M
4
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$1.44M
5
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$980K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
-$5.18M
2
P2P
Phase 2 Partners
California
-$1.77M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$918K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$581K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$494K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.48M +$980K +29,787 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
27
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.37M -$138K -4,200 -13%
BAM
28
Bosun Asset Management
Illinois
$1.23M +$813K +24,705 New
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.08M +$3.06K +93 +0.4%
MG
30
Marex Group
$1.05M +$695K +21,105 New
RhumbLine Advisers
31
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$997K +$1.09K +33 +0.2%
N
32
Nuveen
North Carolina
$848K +$39.5K +1,200 +8%
OSAM
33
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$783K +$429K +13,044 New
Brown Advisory
34
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$744K – – –
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$726K +$482K +14,646 New
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$567K -$3.95K -120 -1%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$556K +$254K +7,728 +222%
Two Sigma Investments
38
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$532K -$918K -27,900 -72%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$531K +$353K +10,713 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
40
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$529K -$102K -3,105 -23%
NA
41
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$525K +$348K +10,587 New
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$400K +$46K +1,398 +21%
OQS
43
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$393K +$260K +7,914 New
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$377K -$19K -576 -7%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$362K +$155K +4,710 +182%
HIM
46
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$357K -$19.7K -600 -8%
Franklin Resources
47
Franklin Resources
California
$342K +$188K +5,703 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
48
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$315K -$251K -7,620 -55%
RWM
49
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$312K +$207K +6,291 New
HF
50
HRT Financial
New York
$308K +$204K +6,213 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

82 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $367M — up 121% from $166M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new WLFC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pekin Hardy Strauss, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.94M. The largest seller was M3F Inc, cutting an estimated $5.18M.

  • 82 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2024, up from 64 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $367M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2024, up 121% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2024 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $2.94M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2024 was M3F Inc, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.