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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 25

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 18

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $442M → $472M (+$29.5M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 111 (+3)

2.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 127.09% → 129.26% (+2.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
111
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.78%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
22
Increased
52
Reduced
25
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$12M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$9.33M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.34M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$6.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OAM
Ophir Asset Management
Australia
-$22.3M
2
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$3.13M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.14M
4
SW
Solidarity Wealth
Utah
-$1.12M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$804K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIP
26
Palisades Investment Partners
California
$2.95M -$80.1K -1,695 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.88M +$241K +5,097 +9%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
28
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$2.82M +$32.2K +681 +1%
KOCAA
29
Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors
Connecticut
$2.03M +$452K +9,573 +29%
LI
30
Latash Investments
Alaska
$1.93M – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
31
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.78M +$1.73M +36,729 +5,668%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
32
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.76M +$1.74M +36,888 New
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.74M -$405K -8,571 -19%
MCM
34
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$1.54M – – –
QT
35
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$1.47M +$1.07M +22,725 +276%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.41M +$99.2K +2,100 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.2M +$247K +5,229 +26%
UBS AM
38
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.13M +$354K +7,503 +46%
CC
39
Centiva Capital
New York
$956K +$949K +20,097 New
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$956K +$464K +9,831 +96%
Verition Fund Management
41
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$881K +$485K +10,278 +125%
CCM
42
Corsair Capital Management
New York
$857K +$850K +18,000 New
CSS
43
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$844K +$838K +17,739 New
CAU
44
Caxton Associates (UK)
$803K +$117K +2,472 +17%
BAM
45
Bosun Asset Management
Illinois
$753K -$79.1K -1,674 -10%
Polen Capital Management
46
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$753K +$748K +15,831 New
N
47
Nuveen
North Carolina
$750K -$75K -1,587 -9%
American Century Companies
48
American Century Companies
Missouri
$742K -$290K -6,150 -28%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$728K – – –
Brown Advisory
50
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$714K – – –
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

111 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $472M — up 6.7% from $442M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new WLFC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Ophir Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.3M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2025, up from 108 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $472M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2025, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2025 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2025 was Ophir Asset Management, an estimated $22.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.