Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.4M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
220% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5
183% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 6
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 39 → 50 (+11)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62M → $57.4M (-$4.65M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.26M |
| 2 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$1.36M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$848K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$847K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$756K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$9.88M |
| 2 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.85M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$705K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$448K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$377K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$377K | -52,377 | Closed |
|
52
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$210K | -29,118 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
53
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
| – | -$132K | -18,258 | Closed |
|
|
TWA
54
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$6K | -900 | Closed |
|
55
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$4K | -600 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $57.4M — down 7.5% from $62M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new WLFC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was M3F Inc, cutting an estimated $9.88M.
- 50 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2016, up from 39 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $57.4M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2016, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.26M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2016 was M3F Inc, an estimated $9.88M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.