Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.9M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 45 → 52 (+7)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.7M → $62.9M (+$7.27M)
7.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 114.88% → 107.64% (-7.2%)
52% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$680K |
| 2 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$223K |
| 3 |
AG
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
|
+$222K |
| 4 |
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
|
+$211K |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$185K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.23M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.12M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$432K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$239K |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$209K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2K | -$112K | -13,500 | -99% |
|
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $2K | -$61.6K | -7,446 | -97% |
|
53
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$207K | -27,729 | Closed |
|
|
DA
54
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$3K | -387 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
52 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $62.9M — up 13% from $55.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new WLFC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Spark Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $680K. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.23M.
- 52 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2017, up from 45 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $62.9M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2017 was Spark Investment Management, an estimated $680K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2017 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $2.23M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.