Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.7M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15
1.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 107.64% → 109.22% (+1.6%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 51 (-1)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62.9M → $58.7M (-$4.25M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.61M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$853K |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$513K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$289K |
| 5 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$143K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.87M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$407K |
| 3 |
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
|
-$228K |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$203K |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$164K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DA
51
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| $2K | +$2.47K | +300 | New |
|
|
CI
52
Cowen Inc
New York
| – | -$228K | -25,551 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
53
Acrospire Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$20K | -2,190 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
54
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$4K | -462 | Closed |
|
55
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$2K | -252 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
51 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $58.7M — down 6.7% from $62.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of WLFC and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.
The largest buyer was M3F Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.61M. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.87M.
- 51 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2017, down from 52 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $58.7M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2017, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2017 was M3F Inc, an estimated $1.61M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2017 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $1.87M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.