Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
49 hedge funds and large institutions have $83M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.2M → $83M (+$16.8M)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 49 (-4)
9.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 114.59% → 105.57% (-9%)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 17
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 9
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$850K |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$629K |
| 3 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$553K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$395K |
| 5 |
TAF
Tredje AP-fonden
Se-111 91 Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$210K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$4.53M |
| 2 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.27M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$343K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$341K |
| 5 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
-$288K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RCM
51
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1.27M | -152,622 | Closed |
|
|
AG
52
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$282K | -33,933 | Closed |
|
53
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$255K | -30,621 | Closed |
|
54
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$248K | -29,820 | Closed |
|
55
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$53K | -6,306 | Closed |
|
56
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$15K | -1,764 | Closed |
|
57
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$5K | -546 | Closed |
|
|
MA
58
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$2K | -210 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
49 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $83M — up 25% from $66.2M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of WLFC and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $850K. The largest seller was M3F Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.53M sold.
- 49 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2018, down from 53 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $83M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2018, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2018 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $850K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2018 was M3F Inc, an estimated $4.53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.