Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $73.9M → $80.1M (+$6.22M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 51 (+1)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.89% → 107.78% (-0.1%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 17
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$575K |
| 2 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$512K |
| 3 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
+$203K |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$127K |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$104K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$749K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$275K |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$208K |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$145K |
| 5 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$117K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1K | -$33 | -3 | -5% |
|
|
OSAM
52
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$69K | -6,555 | Closed |
|
53
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$9K | -834 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
54
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$2K | -162 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
51 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $80.1M — up 8.4% from $73.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $575K. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $749K.
- 51 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2018, up from 50 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $80.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $575K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2018 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $749K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.