Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
56 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.8M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
600% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.8M → $95.8M (+$16M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 56 (+6)
5.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.13% → 115.61% (+5.5%)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$210K |
| 2 |
MCM
Mork Capital Management
Healdsburg,
California
|
+$203K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$202K |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$61.1K |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$46.8K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$990K |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$281K |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$220K |
| 4 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
-$200K |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$195K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIP
51
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
PCM
52
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| $13K | +$11.7K | +885 | New |
|
|
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $12K | +$8.6K | +648 | +372% |
|
|
DA
54
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| $4K | -$876 | -66 | -18% |
|
|
MAM
55
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
56
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1K | -108 | Closed |
|
|
QT
57
Quantamental Technologies
White Plains,
New York
| – | +$40 | +3 | New |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
56 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $95.8M — up 20% from $79.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new WLFC positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $210K. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $990K.
- 56 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2019, up from 50 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $95.8M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $210K added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $990K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.