Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
125 hedge funds and large institutions have $556M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 33
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $445M → $556M (+$110M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 125 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.2% → 48.1% (-0.1%)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BCA
Buckley Capital Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
-$8.52M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.27M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.05M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$14M | -103,300 | Closed |
|
|
127
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2.7M | -19,900 | Closed |
|
128
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.6M | -11,821 | Closed |
|
129
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.5M | -11,086 | Closed |
|
130
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
| – | -$832K | -6,137 | Closed |
|
131
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$349K | -2,587 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
132
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$244K | -1,800 | Closed |
|
|
EC
133
EntryPoint Capital
New York
| – | -$242K | -1,784 | Closed |
|
134
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$129K | -951 | Closed |
|
|
QT
135
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$33.4K | -246 | Closed |
|
|
CIAM
136
Caitong International Asset Management
Hong Kong
| – | -$18.3K | -135 | Closed |
|
|
AB
137
Amalgamated Bank
New York
| – | -$12K | -88 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
138
Aster Capital Management
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
| – | -$4.61K | -34 | Closed |
|
|
QL
139
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$543 | -4 | Closed |
|
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
125 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $556M — up 25% from $445M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new WLFC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Buckley Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.52M.
- 125 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2026, up from 113 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $556M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2026, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2026 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $14.4M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2026 was Buckley Capital Advisors, an estimated $8.52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.