Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $53.6M → $56M (+$2.36M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 34 (-7)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 14
78% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.67M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$289K |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$81.3K |
| 4 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$54.1K |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.5K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JAM
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.95M |
| 2 |
CCM
Castine Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.2M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$589K |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$356K |
| 5 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$299K |
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
34 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $56M — up 4.4% from $53.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of WLFC and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was M3F Inc, adding an estimated $1.67M. The largest seller was Jacobs Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.95M.
- 34 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2013, down from 41 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $56M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2013, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2013 was M3F Inc, an estimated $1.67M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2013 was Jacobs Asset Management, an estimated $2.95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.