Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
42 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.1M → $54.1M (-$3.02M)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 42 (-4)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 15
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.02M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$123K |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$26.7K |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.9K |
| 5 |
JC
JBF Capital
Aspen,
Colorado
|
+$18.5K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.08M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.54M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$487K |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$205K |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$183K |
WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
42 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $54.1M — down 5.3% from $57.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of WLFC and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.
The largest buyer was Rutabaga Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.02M. The largest seller was Numeric Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.08M sold.
- 42 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2015, down from 46 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $54.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2015 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $4.02M added.
- The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2015 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $3.08M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.