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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.4M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.2M → $57.4M (+$13.2M)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 32 (-7)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
32
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-17.95%
% of All Funds
0.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$190K
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$168K
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$39.6K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$9.28K
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.41K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$2.65M
2
MCM
Maltese Capital Management
New York
-$879K
3
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
-$637K
4
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$328K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$262K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$14.9M -$10.2K -1,827 -0.1%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.9M -$328K -58,500 -3%
MI
3
M3F Inc
Utah
$9.32M +$7.79M +1,390,434 New
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.83M +$190K +33,900 +4%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.27M +$8.41K +1,500 +0.2%
BCM
6
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.21M +$168K +30,000 +7%
MCM
7
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$1.16M -$879K -156,900 -48%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$708K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$621K -$118K -21,075 -19%
RC
10
RBF Capital
California
$603K -$168K -30,000 -25%
Acadian Asset Management
11
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$596K -$154K -27,405 -24%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$520K +$1.28K +228 +0.3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
13
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$513K – – –
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$447K -$23.7K -4,224 -6%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$433K +$39.6K +7,062 +12%
Fidelity Investments
16
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$402K – – –
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$347K +$9.28K +1,656 +3%
MC
18
Menta Capital
California
$287K -$30.3K -5,415 -11%
WAM
19
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$66K +$55.5K +9,903 New
AC
20
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$57K – – –
BA
21
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$27K -$53.3K -9,513 -70%
IWMPD
22
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$26K – – –
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24K -$42.2K -7,524 -67%
EARNEST Partners
24
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$20K – – –
BIM
25
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$19K +$1.03K +183 +7%
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

32 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $57.4M — up 30% from $44.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of WLFC and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $190K. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.65M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2015, down from 39 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $57.4M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $190K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $2.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.