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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $62M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

700% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 1

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 32 → 39 (+7)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.4M → $62M (+$4.65M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
39
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+21.88%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
4
Reduced
10
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$362K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$342K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$310K
4
TAF
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
+$256K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$190K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$2.76M
2
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
-$613K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$68.5K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$26K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$19.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$16M -$19.7K -3,021 -0.1%
RCM
2
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.2M -$2.76M -422,847 -22%
MI
3
M3F Inc
Utah
$9.33M -$613K -93,843 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.6M +$310K +47,400 +5%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.6M +$19.1K +2,928 +0.5%
BCM
6
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.64M +$176K +27,000 +6%
TAF
7
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.62M +$256K +39,195 New
MCM
8
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$1.25M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$760K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$667K – – –
RC
11
RBF Capital
California
$648K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
12
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$641K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
13
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$551K – – –
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$463K -$1.96K -300 -0.5%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$432K – – –
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$425K +$362K +55,344 +1,515%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$405K -$68.5K -10,488 -16%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$377K +$342K +52,377 New
BFA
19
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$344K -$26K -3,978 -8%
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$308K – – –
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$210K +$190K +29,118 New
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$136K +$124K +18,981 New
SCM
23
Segantii Capital Management
Hong Kong
$132K +$119K +18,258 New
WAM
24
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$71K – – –
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$64K +$58.8K +8,997 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

39 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $62M — up 8.1% from $57.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new WLFC positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $362K. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.76M.

  • 39 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2016, up from 32 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $62M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2016, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $362K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2016 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $2.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.