We are live on ! Find out more
WLFC icon

Willis Lease Finance
WLFC

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.2M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 112.53% (+113%)

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.2M → $63.2M (+$5.09M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 47 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
47
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.08%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
18
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.12M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$716K
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$702K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$580K
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$532K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$2.59M
2
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.07M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$475K
4
EGA
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
-$239K
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$227K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$14.1M -$2.59M -299,997 -15%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$10.4M +$1.12M +130,200 +12%
RCM
3
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.28M -$1.07M -123,867 -14%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.45M -$141K -16,323 -2%
BCM
5
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.43M +$1.29K +150 +0%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.43M +$580K +67,185 +20%
Acadian Asset Management
7
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.34M +$702K +81,279 +26%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.4M -$17.3K -2,007 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.23M +$271K +31,428 +28%
TAF
10
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.22M +$24.7K +2,856 +11%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.19M +$86.9K +10,062 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$906K +$5.98K +693 +0.7%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$803K – – –
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$780K +$17.4K +2,019 +2%
RC
15
RBF Capital
California
$767K – – –
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$707K +$716K +82,863 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$652K – – –
MCM
18
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$640K -$130K -15,000 -17%
MC
19
Menta Capital
California
$558K +$8.57K +993 +2%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$533K -$7.33K -849 -1%
LSV Asset Management
21
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$525K +$532K +61,638 New
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$522K +$401K +46,416 +313%
BIM
23
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$454K -$6.5K -753 -1%
SO
24
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$437K +$111K +12,882 +34%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$417K +$197K +22,842 +87%
1
2 3

WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

47 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $63.2M — up 8.7% from $58.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of WLFC and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $1.12M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.59M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2016, down from 48 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $63.2M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2016, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.12M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2016 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $2.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.