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Willis Lease Finance
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.7M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 107.64% → 109.22% (+1.6%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 51 (-1)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.9M → $58.7M (-$4.25M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
51
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.92%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
+$1.61M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$853K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$513K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$289K
5
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
+$143K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.87M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$407K
3
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
-$228K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$203K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$164K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$13.4M -$88.4K -10,722 -0.7%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.2M +$289K +35,100 +3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.07M -$203K -24,618 -4%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$4.45M +$78.7K +9,540 +2%
BCM
5
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.6M -$74.2K -9,000 -2%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.21M +$853K +103,446 +62%
MI
7
M3F Inc
Utah
$1.6M +$1.61M +195,162 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.38M +$54.2K +6,573 +4%
TAF
9
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.35M +$11K +1,332 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.32M +$108K +13,110 +9%
RCM
11
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.32M -$1.87M -227,259 -59%
Acadian Asset Management
12
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.21M -$407K -49,311 -25%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.17M -$8.73K -1,059 -0.7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
14
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$870K – – –
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$782K +$10.1K +1,230 +1%
RC
16
RBF Capital
California
$738K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$713K -$42.4K -5,145 -6%
SIM
18
Spark Investment Management
New York
$673K – – –
MCM
19
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$615K – – –
MC
20
Menta Capital
California
$608K -$2.47K -300 -0.4%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$556K -$164K -19,857 -23%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$510K +$513K +62,184 New
SO
23
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$445K – – –
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
24
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$364K +$143K +17,400 +64%
Arrowstreet Capital
25
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$303K – – –
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

51 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $58.7M — down 6.7% from $62.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of WLFC and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was M3F Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.61M. The largest seller was Rutabaga Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.87M.

  • 51 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2017, down from 52 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $58.7M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2017, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2017 was M3F Inc, an estimated $1.61M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2017 was Rutabaga Capital Management, an estimated $1.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.