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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.1M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $73.9M → $80.1M (+$6.22M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 51 (+1)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.89% → 107.78% (-0.1%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
51
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
16
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$575K
2
MI
M3F Inc
Utah
+$512K
3
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$203K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$127K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$104K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$749K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$275K
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$208K
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$145K
5
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$117K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$18.6M -$35.1K -3,174 -0.2%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$18.1M +$82.9K +7,500 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.17M +$127K +11,532 +2%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$6.25M +$34.9K +3,153 +0.6%
BCM
5
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$5.24M – – –
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.32M -$749K -67,725 -25%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.23M +$104K +9,417 +5%
MI
8
M3F Inc
Utah
$2.05M +$512K +46,341 +35%
TAF
9
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.72M -$59.6K -5,394 -13%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.61M +$37.1K +3,354 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.36M -$145K -13,083 -10%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M +$60.1K +5,433 +5%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.24M -$103K -9,342 -8%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.1M +$42.4K +3,834 +4%
RC
15
RBF Capital
California
$1.03M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$956K -$6.63K -600 -0.7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$880K – – –
MCM
18
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$863K – – –
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$833K +$575K +51,987 +254%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
20
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$783K +$27.4K +2,475 +4%
EI
21
EAM Investors
California
$690K – – –
SO
22
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$640K -$117K -10,623 -16%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$377K +$3.48K +315 +1%
MC
24
Menta Capital
California
$347K -$38.9K -3,519 -10%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$334K -$275K -24,864 -46%
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

51 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $80.1M — up 8.4% from $73.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new WLFC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $575K. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $749K.

  • 51 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q3 2018, up from 50 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $80.1M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q3 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $575K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q3 2018 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $749K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.