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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.8M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 107.78% → 110.13% (+2.3%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80.1M → $79.8M (-$341K)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 50 (-1)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

Holders
50
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$871K
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$295K
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$167K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$126K
5
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$124K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$615K
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$602K
3
TAF
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
-$149K
4
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$123K
5
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$118K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$18.6M -$24.2K -2,040 -0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.5M -$615K -51,900 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$7.24M +$55K +4,641 +0.7%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$6.42M +$167K +14,091 +3%
BCM
5
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$5.14M -$118K -9,948 -2%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.33M – – –
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.13M -$118K -9,927 -5%
MI
8
M3F Inc
Utah
$1.98M -$82.1K -6,927 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.65M +$295K +24,921 +21%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.62M +$7.21K +609 +0.4%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.33M +$45.6K +3,852 +3%
TAF
12
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.21M -$149K -12,561 -35%
PPA
13
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.19M +$88.1K +7,440 +8%
RC
14
RBF Capital
California
$1.04M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$958K – – –
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$958K +$126K +10,665 +15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$882K – – –
HIM
18
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$867K +$871K +73,500 +4,455%
MCM
19
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$865K – – –
EI
20
EAM Investors
California
$813K +$124K +10,482 +17%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
21
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$785K – – –
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$660K -$602K -50,784 -47%
SO
23
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$522K -$123K -10,377 -19%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$385K +$7.18K +606 +2%
MC
25
Menta Capital
California
$348K – – –
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

50 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $79.8M — down 0.43% from $80.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of WLFC and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Hillsdale Investment Management, adding an estimated $871K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $615K.

  • 50 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2018, down from 51 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $79.8M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2018, down 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2018 was Hillsdale Investment Management, an estimated $871K added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $615K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.