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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $116M (+$24.3M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 41 (+4)

2.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.68% → 103.78% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.01M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$571K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$536K
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$387K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$344K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$293K
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$212K
3
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
-$206K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$170K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$127K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MI
1
M3F Inc
Utah
$32.9M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$28M -$5.1K -261 -0%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$14.5M -$170K -8,718 -1%
RC
4
RBF Capital
California
$10.5M – – –
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.8M +$46.9K +2,400 +0.9%
BCM
6
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.22M +$8.5K +435 +0.2%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.41M +$23.7K +1,212 +0.7%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.38M +$230K +11,757 +10%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$2.24M -$65.2K -3,333 -3%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$1.69M +$1.01M +51,423 +125%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.45M – – –
LI
12
Latash Investments
Alaska
$1.37M – – –
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$769K +$536K +27,405 +186%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$754K +$311K +15,927 +63%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$734K +$571K +29,229 +266%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$731K -$293K -15,000 -27%
MCM
17
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$717K – – –
Russell Investments Group
18
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$587K – – –
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$585K +$20.4K +1,041 +3%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$456K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
21
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$454K – – –
HF
22
HRT Financial
New York
$361K +$387K +19,773 New
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$349K -$127K -6,507 -25%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$321K +$344K +17,601 New
Arrowstreet Capital
25
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$280K – – –
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

41 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $116M — up 26% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new WLFC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $1.01M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $293K.

  • 41 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q1 2023, up from 37 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $116M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q1 2023, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q1 2023 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q1 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $1.01M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q1 2023 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $293K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.