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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 14

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.7M → $113M (+$18.1M)

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 49 (+1)

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.14% → 36.22% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.08%
% of All Funds
0.71%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
19
Reduced
14
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.09M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$468K
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$399K
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$194K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$192K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$235K
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$214K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$204K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$174K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$90.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MI
1
M3F Inc
Utah
$30.6M +$123K +2,753 +0.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$24.1M -$90.5K -2,029 -0.4%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.2M -$174K -3,900 -2%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$8.63M +$468K +10,493 +6%
RC
5
RBF Capital
California
$5.26M – – –
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.08M +$10.5K +235 +0.2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.21M +$2.09M +46,949 +120%
BCM
8
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.38M +$55.7K +1,249 +2%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.11M -$36.7K -822 -1%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.87M +$27.9K +625 +1%
JAM
11
Jacobs Asset Management
New York
$1.7M -$21.5K -483 -1%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.66M +$107K +2,409 +8%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$133K +2,973 +11%
LI
14
Latash Investments
Alaska
$1.22M – – –
EF
15
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1M +$77.1K +1,728 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$965K +$399K +8,942 +83%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$758K +$18.7K +420 +3%
MCM
18
Maltese Capital Management
New York
$639K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
19
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$519K +$491 +11 +0.1%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$384K -$26.2K -588 -7%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
21
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$300K +$36.2K +811 +15%
RhumbLine Advisers
22
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$299K -$9.95K -223 -4%
Los Angeles Capital Management
23
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$294K -$56.2K -1,260 -17%
Brown Advisory
24
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$244K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
25
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$213K +$194K +4,342 New
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WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

49 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $113M — up 19% from $94.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new WLFC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.09M. The largest seller was Invesco, exiting entirely with an estimated $235K sold.

  • 49 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q4 2023, up from 48 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $113M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q4 2023, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q4 2023 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.09M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q4 2023 was Invesco, an estimated $235K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.