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Willis Lease Finance

111 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in Willis Lease Finance in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 25

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 18

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $442M → $472M (+$29.5M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108111 (+3)

2.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 127.09%129.26% (+2.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
111
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.78%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
22
Increased
52
Reduced
25
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MI
1
M3F Inc
Utah
$80.9M +$4.63M +98,040 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$79.4M +$3.81M +80,625 +5%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$35M +$6.44M +136,377 +23%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$34.2M +$278K +5,877 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$26.7M +$4.84M +102,366 +22%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.1M +$10.3M +217,377 +133%
RC
7
RBF Capital
California
$15.4M
FTIA
8
Four Tree Island Advisory
New Hampshire
$13.3M -$492K -10,407 -4%
Two Sigma Investments
9
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$13.2M +$12M +254,010 +1,105%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.8M +$1.66M +35,235 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.5M +$9.33M +197,625 +456%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.5M +$8.34M +176,586 +276%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.55M +$1.11M +23,583 +13%
BCM
14
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$8.85M -$482K -10,194 -5%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.1M +$327K +6,933 +6%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.75M +$4.46M +94,440 +357%
PHS
17
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$5.69M +$1.02M +21,588 +22%
JF
18
Jump Financial
Illinois
$5.54M +$5.5M +116,445 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.31M +$1.11M +23,604 +27%
CLGM
20
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets
New York
$5.21M +$5.17M +109,500 New
Two Sigma Advisers
21
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$5.18M +$4.85M +102,600 +1,629%
EF
22
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$3.94M -$482K -10,194 -11%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.9M +$3.51M +74,235 +951%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$3.62M +$371K +7,860 +12%
ACA
25
Apis Capital Advisors
New York
$3.54M +$709K +15,000 +25%

WLFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

111 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $472M — up 6.7% from $442M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new WLFC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Ophir Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.3M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) as of Q2 2025, up from 108 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $472M of Willis Lease Finance stock for Q2 2025, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Willis Lease Finance positions in Q2 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance buyer in Q2 2025 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Willis Lease Finance seller in Q2 2025 was Ophir Asset Management, an estimated $22.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.