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WILLIS LEASE FIN CORP (WLFC)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
175
Reporting holders
$930.9M
Reported value
19.2%
Of shares outstanding
0.0%
Calls
0.0%
Puts
+50
Holder change
Institutions report 4,070,225 shares against 21,144,111 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3F, Inc. | $151.5M | 661,998 | 35.88% | 31q | -2.3%-$3.5M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $125.5M | 548,394 | 0.02% | 31q | +3.3%+$4.0M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $68.9M | 301,276 | 0.00% | 8q | +40.5%+$19.9M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $45.2M | 197,697 | 0.06% | 31q | HELD |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $44.0M | 192,346 | 0.03% | 10q | +15.7%+$6.0M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $29.6M | 129,520 | 0.00% | 2q | +15.5%+$4.0M |
| Four Tree Island Advisory LLC | $24.7M | 108,160 | 8.16% | 7q | +2.6%+$626.7K |
| RBF Capital, LLC | $24.6M | 107,711 | 1.02% | 31q | HELD |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | $23.0M | 100,400 | 0.04% | 3q | +214.4%+$15.7M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $21.5M | 93,937 | 0.00% | 31q | +23.1%+$4.0M |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC | $20.9M | 91,232 | 0.43% | new | NEW |
| STATE STREET CORP | $17.7M | 77,328 | 0.00% | 31q | +16.1%+$2.5M |
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC | $16.6M | 72,763 | 3.36% | new | NEW |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $15.0M | 65,643 | 0.00% | 35q | +36.1%+$4.0M |
| UBS Group AG | $15.0M | 65,360 | 0.00% | 14q | +76.3%+$6.5M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $14.7M | 64,443 | 0.01% | 31q | +111.4%+$7.8M |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC | $14.4M | 63,039 | 4.10% | 9q | +182.2%+$9.3M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $13.3M | 58,309 | 0.01% | 8q | +60.9%+$5.1M |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $11.3M | 49,274 | 0.20% | 31q | HELD |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $10.9M | 47,817 | 0.00% | 31q | +48.7%+$3.6M |
| Buckley Capital Advisors, LLC | $10.5M | 45,936 | 6.51% | 3q | +17.1%+$1.5M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $10.4M | 45,556 | 0.00% | 31q | -14.9%-$1.8M |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | $9.7M | 42,225 | 0.85% | 8q | -6.1%-$629.9K |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC | $8.8M | 38,450 | 0.89% | 4q | -6.1%-$572.5K |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | $8.7M | 38,151 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $8.5M | 37,129 | 0.00% | 31q | +8.7%+$680.2K |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $8.5M | 37,030 | 0.00% | 6q | +496.2%+$7.1M |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | $8.1M | 35,412 | 0.01% | 3q | -7.9%-$692.3K |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $6.8M | 29,609 | 0.00% | 2q | +34.3%+$1.7M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $6.4M | 27,918 | 0.00% | 13q | +11.9%+$676.8K |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | $6.3M | 27,753 | 0.03% | 2q | HELD |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $5.1M | 22,490 | 0.00% | 2q | +14.3%+$644.8K |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $4.7M | 20,705 | 0.01% | 31q | +2.5%+$114.4K |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $4.4M | 19,521 | 0.00% | 14q | +1244.4%+$4.1M |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | $4.3M | 18,768 | 0.54% | 5q | +4.3%+$175.3K |
| SHIKIAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $4.2M | 18,565 | 1.07% | 2q | +48.9%+$1.4M |
| US BANCORP \DE\ | $4.2M | 18,184 | 0.00% | 22q | +4.3%+$172.1K |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $4.0M | 17,416 | 0.00% | 9q | +21.0%+$692.6K |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $3.7M | 16,268 | 0.01% | 12q | -8.3%-$335.6K |
| Nuveen, LLC | $3.7M | 16,079 | 0.00% | 6q | +311.5%+$2.8M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $3.6M | 15,881 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $3.5M | 15,409 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | $3.3M | 14,510 | 0.02% | 4q | +4.5%+$141.6K |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $3.3M | 14,297 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Latash Investments, LLC | $3.1M | 13,500 | 2.26% | 25q | HELD |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $2.8M | 12,318 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Linden Advisors LP | $2.6M | 11,529 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP | $2.6M | 11,443 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | $2.5M | 11,050 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $2.3M | 10,123 | 0.00% | 8q | +13.2%+$269.3K |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.3M | 10,083 | 0.42% | 31q | HELD |
| PDT Partners, LLC | $1.9M | 8,500 | 0.10% | 3q | +70.0%+$800.8K |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC | $1.9M | 8,357 | 0.05% | 4q | -3.8%-$75.0K |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $1.8M | 7,934 | 0.00% | 13q | +16.6%+$258.1K |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. | $1.8M | 7,683 | 0.10% | 2q | +1.2%+$21.5K |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $1.6M | 6,856 | 0.00% | 31q | +471.3%+$1.3M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $1.6M | 6,800 | 0.00% | 2q | +1.8%+$27.2K |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.5M | 6,703 | 0.00% | 5q | -69.8%-$3.5M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $1.5M | 6,470 | 0.00% | 8q | +22.4%+$271.4K |
| Swiss National Bank | $1.3M | 5,800 | 0.00% | 7q | -3.3%-$45.8K |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $1.3M | 5,788 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Invesco Ltd. | $1.2M | 5,436 | 0.00% | 7q | -1.5%-$19.0K |
| SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. | $1.2M | 5,180 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | $1.2M | 5,047 | 0.02% | 8q | -12.2%-$160.2K |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | $1.1M | 4,907 | 0.00% | 4q | -2.6%-$30.2K |
| LPL Financial LLC | $1.1M | 4,737 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $1.1M | 4,623 | 0.01% | 3q | +22.1%+$191.3K |
| Sculptor Capital LP | $1.1M | 4,606 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Militia Capital Management LLC | $1.0M | 4,400 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $976.0K | 4,264 | 0.00% | 11q | +41.3%+$285.4K |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. | $938.1K | 4,100 | 0.19% | 2q | +32.3%+$228.8K |
| Rangeley Capital, LLC | $915.2K | 4,000 | 0.84% | new | NEW |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $890.4K | 3,884 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $861.0K | 3,763 | 0.00% | 8q | +55.7%+$308.0K |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | $842.4K | 3,682 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $841.5K | 3,678 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| CITIGROUP INC | $800.6K | 3,499 | 0.00% | 31q | +1078.1%+$732.6K |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | $776.5K | 3,394 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $775.9K | 3,391 | 0.00% | 31q | +7.4%+$53.3K |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $757.6K | 3,311 | 0.00% | 7q | -2.3%-$17.6K |
| Jain Global LLC | $757.1K | 3,309 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $750.9K | 3,282 | 0.00% | 13q | +21.5%+$132.9K |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $698.5K | 3,053 | 0.00% | 3q | -6.3%-$47.4K |
| Harbor Advisors LLC | $686.4K | 3,000 | 0.09% | 2q | +50.0%+$228.8K |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $681.0K | 4,000 | 0.00% | 8q | +100.0%+$340.5K |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $648.2K | 2,833 | 0.00% | 3q | -69.4%-$1.5M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $640.9K | 2,801 | 0.00% | 7q | +16.8%+$92.2K |
| Creative Planning | $639.0K | 2,793 | 0.00% | 5q | -8.4%-$58.6K |
| Blackstone Inc. | $631.5K | 2,760 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | $622.1K | 2,719 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | $583.0K | 2,550 | 0.00% | 2q | +116.7%+$313.9K |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | $570.6K | 2,494 | 0.02% | 2q | +264.1%+$413.9K |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP | $562.2K | 2,457 | 0.06% | new | NEW |
| FMR LLC | $551.8K | 2,412 | 0.00% | 18q | +1.8%+$9.8K |
| LMR Partners LLP | $532.4K | 2,327 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $526.2K | 2,300 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | $526.2K | 2,300 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $517.5K | 2,262 | 0.00% | 13q | -5.0%-$27.5K |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | $512.3K | 2,239 | 0.00% | 13q | +39.5%+$145.1K |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | $507.9K | 2,220 | 0.00% | 2q | +71.7%+$212.1K |
Showing the largest 100 of 175 reported holders.
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 | Charter or bylaws amended | filing |
| 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-24 | Acquisition or disposal completed | filing |
| 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-03 | Material agreement entered | filing |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Flaherty Scott B. | EVP, CFO | Sold | 18,695 | $1.0M |
| 2026-09-15 | Flaherty Scott B. | EVP, CFO | Sold | 8,326 | $445.9K |
| 2026-08-14 | Dameron Clifton | SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary | Sold | 3,535 | $200.9K |
| 2026-09-11 | Flaherty Scott B. | EVP, CFO | Sold | 2,979 | $167.4K |
Ten percent owners and entities
Usually an institution that crossed a reporting threshold, or a company taking a strategic stake, rather than an individual with a view.
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | WILLIS CHARLES F IV | Executive Chairman | Sold | 31,400 | $1.8M ×3 |
| 2026-08-18 | WILLIS CHARLES F IV | Executive Chairman | Sold | 27,500 | $1.6M ×3 |
| 2026-07-01 | Willis Austin Chandler | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 5,184 | $1.2M ×8 |
| 2026-08-03 | Willis Austin Chandler | President and CEO | Sold | 15,000 | $1.1M ×2 |
| 2026-08-19 | WILLIS CHARLES F IV | Executive Chairman | Sold | 19,300 | $1.1M ×3 |
| 2026-08-24 | WILLIS CHARLES F IV | Executive Chairman | Sold | 16,700 | $920.4K ×2 |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22 | $138.6M | 2,776,426 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 175 | $930.9M | 4,070,225 | 62 | 65 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 125 | $555.7M | 3,264,414 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 113 | $460.4M | 3,394,605 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 129 | $455.3M | 3,323,070 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 112 | $483.3M | 3,384,881 | 23 | 51 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 108 | $442.4M | 2,800,234 | 17 | 32 | 40 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 104 | $573.6M | 2,763,433 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 82 | $366.8M | 2,465,696 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 64 | $166.2M | 2,398,615 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 50 | $117.2M | 2,362,216 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2023 | 49 | $113.0M | 2,310,989 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2023 | 48 | $94.7M | 2,238,568 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2023 | 45 | $87.0M | 2,221,771 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 41 | $116.3M | 2,122,521 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 37 | $122.0M | 2,067,523 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 30 | $68.1M | 2,079,362 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 33 | $80.0M | 2,106,431 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 42 | $70.4M | 2,146,364 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 38 | $79.1M | 2,067,247 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 40 | $218.0M | 2,695,271 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 44 | $100.1M | 2,293,593 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 47 | $100.0M | 2,260,273 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 43 | $68.4M | 2,190,185 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 43 | $38.4M | 2,079,777 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 45 | $52.5M | 2,093,873 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 51 | $59.3M | 2,177,702 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 66 | $136.2M | 2,292,460 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 60 | $126.6M | 2,263,528 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 54 | $129.9M | 2,228,298 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 54 | $95.8M | 2,230,711 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 49 | $81.1M | 2,318,072 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |