Willis Lease Finance

WLFC · NASDAQ

$36.96−$0.11 (−0.30%)TodayMarket closed · Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET

Prev close $37.07

Who owns WLFC

Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings

The 10 largest institutions hold 73.8% of WLFC’s shares.

Willis (Charles F IV)38.9%
M3F, Inc.8.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.7.1%
Willis (Austin Chandler)5.7%
Next 6 largest institutions13.6%
All other shareholders26.2%

Top institutional holders of WLFC
Holder	Shares	% of shares	Change, last filing	Filed
Willis (Charles F IV)	9.03M	38.86%	−151.70K	Aug 26, 2026
M3F, Inc.	1.99M	8.55%	−45.75K	Jun 30, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.	1.65M	7.08%	+52.47K	Jun 30, 2026
Willis (Austin Chandler)	1.34M	5.75%	−15.00K	Sep 1, 2026
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.	806.83K	3.47%	+244.64K	Jun 30, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLC	593.09K	2.55%	−369	Jun 30, 2026
Two Sigma Investments, LP	577.04K	2.48%	+78.11K	Jun 30, 2026
Poulakidas (Dean Michael)	470.91K	2.03%	−56.67K	May 14, 2025
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC	388.56K	1.67%	+52.18K	Jun 30, 2026
Four Tree Island Advisory LLC	324.48K	1.40%	+8.22K	Jun 30, 2026

Largest mutual fund holders

Top mutual fund holders of WLFC
Holder	Shares	% of shares	Change, last filing	Filed
DFA US Small Cap Value Portfolio	584.86K	2.52%	+0	May 31, 2026
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	295.89K	1.27%	−1.30K	Jul 31, 2026
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	271.32K	1.17%	+0	Jul 31, 2026
DFA U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio	210.23K	0.91%	+0	May 31, 2026
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	132.49K	0.57%	+0	May 31, 2026

Insider trades

Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders

Over the last 6 months, insiders bought $4.30K (1 trade) and sold $14.08M (38 trades) of WLFC on the open market.

Latest WLFC insider transactions
Insider	Date	Type	Shares	Price	Value
Dameron Clifton	Oct 1, 2026	Tax withholding	1.42K	$47.80	$67.88K
Flaherty Scott B.	Sep 15, 2026	Sale	8.33K	$53.56	$445.94K
Flaherty Scott B.	Sep 14, 2026	Sale	18.70K	$54.57	$1.02M
Flaherty Scott B.	Sep 11, 2026	Sale	2.98K	$56.18	$167.36K
Willis Austin Chandler	Sep 1, 2026	Sale	15.00K	$53.90	$808.56K
WILLIS CHARLES F IV	Aug 31, 2026	Sale	400	$52.95	$21.18K
WILLIS CHARLES F IV	Aug 26, 2026	Sale	15.60K	$55.11	$859.78K
WILLIS CHARLES F IV	Aug 25, 2026	Sale	113	$56.05	$6.33K
WILLIS CHARLES F IV	Aug 25, 2026	Sale	11.29K	$54.50	$615.11K
WILLIS CHARLES F IV	Aug 24, 2026	Sale	13.68K	$55.23	$755.79K

Short interest

Settled Sep 30, 2026

Shares short: 1.73M
Days to cover: 11.65
% of shares outstanding: 7.44%
Average daily volume: 148.36K
Change since last report: −10.7%

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