Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC)
Nasdaq: WLFC · Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies · Coconut Creek, FL · filing with the SEC since 1996
Grade5.9
◀ Past 5.0● Present 5.7▶ Future 7.0
Who owns Willis Lease Finance Corporation
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
2
Willis Charles F IV holds 43.2% of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as its SCHEDULE 13D/A filed Apr 3, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
9
report now, of 17 people on the record since 2006. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 2 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Willis Charles F IV
SCHEDULE 13D/A · filed Apr 3, 2026 · Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share · 44.8% in Nov 18, 2025
M3 Funds, LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Feb 4, 2026 · Common Stock · 8.9% in Nov 14, 2025
What WLFC reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
C S C Willis Engine Lease Company Limited
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K/A filed Mar 30, 2026
Willis Asset Management Limited
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K/A filed Mar 30, 2026
Willis Global Engine Testing
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K/A filed Mar 30, 2026
Willis Mitsui and Company Engine Support Limited
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K/A filed Mar 30, 2026
39 subsidiaries in 6 countries, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Mar 10, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
106sales
1purchases
80sales on a scheduled plan
5people selling
$22.3Msold, in dollars
$0bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Oct 2, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window5 of 17 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Charles F IV | Executive Chairman | 39 | $12.8M | 18 | 0 | $0 |
| Willis Austin Chandler | President and CEO | 62 | $7.6M | 62 | 0 | $0 |
| Flaherty Scott B. | EVP, CFO | 3 | $1.6M | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Dameron Clifton | SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jones Stephen Francis | director | 1 | $100,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |