Willis Lease Finance Corp
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Willis Lease Finance Corp (NASDAQ:WLFC) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 51 items for WLFC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-30, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 11 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for WLFC spans 8-K, 144, 10-Q, DEFA14A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- WLFC Closes $35M Series B Preferred Placement with Development Bank of Japan
- Willis Lease Builds Malaysia Engine Repair Hub to Tap $100B Asia-Pacific Demand
- WLFC Closes $262.9M Aircraft Portfolio Acquisition
- Willis Lease Finance Completes $379M Aircraft & Engine Portfolio Acquisition
- Officer/Director Charles Willis IV Plans $34.8M Share Sale
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
11.36 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 1,935,420 shares in WLFC as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.2% increase from the prior period — about 11.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 71.1% of WLFC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for WLFC, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-05-15.
Proposed Convertible Notes Offering · Use of Proceeds
⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.
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