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WLFC Insider Trading & Form 4 Activity

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
Last filing: Oct 2, 2026·22 days ago
BEARISH · LAST 90 DAYS
17%
buyers
$4K
1 buy
$1.9M
5 sells
-$1.9M
net selling
3
insiders
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Net flow — last 12 months

Monthly net of insider buys minus sells. Green months indicate net buying; red months indicate net selling.

Most active insiders

Ranked by total transaction value over the last 90 days.

INSIDERBOUGHTSOLDNET
Willis Charles F IV
Executive Chairman
—
$8.5M
-$8.5M
Willis Austin Chandler
President and CEO
—
$1.9M
-$1.9M
Flaherty Scott B.
EVP, CFO
$4K
$1.6M
-$1.6M
Dameron Clifton
SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
—
$201K
-$201K

Recent transactions

Every Form 4 transaction for WLFC, newest first.

TAX
Dameron Clifton · SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
Tx Oct 1·Filed Oct 2·EDGAR ↗
1,420 sh @ $47.80
$68K
SELL
Flaherty Scott B. · EVP, CFO
Tx Sep 15·Filed Sep 15·EDGAR ↗
8,326 sh @ $53.56
$446K
SELL
Flaherty Scott B. · EVP, CFO
Tx Sep 14·Filed Sep 15·EDGAR ↗
18,695 sh @ $54.57
$1.0M
SELL
Flaherty Scott B. · EVP, CFO
Tx Sep 11·Filed Sep 15·EDGAR ↗
2,979 sh @ $56.18
$167K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · President and CEO
Tx Sep 1·Filed Sep 3·EDGAR ↗
15,000 sh @ $53.90
$809K
SELL
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 31·Filed Sep 2·EDGAR ↗
400 sh @ $52.95
$21K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 26·Filed Aug 27·EDGAR ↗
15,600 sh @ $55.11
$860K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 25·Filed Aug 27·EDGAR ↗
113 sh @ $56.05
$6K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 25·Filed Aug 27·EDGAR ↗
11,287 sh @ $54.50
$615K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 24·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
13,684 sh @ $55.23
$756K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 24·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
3,016 sh @ $54.59
$165K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 21·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
1,100 sh @ $54.79
$60K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 21·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
12,400 sh @ $54.44
$675K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 20·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
16,184 sh @ $53.98
$874K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 20·Filed Aug 24·EDGAR ↗
116 sh @ $54.66
$6K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 19·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
4,810 sh @ $57.27
$275K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 19·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
3,133 sh @ $56.48
$177K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 19·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
11,357 sh @ $55.11
$626K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 18·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
8,535 sh @ $58.19
$497K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 18·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
12,480 sh @ $57.46
$717K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 18·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
6,485 sh @ $56.61
$367K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 17·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
16,032 sh @ $57.45
$921K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 17·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
13,590 sh @ $58.38
$793K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Charles F IV · Executive Chairman
Tx Aug 17·Filed Aug 19·EDGAR ↗
1,778 sh @ $58.85
$105K
SELL
Dameron Clifton · SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
Tx Aug 14·Filed Aug 17·EDGAR ↗
3,535 sh @ $56.83
$201K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · President and CEO
Tx Aug 3·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
9,363 sh @ $73.68
$690K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · President and CEO
Tx Aug 3·Filed Aug 5·EDGAR ↗
5,637 sh @ $72.77
$410K
BUY
Flaherty Scott B. · EVP, CFO
Tx Jul 31·Filed Aug 3·EDGAR ↗
148 sh @ $29.07
$4K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
200 sh @ $225.09
$45K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
700 sh @ $222.71
$156K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
500 sh @ $220.62
$110K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
1,700 sh @ $221.81
$377K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
236 sh @ $229.53
$54K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
1,100 sh @ $227.99
$251K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Jul 1·Filed Jul 6·EDGAR ↗
248 sh @ $227.21
$56K
AWARD
Jones Stephen Francis · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
674 sh @ $185.62
$125K
AWARD
Barrington Colm · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
674 sh @ $185.62
$125K
AWARD
Curran Brendan · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 28·EDGAR ↗
674 sh @ $185.62
$125K
AWARD
Barrington Colm · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 27·EDGAR ↗
3,000 sh @ $185.62
$557K
AWARD
Curran Brendan · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 27·EDGAR ↗
3,000 sh @ $185.62
$557K
AWARD
Jones Stephen Francis · Insider
Tx May 26·Filed May 27·EDGAR ↗
3,000 sh @ $185.62
$557K
TAX
Dameron Clifton · SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
Tx May 15·Filed May 18·EDGAR ↗
612 sh @ $180.03
$110K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx May 1·Filed May 5·EDGAR ↗
400 sh @ $194.43
$78K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx May 1·Filed May 5·EDGAR ↗
716 sh @ $193.63
$139K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx May 1·Filed May 5·EDGAR ↗
800 sh @ $191.22
$153K
SELL10b5-1
Willis Austin Chandler · Chief Executive Officer
Tx May 1·Filed May 5·EDGAR ↗
1,484 sh @ $192.74
$286K

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About WLFC insider trading data

Form 4 is the SEC filing required when an officer, director, or 10% owner of a public company buys or sells the company's stock. By law, these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade. Tracenotes pulls every Form 4 filing for WLFC from EDGAR, parses it, and surfaces the activity on this page.

What insider buying tells you. Open-market purchases by insiders are widely studied as a meaningful signal. Unlike stock awards (which are compensation, not conviction), an executive spending their own money to buy shares of the company they run is a vote of confidence. Studies have found insider-buying clusters — three or more insiders buying within a short window — outperform the broader market over the following year.

What insider selling tells you. Selling is noisier. Many sales are pre-scheduled under SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans, which let insiders sell on a fixed schedule regardless of company news. We label these "10b5-1" so you can see them. Discretionary sales — sales not tied to a plan — are more meaningful, especially when multiple insiders sell in quick succession.

Tracenotes methodology. We scan EDGAR daily for new Form 4 filings, parse them into individual transactions, and detect clusters when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. The data on this page covers the last 12 months. For deeper analysis, Tracenotes also runs language-change detection on 10-K and 10-Q filings — that's our core product.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Form 4 filing?

Form 4 is the SEC disclosure required when a company insider — an officer, director, or 10% owner — buys or sells the company's stock. By law these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade.

Is insider buying WLFC always bullish?

Open-market purchases by insiders are widely viewed as a bullish signal because executives are spending their own money. Stock awards and option exercises are part of compensation and don't carry the same weight, which is why we treat them separately on this page.

What is a 10b5-1 trade?

A trade made under SEC Rule 10b5-1, which lets insiders pre-schedule sales weeks or months in advance. These sales execute on a fixed plan regardless of company news, so they're a weaker signal than discretionary sales. We label them with a "10b5-1" tag.

What is an insider cluster?

A cluster is when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. Clusters are studied as stronger signals than single trades because multiple people independently reach the same view. We surface active clusters on WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) when they form.

Where does WLFC insider trading data come from?

Every Form 4 filing for WLFC is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR. Tracenotes scans EDGAR daily, parses each Form 4 into individual transactions, and updates this page within hours of new filings.

Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice. Form 4 data is sourced from SEC EDGAR and provided for research purposes only.

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