Global Ship Lease
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.9M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
167% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 24 (+5)
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.8M → $45.9M (+$9.08M)
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.15% → 2.23% (+0.08%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCA
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
|
+$1.24M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$471K |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$229K |
| 4 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$150K |
| 5 |
DIA
Denver Investment Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$145K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$480K |
| 2 |
CC
Cannell Capital
Alta,
Wyoming
|
-$286K |
| 3 |
CAM
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
|
-$188K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$93.1K |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$76.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$16K | -452 | Closed |
|
27
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$11K | -313 | Closed |
|
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
24 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $45.9M — up 25% from $36.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new GSL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Benchmark Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $480K.
- 24 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q1 2015, up from 19 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $45.9M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q1 2015, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q1 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q1 2015 was Benchmark Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.24M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $480K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.