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Global Ship Lease
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25 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.4M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 25 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45.9M → $47.4M (+$1.5M)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.23% → 2.15% (-0.08%)

70% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
25
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
3
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PCM
Potomac Capital Management
New York
+$859K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$395K
3
PP
PDT Partners
New York
+$84.6K
4
CCS
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
+$57.3K
5
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$10K

Top Sellers

1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$1.45M
2
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$939K
3
RCM
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
-$126K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$116K
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$88K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCM
26
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
– -$126K -2,913 Closed
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$19K -434 Closed
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– +$134 +3 New
1
2

GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

25 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $47.4M — up 3.3% from $45.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new GSL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Potomac Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $859K. The largest seller was Cannell Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.45M sold.

  • 25 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q2 2015, up from 24 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $47.4M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q2 2015, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q2 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q2 2015 was Potomac Capital Management, an estimated $859K added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q2 2015 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.