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Global Ship Lease
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $305M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 2

349% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $67.9M → $305M (+$237M)

178% more funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 50 (+32)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

27.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.21% → 60.18% (+28%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
50
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+177.78%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
34
Increased
6
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
+$13.9M
2
NSGL
No Street GP LP
California
+$11.3M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$4.05M
4
BCM
Brigade Capital Management
New York
+$2.83M
5
LSA
L & S Advisors
California
+$2.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FP
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
-$1.78M
2
CHAM
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
-$335K
3
VCWA
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors
Colorado
-$234K
4
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$90.7K
5
RC
RBF Capital
California
-$8.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWM
26
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$262K +$263K +18,597 New
JF
27
Jump Financial
Illinois
$250K +$251K +17,750 New
PP
28
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$218K +$219K +15,442 New
VCWA
29
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors
Colorado
$213K -$234K -16,505 -53%
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$207K +$208K +14,703 New
Mackenzie Financial
31
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$206K +$207K +14,600 New
OQS
32
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$197K +$198K +13,996 New
JG
33
Jefferies Group
New York
$194K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
34
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$169K – – –
VF
35
Virtu Financial
New York
$167K +$168K +11,838 New
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$150K +$151K +10,653 New
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$141K +$142K +10,000 New
BlackRock
38
BlackRock
New York
$86K +$44.5K +3,141 +106%
Morgan Stanley
39
Morgan Stanley
New York
$82K +$68K +4,802 +479%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$71K +$71.3K +5,034 New
Osaic Holdings
41
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16K +$16.3K +1,152 New
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K +$14.2K +1,000 New
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K +$9.94K +702 New
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6K -$4.58K -323 -43%
IFAM
45
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$2K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1K -$3.91K -276 -88%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1K +$595 +42 New
US Bancorp
48
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K +$935 +66 New
Walleye Capital
49
Walleye Capital
New York
$158 +$158K +11,181 New
BBHC
50
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$35 – – –
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GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

50 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $305M — up 349% from $67.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new GSL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Punch & Associates Investment Management, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Foundry Partners, cutting an estimated $1.78M.

  • 50 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q1 2021, up from 18 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $305M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q1 2021, up 349% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q1 2021 and 2 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q1 2021 was Punch & Associates Investment Management, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q1 2021 was Foundry Partners, an estimated $1.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.