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Global Ship Lease
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $397M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 10

127% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 11

52% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 76 (+26)

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $305M → $397M (+$92M)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

4.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.18% → 56.04% (-4.1%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+52%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
36
Increased
25
Reduced
11
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LCM
Lonestar Capital Management
California
+$11.9M
2
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
+$9.03M
3
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
+$8.24M
4
WC
Wexford Capital
Florida
+$5.66M
5
GCM
Ghisallo Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$3.79M

Top Sellers

1
KC
Kelso & Company
New York
-$78.1M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$12.9M
3
BCM
Brigade Capital Management
New York
-$2.83M
4
NSGL
No Street GP LP
California
-$1.22M
5
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$606K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
26
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$908K -$199K -12,200 -21%
D.E. Shaw & Co
27
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$871K +$725K +44,508 New
BCM
28
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$783K – – –
Russell Investments Group
29
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$772K +$643K +39,495 New
CC
30
Covalis Capital
United Kingdom
$685K +$570K +35,000 New
CSS
31
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$604K +$88.9K +5,459 +21%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$575K +$478K +29,325 +77,171%
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$499K +$415K +25,500 New
HF
34
HRT Financial
New York
$473K +$395K +24,220 New
Mackenzie Financial
35
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$438K +$127K +7,800 +53%
CHAM
36
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$405K +$337K +20,700 New
MWNA
37
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$385K -$606K -37,204 -65%
CCM
38
Corsair Capital Management
New York
$373K -$2.9K -178 -0.9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$368K +$306K +18,787 New
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$362K +$301K +18,485 New
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$360K +$299K +18,386 New
CCIA
42
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$323K +$269K +16,500 New
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$322K +$268K +16,439 New
Invesco
44
Invesco
Georgia
$285K -$2.05K -126 -0.9%
Tudor Investment Corp
45
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$272K +$226K +13,893 New
JG
46
Jefferies Group
New York
$270K – – –
PP
47
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$267K -$29.4K -1,806 -12%
Osaic Holdings
48
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$261K +$198K +12,164 +1,056%
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$249K +$108K +6,617 +109%
PP
50
PDT Partners
New York
$248K +$206K +12,666 New
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GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

76 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $397M — up 30% from $305M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new GSL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lonestar Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.9M. The largest seller was Kelso & Company, cutting an estimated $78.1M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q2 2021, up from 50 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $397M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q2 2021, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q2 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q2 2021 was Lonestar Capital Management, an estimated $11.9M added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q2 2021 was Kelso & Company, an estimated $78.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.