Global Ship Lease
GSL
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $399M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
158% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.6M | Put options by funds: $18.1M
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 16
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 33
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $301M → $399M (+$97.3M)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 129 (+17)
11.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.01% → 57.16% (+11%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$36.2M |
| 2 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
+$20M |
| 3 |
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$19.8M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$7.5M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.6M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.2M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.22M |
| 4 |
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Prague,
Czech Republic
|
-$5.34M |
| 5 |
LCM
Lonestar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.48M |
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
129 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $399M — up 32% from $301M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new GSL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $36.2M. The largest seller was Marshall Wace, cutting an estimated $12.6M.
- 129 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q4 2023, up from 112 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $399M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q4 2023, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $36.2M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q4 2023 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $12.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.