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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
ECM
51
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$244K +$203K +12,482 New
Walleye Trading
52
Walleye Trading
New York
$229K +$191K +11,700 New
ASN
53
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$211K +$2.44K +150 +1%
LPL Financial
54
LPL Financial
California
$206K -$135K -8,287 -44%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
55
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$199K +$166K +10,165 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
56
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$161K +$134K +8,227 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
57
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$95K +$78.9K +4,845 New
Wells Fargo
58
Wells Fargo
California
$94K -$3.81K -234 -5%
Citigroup
59
Citigroup
New York
$78K +$64.7K +3,975 New
SWM
60
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$78K +$65.2K +4,000 New
UBS Group
61
UBS Group
Switzerland
$72K +$53.4K +3,278 +771%
PNC Financial Services Group
62
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
Barclays
63
Barclays
United Kingdom
$20K +$16.7K +1,024 New
US Bancorp
64
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$18K +$14.4K +884 +1,339%
QCG
65
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$18K +$14.9K +916 New
Legal & General Group
66
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$6K +$4.84K +297 New
S
67
SignatureFD
Georgia
$6K +$5.18K +318 New
LC
68
Lindbrook Capital
California
$4K +$3.4K +209 New
TRCT
69
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$9.07K -557 -79%
IFAM
70
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$3K +$33 +2 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
71
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$912 +56 +133%
Deutsche Bank
72
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2K +$1.6K +98 New
IA
73
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K +$1.63K +100 New
SB
74
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$1K +$896 +55 New
Walleye Capital
75
Walleye Capital
New York
$805 +$488K +29,958 +268%
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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.