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Global Ship Lease
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $520M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $7.13M

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 178 (+23)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 50

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $464M → $520M (+$55.7M)

1.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.53% → 47.86% (-1.7%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+14.84%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
44
Increased
57
Reduced
50
Closed
19
Calls
$11.6M
Puts
$7.13M
Net Calls
+$4.49M
Net Calls Change
-$3.08M

Top Buyers

1
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$4.57M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.53M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.87M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.48M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

1
HCA
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
-$11.7M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$10.4M
3
WCM
Whitefort Capital Management
New York
-$9.31M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$5.5M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HF
51
HRT Financial
New York
$1.27M +$1.23M +41,263 New
DCM
52
DGS Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.2M +$125K +4,199 +12%
JF
53
Jump Financial
Illinois
$1.15M -$421K -14,116 -27%
GCP
54
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.1M -$715 -24 -0.1%
VA
55
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$1.1M -$93.6K -3,143 -8%
SSA
56
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.09M +$1.06M +35,627 New
COPPSERS
57
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$417K +13,986 +69%
Goldman Sachs
58
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.03M +$751K +25,192 +298%
BCM
59
BluePath Capital Management
Georgia
$982K +$170K +5,696 +22%
Jane Street
60
Jane Street
New York
$972K +$598K +20,057 +173%
KPWS
61
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$880K +$20.9K +701 +3%
SG Americas Securities
62
SG Americas Securities
New York
$872K -$3.63M -121,916 -81%
Royal Bank of Canada
63
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$795K +$132K +4,414 +21%
SOW
64
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$779K +$46.8K +1,572 +7%
BC
65
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$771K +$111K +3,730 +17%
Bank of America
66
Bank of America
North Carolina
$754K -$2.04M -68,326 -74%
SIC
67
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$701K -$171K -5,733 -20%
XT
68
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$700K +$679K +22,789 New
MGP
69
Metis Global Partners
California
$656K – – –
Wolverine Trading
70
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$652K +$628K +21,089 New
ECM
71
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$618K +$600K +20,137 New
NA
72
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$614K +$91.6K +3,076 +18%
EGM
73
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$591K +$300K +10,078 +110%
SPC
74
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$588K -$2.98K -100 -0.5%
Jones Financial Companies
75
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$573K +$52.9K +1,775 +11%
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GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

178 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $520M — up 12% from $464M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new GSL positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cubist Systematic Strategies, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.57M. The largest seller was Harbor Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 178 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q3 2025, up from 155 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $520M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q3 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q3 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q3 2025 was Cubist Systematic Strategies, an estimated $4.57M added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q3 2025 was Harbor Capital Advisors, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.