Global Ship Lease
108 hedge funds and large institutions have $327M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
242% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.7M | Put options by funds: $13.1M
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 28
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
3.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.82% → 47.65% (-3.2%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 114 → 108 (-6)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $348M → $327M (-$20.3M)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.59M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$5.25M |
| 3 |
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Prague,
Czech Republic
|
+$3.58M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.83M |
| 5 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
+$2.58M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$25.7M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.29M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.11M |
| 4 |
LCM
Lonestar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.73M |
| 5 |
GCM
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton,
Connecticut
|
-$2.7M |
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
108 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $327M — down 5.9% from $348M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of GSL and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.
The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.59M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.7M sold.
- 108 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q2 2023, down from 114 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $327M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q2 2023, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q2 2023 and 25 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q2 2023 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $6.59M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q2 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $25.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.