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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
PA
101
Parallel Advisors
California
$302K +$14.4K +485 +5%
HWP
102
Highline Wealth Partners
California
$293K +$2.98K +100 +1%
AWM
103
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$286K +$278K +9,323 New
PWA
104
Provenance Wealth Advisors
Florida
$278K – – –
ETC
105
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$266K -$18.6K -624 -7%
OIA
106
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$265K +$257K +8,621 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
107
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$261K +$253K +8,503 New
CCIA
108
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$259K -$455K -15,260 -64%
IF
109
Intrua Financial
Texas
$255K – – –
IIA
110
Integrity Investment Advisors
Colorado
$248K +$3.99K +134 +2%
QC
111
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$239K +$232K +7,800 New
BP
112
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$234K +$227K +7,623 New
PTC
113
Petrus Trust Company
Texas
$234K +$227K +7,618 New
LG
114
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$229K +$222K +7,467 New
CG
115
Caprock Group
Idaho
$221K +$216K +7,237 New
CC
116
Corton Capital
Ontario, Canada
$219K -$114K -3,821 -35%
QC
117
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$217K +$210K +7,065 New
DOA
118
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$214K +$207K +6,963 New
ECM
119
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$211K +$205K +6,886 New
KCM
120
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$210K +$204K +6,846 New
EC
121
EntryPoint Capital
New York
$203K +$197K +6,607 New
LSA
122
Lansing Street Advisors
Pennsylvania
$201K +$195K +6,556 New
ASN
123
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$191K +$185K +6,209 New
USGIU
124
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$181K -$20.5K -688 -10%
Rockefeller Capital Management
125
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$161K +$156K +5,230 New
3 4
5
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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.