Global Ship Lease
114 hedge funds and large institutions have $348M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
191% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $14M
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 29
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $297M → $348M (+$50.7M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 109 → 114 (+5)
1.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.12% → 50.82% (+1.7%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.5M |
| 2 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.16M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.59M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.42M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$10.2M |
| 2 |
NSGL
No Street GP LP
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.91M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$5.92M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.68M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$319K | -19,160 | Closed |
|
127
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$290K | -17,421 | Closed |
|
|
QC
128
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$284K | -17,074 | Closed |
|
|
YIH
129
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
| – | -$190K | -11,409 | Closed |
|
|
DC
130
Diametric Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$176K | -10,586 | Closed |
|
131
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$89.2K | -4,774 | Closed |
|
|
EDRH
132
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
| – | -$35.9K | -2,157 | Closed |
|
|
SSG
133
Summit Securities Group
New York
| – | -$35K | -2,077 | Closed |
|
|
QL
134
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$24.4K | -1,464 | Closed |
|
|
BTI
135
Blue Trust Inc
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
CAS
136
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Coppell,
Texas
| – | -$599 | -36 | Closed |
|
|
CASC
137
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp
Coppell,
Texas
| – | -$599 | -36 | Closed |
|
138
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$17 | -1 | Closed |
|
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
114 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $348M — up 17% from $297M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new GSL positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
- 114 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q1 2023, up from 109 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $348M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q1 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q1 2023 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q1 2023 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $12.5M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q1 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $10.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.