Global Ship Lease
GSL
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.3M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
233% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 3
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 26 (+5)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.9M → $50.3M (+$9.37M)
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.08% → 2.2% (+0.12%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.38M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$1.33M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$545K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$445K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$366K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NGA
New Generation Advisors
Manchester,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.46M |
| 2 |
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
-$806K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$191K |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$189K |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$95.7K |
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
26 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $50.3M — up 23% from $40.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new GSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $1.38M. The largest seller was New Generation Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.46M sold.
- 26 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q4 2013, up from 21 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $50.3M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q4 2013, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q4 2013 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $1.38M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q4 2013 was New Generation Advisors, an estimated $1.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.