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19 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.8M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.9M → $36.8M (+$3.91M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 19 → 19 (0)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.16% → 2.15% (-0.01%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 4

Holders
19
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.51%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
+$497K
2
BCA
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
+$341K
3
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
+$75.8K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$45.2K
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$13.7K

Top Sellers

1
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$585K
2
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
-$198K
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$118K
4
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$58K
5
PP
PDT Partners
New York
-$56K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DRZID
1
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$28.3M +$497K +16,393 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.81M -$29K -956 -0.9%
CC
3
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$1.46M – – –
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$569K +$45.2K +1,492 +10%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$566K -$53.6K -1,769 -10%
JG
6
Jefferies Group
New York
$496K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
7
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$463K – – –
BCA
8
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$405K +$341K +11,250 New
Acadian Asset Management
9
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$263K -$118K -3,880 -35%
CAM
10
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$252K -$37.7K -1,245 -15%
BBHC
11
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$90K +$75.8K +2,500 New
WA
12
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$47K – – –
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$20K +$8.34K +275 +108%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16K +$13.7K +452 New
MFS
15
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11K +$9.49K +313 New
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10K +$8.21K +271 New
DAM
18
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$9K – – –
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$2K +$2.03K +67 New
Nomura Holdings
20
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$585K -18,238 Closed
WMSA
21
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$198K -6,184 Closed
COPPSERS
22
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$58K -1,811 Closed
PP
23
PDT Partners
New York
– -$56K -1,750 Closed
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
– -$1.4K -44 Closed

GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

19 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $36.8M — up 12% from $32.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), adding an estimated $497K. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $585K sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $36.8M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q4 2014 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $497K added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q4 2014 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $585K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.