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Global Ship Lease

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.9M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1924 (+5)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.8M → $45.9M (+$9.08M)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.15%2.23% (+0.08%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
24
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+26.32%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
5
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DRZID
1
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$34.6M +$471K +11,531 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.73M +$130K +3,181 +3%
BCA
3
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$1.8M +$1.24M +30,288 +269%
CC
4
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$1.45M -$286K -6,994 -17%
JG
5
Jefferies Group
New York
$598K
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$588K -$93.1K -2,277 -14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
7
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$463K
OAM
8
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$243K +$229K +5,595 New
Acadian Asset Management
9
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$236K -$76.5K -1,872 -26%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$172K -$480K -11,747 -75%
JMPWA
11
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$159K +$150K +3,675 New
DIA
12
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$154K +$145K +3,551 New
RCM
13
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$126K +$119K +2,913 New
BBHC
14
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$108K
CAM
15
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$105K -$188K -4,594 -65%
GCP
16
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$87K +$81.8K +2,002 New
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$87K +$82.1K +2,008 New
PP
18
PDT Partners
New York
$67K +$62.9K +1,538 New
WA
19
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$56K
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19K +$6.66K +163 +60%
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$17K +$13.3K +326 +487%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$14K
DAM
23
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$11K
PCM
24
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$5K +$4.74K +116 New
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$20K -529 Closed

GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

24 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $45.9M — up 25% from $36.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new GSL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Benchmark Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $480K.

  • 24 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q1 2015, up from 19 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $45.9M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q1 2015, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q1 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q1 2015 was Benchmark Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.24M added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $480K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.