Global Ship Lease
154 hedge funds and large institutions have $418M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 41
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $408M → $418M (+$10.1M)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 30
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.61M | Put options by funds: $8.31M
1.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 53.01% → 51.19% (-1.8%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 157 → 154 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Causeway Bay,
Hong Kong
|
+$13M |
| 2 |
MG
Marex Group
London,
|
+$7.1M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.86M |
| 4 |
CF
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
|
+$2.85M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$6.9M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$5.41M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.12M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.01M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.74M |
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
154 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $418M — up 2.5% from $408M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of GSL and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.
The largest buyer was Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.9M.
- 154 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q1 2025, down from 157 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $418M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q1 2025, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q1 2025 and 30 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q1 2025 was Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings, an estimated $13M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q1 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $6.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.