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Global Ship Lease
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $520M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $7.13M

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 178 (+23)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 50

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $464M → $520M (+$55.7M)

1.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.53% → 47.86% (-1.7%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+14.84%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
44
Increased
57
Reduced
50
Closed
19
Calls
$11.6M
Puts
$7.13M
Net Calls
+$4.49M
Net Calls Change
-$3.08M

Top Buyers

1
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$4.57M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.53M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.87M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.48M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

1
HCA
Harbor Capital Advisors
Illinois
-$11.7M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$10.4M
3
WCM
Whitefort Capital Management
New York
-$9.31M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$5.5M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DSC
1
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$97.8M -$1.61M -54,025 -2%
Acadian Asset Management
2
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$44M +$3.87M +130,051 +10%
PAIM
3
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$33.7M -$3.14M -105,246 -9%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$25.7M +$2.33M +78,300 +10%
Two Sigma Advisers
5
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$21.9M -$244K -8,200 -1%
Two Sigma Investments
6
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$19.2M +$482K +16,188 +3%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
7
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$18.6M -$175K -5,886 -1%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
8
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$17.4M +$3.21M +107,651 +23%
RC
9
RBF Capital
California
$13.4M – – –
CA
10
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
$13.3M +$376K +12,616 +3%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.8M -$579K -19,419 -5%
JEST
12
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$11.1M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
13
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$10.1M -$1.72M -57,723 -15%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.71M +$643K +21,586 +7%
LCM
15
Lonestar Capital Management
California
$8.84M +$2.62M +88,000 +44%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$7.77M +$2.47M +83,051 +49%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$6.8M +$3.48M +116,837 +112%
Tudor Investment Corp
18
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$6.69M +$274K +9,187 +4%
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$6.52M +$701K +23,523 +12%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.04M +$4.53M +152,093 +340%
Lazard Asset Management
21
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$6.03M +$293K +9,821 +5%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$5.81M +$1.52M +50,987 +37%
Voloridge Investment Management
23
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$5.39M -$757K -25,418 -13%
Marshall Wace
24
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$5.31M -$3.4M -114,200 -40%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.17M +$430K +14,424 +9%
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GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

178 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $520M — up 12% from $464M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new GSL positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cubist Systematic Strategies, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.57M. The largest seller was Harbor Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 178 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q3 2025, up from 155 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $520M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q3 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q3 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q3 2025 was Cubist Systematic Strategies, an estimated $4.57M added.
  • The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q3 2025 was Harbor Capital Advisors, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.