Global Ship Lease
GSL
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $568M invested in Global Ship Lease in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
105% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $7.27M
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 20
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 55
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $520M → $568M (+$48.7M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 194 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
2.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.87% → 45.34% (-2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$6.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.45M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.06M |
| 4 |
MG
Marex Group
London,
|
+$2.85M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$35.6M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.31M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.72M |
| 4 |
CF
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
|
-$4.39M |
| 5 |
LCM
Lonestar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.16M |
GSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
194 of the 8,267 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Global Ship Lease (GSL) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $568M — up 9.4% from $520M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new GSL positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.6M. The largest seller was Donald Smith & Co, cutting an estimated $35.6M.
- 194 institutional investors held Global Ship Lease (GSL) as of Q4 2025, up from 178 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $568M of Global Ship Lease stock for Q4 2025, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Global Ship Lease positions in Q4 2025 and 20 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Global Ship Lease buyer in Q4 2025 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $6.6M added.
- The largest Global Ship Lease seller in Q4 2025 was Donald Smith & Co, an estimated $35.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.