Global Ship Lease

GSL • NYSE

Global Ship Lease is a marine shipping company in the industrials sector on NYSE, led by Ian J. Webber, with a market cap of $1.2B. As of Q3 2025, 47% of shares are held by 176 institutional investors, with DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. as the largest holder at 8.9%.

Chief Executive OfficerIan J. Webber

Market Cap$1.2B

Marine Shipping

Industrials

Employees7.0

Websiteglobalshiplease.com

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GSL as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.1B

All Institutions

Institutions: 176
Value Held: $518.7M
Shares Held: 16.9M
Avg Position: $2.9M
Median Position: $414.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 20
Value Held: $102.3M
Shares Held: 3.3M
Avg Position: $5.1M
Median Position: $1.3M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

37.91%

$416.3M

Hedge Funds

9.32%

$102.3M

Retail & Other

52.77%

$579.5M

Based on market cap of $1.1B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GSL as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. Long Only Manager	Richard Lawrence Greenberg CEO	$97.8M 1.95% of portfolio	8.90% 3.2M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$5.0B
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Gillian Morna Therese Savage CEO	$44.1M 0.09% of portfolio	4.01% 1.4M shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$51.5B
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Andrew John Matysik CEO	$33.7M 1.97% of portfolio	3.07% 1.1M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$1.7B
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter Fitzhugh Brown CEO	$25.7M 0.03% of portfolio	2.34% 838.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$75.8B
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Scott David Hoffman CEO	$21.9M 0.04% of portfolio	1.99% 713.4K shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$50.0B
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Scott David Hoffman CEO	$19.2M 0.03% of portfolio	1.75% 626.8K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$62.0B
M MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Institution	-	$18.6M 0.03% of portfolio	1.70% 607.4K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$61.8B
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	-	$17.4M 0.02% of portfolio	1.59% 567.4K shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$70.6B
R RBF Capital, LLC Institution	-	$13.4M 0.62% of portfolio	1.22% 437.5K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$2.2B
C CSM Advisors, LLC Institution	-	$13.3M 0.39% of portfolio	1.21% 432.9K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$3.4B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GSL in Q3 2025

Traded: −$82.4M
Buyers: 100
Sellers: 66
Total Bought: +$50.6M
Total Sold: −$133.0M
Avg Position: $2.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	+$4.7M +153.5K shares	$4.7M 153.5K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.7M +152.1K shares	$6.0M 196.9K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$4.0M +130.1K shares	$44.1M 1.4M shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$3.6M +116.8K shares	$6.8M 221.5K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$3.3M +107.7K shares	$17.4M 567.4K shares
L Lonestar Capital Management LLC Institution	+$2.7M +88.0K shares	$8.8M 288.0K shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	+$2.5M +83.1K shares	$7.8M 253.1K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$2.4M +78.3K shares	$25.7M 838.6K shares
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$1.6M +51.0K shares	$5.8M 189.1K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	+$1.3M +41.3K shares	$1.3M 41.3K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$68.7M −2.6M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. ETF Provider	−$12.0M −391.5K shares	$4.5M 145.3K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$10.7M −349.5K shares	$1.6M 51.4K shares
W Whitefort Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	−$9.3M −353.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
M Man Group plc Institution	−$5.7M −184.6K shares	$2.6M 83.6K shares
S SG Americas Securities, LLC Institution	−$3.7M −121.9K shares	$871.6K 28.4K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	−$3.5M −114.2K shares	$5.3M 173.1K shares
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	−$3.2M −105.2K shares	$33.7M 1.1M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$2.1M −68.3K shares	$754.1K 24.6K shares
A Allianz Asset Management AG Institution	−$1.8M −57.7K shares	$10.1M 327.7K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GSL in Q3 2025

New Positions: 18
New Value: $1.8M
Exited Positions: 19
Exited Value: $80.1M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$452.7K 14.7K shares
LEUTHOLD WEEDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	$229.2K 7.5K shares
D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$213.8K 7.0K shares
E EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Institution	$211.4K 6.9K shares
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$210.2K 6.8K shares
Lansing Street Advisors RIA/Wealth	$201.3K 6.6K shares
S State of Alaska, Department of Revenue Institution	$61.0K 2.0K shares
Sontag Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$53.9K 1.8K shares
Efficient Wealth Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$39.9K 1.3K shares
Triumph Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$25.3K 825.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$68.7M 2.6M shares
W Whitefort Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$9.3M 353.9K shares
NOVEM GROUP RIA/Wealth	$910.3K 34.6K shares
F FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Quant	$342.5K 13.0K shares
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	$303.7K 11.6K shares
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$264.5K 10.1K shares
WBI INVESTMENTS ETF Provider	$216.8K 8.2K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	$82.1K 3.1K shares
S Skopos Labs, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$11.2K 424.0 shares
C Crews Bank & Trust Institution	$3.9K 150.0 shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GSL as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 8
Call Value: $10.8M
Put Positions: 6
Put Value: $5.6M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.6M 1.5K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$2.6M 852.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$1.6M 530.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.1M 374.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$671.0K 217.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$122.8K 40.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$24.6K 8.0 contracts
NBC SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	$700.0 0.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$3.1M 997.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.5M 489.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$760.6K 246.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$248.7K 81.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$18.4K 6.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GSL as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
L Lonestar Capital Management LLC Institution	-	6.91% $8.8M	0.81% 288.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$128.0M
J JTC Employer Solutions Trusteee Ltd Institution	-	2.21% $11.2M	1.02% 363.3K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$503.5M
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Andrew John Matysik CEO	1.97% $33.7M	3.07% 1.1M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$1.7B
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. Long Only Manager	Richard Lawrence Greenberg CEO	1.95% $97.8M	8.90% 3.2M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$5.0B
COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC RIA/Wealth	Jonathan David Straus Founder	1.77% $2.6M	0.24% 86.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$148.8M
Penn Mutual Asset Management, LLC Insurance Manager	David Michael O'Malley Chairman	1.13% $460.5K	0.04% 15.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$40.7M
BluePath Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Martin James Briesach Managing Partner	0.72% $1.7M	0.15% 55.4K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$237.7M
R RBF Capital, LLC Institution	-	0.62% $13.4M	1.22% 437.5K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$2.2B
Barnett & Company, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Rodrigo Fernandez Tinoco Member	0.60% $771.5K	0.07% 25.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$129.3M
C Corton Capital Inc. Institution	-	0.54% $218.8K	0.02% 7.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$40.6M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GSL

Engineers Gate Manager LP

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRobert Gregory Eisner

Portfolio Value: $8.8B
Positions: 2,112
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Global Ship Lease

Market Value: $590.7K
Shares Held: 19.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2022-Q1

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