Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in GNL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 31.3M | $293.1M | +1.3% | 14.716% | 0.01% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 20.4M | $191.0M | β | 9.589% | 0.01% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 11.1M | $104.0M | -2.5% | 5.222% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 9.2M | $86.5M | β | 4.345% | 0.00% |
| 5 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 5.9M | $55.3M | -2.9% | 2.775% | 0.09% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.3M | $49.5M | +1.3% | 2.484% | 0.00% |
| 7 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 4.4M | $41.1M | +0.1% | 2.062% | 0.01% |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 3.7M | $35.0M | +45.4% | 1.757% | 0.01% |
| 9 | Helix Partners Management LP | 3.0M | $28.3M | -16.1% | 1.420% | 18.05% |
| 10 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 3.0M | $28.1M | β | 1.411% | 0.01% |
| 11 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2.8M | $26.0M | 0.0% | 1.306% | 0.01% |
| 12 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 2.5M | $23.8M | +410.9% | 1.195% | 0.02% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 2.4M | $22.3M | +4.6% | 1.122% | 0.00% |
| 14 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 2.2M | $20.5M | +4.3% | 1.028% | 0.03% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.1M | $20.1M | -4.6% | 1.009% | 0.00% |
| 16 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 2.1M | $19.3M | β | 0.967% | 0.00% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.6M | $15.0M | +61.6% | 0.756% | 0.00% |
| 18 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.6M | $14.8M | +263.8% | 0.744% | 0.00% |
| 19 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1.4M | $12.8M | +158.9% | 0.642% | 0.02% |
| 20 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.3M | $12.2M | β | 0.610% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Legal & General Group Plc | 1.2M | $11.7M | -8.0% | 0.587% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Taconic Capital Advisors LP | 1.2M | $11.6M | -1.2% | 0.583% | 8.30% |
| 23 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.2M | $11.6M | -3.3% | 0.581% | 0.00% |
| 24 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 958K | $9.0M | +2.0% | 0.450% | 0.00% |
| 25 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 827K | $7.7M | +1549.5% | 0.389% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in GNL β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in GNL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new GNL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their GNL position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 349 | +2.0% | 69.13% | +7.76 pp | $1.39B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | 342 | +8.2% | 61.37% | +0.46 pp | $1.23B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 316 | +0.6% | 60.91% | +6.08 pp | $1.22B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | 314 | 0.9% | 54.83% | 0.80 pp | $1.10B | 1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | 317 | +1.3% | 55.63% | +4.26 pp | $1.12B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 313 | +2.6% | 51.37% | 19.13 pp | $1.03B | 27% |
| Q3 2024 | 305 | +1.3% | 70.50% | 5.10 pp | $1.42B | 6.8% |
| Q2 2024 | 301 | β | 75.60% | β | $1.52B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying GNL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Global Net Lease, Inc. stands at 69.1%, held across 349 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of GNL, with approximately 31,311,289 shares worth $0.29B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of GNL, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for GNL is 66 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
49 institutions opened new positions in GNL during Q1 2026, while 42 fully exited. 234 added to existing positions and 63 trimmed.
GNL institutional ownership rose by 7.76 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +7 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 65.7% of all reported 13F value in GNL, and the top 25 account for 82.8%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Global Net Lease, Inc. (GNL) Institutional Ownership