Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in GSL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. | 1.6M | $58.8M | -24.4% | 4.394% | 1.06% |
| 2 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.4M | $52.0M | +103.7% | 3.891% | 0.04% |
| 3 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 764K | $28.4M | +26.3% | 2.126% | 0.03% |
| 4 | PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 718K | $26.7M | -26.1% | 1.999% | 1.54% |
| 5 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 619K | $23.0M | -10.8% | 1.723% | 0.04% |
| 6 | Man Group plc | 502K | $18.7M | +457.5% | 1.397% | 0.03% |
| 7 | RBF Capital, LLC | 437K | $16.3M | 0.0% | 1.218% | 0.86% |
| 8 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 377K | $14.0M | -38.8% | 1.050% | 0.02% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 353K | $13.2M | +6.5% | 0.984% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 352K | $13.1M | +3.5% | 0.979% | 0.01% |
| 11 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 341K | $12.7M | β | 0.948% | 0.01% |
| 12 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 337K | $12.5M | +16.7% | 0.937% | 0.01% |
| 13 | LPL Financial LLC | 305K | $11.4M | +24.8% | 0.851% | 0.00% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 301K | $11.2M | +76.2% | 0.838% | 0.00% |
| 15 | LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 295K | $11.0M | +65.5% | 0.820% | 0.02% |
| 16 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 290K | $10.8M | β | 0.807% | 0.01% |
| 17 | BlackRock, Inc. | 275K | $10.2M | +26.1% | 0.765% | 0.00% |
| 18 | TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | 267K | $9.9M | +22.1% | 0.744% | 0.03% |
| 19 | MORGAN STANLEY | 256K | $9.5M | -39.5% | 0.713% | 0.00% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 224K | $8.3M | -5.5% | 0.624% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 212K | $7.9M | +922.0% | 0.589% | 0.02% |
| 22 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 201K | $7.5M | +51.8% | 0.559% | 0.01% |
| 23 | UBS Group AG | 200K | $7.5M | +304.7% | 0.558% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 164K | $6.1M | -25.0% | 0.455% | 0.01% |
| 25 | LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 160K | $6.0M | 0.0% | 0.445% | 2.93% |
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 GSL β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in GSL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new GSL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their GSL 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 | 192 | +2.1% | 36.09% | +2.67 pp | $519M | +8.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 188 | +7.4% | 33.42% | +1.98 pp | $481M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 175 | +11% | 31.44% | +4.19 pp | $453M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | 157 | +4.7% | 27.25% | +2.71 pp | $392M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | 150 | 3.2% | 24.54% | 15.07 pp | $353M | 38% |
| Q4 2024 | 155 | 0.6% | 39.61% | +9.05 pp | $570M | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | 156 | 3.7% | 30.56% | 4.31 pp | $440M | 12% |
| Q2 2024 | 162 | β | 34.87% | β | $502M | 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 GSL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Global Ship Lease, Inc. stands at 36.1%, held across 192 reporting institutions.
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. is the largest reported institutional holder of GSL, with approximately 1,578,182 shares worth $0.06B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 4 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of GSL, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P..
Our composite Smart Money Score for GSL is 72 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
34 institutions opened new positions in GSL during Q1 2026, while 30 fully exited. 119 added to existing positions and 37 trimmed.
GSL institutional ownership rose by 2.67 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 50.9% of all reported 13F value in GSL, and the top 25 account for 78.3%.
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 Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) Institutional Ownership