Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2019 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common - Class A
Symbol
GSL on NYSE
Shares outstanding
35,784,753
Price per share
$35.04
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
16,937,392
Total reported value
$519,754,010
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-554,574
Value change
-$15,229,329
Number of holders
176
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 8.9% -2.2% $97,774,680 -$1,658,568 3,184,843 -1.7% DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 30 Sep 2025
Shipping Participations Inc. 7.7% $67,987,533 2,730,423 Shipping Participations Inc. 09 Apr 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 176 institutional investors reported holding 16,937,392 shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL). This represents 47% of the company’s total 35,784,753 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL) together control 38% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 8.9% 3,184,843 -1.7% 1.9% $97,774,680
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 4% 1,435,160 +10% 0.08% $44,033,000
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 3.1% 1,097,441 -8.8% 2% $33,691,453
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2.3% 838,550 +10% 0.03% $25,743,485
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 2% 713,400 -1.1% 0.04% $21,901,380
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 1.8% 626,787 +2.7% 0.03% $19,242,361
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 1.7% 607,401 -0.96% 0.03% $18,647,211
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 1.6% 567,442 +23% 0.02% $17,420,469
RBF Capital, LLC 1.2% 437,463 0% 0.62% $13,430,114
CSM Advisors, LLC 1.2% 432,919 +3% 0.37% $13,289,000
MORGAN STANLEY 1.1% 385,331 -4.8% 0% $11,829,662
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 1% 363,258 0% 0.96% $11,148,000
Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.92% 327,693 -15% 0.01% $10,060,175
STATE STREET CORP 0.88% 316,443 +7.3% 0% $9,714,800
LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.8% 288,000 +44% 6.1% $8,841,600
LPL Financial LLC 0.71% 253,091 +49% 0% $7,769,902
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% 221,510 +112% 0.01% $6,800,357
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.61% 217,934 +4.4% 0.04% $6,690,574
BlackRock, Inc. 0.59% 212,437 +12% 0% $6,521,819
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.55% 196,878 +340% 0% $6,044,155
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.55% 196,452 +5.3% 0.01% $6,031,076
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.53% 189,141 +37% 0% $5,806,629
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.49% 175,514 -13% 0.02% $5,388,280
MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.48% 173,101 -40% 0.01% $5,314,201
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.47% 168,327 +9.4% 0% $5,167,640

Institutional Holders of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 216,613 $7,590,244 +$707,665 $35.04 9
2025 Q3 16,937,392 $519,754,010 -$15,229,329 $30.70 176
2025 Q2 17,621,699 $463,611,571 +$8,247,581 $26.31 153
2025 Q1 17,888,814 $408,752,597 -$16,515,222 $22.85 151
2024 Q4 18,690,871 $407,959,653 -$40,812,831 $21.83 158
2024 Q3 20,311,420 $540,986,892 -$16,199,558 $26.65 156
2024 Q2 20,921,961 $602,216,822 +$115,281,742 $28.79 161
2024 Q1 17,044,226 $345,817,228 -$18,640,315 $20.30 128
2023 Q4 18,085,997 $358,580,119 +$34,270,093 $19.82 128
2023 Q3 16,435,360 $301,414,664 -$13,999,308 $18.34 113
2023 Q2 16,869,679 $327,246,750 -$28,734,181 $19.40 107
2023 Q1 18,680,132 $350,036,222 +$19,324,725 $18.74 115
2022 Q4 17,829,480 $296,852,157 +$15,098,537 $16.65 108
2022 Q3 16,895,098 $266,591,748 -$37,013,257 $15.78 92
2022 Q2 18,483,998 $305,378,567 +$25,316,291 $16.52 109
2022 Q1 15,821,034 $450,123,073 -$1,513,814 $28.49 131
2021 Q4 16,492,514 $377,545,546 +$4,833,333 $22.91 95
2021 Q3 14,358,514 $340,476,101 +$61,892,571 $23.71 87
2021 Q2 12,167,937 $238,121,812 +$65,886,396 $19.57 75
2021 Q1 8,876,485 $125,171,402 +$44,660,801 $14.10 47
2020 Q4 5,713,961 $67,934,927 -$309,950 $11.89 18
2020 Q3 5,840,898 $40,301,784 +$1,189,601 $6.90 15
2020 Q2 5,672,522 $24,052,000 -$3,081,228 $4.24 14
2020 Q1 6,496,238 $24,037,085 -$87,643 $3.70 19
2019 Q4 6,056,316 $53,473,707 -$3,390,414 $8.83 27
2019 Q3 6,545,952 $50,076,176 +$46,496,149 $7.65 32
2019 Q2 467,995 $3,454,170 +$272,486 $7.39 15
2019 Q1 431,240 $2,498,133 +$2,498,000 $5.80 13