GSL · Global Ship Lease, Inc. · Holdings
Institutional ownership from SEC Form 13F filings. Investment managers with more than $100 million in U.S. equities must disclose their positions every quarter, within 45 days of quarter-end, so the holdings shown can lag the market by up to a quarter.
Institutional Ownership Trend
Holder Concentration
Across 207 13F filersWho Holds GSL
Last 8 quarters through Sep 30, 2026 (filing window open)Each kind of 13F filer's share of the common shares 13F filers report. Holder type comes from regulatory records, never the filer's name; style, turnover and horizon are measured from each filer's own 13F book. The quarter selector does not change this card.
Jun 30, 2026, the newest closed quarter: 206 filers, like-for-like change -1.8%; actively managed books -1.1%; index-like books -9.7%.
| Holder type | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered adviser | 39.6% | 119 | -12.0% |
| Exempt adviser | 4.4% | 3 | -13.4% |
| Adviser | 5.2% | 6 | +15.2% |
| Bank | 6.5% | 11 | +32.9% |
| Broker-dealer | 2.0% | 2 | +5.4% |
| Benefit plan | 0.7% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Non-US | 0.1% | 2 | -38.0% |
| Holding company | 4.5% | 5 | -12.2% |
| Unknown | 37.1% | 57 | +7.4% |
| Style | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index-like | 7.5% | 11 | -9.7% |
| Systematic-like | 20.5% | 26 | -10.3% |
| Concentrated | 4.0% | 26 | +12.8% |
| Diversified active | 67.9% | 143 | +1.3% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Unknown | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Turnover | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low turnover | 36.1% | 119 | +5.2% |
| Medium turnover | 40.1% | 44 | -3.6% |
| High turnover | 22.3% | 31 | -8.8% |
| Unknown | 1.6% | 12 | +1.5% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Holding horizon | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short horizon | 2.1% | 19 | -33.2% |
| Medium horizon | 17.3% | 38 | +26.7% |
| Long horizon | 64.3% | 131 | -4.4% |
| Unknown | 16.3% | 18 | -8.3% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| 13F book size | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1B | 5.8% | 57 | +17.9% |
| $1B to $10B | 22.5% | 60 | -16.2% |
| $10B to $100B | 36.5% | 53 | +5.6% |
| $100B or more | 35.3% | 36 | -0.8% |
| Not measured | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Client base | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals and high net worth | 11.1% | 82 | +19.7% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 17.8% | 22 | -13.3% |
| Registered funds and BDCs | 4.6% | 8 | -0.7% |
| Insurance companies | 0.3% | 1 | new |
| Governments and sovereign funds | 1.1% | 2 | +66.2% |
| Other investment advisers | 0.1% | 2 | +0.4% |
| Diversified | 4.5% | 2 | -53.7% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Unknown | 60.4% | 87 | +6.3% |
| Private funds | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge funds | 35.1% | 32 | -17.0% |
| Private equity funds | 0.3% | 5 | +66.6% |
| Real estate funds | 0.0% | 3 | -17.4% |
| Other private funds | 1.2% | 8 | +44.2% |
| Private funds, type not stated | 0.4% | 3 | +305.9% |
| No private funds | 6.9% | 71 | +4.8% |
| Venture capital funds | 0.0% | 0 | — |
| Unknown | 56.0% | 84 | +8.3% |
| Location | Share | Filers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80.1% | 184 | -5.7% |
| Outside the US | 19.9% | 22 | +17.8% |
The Sep 30, 2026 filing window is still open, so its bar carries the Jun 30, 2026 positions of filers that have not filed yet.
How the mix is measured
Shares are 13F common shares restated to today's split basis; options and principal amounts are left out. The change compares only filers with a 13F in both quarters and keeps each filer in its bucket of the later quarter on both sides; a filer that continues under a new CIK is compared through its successor. Holder type comes from each filer's current regulatory profile; client base and private funds come from the Form ADV roster current at each quarter end (rosters from December 2019, so an earlier quarter reads Unknown). Style, turnover, horizon and book size are measured from each filer's 13F book in the newest measured quarter, and Not measured means none was. Actively managed books are those measured systematic-like, concentrated or diversified active.
Excluded 1 holder with no observed 2026-03-31 13F and 4 holders with no observed 2026-06-30 13F.
Conviction and Crowding
206 13F filers, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Measured across every 13F filer's common-share book once the quarter's filing window closed. Crowding counts filers with high turnover or that advise private funds on Form ADV.
Managers in the top fifth by current three-year FundScore alpha were net buyers of $0 (0 buying, 0 selling).
Estimated Holder Cost Basis
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, on that quarter's share basisEstimated, never filed: each 13F buy is costed at its quarter's average traded price and each sale keeps the average cost, so this is what holders paid on average if they traded evenly through each quarter.
Estimated cost covers 87.3% of the 13F shares; positions already held when a filer's 13F history starts, or bought in a quarter without a trusted average price, have no estimate.
Shared Holders
Companies GSL's active holders also own, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026| # | Company | Shared holders |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAC Danaos Corp | 6 |
| 2 | SPNT SiriusPoint Ltd | 4 |
| 3 | CSV Carriage Services Inc | 3 |
| 4 | UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc | 5 |
| 5 | WF Woori Financial Group Inc. | 3 |
| 6 | APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | 4 |
| 7 | KSS KOHLS Corp | 3 |
| 8 | KT Kt Corp | 3 |
| 9 | RDNT RadNet, Inc. | 4 |
| 10 | PLOW Douglas Dynamics, Inc | 3 |
Shareholder Targets
13F filers that own its peers but not GSL, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Found through its holder-overlap peers: DAC, SPNT, CSV, UTI, WF, APAM, KSS, KT, RDNT, PLOW, NTB, AAMI, ITRN, ENVA, CPA, SKM, LAUR, LINC, MHO, PAAS. 1,404 filers in all.
| # | Filer | In peers | Largest peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser, Index-like | $1,968,688,217 14 held | PAAS, ENVA, LAUR |
| 2 | FMR LLC Holding company, Diversified active | $1,706,097,047 19 held | LAUR, ENVA, MHO |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Registered adviser, Diversified active | $1,687,317,679 18 held | CPA, ENVA, SPNT |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser, Diversified active | $1,508,776,019 13 held | RDNT, LAUR, ENVA |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser, Index-like | $1,201,279,161 16 held | PAAS, ENVA, LAUR |
| 6 | PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Registered adviser, Diversified active | $928,648,307 14 held | RDNT, ENVA, KT |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Unknown, Diversified active | $873,914,473 16 held | SPNT, KSS, NTB |
| 8 | VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP Registered adviser, Index-like | $854,520,145 2 held | PAAS, ITRN |
| 9 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP Holding company, Diversified active | $768,947,167 10 held | KT, LAUR, SPNT |
| 10 | Capital World Investors Adviser, Diversified active | $557,356,739 4 held | CPA, SPNT, APAM |
Fund Ownership of GSL by Fund Type
Registered funds' Form N-PORT reports for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Index funds and index ETFs hold 1.21% of shares outstanding.
| Fund type | Of shares outstanding | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Index funds | 0.00% | 552 |
| Index ETFs | 1.21% | 434,461 |
| Active ETFs | 0.00% | 0 |
| Active funds | 0.26% | 92,104 |
| Unclassified | 0.00% | 1,044 |
| All registered funds | 1.47% | 528,161 |
How fund types are measured
Each fund series counts once, with its latest Form N-PORT report dated inside the quarter; only long share positions count, restated to today's split basis. The fund type is the series' latest Form N-CEN answer on or before the quarter end (the index-fund box and the exchange-traded flag), never its name. Unclassified funds have no usable N-CEN; unit investment trusts are among them, so index ownership is a floor. Funds sit inside their advisers' 13F reports, so these shares overlap the 13F figures and are never added to them.
| Holder | Value (USD) | % of 13F | Shares | Type | Filed | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $54,905,099 | 8.33% | 1,460,242 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP Registered adviser | $51,008,047 | 7.74% | 1,356,597 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Registered adviser | $28,616,608 | 4.34% | 761,080 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Man Group plc | $28,299,264 | 4.29% | 752,640 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. Registered adviser | $27,859,381 | 4.23% | 740,941 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mega Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Exempt adviser | $25,528,444 | 3.87% | 678,948 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Registered adviser | $18,519,880 | 2.81% | 492,550 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid CSM Advisors, LLC | $18,202,686 | 2.76% | 484,114 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid RBF Capital, LLC | $16,448,608 | 2.49% | 437,463 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $16,047,003 | 2.43% | 426,782 | Shares | 2026-09-02 | |
| Mega UBS Group AG Bank | $15,211,004 | 2.31% | 404,548 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $14,762,700 | 2.24% | 392,625 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP Registered adviser | $14,371,810 | 2.18% | 382,229 | Shares | 2026-08-11 | |
| Mega STATE STREET CORP Bank | $13,260,467 | 2.01% | 352,672 | Shares | 2026-09-22 | |
| Large LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Adviser | $12,491,472 | 1.89% | 332,220 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer | $12,188,152 | 1.85% | 324,153 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mid JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd | $11,026,500 | 1.67% | 293,258 | Shares | 2026-07-31 | |
| Small LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $10,904,000 | 1.65% | 290,000 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega BlackRock, Inc. Holding company | $10,718,592 | 1.63% | 285,069 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mega ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Registered adviser | $10,714,796 | 1.63% | 284,968 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Registered adviser | $10,513,410 | 1.59% | 279,612 | Shares | 2026-09-02 | |
| Mega SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $10,400,160 | 1.58% | 276,600 | Call | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Holding company | $8,702,895 | 1.32% | 231,460 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Registered adviser | $8,650,368 | 1.31% | 230,063 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $8,446,802 | 1.28% | 224,649 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Adviser | $7,903,520 | 1.20% | 210,200 | Shares | 2026-08-05 | |
| Large Trexquant Investment LP Registered adviser | $7,033,568 | 1.07% | 187,063 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Registered adviser | $6,808,457 | 1.03% | 181,076 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega MORGAN STANLEY Holding company | $6,380,754 | 0.97% | 169,701 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Adviser | $5,920,007 | 0.90% | 157,447 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mega JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $5,524,455 | 0.84% | 146,927 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $5,025,691 | 0.76% | 133,662 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank | $4,855,926 | 0.74% | 129,147 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank | $4,667,437 | 0.71% | 124,134 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Small Royal Palms Capital LLC Registered adviser | $4,644,728 | 0.70% | 123,530 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mega SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $4,598,480 | 0.70% | 122,300 | Put | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC | $4,540,049 | 0.69% | 120,746 | Shares | 2026-07-20 | |
| Mega AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Adviser | $4,415,893 | 0.67% | 117,444 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $4,365,360 | 0.66% | 116,100 | Call | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser | $4,336,220 | 0.66% | 115,325 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large HRT FINANCIAL LP | $4,254,252 | 0.65% | 113,145 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO Benefit plan | $4,209,620 | 0.64% | 111,958 | Shares | 2026-08-17 | |
| Mid CWA Asset Management Group, LLC Registered adviser | $3,867,237 | 0.59% | 87,613 | Shares | 2026-10-19 | |
| Mid HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. Registered adviser | $3,537,144 | 0.54% | 94,073 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Small COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC | $3,233,600 | 0.49% | 86,000 | Shares | 2026-07-30 | |
| Large Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | $3,080,944 | 0.47% | 81,940 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser | $2,790,860 | 0.42% | 74,225 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $2,782,174 | 0.42% | 73,994 | Shares | 2026-08-10 | |
| Mid Moors & Cabot, Inc. Registered adviser | $2,639,520 | 0.40% | 70,200 | Shares | 2026-08-10 | |
| Mega Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $2,334,095 | 0.35% | 62,077 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Large CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | $2,256,000 | 0.34% | 60,000 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Registered adviser | $2,248,480 | 0.34% | 59,800 | Call | 2026-09-02 | |
| Mid GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Registered adviser | $2,242,764 | 0.34% | 59,648 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Mid KAMES CAPITAL plc Registered adviser | $2,068,000 | 0.31% | 55,000 | Shares | 2026-07-13 | |
| Large OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Holding company | $2,061,946 | 0.31% | 54,839 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd Exempt adviser | $2,002,366 | 0.30% | 45,364 | Shares | 2026-10-16 | |
| Mid Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Registered adviser | $1,972,263 | 0.30% | 44,682 | Shares | 2026-10-19 | |
| Large Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | $1,938,430 | 0.29% | 51,554 | Shares | 2026-07-28 | |
| Mid Jump Financial, LLC | $1,914,253 | 0.29% | 50,911 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $1,884,587 | 0.29% | 50,122 | Shares | 2026-07-29 | |
| Mid NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC Registered adviser | $1,856,650 | 0.28% | 49,379 | Shares | 2026-08-04 | |
| Large State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury | $1,844,505 | 0.28% | 49,056 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega Invesco Ltd. Adviser | $1,772,689 | 0.27% | 47,146 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mid Engineers Gate Manager LP | $1,582,020 | 0.24% | 42,075 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. Registered adviser | $1,580,918 | 0.24% | 35,816 | Shares | 2026-10-14 | |
| Large COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC Registered adviser | $1,572,168 | 0.24% | 41,813 | Shares | 2026-07-29 | |
| Mega CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Registered adviser | $1,545,360 | 0.23% | 41,100 | Put | 2026-09-02 | |
| Mega JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $1,488,960 | 0.23% | 39,600 | Put | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Registered adviser | $1,437,260 | 0.22% | 38,225 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Vident Advisory, LLC Registered adviser | $1,316,751 | 0.20% | 35,020 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Mega D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $1,316,000 | 0.20% | 35,000 | Call | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small Barnett & Company, Inc. | $1,292,124 | 0.20% | 34,365 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Large COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS | $1,287,574 | 0.20% | 34,244 | Shares | 2026-07-17 | |
| Large Cerity Partners LLC Registered adviser | $1,286,181 | 0.20% | 34,207 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $1,278,249 | 0.19% | 33,996 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small Nicholas Wealth, LLC. Registered adviser | $1,168,457 | 0.18% | 31,076 | Shares | 2026-07-24 | |
| Large DAVENPORT & Co LLC Registered adviser | $1,164,192 | 0.18% | 26,375 | Shares | 2026-10-14 | |
| Large Marex Group plc | $1,125,706 | 0.17% | 29,939 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Registered adviser | $1,118,374 | 0.17% | 29,744 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | $1,075,059 | 0.16% | 28,592 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Walleye Capital LLC Registered adviser | $1,049,040 | 0.16% | 27,900 | Call | 2026-08-03 | |
| Mid Apollon Wealth Management, LLC Registered adviser | $1,028,397 | 0.16% | 27,351 | Shares | 2026-07-23 | |
| Mega ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Bank | $952,633 | 0.14% | 25,336 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Registered adviser | $945,828 | 0.14% | 25,155 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Small BankChampaign, National Association | $939,740 | 0.14% | 21,290 | Shares | 2026-10-19 | |
| Small Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC Registered adviser | $917,214 | 0.14% | 24,394 | Shares | 2026-07-27 | |
| Large Mariner, LLC Registered adviser | $823,252 | 0.12% | 21,895 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large NewEdge Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $791,367 | 0.12% | 21,047 | Shares | 2026-08-12 | |
| Small Parvin Asset Management, LLC | $773,620 | 0.12% | 20,575 | Shares | 2026-08-17 | |
| Small State of Wyoming | $764,972 | 0.12% | 20,345 | Shares | 2026-08-06 | |
| Small Wealthstar Advisors, LLC Registered adviser | $713,743 | 0.11% | 16,170 | Shares | 2026-10-19 | |
| Mid WINTON GROUP Ltd | $707,594 | 0.11% | 18,819 | Shares | 2026-08-07 | |
| Mid U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC Registered adviser | $705,601 | 0.11% | 18,766 | Shares | 2026-07-27 | |
| Mega HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $693,832 | 0.11% | 18,453 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Large MARSHALL WACE, LLP Exempt adviser | $660,707 | 0.10% | 17,572 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Mid BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC Registered adviser | $644,802 | 0.10% | 17,149 | Shares | 2026-08-14 | |
| Mega Creative Planning Registered adviser | $629,837 | 0.10% | 16,751 | Shares | 2026-08-13 | |
| Large Walleye Capital LLC Registered adviser | $616,640 | 0.09% | 16,400 | Put | 2026-08-03 | |
| Small WealthBridge Capital Management, LLC Registered adviser | $609,043 | 0.09% | 13,798 | Shares | 2026-10-16 | |
| Mid Aquatic Capital Management LLC Registered adviser | $606,713 | 0.09% | 16,136 | Shares | 2026-08-14 |
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