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
36,008,603
Price per share
$35.24
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
16,135,003
Total reported value
$565,444,579
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-898,810
Value change
-$29,059,275
Number of holders
188
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
Shipping Participations Inc. 7.7% $67,987,533 2,730,423 Shipping Participations Inc. 09 Apr 2025
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 5.8% -34% $73,181,005 -$38,415,894 2,088,499 -34% DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 188 institutional investors reported holding 16,135,003 shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL). This represents 45% of the company’s total 36,008,603 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Global Ship Lease, Inc. - Common - Class A (GSL) together control 34% 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. 5.8% 2,088,499 -34% 1.4% $73,181,005
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 4.1% 1,472,519 +2.6% 0.08% $51,573,000
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.7% 971,790 -11% 2% $34,051,536
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.9% 693,350 -17% 0.04% $24,294,984
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 1.9% 686,135 +9.5% 0.04% $24,042,170
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.8% 631,200 -12% 0.04% $22,117,248
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 1.7% 616,262 +1.5% 0.03% $21,593,820
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 1.7% 604,604 +6.5% 0.03% $21,185,324
CSM Advisors, LLC 1.2% 446,060 +3% 0.42% $15,629,000
RBF Capital, LLC 1.2% 437,463 0% 0.7% $15,328,704
MORGAN STANLEY 1.2% 422,760 +9.7% 0% $14,813,525
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 1% 363,258 0% 0.86% $12,732,000
Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.94% 339,777 +3.7% 0.01% $11,905,786
STATE STREET CORP 0.92% 331,619 +4.8% 0% $11,619,930
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% 315,841 +43% 0.01% $11,067,069
LPL Financial LLC 0.68% 244,741 -3.3% 0% $8,575,714
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.66% 236,994 +25% 0% $8,304,270
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.61% 218,076 +1374% 0.01% $7,641,383
BlackRock, Inc. 0.6% 217,709 +2.5% 0% $7,628,514
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.59% 212,680 -2.4% 0.04% $7,452,307
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.58% 207,092 +18% 0.03% $7,256,504
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% 178,068 -9.4% 0.01% $6,239,503
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.47% 170,769 +407% 0% $5,983,745
LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% 160,000 -44% 3% $5,606,400
Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC 0.42% 149,471 +12% 0.5% $5,237,464

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 16,135,003 $565,444,579 -$29,059,275 $35.04 188
2025 Q3 16,956,709 $520,347,064 -$15,114,534 $30.70 178
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