GDS Holdings Limited
GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · GDS · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
229
Institutional Holders
▲ 46 vs Q2
$3.01B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $535.06M vs Q2
194.30M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 68.86%
77.79M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.21M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
GDS largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 9.84M | 5.30% | 5.30% | $380.64B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 6.00M |
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 7.00M | 3.78% | 3.78% | $271.06B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
SACHEM HEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 6.42M | 3.46% | 3.46% | $248.26B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 464.5K |
TEKNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 6.34M | 3.42% | 3.42% | $245.22B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 73.0K |
12 WEST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 4.52M | 2.44% | 2.44% | $175.00B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 342.5K |
BAMCO INC /NY/ services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 4.26M | 2.30% | 2.30% | $164.81B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.10M |
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 3.25M | 1.75% | 1.75% | $125.77B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
TRIATA CAPITAL LTD services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 2.41M | 1.30% | 1.30% | $93.19B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 630.3K |
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 2.19M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $84.76B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.38M |
ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 1.89M | 1.02% | 1.02% | $73.22B | Nov 17, 2025 | ▲ 724.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
28
Increased
+13.08M shares4
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−11.81M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.27M
+13.08M / −11.81M
Net new holders
+18
4 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
GDS insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
16
Buy transactions
2
Sell transactions
8.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ye Judy Qing director | Jun 2, 2026 | Sale | 37,394 | $36.21 | $1.35M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Zhang Kejing EVP, sales and service | May 22, 2026 | J-Other | 17,313 | — | — | 45.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Zhang Kejing EVP, sales and service | May 22, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 5,899 | $33.80 | $199.4K | 39.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
LIM AH DOO director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 1,390 | — | — | 75.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Okada Satoshi director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 980 | — | — | 98.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sun Qiang Chang director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 980 | — | — | 58.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
SIO TAT HIANG director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 1,840 | — | — | 207.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Liu Chee Ming director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 980 | — | — | 29.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ye Judy Qing director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 1,140 | — | — | 37.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
LOPEZ BRUNO director | May 15, 2026 | J-Other | 1,290 | — | — | 106.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 40.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 31.14%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 28.82%.
The largest institutional shareholder of GDS Holdings Limited is SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD, holding approximately 9.84 million shares — equal to 5.30% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 229 institutional investors currently hold GDS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3.01 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
GDS ownershipGDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 40.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD with a 5.30% stake. Company insiders hold 31.14%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.