Global Ship Lease, Inc.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · GSL · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
195
Institutional Holders
▲ 29 vs Q2
$521.09M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $57.01M vs Q2
35.92M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 88.72%
17.10M
13F Shares Held
▼ 3.15M 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
GSL largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 3.18M | 8.94% | 8.94% | $97.77B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 54.0K |
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 1.44M | 4.03% | 4.03% | $44.03B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 130.1K |
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 1.10M | 3.08% | 3.08% | $33.69B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 105.2K |
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 838.5K | 2.35% | 2.35% | $25.74B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 78.3K |
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 713.4K | 2.00% | 2.00% | $21.90B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 8.2K |
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 626.8K | 1.76% | 1.76% | $19.24B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 16.2K |
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 607.4K | 1.71% | 1.71% | $18.65B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 5.9K |
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 567.4K | 1.59% | 1.59% | $17.42B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 107.7K |
RBF CAPITAL, LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 437.5K | 1.23% | 1.23% | $13.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
CSM ADVISORS, LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 432.9K | 1.22% | 1.22% | $13.29B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 12.6K |
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
26
Increased
+1.06M shares1
New Positions
first time holders19
Decreased
−1.53M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
473.0K
+1.06M / −1.53M
Net new holders
+8
1 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
GSL 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.
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giannopoulos Georgios Chief Compliance Officer | Apr 7, 2026 | Sale | 7,692 | $38.51 | $296.2K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Psaropoulos Anastasios Chief Financial Officer | Mar 25, 2026 | Sale | 23,173 | $39.00 | $903.8K | 108.1K | 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
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 47.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 11.28%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 41.12%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Global Ship Lease, Inc. is DONALD SMITH & CO., INC., holding approximately 3.18 million shares — equal to 8.94% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 195 institutional investors currently hold GSL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $521,085,791 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
GSL ownershipGlobal Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 47.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. with a 8.94% stake. Company insiders hold 11.28%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.