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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
179
Institutional Holders
▲ 23 vs Q4
$1.92B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $61.84M vs Q4
194.30M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 68.86%
75.72M
13F Shares Held
▼ 7.59M vs Q4
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
Q1 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. | 15.84M | 38.38% | 38.38% | $401.12B | May 13, 2025 | — held |
TEKNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 5.86M | 14.20% | 14.20% | $148.44B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 334.3K |
12 WEST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 4.86M | 11.79% | 11.79% | $123.22B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 744.7K |
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 4.25M | 10.30% | 10.30% | $107.65B | May 14, 2025 | — held |
SACHEM HEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 4.21M | 10.22% | 10.22% | $106.77B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 4.21M |
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 3.94M | 9.55% | 9.55% | $99.84B | May 15, 2025 | — held |
BAMCO INC /NY/ services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 3.07M | 7.43% | 7.43% | $77.70B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 3.61M |
ASPEX MANAGEMENT (HK) LTD services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 3.01M | 7.29% | 7.29% | $76.24B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.92M |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 2.67M | 6.48% | 6.48% | $67.68B | Jun 27, 2025 | ▼ 465.6K |
MORGAN STANLEY services-computer programming, data processing, etc. | 2.63M | 6.39% | 6.39% | $66.73B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 1.03M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
19
Increased
+9.76M shares4
New Positions
first time holders22
Decreased
−13.31M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
3.55M
+9.76M / −13.31M
Net new holders
+1
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 39.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 31.14%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 29.89%.
The largest institutional shareholder of GDS Holdings Limited is SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD, holding approximately 15.84 million shares — equal to 38.38% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 179 institutional investors currently hold GDS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $1.92 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 39.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD with a 38.38% stake. Company insiders hold 31.14%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.