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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
161
Institutional Holders
▼ 11 vs Q4
$418.06M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $10.10M vs Q4
35.92M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 88.72%
18.30M
13F Shares Held
▼ 394,688 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
GSL largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 3.22M | 9.12% | 9.12% | $73.58B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 80.6K |
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 1.22M | 3.44% | 3.44% | $27.76B | May 21, 2025 | ▼ 224.0K |
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 1.20M | 3.39% | 3.39% | $27.35B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 195.7K |
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 757.5K | 2.14% | 2.14% | $17.31B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 127.7K |
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 697.9K | 1.98% | 1.98% | $15.95B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 10.7K |
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 582.2K | 1.65% | 1.65% | $13.30B | May 15, 2025 | NEW |
HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 526.8K | 1.49% | 1.49% | $12.04B | Apr 14, 2025 | ▲ 6.9K |
FOUNDRY PARTNERS, LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 511.2K | 1.45% | 1.45% | $11.68B | May 5, 2025 | ▲ 7.5K |
RBF CAPITAL, LLC deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 460.5K | 1.30% | 1.30% | $10.52B | May 15, 2025 | — held |
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD deep sea foreign transportation of freight | 439.0K | 1.24% | 1.24% | $10.03B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 10.3K |
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
26
Increased
+987.9K shares4
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−2.14M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
1.15M
+987.9K / −2.14M
Net new holders
+14
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
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 50.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 11.28%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 37.78%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Global Ship Lease, Inc. is DONALD SMITH & CO., INC., holding approximately 3.22 million shares — equal to 9.12% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 161 institutional investors currently hold GSL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $418,060,964 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 50.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. with a 9.12% stake. Company insiders hold 11.28%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.