GDS HLDGS LTD GDS
SPONSORED ADS · ADR · CUSIP 36165L108 · ISIN US36165L1089
GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China.
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
- HeadquartersBeijing, People's Republic of China
- Founded2000
- Websitegds-services.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($731.9k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.99. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($12.4m notional), 11 hold puts ($7.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 135 |
| Q4 2022 | 146 |
| Q1 2023 | 136 |
| Q2 2023 | 120 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 81 | 70 |
| Q1 2023 | 64 | 71 |
| Q2 2023 | 41 | 83 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $16.9m | $28.0m | 1.66 |
| Q4 2022 | $49.8m | $34.4m | 0.69 |
| Q1 2023 | $12.7m | $23.1m | 1.82 |
| Q2 2023 | $12.4m | $7.5m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +923.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +637.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +421.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +418.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Added | +340.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +327.7k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +140.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +139.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +118.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | +87.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Cederberg Capital Ltd | Sold out | -2.1m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Sold out | -1.7m |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| 12 West Capital Management LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -613.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -536.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Sold out | -368.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -308.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -306.4k |
| Collaborative Holdings Management LP | Sold out | -305.0k |
Biggest calls
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.5m322.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $1.8m162.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.6m141.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.2m112.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m104.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $999.0k90.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $936.3k85.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $568.2k51.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $408.8k37.2k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $113.2k10.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $1.9m175.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m139.0k shares |
| Chanos & Co LP | Reduced | $1.4m130.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $736.0k67.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $548.4k49.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $405.5k36.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $375.9k34.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $313.2k28.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $219.8k20.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES TELEMEDIA PTE LTD 13D · may seek influence -5.5 pts · filed 2025-09-10 | 28.7% |
| GIC Private Ltd 13G · passive investor -3.7 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 7.5% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd 100.00% of their portfolio | 15.8m $174.0m | Unchanged |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 2.80% of their portfolio | 8.8m $96.4m | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.3m $91.5m | Unchanged |
| 12 West Capital Management LP 4.80% of their portfolio | 5.1m $55.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Carlyle Group Inc. 1.59% of their portfolio | 4.1m $44.8m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $38.0m | Added +118.7k |
| Tekne Capital Management, LLC 7.58% of their portfolio | 2.2m $24.4m | Added +75.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $20.4m | Reduced -32.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.9m | Reduced -613.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.5m | Reduced -306.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 923.2k $10.1m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 796.2k $8.8m | Added +637.8k |
| Library Research Ltd 13.43% of their portfolio | 741.0k $8.1m | Reduced -45.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 711.8k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 678.1k $7.5m | Reduced -35.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 499.4k $5.5m | Added +340.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.8k $5.5m | Added +421.7k |
| Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 488.0k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 418.0k $4.6m | New |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 413.2k $4.5m | Reduced -102.2k |
| Centerbridge Partners, L.P. 0.58% of their portfolio | 340.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 336.9k $3.7m | Added +1.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.8k $3.7m | Added +327.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.0k $3.6m | Reduced -119.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 316.1k $3.5m | Added +33.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.3k $3.0m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 270.3k $3.0m | Added +80.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.9k $2.3m | Reduced -536.6k |
| CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 181.2k $2.0m | Added +80.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.8k $1.9m | Reduced -8.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.0k $1.9m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Selkirk Management LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 157.1k $1.7m | Added +46.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.3k $1.6m | Reduced -308.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.5k $1.6m | Added +139.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.3k $1.6m | Reduced -27.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.0k $1.5m | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.6k $1.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.7k $1.5m | Reduced -43.6k |
| Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 116.2k $1.3m | Reduced -19.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.3k $1.2m | Reduced -226.8k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.8k $1.1m | Added +43.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.8k $1.1m | Added +67.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.7k $1.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.6k $1.0m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.9k $1.0m | Reduced -53.8k |
| BERYLSON CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.91% of their portfolio | 93.5k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.3k $959.4k | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $856.3k | Reduced -21.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.4k $773.5k | Reduced -28.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.9k $756.7k | Added +55.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.4k $718.9k | New |
| Dalton Investments, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 61.5k $675.9k | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $575.0k | Reduced -23.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.6k $533.6k | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $522.8k | Reduced -59 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $429.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $395.5k | Added +17.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.3k $387.4k | Added +22.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $360.0k | Reduced -15.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $294.0k | Reduced -5.4k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.9k $285.1k | Reduced -3.7k |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.5k $268.8k | Added +9.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $253.9k | Reduced -30.3k |
| Resonate Capital, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 22.4k $246.0k | Reduced -70.6k |
| HAP Trading, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 22.0k $241.5k | Reduced -30.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $234.3k | Reduced -303.7k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.2k $233.0k | Added +14.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $199.5k | Reduced -2.9k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $192.6k | Reduced -57.8k |
| GREENLEAF TRUST 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $189.5k | Reduced -233 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $187.0k | Added +4.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $187.0k | Added +1.0k |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.8k $173.5k | Reduced -9.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $163.3k | Added +1.9k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $159.0k | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $257.5k | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $148.7k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4k $147.7k | Reduced -14.3k |
| PENSION & WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 12.7k $139.5k | Added +6.6k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.6k $138.5k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.8k $119.0k | New |
| Long Corridor Asset Management Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 10.5k $115.1k | Reduced -50.2k |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $79.8k | Reduced -4.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $79.4k | Reduced -1.6k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.8k $75.0k | New |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8k $74.5k | Reduced -3.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $74.1k | Reduced -4.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $65.6k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $51.9k | Added +897 |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4k $48.0k | Added +2.5k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $36.6k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $36.3k | New |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2k $35.3k | Reduced -3.8k |
| BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $33.0k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $31.8k | Added +1.7k |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $17.5k | Reduced -531 |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $17.0k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $14.3k | Reduced -1.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $13.8k | Reduced -10.5k |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $13.1k | Reduced -776 |