GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC NEW GSL
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP Y27183600 · ISIN MHY271836006
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryDeep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
- 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 ($46.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $37.59. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($20.8m notional), 6 hold puts ($8.7m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 96 |
| Q4 2022 | 110 |
| Q1 2023 | 116 |
| Q2 2023 | 109 |
| Q3 2023 | 114 |
| Q4 2023 | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | 131 |
| Q2 2024 | 165 |
| Q3 2024 | 159 |
| Q4 2024 | 160 |
| Q1 2025 | 158 |
| Q2 2025 | 158 |
| Q3 2025 | 179 |
| Q4 2025 | 194 |
| Q1 2026 | 196 |
| Q2 2026 | 206 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 77 | 84 |
| Q4 2024 | 65 | 91 |
| Q1 2025 | 86 | 70 |
| Q2 2025 | 74 | 86 |
| Q3 2025 | 100 | 72 |
| Q4 2025 | 95 | 76 |
| Q1 2026 | 104 | 79 |
| Q2 2026 | 110 | 81 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $13.2m | $7.1m | 0.54 |
| Q4 2025 | $17.6m | $7.3m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2026 | $21.8m | $8.3m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2026 | $20.8m | $8.7m | 0.42 |
Biggest buyers
| Man Group plc | Added | +250.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +204.1k |
| LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +130.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Added | +117.5k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | New | +81.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +78.8k |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | New | +78.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Added | +74.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +66.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +54.3k |
Biggest sellers
| DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. | Reduced | -837.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Sold out | -185.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -133.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -126.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -86.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -84.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -78.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -69.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Reduced | -67.1k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Reduced | -54.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $10.4m276.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.4m116.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.2m59.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $1.3m35.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m32.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.0m27.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $173.0k4.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $26.3k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.6m122.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m41.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m39.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $616.6k16.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $379.8k10.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $75.2k2.0k 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 |
|---|---|
Shipping Participations Inc.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-06-20
Stated purposeMr. Giouroukos serves as the Executive Chairman of the Issuer. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons may have influence on the corporate activities of the Issuer, including activities which may relate to items described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons acquired the Class A Common Shares for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons review their respective investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may, from time to time and at any time in the future, depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the Issuer's financial position and strategic direction, actions taken by the Issuer's Board of Directors, price levels of the Issuer's securities, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, conditi… Full filing |
7.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. (4.4%, 2026-05-13)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $903.7k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $296.2k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Psaropoulos Anastasios Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $2.2m48.3k shares |
| 2026-08-26 | Lister Thomas Arthur Chief Executive Officer | Sold | $1.3m30.0k shares |
| 2026-08-26 | Psaropoulos Anastasios Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $75.2k1.7k shares |
| 2026-07-14 | Neugeborn Yoram Director | Sold | $123.4k3.0k shares |
| 2026-04-07 | Giannopoulos Georgios Chief Compliance Officer | Sold | $296.2k7.7k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.9m | Reduced -12.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.0m | Reduced -41.0k |
| PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.42% of their portfolio | 761.1k $28.6m | Added +43.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 752.6k $28.3m | Added +250.8k |
| DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. 0.49% of their portfolio | 740.9k $27.9m | Reduced -837.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 678.9k $25.5m | Reduced -84.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 492.6k $18.5m | Reduced -126.2k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 484.1k $18.2m | Added +25.6k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 437.5k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 404.5k $15.2m | Added +204.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 392.6k $14.8m | Added +15.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 382.2k $14.4m | Added +41.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.7k $13.3m | Reduced -626 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 351.6k $13.1m | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 332.2k $12.5m | Added +37.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.2k $12.2m | Added +18.7k |
| JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 0.88% of their portfolio | 293.3k $11.0m | Unchanged |
| LONESTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.02% of their portfolio | 290.0k $10.9m | Added +130.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.1k $10.7m | Added +10.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.0k $10.7m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.6k $10.5m | Added +78.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.5k $8.7m | Reduced -69.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.1k $8.7m | Reduced -37.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.6k $8.4m | Added +126 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.2k $7.9m | Added +117.5k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 187.1k $7.0m | Added +74.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.1k $6.8m | Reduced -42.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.7k $6.4m | Reduced -86.2k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.4k $5.9m | Reduced -54.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.9k $5.5m | Reduced -17.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.7k $5.0m | Reduced -67.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.1k $4.9m | Added +54.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.1k $4.7m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Royal Palms Capital LLC 4.08% of their portfolio | 123.5k $4.6m | Added +4.2k |
| ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 120.7k $4.5m | Reduced -1.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.4k $4.4m | Added +31.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.3k $4.3m | Added +40.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.1k $4.3m | Added +66.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.0k $4.2m | Added +29 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.24% of their portfolio | 94.1k $3.5m | Reduced -601 |
| COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 86.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.9k $3.1m | New |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 78.6k $3.0m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.2k $2.8m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 74.0k $2.8m | Added +35.5k |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 70.2k $2.6m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $2.3m | Added +23.2k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.3m | Added +25.7k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 59.6k $2.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.0k $2.1m | Not comparable |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.1m | Added +40.4k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.6k $1.9m | Added +5.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.9k $1.9m | Added +25.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 49.4k $1.9m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.1k $1.8m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.1k $1.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 44.6k $1.7m | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 42.7k $1.6m | Reduced -47.2k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.6m | Reduced -13.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $1.6m | Reduced -674 |
| Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 41.4k $1.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $1.4m | Reduced -78.6k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.3m | Added +1.0k |
| Barnett & Company, Inc. 0.96% of their portfolio | 34.4k $1.3m | Added +760 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.3m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.0k $1.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Nicholas Wealth, LLC. 0.64% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.2m | Added +103 |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9k $1.1m | Added +18.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $1.1m | Reduced -133.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $1.1m | Added +3.5k |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $1.0m | Added +19.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $952.0k | Reduced -79 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $945.8k | Added +17.6k |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 24.4k $917.2k | Added +730 |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $823.3k | New |
| BankChampaign, National Association 0.62% of their portfolio | 21.4k $806.1k | Reduced -819 |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $791.4k | Reduced -222 |
| Parvin Asset Management, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 20.6k $773.6k | Added +670 |
| State of Wyoming 0.08% of their portfolio | 20.3k $765.0k | Added +6.3k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.8k $707.6k | Reduced -5.7k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.8k $705.6k | Added +76 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $691.8k | Added +2.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $660.7k | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.1k $644.8k | Reduced -3.8k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $629.8k | Reduced -619 |
| Wealthstar Advisors, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 16.7k $627.2k | Reduced -50 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.1k $606.7k | Added +7.4k |
| JMN Financial LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 16.1k $605.0k | Added +2.1k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $596.1k | Reduced -5.8k |
| Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. 0.34% of their portfolio | 15.5k $583.7k | Reduced -100 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $558.1k | Unchanged |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.8k $556.7k | Unchanged |
| CIM, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.7k $551.1k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $543.5k | Reduced -196 |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $531.6k | Unchanged |
| Visionary Wealth Advisors 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.9k $523.3k | Added +1.4k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $518.4k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $517.9k | Added +9.2k |