Global Self Storage (SELF)
Owner and operator of U.S. self-storage facilities with a third-party management service.
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Earns nearly all revenue from month-to-month self-storage rentals, related fees and ancillary services across a U.S. portfolio. A smaller third-party management service provides operating support to outside owners, while occupancy and lease-rate management drive the core rental business.
Operates a U.S. portfolio of self-storage facilities under the Global Self Storage brand, offering climate-controlled and traditional drive-up units plus outdoor vehicle and recreational-vehicle parking. Rental operations produce nearly all revenue through principally month-to-month leases, related fees, storage-supply sales and customer insurance; a third-party property-management service earns fees based on property revenue collected.
Focuses acquisition and redevelopment efforts on properties and portfolios in supply-constrained secondary and tertiary markets across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, alongside locations in South Carolina and Oklahoma. Occupancy and revenue per leased square foot are managed through move-in pricing, tenant rate management, competitor-rate data and digital, drive-by and referral marketing.
Operates within a fragmented field of national, regional and local storage owners, operators and developers. Performance depends on occupancy, local rental rates, access to acquisition financing, and property-level exposures including zoning, redevelopment, taxes and natural disasters.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $7.5M · Total debt $15.5M · Total assets $63.7M · Shareholders' equity $46.4M
- Revenue
- $3.2M
- Operating income
- $693.8K
- Net income
- $829.6K
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 29.36% | 3.35M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 10.84% | 1.24M shares | |
| 7 holders · as of Sep 11, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 2.66% | 303.8K shares | |
| 1 holder · as of May 19, 2025 | |||
| Other | 57.14% | 6.53M shares | |
| remainder | |||
11.42M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Mark Campbell Winmill1Insiderdirector, officer: President and CEO | 8.59% | 947,735 | filed Sep 11, 2026 |
Winmill & Co. IncInstitution | 5.14% | 586,500 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
The Vanguard GroupInstitution | 3.95% | 450,889 | filed Feb 10, 2021 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.80% | 434,491 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 3.48% | 397,495 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
- Mark Campbell Winmill's transaction reports restate only vehicles that traded; the 2025 ownership statement (947.7K) plus the 33.3K net shares acquired since is used instead.
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Mark Campbell Winmill | director, officer: President and CEO | +342 | $5.16 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Mark Campbell Winmill | director, officer: President and CEO | +3,658 | $5.16 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Winmill & Co. Inc | other: See "Explanation of Responses" | +7,761 | $5.64 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Winmill & Co. Inc | other: See "Explanation of Responses" | +7,547 | $5.66 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Winmill & Co. Inc | other: See "Explanation of Responses" | +8,022 | $5.62 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Self Storage | $4.99 | −0.40% | $57.2M | 27.3 | 71.3 | 4.5 | +2.7% |
| Public Storage | $296.01 | −0.22% | $55.32B | 28.3 | 29.9 | 11.3 | +2.7% |
| Extra Space Storage | $137.67 | +0.15% | $29.04B | 30.8 | 29.5 | 8.5 | +3.9% |
| CubeSmart | $39.47 | −0.64% | $8.99B | 27.4 | 25.3 | 7.9 | +1.5% |
| U-Haul | $63.33 | −0.16% | $12.40B | 333.8 | 46.1 | 2.0 | +3.2% |
| Median | 29.5 | 29.7 | 8.2 | +2.9% |