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GAB · Gabelli Equity Trust Inc

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$5.62 -0.05 (-0.88%) At close · Sep 1
Market Cap
$1.79B
Shares
311.20M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$5.67 Open$5.68 Day$5.64–5.69 Since split$5.34–6.04 Avg vol 30d660K Short int391K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol62% DataMar 2026–Aug 2026

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Mar 2, 2026; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

The closing range begins at the captured split on Mar 2, 2026.

Up next

FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.70
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 48
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 47%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return −2%
trailing
Relative strength −16%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50/200-day averages unavailable
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +46 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.13% of float · ▼ -44.6% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 26
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 17%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 1.2%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 3 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+0% Bullish
RSI (14)
48 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
47% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50/200-day averages unavailable
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +46 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.13% of float · ▼ -44.6% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its range since split · 2026-03-02
Range low $5 Now $6 · 47% Range high $6
vs 50-day avg +0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
GAB
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc
this stock
$1.79B 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.52B +5.4% +16.2% 27.7 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.52B -7.1% +9.2% 32.1 2.9%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$95.52B -13.9% -11.0% 1.4%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$92.02B -13.4% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
224
% held
15.8%
Net QoQ
+21.5M sh
Top holder
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGE…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
5
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
390.7K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
-315.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
62%
As of
Sep 1, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.4K
Value
$8.0K
As of
Aug 11, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
55.0%
Week of
Jul 27, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
May 7, 2026
This year
2
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Proposed Sales
Value
$28.7K
Shares
5.0K
Filed
Nov 26, 2024
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Exempt Offerings
Offering
Indefinite
Filed
Jan 9, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls Upcoming
Next call
Apr 30, 2027
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Investor Relations
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Mar 2, 2026; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
GAB -0.2% -0.2% -2.2% +1.1%
SPY +0.5% +1.2% +13.3% +2.7% +12.5%
vs SPY -0.7% -1.4% -15.5% -1.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.15 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.15 / share · ex Sep 16, 2026
Raised 1%
Paid (TTM)
$0.597 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
10.53%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 794685 CUSIP 362397101 13F (30d) 155 filings 141 filers Visit website