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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

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

GAB Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 390,710 GAB shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 315,076 shares. Days to cover was 1.00 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

GAB Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 389,157 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 229,961 to 597,958 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 54% chance it rises
389,157 -0.4% vs reported
Likely range 229,961 to 597,958 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
26/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P21 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP +0.8% — P58 Short-volume trend -4.6% — P33 Short interest change -44.6% — P6 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P23

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 390,710 705,786 -315,076 1.00
2026-07-31 705,786 342,963 +362,823 1.00
2026-07-15 342,963 467,709 -124,746 1.00
2026-06-30 467,709 160,237 +307,472 1.00
2026-06-15 160,237 135,871 +24,366 1.00
2026-05-29 135,871 25,825 +110,046 1.00
2026-05-15 25,825 501,262 -475,437 1.00
2026-04-30 501,262 4,539,145 -4,037,883 1.00
2026-04-15 4,539,145 3,571,722 +967,423 3.45
2026-03-31 3,571,722 11,618,267 -8,046,545 3.00
2026-03-13 11,618,267 9,543,930 +2,074,337 10.38
2026-02-27 9,543,930 43,494 +9,500,436 4.22
2026-02-13 43,494 38,659 +4,835 1.00
2026-01-30 38,659 182,283 -143,624 1.00
2026-01-15 182,283 668,436 -486,153 1.00
2025-12-31 668,436 741,899 -73,463 1.00
2025-12-15 741,899 747,914 -6,015 1.64
2025-11-28 747,914 625,454 +122,460 1.70
2025-11-14 625,454 645,032 -19,578 1.38
2025-10-31 645,032 827,792 -182,760 1.67
2025-10-15 827,792 1,099,495 -271,703 2.06
2025-09-30 1,099,495 903,998 +195,497 1.48
2025-09-15 903,998 455,223 +448,775 1.84

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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