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GAB · Gabelli Equity Trust Inc

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$5.61 -0.11 (-1.92%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$1.79B
Shares
311.20M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$5.61 Open$5.70 Day$5.61–5.71 Since split$5.34–6.04 Avg vol 30d812K Short int706K · 0.2% float · 1.0d Short vol42% 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 Sell Momentum Limited Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 50-day avg −1%
below
RSI (14) 43
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 39%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
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 Rising
0.23% of float · ▲ +105.8% 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 43
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 18%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 1.4%
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 Sell
1 · 4 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−1% Neutral
RSI (14)
43 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
39% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 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 Rising
0.23% of float · ▲ +105.8% 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 · 39% Range high $6
vs 50-day avg -1%

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 0.2%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.11B +6.5% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$105.53B -8.3% +9.2% 31.5 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$99.15B -16.0% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$94.05B -9.8% 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
3
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
705.8K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+362.8K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
42%
As of
Aug 20, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
2.3K
Value
$13.0K
As of
Jul 23, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
50.4%
Week of
Jul 13, 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 -3.6% +1.6% +0.0%
SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
vs SPY -1.7% -1.7% -2.1%

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)
10.64%

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) 183 filings 183 filers Visit website