Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (The) Common Stock (GAB)

About GAB

The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights. The fund primarily invests in value…

Sector

Finance

Industry

Investment Managers

Website

www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=MWY5ZDg=&bid=YjUxNQ==&mid=MjJmMTI=&num=NmVjMTI=&kid=Mzc2MDA=&pid=obj&rid=111-=edoc_dnuf

Fundamentals

1-day range

$5.79$5.82

Market cap

$1.67B

P/E (trailing)

5.92

P/E (forward)

—

EPS (trailing)

$0.98

Dividend yield

10.31%

Beta

0.74

Avg. volume

998.7K

Ex-dividend date

September 16, 2026

Dividend pay date

December 14, 2018

Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (The) Common Stock Competitors

Chosen by industry and closest market cap.

• GAB

  Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (The) Common Stock

  $5.66

  ▼ 0.88%
  Market cap $1.67BP/E 5.92
  $5.28$6.31
• TSLX

  Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. Common Stock

  $18.74

  ▼ 0.05%
  Market cap $1.68BP/E 20.57
  $16.04$24.79
• OXLC

  Oxford Lane Capital Corp. Common Stock

  $9.69

  ▲ 0.21%
  Market cap $1.61BP/E —
  $8.01$19.05
• PAX

  Patria Investments Limited Class A Common Shares

  $11.34

  ▼ 2.66%
  Market cap $1.81BP/E 26.93
  $10.55$17.8
• ABX

  Abacus Global Management Inc. Class A Common Stock

  $9.74

  ▼ 0.92%
  Market cap $1.02BP/E 21.51
  $5$12.44
• RPC

  Ridgepost Capital Inc. Class A Common Stock

  $8.68

  ▼ 0.40%
  Market cap $999.52MP/E 41.79
  $6.79$12.63
• GCMG

  GCM Grosvenor Inc. Class A Common Stock

  $13.72

  ▲ 0.29%
  Market cap $2.66BP/E 56.35
  $9.3$14.87

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Latest news

• When It Comes To Gabelli CEFs, Go With GAB And Cut The GUT
  SeekingAlpha · 8/11/2026
• Global Economic Upturn Led By Advanced Economies As Emerging Market Expansion Fades
  SeekingAlpha · 8/7/2026

• Anthonie C. Vanekris · April 28, 2026 · J

  200 @ $5.5
• Anthonie C. Vanekris · April 28, 2026 · J

  500 @ $5.5
• Agnes Mullady · April 28, 2026 · J

  186 @ $5
• Mario J. Gabelli · April 28, 2026 · J

  84.2K @ $5
• Mario J. Gabelli · April 28, 2026 · J

  156.2K @ $5
• John Chester Ball · April 28, 2026 · J

  17 @ $5
• Agnes Mullady · April 28, 2026 · J

  15 @ $5
• William F. Heitmann · April 28, 2026 · J

  17.9K @ $5
• Eileen Cheigh Nakamura · April 16, 2026 · Sale

  9.6K @ $0.077

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

27.49M

Total value held

$141.20M

Institutional holders

204