The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. GAB
At closeNov 3, 2026, 7:26 PM EST
After hours · Nov 3, 7:26 PM ET
- YTD
- -13.58%
- 1 year
- -12.00%
- Market cap
- 1.81B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 41.95M
- Profit margin
- 943.30%
- EPS (ttm)
- 1.24
- Shares out
- 343.38M
- P/E ratio
- 4.26
- Dividend
- 0.60 (11.45%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- YTD return
- -13.58%
- 1-year return
- -12.00%
- Volume
- 700.34K
- Avg volume
- 886.90K
- Open
- 5.26
- Previous close
- 5.24
- Day's range
- 5.26 – 5.33
- 52-week range
- 5.09 – 6.31
- Beta
- 0.76
1Y -0.63 (-10.64%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 2.15B
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 43.30
- Price / book
- 0.89
- Dividend yield
- 11.45%
- Payout ratio
- 48.51%
- Revenue growth
- 36.60%
- Free cash flow
- 4.24M
- Total cash
- 200.27K
- Total debt
- 109.09M
- Return on equity
- 18.83%
- Short % of float
- 0.00%
- 50-day average
- 5.37
- 200-day average
- 5.64
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | — | 0.4846 | — | — |
| May 13, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | — | 0.4046 | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | — | 0.2526 | — | — |
| May 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | — | 0.09605 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | — | 0.2543 | — | — |
| May 23, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | — | 0.2401 | — | — |
About The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.
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 stocks of companies across market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index. The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. was formed on August 21, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
News
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Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC | 2.12% | 6,609,367 | 34.96M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Ursa Fund Management, LLC | 1.79% | 5,555,196 | 29.39M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1.38% | 4,296,092 | 22.73M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.84% | 2,598,911 | 13.75M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 0.63% | 1,973,929 | 10.44M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 0.50% | 1,546,849 | 8.18M | Sep 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.-Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc | 0.38% | 1,180,513 | 6.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. | 0.36% | 1,133,650 | 6.00M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Elevation Series Trust-RiverNorth Active Income ETF | 0.05% | 146,338 | 774.13K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| FORUM FUNDS-Absolute CEF Opportunities | 0.03% | 85,482 | 452.20K | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Thrive Series Trust-Prospera Income ETF | 0.01% | 28,562 | 151.09K | Jun 29, 2026 |