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GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC

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GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC

GAB·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0000794685

The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund that invests in public equity markets within the United States. Launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. and managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, the fund focuses on a diversified range of sectors. It invests in various types of securities, including preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights. The primary investment strategy involves selecting value stocks across different market capitalizations. The fund utilizes fundamental analysis combined with a bottom-up stock picking approach to construct its investment portfolio. Its performance is benchmarked 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.

GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC (NYSE:GAB) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek monitors GAB SEC EDGAR filings and licensed market news in real time, scoring each submission for market-moving significance on a 1–10 scale. Items rated 7 or higher generate instant alerts.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Gabelli Equity Trust Provides Update on Founder Mario Gabelli's Health and Leadership Transition
  • Gabelli Equity Trust's $155M Rights Offering Oversubscribed by $117M
  • Gabelli Equity Trust Finalizes Rights Offering with Reduced Subscription Price and Extended Period
  • Rights Offering Price Cut to $5.00, Expiration Extended for Gabelli Equity Trust
  • Gabelli Equity Trust Announces Transferable Rights Offering at $5.50 per Share

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for GAB, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-04-01.

1 recent capital raise

Rights Offering Finalized with Reduced Price · Subscription Period Extended

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$5.62
52-week range · as of 2026-05-07 $5.28 – $6.37
Market cap
$1.74B
Volume
452.1K (0.4× avg)
3-mo avg 1.1M
Live data · 2026-07-28 04:06 UTC · Market overnight

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GAB
May 07, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.70
Real-time Price: $5.62 info
Change: -$0.080 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $1.736B info
GAB
Apr 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.75
Real-time Price: $5.62 info
Change: -$0.130 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $1.736B info
GAB
Apr 01, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.40
Real-time Price: $5.62 info
Change: +$0.220 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $1.736B info
GAB
Mar 31, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $5.60
Real-time Price: $5.62 info
Change: +$0.020 (+0.36%) info
Market Cap: $1.736B info
GAB
Feb 25, 2026, 4:28 PM EST
Filing Type: 497AD
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.24
Real-time Price: $5.62 info
Change: -$0.620 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $1.736B info