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GDL FUND

GDL·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0001378701

The GDL Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, and launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets globally, focusing on stocks of companies across diversified sectors. Its investment strategy includes securities of companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, and leveraged buyouts. The fund also invests in companies undergoing corporate reorganizations, specifically those involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations. Formed on October 17, 2006, and domiciled in the United States, The GDL Fund was formerly known as Gabelli Global Deal Fund. The fund benchmarks its portfolio performance against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.

GDL FUND (NYSE:GDL) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 2 items for GDL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-05-22, rated 8/10. Across its 2 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 1 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GDL spans N-23C-2, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • GDL Fund to Redeem All Series E Preferred Shares for $9.72 Million
  • GDL Fund Updates on CIO Mario Gabelli's Health, Confirms Succession Plan and Operational Continuity

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 5,389 shares in GDL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 19.3% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 47.0% of GDL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)5,389 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 19.3%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 12,166
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)47.0% of 3,403 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume17.9%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$8.32 -0.03% today
52-week range · as of 2026-05-22 $8.15 – $8.67
Market cap
$89.43M
Volume
9.3K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 13.5K
Live data · 2026-10-05 05:11 UTC · Market overnight

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GDL
May 22, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: N-23C-2
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.46
Real-time Price: $8.33 info
Change: -$0.1351 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $89.435M info
GDL
May 07, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $8.47
Real-time Price: $8.33 info
Change: -$0.140 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $89.435M info
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