Who owns The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.?
Institutional ownership of GAB from SEC Form 13F filings across 155 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
155
13F holders
$127.9M
value, 2026 filers
8.2%
of shares outstanding (25.4M sh)
27
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of GAB's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LPL Financial LLC | 4.3M | $24.3M | 0.0% | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.6M | $14.7M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 3 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 1.6M | $8.8M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 4 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 1.2M | $6,716 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +108.5% |
| 5 | COHEN & STEERS, INC. | 1.1M | $6,416 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +304.9% |
| 6 | J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.NEW | 998,455 | $5.7M | 0.1% | 0.3% | new |
| 7 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 894,767 | $5.1M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +91.5% |
| 8 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 738,887 | $4.2M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 9 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 717,391 | $4.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 10 | INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | 663,866 | $3.8M | 0.1% | 0.2% | -38.9% |
| 11 | Quarry LP | 624,167 | $3.5M | 0.3% | 0.2% | +229.5% |
| 12 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 605,199 | $3.4M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 13 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 575,391 | $3.3M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 14 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 498,834 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 15 | SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | 458,173 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 16 | UBS Group AG | 424,085 | $2.4M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +39.5% |
| 17 | Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 364,375 | $2.1M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 18 | Cerity Partners LLC | 359,456 | $2.0M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 19 | Accel Wealth Management | 323,540 | $1.8M | 0.4% | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 20 | Creative Planning | 322,128 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 21 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 313,820 | $1.8M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +1277.2% |
| 22 | Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 267,909 | $1.5M | 0.1% | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 23 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 266,840 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 24 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 262,828 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 25 | Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 214,277 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.