Who owns The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.?
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Institutional ownership of GAB from SEC Form 13F filings across 223 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.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 223 institutions disclosed 49.1M shares of The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. worth $277.9M — about 15.8% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
223
13F holders
$277.9M
value, 2026 filers
15.8%
of shares outstanding (49.1M sh)
45
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 | RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCNEW | 6.6M | $37.4M | 1.8% | 2.1% | new |
| 2 | Ursa Fund Management, LLC | 5.6M | $31.4M | 2.5% | 1.8% | +1409.9% |
| 3 | LPL Financial LLC | 4.3M | $24.3M | 0.0% | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 4 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.6M | $14.7M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 5 | Shaker Financial Services, LLCNEW | 2.1M | $11.7M | 3.7% | 0.7% | new |
| 6 | Karpus Management, Inc.NEW | 2.0M | $11.2M | 0.3% | 0.6% | new |
| 7 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 1.6M | $8.8M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 8 | ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLCNEW | 1.5M | $8.5M | 0.8% | 0.5% | new |
| 9 | COHEN & STEERS, INC. | 1.1M | $6.4M | 0.0% | 0.4% | +304.9% |
| 10 | J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.NEW | 998,455 | $5.7M | 0.1% | 0.3% | new |
| 11 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 925,844 | $5.2M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 12 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 894,767 | $5.1M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +91.5% |
| 13 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 738,887 | $4.2M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 14 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 717,391 | $4.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 15 | SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INCNEW | 669,071 | $3.8M | 0.1% | 0.2% | new |
| 16 | INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | 663,866 | $3.8M | 0.1% | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 17 | PHILADELPHIA TRUST CO | 655,219 | $3.7M | 0.2% | 0.2% | -36.0% |
| 18 | Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 635,255 | $3.6M | 0.4% | 0.2% | +23.5% |
| 19 | Quarry LP | 624,167 | $3.5M | 0.3% | 0.2% | +229.5% |
| 20 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 605,199 | $3.4M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 21 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 593,231 | $3.4M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 22 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 575,391 | $3.3M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 23 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 498,834 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 24 | SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | 458,173 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 25 | UBS Group AG | 424,085 | $2.4M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +39.5% |
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.