Who owns The GDL Fund?
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Institutional ownership of GDL from SEC Form 13F filings across 32 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, 32 institutions disclosed 4.7M shares of The GDL Fund worth $39.1M — about 42% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
32
13F holders
$39.1M
value, 2026 filers
42%
of shares outstanding (4.7M sh)
5
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 GDL's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. | 1.8M | $15.6M | 2.3% | 16.5% | 0.0% |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 508,773 | $4.3M | 0.0% | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 3 | Focus Partners Wealth | 504,243 | $4.3M | 0.0% | 4.5% | -12.0% |
| 4 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 441,931 | $3.7M | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Bulldog Investors, LLP | 409,748 | $3.5M | 0.8% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| 6 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 161,993 | $1.4M | 0.0% | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 7 | Ancora Advisors LLC | 148,158 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.3% | -15.2% |
| 8 | NewEdge Advisors, LLC | 129,080 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 9 | CSS LLC/IL | 116,663 | $988,136 | 0.0% | 1% | 0.0% |
| 10 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 93,257 | $789,886 | 0.0% | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 11 | PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCNEW | 82,604 | $700 | 0.0% | 0.7% | new |
| 12 | BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | 62,477 | $529,180 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 13 | Atlas Wealth LLCNEW | 55,366 | $468,950 | 0.1% | 0.5% | new |
| 14 | Matisse Capital | 28,072 | $237,770 | 0.1% | 0.3% | +65.6% |
| 15 | EVOLVE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC | 18,871 | $159,837 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 16 | DECISION INVESTMENTS, INC | 15,100 | $127,897 | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 17 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPNEW | 14,251 | $120,706 | 0.0% | 0.1% | new |
| 18 | INTEGRATED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | 12,908 | $109,333 | 0.1% | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 19 | GatePass Capital, LLC | 12,500 | $105,875 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -76.5% |
| 20 | Permanent Capital Management, LPNEW | 10,131 | $85,810 | 0.0% | 0.1% | new |
| 21 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 10,080 | $85,380 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 22 | MRP Capital Investments, LLC | 7,500 | $63,525 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 23 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 5,242 | $44,408 | 0.0% | 0% | +26.6% |
| 24 | MARK SHEPTOFF FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC | 2,000 | $16,940 | 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% |
| 25 | CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV | 1,717 | $14,543 | 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% |
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.