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Gabelli Equity Trust Inc

GAB
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000794685

No open-market purchases or sales by Gabelli Equity Trust Inc insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 223 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $277.9M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesGAB.PGGAB.PHGAB.PK

13F holders, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in Gabelli Equity Trust Inc as of Sep 30, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
184
−4 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
25.6M
+249.1K (+1.0%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$155.6M
+$8.29M (+5.6%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
15
61 more added
Sold out
19
34 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting GAB on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2025: 184 institutions
Q1 2021: 130 institutionsQ2 2021: 143 institutionsQ3 2021: 156 institutionsQ4 2021: 171 institutionsQ1 2022: 170 institutionsQ2 2022: 159 institutionsQ3 2022: 165 institutionsQ4 2022: 174 institutionsQ1 2023: 157 institutionsQ2 2023: 160 institutionsQ3 2023: 167 institutionsQ4 2023: 188 institutionsQ1 2024: 191 institutionsQ2 2024: 179 institutionsQ3 2024: 187 institutionsQ4 2024: 199 institutionsQ1 2025: 188 institutionsQ2 2025: 193 institutionsQ3 2025: 184 institutionsQ4 2025: 192 institutionsQ1 2026: 206 institutionsQ2 2026: 223 institutions
Value heldQ3 2025: $155.6M
Q1 2021: $103.4MQ2 2021: $120.6MQ3 2021: $141.4MQ4 2021: $146.6MQ1 2022: $143.8MQ2 2022: $125.6MQ3 2022: $115.8MQ4 2022: $112.6MQ1 2023: $117.7MQ2 2023: $121.3MQ3 2023: $106.9MQ4 2023: $113.2MQ1 2024: $127.2MQ2 2024: $118.3MQ3 2024: $124.1MQ4 2024: $127.6MQ1 2025: $131.3MQ2 2025: $148.1MQ3 2025: $155.6MQ4 2025: $160.5MQ1 2026: $154.5MQ2 2026: $277.9M
Institutions holding GAB and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$277.9M
Q1 2026206$154.5M
Q4 2025192$160.5M
Q3 2025184$155.6M
Q2 2025193$148.1M
Q1 2025188$131.3M
Q4 2024199$127.6M
Q3 2024187$124.1M
Q2 2024179$118.3M
Q1 2024191$127.2M
Q4 2023188$113.2M
Q3 2023167$106.9M
Q2 2023160$121.3M
Q1 2023157$117.7M
Q4 2022174$112.6M
Q3 2022165$115.8M
Q2 2022159$125.6M
Q1 2022170$143.8M
Q4 2021171$146.6M
Q3 2021156$141.4M
Q2 2021143$120.6M
Q1 2021130$103.4M

Institutions, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Gabelli Equity Trust Inc; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding GAB in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC24,380$148.5K0.07%+3,300+15.7%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC24,702$150.4K0.06%−240−1.0%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management25,349$154.4K0.00%−421−1.6%Reduced
Mendel Capital Management LLC25,638$156.1K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Midland Wealth Advisors LLC26,748$162.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.26,916$163.9K0.00%+2,441+10.0%Added
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC26,996$164.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.27,879$169.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC27,884$169.8K0.00%−154−0.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC29,272$178.3K0.00%−15,884−35.2%Reduced
Legacy Wealth Management, LLC31,219$190.1K0.06%−21,520−40.8%Reduced
IFG Advisory, LLC31,486$191.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Symphony Financial Services, Inc.31,944$194.5K0.10%+1,966+6.6%Added
Mariner, LLC36,013$219.3K0.00%+8,853+32.6%Added
NBC Securities, Inc.37,447$228.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Mission Wealth Management, LP37,574$228.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP38,918$237.0K0.00%+100.0%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC39,426$240.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Synovus Financial Corp39,468$240.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.41,224$251.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin Edwards Inc43,347$264.0K0.00%+10,805+33.2%Added
Arista Wealth Management, LLC47,128$287.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC49,139$299.3K0.01%+1,165+2.4%Added
Midwest Trust Co52,810$321.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Darden Wealth Group Inc57,000$347.1K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC57,518$350.3K0.08%−121−0.2%Reduced
Silver Oak Securities, Inc59,544$362.6K0.03%−1,226−2.0%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.63,100$384.3K0.00%+10.0%Added
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC64,836$394.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management71,611$436.1K0.01%−43,326−37.7%Reduced
HCR Wealth Advisors75,353$463.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC80,755$490.2K0.00%−18,519−18.7%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC81,693$497.5K0.00%+10,597+14.9%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.82,438$502.0K0.00%+979+1.2%Added
NorthRock Partners, LLC82,453$502.1K0.01%+1,090+1.3%Added
Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC86,084$524.3K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC88,806$540.8K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors89,499$545.0K0.00%+412+0.5%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC90,885$553.5K0.00%−1,882−2.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp91,380$556.5K0.00%−4,547−4.7%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc93,234$567.8K0.00%+28,412+43.8%Added
Golden State Equity Partners93,931$572.0K0.10%−1,889−2.0%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC94,010$572.5K0.03%+1,318+1.4%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management95,533$581.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC98,037$597.0K0.01%−2,007−2.0%Reduced
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.105,780$644.2K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp108,342$659.8K0.08%−4,190−3.7%Reduced
HRT Financial LP108,835$662.0K0.00%+108,835New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.113,218$689.5K0.01%+2,483+2.2%Added
Valley Brook Capital Group113,836$693.3K0.47%−2,000−1.7%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc114,884$699.6K0.01%−6,721−5.5%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc116,629$710.0K0.02%+2,645+2.3%Added
PMG Family Office LLC139,196$847.7K0.95%+139,196New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC150,691$918.0K0.00%+3,007+2.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC173,647$1.06M0.01%−5,654−3.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.201,653$1.23M0.00%+142,111+238.7%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.208,981$1.27M0.02%+516+0.2%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.224,673$1.37M0.00%+19,970+9.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.224,540$1.37M0.00%+13,240+6.3%Added
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc244,838$1.49M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC259,567$1.58M0.01%+194,228+297.3%Added
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC286,510$1.74M0.19%−53,351−15.7%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC303,274$1.85M0.00%−3,616−1.2%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC311,706$1.90M0.01%−7,233−2.3%Reduced
Accel Wealth Management364,162$2.22M0.65%−532−0.1%Reduced
UBS Group AG364,559$2.22M0.00%−15,169−4.0%Reduced
International Assets Investment Management, LLC397,426$2.33M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Scotia Capital Inc.462,353$2.82M0.01%+2,782+0.6%Added
Creative Planning464,171$2.83M0.00%+3,348+0.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC471,769$2.87M0.02%+112,800+31.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc477,114$2.91M0.00%+19,965+4.4%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC514,176$3.13M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada517,506$3.15M0.00%−10,179−1.9%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC526,088$3.20M0.08%+30,298+6.1%Added
Bank of America Corp631,227$3.84M0.00%+99,912+18.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company635,125$3.87M0.00%+179,213+39.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc635,163$3.87M0.00%+80,781+14.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers666,980$4.06M0.00%+65,718+10.9%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al841,675$5.13M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Philadelphia Trust Co1,120,694$6.83M0.48%−20,450−1.8%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.1,280,478$7.80M0.15%+22,200+1.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,487,634$9.06M0.01%−391,028−20.8%Reduced
Morgan Stanley2,318,599$14.1M0.00%−146,159−5.9%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC4,368,708$26.6M0.01%+563,928+14.8%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.0$00.00%−400,000−100.0%Sold out
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans0$00.00%−191,249−100.0%Sold out
RSM US Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−92,100−100.0%Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−35,102−100.0%Sold out
Baird Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−32,548−100.0%Sold out
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−29,580−100.0%Sold out
Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−29,319−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−26,873−100.0%Sold out
Balyasny Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−25,778−100.0%Sold out
Evernest Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−19,855−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−18,317−100.0%Sold out
StoneX Group Inc.0$00.00%−13,612−100.0%Sold out
Triton Wealth Management, PLLC0$00.00%−11,031−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−9,856−100.0%Sold out
MorganRosel Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−6,246−100.0%Sold out
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.0$00.00%−2,804−100.0%Sold out