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.
13F holders, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in Gabelli Equity Trust Inc as of Dec 31, 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
- 192
- +13 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 26.0M
- +611.2K (+2.4%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $160.5M
- +$5.77M (+3.7%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 26
- 63 more added
- Sold out
- 13
- 36 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 223 | $277.9M |
| Q1 2026 | 206 | $154.5M |
| Q4 2025 | 192 | $160.5M |
| Q3 2025 | 184 | $155.6M |
| Q2 2025 | 193 | $148.1M |
| Q1 2025 | 188 | $131.3M |
| Q4 2024 | 199 | $127.6M |
| Q3 2024 | 187 | $124.1M |
| Q2 2024 | 179 | $118.3M |
| Q1 2024 | 191 | $127.2M |
| Q4 2023 | 188 | $113.2M |
| Q3 2023 | 167 | $106.9M |
| Q2 2023 | 160 | $121.3M |
| Q1 2023 | 157 | $117.7M |
| Q4 2022 | 174 | $112.6M |
| Q3 2022 | 165 | $115.8M |
| Q2 2022 | 159 | $125.6M |
| Q1 2022 | 170 | $143.8M |
| Q4 2021 | 171 | $146.6M |
| Q3 2021 | 156 | $141.4M |
| Q2 2021 | 143 | $120.6M |
| Q1 2021 | 130 | $103.4M |
Institutions, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Gabelli Equity Trust Inc; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC | 4,462,497 | $27.5M | 0.01% | +93,789+2.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,433,594 | $15.0M | 0.00% | +114,995+5.0% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,516,560 | $9.36M | 0.01% | +28,926+1.9% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 1,082,702 | $6.60M | 0.16% | −197,776−15.4% | Reduced |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 1,065,494 | $6.57M | 0.45% | −55,200−4.9% | Reduced |
| Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 841,675 | $5.19M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 674,300 | $4.16M | 0.00% | +7,320+1.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 643,086 | $3.97M | 0.00% | +7,923+1.2% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 641,300 | $3.96M | 0.00% | +6,175+1.0% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 598,199 | $3.69M | 0.00% | −33,028−5.2% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 561,852 | $3.47M | 0.01% | +360,199+178.6% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 542,533 | $3.35M | 0.00% | +25,027+4.8% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 541,503 | $3.34M | 0.07% | +15,415+2.9% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 514,176 | $3.17M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 456,321 | $2.82M | 0.01% | −6,032−1.3% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 456,226 | $2.81M | 0.01% | +196,659+75.8% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 419,552 | $2.59M | 0.02% | −52,217−11.1% | Reduced |
| Accel Wealth Management | 352,298 | $2.17M | 0.59% | −11,864−3.3% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 351,287 | $2.17M | 0.00% | −125,827−26.4% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 333,768 | $2.06M | 0.00% | −30,791−8.4% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 327,551 | $2.02M | 0.00% | −136,620−29.4% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 314,576 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +11,302+3.7% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 310,539 | $1.92M | 0.01% | −1,167−0.4% | Reduced |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 280,194 | $1.73M | 0.18% | −6,316−2.2% | Reduced |
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc | 244,838 | $1.51M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 231,365 | $1.43M | 0.00% | +6,825+3.0% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 222,172 | $1.37M | 0.00% | −2,501−1.1% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 187,620 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +158,348+541.0% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 185,326 | $1.14M | 0.02% | −23,655−11.3% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 172,371 | $1.06M | 0.00% | +151,416+722.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 170,728 | $1.05M | 0.00% | −2,919−1.7% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 165,973 | $1.02M | 0.03% | +49,344+42.3% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 155,900 | $962.0K | 0.00% | +5,209+3.5% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 138,482 | $854.4K | 0.99% | −714−0.5% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 117,029 | $722.1K | 0.01% | +3,811+3.4% | Added |
| Valley Brook Capital Group | 116,836 | $720.9K | 0.48% | +3,000+2.6% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 115,694 | $713.8K | 0.00% | +22,460+24.1% | Added |
| Kera Capital Partners, Inc. | 105,780 | $643.1K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 98,653 | $608.7K | 0.00% | +7,768+8.5% | Added |
| Advisory Advocates, LLC | 97,438 | $601.2K | 0.60% | +97,438 | New |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 96,812 | $597.3K | 0.03% | +2,802+3.0% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 95,533 | $589.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 94,866 | $585.3K | 0.01% | −3,171−3.2% | Reduced |
| Golden State Equity Partners | 93,211 | $575.1K | 0.09% | −720−0.8% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 90,058 | $555.7K | 0.00% | +559+0.6% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 89,020 | $549.3K | 0.01% | −25,864−22.5% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 88,838 | $548.1K | 0.00% | +6,400+7.8% | Added |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 88,806 | $547.9K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 87,341 | $538.9K | 0.00% | −4,039−4.4% | Reduced |
| Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC | 86,084 | $531.0K | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 83,820 | $517.2K | 0.00% | +2,127+2.6% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 83,274 | $514.6K | 0.00% | +2,519+3.1% | Added |
| NorthRock Partners, LLC | 79,689 | $491.7K | 0.01% | −2,764−3.4% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 77,425 | $477.7K | 0.00% | +41,412+115.0% | Added |
| HCR Wealth Advisors | 75,353 | $464.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management | 71,611 | $441.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 68,021 | $419.7K | 0.02% | +3,185+4.9% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 63,100 | $389.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zinnia Wealth Advisory, LLC | 62,808 | $387.5K | 0.42% | +62,808 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 59,220 | $365.4K | 0.00% | +43,144+268.4% | Added |
| Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC | 57,374 | $354.0K | 0.08% | −144−0.3% | Reduced |
| Darden Wealth Group Inc | 57,000 | $351.7K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Elevated Private Wealth, LLC | 56,836 | $350.7K | 0.36% | +56,836 | New |
| Midwest Trust Co | 52,810 | $325.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 48,722 | $300.6K | 0.01% | +48,722 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 47,477 | $292.9K | 0.00% | +32,518+217.4% | Added |
| Arista Wealth Management, LLC | 47,128 | $290.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 44,065 | $271.9K | 0.00% | +718+1.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 42,218 | $260.5K | 0.00% | +24,920+144.1% | Added |
| Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 41,224 | $254.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 39,468 | $243.5K | 0.00% | +39,468 | New |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 39,376 | $242.9K | 0.00% | −50−0.1% | Reduced |
| Allworth Financial LP | 38,929 | $240.2K | 0.00% | +110.0% | Added |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 38,363 | $236.7K | 0.19% | +38,363 | New |
| Mission Wealth Management, LP | 37,574 | $231.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 37,447 | $231.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 34,166 | $210.8K | 0.00% | +7,250+26.9% | Added |
| Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC | 33,151 | $205.0K | 0.12% | +6,155+22.8% | Added |
| Symphony Financial Services, Inc. | 31,664 | $195.4K | 0.10% | −280−0.9% | Reduced |
| Legacy Wealth Management, LLC | 31,524 | $194.5K | 0.05% | +305+1.0% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 31,320 | $193.2K | 0.00% | +31,320 | New |
| IFG Advisory, LLC | 28,186 | $173.9K | 0.01% | −3,300−10.5% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 27,879 | $172.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 27,739 | $171.2K | 0.01% | −369,687−93.0% | Reduced |
| Midland Wealth Advisors LLC | 26,748 | $165.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors | 26,661 | $164.5K | 0.02% | +2,448+10.1% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 26,114 | $161.1K | 0.00% | −1,770−6.3% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 25,744 | $158.8K | 0.00% | +25,744 | New |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 24,942 | $153.9K | 0.06% | +240+1.0% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 24,550 | $151.5K | 0.00% | −799−3.2% | Reduced |
| Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC | 24,380 | $150.4K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Barn Wealth, LLC | 24,278 | $149.8K | 0.22% | +24,278 | New |
| Old Mission Investment Co LLC | 22,631 | $139.6K | 0.03% | +4,000+21.5% | Added |
| Motco | 22,318 | $137.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 21,842 | $134.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colony Group, LLC | 21,292 | $131.4K | 0.00% | +8,102+61.4% | Added |
| Drucker Wealth 3.0, LLC | 20,377 | $125.7K | 0.02% | +20,377 | New |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 20,188 | $124.6K | 0.01% | +432+2.2% | Added |
| Chancellor Financial Group WB LP | 19,620 | $121.1K | 0.08% | +310+1.6% | Added |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,295 | $119.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |