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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 46 | $284 | 0.00% | −207−81.8% | Reduced |
| Key Financial Inc | 100 | $617 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 104 | $636 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 200 | $1.23K | 0.00% | +200 | New |
| Frazier Financial Advisors, LLC | 327 | $2.02K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC | 343 | $2.12K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $3.08K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 648 | $4.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 739 | $4.56K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Financial Management LLC | 954 | $5.88K | 0.01% | +954 | New |
| Community Bank, N.A. | 1,000 | $6.17K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management | 1,000 | $6.17K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 1,070 | $6.60K | 0.00% | +26+2.5% | Added |
| Smallwood Wealth Investment Management, LLC | 1,125 | $6.94K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 1,200 | $7.40K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC | 1,200 | $7.40K | 0.00% | +1,200 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,371 | $8.46K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Preservation Advisors, LLC | 1,500 | $9.26K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 1,556 | $9.60K | 0.00% | +36+2.4% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 1,654 | $10.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 1,906 | $11.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sofos Investments, Inc. | 2,000 | $12.3K | 0.00% | −1,800−47.4% | Reduced |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 2,161 | $13.3K | 0.00% | +213+10.9% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 2,170 | $13.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Capital Advisory, LLC | 2,525 | $15.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 2,528 | $15.6K | 0.00% | −3,130−55.3% | Reduced |
| Paladin Partners, LLC | 2,624 | $16.2K | 0.01% | +2,624 | New |
| Whi Trust Co LLC | 2,682 | $16.5K | 0.01% | +2,682 | New |
| Hilltop National Bank | 2,750 | $17.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 2,860 | $17.6K | 0.00% | +67+2.4% | Added |
| Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc. | 2,874 | $17.7K | 0.01% | +68+2.4% | Added |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 3,450 | $21.3K | 0.01% | +3,450 | New |
| Gen-Wealth Partners Inc | 3,600 | $22.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 3,917 | $24.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 4,000 | $24.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,566 | $28.2K | 0.00% | +3,400+291.6% | Added |
| Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC | 4,812 | $29.7K | 0.01% | +4,812 | New |
| Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC | 4,922 | $30.4K | 0.00% | +4,922 | New |
| Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC | 5,280 | $32.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 5,344 | $33.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wellington Shields & Co., LLC | 5,428 | $33.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 6,000 | $37.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC | 6,780 | $41.8K | 0.02% | +6,780 | New |
| Kentucky Trust Co | 7,400 | $45.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,150 | $56.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 9,562 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 10,151 | $62.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 10,200 | $62.9K | 0.00% | +5,100+100.0% | Added |
| Novem Group | 10,489 | $64.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC | 10,492 | $64.7K | 0.00% | +10,492 | New |
| Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. | 10,555 | $65.1K | 0.01% | +10,555 | New |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 11,000 | $67.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Summit Wealth Group LLC | 11,348 | $70.0K | 0.01% | +11,348 | New |
| Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. | 11,571 | $71.0K | 0.05% | +11,571 | New |
| Cascade Investment Group, Inc. | 11,749 | $72.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sym Financial Corp | 12,034 | $74.2K | 0.01% | +283+2.4% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 12,297 | $75.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 12,330 | $76.1K | 0.00% | +90+0.7% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 13,047 | $80.5K | 0.00% | +53+0.4% | Added |
| Csenge Advisory Group | 13,420 | $82.8K | 0.00% | +321+2.5% | Added |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 13,479 | $83.2K | 0.00% | +3,479+34.8% | Added |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,479 | $83.2K | 0.00% | +3,479+34.8% | Added |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 13,530 | $83.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 13,666 | $84.3K | 0.00% | +82+0.6% | Added |
| Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC | 13,857 | $85.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RFG - Bristol Wealth Advisors, LLC | 14,250 | $87.9K | 0.02% | +100+0.7% | Added |
| Acropolis Investment Management, LLC | 14,332 | $88.4K | 0.00% | +14,332 | New |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 14,879 | $91.8K | 0.00% | −981−6.2% | Reduced |
| Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC | 14,896 | $91.9K | 0.02% | +307+2.1% | Added |
| Vantage Financial Partners, LLC | 14,982 | $92.4K | 0.02% | −316−2.1% | Reduced |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 15,203 | $93.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 15,302 | $94.4K | 0.00% | −5,000−24.6% | Reduced |
| Curran Financial Partners, LLC | 15,325 | $94.6K | 0.02% | +15,325 | New |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 15,473 | $95.5K | 0.00% | +15,473 | New |
| Johnson Investment Counsel Inc | 15,718 | $97.0K | 0.00% | +298+1.9% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 15,731 | $97.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LRI Investments, LLC | 16,347 | $100.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 16,537 | $102.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 16,574 | $102.3K | 0.04% | −6,609−28.5% | Reduced |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 16,669 | $102.8K | 0.04% | +392+2.4% | Added |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC | 16,713 | $103.1K | 0.03% | −482−2.8% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 16,873 | $104.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 16,901 | $104.3K | 0.00% | +8,501+101.2% | Added |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 17,007 | $105.1K | 0.01% | −42,537−71.4% | Reduced |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC | 17,200 | $106.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 17,595 | $108.6K | 0.01% | +1,776+11.2% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 17,664 | $109.0K | 0.00% | +4,856+37.9% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisory, LLC | 18,515 | $114.2K | 0.01% | +250+1.4% | Added |
| Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC | 18,624 | $114.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Square, LLC | 18,747 | $115.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. | 19,000 | $117.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | 19,142 | $118.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 19,295 | $119.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chancellor Financial Group WB LP | 19,620 | $121.1K | 0.08% | +310+1.6% | Added |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 20,188 | $124.6K | 0.01% | +432+2.2% | Added |
| Drucker Wealth 3.0, LLC | 20,377 | $125.7K | 0.02% | +20,377 | New |
| Colony Group, LLC | 21,292 | $131.4K | 0.00% | +8,102+61.4% | Added |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 21,842 | $134.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Motco | 22,318 | $137.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Old Mission Investment Co LLC | 22,631 | $139.6K | 0.03% | +4,000+21.5% | Added |