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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Gabelli Equity Trust Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 206
- +21 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 27.6M
- +1.70M (+6.5%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $154.5M
- −$5.16M (−3.2%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 37
- 69 more added
- Sold out
- 16
- 38 more reduced
7 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Gabelli Equity Trust Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendel Capital Management LLC | 25,638 | $143.6K | 0.07% | +25,638 | New |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 25,560 | $143.0K | 0.00% | +25,560 | New |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 24,424 | $136.8K | 0.00% | +24,424 | New |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 23,928 | $134.0K | 0.05% | −1,014−4.1% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 23,374 | $130.9K | 0.01% | +5,779+32.8% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 23,326 | $130.6K | 0.00% | −1,224−5.0% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 23,199 | $129.9K | 0.00% | +3,904+20.2% | Added |
| Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc | 23,000 | $128.8K | 0.02% | +23,000 | New |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 22,786 | $127.6K | 0.00% | +22,786 | New |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 21,842 | $122.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colony Group, LLC | 21,440 | $120.1K | 0.00% | +148+0.7% | Added |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 20,778 | $116.4K | 0.01% | +590+2.9% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 20,536 | $115.0K | 0.00% | +16,536+413.4% | Added |
| Northstar Group, Inc. | 20,521 | $114.9K | 0.02% | +20,521 | New |
| Chancellor Financial Group WB LP | 19,965 | $111.8K | 0.08% | +345+1.8% | Added |
| Motco | 19,910 | $111.5K | 0.01% | −2,408−10.8% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 19,808 | $110.9K | 0.01% | +2,801+16.5% | Added |
| Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. | 19,000 | $106.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 18,987 | $106.3K | 0.00% | +3,256+20.7% | Added |
| Capital Square, LLC | 18,747 | $105.2K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC | 18,624 | $104.3K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sym Financial Corp | 17,424 | $97.6K | 0.01% | +5,390+44.8% | Added |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC | 17,200 | $96.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC | 17,109 | $95.8K | 0.04% | +440+2.6% | Added |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 17,017 | $95.3K | 0.04% | +443+2.7% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 16,873 | $94.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oxford Wealth Group, LLC | 16,734 | $93.7K | 0.05% | +16,734 | New |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 16,731 | $93.7K | 0.01% | +16,731 | New |
| LRI Investments, LLC | 16,347 | $91.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 16,303 | $91.3K | 0.00% | +1,001+6.5% | Added |
| Johnson Investment Counsel Inc | 16,055 | $89.9K | 0.00% | +337+2.1% | Added |
| Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 15,549 | $87.1K | 0.02% | +15,549 | New |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 15,473 | $86.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Curran Financial Partners, LLC | 15,325 | $85.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Drucker Wealth 3.0, LLC | 15,241 | $85.4K | 0.01% | −5,136−25.2% | Reduced |
| TCG Advisory Services, LLC | 15,203 | $85.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC | 15,163 | $84.9K | 0.02% | −1,550−9.3% | Reduced |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 14,911 | $83.5K | 0.00% | +32+0.2% | Added |
| RFG - Bristol Wealth Advisors, LLC | 14,363 | $80.4K | 0.02% | +113+0.8% | Added |
| Acropolis Investment Management, LLC | 14,332 | $80.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC | 13,857 | $77.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Csenge Advisory Group | 13,777 | $77.2K | 0.00% | +357+2.7% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 13,757 | $77.0K | 0.00% | +91+0.7% | Added |
| Integrity Advisory Solutions, LLC | 13,672 | $76.6K | 0.01% | +13,672 | New |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 13,530 | $75.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 13,479 | $75.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,479 | $75.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 13,107 | $73.4K | 0.00% | +60+0.5% | Added |
| Kiley Juergens Wealth Management, LLC | 13,021 | $72.9K | 0.01% | +13,021 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 12,821 | $71.8K | 0.00% | −4,843−27.4% | Reduced |
| Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. | 11,571 | $71.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 12,297 | $68.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morton Capital Management LLC | 12,112 | $67.8K | 0.01% | +12,112 | New |
| Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC | 11,941 | $66.9K | 0.02% | −2,955−19.8% | Reduced |
| Cascade Investment Group, Inc. | 11,749 | $65.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC | 11,446 | $64.1K | 0.01% | +11,446 | New |
| Summit Wealth Group LLC | 11,348 | $63.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 11,000 | $61.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| OpenArc Corporate Advisory, LLC | 10,770 | $60.3K | 0.00% | +278+2.6% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 10,676 | $59.8K | 0.00% | −48,544−82.0% | Reduced |
| Novem Group | 10,489 | $58.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 10,428 | $58.4K | 0.00% | −1,902−15.4% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 10,200 | $57.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 10,268 | $57.0K | 0.00% | +10,268 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 10,170 | $57.0K | 0.00% | +8,799+641.8% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 10,151 | $56.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,150 | $49.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 8,400 | $47.0K | 0.00% | +8,400 | New |
| Kentucky Trust Co | 7,400 | $41.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC | 6,780 | $38.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 6,000 | $33.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 5,908 | $33.1K | 0.00% | +5,908 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 5,678 | $31.8K | 0.00% | +3,508+161.7% | Added |
| Wellington Shields & Co., LLC | 5,428 | $30.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 5,344 | $29.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,936 | $27.6K | 0.00% | +370+8.1% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 4,933 | $27.6K | 0.00% | −4,629−48.4% | Reduced |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 3,917 | $21.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 3,450 | $19.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFG Advisory, LLC | 3,300 | $18.5K | 0.05% | −24,886−88.3% | Reduced |
| RWM Asset Management, LLC | 3,300 | $18.5K | 0.00% | +3,300 | New |
| Gen-Wealth Partners Inc | 3,100 | $17.4K | 0.01% | −500−13.9% | Reduced |
| Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc. | 2,949 | $16.5K | 0.01% | +75+2.6% | Added |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 2,935 | $16.4K | 0.00% | +75+2.6% | Added |
| Hilltop National Bank | 2,750 | $15.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Capital Advisory, LLC | 2,295 | $12.9K | 0.01% | −230−9.1% | Reduced |
| Sofos Investments, Inc. | 2,000 | $11.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 1,906 | $10.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 1,200 | $6.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc. | 1,156 | $6.48K | 0.00% | +1,156 | New |
| Smallwood Wealth Investment Management, LLC | 1,125 | $6.30K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 1,098 | $6.15K | 0.00% | +28+2.6% | Added |
| Community Bank, N.A. | 1,000 | $5.60K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management | 1,000 | $5.60K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 739 | $4.14K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Howe & Rusling Inc | 728 | $4.08K | 0.00% | +728 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 648 | $3.63K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $2.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Addison Advisors LLC | 500 | $2.80K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 451 | $2.53K | 0.00% | +405+880.4% | Added |