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GDL Fund

GDL
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0001378701

No open-market purchases or sales by GDL Fund insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 31 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $39.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Key figures

Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
0
Insider sellsOpen market, last 90 days
0
13F holdersQ2 2026, 0 vs. previous quarter
31
13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
$39.8M
Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
0

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Superinvestors holding GDL, Q2 2026

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No superinvestor reported holding GDL at the end of Q2 2026.

Latest insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by GDL Fund insiders from Form 4, newest first.

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Insider trades
Filed (ET)Trade dateFiling delayInsiderTransactionSharesAvg priceValueHolding changeFlags
Feb 24, 2026 (view filing)Feb 231 dayGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−800$8.52−$6.82K0.0%2.75M after
Jan 13, 2026 (view filing)Jan 94 daysGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−800$8.39−$6.71K0.0%2.75M after
Nov 27, 2024 (view filing)Nov 261 dayGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−2.50K$8.04−$20.1K−1.0%242.0K after
Sep 3, 2024 (view filing)Aug 295 daysGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−307$8.09−$2.48K0.0%1.85M after
Feb 23, 2024 (view filing)Feb 221 dayBall John ChesterPresident & TreasurerPPurchaseCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001+32$7.91+$253.12New position32 after
Dec 13, 2023 (view filing)Dec 112 daysGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−2.00K$8.01−$16.0K−0.1%2.80M after
Aug 8, 2023 (view filing)Aug 71 dayGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserPPurchaseCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001+120$7.93+$951.6+0.2%57.3K after
Aug 1, 2023 (view filing)Jul 311 dayGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserPPurchaseCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001+500$7.93+$3.96K0.0%2.75M after
Apr 18, 2023 (view filing)Apr 171 dayGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserSSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001−2.00K$7.85−$15.7K−4.0%48.0K after
Feb 16, 2023 (view filing)Feb 106 daysLateGabelli Mario JDirector, 10% Owner, Other: Control Person of AdviserPPurchaseCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001+2.00K$8.12+$16.2K+4.2%50.0K after

Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026

The largest institutional positions in GDL Fund at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.

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Institutions holding GDL in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.1,846,636$15.6M2.27%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley508,773$4.31M0.00%+12,547+2.5%Added
Colony Group, LLC504,243$4.27M0.00%−68,545−12.0%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al441,931$3.74M0.03%+1320.0%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP409,748$3.47M0.76%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp161,993$1.37M0.00%−6,266−3.7%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC148,158$1.25M0.02%−26,468−15.2%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC129,080$1.09M0.00%+660+0.5%Added
CSS LLC116,663$988.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc93,257$789.9K0.00%−677−0.7%Reduced