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.
13F holders, Q4 2024
Institutional positions in GDL Fund as of Dec 31, 2024. 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
- 27
- +2 vs. Q3 2024
- Shares held
- 5.32M
- +2.61M (+96.3%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $42.7M
- +$20.6M (+93.5%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 3
- 11 more added
- Sold out
- 1
- 6 more reduced
Compare with Q3 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting GDL 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 | 31 | $39.8M |
| Q1 2026 | 31 | $44.2M |
| Q4 2025 | 32 | $42.0M |
| Q3 2025 | 28 | $41.0M |
| Q2 2025 | 27 | $41.1M |
| Q1 2025 | 23 | $39.7M |
| Q4 2024 | 27 | $42.7M |
| Q3 2024 | 25 | $22.0M |
| Q2 2024 | 29 | $32.3M |
| Q1 2024 | 27 | $38.7M |
| Q4 2023 | 27 | $39.2M |
| Q3 2023 | 33 | $39.2M |
| Q2 2023 | 32 | $41.0M |
| Q1 2023 | 31 | $28.0M |
| Q4 2022 | 30 | $31.9M |
| Q3 2022 | 28 | $45.5M |
| Q2 2022 | 29 | $46.3M |
| Q1 2022 | 26 | $53.4M |
| Q4 2021 | 29 | $54.8M |
| Q3 2021 | 30 | $57.1M |
| Q2 2021 | 31 | $55.0M |
| Q1 2021 | 32 | $55.2M |
Institutions, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding GDL Fund; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc. | 1,846,636 | $14.8M | 2.53% | +1,846,636 | New |
| Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC | 763,640 | $6.12M | 0.03% | −6,578−0.9% | Reduced |
| Independent Advisor Alliance | 613,445 | $4.92M | 0.07% | +613,445 | New |
| Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 441,040 | $3.54M | 0.04% | +126,300+40.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 265,339 | $2.13M | 0.00% | +16,493+6.6% | Added |
| Zazove Associates LLC | 200,522 | $1.61M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 189,808 | $1.52M | 0.06% | −11,179−5.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 181,708 | $1.46M | 0.00% | +197+0.1% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 174,626 | $1.40M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 124,322 | $997.1K | 0.01% | +1,012+0.8% | Added |
| CSS LLC | 116,648 | $935.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 97,327 | $780.6K | 0.00% | +3,519+3.8% | Added |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 90,208 | $723.0K | 0.01% | +6,736+8.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 59,166 | $474.5K | 0.00% | +29,423+98.9% | Added |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 49,605 | $397.8K | 0.01% | −4,456−8.2% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 22,733 | $186.7K | 0.00% | +412+1.8% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 18,853 | $151.2K | 0.00% | −8,086−30.0% | Reduced |
| Integrated Capital Management, Inc. | 17,341 | $139.1K | 0.11% | +139+0.8% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 12,720 | $102.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 11,970 | $96.0K | 0.00% | −557−4.4% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 11,374 | $91.2K | 0.00% | +9,307+450.3% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 5,008 | $40.2K | 0.00% | +1,891+60.7% | Added |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 2,000 | $16.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Financial Designs Inc | 1,717 | $13.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 754 | $6.05K | 0.00% | −1,651−68.6% | Reduced |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 474 | $3.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC | 100 | $802 | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,410−100.0% | Sold out |