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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.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in GDL Fund 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
32
+4 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
4.95M
+156.4K (+3.3%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$42.0M
+$942.4K (+2.3%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
9
8 more added
Sold out
5
6 more reduced

Compare with Q3 2025: 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 32 institutions
Q1 2021: 32 institutionsQ2 2021: 31 institutionsQ3 2021: 30 institutionsQ4 2021: 29 institutionsQ1 2022: 26 institutionsQ2 2022: 29 institutionsQ3 2022: 28 institutionsQ4 2022: 30 institutionsQ1 2023: 31 institutionsQ2 2023: 32 institutionsQ3 2023: 33 institutionsQ4 2023: 27 institutionsQ1 2024: 27 institutionsQ2 2024: 29 institutionsQ3 2024: 25 institutionsQ4 2024: 27 institutionsQ1 2025: 23 institutionsQ2 2025: 27 institutionsQ3 2025: 28 institutionsQ4 2025: 32 institutionsQ1 2026: 31 institutionsQ2 2026: 31 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $42.0M
Q1 2021: $55.2MQ2 2021: $55.0MQ3 2021: $57.1MQ4 2021: $54.8MQ1 2022: $53.4MQ2 2022: $46.3MQ3 2022: $45.5MQ4 2022: $31.9MQ1 2023: $28.0MQ2 2023: $41.0MQ3 2023: $39.2MQ4 2023: $39.2MQ1 2024: $38.7MQ2 2024: $32.3MQ3 2024: $22.0MQ4 2024: $42.7MQ1 2025: $39.7MQ2 2025: $41.1MQ3 2025: $41.0MQ4 2025: $42.0MQ1 2026: $44.2MQ2 2026: $39.8M
Institutions holding GDL and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202631$39.8M
Q1 202631$44.2M
Q4 202532$42.0M
Q3 202528$41.0M
Q2 202527$41.1M
Q1 202523$39.7M
Q4 202427$42.7M
Q3 202425$22.0M
Q2 202429$32.3M
Q1 202427$38.7M
Q4 202327$39.2M
Q3 202333$39.2M
Q2 202332$41.0M
Q1 202331$28.0M
Q4 202230$31.9M
Q3 202228$45.5M
Q2 202229$46.3M
Q1 202226$53.4M
Q4 202129$54.8M
Q3 202130$57.1M
Q2 202131$55.0M
Q1 202132$55.2M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding GDL Fund; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding GDL in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.1,846,636$15.6M2.35%00.0%Unchanged
Colony Group, LLC591,856$5.01M0.01%+591,856New
Morgan Stanley472,773$4.00M0.00%+70,295+17.5%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al441,040$3.74M0.04%+186,052+73.0%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP409,922$3.47M0.77%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC174,626$1.48M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp168,937$1.43M0.00%−1,506−0.9%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC130,325$1.10M0.04%−17,580−11.9%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC127,532$1.08M0.00%+2,497+2.0%Added
Zazove Associates LLC120,522$1.02M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
CSS LLC116,663$988.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc92,902$786.9K0.00%+275+0.3%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC46,876$397.0K0.06%+10,389+28.5%Added
Seven Mile Advisory39,954$338.4K0.06%+455+1.2%Added
GatePass Capital, LLC28,400$240.5K0.12%+28,400New
Stifel Financial Corp21,391$181.2K0.00%−3,828−15.2%Reduced
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC19,383$164.2K0.01%+19,383New
Matisse Capital16,947$143.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Capital Management, Inc.15,447$130.8K0.09%−341−2.2%Reduced
Decision Investments, Inc15,100$127.9K0.14%+15,100New
Wells Fargo & Company14,632$123.9K0.00%+10.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC11,970$101.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.11,244$95.2K0.06%+11,244New
MRP Capital Investments, LLC5,500$46.6K0.04%+5,500New
UBS Group AG3,117$26.4K0.00%−174−5.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,780$23.6K0.00%−31,280−91.8%Reduced
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC2,000$16.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc1,717$14.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kilter Group LLC1,520$12.9K0.01%+21+1.4%Added
McMillan Office, Inc.1,000$8.47K0.00%+1,000New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC325$2.75K0.00%+325New
Barrett & Company, Inc.200$1.69K0.00%+200New
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC0$00.00%−635,847−100.0%Sold out
Park Avenue Securities LLC0$00.00%−83,351−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−11,215−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−1,130−100.0%Sold out
Innovative Advisory Group, LLC0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out