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GABELLI EQUITY TRUST (GAB) stock: insider trades, news & valuation

Net buying
Close · Oct 9, 2026 $5.21 +0.2% on the day -2.5% over 12 months 52-week range $5.06 – $5.81

Share price and insider trades

GAB closeInsider buyInsider sale
5.005.255.505.756.00NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctSold $771 on 2026-04-16 · Eileen Cheigh NakamuraBought $6,675,000 on 2025-12-26 · Mario J Gabelli
Bought, 12 months$6.7M
Sold, 12 months$771
Insiders buying1
Insiders selling1

GABELLI EQUITY TRUST insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $6.7M and 1 sold $771 of GAB stock on the open market.

GAB insider buying and selling by quarter

Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.

Q4 2025: $6.7M bought (2 trades)$6.7MQ4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026: $771 sold (1 trades)Q2 2026Q3 2026Q4 2026
QuarterBoughtPurchasesSoldSales
Q4 2026—0—0
Q3 2026—0—0
Q2 2026—0$7711
Q1 2026—0—0
Q4 2025$6.7M2—0

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)n/aSector median —
Market value— 
Profit margin—Revenue growth —
Volume vs. 50-day1.1×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit−$3.2MOn all tracked purchases -47.9%

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 1 GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC insider reported open-market purchases totaling $6.7M, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $771. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Mario J Gabelli (Control Person Of Adviser) has the highest Insider Score at 64. 0 of 1 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Apr 20SEC Eileen Cheigh NakamuraDirector Sell 9,640 $0.08 $771 +6412.5% —
Dec 30SEC Mario J GabelliControl Person Of Adviser Buy 500,000new position $10.00 $5.0M -47.9% 64
Dec 30SEC Mario J GabelliControl Person Of Adviser Buy 167,500new position $10.00 $1.7M -47.9% 64

Insiders at GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
Mario J GabelliControl Person Of Adviser $6.7M — Dec 30, 2025 64
Eileen Cheigh NakamuraDirector — $771 Apr 20, 2026 —

GAB stock: common questions

Are GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC insiders buying GAB stock?

In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of GAB worth $6.7M. The latest was Control Person Of Adviser Mario J Gabelli bought $5.0M of GAB at $10.00 — first open-market purchase in our records; opens a new position.

Are GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC insiders selling GAB stock?

1 insiders reported sales worth $771 over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.

What is GAB's 52-week range?

Over the past year GAB has traded between $5.06 and $5.81. It last closed at $5.21 on Oct 9, 2026.