GDL FundGDL

13F holders, Q3 2025 (September 30)
28holders +1
3new positions
2sold out
1famous investor
$8.55avg. 13F price*

At the end of Q3 2025, 28 institutions reported holding GDL Fund (GDL) in their 13F filings, up 1 from Q2 2025. 3 opened new positions and 2 sold out. The largest holders were GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. ($15.8M), NorthCoast Asset Management LLC ($5.4M) and Bulldog Investors, LLP ($3.5M). One famous investor held it Mario Gabelli (0.0% of GAMCO Investors's portfolio).

Company
GDL Fund
Filed as
GDL FD (Q3 2025)
CUSIP
361570104
Latest filing quarter
Q2 2026

History

Number of 13F holders

010203040 Q1 2024: 27Q1 2024Q2 2024: 29Q2 2024Q3 2024: 25Q3 2024Q4 2024: 27Q4 2024Q1 2025: 23Q1 2025Q2 2025: 27Q2 2025Q3 2025: 28Q3 2025Q4 2025: 32Q4 2025Q1 2026: 31Q1 2026Q2 2026: 31Q2 2026

Total Exit/New Position Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

InstitutionsTotal Value
New Positions3$353K
Exits2$154K

All 13F filers, Q2 2025 → Q3 2025: 172,288 shares bought and 299,503 shares sold, net −127,215 shares. Counts holders who added, trimmed, opened or closed a position; split-adjusted.

Ownership 28 holders

GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 2.54% No change 1,846,636 $15.8M
NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.02% Reduce -5.8% 635,847 $5.4M
Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.82% Reduce -0.3% 409,922 $3.5M
Morgan Stanley 0.00% Add +41.3% 402,478 $3.4M
GAMCO Investors 0.02% Reduce -42.2% 254,988 $2.2M
Ancora Advisors LLC 0.03% No change 174,626 $1.5M
Bank of America Corp. 0.00% Reduce -0.8% 170,443 $1.5M
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.04% Reduce -7.6% 147,905 $1.3M
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% Reduce -1.6% 125,035 $1.1M
Zazove Associates LLC 2.32% No change 120,522 $1.0M
CSS LLC 0.17% No change 116,663 $997K
Envestnet Asset Management Inc. 0.00% Reduce -1.4% 92,627 $792K
Park Avenue Securities LLC 0.01% Reduce -2.7% 83,351 $713K
Seven Mile Advisory 0.06% New 39,499 $338K
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC 0.05% Add +56.3% 36,487 $312K
Osaic Holdings, Inc. 0.00% Reduce -13.7% 34,060 $290K
Stifel Financial Corp. 0.00% Reduce -11.1% 25,219 $216K
Matisse Capital 0.07% No change 16,947 $145K
Integrated Capital Management, Inc. 0.09% Add +1.2% 15,788 $135K
Wells Fargo & Company 0.00% Reduce -6.4% 14,631 $125K
Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% No change 11,970 $102K
Susquehanna International Group, LLP 0.00% Reduce -68.4% 11,215 $96K
UBS Group AG 0.00% Reduce -26.1% 3,291 $28K
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC 0.01% No change 2,000 $17K
Creative Financial Designs Inc. 0.00% No change 1,717 $15K
Kilter Group LLC 0.01% New 1,499 $13K
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% No change 1,130 $10K
Innovative Advisory Group, LLC 0.00% New 300 $3K

"% of holder's portfolio" is GDL's weight in each manager's 13F, not the share of GDL Fund the manager owns.