The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.54 +0.01 (+0.09%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.51 -0.03 (-0.45%) As of 07:15 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest DataThe Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) has a short interest of 845,300 shares, representing 0.28% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 276.53% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 558,143 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest845,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest224,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+276.53%Dollar Volume Sold Short$4.64 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares302,054,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.28%Today's Trading Volume369,505 sharesAverage Trading Volume558,143 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average66% Short Selling The Gabelli Equity Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for The Gabelli Equity Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGAB Short Interest Over TimeGAB Days to Cover Over TimeGAB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2025845,300 shares $4.64 million +276.5%0.3%1.5 $5.50 2/28/2025224,500 shares $1.25 million +498.7%0.1%0.4 $5.57 2/15/202537,500 shares $208,312.50 -55.3%0.0%0.1 $5.56 1/31/202583,900 shares $464,806.00 -67.1%N/A0.1 $5.54 1/15/2025255,000 shares $1.39 million -2.5%N/A0.4 $5.46 12/31/2024261,400 shares $1.41 million -44.2%N/A0.4 $5.38 12/15/2024468,800 shares $2.62 million +353.4%N/A0.8 $5.59 11/30/2024103,400 shares $598,686.00 -9.5%N/A0.2 $5.79 11/15/2024114,200 shares $630,955.00 -28.5%N/A0.2 $5.53 10/31/2024159,600 shares $857,052.00 +448.5%N/A0.3 $5.37 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GAB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for The Gabelli Equity Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/202429,100 shares $158,886.00 -65.6%N/A0.1 $5.46 9/30/202484,700 shares $465,003.00 -62.3%N/A0.1 $5.49 9/15/2024224,800 shares $1.23 million +529.7%N/A0.4 $5.49 8/31/202435,700 shares $199,920.00 +39.5%N/A0.1 $5.60 8/15/202425,600 shares $136,704.00 -63.9%N/A0 $5.34 7/31/202470,900 shares $388,532.00 -54.5%N/A0.1 $5.48 7/15/2024155,900 shares $841,860.00 +42.8%N/A0.3 $5.40 6/30/2024109,200 shares $567,840.00 -34.2%N/A0.2 $5.20 6/15/2024165,900 shares $869,316.00 -30.9%N/A0.3 $5.24 5/31/2024239,900 shares $1.32 million +205.2%N/A0.4 $5.49 5/15/202478,600 shares $434,658.00 +55.0%N/A0.1 $5.53 4/30/202450,700 shares $268,710.00 -46.8%N/A0.1 $5.30 4/15/202495,300 shares $492,701.00 -47.3%N/A0.2 $5.17 3/31/2024180,700 shares $997,464.00 -37.7%N/A0.3 $5.52 3/15/2024289,900 shares $1.57 million +109.0%N/A0.4 $5.41 2/29/2024138,700 shares $759,382.50 +61.7%N/A0.2 $5.48 2/15/202485,800 shares $458,601.00 +62.2%N/A0.1 $5.35 1/31/202452,900 shares $270,319.00 -15.8%N/A0.1 $5.11 1/15/202462,800 shares $314,000.00 +31.7%N/A0.1 $5.00 12/31/202347,700 shares $242,316.00 -47.9%N/A0.1 $5.08 12/15/202391,600 shares $466,244.00 -2.4%N/A0.1 $5.09 11/30/202393,800 shares $478,380.00 +66.0%N/A0.2 $5.10 11/15/202356,500 shares $282,500.00 -68.9%N/A0.1 $5.00 10/31/2023181,600 shares $842,624.00 -22.8%N/A0.3 $4.64 10/15/2023235,300 shares $1.18 million -67.5%N/A0.5 $5.00 9/30/2023724,400 shares $3.72 million +30.3%N/A1.5 $5.13 9/15/2023556,100 shares $2.93 million +244.1%N/A1.2 $5.27 8/31/2023161,600 shares $882,336.00 +319.7%N/A0.4 $5.46 8/15/202338,500 shares $209,440.00 +89.7%N/A0.1 $5.44 7/31/202320,300 shares $114,796.50 -88.9%N/A0 $5.66The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 7/15/2023182,700 shares $1.05 million -51.4%N/A0.4 $5.75 6/30/2023375,700 shares $2.18 million +25.3%N/A0.9 $5.80 6/15/2023299,800 shares $1.70 million +43.2%N/A0.7 $5.66 5/31/2023209,400 shares $1.12 million +10.1%N/A0.5 $5.37 5/15/2023190,200 shares $1.04 million -32.0%N/A0.5 $5.47 4/30/2023279,700 shares $1.58 million +11.5%N/A0.7 $5.66 4/15/2023250,900 shares $1.42 million -52.9%N/A0.6 $5.66 3/31/2023532,400 shares $3.06 million +21.0%N/A1.2 $5.74 3/15/2023440,200 shares $2.51 million +323.7%N/A1 $5.71 2/28/2023103,900 shares $602,620.00 +40.8%N/A0.2 $5.80 2/15/202373,800 shares $433,206.00 -43.3%N/A0.2 $5.87 1/31/2023130,100 shares $761,085.00 +1.8%N/A0.3 $5.85 1/15/2023127,800 shares $729,738.00 -29.2%N/A0.3 $5.71 12/30/2022180,400 shares $988,592.00 +32.5%N/A0.4 $5.48 12/15/2022136,200 shares $779,064.00 -20.0%N/A0.3 $5.72 11/30/2022170,300 shares $1.04 million +493.4%N/A0.3 $6.13 11/15/202228,700 shares $167,034.00 -87.3%N/A0.1 $5.82 10/31/2022225,400 shares $1.21 million -73.5%N/A0.5 $5.38 10/15/2022851,100 shares $4.23 million No ChangeN/A1.8 $4.97 9/30/20221,600,000 shares $8.80 million +36.8%N/A3.9 $5.50 9/15/20221,170,000 shares $7.18 million +66.2%N/A2.9 $6.14 8/31/2022704,100 shares $4.41 million -4.1%N/A1.5 $6.27 8/15/2022734,300 shares $4.73 million -21.5%N/A1.5 $6.44 7/31/2022935,400 shares $5.88 million -10.1%N/A1.7 $6.29 7/15/20221,040,000 shares $6.10 million -10.3%N/A1.7 $5.87 6/30/20221,160,000 shares $7.08 million +11.5%N/A1.9 $6.10 6/15/20221,040,000 shares $6.49 million +73.3%N/A1.6 $6.24 5/31/2022600,300 shares $4.01 million -35.3%N/A1.1 $6.68 5/15/2022928,200 shares $6.04 million +35.1%N/A1.5 $6.51 4/30/2022687,000 shares $4.67 million +19.4%N/A1.1 $6.80 4/15/2022575,500 shares $4.00 million -16.9%N/A0.9 $6.95 3/31/2022692,900 shares $4.80 million -38.7%N/A1.1 $6.93 3/15/20221,130,000 shares $7.94 million +2.7%N/A1.7 $7.03 2/28/20221,100,000 shares $7.54 million +0.9%N/A1.6 $6.85 2/15/20221,090,000 shares $7.65 million -1.8%N/A1.6 $7.02 1/31/20221,110,000 shares $7.71 million +45.3%N/A1.7 $6.95 1/15/2022763,900 shares $5.50 million -4.4%N/A1.2 $7.20 12/31/2021799,200 shares $5.75 million -1.6%N/A1.5 $7.19 12/15/2021812,500 shares $5.79 million -7.0%N/A1.5 $7.12 11/30/2021873,900 shares $6.18 million +419.6%N/A1.6 $7.07 11/15/2021168,200 shares $1.19 million -43.5%N/A0.3 $7.09 10/29/2021297,900 shares $2.06 million +69.7%N/A0.5 $6.91 10/15/2021175,600 shares $1.20 million -10.2%N/A0.3 $6.83 9/30/2021195,600 shares $1.30 million -42.5%N/A0.3 $6.65 9/15/2021339,900 shares $2.29 million +18.1%N/A0.5 $6.74 8/31/2021287,800 shares $1.98 million +328.9%N/A0.4 $6.89 8/13/202167,100 shares $456,951.00 +13.7%N/A0.1 $6.81 7/30/202159,000 shares $393,530.00 -98.1%N/A0.1 $6.67 7/15/20213,020,000 shares $20.14 million +13.1%N/A4.1 $6.67 6/30/20212,670,000 shares $18.42 million +14.6%N/A4.2 $6.90The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 6/15/20212,330,000 shares $16.52 million -12.1%N/A3.7 $7.09 5/28/20212,650,000 shares $19.98 million +5,623.5%N/A4.4 $7.54 5/14/202146,300 shares $331,971.00 -29.7%N/A0.1 $7.17 4/30/202165,900 shares $469,867.00 -27.3%N/A0.1 $7.13 4/15/202190,600 shares $631,482.00 -55.5%N/A0.2 $6.97 3/31/2021203,600 shares $1.39 million +89.8%N/A0.3 $6.82 3/15/2021107,300 shares $751,100.00 +65.6%N/A0.2 $7.00 2/26/202164,800 shares $423,792.00 +31.4%N/A0.1 $6.54 2/12/202149,300 shares $317,985.00 -63.0%N/A0.1 $6.45 1/29/2021133,400 shares $827,080.00 -33.1%N/A0.2 $6.20 1/15/2021199,400 shares $1.26 million -80.1%N/A0.2 $6.33 12/31/20201,000,000 shares $6.31 million +9.1%N/A1.1 $6.31 12/15/2020916,600 shares $5.65 million +38.7%N/A1 $6.16 11/30/2020660,700 shares $4.10 million -22.3%N/A0.8 $6.21 11/15/2020850,700 shares $5.14 million -45.1%N/A1 $6.04 10/30/20201,550,000 shares $8.51 million +6,945.5%N/A2.1 $5.49 10/15/202022,000 shares $116,160.00 -86.5%N/A0 $5.28 9/30/2020162,600 shares $827,634.00 +42.9%N/A0.3 $5.09 9/15/2020399,500 shares $2.18 million +251.1%N/A0.7 $5.45 8/31/2020113,800 shares $625,900.00 -56.8%N/A0.2 $5.50 8/14/2020263,400 shares $1.45 million -20.0%N/A0.5 $5.50 7/31/2020329,100 shares $1.65 million -48.8%N/A0.5 $5.01 7/15/2020642,100 shares $3.15 million -41.1%N/A1.1 $4.90 6/30/20201,090,000 shares $5.43 million +78.3%N/A1.8 $4.98 6/15/2020611,200 shares $3.09 million +85.0%N/A0.8 $5.06 5/29/2020330,400 shares $1.59 million -35.9%N/A0.4 $4.81 5/15/2020515,400 shares $2.17 million -46.0%N/A0.5 $4.21 4/30/2020954,300 shares $4.37 million -26.0%N/A0.9 $4.58 4/15/20201,290,000 shares $5.62 million -16.8%N/A1.2 $4.36 3/31/20201,550,000 shares $6.70 million -24.8%N/A1.4 $4.32 GAB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is The Gabelli Equity Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 845,300 shares of GAB short. 0.28% of The Gabelli Equity Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Gabelli Equity Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for The Gabelli Equity Trust? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. GAB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for The Gabelli Equity Trust? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.28% of The Gabelli Equity Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? The Gabelli Equity Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 845,300 shares, an increase of 276.5% from the previous total of 224,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.28% of The Gabelli Equity Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Gabelli Equity Trust: FS KKR Capital Corp. (1.37%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.57%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.04%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.15%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.23%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.26%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.22%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short The Gabelli Equity Trust stock? Short selling GAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Gabelli Equity Trust as its price is falling. GAB shares are trading up $0.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against The Gabelli Equity Trust? A short squeeze for The Gabelli Equity Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of GAB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including GAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies FS KKR Capital Short Interest DNP Select Income Fund Short Interest PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Short Interest Adams Diversified Equity Fund Short Interest Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Short Interest Royce Value Trust Short Interest Oxford Lane Capital Short Interest SRH Total Return Fund Short Interest BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest Goldman Sachs BDC Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:GAB) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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