Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.80 -0.02 (-0.26%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.84 +0.03 (+0.52%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest DataGabelli Equity Trust (GAB) has a short interest of 906,700 shares. This marks a -34.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 367,329 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest906,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,380,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-34.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.28 millionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares307,240,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.30%Today's Trading Volume375,400 sharesAverage Trading Volume367,329 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average102% Short Selling Gabelli Equity Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for 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 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 7/15/2025906,700 shares $5.28 million -34.3%N/A1.8 $5.82 6/30/20251,380,000 shares $8.03 million +21.1%0.5%2.5 $5.82 6/15/20251,140,000 shares $6.39 million +4.6%0.4%1.8 $5.61 5/31/20251,090,000 shares $6.28 million -27.3%0.4%1.8 $5.76 5/15/20251,500,000 shares $8.67 million -17.1%0.5%2.5 $5.78 4/30/20251,810,000 shares $9.94 million +16.0%N/A3 $5.49 4/15/20251,560,000 shares $8.26 million +50.0%0.5%2.6 $5.30 3/31/20251,040,000 shares $5.71 million +23.0%0.3%1.8 $5.50 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GAB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Gabelli Equity Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202537,500 shares $208.31 thousand -55.3%0.0%0.1 $5.56 1/31/202583,900 shares $464.81 thousand -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 $598.69 thousand -9.5%N/A0.2 $5.79 11/15/2024114,200 shares $630.96 thousand -28.5%N/A0.2 $5.53 10/31/2024159,600 shares $857.05 thousand +448.5%N/A0.3 $5.37 10/15/202429,100 shares $158.89 thousand -65.6%N/A0.1 $5.46 9/30/202484,700 shares $465.00 thousand -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 $199.92 thousand +39.5%N/A0.1 $5.60 8/15/202425,600 shares $136.70 thousand -63.9%N/A0 $5.34 7/31/202470,900 shares $388.53 thousand -54.5%N/A0.1 $5.48 7/15/2024155,900 shares $841.86 thousand +42.8%N/A0.3 $5.40 6/30/2024109,200 shares $567.84 thousand -34.2%N/A0.2 $5.20 6/15/2024165,900 shares $869.32 thousand -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 $434.66 thousand +55.0%N/A0.1 $5.53 4/30/202450,700 shares $268.71 thousand -46.8%N/A0.1 $5.30 4/15/202495,300 shares $492.70 thousand -47.3%N/A0.2 $5.17 3/31/2024180,700 shares $997.46 thousand -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 $759.38 thousand +61.7%N/A0.2 $5.48 2/15/202485,800 shares $458.60 thousand +62.2%N/A0.1 $5.35 1/31/202452,900 shares $270.32 thousand -15.8%N/A0.1 $5.11 1/15/202462,800 shares $314 thousand +31.7%N/A0.1 $5.00 12/31/202347,700 shares $242.32 thousand -47.9%N/A0.1 $5.08 12/15/202391,600 shares $466.24 thousand -2.4%N/A0.1 $5.09 11/30/202393,800 shares $478.38 thousand +66.0%N/A0.2 $5.10Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 11/15/202356,500 shares $282.50 thousand -68.9%N/A0.1 $5.00 10/31/2023181,600 shares $842.62 thousand -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 $882.34 thousand +319.7%N/A0.4 $5.46 8/15/202338,500 shares $209.44 thousand +89.7%N/A0.1 $5.44 7/31/202320,300 shares $114.80 thousand -88.9%N/A0 $5.66 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 $602.62 thousand +40.8%N/A0.2 $5.80 2/15/202373,800 shares $433.21 thousand -43.3%N/A0.2 $5.87 1/31/2023130,100 shares $761.09 thousand +1.8%N/A0.3 $5.85 1/15/2023127,800 shares $729.74 thousand -29.2%N/A0.3 $5.71 12/30/2022180,400 shares $988.59 thousand +32.5%N/A0.4 $5.48 12/15/2022136,200 shares $779.06 thousand -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 $167.03 thousand -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 $6.91Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 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 $456.95 thousand +13.7%N/A0.1 $6.81 7/30/202159,000 shares $393.53 thousand -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 $6.90 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 $331.97 thousand -29.7%N/A0.1 $7.17 4/30/202165,900 shares $469.87 thousand -27.3%N/A0.1 $7.13 4/15/202190,600 shares $631.48 thousand -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 $751.10 thousand +65.6%N/A0.2 $7.00 2/26/202164,800 shares $423.79 thousand +31.4%N/A0.1 $6.54 2/12/202149,300 shares $317.99 thousand -63.0%N/A0.1 $6.45 1/29/2021133,400 shares $827.08 thousand -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 $116.16 thousand -86.5%N/A0 $5.28 9/30/2020162,600 shares $827.63 thousand +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 $625.90 thousand -56.8%N/A0.2 $5.50 8/14/2020263,400 shares $1.45 million -20.0%N/A0.5 $5.50 GAB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Gabelli Equity Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Gabelli Equity Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 906,700 shares of GAB short. Learn More on Gabelli Equity Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for 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 Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest ratio. Is Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Gabelli Equity Trust saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 906,700 shares, a decrease of 34.3% from the previous total of 1,380,000 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 Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Gabelli Equity Trust: FS KKR Capital Corp. (1.96%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.14%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.09%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.25%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.85%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Gabelli Equity Trust stock? Short selling GAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gabelli Equity Trust as its price is falling. GAB shares are trading down $0.02 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 Gabelli Equity Trust? A short squeeze for 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 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 July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies FS KKR Capital Short Interest DNP Select Income Fund Short Interest Adams Diversified Equity Fund Short Interest Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Short Interest Royce Small-Cap Trust Short Interest Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Short Interest SRH Total Return Fund Short Interest Oxford Lane Capital 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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