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The GDL Fund (GDL) Competitors

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$8.42 -0.03 (-0.31%)
Closing price 03:51 PM Eastern
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GDL vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, THW, AVK, AFB, FINS, ARDC, and BGH

Should you be buying The GDL Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GDL Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), and Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

The GDL Fund vs. Its Competitors

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$25.50MN/AN/AN/AN/A
The GDL Fund$6.22MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A
The GDL Fund N/A N/A N/A

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%.

In the previous week, The GDL Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The GDL Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. The GDL Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that The GDL Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral
The GDL Fund Positive

Summary

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and The GDL Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GDL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GDL vs. The Competition

MetricThe GDL FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$1.29B$6.44B$20.87B
Dividend Yield0.05%4.41%4.18%3.60%
P/E RatioN/A22.5814.3228.31
Price / SalesN/A2,518.161,828.2252.52
Price / CashN/A60.70127.3223.77
Price / BookN/A1.435.135.19
Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$992.10M
7 Day Performance0.77%0.12%0.07%-0.30%
1 Month Performance0.53%0.31%1.65%1.20%
1 Year Performance5.04%6.56%26.06%10.50%

The GDL Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GDL
The GDL Fund
N/A$8.42
-0.3%
N/A+5.4%$0.00$6.22M0.00147,000News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AGD
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$11.44
+0.9%
N/A+13.0%$0.00$25.50M0.00N/A
AWP
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
N/A$3.91
+0.6%
N/A-6.8%$0.00$45.21M0.00N/A
THQ
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
N/A$15.71
+1.4%
N/A-20.6%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088
ACP
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
N/A$5.98
+0.1%
N/A-7.2%$0.00$26.43M0.00N/APositive News
THW
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund
N/A$10.85
+0.7%
N/A-12.4%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/A
AVK
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
N/A$12.28
+0.2%
N/A-2.5%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/A
AFB
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund
N/A$10.32
+0.1%
N/A-10.5%$0.00$602.34K0.00N/A
FINS
Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust
N/A$13.18
+0.4%
N/A+3.9%$0.00$40.39M0.00N/A
ARDC
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
N/A$14.52
+0.4%
N/A-3.8%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/A
BGH
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
N/A$15.96
-0.4%
N/A+3.6%$0.00$44.14M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:GDL) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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