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Gabelli Equity Trust

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.2M invested in Gabelli Equity Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6372 (+9)

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 3.75%5.16% (+1.4%)

57% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144M → $61.2M (-$82.7M)

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 39

Holders
72
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
2.09%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
16
Reduced
39
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
COLIM
26
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$430K +$480K +69,296 New
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$411K -$77.4K -11,181 -14%
FNBT
28
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$400K -$9.47K -1,369 -2%
Bank of Montreal
29
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$395K +$125K +18,101 +40%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$369K -$169K -24,399 -29%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$263K -$27.2K -3,929 -8%
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$248K +$277K +40,013 New
RJT
33
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$245K +$273K +39,510 New
SB
34
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$239K +$12.1K +1,745 +5%
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Texas
$207K +$88.8K +12,835 +62%
DADC
36
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$195K -$10.1K -1,465 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$164K -$3.07K -443 -2%
ASN
38
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$157K -$118 -17 -0.1%
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$156K +$94.6K +13,663 +118%
WS
40
Wedbush Securities
California
$146K +$12.7K +1,829 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
41
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$144K -$3.71K -536 -2%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$143K +$14.1K +2,033 +10%
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$143K +$69.3K +10,018 +77%
NPC
44
National Planning Corporation
California
$142K -$16.1K -2,321 -9%
LTFS
45
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$122K -$22K -3,185 -14%
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$117K -$152 -22 -0.1%
WF
47
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$112K +$125K +18,025 New
SC
48
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$105K -$2.71K -391 -2%
PHS
49
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$100K -$2.58K -372 -2%
UCFA
50
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$100K +$112K +16,231 New

GAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

72 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $61.2M — down 57% from $144M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new GAB positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Del Mar Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.18M. The largest seller was AmeriServ Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $780K sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) as of Q3 2014, up from 63 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $61.2M of Gabelli Equity Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Gabelli Equity Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Gabelli Equity Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Del Mar Asset Management, an estimated $3.18M added.
  • The largest Gabelli Equity Trust seller in Q3 2014 was AmeriServ Wealth Advisors, an estimated $780K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.