All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GAB total return snapshot: GAB returned −3.65% over the past year and −8.73% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 14, 1986, GAB is up +3,668.33% in nominal total return, or +9.46%/yr, and is currently −11.46% below its total-return high on Feb. 17, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Thu 1986-08-14💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
+3,668.33%
+9.46%/yr |
+9.29%/yr
R2=0.972 |
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| Gabelli Equity Trust Closed Fund NYSE Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-08-14💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
$10,000.00
1986-08-14 |
$376,832.84
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GAB × | −8.73% | −3.65% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
−11.46%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-02-17 peak |
−74.62%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-12 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB × | −3.65% |
+17.08% +8.20%/yr |
+43.07% +12.68%/yr |
+28.16% +5.09%/yr |
+175.65% +10.67%/yr |
| Year | GAB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −8.73% |
| 2025 | +27.03% |
| 2024 | +18.05% |
| 2023 | +3.37% |
| 2022 | −16.30% |
| 2021 | +28.26% |
| 2020 | +14.70% |
| 2019 | +31.62% |
| 2018 | −8.65% |
| 2017 | +24.66% |
| 2016 | +15.89% |
| 2015 | −8.54% |
| 2014 | −6.83% |
| 2013 | +51.87% |
| 2012 | +23.46% |
| 2011 | −2.40% |
| 2010 | +24.34% |
| 2009 | +62.72% |
| 2008 | −54.86% |
| 2007 | +17.38% |
| 2006 | +29.51% |
| 2005 | −2.04% |
| 2004 | +21.11% |
| 2003 | +28.33% |
| 2002 | −30.02% |
| 2001 | +4.35% |
| 2000 | +1.91% |
| 1999 | +32.41% |
| 1998 | +9.05% |
| 1997 | +37.78% |
| 1996 | +11.29% |
| 1995 | +8.09% |
| 1994 | −11.50% |
| 1993 | +30.70% |
| 1992 | +10.71% |
| 1991 | +9.28% |
| 1990 | −17.77% |
| 1989 | +56.50% |
| 1988 | +45.04% |
| 1987 | −5.78% |
| 1986 | −13.78% |
