All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GAB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GAB returned +4.01% over the past year and −6.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 14, 1986, GAB is up +1,209.20% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.65%/yr, and is currently −8.46% below its real total-return high on Feb. 17, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 31, 2026
| Thu 1986-08-14💬 to Fri 2026-07-31 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
+1,209.20%
+6.65%/yr |
+6.61%/yr
R2=0.947 |
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| Gabelli Equity Trust Closed Fund NYSE Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-08-14💬 to Fri 2026-07-31 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
$10,000.00
1986-08-14 |
$130,919.81
2026-07-31 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GAB × | −6.26% | +4.01% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
−8.46%
on 2026-07-31 from 2026-02-17 peak |
−75.11%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-31 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB × | +4.01% |
+19.78% +9.45%/yr |
+25.65% +7.91%/yr |
+15.73% +2.96%/yr |
+102.08% +7.29%/yr |
| Year | GAB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.26% |
| 2025 | +23.72% |
| 2024 | +14.74% |
| 2023 | +0.02% |
| 2022 | −21.39% |
| 2021 | +19.83% |
| 2020 | +13.16% |
| 2019 | +28.68% |
| 2018 | −10.36% |
| 2017 | +22.08% |
| 2016 | +13.55% |
| 2015 | −9.21% |
| 2014 | −7.53% |
| 2013 | +49.62% |
| 2012 | +21.35% |
| 2011 | −5.22% |
| 2010 | +22.52% |
| 2009 | +58.40% |
| 2008 | −54.90% |
| 2007 | +12.76% |
| 2006 | +26.33% |
| 2005 | −5.29% |
| 2004 | +17.30% |
| 2003 | +25.95% |
| 2002 | −31.64% |
| 2001 | +2.75% |
| 2000 | −1.43% |
| 1999 | +28.94% |
| 1998 | +7.32% |
| 1997 | +35.51% |
| 1996 | +7.68% |
| 1995 | +5.42% |
| 1994 | −13.82% |
| 1993 | +27.22% |
| 1992 | +7.60% |
| 1991 | +6.02% |
| 1990 | −22.53% |
| 1989 | +49.59% |
| 1988 | +38.91% |
| 1987 | −9.79% |
| 1986 | −14.48% |
