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 −7.30% over the past year and −12.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 14, 1986, GAB is up +1,123.95% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.43%/yr, and is currently −14.40% below its real 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 × |
+1,123.95%
+6.43%/yr |
+6.62%/yr
R2=0.948 |
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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 |
$122,395.34
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GAB × | −12.35% | −7.30% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GAB × |
−14.40%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-02-17 peak |
−75.10%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-18 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB × | −7.30% |
+9.46% +4.62%/yr |
+30.49% +9.28%/yr |
+4.59% +0.90%/yr |
+97.35% +7.03%/yr |
| Year | GAB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −12.35% |
| 2025 | +23.72% |
| 2024 | +14.74% |
| 2023 | +0.02% |
| 2022 | −21.38% |
| 2021 | +19.82% |
| 2020 | +13.16% |
| 2019 | +28.68% |
| 2018 | −10.36% |
| 2017 | +22.08% |
| 2016 | +13.54% |
| 2015 | −9.20% |
| 2014 | −7.53% |
| 2013 | +49.62% |
| 2012 | +21.35% |
| 2011 | −5.21% |
| 2010 | +22.50% |
| 2009 | +58.41% |
| 2008 | −54.90% |
| 2007 | +12.76% |
| 2006 | +26.33% |
| 2005 | −5.28% |
| 2004 | +17.29% |
| 2003 | +25.97% |
| 2002 | −31.65% |
| 2001 | +2.76% |
| 2000 | −1.44% |
| 1999 | +28.95% |
| 1998 | +7.32% |
| 1997 | +35.47% |
| 1996 | +7.71% |
| 1995 | +5.41% |
| 1994 | −13.80% |
| 1993 | +27.20% |
| 1992 | +7.59% |
| 1991 | +6.04% |
| 1990 | −22.51% |
| 1989 | +49.56% |
| 1988 | +38.91% |
| 1987 | −9.78% |
| 1986 | −14.49% |
