The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.80 +0.08 (+1.31%) Closing price 05/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.80 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/27/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest DataThe Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) has a short interest of 1.81 million shares. This marks a 16.03% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 584,829 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,810,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,560,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.03%Dollar Volume Sold Short$9.94 millionShort Interest Ratio3.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares307,245,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.59%Today's Trading Volume483,413 sharesAverage Trading Volume584,829 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling The Gabelli Equity Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for The Gabelli Equity Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGAB Short Interest Over TimeGAB Days to Cover Over TimeGAB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time The Gabelli Equity Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20251,810,000 shares $9.94 million +16.0%N/A3 $5.49 4/15/20251,560,000 shares $8.26 million +50.0%0.5%2.6 $5.30 3/31/20251,040,000 shares $5.71 million +23.0%0.3%1.8 $5.50 3/15/2025845,300 shares $4.64 million +276.5%0.3%1.5 $5.50 2/28/2025224,500 shares $1.25 million +498.7%0.1%0.4 $5.57 2/15/202537,500 shares $208,312.50 -55.3%0.0%0.1 $5.56 1/31/202583,900 shares $464,806.00 -67.1%N/A0.1 $5.54 1/15/2025255,000 shares $1.39 million -2.5%N/A0.4 $5.46 12/31/2024261,400 shares $1.41 million -44.2%N/A0.4 $5.38 12/15/2024468,800 shares $2.62 million +353.4%N/A0.8 $5.59 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GAB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for The Gabelli Equity Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024103,400 shares $598,686.00 -9.5%N/A0.2 $5.79 11/15/2024114,200 shares $630,955.00 -28.5%N/A0.2 $5.53 10/31/2024159,600 shares $857,052.00 +448.5%N/A0.3 $5.37 10/15/202429,100 shares $158,886.00 -65.6%N/A0.1 $5.46 9/30/202484,700 shares $465,003.00 -62.3%N/A0.1 $5.49 9/15/2024224,800 shares $1.23 million +529.7%N/A0.4 $5.49 8/31/202435,700 shares $199,920.00 +39.5%N/A0.1 $5.60 8/15/202425,600 shares $136,704.00 -63.9%N/A0 $5.34 7/31/202470,900 shares $388,532.00 -54.5%N/A0.1 $5.48 7/15/2024155,900 shares $841,860.00 +42.8%N/A0.3 $5.40 6/30/2024109,200 shares $567,840.00 -34.2%N/A0.2 $5.20 6/15/2024165,900 shares $869,316.00 -30.9%N/A0.3 $5.24 5/31/2024239,900 shares $1.32 million +205.2%N/A0.4 $5.49 5/15/202478,600 shares $434,658.00 +55.0%N/A0.1 $5.53 4/30/202450,700 shares $268,710.00 -46.8%N/A0.1 $5.30 4/15/202495,300 shares $492,701.00 -47.3%N/A0.2 $5.17 3/31/2024180,700 shares $997,464.00 -37.7%N/A0.3 $5.52 3/15/2024289,900 shares $1.57 million +109.0%N/A0.4 $5.41 2/29/2024138,700 shares $759,382.50 +61.7%N/A0.2 $5.48 2/15/202485,800 shares $458,601.00 +62.2%N/A0.1 $5.35 1/31/202452,900 shares $270,319.00 -15.8%N/A0.1 $5.11 1/15/202462,800 shares $314,000.00 +31.7%N/A0.1 $5.00 12/31/202347,700 shares $242,316.00 -47.9%N/A0.1 $5.08 12/15/202391,600 shares $466,244.00 -2.4%N/A0.1 $5.09 11/30/202393,800 shares $478,380.00 +66.0%N/A0.2 $5.10 11/15/202356,500 shares $282,500.00 -68.9%N/A0.1 $5.00 10/31/2023181,600 shares $842,624.00 -22.8%N/A0.3 $4.64 10/15/2023235,300 shares $1.18 million -67.5%N/A0.5 $5.00 9/30/2023724,400 shares $3.72 million +30.3%N/A1.5 $5.13 9/15/2023556,100 shares $2.93 million +244.1%N/A1.2 $5.27Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident… (Ad)For the first time in history, we have a president who understands crypto's potential to bypass the banking system entirely. 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Short interest is the volume of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,810,000 shares of GAB short. Learn More on The Gabelli Equity Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for The Gabelli Equity Trust? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. GAB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest ratio. Is The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? The Gabelli Equity Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,810,000 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the previous total of 1,560,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to The Gabelli Equity Trust: FS KKR Capital Corp. (2.38%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.03%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.62%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.17%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.16%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.07%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.06%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.82%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.15%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short The Gabelli Equity Trust stock? Short selling GAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Gabelli Equity Trust as its price is falling. GAB shares are trading up $0.08 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against The Gabelli Equity Trust? A short squeeze for The Gabelli Equity Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of GAB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is The Gabelli Equity Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including GAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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