Here are the Form 4 insider transactions from The GDL Fund (GDL) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow GDL and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full GDL filings page.
GDL Fund director and ten percent owner Mario J. Gabelli reported an open-market sale of 800 common shares at $8.52 per share. After this sale, his direct holdings total 2,747,977 common shares. He also reports indirect holdings through entities including Associated Capital Group, Inc., Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc., GGCP, Inc., GPJ Retirement Partners, LLC, and GAMCO Investors, Inc., while disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond his indirect pecuniary interests.
GDL Fund director and 10% owner Mario J. Gabelli reported a small open-market sale of the fund’s common shares. On January 9, 2026, he sold 800 common shares at a price of $8.39 per share. After this transaction, he directly held 2,748,777 common shares of GDL Fund.
The Form 4 also lists additional GDL Fund shares held indirectly through several related entities, including Associated Capital Group, Inc., Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc., GGCP, Inc., GPJ Retirement Partners, LLC, and GAMCO Investors, Inc. The filing notes that the share counts for these entities represent their total holdings and that Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in each entity, disclaiming beneficial ownership of any shares beyond his indirect pecuniary interest.