Welcome to our dedicated page for Clough Global Equity Fund SEC filings (Ticker: GLQ), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
Clough Global Equity Fund filings document governance changes and formal disclosure matters for a closed-end fund. The fund's Form 8-K record includes amendments to its Amended and Restated By-Laws, including provisions governing dispute forum selection, waiver of jury trial rights, and trustee qualification informational requests.
GLQ regulatory materials also identify the fund's common-share issuer status and provide exhibits tied to Board-approved governance documents, with disclosure organized around material events, fund governance, and by-law provisions.
Clough Global Equity Fund insider activity: Trustee Karen Ann DiGravio reported buying 378 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest of Clough Global Equity Fund on 01/14/2026 at a price of $8.10 per share. After this purchase, she directly holds a total of 2,500 common shares.
GLQ filed its Form N-CEN annual report as a registered investment company, providing operational data on its activities during the period. The fund reports securities lending activity, with a monthly average value of portfolio securities on loan of 31,602,615 and net income from securities lending of 0, indicating no net revenue from this program for the period. The filing also discloses that aggregate brokerage commissions paid by the fund during the reporting period were 399,016, alongside detailed breakdowns by individual brokers. Additional sections list key service providers such as investment advisers, custodians, transfer agents, pricing services, and shareholder servicing agents, giving a structural overview of how the fund is administered and operated.
Clough Global Equity Fund reports a strong year of results in its latest shareholder report. For the year ended October 31, 2025, the fund returned 27.09% on net asset value (NAV) and 29.78% on market price, ahead of its Bloomberg Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap Total Return Index benchmark at 22.51%. Sister funds also performed well: Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund gained 18.40% on NAV versus 15.65% for its Morningstar Global Allocation index, while Clough Global Opportunities Fund rose 21.36% on NAV versus the same 15.65% benchmark.
All three closed-end funds follow a managed distribution policy targeting annual payouts equal to 10% of adjusted year-end NAV, which can include income, capital gains and return of capital. In 2025, GLQ paid monthly distributions of $0.0603 per share early in the period and $0.0650 per share thereafter. The portfolios are heavily tilted to information technology, industrials and consumer discretionary names such as Broadcom, Microsoft, Airbus, Carnival and major U.S. banks, and make active use of leverage, short sales and SOFR-based options to pursue a high total return objective.
Saba Capital Management and related parties have disclosed a significant stake in Clough Global Equity Fund. The group reports beneficial ownership of 948,624 common shares, or 5.06% of the fund’s outstanding common stock, based on 18,738,121 shares outstanding as of 4/30/2025. They state that approximately $9,484,806 was paid to acquire these shares.
The investors say they bought the shares in the ordinary course for investment purposes because they believe the fund is undervalued and offers an attractive opportunity. They may discuss a wide range of topics with the fund’s management, board, and other shareholders, including governance, board appointments, capitalization, the fund’s trading discount to net asset value, and the timing of any potential liquidation. They also indicate they may make shareholder proposals, solicit proxies, or nominate trustees, and could increase, reduce, or hedge their position over time.
Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ) director reported a series of small, regular purchases of common shares of beneficial interest during the fiscal year ended 10/31/2025. Each transaction is coded "P," indicating open-market or similar purchases on dates from 11/29/2024 through 10/31/2025 at prices generally in the mid-$6 range per share.
Across these monthly transactions, the reporting person steadily increased their holdings. By the end of the issuer's fiscal year, they beneficially owned 5,141.39 common shares of beneficial interest held directly. The filing shows no derivative securities activity for the year, indicating the person's reported interest in GLQ is through common shares only.