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GDL FUND

GDL Net buying
CIK 0001378701 #5846 in the set updated 21 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$38.55M
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$2.82M
$0.00 on a plan · $0.00 straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$2.82M
21 of 21 sales
Net
+$35.73M
+$35.73M against sales at will

By person

4 insiders · 91 transactions
Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Worth
Change
GABELLI MARIO J
Director
$38.54M (67)
$2.69M (19)
+$35.85M
9,191,155
$78.31M
−5.0%
CONN JAMES P
Director
$7.91K (1)
$129.48K (2)
−$121.57K
2,000
$17.04K
−86.7%
Mullady Agnes
Director
$1.30K (1)
—
+$1.30K
150
$1.28K
—
Ball John Chester
President & Treasurer
$252.96 (1)
—
+$252.96
32
$272.64
—

No percentages here. GDL FUND reports its share count only per share class, which the XBRL frames API does not carry.

Individual transactions

70
Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
Ball John Chester
22 Feb 2024
President & Treasurer
Buy
32
$7.91
$252.96
GABELLI MARIO J
7 Aug 2023
Director
Buy indirect
120
$7.93
$951.60
GABELLI MARIO J
31 Jul 2023
Director
Buy
500
$7.93
$3.97K
GABELLI MARIO J
10 Feb 2023
Director
Buy indirect
2,000
$8.12
$16.24K
GABELLI MARIO J
24 Oct 2022
Director
Buy
221
$7.99
$1.77K
GABELLI MARIO J
17 Oct 2022
Director
Buy
200,000
$10.00
$2.00M
GABELLI MARIO J
7 Oct 2022
Director
Buy indirect
1,200
$7.89
$9.47K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 Oct 2022
Director
Buy indirect
2,736
$8.00
$21.89K
GABELLI MARIO J
3 Oct 2022
Director
Buy indirect
170
$8.00
$1.36K
GABELLI MARIO J
18 Jul 2022
Director
Buy
900
$8.25
$7.43K
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Mar 2022
Director
Buy indirect
200,000
$10.00
$2.00M
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Mar 2022
Director
Buy indirect
240,000
$10.00
$2.40M
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Mar 2022
Director
Buy indirect
200,000
$10.00
$2.00M
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Mar 2022
Director
Buy indirect
300,000
$10.00
$3.00M
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Mar 2022
Director
Buy
300,000
$10.00
$3.00M
Mullady Agnes
17 Feb 2022
Director
Buy
150
$8.67
$1.30K
GABELLI MARIO J
16 Feb 2021
Director
Buy indirect
3,500
$8.98
$31.43K
GABELLI MARIO J
29 Jan 2021
Director
Buy
302
$8.81
$2.66K
GABELLI MARIO J
28 Jan 2021
Director
Buy
5,990
$8.78
$52.61K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 Dec 2020
Director
Buy indirect
2,400
$8.75
$21.01K
GABELLI MARIO J
15 Jul 2020
Director
Buy
1,870
$3.31
$6.19K
GABELLI MARIO J
22 May 2020
Director
Buy
10,987
$8.31
$91.29K
GABELLI MARIO J
8 May 2020
Director
Buy
4,959
$8.17
$40.52K
GABELLI MARIO J
7 May 2020
Director
Buy
5,638
$8.12
$45.79K
GABELLI MARIO J
6 May 2020
Director
Buy
1,021
$8.16
$8.33K
GABELLI MARIO J
5 May 2020
Director
Buy
4,587
$8.12
$37.26K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 May 2020
Director
Buy
2,415
$7.95
$19.21K
CONN JAMES P
20 Apr 2020
Director
Buy
1,000
$7.91
$7.91K
GABELLI MARIO J
24 Dec 2019
Director
Buy
4,700
$9.27
$43.58K
GABELLI MARIO J
13 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
800
$9.16
$7.33K
GABELLI MARIO J
12 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,781
$9.19
$34.75K
GABELLI MARIO J
11 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
1,000
$9.08
$9.08K
GABELLI MARIO J
29 Oct 2018
Director
Buy indirect
10,000
$8.92
$89.20K
GABELLI MARIO J
29 Oct 2018
Director
Buy indirect
25,765
$8.96
$230.96K
GABELLI MARIO J
26 Oct 2018
Director
Buy indirect
23,139
$8.90
$205.98K
GABELLI MARIO J
25 Oct 2018
Director
Buy indirect
1,096
$8.88
$9.74K
GABELLI MARIO J
25 Oct 2018
Director
Buy indirect
66,658
$8.88
$592.20K
GABELLI MARIO J
11 May 2018
Director
Buy
2,000,000
$10.00
$20.00M
GABELLI MARIO J
10 May 2018
Director
Buy
7,700
$9.38
$72.26K
GABELLI MARIO J
9 May 2018
Director
Buy
9,100
$9.33
$84.91K
GABELLI MARIO J
8 May 2018
Director
Buy
1,519
$9.33
$14.17K
GABELLI MARIO J
7 May 2018
Director
Buy
2,800
$9.38
$26.26K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 May 2018
Director
Buy
6,290
$9.35
$58.83K
GABELLI MARIO J
3 May 2018
Director
Buy
8,000
$9.31
$74.47K
GABELLI MARIO J
2 May 2018
Director
Buy
3,200
$9.34
$29.90K
GABELLI MARIO J
1 May 2018
Director
Buy
4,361
$9.35
$40.77K
GABELLI MARIO J
30 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
1,800
$9.34
$16.80K
GABELLI MARIO J
27 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
3,135
$9.36
$29.35K
GABELLI MARIO J
26 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
5,009
$9.38
$46.99K
GABELLI MARIO J
24 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
26,053
$9.35
$243.66K
GABELLI MARIO J
20 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
200
$9.36
$1.87K
GABELLI MARIO J
18 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
4,300
$9.44
$40.59K
GABELLI MARIO J
17 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
3,864
$9.40
$36.32K
GABELLI MARIO J
13 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
3,100
$9.35
$28.99K
GABELLI MARIO J
12 Mar 2018
Director
Buy indirect
10,000
$9.61
$96.07K
GABELLI MARIO J
20 Feb 2018
Director
Buy indirect
18,658
$9.69
$180.75K
GABELLI MARIO J
2 Feb 2018
Director
Buy
100
$50.20
$5.02K
GABELLI MARIO J
16 Jan 2018
Director
Buy indirect
9,000
$9.91
$89.19K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 Jan 2018
Director
Buy indirect
200
$50.30
$10.06K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
32,982
$10.00
$329.66K
GABELLI MARIO J
4 Dec 2017
Director
Buy indirect
100
$50.65
$5.07K
GABELLI MARIO J
1 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
34,712
$9.98
$346.51K
GABELLI MARIO J
30 Nov 2017
Director
Buy
50,000
$10.00
$500.20K
GABELLI MARIO J
22 Nov 2017
Director
Buy indirect
100
$50.76
$5.08K
GABELLI MARIO J
22 Nov 2017
Director
Buy indirect
200
$50.76
$10.15K
GABELLI MARIO J
22 Nov 2017
Director
Buy
100
$50.76
$5.08K
GABELLI MARIO J
22 Nov 2017
Director
Buy indirect
200
$50.76
$10.15K
GABELLI MARIO J
8 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
4,000
$10.30
$41.19K
GABELLI MARIO J
11 May 2017
Director
Buy indirect
223
$10.00
$2.23K
GABELLI MARIO J
21 Feb 2017
Director
Buy indirect
1,500
$10.05
$15.08K
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What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 77
Amendments (4/A) skipped 1
Filings about a different issuer 0
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 0
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 0
Sales straight out of an exercise 0
Sales at will 21
Transactions with no price 0
Shares from compensation/vesting 4,676,731
Sales filed before the plan box existed 15
History held since 22 Sep 2016