Is GAB a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

GAB is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the GAB distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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GAB Income Quality Score

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The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) has an Income Quality Score of 63/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

63/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

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Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

101 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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GABThe Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.

63Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

46/100

Working Capital Preservation

76/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

12Years raised

0Years cut

32Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19880.616Held
19891.31Raised
19901.18Lower total
19911.09Lower total
19920.5Lower total
20000.77Raised
20011.08Raised
20020.95Lower total
20030.69Lower total
20040.8Raised
20050.85Raised
20060.88Raised
20071.313Raised
20080.8Lower total
20090.72Lower total
20100.51Lower total
20110.57Raised
20120.56Held
20130.62Raised
20140.64Raised
20150.64Held
20160.6Lower total
20170.61Held
20180.64Raised
20190.6Lower total
20200.6Held
20210.63Raised
20220.6Lower total
20230.6Held
20240.6Held
20250.6Held
20260.3Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.