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GDL Fund
Sponsor: GDL · Inception Apr 23, 2007 · Pays quarterly
Market priceShare price
$8.31
-0.12% ($-0.01)
NAVAsset value per share
$10.62
as of Oct 13, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol
Premium / discountPrice vs. assets
21.75% discount *
Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV
Distribution rate (price)Payout rate
5.78%
regular, annualised · on NAV 4.52%
Expense ratioAnnual cost
Not reported
no tagged fee table
LeverageBorrowing
Not reported
senior securities not tagged
Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 15, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 5:45 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.

Distribution rates

Regular rate on price
5.78%
$0.4800 annualised ÷ $8.31
ReinvestCapture™Reinvest buying power
7.38%
$1 reinvested buys $1.28 of NAV · rate × NAV ÷ price
Regular rate on NAV
4.52%
÷ NAV $10.62 (Oct 13, 2026)
TTM yield (incl. specials)
5.78%
$0.4800 paid in 12 months ÷ price
TTM yield (ex specials)
5.78%
$0.4800 regular only
SEC yield
Not reported
shown only when the fund reports it
Frequency
Quarterly
latest $0.1200 · Regular (inferred)

The regular rate annualises the latest regular payment by its frequency; special distributions are never annualised. A distribution rate is not a portfolio income yield and is not a measure of performance — see composition and NAV history below.

Distribution history

78 payments on record
Most recent 60 payments, by ex-date.
DeclaredEx-dateRecordPaidAmountFrequencyTypeSource
Aug 12, 2026Sep 16, 2026Sep 16, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 13, 2026Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 11, 2026Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 12, 2025Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 21, 2025Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 14, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 23, 2025$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 13, 2025Mar 17, 2025Mar 17, 2025Mar 24, 2025$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 14, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 23, 2024Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024Sep 23, 2024$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 16, 2024Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 2024Jun 21, 2024$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 14, 2024Mar 13, 2024Mar 14, 2024Mar 21, 2024$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 16, 2023Dec 14, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 25, 2023Sep 14, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 22, 2023$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 18, 2023Jun 14, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 23, 2023$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 17, 2023Mar 16, 2023Mar 17, 2023Mar 24, 2023$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 11, 2022Dec 8, 2022Dec 9, 2022Dec 16, 2022$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 18, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 16, 2022Sep 23, 2022$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 13, 2022Jun 14, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 23, 2022$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 9, 2022Mar 16, 2022Mar 17, 2022Mar 24, 2022$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 12, 2021Dec 9, 2021Dec 10, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 19, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 16, 2021Sep 23, 2021$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 13, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 16, 2021Jun 23, 2021$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 25, 2021Mar 16, 2021Mar 17, 2021Mar 24, 2021$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 13, 2020Dec 10, 2020Dec 11, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 20, 2020Sep 15, 2020Sep 16, 2020Sep 23, 2020$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 14, 2020Jun 15, 2020Jun 16, 2020Jun 23, 2020$0.1200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 12, 2020Mar 16, 2020Mar 17, 2020Mar 24, 2020$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 15, 2019Dec 12, 2019Dec 13, 2019Dec 20, 2019$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 22, 2019Sep 13, 2019Sep 16, 2019Sep 23, 2019$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 16, 2019Jun 13, 2019Jun 14, 2019Jun 21, 2019$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 22, 2019Mar 14, 2019Mar 15, 2019Mar 22, 2019$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 16, 2018Dec 6, 2018Dec 7, 2018Dec 14, 2018$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 23, 2018Sep 13, 2018Sep 14, 2018Sep 21, 2018$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 17, 2018Jun 14, 2018Jun 15, 2018Jun 22, 2018$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 23, 2018Mar 14, 2018Mar 15, 2018Mar 22, 2018$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 20, 2017Dec 7, 2017Dec 8, 2017Dec 15, 2017$0.1000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 25, 2017Sep 14, 2017Sep 15, 2017Sep 22, 2017$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 19, 2017Jun 14, 2017Jun 16, 2017Jun 23, 2017$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 23, 2017Mar 15, 2017Mar 17, 2017Mar 24, 2017$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 18, 2016Dec 7, 2016Dec 9, 2016Dec 16, 2016$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 17, 2016Sep 14, 2016Sep 16, 2016Sep 23, 2016$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 19, 2016Jun 14, 2016Jun 16, 2016Jun 23, 2016$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 25, 2016Mar 14, 2016Mar 16, 2016Mar 23, 2016$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 19, 2015Dec 9, 2015Dec 11, 2015Dec 18, 2015$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 20, 2015Sep 14, 2015Sep 16, 2015Sep 23, 2015$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 21, 2015Jun 12, 2015Jun 16, 2015Jun 23, 2015$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 17, 2015Mar 13, 2015Mar 17, 2015Mar 24, 2015$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 20, 2014Dec 10, 2014Dec 12, 2014Dec 19, 2014$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 21, 2014Sep 12, 2014Sep 16, 2014Sep 23, 2014$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 14, 2014Jun 12, 2014Jun 16, 2014Jun 23, 2014$0.1600QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 27, 2014Mar 13, 2014Mar 17, 2014Mar 24, 2014$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 21, 2013Dec 11, 2013Dec 13, 2013Dec 19, 2013$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 22, 2013Sep 12, 2013Sep 16, 2013Sep 23, 2013$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 17, 2013Jun 12, 2013Jun 14, 2013Jun 21, 2013$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 28, 2013Mar 12, 2013Mar 14, 2013Mar 21, 2013$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 19, 2012Dec 12, 2012Dec 14, 2012Dec 20, 2012$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 16, 2012Sep 12, 2012Sep 14, 2012Sep 21, 2012$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 17, 2012Jun 13, 2012Jun 15, 2012Jun 22, 2012$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Mar 1, 2012Mar 14, 2012Mar 16, 2012Mar 23, 2012$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 17, 2011Dec 9, 2011Dec 13, 2011Dec 16, 2011$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 18, 2011Sep 14, 2011Sep 16, 2011Sep 23, 2011$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 26, 2011Jun 14, 2011Jun 16, 2011Jun 23, 2011$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 17, 2011Mar 15, 2011Mar 17, 2011Mar 24, 2011$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 18, 2010Dec 10, 2010Dec 14, 2010Dec 17, 2010$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 19, 2010Sep 14, 2010Sep 16, 2010Sep 23, 2010$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 20, 2010Jun 14, 2010Jun 16, 2010Jun 23, 2010$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 25, 2010Mar 15, 2010Mar 17, 2010Mar 24, 2010$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 19, 2009Dec 10, 2009Dec 14, 2009Dec 17, 2009$0.4400QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 20, 2009Sep 14, 2009Sep 16, 2009Sep 23, 2009$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 21, 2009Jun 12, 2009Jun 16, 2009Jun 23, 2009$0.3200QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 26, 2009Mar 13, 2009Mar 17, 2009Mar 24, 2009$0.2000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 20, 2008Dec 10, 2008Dec 12, 2008Dec 17, 2008$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 21, 2008Sep 12, 2008Sep 16, 2008Sep 24, 2008$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 27, 2008Jun 12, 2008Jun 16, 2008Jun 24, 2008$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Feb 29, 2008Mar 13, 2008Mar 17, 2008Mar 25, 2008$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Nov 20, 2007Dec 10, 2007Dec 12, 2007Dec 17, 2007$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
Aug 16, 2007Sep 12, 2007Sep 14, 2007Sep 24, 2007$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor
May 17, 2007Jun 13, 2007Jun 15, 2007Jun 25, 2007$0.4000QuarterlyRegular (inferred)Market data vendor

“Inferred” types are assigned by our rule (off-cycle or year-end payments that deviate by more than 50% from neighbouring amounts); sponsor-confirmed classifications override them where available.

Annual totals

YearRegularSpecialTotalPayments
2026$0.3600—$0.36003
2025$0.4800—$0.48004
2024$0.4800—$0.48004
2023$0.4800—$0.48004
2022$0.4800—$0.48004
2021$0.4800—$0.48004
2020$0.4600—$0.46004
2019$0.4000—$0.40004
2018$0.4000—$0.40004
2017$0.5800—$0.58004
2016$0.6400—$0.64004
2015$0.6400—$0.64004

Increases, reductions and specials

Ex-dateEventFromToChange
Jun 15, 2020Increase$0.1000$0.1200+20.00%
Dec 7, 2017Reduction$0.1600$0.1000-37.50%
Jun 12, 2014Reduction$0.3200$0.1600-50.00%
Mar 15, 2010Reduction$0.4400$0.3200-27.27%
Dec 10, 2009Increase$0.3200$0.4400+37.50%
Jun 12, 2009Increase$0.2000$0.3200+60.00%
Mar 13, 2009Reduction$0.4000$0.2000-50.00%

Distribution composition

Not reported here yet. Section 19(a) notices and annual tax characterisations are published by the sponsor and are not carried by our current data feeds. Use the sponsor's distribution notices (see the Documents tab and sponsor website) for the estimated and final breakdown between income, capital gains and return of capital. A return-of-capital component is not automatically destructive; judge it against NAV history over time.

Accounting classification (what the fund earned) and tax classification (what the shareholder reports) differ. A 19(a) estimate is preliminary and is superseded by the year-end tax form.

CEF Explorer research page for GDL Fund. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.