Amendment: New insider Vanekris Anthonie C claimed ownership of 9,000 shares (SEC Form 3)
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| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC [ GAB ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.001(1) | 5,000 | D | |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.001(1) | 2,000 | I | Trust account for son(2) |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.001(1) | 2,000 | I | Trust account for daughter(3) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares being reported for Mr. van Ekris and his children should have been included in the original filing. |
| 2. The shares reported are held in a trust account for the son of Mr. van Ekris. Mr. van Ekris also serves as the trustee on the account. |
| 3. The shares reported are held in a trust account for the daughter of Mr. van Ekris. Mr. van Ekris also serves as the trustee on the account. |
| John C. Ball as Attorney-in-Fact for Anthonie C. van Ekris | 06/03/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||