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GAB vs OWL

Side-by-side comparison of Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB) and Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both GAB and OWL operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • OWL is the larger of the two at $18.38B, about 11.0x GAB ($1.68B).
  • Over the past year, GAB is down 5.5% and OWL is down 36.0% - GAB leads by 30.6 points.
  • OWL has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for GAB).
  • OWL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for GAB).
PerformanceGAB-5.48%OWL-36.04%
2025-08-26+0.00%2026-08-26
MetricGABOWL
Company
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.
Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Price
$5.70-0.26%
$11.94+1.23%
Market cap
$1.68B
$18.38B
1M return
+0.62%
+21.79%
1Y return
-5.48%
-36.04%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1986
2020
News (4w)
3
16
Recent ratings
0
25
GAB

Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.

The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index. The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. was formed on August 21, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

OWL

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc. operates as an asset manager. The company provides investors access to direct lending and GP capital solutions strategies through various vehicles. Its breadth of offerings and permanent capital base enables it to offer a holistic platform of capital solutions to participants throughout the private market ecosystem, including alternative asset managers and private middle market corporations. The company is based in New York, New York.

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