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GDL FUND
GDL FUND. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holders (2017Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 40 Institutional holders with a total value of $111,325,000.
#
Manager Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 RELATIVE VALUE PARTNERS GROUP, LLC 2,463,950 25,280,000 22.71%
2 GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 1,486,993 15,257,000 13.70%
3 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1,347,281 13,823,000 12.42%
4 Glacier Peak Capital LLC 854,273 8,765,000 7.87%
5 RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 842,329 8,642,000 7.76%
6 Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 740,784 7,600,000 6.83%
7 DESCHUTES PORTFOLIO STRATEGY, LLC 372,644 3,823,000 3.43%
8 FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 371,255 3,809,000 3.42%
9 Horizon Kinetics LLC 307,527 3,155,000 2.83%
10 GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 291,624 2,992,000 2.69%
11 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 272,794 2,799,000 2.51%
12 MORGAN STANLEY 239,922 2,462,000 2.21%
13 CORNERSTONE ADVISORS INC 236,927 2,431,000 2.18%
14 Ancora Advisors LLC 169,020 1,734,000 1.56%
15 RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 135,242 1,388,000 1.25%
16 ZAZOVE ASSOCIATES LLC 110,269 1,131,000 1.02%
17 Ionic Capital Management LLC 92,997 954,000 0.86%
18 CSS LLC/IL 91,669 941,000 0.85%
19 GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 84,021 862,000 0.77%
20 WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 48,629 499,000 0.45%
21 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 44,375 455,000 0.41%
22 DOLIVER ADVISORS, LP 38,943 400,000 0.36%
23 Marquette Asset Management, LLC 35,912 368,000 0.33%
24 OPERA TRADING CAPITAL 27,740 285,000 0.26%
25 Bulldog Investors, LLP 26,554 272,000 0.24%
26 LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. 19,473 200,000 0.18%
27 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 17,199 176,000 0.16%
28 Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 17,100 175,000 0.16%
29 TFS CAPITAL LLC 16,097 165,000 0.15%
30 MML INVESTORS SERVICES, INC. 14,705 151,000 0.14%
31 BlackRock Finance, Inc. 8,043 83,000 0.07%
32 UBS Group AG 6,726 69,000 0.06%
33 Jolley Asset Management, LLC 5,385 55,000 0.05%
34 Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 5,000 51,000 0.05%
35 TRUST CO OF VERMONT 1,550 16,000 0.01%
36 WFG Advisors, LP 1,500 15,000 0.01%
37 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. 1,479 15,000 0.01%
38 IFP ADVISORS, INC 1,250 13,000 0.01%
39 BRONFMAN E.L. ROTHSCHILD, L.P. 1,208 12,000 0.01% PRN
40 BDO WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 203 2,000 0.00% PRN

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.