GDL Fund, The Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (GDL)
GDL moved a median of 0.00% 30 minutes after news, and 0.00% by the close. How GDL actually reacts to news — the realized, point-in-time move the market made, measured across 77 labeled events over the last three years with zero look-ahead.
GDL’s median reaction, across the day.
| Horizon | Median | % positive | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-min | 0.00% | 18% | 51 |
| 30-min | 0.00% | 44% | 68 |
| 60-min | 0.00% | 44% | 71 |
| to close | 0.00% | 40% | 76 |
| Middle 50% of GDL reactions | 0.00% to +0.13% |
|---|---|
| Median reaction (30-min) | 0.00% |
| Measured reactions | 77 |
Half of all GDL Fund, The Common Shares of Beneficial Interest news events land between +0.00% and +0.13% at 30 minutes.
Reaction stats as of 2026-09-21. Newest measured event . Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp.
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Recent GDL events, each with its measured reaction.
| Date | Headline | Event | Source | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form N-CSRS GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-CSRS | SEC EDGAR | — | +0.27% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | — | -0.19% | |
| Form N-PX GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-PX | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Third Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | — | -0.30% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Mar 31 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | — | -0.41% | |
| Form N-23C-2 GDL FUND For: May 22 | SEC filing · Form N-23C-2 | SEC EDGAR | -0.23% | -0.59% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Second Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | — | -0.59% | |
| Form 8-K GDL FUND For: May 07 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.23% | |
| Form DEF 14A GDL FUND For: May 11 | SEC filing · Form DEF | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.48% | |
| Form DEFA14A GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form DEFA14A | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.48% | |
| Form N-CEN GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CEN | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.20% | |
| Form N-CSR GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CSR | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | — | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.53% | +0.23% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares First Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | -0.23% | |
| Form N-CEN/A GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CEN | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.81% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Sep 30 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.01% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Fourth Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | — | +0.12% | |
| Form D GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form D | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.35% | |
| Form N-CSRS GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-CSRS | SEC EDGAR | — | -0.23% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.23% | +0.23% | |
| Form N-PX GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-PX | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.24% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Third Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | — | -0.04% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Mar 31 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Second Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Form 8-K GDL FUND For: Apr 02 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.36% | |
| Form DEF 14A GDL FUND For: May 12 | SEC filing · Form DEF | SEC EDGAR | -0.30% | +0.00% | |
| Form DEFA14A GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form DEFA14A | SEC EDGAR | — | +0.30% | |
| Form N-CEN GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CEN | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.85% | |
| Form N-CSR GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CSR | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.36% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | — | -0.49% | |
| Form 8-K GDL FUND For: Feb 28 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.59% | |
| Form N-23C-2 GDL FUND For: Feb 26 | SEC filing · Form N-23C-2 | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares First Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | -0.12% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Sep 30 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.18% | +0.18% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Fourth Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Form N-CSRS GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-CSRS | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.12% | |
| Form N-PX GDL FUND For: Jun 30 | SEC filing · Form N-PX | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.04% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Jun 28 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | — | -0.20% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Third Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Form EFFECT GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form EFFECT | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.06% | |
| Form N-CSR/A GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CSR | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.13% | |
| Form N-CSR/A GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CSR | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +0.50% | |
| Form N-2/A GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form N-2 | SEC EDGAR | +0.06% | +0.38% | |
| Form NPORT-P GDL FUND For: Mar 28 | SEC filing · Form NPORT-P | SEC EDGAR | +0.19% | -0.25% | |
| Form N-2 GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form N-2 | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | +1.02% | |
| The GDL Fund Declares Second Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.00% | +0.51% | |
| Form DEFR14A GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form DEFR14A | SEC EDGAR | — | +0.21% | |
| Form DEF 14A GDL FUND For: May 13 | SEC filing · Form DEF | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.25% | |
| Form DEFA14A GDL FUND | SEC filing · Form DEFA14A | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.25% | |
| Form N-CEN GDL FUND For: Dec 31 | SEC filing · Form N-CEN | SEC EDGAR | +0.00% | -0.25% |
Each reaction is the move the market actually made, measured from the news timestamp. Headlines link through to the GDL section they belong to.
Where else GDL is measured.
GDL earnings → · Analyst actions → · SEC filings →
Other Financial Services names, measured the same way
| Ticker | Events | Median 30-min | % positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer High Income Fund, Inc. (PHT) | 78 | 0.00% | 48% |
| SCOR S/ADR (SCRYY) | 78 | 0.00% | 22% |
| Neuberger Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. (NRO) | 77 | -0.01% | 38% |
| PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) | 77 | -0.06% | 39% |
Same sector, same measurement: percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp, read at 30 minutes. Sample sizes differ, so the medians are comparable but the confidence behind them is not.
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How the numbers are made.
How is GDL Fund, The Common Shares of Beneficial Interest's median reaction calculated?
Every labeled GDL news event is measured from its own timestamp: the last trade before the news is the base price, and the move is read at fixed horizons — 30 minutes of trading, then the close. The median across 77 events is what this page reports. Point-in-time, zero look-ahead: no event borrows information from a later one.
What counts as a positive reaction?
Any event whose price move is above zero at the horizon, relative to the last trade before the news timestamp. 44% of GDL's measured events are up at 30 minutes; the rest close the window flat or negative.
How often is this page updated?
The news table refreshes automatically as new events are labeled and priced. The reaction medians are re-pulled in batches from the dataset — the figures here are as of 2026-09-21.
Does GDL's past reaction predict its next one?
No. These are realized facts about past events, not forecasts. They describe a distribution — they say nothing certain about any future move.