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JB

John Chester Ball

GDL
PRESIDENT & TREASURER · GDL FUND · CIK 0001619773
FILING MIX · LIFETIME100%/0%
BUYS
16
SELLS
0
TOTAL VALUE
$4.1K
COMPANIES
13
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2024
HOLDINGS NOW
644
AVG SELL PX
TRADE KIND
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Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
13 backtested trades · 8 horizons
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by John Chester Ball, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d13+30.77%+0.04%+0.11%-0.07%-0.43%
14d13+84.62%+1.75%+1.44%+0.31%-0.41%
30d13+84.62%+2.27%+3.02%-0.75%-0.78%
60d13+23.08%-0.56%-1.23%+0.67%-0.34%
90d13+92.31%+4.48%+4.72%-0.24%-2.44%
180d13+92.31%+5.42%+10.79%-5.37%-5.35%
1y13+84.62%+9.02%+19.73%-10.71%-11.21%
2y13+84.62%+30.23%+38.00%-7.77%-7.26%
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
Not enough transaction history to chart holdings.
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY SELL
2024
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2026
FLOW · 16 buys / 0 sellsCOVERAGE · 10 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
GAB
GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
17$5.00$8564Apr 28, 2026Apr 29, 2026View →
GUT
GABELLI UTILITY TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
40$5.00$20086Oct 25, 2024Oct 28, 2024View →
GGT
GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
100$5.00$500147Jul 25, 2024Jul 26, 2024View →
GAB
GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
47$5.34$25147Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GUT
GABELLI UTILITY TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
46$5.57$25646Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GGT
GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
47$5.53$26047Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GCV
GABELLI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
69$3.64$25169Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GDV
GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
12$22.38$26912Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GGZ
GABELLI GLOBAL SMALL & MID CAP VALUE TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
22$11.57$25422Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GGN
GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
68$3.73$25368Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GRX
GABELLI HEALTHCARE & WELLNESSRX TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
26$9.95$25926Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
GNT
GAMCO NATURAL RESOURCES, GOLD & INCOME TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
52$4.90$25552Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024View →
BCV
BANCROFT FUND LTD
PURCHASE
Treasurer
16$15.72$25116Feb 22, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
ECF
ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD
PURCHASE
Treasurer
31$8.16$25331Feb 22, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
GLU
GABELLI GLOBAL UTILITY & INCOME TRUST
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
19$13.29$25319Feb 22, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
GDL
GDL FUND
PURCHASE
President & Treasurer
32$7.91$25332Feb 22, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001619773
ROLE
President & Treasurer
PRIMARY
GDL
COMPANIES
13
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2024
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