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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 07/06/2026 |
$8.49 |
$8.49 |
$8.46 |
$8.47 |
8.00K | | 07/07/2026 |
$8.47 |
$8.47 |
$8.43 |
$8.45 |
8.00K | | 07/08/2026 |
$8.48 |
$8.50 |
$8.45 |
$8.47 |
2.90K | | 07/09/2026 |
$8.47 |
$8.50 |
$8.47 |
$8.49 |
4.20K | | 07/10/2026 |
$8.49 |
$8.49 |
$8.43 |
$8.44 |
14.90K |
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| GDL Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital. | |
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GDL Fund (GDL) has the following price history information. Looking back at GDL historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on July 06, 2026, GDL opened at $8.49, traded as high as $8.49 and as low as $8.46, and closed at $8.47. Trading volume was a total of 8.00K shares. On July 07, 2026, GDL opened at $8.47, traded as high as $8.47 and as low as $8.43, and closed at $8.45. Trading volume was a total of 8.00K shares. On July 08, 2026, GDL opened at $8.48, traded as high as $8.50 and as low as $8.45, and closed at $8.47. Trading volume was a total of 2.90K shares. On July 09, 2026, GDL opened at $8.47, traded as high as $8.50 and as low as $8.47, and closed at $8.49. Trading volume was a total of 4.20K shares. On July 10, 2026, GDL opened at $8.49, traded as high as $8.49 and as low as $8.43, and closed at $8.44. Trading volume was a total of 14.90K shares.
GDL Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into GDL Fund shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of GDL, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
07/13/2016 |
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| End date: |
07/10/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$9.97 |
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| End price/share: |
$8.44 |
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| Starting shares: |
1,003.01 |
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| Ending shares: |
1,738.30 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$4.80 |
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| Total return: |
46.71% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
3.91% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$14,673.30 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
07/13/2016 |
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| End date: |
07/10/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$9.97 |
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| End price/share: |
$8.44 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$4.80 |
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| Total return: |
32.80% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
2.88% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$13,282.38 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 07/06/2026 | $8.47 | | 07/07/2026 | $8.45 | | 07/08/2026 | $8.47 | | 07/09/2026 | $8.49 | | 07/10/2026 | $8.44 |
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