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GDL Fund (GDL Fund) Cash Flow from Financing : $-8.18 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GDL Fund Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the six months ended in Dec. 2023, GDL Fund paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received $0.00 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It received $0.00 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received $0.00 Mil on other financial activities. In all, GDL Fund spent $0.00 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Dec. 2023.


GDL Fund Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for GDL Fund's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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GDL Fund Cash Flow from Financing Chart

GDL Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -15.98 -117.04 -9.02 21.39 -20.38

GDL Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.76 29.57 -8.18 - -

GDL Fund Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

GDL Fund's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

GDL Fund's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-8.18 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


GDL Fund  (NYSE:GDLPRB.PFD) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

GDL Fund's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

GDL Fund's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

GDL Fund's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GDL Fund received $0.00 Mil from issuing more debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

GDL Fund's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GDL Fund paid $0.00 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

GDL Fund's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GDL Fund received $0.00 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

GDL Fund's other financing for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GDL Fund received $0.00 Mil on other financial activities.


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GDL Fund (GDL Fund) Business Description

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One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
GDL Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in merger arbitrage transactions and, to a lesser extent, in corporate reorganizations involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations.

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