N-CSRS 1 gdv-ncsrs_063021.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number          811-21423         

 

  The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust  
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)  

 

  One Corporate Center  
  Rye, New York 10580-1422  
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)  

 

  Bruce N. Alpert
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
 
  Rye, New York 10580-1422  
  (Name and address of agent for service)  

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2021

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

 

 

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2021

 

To Our Shareholders,

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the net asset value (NAV) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the Fund) was 17.9%, compared with a total return of 15.3% for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 26.0%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $28.80, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $26.31 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). See page 2 for additional performance information.

 

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2021.

 

As permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.

 

 

 

 

Comparative Results
   Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2021 (a) (Unaudited)    
                       Since
   Year to                 Inception
   Date  1 Year  5 year  10 year  15 year  (11/28/03)
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV)                              
NAV Total Return (b)   17.92%   49.79%   11.86%   10.62%   8.28%   8.79%
Investment Total Return (c)   25.97    58.93    13.58    11.94    9.85    8.89 
S&P 500 Index   15.25    40.79    17.65    14.84    10.73    10.51 
Dow Jones Industrial Average   13.83    36.53    16.67    13.47    10.55    10.12 

 

(a)Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index.
(b)Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share and reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and adjustment for the spin-off and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06.
(c)Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions and adjustment for the spin-off. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

 

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing.

 

Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. The Fund’s use of leverage may magnify the volatility of net asset value changes versus funds that do not employ leverage. When shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end.

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2021:

 

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Financial Services   17.0%
Food and Beverage   10.0%
Health Care   9.7%
Computer Software and Services   7.4%
Consumer Products   4.4%
Diversified Industrial   3.4%
Business Services   3.4%
Retail   3.4%
Electronics   3.3%
Telecommunications   3.0%
Machinery   2.5%
U.S. Government Obligations   2.5%
Specialty Chemicals   2.5%
Automotive: Parts and Accessories   2.3%
Entertainment   2.3%
Energy and Utilities: Oil   2.1%
Equipment and Supplies   1.8%
Environmental Services   1.8%
Cable and Satellite   1.6%
Aerospace   1.5%
Building and Construction   1.5%
Energy and Utilities: Integrated   1.4%
Metals and Mining   1.3%
Consumer Services   1.2%
Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas   1.1%
Computer Hardware   1.0%
Broadcasting   0.9%
Semiconductors   0.9%
Transportation   0.9%
Automotive   0.7%
Energy and Utilities: Electric   0.6%
Aviation: Parts and Services   0.5%
Hotels and Gaming   0.5%
Energy and Utilities: Services   0.4%
Real Estate   0.4%
Energy and Utilities: Water   0.3%
Energy and Utilities   0.2%
Communications Equipment   0.2%
Wireless Communications   0.1%
Publishing   0.0%*
Closed-End Funds   0.0%*
Paper and Forest Products   0.0%*
Agriculture   0.0%*
    100.0%

 

 
*Amount represents less than 0.05%.


 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

Proxy Voting

 

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 96.7%          
     Aerospace — 1.5%      
 148,000   Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.  $2,183,570   $7,146,920 
 12,000   HEICO Corp.   979,419    1,673,040 
 70,000   Howmet Aerospace Inc.†   1,357,386    2,412,900 
 25,000   Kaman Corp.   742,013    1,260,000 
 1,000   Raytheon Technologies Corp.   57,803    85,310 
 68,000   Rockwell Automation Inc.   2,408,245    19,449,360 
 1,240,000   Rolls-Royce Holdings plc†   2,399,371    1,696,767 
 38,800   The Boeing Co.†   8,587,382    9,294,928 
         18,715,189    43,019,225 
                
     Agriculture — 0.0%      
 5,000   Corteva Inc.   156,047    221,750 
                
     Automotive — 0.7%      
 4,000   EVgo Inc.†   63,069    60,080 
 50,000   Ford Motor Co.†   639,713    743,000 
 113,000   General Motors Co.†   5,425,921    6,686,210 
 152,000   Navistar International Corp.†   3,574,014    6,764,000 
 74,000   PACCAR Inc.   3,329,867    6,604,500 
 12,000   Traton SE   325,029    380,483 
         13,357,613    21,238,273 
                
     Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 2.3%      
 48,676   Aptiv plc†   2,983,377    7,658,195 
 237,932   Dana Inc.   4,146,398    5,653,264 
 85,000   Garrett Motion Inc.†   471,707    678,300 
 297,000   Genuine Parts Co.   20,303,002    37,561,590 
 6,000   Lear Corp.   713,500    1,051,680 
 20,000   O’Reilly Automotive Inc.†   4,727,092    11,324,200 
 160,000   Tenneco Inc., Cl. A†   1,452,335    3,091,200 
 7,000   Visteon Corp.†   525,664    846,580 
         35,323,075    67,865,009 
                
     Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.5%      
 61,000   L3Harris Technologies Inc.   6,525,210    13,185,150 
                
     Broadcasting — 0.9%      
 145,000   Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR   1,853,147    2,070,600 
 54,121   Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C†   4,454,688    9,398,653 
 15,000   Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†   382,640    407,400 
 286,070   Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†   6,893,774    7,735,333 
 100,000   Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty SiriusXM, Cl. C†   3,638,083    4,639,000 
 40,000   MSG Networks Inc., Cl. A†   595,734    583,200 
 80,000   Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A   2,392,852    2,657,600 
         20,210,918    27,491,786 
Shares      Cost   Market
Value
 
     Building and Construction — 1.5%      
 12,000   Arcosa Inc.  $382,951   $704,880 
 22,000   Carrier Global Corp.   793,731    1,069,200 
 79,000   Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.   1,473,551    7,869,190 
 116,975   Herc Holdings Inc.†   3,156,370    13,109,388 
 205,700   Johnson Controls International plc.   8,686,543    14,117,191 
 11,200   Sika AG   1,438,180    3,661,713 
 6,500   United Rentals Inc.†   830,086    2,073,565 
         16,761,412    42,605,127 
                
     Business Services — 3.4%      
 20,000   Aramark.   526,281    745,000 
 49,000   Diebold Nixdorf Inc.†   415,645    629,160 
 129,546   Fly Leasing Ltd., ADR†   1,720,513    2,194,509 
 5,000   IHS Markit Ltd.   437,843    563,300 
 10,000   Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.   597,559    639,200 
 50,000   JCDecaux SA†   1,470,120    1,386,142 
 610,000   Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.   25,255,662    23,344,700 
 161,500   Mastercard Inc., Cl. A   14,051,632    58,962,035 
 25,803   Steel Partners Holdings LP†   174,572    751,383 
 25,000   Stericycle Inc.†   1,395,097    1,788,750 
 28,600   Visa Inc., Cl. A   3,471,281    6,687,252 
         49,516,205    97,691,431 
                
     Cable and Satellite — 1.5%      
 19,500   AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†   689,111    1,302,600 
 2,445   Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†   347,387    1,763,945 
 15,000   Cogeco Inc.   296,908    1,163,359 
 418,000   Comcast Corp., Cl. A   17,326,854    23,834,360 
 197,090   DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†   5,961,445    8,238,362 
 29,000   EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†   788,553    704,410 
 2,622   Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A†   45,149    36,341 
 53,621   Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. C†   870,720    756,056 
 95,000   Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B   2,601,018    5,048,300 
 100,000   WideOpenWest Inc.†   761,078    2,071,000 
         29,688,223    44,918,733 
                
     Communications Equipment — 0.2%      
 6,000   Arista Networks Inc.†   1,343,278    2,173,860 
 76,000   Corning Inc.   930,977    3,108,400 
 5,000   QUALCOMM Inc.   682,309    714,650 
         2,956,564    5,996,910 
                
     Computer Hardware — 1.0%      
 204,600   Apple Inc.   12,598,619    28,022,016 
 17,500   Micron Technology Inc.†   972,900    1,487,150 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)          
     Computer Hardware (Continued)          
 3,000   NCR Corp.†  $135,067   $136,830 
         13,706,586    29,645,996 
                
     Computer Software and Services — 7.4%      
 11,000   Activision Blizzard Inc.   1,118,215    1,049,840 
 18,800   Adobe Inc.†   6,062,870    11,010,032 
 1,000   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR†   216,505    226,780 
 4,439   Alphabet Inc., Cl. A†   3,850,750    10,839,106 
 23,275   Alphabet Inc., Cl. C†   30,370,401    58,334,598 
 8,445   Amazon.com Inc.†   17,641,379    29,052,151 
 34,300   Applied Materials Inc.   1,881,337    4,884,320 
 24,000   Black Knight Inc.†   440,553    1,871,520 
 4,000   Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.†   454,950    464,520 
 20,000   Cisco Systems Inc.   839,275    1,060,000 
 51,000   Cloudflare Inc., Cl. A†   2,748,623    5,397,840 
 24,000   CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., Cl. A†   3,779,505    6,031,440 
 20,000   CyrusOne Inc., REIT   548,519    1,430,400 
 30,000   eBay Inc.   678,428    2,106,300 
 50,000   FireEye Inc.†   679,000    1,011,000 
 550,000   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   7,512,526    8,019,000 
 1,000   McAfee Corp., Cl. A   20,000    28,020 
 208,849   Microsoft Corp.   17,845,289    56,577,194 
 4,000   MKS Instruments Inc.   592,007    711,800 
 2,500   Proofpoint Inc.†   433,600    434,400 
 4,500   SAP SE, ADR   580,385    632,070 
 10,400   ServiceNow Inc.†   3,260,379    5,715,320 
 11,800   Snowflake Inc., Cl. A†   3,496,522    2,853,240 
 150,000   SolarWinds Corp.†   2,430,059    2,533,500 
 3,000   Unity Software Inc.†   239,283    329,490 
 8,000   VMware Inc., Cl. A†   1,074,040    1,279,760 
 2,800   Zoom Video Communications Inc., Cl. A†   1,158,217    1,083,684 
         109,952,617    214,967,325 
                
     Consumer Products — 4.4%      
 150,000   Authentic Equity Acquisition Corp.†   1,500,000    1,516,500 
 30,000   Church & Dwight Co. Inc.   1,199,580    2,556,600 
 383,000   Edgewell Personal Care Co.   20,931,564    16,813,700 
 285,000   Energizer Holdings Inc.   12,126,673    12,249,300 
 99,000   Hanesbrands Inc.   471,699    1,848,330 
 16,000   Kimball International Inc., Cl. B   214,842    210,400 
 11,000   Kimberly-Clark Corp.   1,062,477    1,471,580 
 3,000   Newell Brands Inc.   41,190    82,410 
 8,230,000   Swedish Match AB   12,506,818    70,182,096 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 9,000   The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Cl. A  $1,751,585   $2,862,720 
 74,000   The Procter & Gamble Co.   4,308,080    9,984,820 
 640,395   Topps Company Inc.†   6,500,009    7,181,390 
         62,614,517    126,959,846 
                
     Consumer Services — 1.0%      
 22,000   Ashtead Group plc   423,833    1,632,405 
 54,900   Facebook Inc., Cl. A†   13,848,628    19,089,279 
 300,000   Qurate Retail Inc., Cl. A   2,543,734    3,927,000 
 80,000   Terminix Global Holdings Inc.†   2,412,646    3,816,800 
 7,000   Travel + Leisure Co.   238,201    416,150 
         19,467,042    28,881,634 
                
     Diversified Industrial — 3.4%      
 46,284   Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.†   121,084    280,944 
 37,000   Ardagh Group SA   669,374    907,240 
 93,000   Bouygues SA   3,237,800    3,439,469 
 22,700   Eaton Corp. plc   880,958    3,363,686 
 36,000   Emerson Electric Co.   3,007,658    3,464,640 
 70,000   General Electric Co.   708,469    942,200 
 200,000   Griffon Corp.   3,718,158    5,126,000 
 200,000   Honeywell International Inc.   23,607,034    43,870,000 
 51,000   ITT Inc.   973,582    4,671,090 
 10,000   nVent Electric plc   140,660    312,400 
 15,000   Pentair plc   425,273    1,012,350 
 3,000   Proto Labs Inc.†   284,190    275,400 
 5,000   Sulzer AG   462,738    690,624 
 337,000   Textron Inc.   12,253,623    23,175,490 
 19,500   The Sherwin-Williams Co.   3,495,769    5,312,775 
 300,000   Toray Industries Inc.   2,270,748    1,995,859 
 36,000   Trinity Industries Inc.   739,138    968,040 
 15,000   Vantage Towers AG†   435,502    483,075 
         57,431,758    100,291,282 
                
     Electronics — 3.3%      
 18,300   Analog Devices Inc.   2,698,102    3,150,528 
 3,000   ChargePoint Holdings Inc.†   98,987    104,220 
 10,000   EXFO Inc.†   69,424    59,500 
 50,000   Flex Ltd.†   906,870    893,500 
 244,000   Intel Corp.   11,131,892    13,698,160 
 160,000   Resideo Technologies Inc.†   1,354,245    4,800,000 
 2,000   Roku Inc.†   882,688    918,500 
 431,000   Sony Group Corp., ADR   15,955,328    41,901,820 
 48,000   TE Connectivity Ltd.   1,503,686    6,490,080 
 78,500   Texas Instruments Inc.   2,559,822    15,095,550 
 19,600   Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   4,232,932    9,887,612 
 1,000   Universal Display Corp.   189,420    222,330 
         41,583,396    97,221,800 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Electric — 0.6%      
 11,000   ALLETE Inc.   360,106    769,780 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)        
     Energy and Utilities: Electric (Continued)          
 5,000   American Electric Power Co. Inc.  $184,350   $422,950 
 29,000   Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.   698,586    413,745 
 189,000   Evergy Inc.   10,110,570    11,421,270 
 12,000   Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   468,584    983,640 
 60,000   The AES Corp.   617,140    1,564,200 
 7,000   WEC Energy Group Inc.   460,121    622,650 
         12,899,457    16,198,235 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 1.4%      
 130,000   Avangrid Inc.   6,026,856    6,685,900 
 22,000   Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.   354,517    268,923 
 20,000   Endesa SA   506,664    485,209 
 228,000   Enel SpA   1,036,727    2,117,389 
 50,000   Eversource Energy   4,178,779    4,012,000 
 23,000   Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.   594,426    972,440 
 410,000   Hera SpA   822,663    1,693,773 
 10,000   Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.   77,930    45,277 
 45,000   Iberdrola SA, ADR   952,490    2,198,475 
 115,000   Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR   1,568,135    1,242,000 
 26,000   Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.   288,709    200,099 
 28,000   MGE Energy Inc.   599,144    2,084,320 
 48,000   NextEra Energy Inc.   2,156,472    3,517,440 
 65,000   NextEra Energy Partners LP   3,107,215    4,963,400 
 49,000   NiSource Inc.   397,054    1,200,500 
 1,000   NorthWestern Corp.   64,660    60,220 
 57,500   OGE Energy Corp.   685,360    1,934,875 
 11,000   Ormat Technologies Inc.   165,000    764,830 
 260,000   PG&E Corp.†   2,616,544    2,644,200 
 25,000   PNM Resources Inc.   1,026,545    1,219,250 
 30,000   Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.   906,080    1,792,200 
 49,000   Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.   896,059    333,444 
 45,000   The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.   763,445    410,729 
 16,000   The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.   197,975    152,590 
 45,000   Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.   663,612    352,401 
         30,653,061    41,351,884 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 1.1%      
 16,000   APA Corp.   185,550    346,080 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 160,000   Enterprise Products          
     Partners LP.  $3,169,524   $3,860,800 
 66,000   Kinder Morgan Inc.   1,736,189    1,203,180 
 196,000   National Fuel Gas Co.   9,421,631    10,241,000 
 30,000   National Grid plc   469,640    382,123 
 22,000   National Grid plc, ADR   1,086,983    1,406,680 
 14,000   ONEOK Inc.   567,297    778,960 
 51,000   Sempra Energy   1,590,107    6,756,480 
 30,000   South Jersey Industries Inc.   476,644    777,900 
 42,000   Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.   1,103,049    2,779,980 
 69,000   UGI Corp.   2,701,155    3,195,390 
         22,507,769    31,728,573 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Oil — 2.1%      
 105,022   Chevron Corp.   9,241,148    11,000,005 
 120,500   ConocoPhillips.   4,994,261    7,338,450 
 66,112   Devon Energy Corp.   867,239    1,929,809 
 140,000   Eni SpA, ADR   5,084,692    3,414,600 
 15,000   Enviva Partners LP.   730,348    786,150 
 375,000   Equinor ASA, ADR   6,897,752    7,950,000 
 67,000   Exxon Mobil Corp.   3,929,686    4,226,360 
 15,700   Hess Corp.   975,265    1,370,924 
 143,000   Marathon Petroleum Corp.   4,438,778    8,640,060 
 28,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   353,138    875,560 
 1,000   PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR   40,300    49,030 
 20,000   Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR   205,518    244,600 
 52,000   Phillips 66   4,107,965    4,462,640 
 169,000   Repsol SA, ADR   3,512,296    2,146,300 
 92,000   Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR   4,989,847    3,716,800 
 70,000   TotalEnergies SE, ADR   3,318,049    3,168,200 
         53,686,282    61,319,488 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.4%      
 300,000   Halliburton Co.   11,541,142    6,936,000 
 55,000   Oceaneering International Inc.†   911,069    856,350 
 155,000   Schlumberger NV   5,492,683    4,961,550 
         17,944,894    12,753,900 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.3%      
 11,000   American States Water Co.   138,388    875,160 
 11,000   American Water Works Co. Inc.   1,168,030    1,695,430 
 14,000   Essential Utilities Inc.   613,002    639,800 
 191,000   Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. A   1,817,558    2,754,220 
 36,000   Severn Trent plc   927,080    1,245,468 
 24,000   SJW Group   428,495    1,519,200 
 7,500   The York Water Co.   97,903    339,750 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
    COMMON STOCKS (Continued)        
     Energy and Utilities: Water (Continued)          
 6,000   United Utilities Group plc, ADR  $168,600   $164,910 
         5,359,056    9,233,938 
                
     Entertainment — 2.3%      
 70,000   Discovery Inc., Cl. C†   2,304,248    2,028,600 
 61,333   Fox Corp., Cl. A   1,949,372    2,277,294 
 53,000   Fox Corp., Cl. B   1,729,207    1,865,600 
 80,000   Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty Braves, Cl. A†   2,171,367    2,257,600 
 53,400   Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.†   2,248,709    4,483,998 
 38,333   Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.†   2,386,926    6,615,126 
 19,400   Netflix Inc.†   8,104,112    10,247,274 
 38,700   Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†   3,841,338    6,850,674 
 70,500   The Walt Disney Co.†   9,337,761    12,391,785 
 60,000   ViacomCBS Inc., Cl. A   2,936,606    2,907,000 
 190,000   ViacomCBS Inc., Cl. B   5,101,246    8,588,000 
 175,000   Vivendi SE   4,514,248    5,878,652 
 300,000   Wow Unlimited Media Inc.†(a)(b)   345,198    232,333 
         46,970,338    66,623,936 
                
     Environmental Services — 1.8%      
 188,000   Republic Services Inc.   6,981,260    20,681,880 
 23,000   Veolia Environnement SA   275,698    694,624 
 91,222   Waste Connections Inc.   3,867,597    10,894,644 
 137,000   Waste Management Inc.   5,607,353    19,195,070 
         16,731,908    51,466,218 
                
     Equipment and Supplies — 1.8%      
 57,000   CIRCOR International Inc.†   1,714,975    1,858,200 
 12,000   Cummins Inc.   2,815,099    2,925,720 
 20,800   Danaher Corp.   3,460,584    5,581,888 
 87,500   Flowserve Corp.   3,360,374    3,528,000 
 143,000   Graco Inc.   2,822,553    10,825,100 
 144,000   Mueller Industries Inc.   3,129,018    6,236,640 
 12,500   Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3,371,803    3,838,875 
 535,000   RPC Inc.†   2,728,430    2,648,250 
 130,000   Sealed Air Corp.   3,131,382    7,702,500 
 25,800   The L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A†   125,379    240,972 
 94,000   The Timken Co.   3,524,661    7,575,460 
         30,184,258    52,961,605 
                
     Financial Services — 17.0%      
 7,000   Alleghany Corp.†   2,577,465    4,669,490 
 331,108   American Express Co.   28,982,932    54,708,975 
 88,000   American International Group Inc.   5,227,288    4,188,800 
 373,000   Bank of America Corp.   7,005,049    15,378,790 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 55,000   Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B†  $10,460,548   $15,285,600 
 20,400   BlackRock Inc.   4,495,468    17,849,388 
 28,500   Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A   128,980    1,452,930 
 196   Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd., Cl. A†   10,388    10,196 
 22,000   Cannae Holdings Inc.†   275,343    746,020 
 200,000   Citigroup Inc.   10,112,638    14,150,000 
 50,000   Cohen & Steers Inc.   1,856,317    4,104,500 
 19,000   Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.   1,383,862    2,128,000 
 9,000   EXOR NV   536,309    720,983 
 18   Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach   126,871    147,600 
 42,000   Fidelity National Financial Inc.   430,073    1,825,320 
 200,000   Graf Acquisition Corp. IV†   2,000,000    1,990,000 
 130,000   H&R Block Inc.   2,914,383    3,052,400 
 19,000   HSBC Holdings plc, ADR   834,887    548,150 
 22,249   Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Cl. A   839,448    1,462,427 
 155,000   Invesco Ltd.   3,318,821    4,143,150 
 100,000   Janus Henderson Group plc   3,167,496    3,881,000 
 348,417   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   23,289,752    54,192,780 
 65,000   KeyCorp.   856,314    1,342,250 
 30,000   Kinnevik AB, Cl. B   663,872    1,200,967 
 55,000   KKR & Co. Inc.   1,110,737    3,258,200 
 34,000   M&T Bank Corp.   2,124,148    4,940,540 
 262,226   Morgan Stanley   8,263,235    24,043,502 
 3,400   MSCI Inc.   982,837    1,812,472 
 70,000   National Australia Bank Ltd., ADR   810,381    691,250 
 130,000   Navient Corp.   927,744    2,512,900 
 100,000   New York Community Bancorp Inc.   1,584,609    1,102,000 
 91,000   Northern Trust Corp.   4,076,449    10,521,420 
 386,781   Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.   2,379,116    2,587,565 
 143,700   PayPal Holdings Inc.†   15,060,977    41,885,676 
 20,000   Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd., Cl. A†   419,095    455,200 
 80,000   Resona Holdings Inc.   381,969    307,629 
 10,000   S&P Global Inc.   3,387,551    4,104,500 
 90,000   SLM Corp.   453,093    1,884,600 
 70,000   Software Acquisition Group Inc. II, Cl. A†   771,800    696,500 
 135,000   Spartacus Acquisition Corp., Cl. A†   1,260,920    1,356,750 
 179,000   State Street Corp.   10,506,782    14,728,120 
 142,000   T. Rowe Price Group Inc.   10,200,441    28,111,740 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)          
     Financial Services (Continued)          
 620,000   The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  $20,242,305   $31,762,600 
 75,000   The Blackstone Group Inc.   3,161,650    7,285,500 
 53,100   The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   12,139,086    20,153,043 
 92,500   The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.   3,081,390    5,732,225 
 174,000   The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.   12,339,980    33,192,240 
 92,500   The Travelers Companies Inc.   6,196,278    13,848,175 
 47,500   W. R. Berkley Corp.   1,236,432    3,535,425 
 564,500   Wells Fargo & Co.   19,881,788    25,566,205 
 4,000   Willis Towers Watson plc   324,515    920,080 
         254,799,812    496,175,773 
                
     Food and Beverage — 10.0%      
 12,000   Ajinomoto Co. Inc.   205,201    311,517 
 12,500   Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B   439,792    936,750 
 56,000   Campbell Soup Co.   2,019,743    2,553,040 
 980,000   China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.   1,211,207    5,925,969 
 60,500   Chr. Hansen Holding A/S   2,467,586    5,460,315 
 664,000   Conagra Brands Inc.   20,114,644    24,156,320 
 8,000   Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A   283,846    1,871,120 
 158,000   Danone SA   7,665,422    11,122,881 
 2,180,000   Davide Campari-Milano NV   6,614,968    29,196,841 
 80,000   Diageo plc, ADR   10,252,610    15,335,200 
 70,954   Flowers Foods Inc.   1,053,433    1,717,087 
 203,000   General Mills Inc.   11,346,632    12,368,790 
 18,000   Heineken Holding NV   747,987    1,813,130 
 260,000   ITO EN Ltd.   5,640,538    15,422,836 
 1,000   JDE Peet’s NV†   35,094    36,284 
 50,000   Kellogg Co.   3,659,664    3,216,500 
 120,000   Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.   1,412,776    4,228,800 
 334,000   Kikkoman Corp.   3,934,037    22,037,175 
 10,000   Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.   603,226    806,600 
 5,000   Landec Corp.†   55,220    56,250 
 108,000   Maple Leaf Foods Inc.   2,081,739    2,241,723 
 6,000   McCormick & Co. Inc.   290,905    528,182 
 110,000   Molson Coors Beverage Co., Cl. B†   6,120,701    5,905,900 
 531,000   Mondelez International Inc., Cl. A   19,872,042    33,155,640 
 30,000   Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.   588,860    1,563,527 
 22,000   Nestlé SA   1,644,475    2,739,627 
 35,000   Nestlé SA, ADR   2,563,158    4,365,900 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 130,000   Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.  $4,438,279   $9,361,357 
 60,000   Nomad Foods Ltd.†   1,550,944    1,696,200 
 76,000   PepsiCo Inc.   9,400,604    11,260,920 
 61,000   Pernod Ricard SA   5,202,267    13,540,317 
 45,000   Post Holdings Inc.†   3,612,212    4,881,150 
 24,500   Remy Cointreau SA   1,360,469    5,057,757 
 18,000   Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.   573,702    677,258 
 287,500   The Coca-Cola Co.   10,991,067    15,556,625 
 65,000   The Hain Celestial Group Inc.†   1,333,889    2,607,800 
 24,000   The Kraft Heinz Co.   716,243    978,720 
 25,000   Unilever plc, ADR   800,393    1,462,500 
 237,000   Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.   5,710,597    13,418,516 
         158,616,172    289,573,024 
                
     Health Care — 9.5%      
 30,000   Abbott Laboratories.   1,733,658    3,477,900 
 40,196   AbbVie Inc.   3,463,715    4,527,677 
 20,000   Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.†   2,346,406    3,674,200 
 59,000   AmerisourceBergen Corp.   4,199,339    6,754,910 
 13,000   Anthem Inc.   2,548,777    4,963,400 
 120,000   Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.†   1,722,153    1,555,200 
 175,000   Bausch Health Cos. Inc.†   3,953,194    5,131,000 
 45,000   Baxter International Inc.   1,893,609    3,622,500 
 22,000   Becton, Dickinson and Co.   5,005,502    5,350,180 
 1,000   BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.†   76,290    83,440 
 8,000   Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A†   2,559,160    5,154,320 
 160,000   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   9,179,743    10,691,200 
 45,000   Cardiovascular Systems Inc.†   1,274,517    1,919,250 
 20,000   CareDx Inc.†   1,287,020    1,830,400 
 25,000   Catalent Inc.†   2,565,651    2,703,000 
 11,000   Charles River Laboratories International Inc.†   1,172,330    4,069,120 
 5,000   Chemed Corp.   323,860    2,372,500 
 63,000   Cigna Corp.   11,773,940    14,935,410 
 40,000   DaVita Inc.†   2,525,358    4,817,200 
 25,000   DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.   1,232,965    1,581,500 
 46,700   Edwards Lifesciences Corp.†   3,348,849    4,836,719 
 15,000   eHealth Inc.†   1,096,663    876,000 
 41,000   Elanco Animal Health Inc.†   347,072    1,422,290 
 45,000   Eli Lilly & Co.   1,666,392    10,328,400 
 225,000   Evolent Health Inc., Cl. A†   2,509,412    4,752,000 
 15,000   Gerresheimer AG.   977,229    1,658,568 
 34,271   Gilead Sciences Inc.   2,462,091    2,359,901 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)          
     Health Care (Continued)          
 40,000   GlaxoSmithKline plc, ADR  $1,827,420   $1,592,800 
 45,000   HCA Healthcare Inc.   4,454,821    9,303,300 
 15,000   Henry Schein Inc.†   778,688    1,112,850 
 10,000   ICU Medical Inc.†   1,916,238    2,058,000 
 3,400   Illumina Inc.†   932,366    1,608,914 
 5,000   Incyte Corp.†   416,219    420,650 
 35,000   Integer Holdings Corp.†   1,517,403    3,297,000 
 3,300   Intuitive Surgical Inc.†   2,145,457    3,034,812 
 108,100   Johnson & Johnson   10,509,814    17,808,394 
 25,000   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†   3,139,224    6,896,250 
 17,500   McKesson Corp.   2,757,397    3,346,700 
 73,300   Medtronic plc   7,483,519    9,098,729 
 198,339   Merck & Co. Inc.   12,100,395    15,424,824 
 20,000   NeoGenomics Inc.†   149,976    903,400 
 200,000   Option Care Health Inc.†   2,476,631    4,374,000 
 9,333   Organon & Co.†   316,401    282,417 
 42,781   Orthofix Medical Inc.†   1,376,440    1,715,946 
 73,000   Patterson Cos. Inc.   1,798,342    2,218,470 
 94,100   Perrigo Co. plc   4,991,040    4,314,485 
 50,000   Personalis Inc.†   498,350    1,265,000 
 59,000   PetIQ Inc.†   1,589,037    2,277,400 
 377,588   Pfizer Inc.   8,265,426    14,786,346 
 38,061   PPD Inc.†   1,312,766    1,754,231 
 6,000   Quidel Corp.†   801,562    768,720 
 4,500   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.†   2,101,495    2,513,430 
 30,000   Silk Road Medical Inc.†   1,564,256    1,435,800 
 15,000   Stryker Corp.   1,929,225    3,895,950 
 125,850   Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., ADR   2,433,939    2,118,056 
 3,500   Teladoc Health Inc.†   932,396    582,015 
 75,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.†   2,179,280    5,024,250 
 9,000   The Cooper Companies Inc.   1,097,258    3,566,430 
 125,000   Trillium Therapeutics Inc.†   1,986,995    1,212,500 
 5,500   UnitedHealth Group Inc.   1,627,421    2,202,420 
 4,725   Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.†   918,228    952,702 
 27,481   Viatris Inc.   408,811    392,703 
 43,000   Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.   4,341,287    6,915,260 
 105,038   Zoetis Inc.   3,753,014    19,574,882 
         172,073,432    275,498,221 
                
     Hotels and Gaming — 0.5%      
 19,000   Accor SA†   654,124    709,446 
 88,000   Boyd Gaming Corp.†   450,609    5,411,120 
 20,000   Entain plc†   259,138    482,910 
 22,000   Las Vegas Sands Corp.†   1,307,662    1,159,180 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 400,000   Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.†  $680,880   $800,000 
 69,000   MGM Resorts International   1,830,635    2,942,850 
 15,000   Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., REIT†   683,116    1,184,400 
 5,000   Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.   191,090    361,450 
         6,057,254    13,051,356 
                
     Machinery — 2.5%      
 21,000   Astec Industries Inc.   752,860    1,321,740 
 140,000   CNH Industrial NV   1,047,704    2,311,619 
 1,330,000   CNH Industrial NV, New York   10,685,182    22,237,600 
 66,200   Deere & Co.   4,498,105    23,349,402 
 6,000   Otis Worldwide Corp.   333,099    490,620 
 15,000   Twin Disc Inc.†   94,452    213,450 
 192,905   Xylem Inc.   9,319,743    23,140,884 
         26,731,145    73,065,315 
                
     Metals and Mining — 1.3%      
 65,000   Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   2,061,450    3,929,250 
 20,000   Alliance Resource Partners LP   102,683    144,200 
 14,000   Arconic Corp.†   165,291    498,680 
 167,588   Barrick Gold Corp.   3,255,274    3,465,720 
 8,000   BHP Group Ltd., ADR   217,549    582,640 
 36,000   Franco-Nevada Corp.   1,500,629    5,224,298 
 180,000   Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   3,096,951    6,679,800 
 278,666   Newmont Corp.   11,076,969    17,661,851 
         21,476,796    38,186,439 
                
     Paper and Forest Products — 0.0%      
 8,000   International Paper Co.   364,790    490,480 
                
     Publishing — 0.0%      
 1,000   Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B   515,325    633,900 
                
     Real Estate — 0.4%      
 14,000   Crown Castle International Corp., REIT   1,788,199    2,731,400 
 5,000   Equinix Inc., REIT   1,978,269    4,013,000 
 10,000   QTS Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A, REIT   199,466    773,000 
 85,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT   2,681,578    2,925,700 
         6,647,512    10,443,100 
                
     Retail — 3.4%          
 26,500   Advance Auto Parts Inc.   3,970,393    5,436,210 
 115,000   AutoNation Inc.†   5,901,419    10,903,150 
 2,500   AutoZone Inc.†   2,530,951    3,730,550 
 19,000   Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.   96,034    462,650 
 20,000   CarMax Inc.†   1,580,351    2,583,000 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)          
     Retail (Continued)          
 283,000   CVS Health Corp.  $20,392,858   $23,613,520 
 120,000   Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A   1,966,551    6,992,400 
 36,400   Lowe’s Companies Inc.   817,400    7,060,508 
 7,500   MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Cl. A   528,089    672,975 
 51,100   NIKE Inc., Cl. B   4,939,792    7,894,439 
 37,500   Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B   599,173    1,430,250 
 247,000   Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.†   3,735,266    5,451,290 
 110,000   Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.   3,335,405    5,244,791 
 50,000   Starbucks Corp.   3,629,439    5,590,500 
 12,000   The Home Depot Inc.   2,899,029    3,826,680 
 70,000   Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.   3,319,857    3,682,700 
 20,000   Walmart Inc.   970,066    2,820,400 
         61,212,073    97,396,013 
                
     Semiconductors — 0.9%      
 20,000   Advanced Micro Devices Inc.†   1,629,710    1,878,600 
 6,600   ASML Holding NV.   1,957,758    4,559,544 
 9,600   KLA Corp.   1,845,414    3,112,416 
 5,700   Lam Research Corp.   1,620,609    3,708,990 
 15,900   NVIDIA Corp.   3,435,827    12,721,590 
 1,000   NXP Semiconductors NV   182,620    205,720 
 10,000   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR   1,169,806    1,201,600 
         11,841,744    27,388,460 
                
     Specialty Chemicals — 2.5%      
 16,000   Air Products and Chemicals Inc.   2,692,788    4,602,880 
 45,000   Ashland Global Holdings Inc.   2,311,413    3,937,500 
 10,000   Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.†   251,294    304,900 
 25,000   Dow Inc.   1,254,516    1,582,000 
 424,000   DuPont de Nemours Inc.   24,873,302    32,821,840 
 337,000   Ferro Corp.†   3,124,213    7,269,090 
 90,000   GCP Applied Technologies Inc.†   2,089,965    2,093,400 
 76,000   International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.   9,286,513    11,354,400 
 86,000   Olin Corp.   1,545,352    3,978,360 
 9,000   Sensient Technologies Corp.   585,514    779,040 
 116,810   Valvoline Inc.   2,355,283    3,791,653 
         50,370,153    72,515,063 
                
     Telecommunications — 2.9%      
 272,000   AT&T Inc.   7,959,802    7,828,160 
 178,000   BCE Inc.   4,925,573    8,778,960 
           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
 4,964   Comtech Telecommunications Corp.  $117,662   $119,930 
 430,000   Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR   7,239,214    9,141,800 
 195,000   Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR   1,323,723    1,694,550 
 123,000   Loral Space & Communications Inc.   4,374,878    4,778,550 
 45,000   Orange SA, ADR   942,030    514,800 
 50,000   Pharol SGPS SA†   14,182    5,988 
 34,000   Proximus SA   994,663    656,740 
 50,000   Telefonica SA, ADR   460,701    235,000 
 295,000   Telekom Austria AG   1,968,837    2,518,533 
 23,000   Telenet Group Holding NV   1,046,305    865,621 
 140,000   Telephone and Data Systems Inc.   3,685,661    3,172,400 
 110,000   Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR   2,014,389    1,544,125 
 270,000   TELUS Corp.   1,405,698    6,056,100 
 50,000   T-Mobile US Inc.†   3,644,240    7,241,500 
 150,000   VEON Ltd., ADR†   382,930    274,500 
 496,086   Verizon Communications Inc.   23,207,324    27,795,699 
 125,000   Vodafone Group plc, ADR   2,830,746    2,141,250 
         68,538,558    85,364,206 
                
     Transportation — 0.9%      
 212,000   GATX Corp.   6,689,211    18,755,640 
 10,000   Kansas City Southern   167,897    2,833,700 
 100,000   Uber Technologies Inc.†   5,966,720    5,012,000 
         12,823,828    26,601,340 
                
     Wireless Communications — 0.1%      
 92,000   United States Cellular Corp.†   3,967,812    3,340,520 
                
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   1,590,939,801    2,815,562,264 
                
     CLOSED-END FUNDS — 0.0%      
 40,000   Altaba Inc., Escrow†   30,596    582,000 
                
     PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%      
     Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.0%      
 38,160   Garrett Motion Inc., Ser. A   200,340    328,176 
                
     Consumer Services — 0.2%      
 50,450   Qurate Retail Inc., 8.000%, 03/15/31   5,275,282    5,461,212 
                
     Health Care — 0.1%      
 133,681   The Phoenix Companies Inc., 7.450%, 01/15/32   2,857,138    2,331,063 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

           Market 
Shares      Cost   Value 
     PREFERRED STOCKS (Continued)          
     Health Care (Continued)          
 2,296   XOMA Corp., Ser. A, 8.625%  $57,446  $61,257 
         2,914,584    2,392,320 
     TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   8,390,206    8,181,708 
                
     CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%          
     Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.0%          
 85,000   Garrett Motion Inc., Ser. A, 11.000%   446,250    731,000 
                
     Telecommunications — 0.1%          
 44,000   Cincinnati Bell Inc., Ser. B, 6.750%   1,080,366    2,200,440 
                
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS   1,526,616    2,931,440 
                
     MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES(c) — 0.3%          
     Energy and Utilities — 0.2%          
 124,900   El Paso Energy Capital Trust I,          
     4.750%, 03/31/28   4,521,024    6,276,225 
                
     Health Care — 0.1%          
 25,000   Avantor Inc., Ser. A,          
     6.250%, 05/15/22   1,490,250    2,739,000 
                
     TOTAL MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES   6,011,274    9,015,225 
                
     WARRANTS — 0.0%          
     Diversified Industrial — 0.0%          
 32,000   Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., expire 08/01/25†   21,863    28,800 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Oil — 0.0%          
 12,257   Occidental Petroleum Corp., expire 08/03/27†   60,672    170,495 
                
     Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0%          
 3,081   Weatherford International plc, expire 12/13/23†   0    1,355 
                
     Financial Services — 0.0%          
 60,000   Spartacus Acquisition Corp.,          
     expire 10/31/27†   79,182    73,800 
                
     TOTAL WARRANTS   161,717    274,450 
Principal                   Market  
Amount           Cost       Value  
        CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.1%        
        Cable and Satellite — 0.1%                
$ 1,700,000     DISH Network Corp.,                
        3.375%, 08/15/26   $ 1,700,000     $ 1,739,100  
                         
        Computer Software and Services — 0.0%        
  300,000     Limelight Networks Inc.,                
        3.500%, 08/01/25(b)     300,000       272,695  
                         
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS     2,000,000       2,011,795  
                         
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 2.5%          
  72,683,000     U.S. Treasury Bills,                
        0.002% to 0.090%††,                
        07/01/21 to 12/16/21     72,676,059       72,674,937  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%   $ 1,681,736,269     2,911,233,819  
                 
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)             (5,777,322 )
                 
PREFERRED SHARES                
(6,006,064 preferred shares outstanding)             (301,600,000 )
                 
NET ASSETS — COMMON SHARES                
(90,409,429 common shares outstanding)           $ 2,603,856,497  
                 
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE                
($2,603,856,497 ÷ 90,409,429 shares outstanding)           $ 28.80  

 

 

(a)At June 30, 2021, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $232,333 or 0.01% of total investments, which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

 

               06/30/21 
               Carrying 
Acquisition      Acquisition   Acquisition   Value 
Shares   Issuer  Date   Cost   Per Share 
 300,000   Wow Unlimited Media Inc.   06/5/18   $345,198   $0.7744 

 

(b)Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(c)Mandatory convertible securities are required to be converted on the dates listed; they generally may be converted prior to these dates at the option of the holder.

Non-income producing security.

††Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase.

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
   % of Total  Market 
Geographic Diversification  Investments  Value 
North America   84.7%  $2,465,157,466 
Europe   10.8    314,321,010 
Japan   4.0    116,537,549 
Asia/Pacific   0.4    12,902,594 
Latin America   0.1    2,315,200 
Total Investments   100.0%  $2,911,233,819 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:    
Investments, at value (cost $1,681,736,269)  $2,911,233,819 
Cash   66,692 
Receivable for investments sold   1,716,052 
Dividends and interest receivable   3,259,680 
Deferred offering expense   400,900 
Prepaid expenses   22,434 
Total Assets   2,916,699,577 
Liabilities:     
Foreign currency overdraft, at value (cost $37,809)   37,615 
Distributions payable   147,221 
Payable for investments purchased   8,095,549 
Payable for investment advisory fees   2,416,412 
Payable for payroll expenses   40,461 
Payable for accounting fees   3,750 
Series J Cumulative Preferred Stock (1.700%, $25,000 liquidation value, 5,804 shares authorized with 5,804 shares issued and outstanding)   145,100,000 
Other accrued expenses   502,072 
Total Liabilities   156,343,080 
Cumulative Preferred Shares, each at $0.001 par value:     
Series B (Auction Market, $25,000 liquidation value, 4,000 shares authorized with 82 shares issued and outstanding)   2,050,000 
Series C (Auction Market, $25,000 liquidation value, 4,800 shares authorized with 54 shares issued and outstanding)   1,350,000 
Series E (Auction Rate, $25,000 liquidation value, 5,400 shares authorized with 124 shares issued and outstanding)   3,100,000 
Series G (5.250%, $25 liquidation value, 4,000,000 shares authorized with 4,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)   100,000,000 
Series H (5.375%, $25 liquidation value, $2,000,000 shares authorized with 2,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)   50,000,000 
Total Preferred Shares   156,500,000 
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders  $2,603,856,497 
      
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $1,342,816,643 
Total distributable earnings   1,261,039,854 
Net Assets  $2,603,856,497 
Net Asset Value per Common Share at $0.001 par value:     
($2,603,856,497 ÷ 90,409,429 shares outstanding; unlimited number of shares authorized)  $28.80 
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:    
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $763,376)  $29,660,883 
Interest   53,177 
Total Investment Income   29,714,060 
Expenses:     
Investment advisory fees   13,755,747 
Interest expense on preferred stock   486,488 
Shareholder communications expenses   275,508 
Custodian fees   156,133 
Trustees’ fees   144,216 
Payroll expenses   88,438 
Legal and audit fees   49,871 
Shareholder services fees   24,807 
Accounting fees   22,500 
Shelf offering expense   18,444 
Interest expense   119 
Miscellaneous expenses   146,202 
Total Expenses   15,168,473 
Less:     
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 3)   (9,082) 
Net Expenses   15,159,391 
Net Investment Income   14,554,669 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on     
Investments and Foreign Currency:     
Net realized gain on investments   95,434,722 
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions   16,497 
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions   95,451,219 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:     
on investments   290,293,928 
on foreign currency translations   (20,096) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     
on investments and foreign currency translations   290,273,832 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on     
Investments and Foreign Currency   385,725,051 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from     
Operations   400,279,720 
Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders   (4,949,673)
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to     
Common Shareholders Resulting from     
Operations  $395,330,047 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders

 

 

   Six Months Ended       
   June 30, 2021  Year Ended
   (Unaudited)  December 31, 2020
               
Operations:                  
Net investment income    $14,554,669       $23,746,116   
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions     95,451,219        110,915,945   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign                  
currency translations     290,273,832        66,269,663   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     400,279,720        200,931,724   
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders     (4,949,673)*       (15,279,706)  
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from                  
Operations     395,330,047        185,652,018   
                   
Distributions to Common Shareholders:                  
Accumulated earnings     (59,686,443)*       (118,886,275)  
Return of capital             (639,170)  
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders     (59,686,443)       (119,525,445)  
                   
Fund Share Transactions:                  
Net decrease from repurchase of common shares     (1,565,972)       (2,721,114)  
Net increase in net assets from repurchase of preferred shares     6,110,982        13,626,875   
Adjustment of offering costs for common shares charged to paid-in capital     20,893        (96,871)  
Adjustment of offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital     9,304           
Net Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions     4,575,207        10,808,890   
                   
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders     340,218,811        76,935,463   
                   
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:                  
Beginning of year     2,263,637,686        2,186,702,223   
End of period    $2,603,856,497       $2,263,637,686   
                   

 

 

 

*Based on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Net increase in net assets attributable to common shareholders resulting from operations  $395,330,047 
      
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Net Cash from Operating Activities:     
Purchase of long term investment securities   (167,611,982)
Proceeds from sales of long term investment securities   243,787,110 
Net purchases of short term investment securities   (27,638,328) 
Net realized gain on investments   (95,434,722) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   (290,293,928) 
Net amortization of discount   (18,284) 
Increase in receivable for investments sold   (1,268,201) 
Increase in dividends and interest receivable   (222,274) 
Increase in deferred offering expense   (298,061) 
Decrease in prepaid expenses   23,609 
Increase in payable for investments purchased   7,730,071 
Increase in distributions payable   12,770 
Decrease in payable for shareholder communications expenses   (220,434) 
Decrease in payable for investment advisory fees   (1,190,637) 
Decrease in payable for payroll expenses   (21,044)
Increase in other accrued expenses   132,489 
Net cash provided by operating activities   62,798,201 
      
Net decrease in net assets resulting from financing activities:     
Redemption of Series B Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares   (64,125,000) 
Redemption of Series C Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares   (79,750,000) 
Redemption of Series E Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares   (8,900,000)
Issuance of Series J Cumulative Preferred Shares   145,100,000 
Offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital   9,304 
Increase in offering cost charged to paid in capital   20,893 
Distributions to Common Shareholders   (59,686,443) 
Decrease from repurchase of common shares   (1,565,972) 
Increase from repurchase of preferred shares   6,110,982 
Net cash used in financing activities   (62,786,236) 
Net increase in cash   11,965 
Cash (including foreign currency):     
Beginning of year   17,112 
End of period  $29,077 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:     
Interest paid on preferred shares  $452,228 
Interest paid on bank overdrafts   119 
Value of shares received as part of mergers of certain Fund investments   3,539,624 
Value of shares received as part of an exchange offer from one of the Fund’s investments   13,457,063 
      
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and foreign currency reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same amount above at June 30, 2021:
      
Cash  $66,692 
Foreign currency overdraft, at value.   (37,615) 
   $29,077 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Six Months Ended                 
   June 30, 2021   Year Ended December 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Operating Performance:                              
Net asset value, beginning of year  $25.02   $24.12   $20.51   $25.11   $22.30   $21.07 
Net investment income   0.16    0.26    0.35    0.45    0.32    0.36 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions   4.26    1.97    5.25    (3.43)   4.09    2.45 
Total from investment operations   4.42    2.23    5.60    (2.98)   4.41    2.81 
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)                              
Net investment income   (0.01)*   (0.03)   (0.07)   (0.08)   (0.06)   (0.05)
Net realized gain   (0.04)*   (0.14)   (0.23)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.17)
Total distributions to preferred shareholders   (0.05)   (0.17)   (0.30)   (0.30)   (0.28)   (0.22)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets                              
Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations   4.37    2.06    5.30    (3.28)   4.13    2.59 
Distributions to Common Shareholders:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)*   (0.23)   (0.29)   (0.37)   (0.28)   (0.31)
Net realized gain   (0.55)*   (1.08)   (0.99)   (0.93)   (0.97)   (1.01)
Return of capital       (0.01)   (0.04)   (0.02)   (0.07)    
Total distributions to common shareholders   (0.66)   (1.32)   (1.32)   (1.32)   (1.32)   (1.32)
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares   0.00(b)   0.01                0.00(b)
Increase in net asset value from repurchase of preferred shares   0.07    0.15                 
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital   0.00(b)       (0.02)       0.00(b)   (0.04)
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for common shares charged to paid-in capital   (0.00)(b)   0.00(b)   (0.01)            
Decrease in net asset value from common shares issued in rights offering           (0.34)            
Total Fund share transactions   0.07    0.16    (0.37)       0.00(b)   (0.04)
Net Asset Value Attributable to Common                              
Shareholders, End of Period  $28.80   $25.02   $24.12   $20.51   $25.11   $22.30 
NAV total return †   17.92%   10.47%   22.82%   (13.75)%   19.14%   12.70%
Market value, end of period  $26.31   $21.46   $21.95   $18.30   $23.41   $20.04 
Investment total return ††   25.97%   5.06%   28.13%   (17.10)%   24.11%   16.47%
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s)  $2,905,456   $2,572,913   $660,903   $2,197,065   $2,629,129   $2,397,663 
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s)  $2,603,856   $2,263,638   $2,186,702   $1,691,086   $2,069,871   $1,838,405 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares before preferred share distributions   1.19%(c)   1.22%   1.50%   1.87%   1.38%   1.69%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Six Months Ended                 
   June 30, 2021   Year Ended December 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares before fees waived (d)(e)   1.24%(c)   1.30%   1.21%(f)   1.35%   1.38%   1.39%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares net of advisory fee reduction, if any (d)(g)   1.24%(c)   1.25%   1.21%(f)   1.13%   1.38%   1.39%
Portfolio turnover rate   6%   16%   16%   11%   13%   16%
                               
Cumulative Preferred Shares:                              
5.875% Series A Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)          $76,201   $76,201   $76,201   $76,201 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)           3,048    3,048    3,048    3,048 
Liquidation preference per share          $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00 
Average market value (h)          $26.09   $25.66   $26.31   $26.32 
Asset coverage per share (i)          $140.28   $108.56   $117.53   $107.18 
Auction Market Series B Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $2,050   $66,175   $90,000   $90,000   $90,000   $90,000 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   0(j)   3    4    4    4    4 
Liquidation preference per share  $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000 
Liquidation value (k)  $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000 
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240,837   $207,979   $140,284   $108,555   $117,528   $107,181 
Auction Market Series C Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $1,350   $81,100   $108,000   $108,000   $108,000   $108,000 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   0(j)   3    4    4    4    4 
Liquidation preference per share  $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000 
Liquidation value (k)  $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000 
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240,837   $207,979   $140,284   $108,555   $117,528   $107,181 
6.000% Series D Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)              $31,779   $63,557   $63,557 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)               1,271    2,542    2,542 
Liquidation preference per share              $25.00   $25.00   $25.00 
Average market value (h)              $25.83   $26.57   $26.58 
Asset coverage per share (i)              $108.56   $117.53   $107.18 
Auction Rate Series E Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $3,100   $12,000   $50,000   $100,000   $121,500   $121,500 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   0(j)   0(j)   2    4    5    5 
Liquidation preference per share  $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000   $25,000 
Liquidation value (k)  $25,000   $25,000                 
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240,837   $207,979   $140,284   $108,555   $117,528   $107,181 
5.250% Series G Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $100,000   $100,000   $100,000   $100,000   $100,000   $100,000 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   4,000    4,000    4,000    4,000    4,000    4,000 
Liquidation preference per share  $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00 
Average market value (h)  $25.71   $25.77   $25.40   $24.83   $25.29   $25.20 
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240.84   $207.98   $140.28   $108.56   $117.53   $107.18 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Selected data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:

 

   Six Months Ended                 
   June 30, 2021   Year Ended December 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
5.375% Series H Preferred (l)                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $50,000   $50,000    50,000             
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   2,000    2,000    2,000             
Liquidation preference per share  $25.00   $25.00    25.00             
Average market value (h)  $27.68   $26.49    26.08             
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240.84   $207.98    140.28             
1.700% Series J Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $145,100                     
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   6                     
Liquidation preference per share  $25,000                     
Average market value (h)  $25,000                     
Asset coverage per share (i)  $240,837                     
Asset Coverage (m)   963%   832%   561%   434%   470%   429%

 

 

Based on net asset value per share and reinvestment of distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend date. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

††Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices determined under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

*Based on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end.

(a)Calculated based on average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the periods.

(b)Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)Annualized.
(d)The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all periods presented there was no impact on the expense ratios.
(e)Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares before fee waived for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 would have been 1.46%, 1.07%, 0.96%, 1.06%, 1.07%, and 1.07%, respectively.
(f)In 2019, due to failed auctions relating to previous fiscal years, the Fund reversed accumulated auction agent fees. The 2019 ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares and the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including the liquidation value of preferred shares, excluding the reversal of auction agent fees, were 1.35% and 1.07%, respectively.

(g)Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares net of advisory fee reduction for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 would have been 1.46%, 1.03%, 0.96%, 0.89%, 1.07%, and 1.07%, respectively.

(h)Based on weekly prices.

(i)Asset coverage per share is calculated by combining all series of preferred shares.
(j)Actual number of shares outstanding is less than 1,000.

(k)Since February 2008, the weekly auctions have failed. Holders that have submitted orders have not been able to sell any or all of their shares in the auction.
(l)The 5.375% Series H Preferred was issued June 7, 2019.

(m)Asset coverage is calculated by combining all series of preferred shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the Fund) currently operates as a diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 18, 2003 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). Investment operations commenced on November 28, 2003.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return on its assets with an emphasis on dividends and income. The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying securities (such as common and preferred shares) or other income producing securities (such as fixed income debt securities and securities that are convertible into equity securities).

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may materially impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its ability to achieve its investment objectives.

 

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the Board) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the Adviser).

 

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt obligations for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the securities are valued using the closing bid price, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market quotations are readily available will be valued by quotations received from a pricing

 

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service or, if no quotations are available from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one or more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.

 

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

 

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below: 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Valuation Inputs     
   Level 1   Level 2 Other Significant   Total Market Value 
   Quoted Prices   Observable Inputs   at 06/30/21 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:               
ASSETS (Market Value):               
Common Stocks               
Consumer Products  $119,778,456   $7,181,390   $126,959,846 
Entertainment   66,391,603    232,333    66,623,936 
Other Industries (a)   2,621,978,482        2,621,978,482 
Total Common Stocks   2,808,148,541    7,413,723    2,815,562,264 
Closed-End Funds       582,000    582,000 
Preferred Stocks (a)   5,850,645    2,331,063    8,181,708 
Convertible Preferred Stocks (a)   2,931,440        2,931,440 
Mandatory Convertible Securities (a)   9,015,225        9,015,225 
Warrants (a)   274,450        274,450 
Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)       2,011,795    2,011,795 
U.S. Government Obligations       72,674,937    72,674,937 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — ASSETS  $2,826,220,301   $85,013,518   $2,911,233,819 

 

 

 

(a)Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The Fund held no level 3 investments at June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

 

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

 

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

 

Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. When fair valuing a security, factors to consider include recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

 

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include backtesting the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

 

Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates.

 

Investments in other Investment Companies. The Fund may invest, from time to time, in shares of other investment companies (or entities that would be considered investment companies but are excluded from the definition pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act) (the Acquired Funds) in accordance with the 1940 Act and related rules. Stockholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata port on of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was 1 basis point.

 

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Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

 

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

 

Restricted Securities. The Fund is not subject to an independent limitation on the amount it may invest in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and, accordingly, the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities the Fund held at June 30, 2021, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method or amortized to earliest call date, if applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

 

Custodian Fee Credits. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included

 

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in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.”

 

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to stockholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.

 

Under the Fund’s current common share distribution policy, the Fund declares and pays quarterly distributions from net investment income, capital gains, and paid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of the year. Pursuant to this policy, distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. To the extent such distributions are made from current earnings and profits, they are considered ordinary income or long term capital gains. Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered as dividend yield or the total return from an investment in the Fund. The Board will continue to monitor the Fund’s distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s NAV and the financial market environment. The Fund’s distribution policy is subject to modification by the Board at any time.

 

Distributions to shareholders of the Fund’s Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series C Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series E Auction Rate Preferred Shares, 5.250% Series G Preferred Shares, 5.375% Series H Preferred Shares, and 1.70% Series J Preferred Shares (Preferred Shares) are recorded on a daily basis and are determined as described in Note 5.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   Common   Preferred 
Distributions paid from:          
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains)  $22,340,720   $2,871,312 
Net long term capital gains   96,545,555    12,408,394 
Return of capital   639,170     
Total distributions paid  $119,525,445   $15,279,706 

 

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2021:

 

       Gross   Gross     
       Unrealized   Unrealized   Net Unrealized 
   Cost   Appreciation   Depreciation   Appreciation 
Investments  $1,694,476,764   $1,261,870,045   $(45,112,990)  $1,216,757,055 

 

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2021, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, equal on an annual basis to 1.00% of the value of the Fund’s average weekly net assets including the liquidation value of preferred shares. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.

 

The Adviser has agreed to reduce the management fee on the incremental assets attributable to the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares if the total return of the NAV of the common shares of the Fund, including distributions and advisory fee subject to reduction, does not exceed the stated dividend rate of each particular series of the Preferred Shares for the year. The Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares is monitored on a monthly basis to assess whether the total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeds the stated dividend rate or corresponding swap rate of each particular series of Preferred Shares for the period. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeded the stated dividend rate on the Preferred Shares. Advisory fees were accrued on the Series G, Series H and Series J Preferred Shares.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund paid $4,165 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $9,082.

 

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. Under the sub-administration agreement with Bank of New York Mellon, the fees paid include the cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund accrued $22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.

 

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund accrued $88,438 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund pays retainer and per meeting fees to Trustees not affiliated with the Adviser, plus specified amounts to the Lead Trustee and Audit Committee Chairman. Trustees are also reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2021, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $168,516,243 and $243,504,089, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government Obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2021, aggregated $183,643,702 and $156,005,374, respectively.

 

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase and retirement of its common shares on the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund repurchased and retired 67,306 common shares in the open market at an investment of $1,565,972 and an average discount of approximately 12.16% from its NAV. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund repurchased and retired 198,934 common shares in the open market at an investment of $2,721,114 and an average discount of approximately 18.65% from its NAV.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended         
   June 30, 2021   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)   December 31, 2020 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount 
Net decrease from repurchase of common shares   (67,306)  $(1,565,972)   (198,934)  $(2,721,114)

 

The Fund has an effective shelf registration initially authorizing the offering of an additional $500 million of common or preferred shares or notes under the current shelf registration. As of June 30, 2021, after considering the common shares rights offering, the Fund has approximately $335 million available for issue under the current shelf registration.

 

On April 14, 2021 the Fund completed a tender offer (the Offer) under which holders of the Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series C Auction Rate Preferred Shares, and Series E Auction Rate Preferred Shares (the Auction Rate Preferred Shares) could exchange each Auction Rate Preferred Share for 0.96 of each newly

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

issued Series J Preferred Share. Shareholders tendered 2,565 Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares, 3,190 Series C Auction Market Preferred Shares, and 356 Series E Auction Rate Preferred Shares, in exchange for 5,804 Series J Preferred and cash in lieu of fractional shares.

 

Holders of Series J Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by, or under authority granted by, the Board, out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends and distributions, calculated separately for each dividend period, (i) at an annualized dividend rate of 1.70% of the $25,000 per share liquidation preference on the Series J Preferred Shares for the quarterly dividend periods ending on or prior to March 26, 2024 and (ii) at an annualized dividend rate of 4.50% of the $25,000 per share liquidation preference on the Series J Preferred Shares for all remaining quarterly dividend periods until the Series J Preferred Shares’ mandatory redemption date of March 26, 2028. Dividends and distributions on Series J Preferred Shares will be payable quarterly on March 26, June 26, September 26 and December 26 in each year commencing on June 26, 2021. The Series J Preferred Shares may be redeemed by the Fund, subject to certain restrictions, on March 26, 2024 and are subject to mandatory redemption by the Fund on March 26, 2028 and in certain other circumstances.

 

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares are senior to the common shares and result in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Preferred Shares are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statements of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Preferred Shares. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Series B, Series C, Series E, Series G, Series H and Series J Preferred Shares at redemption prices of $25,000, $25,000, $25,000, $25, $25 and $25,000, respectively, per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The income received on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed and variable rates, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common shareholders.

 

For Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares, the dividend rates, as set by the auction process that is generally held every seven days, are expected to vary with short term interest rates. Since February 2008, the number of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares subject to bid orders by potential holders has been less than the number of shares of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares subject to sell orders. Holders that have submitted sell orders have not been able to sell any or all of the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares for which they have submitted sell orders. Therefore the weekly auctions have failed, and the dividend rate has been the maximum rate. The current maximum rate for Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares is 150, 150, and 250 basis points, respectively, greater than the seven day ICE LIBOR rate on the date of such auction. Existing Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred shareholders may submit an order to hold, bid, or sell such shares on each auction date, or trade their shares in the secondary market. During the year ended December 31, 2020 the Fund repurchased and retired 953 shares of Series B

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Preferred, 1,076 shares of Series C Preferred, and 1,520 shares of Series E Preferred plus dividends accrued to the dates of redemption.

 

Commencing July 1, 2021 and June 10, 2024 and at any time thereafter, the Fund, at its option, may redeem the 5.250% Series G Cumulative Preferred Shares and the 5.375% Series H Cumulative Preferred Shares, respectively, in whole or in part at the redemption price. The Board has authorized the repurchase of Series G and Series H Preferred Shares in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value per share. On May 6, 2020, the Fund redeemed and retired 1,524,010 shares of the Series A Preferred at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. On September 25, 2020, the Fund redeemed and retired all remaining outstanding shares of Series A Preferred at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund did not repurchase any Series G Preferred Shares.

 

The Fund has the authority to purchase its auction rate and auction market preferred shares through negotiated private transactions. The Fund is not obligated to purchase any dollar amount or number of auction rate or auction market preferred shares, and the timing and amount of any auction rate or auction market preferred shares purchased will depend on market conditions, share price, capital availability, and other factors. The Fund is not soliciting holders to sell these shares nor recommending that holders offer them to the Fund. Any offers can be accepted or rejected in the Fund’s discretion.

 

The following table summarizes Cumulative Preferred Shares information:

 

          Number of                
          Shares          Dividend  Accrued 
          Outstanding at       2021 Dividend  Rate at  Dividends at 
Series  Issue Date  Authorized   6/30/2021   Net Proceeds   Rate Range  6/30/2021  6/30/2021 
B Auction Rate  October 12, 2004   4,000    82   $98,858,617   1.585% to 2.091%   2.091%  $117 
C Auction Rate  October 12, 2004   4,800    54    118,630,341   1.587% to 2.091%   2.091%   464 
E Auction Rate  November 3, 2005   5,400    124    133,379,387   2.591% to 3.594%   3.594%   2,137 
G 5.250%  July 1, 2016   4,000,000    4,000,000    96,634,565   Fixed Rate   5.250%   72,917 
H 5.375%  June 7, 2019   2,000,000    2,000,000    48,145,405   Fixed Rate   5.375%   37,326 
J 1.700%  April 14, 2021   5,804    5,804    145,000,000   Fixed Rate   1.700%   34,260 

 

The holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and under certain circumstances are entitled to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of all outstanding shares of the Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization adversely affecting the Preferred Shares, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s outstanding voting stock must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding Preferred Shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.

 

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6. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all other subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no other subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications

 

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that, as of June 7, 2021, he was not aware of any violation by the Fund of applicable NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The Fund reports to the SEC on Form N-CSR which contains certifications by the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that relate to the Fund’s disclosure in such reports and that are required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

 

Shareholder Meeting – May 10, 2021 – Final Results

 

The Fund’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held virtually on May 10, 2021. At that meeting, common and preferred shareholders, voting together as a single class, elected Elizabeth C. Bogan, Agnes Mullady, and Salvatore M. Salibello as Trustees of the Fund, with 79,531,748 votes, 79,641,197 votes, and 79,514,345 votes, cast in favor of these Trustees, and 3,410,590 votes, 3,301,141 votes, and 3,427,993 votes withheld for these Trustees, respectively.

 

In addition, preferred shareholders, voting as a separate class, re-elected James P. Conn as a Trustee of the Fund, with 4,055,802 votes cast in favor of this Trustee and 78,713 votes withheld for this Trustee.

 

Mario J. Gabelli, Anthony S. Colavita, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Michael J. Melarkey, Kuni Nakamura, Anthonie C. van Ekris, Susan V. Watson and Salvatore J. Zizza continue to serve in their capacities as Trustees of the Fund.

 

We thank you for your participation and appreciate your continued support.

 

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THE GABELLI DIVIDEND AND INCOME TRUST 

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

 

 

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

  

  Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. He is also Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.
   
  Christopher J. Marangi joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. Currently he is a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer for GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Value team. In addition, he serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA degree with honors from Columbia Business School.
   
  Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. Currently he is a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer for GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Value team. In addition, he serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from Columbia Business School.
   
  Sarah Donnelly joined Gabelli in 1999 as a junior research analyst working with the consumer staples and media analysts. Currently she is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, a Senior Vice President, and the Food, Household, and Personal Care products research analyst for Gabelli & Company. In 2013, she was named the Health & Wellness research platform leader. Ms. Donnelly received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minor in History from Fordham University.

 

 

 

 

  Robert D. Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
   
Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst focusing on companies across the healthcare industry. In 2006, he began serving as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems.
   
  Brian C. Sponheimer is a portfolio manager and research analyst, responsible for coverage of automotive, trucking, and machinery stocks. In 2010, 2011, and 2016, Mr. Sponheimer was recognized by various financial publications, including the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, as a “Best on the Street” analyst.He began his business career in institutional equities at CIBC World Markets in New York and Boston. Mr.Sponheimer graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a BA in Government and received an MBA in Finance and Economics from Columbia Business School.
   
  Regina M. Pitaro is a Managing Director and Head of Institutional Marketing at GAMCO Investors, Inc. Ms. Pitaro joined the Firm in 1984 and coordinates the organization’s focus with consultants and plan sponsors. She also serves as a Managing Director and Director of GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., and serves as a portfolio manager for Gabelli Funds, LLC. Ms. Pitaro holds an MBA in Finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.
   
  Howard F. Ward, CFA, joined Gabelli Funds in 1995 and currently serves as GAMCO’s Chief Investment Officer of Growth Equities as well as a Gabelli Funds, LLC portfolio manager for several funds within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Ward served as Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager for several Scudder mutual funds. He also was an Investment Officer in the Institutional Investment Department with Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Mr. Ward received his BA in Economics from Northwestern University.

 

 

 

 

Hendi Susanto joined Gabelli in 2007 as the lead technology research analyst. He spent his early career in supply chain management consulting and operations in the technology industry. He currently is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and a Vice President of Associated Capital Group Inc. Mr. Susanto received a BS degree summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota, an MS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
   
  Gordon Grender recently joined GAMCO UK, having previously served as the portfolio manager for a US equity fund at GAM International Ltd.

 

 

We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the contents of the portfolio managers’ commentary are unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

 

The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “General Equity Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “General Equity Funds.”

 

The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com.

 

The NASDAQ symbol for the Net Asset Value is “XGDVX.”

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time to time purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also from time to time purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.

 

 

 

 

THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST 

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

t800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)
f914-921-5118
einfo@gabelli.com
 GABELLI.COM

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Executive Chairman,

Associated Capital Group Inc.

 

Elizabeth C. Bogan

Senior Lecturer in Economics

at Princeton University

 

Anthony S. Colavita

President,

Anthony S. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President & Chief

Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Michael J. Melarkey

Of Counsel,

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

 

Agnes Mullady

Former Senior Vice President

of GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

Kuni Nakamura

President,

Advanced Polymer, Inc.

 

Salvatore M. Salibello

Senior Partner,

Bright Side Consulting

 

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

Susan V. Watson

Former President,

Investor Relations Association

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

 

OFFICERS

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

John C. Ball

Treasurer

 

Peter Goldstein

Secretary & Vice President

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

David I. Schachter

Vice President

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

COUNSEL

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND

REGISTRAR

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

   
   
GDV Q2/2021  


 

 

 

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Effective August 1, 2021, Tony Bancroft was added to the Fund’s portfolio management team.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Tony Bancroft, United States Marine Corps Reserve, joined the firm in 2009 as an associate in the alternative investments division and is currently an analyst covering the aerospace and defense and environmental services sectors, with a focus on suppliers to the commercial, military and regional jet aircraft industry and waste services. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps as an F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilot.

 

Tony graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy with a BS in systems engineering and holds an MBA in finance and economics from Columbia Business School.

 

Information provided as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the total assets in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other paid investment vehicles and other accounts. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.

 

Name of

Portfolio Manager

Type of accounts Total # managed Total assets No. of
Accounts where
Advisory Fee is
Based on
Performance
Total Assets
with
Advisory
Fee Based on
Performance
Tony Bancroft Registered Investment Companies 0 $0 0 $0
  Other Pooled Investment Vehicles 0 $0 0 $0
  Other accounts 4 $0.7 million 0 $0

 

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

(a) Total Number of

Shares (or Units)

Purchased

(b) Average Price Paid

per Share (or Unit)

(c) Total Number of

Shares (or Units)

Purchased as Part of

Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs

(d) Maximum Number (or

Approximate Dollar

Value) of Shares (or

Units) that May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs

Month #1
01/01/2021
through
01/31/2021
Common – 26,400

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – $22.18

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – 26,400

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common –90,476,735 - 26,400 = 90,450,335

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000

Month #2
02/01/2021
through
02/28/2021

Common – 10,400

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Common – $22.49

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Common – 10,400

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Common – 90,450,335 - 10,400 = 90,439,935

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000

Month #3
03/01/2021
through
03/31/2021
Common – 9,706

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – $23.52

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – 9,706

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – 90,439,935 - 9,706 = 90,430,229

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000
Month #4
04/01/2021
through
04/30/2021
Common – 17,400

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – $24.82

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – 17,400

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – 90,430,229  - 17,400 = 90,412,829

Preferred Series J – 5,804

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000
Month #5
05/01/2021
through
05/31/2021
Common – 3,400

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – $25.72

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – 3,400

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A
Common – 90,412,829 - 3,400 = 90,409,429

Preferred Series J – 5,804

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000
Month #6
06/01/2021
through
06/30/2021
Common – N/A

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – N/A

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – N/A

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – 90,409,429

Preferred Series J – 5,804

Preferred Series G – 4,000,000

Preferred Series H – 2,000,000
Total Common – 87,506

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – $23.80

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
Common – 87,506

Preferred Series J – N/A

Preferred Series G – N/A

Preferred Series H – N/A
N/A

 

 

 

 

Footnote columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly announced:

 

a.The date each plan or program was announced – The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs in the Fund’s shareholder reports in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
b.The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares.

Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00.

c.The expiration date (if any) of each plan or program – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
d.Each plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
e.Each plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend to make further purchases. – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)The registrant’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

           
(Registrant)     The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust  

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert  
    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer  

 

         
Date      September 3, 2021  

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert  
    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer  
         
Date      September 3, 2021  

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ John C. Ball  
    John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer  
         
Date      September 3, 2021  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.