N-CSRS 1 ggn-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          811-21698           

 

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & 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.

 

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust 

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2021

 

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

     
Caesar M. P. Bryan Vincent Hugonnard-Roche

 

To Our Shareholders,

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the net asset value (NAV) total return of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the Fund) was 4.3%, compared with total returns of 11.1% and (1.3)% for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Buy/Write Index and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver (XAU), respectively. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 19.6%. The Fund’s NAV per share and the closing price of the publicly traded shares on the NYSE American was $4.00. 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)

 

   Year to
Date
  1 Year  5 year  10 year  15 year  Since
Inception
(3/31/05)
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust                              
(GGN)                              
NAV Total Return (b)   4.26%   10.36%   3.05%   (2.50)%   (0.41)%   1.44%
Investment Total Return (c)   19.61    28.40    2.90    (2.28)   0.07    1.30 
CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index   11.10    27.28    7.05    7.01    5.43    5.55 
Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index   (2.01)   (0.50)   3.32    3.71    4.56    4.32 
Energy Select Sector Index   45.18    49.81    (0.18)   0.07    2.60    4.28 
Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index   (1.30)   10.67    8.59    (2.35)   1.00    3.69 

 

(a)Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. The CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index is an unmanaged benchmark index designed to reflect the return on a portfolio that consists of a long position in the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and a short position in a S&P 500 (SPX) call option. The Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. The Energy Select Sector Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large U.S. companies involved in the development or production of energy products. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large North American gold and silver companies. Dividends and interest income 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 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 American and reinvestment of distributions. 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.

 

 

 

Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments before options written as of June 30, 2021:

 

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

 

Long Positions     
      
Metals and Mining   54.8%
Energy and Energy Services   36.0%
U.S. Government Obligations   9.2%
    100.0%
Short Positions     
      
Call Options Written   (5.3)%
Put Options Written   (0.2)%
    (5.5)%


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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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares      Cost   Market
Value
 
     COMMON STOCKS — 89.9%          
     Energy and Energy Services — 36.0% 
 75,600   APA Corp.(a)  $4,706,856   $1,635,228 
 191,975   Baker Hughes Co.   7,881,506    4,390,468 
 429,500   BP plc, ADR(a)   16,899,795    11,347,390 
 163,000   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.(a)   4,157,229    2,845,980 
 233,048   Chevron Corp.(a)   29,972,226    24,409,448 
 157,500   ConocoPhillips(a)   12,281,006    9,591,750 
 140,000   Devon Energy Corp.(a)   4,903,350    4,086,600 
 48,000   Diamondback Energy Inc.   4,498,741    4,506,720 
 600,000   Eni SpA   9,735,118    7,306,591 
 143,500   EOG Resources Inc.(a)   15,497,980    11,973,640 
 673,600   Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)   52,202,535    42,490,689 
 220,000   Halliburton Co.(a)   7,823,231    5,086,400 
 13,000   Hess Corp.   960,613    1,135,160 
 45,500   HollyFrontier Corp.(a)   3,158,830    1,496,950 
 500,008   Kinder Morgan Inc.(a)   9,858,969    9,115,146 
 213,994   Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a)   14,020,932    12,929,517 
 127,961   Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)   4,612,583    4,001,340 
 149,000   ONEOK Inc.(a)   9,710,681    8,290,360 
 118,000   Phillips 66(a)   12,724,921    10,126,760 
 52,400   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)   9,837,445    8,516,048 
 1,084,000   Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A   33,779,025    21,694,726 
 340,000   Schlumberger NV(a)   22,387,601    10,883,400 
 179,000   Suncor Energy Inc.(a)   6,984,953    4,290,630 
 90,000   Sunoco LP(a)   2,878,605    3,393,000 
 451,000   The Williams Companies Inc.(a)   17,044,939    11,974,050 
 386,000   TotalEnergies SE, ADR(a)   22,358,017    17,470,360 
 117,000   Valero Energy Corp.(a)   12,848,297    9,135,360 
         353,725,984    264,123,711 
                
                
     Metals and Mining — 53.9%       
 385,000   Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(a)   25,202,530    23,273,250 
 1,929,992   Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A(a)   15,985,800    14,764,439 
 185,000   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR   4,848,646    3,437,300 
 2,349,000   B2Gold Corp.(a)   12,383,043    9,889,290 
 1,517,019   Barrick Gold Corp.(a)   35,306,849    31,371,953 
 2,400,000   Belo Sun Mining Corp.†   1,821,022    1,200,387 
 201,100   BHP Group Ltd., ADR(a)   14,110,966    14,646,113 
 665,000   Centamin plc.   963,359    930,933 
 672,500   Centerra Gold Inc.   5,608,791    5,105,054 
 425,000   Dundee Precious Metals Inc.   1,878,297    2,574,823 
 662,000   Eldorado Gold Corp.†   8,496,778    6,586,900 
 877,841   Endeavour Mining plc.   19,915,362    18,851,345 
 600,000   Equinox Gold Corp.†   4,536,185    4,170,000 
 2,749,000   Evolution Mining Ltd.   7,454,663    9,277,256 
Shares      Cost   Market
Value
 
 214,900   Franco-Nevada Corp.(a)  $29,730,646   $31,175,543 
 650,000   Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(a)   22,895,400    24,121,500 
 327,659   Fresnillo plc.   6,606,624    3,497,282 
 750,000   Gold Fields Ltd., ADR   9,043,050    6,675,000 
 4,604,079   Gold Road Resources Ltd.   4,628,309    4,350,565 
 522,276   Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR   3,542,161    1,948,090 
 3,076,832   Hochschild Mining plc.   10,518,478    6,528,983 
 1,270,000   Kinross Gold Corp.   9,948,210    8,064,500 
 501,065   Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.(a)   22,972,081    19,306,034 
 40,000   Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.   729,070    1,515,650 
 622,999   Newcrest Mining Ltd.   13,737,360    11,811,274 
 410,700   Newmont Corp.(a)   26,728,509    26,030,166 
 410,015   Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.†   871,620    201,727 
 2,771,626   Northern Star Resources Ltd.   18,575,493    20,328,521 
 1,928,500   OceanaGold Corp.†   5,367,561    3,655,998 
 465,000   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.   6,040,826    6,373,306 
 36,700   Pan American Silver Corp.   4,450,941    1,048,519 
 692,000   Pretium Resources Inc.†   7,582,666    6,615,520 
 300,000   Rio Tinto plc, ADR(a)   24,654,000    25,167,000 
 35,000   Royal Gold Inc.(a)   4,022,412    3,993,500 
 375,032   SSR Mining Inc.   6,364,243    5,846,749 
 1,065,000   Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.†   6,364,828    10,103,582 
 54   Westgold Resources Ltd.†   76    76 
 434,450   Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.(a)   21,502,438    19,146,212 
 550,000   Yamana Gold Inc.   3,492,500    2,321,000 
         428,881,793    395,905,340 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   782,607,777    660,029,051 
                
     RIGHTS — 0.0%          
     Metals and Mining — 0.0%       
 269,700   Pan American Silver Corp., CVR†   61,125    229,245 
                
     WARRANTS — 0.0%          
     Energy and Energy Services — 0.0% 
 7,207   Occidental Petroleum Corp., expire 08/03/27†   35,675    100,249 
                
Principal
Amount
              
     CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.6% 
     Metals and Mining — 0.6%       
$1,300,000   Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.,
4.650%, 10/31/24
   1,300,000    1,686,620 
 2,000,000   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.,
4.000%, 12/31/22
   1,565,384    1,689,722 
                


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

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

 

 

Principal
Amount
      Cost   Market
Value
 
     CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) 
     Metals and Mining (Continued)      
$1,000,000   Pretium Resources Inc., 2.250%, 03/15/22  $1,000,000   $1,018,750 
         3,865,384    4,395,092 
                
                
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS   3,865,384    4,395,092 
                
     CORPORATE BONDS — 0.3%          
     Metals and Mining — 0.3%          
 2,000,000   IAMGOLD Corp., 5.750%, 10/15/28(b)   2,000,000    2,083,200 
                
     U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 9.2% 
 28,395,000   U.S. Cash Management Bill, 0.005%††, 09/07/21   28,394,732    28,392,694 
 39,207,000   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.015% to 0.045%††, 07/08/21 to 11/04/21(c)   39,203,970    39,203,013 
                
     TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS   67,598,702    67,595,707 
                
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE OPTIONS  WRITTEN — 100.0%  $856,168,663    734,432,544 
                
OPTIONS WRITTEN — (5.5)%          
(Premiums received $48,594,891)        (40,680,070)
                
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)        8,160,887 
                
PREFERRED SHARES          
(3,459,899 preferred shares outstanding)        (86,497,475)
                
NET ASSETS — COMMON SHARES          
(154,036,934 common shares outstanding)       $615,415,886 
                
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE          
($615,415,886 ÷ 154,036,934 shares outstanding)       $4.00 

 

 
(a)Securities, or a portion thereof, with a value of $318,102,793 were deposited with the broker as collateral for options written.

(b)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(c)At June 30, 2021, $29,500,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for options written.

Non-income producing security.

††Represents annualized yield(s) at date(s) of purchase.

   
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
CVRContingent Value Right
Geographic Diversification  % of Total Investments*  Market
Value
 
Long Positions          
United States   44.1%  $323,855,136 
Canada   30.2    221,652,605 
Europe   14.0    102,768,345 
Asia/Pacific   8.7    64,069,803 
South Africa   1.6    12,060,390 
Latin America   1.4    10,026,265 
Total Investments — Long Positions   100.0%  $734,432,544 
           
Short Positions          
United States   (5.0)%  $(36,779,722)
Canada   (0.3)   (2,064,437)
Europe   (0.1)   (1,375,010)
Asia/Pacific   (0.1)   (460,901)
Total Investments — Short Positions   (5.5)%  $(40,680,070)

 

 
*Total investments exclude options written.


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

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

 

As of June 30, 2021, options written outstanding were as follows:

 

Description  Counterparty  Number of
Contracts
      Notional
Amount
       Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
  Market
Value
 
OTC Call Options Written — (4.5)%                               
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,450    USD 8,765,250     USD 70.00   09/17/21  $132,907 
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.  Pershing LLC   700    USD 4,231,500     USD 60.00   10/15/21   306,044 
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.  Pershing LLC   500    USD 3,022,500     USD 66.00   10/15/21   111,058 
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,200    USD 7,254,000     USD 68.00   12/17/21   322,362 
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A  Pershing LLC   7,300    USD 5,584,500     USD 11.25   07/16/21   410 
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A  Pershing LLC   3,500    USD 2,677,500     USD 8.50   11/19/21   203,911 
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A  Pershing LLC   3,000    USD 2,295,000     USD 9.50   11/19/21   110,948 
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A  Pershing LLC   3,800    USD 2,907,000     USD 8.50   01/21/22   273,800 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   1,850    USD 3,437,300     USD 17.00   08/20/21   382,078 
Apache Corp.  Pershing LLC   252    USD 545,076     USD 20.00   09/17/21   76,578 
B2Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   7,500    USD 3,157,500     USD 5.00   09/17/21   94,920 
B2Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   5,500    USD 2,315,500     USD 5.50   10/15/21   49,749 
B2Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   2,000    USD 842,000     USD 6.00   10/15/21   9,496 
B2Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   8,400    USD 3,536,400     USD 5.60   12/17/21   165,684 
Baker Hughes Co.  Pershing LLC   520    USD 1,189,240     USD 24.00   08/20/21   41,791 
Baker Hughes Co.  Pershing LLC   800    USD 1,829,600     USD 21.00   10/15/21   215,754 
Baker Hughes Co.  Pershing LLC   600    USD 1,372,200     USD 23.00   11/19/21   108,776 
Barrick Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   4,400    USD 9,099,200     USD 23.00   08/20/21   130,275 
Barrick Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   4,650    USD 9,616,200     USD 23.00   10/15/21   281,601 
Barrick Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   850    USD 1,757,800     USD 24.00   10/15/21   38,029 
Barrick Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   5,270    USD 10,898,360     USD 23.00   12/17/21   513,793 
BHP Group Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   670    USD 4,879,610     USD 65.00   08/20/21   535,200 
BHP Group Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   670    USD 4,879,610     USD 72.00   09/17/21   156,435 
BHP Group Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   670    USD 4,879,610     USD 72.00   10/15/21   201,849 
BP plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,350    USD 3,566,700     USD 26.00   07/16/21   112,463 
BP plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,445    USD 3,817,690     USD 25.00   09/17/21   296,040 
BP plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,500    USD 3,963,000     USD 28.00   10/15/21   151,380 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.  Pershing LLC   550    USD 960,300     USD 20.00   08/20/21   8,877 
Chevron Corp.  Pershing LLC   800    USD 8,379,200     USD 100.00   07/16/21   393,961 
Chevron Corp.  Pershing LLC   180    USD 1,885,320     USD 100.00   09/17/21   120,305 
Chevron Corp.  Pershing LLC   580    USD 6,074,920     USD 105.00   09/17/21   239,074 
Chevron Corp.  Pershing LLC   770    USD 8,064,980     USD 115.00   11/19/21   178,113 
ConocoPhillips  Pershing LLC   575    USD 3,501,750     USD 60.00   10/15/21   225,617 
ConocoPhillips  Pershing LLC   600    USD 3,654,000     USD 54.00   11/19/21   475,469 
ConocoPhillips  Pershing LLC   400    USD 2,436,000     USD 62.50   12/17/21   158,875 
Devon Energy Corp.  Pershing LLC   700    USD 2,043,300     USD 25.00   10/15/21   352,318 
Devon Energy Corp.  Pershing LLC   700    USD 2,043,300     USD 28.00   12/17/21   275,206 
Diamondback Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   160    USD 1,502,240     USD 75.00   08/20/21   298,771 
Diamondback Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   160    USD 1,502,240     USD 80.00   10/15/21   270,971 
Diamondback Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   160    USD 1,502,240     USD 90.00   12/17/21   212,048 
Eldorado Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,620    USD 1,611,900     USD 13.00   09/17/21   22,096 
Eldorado Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,650    USD 1,641,750     USD 13.00   11/19/21   58,098 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  Pershing LLC   3,647    CAD 9,708,314     CAD 17.00   07/16/21   1 
Eni SpA  Morgan Stanley   300    EUR 1,540,500     EUR 9.50   07/16/21   140,244 
Eni SpA  Morgan Stanley   300    EUR 1,540,500     EUR 10.00   09/17/21   96,670 
Eni SpA  Morgan Stanley   300    EUR 1,540,500     EUR 11.00   11/19/21   32,444 
Eni SpA  Morgan Stanley   300    EUR 1,540,500     EUR 11.00   01/21/22   46,540 
EOG Resources Inc.  Pershing LLC   485    USD 4,046,840     USD 75.00   09/17/21   525,965 
EOG Resources Inc.  Pershing LLC   500    USD 4,172,000     USD 77.50   11/19/21   545,073 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

 

Description  Counterparty  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
  Market
Value
 
EOG Resources Inc.  Pershing LLC   450   USD 3,754,800    USD 85.00   12/17/21  $357,492 
Equinox Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   3,000   USD 2,085,000    USD 13.00   07/16/21   1 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   781   USD 4,926,548    USD 55.00   07/16/21   615,573 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   2,065   USD 13,026,020    USD 60.00   09/17/21   886,401 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,000   USD 6,308,000    USD 55.00   11/19/21   803,216 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,000   USD 6,308,000    USD 60.00   11/19/21   490,324 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,000   USD 6,308,000    USD 61.50   01/21/22   488,069 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Pershing LLC   890   USD 5,614,120    USD 65.00   01/21/22   307,024 
Franco-Nevada Corp.  Pershing LLC   700   USD 10,154,900    USD 120.00   09/17/21   1,753,341 
Franco-Nevada Corp.  Pershing LLC   700   USD 10,154,900    USD 150.00   11/19/21   514,080 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,700   USD 6,308,700    USD 35.00   10/15/21   765,270 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  Pershing LLC   2,100   USD 7,793,100    USD 35.00   12/17/21   1,126,846 
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   2,500   USD 2,225,000    USD 10.00   09/17/21   89,777 
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   2,500   USD 2,225,000    USD 10.00   11/19/21   144,631 
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   2,500   USD 2,225,000    USD 10.00   01/21/22   194,946 
Halliburton Co.  Pershing LLC   1,100   USD 2,543,200    USD 23.00   07/16/21   84,076 
Halliburton Co.  Pershing LLC   1,100   USD 2,543,200    USD 22.50   10/15/21   256,819 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   2,500   USD 932,500    USD 6.00   07/16/21   2 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR  Pershing LLC   2,600   USD 969,800    USD 5.00   01/21/22   94,016 
Hess Corp.  Pershing LLC   130   USD 1,135,160    USD 65.00   08/20/21   293,967 
HollyFrontier Corp.  Pershing LLC   200   USD 658,000    USD 45.00   09/17/21   4,499 
Kinder Morgan Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,700   USD 3,099,100    USD 16.00   08/20/21   329,960 
Kinder Morgan Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,700   USD 3,099,100    USD 18.00   10/15/21   146,832 
Kinder Morgan Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,600   USD 2,916,800    USD 19.00   12/17/21   105,890 
Kinross Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   4,500   USD 2,857,500    USD 8.00   07/16/21   5,606 
Kinross Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   800   USD 508,000    USD 7.50   09/17/21   12,841 
Kinross Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   500   USD 317,500    USD 8.50   09/17/21   3,814 
Kinross Gold Corp.  Pershing LLC   4,200   USD 2,667,000    USD 7.50   11/19/21   128,071 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,266   USD 4,877,898    USD 47.00   07/16/21   5,576 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   307   USD 1,182,871    USD 50.00   07/16/21   508 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   373   USD 1,437,169    USD 35.00   08/20/21   152,963 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,865   USD 7,185,845    USD 45.00   09/17/21   132,179 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,200   USD 4,623,600    USD 50.00   10/15/21   50,758 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.  Pershing LLC   1,573   USD 6,060,769    USD 45.00   12/17/21   255,518 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   500   USD 3,021,000    USD 50.00   07/16/21   515,780 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   560   USD 3,383,520    USD 62.50   09/17/21   132,329 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   380   USD 2,295,960    USD 52.50   11/19/21   322,960 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   150   USD 906,300    USD 62.50   11/19/21   47,771 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   550   USD 3,323,100    USD 62.50   01/21/22   219,563 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.  Morgan Stanley   1,250   AUD 3,160,000    AUD 27.00   07/15/21   10,653 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.  Morgan Stanley   2,150   AUD 5,435,200    AUD 26.00   09/16/21   150,651 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.  Morgan Stanley   2,150   AUD 5,435,200    AUD 30.00   11/18/21   77,657 
Newmont Corp.  Pershing LLC   950   USD 6,021,100    USD 60.00   07/16/21   332,633 
Newmont Corp.  Pershing LLC   990   USD 6,274,620    USD 62.50   08/20/21   298,174 
Newmont Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,167   USD 7,396,446    USD 70.00   10/15/21   177,884 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.  Morgan Stanley   9,400   AUD 9,193,200    AUD 13.00   12/16/21   221,940 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  Pershing LLC   390   USD 1,219,530    USD 30.00   12/17/21   194,722 
ONEOK Inc.  Pershing LLC   330   USD 1,836,120    USD 46.00   07/16/21   324,554 
ONEOK Inc.  Pershing LLC   390   USD 2,169,960    USD 55.00   10/15/21   145,142 
ONEOK Inc.  Pershing LLC   395   USD 2,197,780    USD 55.00   11/19/21   151,316 
ONEOK Inc.  Pershing LLC   375   USD 2,086,500    USD 55.00   01/21/22   177,134 
Pan American Silver Corp.  Pershing LLC   367   USD 1,048,519    USD 32.50   08/20/21   22,737 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

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

 

 

Description  Counterparty  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
   Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
  Market
Value
 
Phillips 66  Pershing LLC   330     USD 2,832,060    USD 80.00   08/20/21  $226,367 
Phillips 66  Pershing LLC   470     USD 4,033,540    USD 80.00   10/15/21   401,856 
Phillips 66  Pershing LLC   370     USD 3,175,340    USD 90.00   12/17/21   181,055 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  Pershing LLC   130     USD 2,112,760    USD 140.00   09/17/21   324,536 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  Pershing LLC   130     USD 2,112,760    USD 160.00   09/17/21   155,976 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  Pershing LLC   130     USD 2,112,760    USD 150.00   10/15/21   247,101 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  Pershing LLC   135     USD 2,194,020    USD 170.00   12/17/21   171,594 
Pretium Resources Inc.  Pershing LLC   2,300     USD 2,198,800    USD 11.00   10/15/21   99,404 
Rio Tinto plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 8,389,000    USD 74.07   07/16/21   879,632 
Rio Tinto plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 8,389,000    USD 80.00   09/17/21   446,906 
Rio Tinto plc, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 8,389,000    USD 82.50   12/17/21   548,318 
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A  Morgan Stanley   310     GBP 4,485,080    GBp 1600.00   09/17/21   90,781 
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A  Morgan Stanley   330     GBP 4,774,440    GBp 1500.00   10/15/21   253,318 
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A  Morgan Stanley   444     GBP 6,423,792    GBp 1400.00   12/17/21   715,012 
Royal Gold Inc.  Pershing LLC   350     USD 3,993,500    USD 115.00   12/17/21   283,694 
Schlumberger NV  Pershing LLC   1,170     USD 3,745,170    USD 30.00   09/17/21   400,382 
Schlumberger NV  Pershing LLC   1,230     USD 3,937,230    USD 37.50   11/19/21   173,968 
Schlumberger NV  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 3,201,000    USD 35.00   01/21/22   249,948 
SSR Mining Inc.  Pershing LLC   2,000     USD 3,118,000    USD 20.00   09/17/21   37,910 
SSR Mining Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,765     USD 2,751,635    USD 20.00   11/19/21   78,089 
Suncor Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   570     USD 1,366,290    USD 22.00   09/17/21   147,865 
Suncor Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   655     USD 1,570,035    USD 24.00   10/15/21   116,327 
Suncor Energy Inc.  Pershing LLC   570     USD 1,366,290    USD 25.00   12/17/21   101,022 
Sunoco LP  Pershing LLC   300     USD 1,131,000    USD 30.00   09/17/21   202,329 
Sunoco LP  Pershing LLC   300     USD 1,131,000    USD 35.00   11/19/21   72,225 
Sunoco LP  Pershing LLC   300     USD 1,131,000    USD 35.00   12/17/21   78,356 
The Williams Companies Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,050     USD 2,787,750    USD 23.00   07/16/21   357,642 
The Williams Companies Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 2,655,000    USD 24.00   09/17/21   244,440 
The Williams Companies Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,060     USD 2,814,300    USD 27.00   11/19/21   118,725 
The Williams Companies Inc.  Pershing LLC   1,020     USD 2,708,100    USD 27.00   01/21/22   128,017 
TotalEnergies SE, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 4,526,000    USD 45.00   07/16/21   96,383 
TotalEnergies SE, ADR  Pershing LLC   335     USD 1,516,210    USD 50.00   07/16/21   528 
TotalEnergies SE, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,100     USD 4,978,600    USD 50.00   09/17/21   66,737 
TotalEnergies SE, ADR  Pershing LLC   1,100     USD 4,978,600    USD 45.00   11/19/21   278,964 
Valero Energy Corp.  Pershing LLC   340     USD 2,654,720    USD 77.50   08/20/21   132,835 
Valero Energy Corp.  Pershing LLC   370     USD 2,888,960    USD 80.00   10/15/21   175,018 
Valero Energy Corp.  Pershing LLC   370     USD 2,888,960    USD 80.00   12/17/21   211,391 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  Pershing LLC   2,625     USD 8,919,750    USD 39.00   11/19/21   271,976 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,750     USD 7,712,250    USD 47.00   09/17/21   248,291 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.  Pershing LLC   1,567     USD 6,905,769    USD 50.00   12/17/21   302,208 
Yamana Gold Inc.  Pershing LLC   2,750     USD 1,160,500    USD 6.50   10/15/21   12,760 
Yamana Gold Inc.  Pershing LLC   2,750     USD 1,160,500    USD 5.00   12/17/21   63,272 
TOTAL OTC CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN                   $33,217,711 
OTC Put Options Written — (0.1)%                         
Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF  Pershing LLC   1,700     USD 9,157,900    USD 40.00   07/16/21  $5,100 
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF  Pershing LLC   1,000     USD 2,346,000    USD 21.00   12/17/21   77,749 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  Pershing LLC   4,000     USD 13,592,000    USD 34.00   10/15/21   907,174 
TOTAL OTC PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN                            $990,023 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

 

Description  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
   Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
  Market
Value
 
Exchange Traded Call Options Written — (0.8)%                          
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A  9,000     USD 6,885,000   USD 10.00   09/17/21  $108,000 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR  925     USD 1,718,650   USD 28.00   07/16/21   4,625 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR  925     USD 1,718,650   USD 25.00   10/15/21   23,125 
Apache Corp.  500     USD 1,081,500   USD 20.00   07/16/21   103,500 
Centerra Gold Inc.  3,350     CAD 3,152,350   CAD 19.00   07/16/21   4,054 
Centerra Gold Inc.  3,350     CAD 3,152,350   CAD 15.00   09/17/21   40,537 
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.  4,250     CAD 3,191,750   CAD 10.00   10/15/21   346,281 
Eldorado Gold Corp.  1,615     USD 1,606,925   USD 13.00   07/16/21   16,150 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  1,918     CAD 5,105,716   CAD 27.00   07/16/21   69,627 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  2,620     CAD 6,974,440   CAD 30.00   07/16/21   9,511 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  570     CAD 1,517,340   CAD 32.00   07/16/21   690 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  600     CAD 1,597,200   CAD 36.00   07/16/21   3,630 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  1,170     CAD 3,114,540   CAD 26.00   09/17/21   210,007 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  600     CAD 1,597,200   CAD 30.00   09/17/21   36,302 
Endeavour Mining Corp.  1,300     CAD 3,460,600   CAD 32.00   11/19/21   94,385 
Endeavour Mining plc  3,088     CAD 8,220,256   CAD 30.00   12/17/21   411,036 
Equinox Gold Corp.  3,000     USD 2,085,000   USD 10.00   07/16/21   15,000 
Franco-Nevada Corp.  24     USD 348,168   USD 120.00   07/16/21   60,720 
Franco-Nevada Corp.  725     USD 10,517,575   USD 150.00   01/21/22   727,175 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  2,700     USD 10,019,700   USD 35.00   01/21/22   1,593,000 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR  2,723     USD 1,015,679   USD 7.00   11/19/21   27,230 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.  390     USD 1,219,530   USD 25.00   07/16/21   246,675 
OceanaGold Corp.  9,500     CAD 2,232,500   CAD 2.50   07/16/21   42,151 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.  2,000     CAD 3,398,000   CAD 16.00   07/16/21   181,510 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.  2,000     CAD 3,398,000   CAD 15.00   09/17/21   375,121 
Pretium Resources Inc.  2,320     USD 2,217,920   USD 13.00   07/16/21   23,200 
Pretium Resources Inc.  2,300     USD 2,198,800   USD 11.00   01/21/22   195,500 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  1,750     USD 5,946,500   USD 37.00   07/16/21   10,500 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  1,750     USD 5,946,500   USD 37.00   09/17/21   155,750 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  2,625     USD 8,919,750   USD 42.00   12/17/21   191,625 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.  3,600     CAD 4,233,600   CAD 12.00   10/15/21   239,594 
Yamana Gold Inc.  2,750     USD 1,160,500   USD 7.00   07/16/21   2,750 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN                       $5,568,961 
Exchange Traded Put Options Written — (0.1)%                          
Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF  2,000     USD 10,774,000   USD 43.00   09/17/21  $74,000 
Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF  1,400     USD 7,541,800   USD 47.00   12/17/21   247,800 
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF  865     USD 2,029,290   USD 19.00   10/15/21   12,975 
NextEra Energy Partners LP  220     USD 1,679,920   USD 65.00   10/15/21   28,600 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  4,500     USD 15,291,000   USD 28.00   08/20/21   45,000 
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF  4,500     USD 15,291,000   USD 30.00   12/17/21   495,000 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN                       $903,375 
                           
TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN                       $40,680,070 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

 

Assets:    
Investments in securities, at value (cost $856,168,663)  $734,432,544 
Foreign currency, at value (cost $138,519)   137,871 
Cash   275,444 
Deposit at brokers for securities sold short   3,884,781 
Receivable for investments in securities sold   4,387,032 
Dividends and interest receivable   543,749 
Deferred offering expense   92,583 
Prepaid expenses   7,196 
Total Assets   743,761,200 
Liabilities:     
Options written, at value (premiums received $48,594,891)   40,680,070 
Distributions payable   60,068 
Payable for investment securities purchased   49,305 
Payable for investment advisory fees   593,006 
Payable for payroll expenses   23,340 
Payable for accounting fees   3,750 
Other accrued expenses   438,300 
Total Liabilities   41,847,839 
Cumulative Preferred Shares $0.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized:     
Series B Preferred Shares (5.000%, $25 liquidation value, 3,459,899 shares issued and outstanding)   86,497,475 
      
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders  $615,415,886 
      
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $1,212,273,545 
Total accumulated loss   (596,857,659)
Net Assets  $615,415,886 
      
Net Asset Value per Common Share:     
($615,415,886 ÷ 154,036,934 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)  $4.00 
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
 
Investment Income:    
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $520,969)  $9,501,432 
Interest   152,720 
Total Investment Income   9,654,152 
Expenses:     
Investment advisory fees   3,519,947 
Offering expense for issuance of common shares   184,860 
Shareholder communications expenses   165,357 
Trustees’ fees   107,662 
Payroll expenses   104,631 
Legal and audit fees   81,239 
Custodian fees   27,069 
Accounting fees   22,500 
Service fees for securities sold short (See Note 2)   21,689 
Shareholder services fees   16,420 
Interest expense   234 
Miscellaneous expenses   80,375 
Total Expenses   4,331,983 
Less:     
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 3)   (2,942)
Net Expenses   4,329,041 
Net Investment Income   5,325,111 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency:     
Net realized loss on investments in securities   (13,212,298)
Net realized gain on securities sold short   257,713 
Net realized gain on written options   14,675,054 
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions   (69,002)
Net realized gain on investments in securities, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions   1,651,467 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:     
on investments in securities   9,129,843 
on written options   10,080,243 
on foreign currency translations   (1,652)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, written options, and foreign currency translations   19,208,434 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency   20,859,901 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   26,185,012 
Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders   (2,162,437)
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations  $24,022,575 


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders

 

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
   Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 
         
Operations:          
Net investment income  $5,325,111   $6,858,890 
Net realized gain on investments in securities, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions   1,651,467    71,369,770 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, written options, and foreign currency translations   19,208,434    (50,192,234)
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   26,185,012    28,036,426 
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders   (2,162,437)*   (4,326,630)
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations   24,022,575    23,709,796 
           
Distributions to Common Shareholders:          
Accumulated earnings   (5,562,915)*   (4,835,836)
Return of capital   (22,251,659)*   (73,144,119)
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders   (27,814,574)   (77,979,955)
           
Fund Share Transactions:          
Net increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering       40,049,726 
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions   230,034    828,884 
Decrease in net assets from repurchase of common shares   (7,496,031)   (32,610,136)
Net increase in net assets from repurchase of preferred shares       11,955 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions   (7,265,997)   8,280,429 
           
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders   (11,057,996)   (45,989,730)
           
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:          
Beginning of year   626,473,882    672,463,612 
End of period  $615,415,886   $626,473,882 

 

 

*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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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & 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  $4.01   $4.31   $4.17   $5.46    5.68   $5.34 
Net investment income   0.03    0.04    0.02    0.07    0.06    0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on  investments, securities sold short, written  options, and foreign currency transactions   0.14    0.13    0.74    (0.73)   0.35    1.15 
Total from investment operations   0.17    0.17    0.76    (0.66)   0.41    0.18 
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)                              
Net investment income   (0.01)*   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.00)(b)
Return of capital                       (0.04)
Total distributions to preferred shareholders   (0.01)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.04)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations   0.16    0.14    0.73    (0.69)   0.38    1.14 
Distributions to Common Shareholders:                              
Net investment income   (0.02)*   (0.03)   (0.00)(b)   (0.03)   (0.05)   (0.04)
Net realized gain   (0.02)*                    
Return of capital   (0.14)*   (0.45)   (0.60)   (0.57)   (0.55)   (0.80)
Total distributions to common shareholders   (0.18)   (0.48)   (0.60)   (0.60)   (0.60)   (0.84)
Fund Share Transactions:                              
Increase in net asset value from common share transactions       0.01    0.01    0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.04 
Increase in net asset value from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions   0.00(b)                    
Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares   0.01    0.03    0.00(b)           0.00(b)
Increase in net asset value from repurchase of preferred shares and transaction fees       0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)
Total Fund share transactions   0.01    0.04    0.01    0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.04 
Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Shareholders, End of Period  $4.00   $4.01   $4.31   $4.17   $5.46   $5.68 
NAV total return †   4.26%   5.58%   18.82%   (13.54)%   7.05%   22.67%
Market value, end of period  $4.00   $3.51   $4.40   $3.70   $5.21   $5.30 
Investment total return ††   19.61%   (8.68)%   36.72%   (19.44)%   9.61%   29.39%
                               
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s)  $701,913   $712,971   $759,110   $655,478   $828,655   $853,079 
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s)  $615,416   $626,474   $672,464   $568,366   $740,746   $764,312 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares   1.72%(c)   1.08%   0.46%   1.38%   1.13%   0.44%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares (d)(e)(f)   1.40%(c)   1.42%   1.37%   1.35%   1.31%   1.32%
Portfolio turnover rate   56%   89%   93%   146%   215%   198%

 

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 
Cumulative Preferred Shares:                        
5.000% Series B Preferred                              
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)  $86,497   $86,497   $86,646   $87,112   $87,909   $88,767 
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)   3,460    3,460    3,466    3,484    3,516    3,551 
Liquidation preference per share  $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00   $25.00 
Average market value (g)  $25.44   $25.13   $24.12   $23.06   $24.13   $23.81 
Asset coverage per share  $203   $206   $219   $188   $236   $240 
Asset Coverage   811%   824%   876%   752%   943%   961%

 

 
Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset value per share on the ex-dividend dates. 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 obtained 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 incurred dividend expense and service fees on securities sold short. If these expenses had not been incurred, the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 would have been 1.39%, 1.34%, 1.33%, 1.33%, 1.30%, and 1.31% attributable to common shares, respectively, and 1.22%, 1.18%, 1.17%, 1.17%, 1.16%, and 1.17% including liquidation value of preferred shares.

(e)Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 would have been 1.23%, 1.25%, 1.20%, 1.19%, 1.17%, and 1.18%, respectively.

(f)The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all years presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(g)Based on weekly prices.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization. GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the Fund) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 4, 2005 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). Investment operations commenced on March 31, 2005.

 

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and its primary objective. The Fund will attempt to achieve its objectives, under normal market conditions, by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resources industries. As part of its investment strategy, the Fund intends to earn income through an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on equity securities in its portfolio. The Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, mining, fabrication, processing, distribution, or trading of gold, or the financing, managing and controlling, or operating of companies engaged in “gold related” activities (Gold Companies). In addition, the Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, production, or distribution of natural resources, such as gas and oil, paper, food and agriculture, forestry products, metals, and minerals as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers (Natural Resources Companies). The Fund may invest in the securities of companies located anywhere in the world.

 

The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility to the Fund’s NAV and a magnified effect in its total return.

 

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

 

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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 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Valuation Inputs     
   Level 1
Quoted Prices
   Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
   Total Market Value
at 06/30/21
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:            
ASSETS (Market Value):            
Common Stocks (a)  $660,029,051       $660,029,051 
Rights (a)   229,245        229,245 
Warrants (a)   100,249        100,249 
Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)      $4,395,092    4,395,092 
Corporate Bonds (a)       2,083,200    2,083,200 
U.S. Government Obligations       67,595,707    67,595,707 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS  $660,358,545   $74,073,999   $734,432,544 
                
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:               
LIABILITIES (Market Value):               
Equity Contracts               
Call Options Written  $(5,167,236)  $(33,619,436)  $(38,786,672)
Put Options Written   (776,500)   (1,116,898)   (1,893,398)
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - LIABLITIES  $(5,943,736)  $(34,736,334)  $(40,680,070)

 

 

 

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

 

There were no level 3 investments held 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

 

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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.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

 

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives, while collateral terms are contract specific for derivatives traded over-the-counter. Securities pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Cash collateral, if any, pledged for the same purpose will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Fund’s policy with respect to offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

 

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at June 30, 2021, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

 

Options. The Fund may purchase or write call or put options on securities or indices for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. As a writer of put options, the Fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. The Fund would incur a loss if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. The Fund would realize a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.

 

As a purchaser of put options, the Fund pays a premium for the right to sell to the seller of the put option the underlying security at a specified price. The seller of the put has the obligation to purchase the underlying

 

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security upon exercise at the exercise price. If the price of the underlying security declines, the Fund would realize a gain upon sale or exercise. If the price of the underlying security increases or stays the same, the Fund would realize a loss upon sale or at the expiration date, but only to the extent of the premium paid.

 

If a written call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. In the case of call options, the exercise prices are referred to as “in-the-money,” “at-the-money,” and “out-of-the-money,” respectively. The Fund may write (a) in-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the price of the underlying security will remain stable or decline during the option period, (b) at-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the price of the underlying security will remain stable, decline, or advance moderately during the option period, and (c) out-of-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the premiums received from writing the call option will be greater than the appreciation in the price of the underlying security above the exercise price. By writing a call option, the Fund limits its opportunity to profit from any increase in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price of the option. Out-of-the-money, at-the-money, and in-the-money put options (the reverse of call options as to the relation of exercise price to market price) may be utilized in the same market environments that such call options are used in equivalent transactions. Option positions at December 31, 2020 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity options contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2021 had an average monthly market value of approximately $44,902,871.

 

At June 30, 2021, the Fund’s derivative liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

  Gross Amounts of Gross Amounts  
  Recognized Liabilities Available for Net Amounts of
  Presented in the Offset in the Liabilities Presented in
  Statement of Statement of Assets the Statement of
  Assets and Liabilities and Liabilities Assets and Liabilities
Liabilities      
OTC Equity Written Options $34,207,734 $34,207,734

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund for the benefit of the counterparty as of June 30, 2021:

 

  Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
  Assets and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of      
  Liabilities Presented in      
  the Statement of Securities Pledged Cash Collateral  
  Assets and Liabilities as Collateral Pledged Net Amount
Counterparty        
Pershing LLC $32,371,824 $(32,371,824)
Morgan Stanley    1,835,910     (1,835,910)
Total $34,207,734 $(34,207,734)

 

As of June 30, 2021 the value of equity options written can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, under Liabilities, Options written, at value. For the six months ended June 30,2021, the effect of equity options

 

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written can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency, within Net realized gain on written options, and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written options.

 

Limitations on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Pursuant to amendments by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the Fund which permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions, as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that the Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the Fund’s performance.

 

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. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $21,689 in service fees related to its investment positions sold short and held by the broker. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations under Expenses, Service fees for securities sold short.

 

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

 

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Act and related rules. Shareholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata portion 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 less than one basis point.

 

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 may invest up to 15% of its net assets 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. At June 30, 2021, the Fund held no restricted securities.

 

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

 

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foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

 

Custodian Fee Credits and Interest Expense. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fess. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, the Fund is charged an overdraft fee of 110% of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be included in the Statement of Operations.

 

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders 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.

 

The Fund declares and pays monthly 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. Distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. 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 5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares (Series B Preferred) are accrued 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  $4,835,836   $4,326,630 
Return of capital   73,144,119     
Total distributions paid  $77,979,955   $4,326,630 

 

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)
 

 

At December 31, 2020, the Fund had net long term capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. The Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.

 

Long term capital loss carryforward with no expiration  $441,461,318 

 

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

 

      Gross   Gross    
  Cost/   Unrealized   Unrealized   Net Unrealized
  (Premiums)   Appreciation   Depreciation   Depreciation
Investments and derivative instruments $855,541,882   $29,488,590   $(191,277,998)   $(161,789,408)

 

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.

 

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 $2,942.

 

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. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
 

 

from affiliates of the Adviser). For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund accrued $104,631 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 $417,555,639 and $363,266,433, respectively.

 

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The Fund has an effective $500 million shelf registration for the issuance of common or preferred shares. On June 17, 2021 the Fund filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to 20 million common shares. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund has sold its common shares in “at the market” offerings as summarized in the following table:

 

            Sales       Net Proceeds 
            Manager   Offering   in Excess of 
Year Ended   Shares Issued   Net Proceeds   Commissions   Expenses   Par 
2020    9,353,536   $40,049,726   $334,825   $105,404   $999,585 

 

The Board has authorized the repurchase of its common shares in 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 and the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund repurchased and retired 2,143,897 and 9,290,549 of its common shares at an investment of $7,496,031 and $32,610,136 and an average discount of approximately 11.85% and 13.28% from its NAV, respectively.

 

Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended         
   June 30, 2021   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)   December 31, 2020 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount 
                 
                 
Shares issued pursuant to shelf offering       $    9,353,536   $40,049,726 
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions   56,799    230,034    200,245    828,884 
Decrease in net assets from repurchase of common shares  (2,143,897)  (7,496,031)  (9,290,549)   (32,610,136)
Net increase/(decrease)   (2,087,098)  $(7,265,997)   263,232   $8,268,474 

 

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares. The Series B Preferred are callable at any time at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series B Preferred in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
 

 

the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value per share. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund repurchased and retired 5,950 of the Series B Preferred in the open market at an investment of $134,546, and an average discount of approximately 9.59% from its liquidation preference. At June 30, 2021, 3,459,899 Series B Preferred were outstanding and accrued dividends amounted to $60,068.

 

The Series B Preferred is senior to the common shares and results in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Series B Preferred. 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 Preferred at the redemption price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet the 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 rate, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common shareholders.

 

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.

 

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 subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, re-elected John D. Gabelli, Michael J. Ferrantino, Leslie F. Foley, and Michael J. Melarkey as Trustees of the Fund, with a total of 37,967,791 votes, 37,988,154 votes, 37,990,181 votes, and 37,788,877 votes cast in favor of these Trustees, and a total of 892,453 votes, 872,090 votes, 870,063 votes, and 1,071,366 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 2,392,277 votes cast in favor of this Trustee and 72,557 votes withheld for this Trustee.

 

Mario J. Gabelli, Calgary Avansino, Elizabeth C. Bogan, Vincent D. Enright, Agnes Mullady, Kuni Nakamura, John Birch, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Robert J. Morrissey, 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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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

At its meeting on February 24, 2021, the Board of the Fund approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund (the Independent Board Members). The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors.

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the portfolio managers.

 

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the performance of the Fund for the one, three, five, and ten year periods (as of December 31, 2020) against a peer group of covered call funds with a focus on energy and/or natural resources prepared by the Adviser (the Adviser Peer Group). The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the third quartile for the one, the three, and the ten year periods and the second quartile for the five year period for the Adviser Peer Group. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s option writing strategy had performed well and that the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Adviser Peer Group was attributable to its particular sector focus and the challenging market environment for the natural resources and energy sectors over the applicable measurement periods. The Independent Board Members also compared the Fund’s performance with relevant benchmarks it considered representative of the Fund’s strategy and noted the Fund’s generally favorable performance relative to those benchmarks (which do not reflect options strategies). The Independent Board Members discussed the option writing parameters that the relevant portfolio manager had been pursuing recently and noted that shareholders of the Fund continue to indicate that the Fund’s covered call strategy was a desirable feature of the Fund for them.

 

Profitability. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with an administrative overhead charge and without such a charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that an affiliate of the Adviser earned fees on sales of shares of the Fund in the Fund’s at-the-market offering program.

 

Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser’s cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale.

 

Sharing of Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential sharing of economies of scale.

 

Service and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members noted that in prior years the Adviser has provided information comparing the investment management fee of the Fund with the investment management fees of a peer group of core, growth, and sector value funds selected by Lipper. The Independent Board Members noted that the Adviser’s management fee includes substantially all administrative services for the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli funds, except for the presence of leverage and fees chargeable on assets attributable to leverage in certain circumstances. The Board recognized that the

 

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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Adviser and its affiliates did not manage other accounts with similar strategies that had fees lower than those charged for the Fund. The Independent Board Members noted that the Adviser will be providing supplemental information comparing the expenses of the Fund to the expenses of peer funds.

 

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services and good ancillary services and that its recent performance record against the limited universe of other funds that utilize a covered call options writing strategy was acceptable. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund had performed more favorably in recent years in relation to the performance of the particular natural resources and energy industries the Fund focuses on. The Independent Board Members concluded that the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund was reasonable and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this point. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, and subject to the Independent Board Members’ receipt of supplemental information regarding the Fund’s expenses from the Adviser, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the Advisory Agreement to the full Board.

 

Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was adequate in light of the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based its decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.

 

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AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

 

Under the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), a shareholder whose shares of common s tock are registered in his or her own name will have all distributions reinvested automatically by American Stock Transfer (“AST”), which is an agent under the Plan, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. Distributions with respect to shares registered in the name of a broker-dealer or other nominee (that is, in “street name”) will be reinvested by the broker or nominee in additional shares under the Plan, unless the service is not provided by the broker or nominee or the shareholder elects to receive distributions in cash. Investors who own shares of common stock registered in street name should consult their broker-dealers for details regarding reinvestment. All distributions to investors who do not participate in the Plan will be paid by check mailed directly to the record holder by AST as dividend-disbursing agent.

 

Enrollment in the Plan

It is the policy of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Fund”) to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit common shares to participants upon an income dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset value. All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their common shares certificates to American Stock Transfer (“AST”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distributions in cash may submit this request in writing to:

 

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
c/o American Stock Transfer
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Telephone: (888) 937-5549

 

Shareholders requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the Fund’s records. Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan, may contact AST at (888) 937-5549.

 

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” and re-registered in your own name. Once registered in your own name your distributions will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.

 

The number of shares of common shares distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains distribution, participants are issued shares of common shares valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common shares The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading day. If the net asset value of the common shares at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common shares, participants will receive shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, AST will buy shares of common shares in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that AST will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common shares exceeds the then current net asset value.

 

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received, on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead of shares.

 

Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan

The Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.

 

 

 

 

AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

(Continued)

 

Participants in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to AST for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. AST will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. AST will charge each shareholder who participates $0.75, plus a per share fee (currently $0.02 per share). Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions Computershare is required to pay and fees for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual fees for such transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to Computershare, P.O. Box 6006, Carol Stream, IL 60197-6006 such that AST receives such payments approximately two business days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not received at least two business days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by AST at least two business days before such payment is to be invested.

 

Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at AST may do so through the Internet, in writing or by telephone to the above-mentioned website, address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. Computershare will sell such shares through a broker-dealer selected by Computershare within 5 business days of receipt of the request. The sale price will equal the weighted average price of all shares sold through the Plan on the day of the sale, less applicable fees. Participants should note that Computershare is unable to accept instructions to sell on a specific date or at a specific price. The cost to liquidate shares is $2.50 per transaction as well as the per share fee (currently $0.10 per share) Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions Computershare is required to pay and are expected to be less than the usual fees for such transactions.

 

More information regarding the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is available by calling (914) 921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.

 

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 30 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by Computershare on at least 30 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

 

 

 

 

GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST

AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY

 

Who are we?

 

The GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc., a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory services for a variety of clients.

 

What kind of non-public information do we collect about you if you become a fund shareholder?

 

When you purchase shares of the Fund on the New York Stock Exchange, you have the option of registering directly with our transfer agent in order, for example, to participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.

 

Information you give us on your application form. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information.

 

Information about your transactions with us. This would include information about the shares that you buy or sell; it may also include information about whether you sell or exercise rights that we have issued from time to time. If we hire someone else to provide services — like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them.

 

What information do we disclose and to whom do we disclose it?

 

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www. sec.gov.

 

What do we do to protect your personal information?

 

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential.

 

 

 

 

GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST 

One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

 

Caesar M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset Management in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.

 

Vincent Hugonnard-Roche joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 2000. He is Director of Quantitative Strategies, head of the Gabelli Risk Management Group, serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. He received a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Decision Making from EISITI, France and an MS in Finance from ESSEC, France.

 

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 “Specialized 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 “Specialized 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 “XGGNX.”

 

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.

 

 

 

 

GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES

& INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

t  800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f  914-921-5118

e info@gabelli.com

   GABELLI.COM

 

TRUSTEES OFFICERS
   
Calgary Avansino Bruce N. Alpert
Former Chief Executive Officer, President
Glamcam  
  John C. Ball
Elizabeth C. Bogan Treasurer
Senior Lecturer in Economics,  
Princeton University Peter Goldstein
  Secretary & Vice President
Anthony S. Colavita  
President, Richard J. Walz
Anthony S. Colavita, P.C. Chief Compliance Officer
   
James P. Conn Molly A.F. Marion
Former Managing Director & Vice President & Ombudsman
Chief Investment Officer,  
Financial Security Assurance Laurissa M. Martire
Holdings LTD. Vice President & Ombudsman
 
David I. Schachter 
Vincent D. Enright  Vice President
Former Senior Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer, Carter W. Austin
KeySpan Corp. Vice President
   
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. INVESTMENT ADVISER
Former President & Chief  
Executive Officer, Gabelli Funds, LLC
American Gaming Association One Corporate Center
  Rye, New York 10580-1422
Michael J. Melarkey  
Of Counsel, CUSTODIAN
McDonald Carano Wilson LLP  
  The Bank of New York
Agnes Mullady Mellon
Former Senior Vice President  
GAMCO Investors, Inc. COUNSEL
   
Salvatore M. Salibello Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Senior Partner, Flom LLP
Bright Side Consulting  
  TRANSFER AGENT AND
Anthonie C. van Ekris REGISTRAR
Chairman,  
BALMAC International, Inc. American Stock Transfer and
  Trust Company
Salvatore J. Zizza  
Chairman,  
Zizza & Associates Corp.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
GGN 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.

 

There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

 

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 – 947,869

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.5470

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 947,869

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common –  156,124,032 - 947,869 = 155,176,163

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Month #2
02/01/2021
through
02/28/2021
Common – 672,508

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.4628

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 672,508

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 155,176,163 - 672,508 = 154,503,655

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Month #3
03/01/2021
through
03/31/2021
Common – 523,520

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.4482

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 523,520

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 154,503,655 - 523,520 = 153,980,135

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Month #4
04/01/2021
through
04/30/2021
Common – N/A

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – N/A

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – N/A

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 153,980,135

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Month #5
05/01/2021
through
05/31/2021
Common – 230,500

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.4150

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 230,500

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 153,980,135

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Month #6
06/01/2021
through
06/30/2021
Common – 174,900

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.3814

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 174,900

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 153,980,135

Preferred Series B – 3,459,899
Total Common – 2,143,897

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – $3.4952

Preferred Series B – N/A
Common – 2,143,897

Preferred Series B – 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 reports to shareholders 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)   GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & 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.