N-CSRS 1 d553963dncsrs.htm GABELLI INVESTOR FUNDS, INC. Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.

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            811-07326              

                           Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.                          

(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, 2013

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, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2013

 

LOGO

 

Morningstar® rated The Gabelli ABC Fund Class AAA Shares 4 stars overall, 5 stars for the three year period, and 4 stars for the five and ten year periods ended June 30, 2013 among 60, 60, 46, and 24 Market Neutral funds, respectively. Morningstar RatingTM is based on risk-adjusted returns.

    

LOGO

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Portfolio Manager

To Our Shareholders,

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the net asset value (“NAV”) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli ABC Fund increased 2.7% compared with the increase of 7.5% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index. The performance of the 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index for the year was 0.04%. See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the schedule of investments and financial statements as of June 30, 2013.

Comparative Results

    Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2013 (a) (Unaudited)      Since       
                                   Inception     
       Six Months      1 Year      5 Year      10 Year      5/14/93     
 

AAA Shares (GABCX)

     2.71%         5.73%         3.51%         4.62%         6.39%       
 

Advisor Shares (GADVX)

     2.53            5.52            3.24            4.45            6.30          
 

S&P 500 Index

     13.82            20.60            7.01            7.30            8.74(b)      
 

Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average

     0.00            0.01            0.09            1.31            2.62(b)      
 

3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

     0.04            0.11            0.29            1.72            3.13          
 

S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index

     7.53            9.29            3.40            7.40            N/A(c)      
 

 

In the current prospectus dated April 30, 2013, the expense ratios for Class AAA and the Advisor Class Shares, are 0.60% and 0.85%, respectively. See page 11 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The Fund does not have a sales charge.

(a)    Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of distributions and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Returns would have been lower had Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”) not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund for periods prior to December 2007. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectus contains information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. The Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. The 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the rebalancing (month end) date. The S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index is comprised of a maximum of 40 large and liquid stocks that are active targets in pending merger deals. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of the Advisor Class Shares on May 1, 2007. The actual performance of the Advisor Class Shares would have been lower due to the additional expenses associated with this class of shares.

(b)    S&P 500 Index and the Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average since inception performance are as of April 30, 1993.

(c)    S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index inception date is December 31, 2003.

  


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013

   Expense Table

 

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return during the past six months, and the “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid during this period.

 

Hypothetical 5% Return: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case – because the hypothetical return used is not the Fund’s actual return – the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
01/01/13
   Ending
Account Value
06/30/13
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio
   Expenses
Paid During
Period*

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Actual Fund Return

Class AAA

   $1,000.00    $1,027.10    0.60%    $3.02

Advisor Class

   $1,000.00    $1,025.30    0.85%    $4.27
Hypothetical 5% Return

Class AAA

   $1,000.00    $1,021.82    0.60%    $3.01

Advisor Class

   $1,000.00    $1,020.58    0.85%    $4.26

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (181 days), then divided by 365.

 

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2013:

The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Long Positions       

U.S. Government Obligations

     63.7%   

Equipment and Supplies

     9.7%   

Diversified Industrial

     4.8%   

Food and Beverage

     3.9%   

Health Care

     3.1%   

Energy and Utilities

     2.8%   

Computer Software and Services

     1.8%   

Telecommunications

     1.7%   

Computer Hardware

     1.7%   

Financial Services

     1.4%   

Business Services

     1.1%   

Broadcasting

     0.8%   

Consumer Services

     0.8%   

Cable and Satellite

     0.7%   

Metals and Mining

     0.6%   

Hotels and Gaming

     0.5%   

Electronics

     0.5%   

Retail

     0.3%   

Consumer Products

     0.3%   

Automotive

     0.2%   

Specialty Chemicals

     0.2%   

Entertainment

     0.1%   

Automotive: Parts and Accessories

     0.1%   

Wireless Communications

     0.1%   

Aerospace

     0.1%   

Semiconductors

     0.1%   

Real Estate

     0.0%   

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     (1.1)%   
Short Positions       

Aerospace

     (0.0)%   
  

 

 

 
     100.0%   
  

 

 

 
 

 

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-Q. 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-Q 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 the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS — 37.2%      
   Aerospace — 0.1%      
  44,000      

Exelis Inc.

   $ 563,201       $ 606,760   
  4,000      

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.†

     49,869         25,920   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        613,070         632,680   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Automotive — 0.2%      
  3,000      

Fiat Industrial SpA

     34,740         33,446   
  110,000      

Ford Motor Co.

     1,288,549         1,701,700   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
          1,323,289           1,735,146   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.1%   
  1,800      

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     61,660         59,706   
  8,800      

Strattec Security Corp.

     120,796         328,768   
  53,000      

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack†

     630,379         613,740   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        812,835         1,002,214   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Broadcasting — 0.8%      
  70,000      

Astral Media Inc., Cl. A

     3,232,962         3,325,283   
  2,700      

Astral Media Inc., Cl. B

     141,844         140,661   
  40,000      

Belo Corp., Cl. A

     547,040         558,000   
  9,000      

Cogeco Inc.

     175,303         359,418   
  22,806      

Fisher Communications Inc.

     667,771         936,870   
  12,000      

LIN TV Corp., Cl. A†

     14,875         183,600   
  6,000      

Salem Communications Corp.,
Cl. A

     11,471         44,940   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        4,791,266         5,548,772   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Business Services — 1.1%      
  4,000      

Arbitron Inc.

     187,386         185,800   
  6,500      

Ascent Capital Group Inc.,
Cl. A†

     170,531         507,455   
  17,000      

Diebold Inc.

     475,631         572,730   
  20,000      

GrainCorp Ltd., Cl. A

     236,299         229,919   
  520,000      

Intermec Inc.†

     5,130,550         5,111,600   
  12,000      

Keynote Systems Inc.

     237,300         237,120   
  16,000      

The Brink’s Co.

     423,106         408,160   
  75,000      

TNT Express NV

     850,845         562,505   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        7,711,648         7,815,289   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Cable and Satellite — 0.7%      
  3,000      

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

     75,584         196,230   
  142,000      

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

     1,560,922         1,710,531   
  40,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Cl. A

     561,682         672,800   
  7,001      

DIRECTV†

     109,830         431,402   
  6,000      

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

     664,161         658,996   
  10,328      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

     785,341         765,098   
  7,712      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

     552,719         523,568   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  3,000      

Zon Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA

   $ 29,490       $ 14,487   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        4,339,729         4,973,112   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Hardware — 1.7%      
  895,000       Dell Inc.        12,010,102         11,948,250   
  40,000       STEC Inc.†      268,952         268,800   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        12,279,054           12,217,050   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Software and Services — 1.8%      
  25,000      

BMC Software Inc.†

     1,134,242         1,128,500   
  8,000      

eBay Inc.†

     242,167         413,760   
  2,000      

Ebix Inc.

     32,126         18,520   
  260,000      

ExactTarget Inc.†

     8,760,801         8,767,200   
  3,000      

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     82,230         128,520   
  1,000      

Market Leader Inc.†

     10,944         10,700   
  3,500      

Mentor Graphics Corp.

     26,188         68,425   
  4,000      

Micro Focus International plc.

     29,995         43,195   
  201,500      

Stonesoft OYJ†

     1,172,966         1,176,330   
  56,000      

Yahoo! Inc.†

     870,757         1,406,160   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        12,362,416         13,161,310   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 0.3%      
  36,000      

Avon Products Inc.

     690,051         757,080   
  22,000      

Harman International Industries Inc.

     912,822         1,192,400   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        1,602,873         1,949,480   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Consumer Services — 0.8%      
  3,000      

Liberty Interactive Corp.,
Cl. A†

     52,434         69,030   
  202      

Liberty Ventures, Cl. A†

     7,697         17,172   
  324,000      

Stewart Enterprises Inc.,
Cl. A

     4,223,115         4,241,160   
  29,000      

The ADT Corp.

     717,608         1,155,650   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        5,000,854         5,483,012   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 4.7%      
  50,000      

Buckeye Technologies Inc.

     1,881,163         1,852,000   
  38,000      

Eaton Corp. plc

     1,972,413         2,500,780   
  16,000      

Fortune Brands Home &
Security Inc.

     209,347         619,840   
  320,000      

Gardner Denver Inc.

     23,987,017         24,057,600   
  89,000      

Handy & Harman Ltd.†

     588,687         1,591,320   
  5,000      

ITT Corp.

     89,785         147,050   
  30,000      

Katy Industries Inc.†

     23,298         21,315   
  3,000      

Kaydon Corp.

     99,861         82,650   
  1,000      

MOCON Inc.

     13,496         13,550   
  40,000      

Myers Industries Inc.

     392,310         600,400   
  2,500      

Texas Industries Inc.†

     76,254         162,850   
  68,000      

Tyco International Ltd.

     1,293,914         2,240,600   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)      
   Diversified Industrial (Continued)      
  264,500      

Wright Investors’ Service Holdings Inc.†

   $ 661,250       $ 542,225   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
          31,288,795           34,432,180   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Electronics — 0.5%      
  70,000      

Alliance Semiconductor Corp.†

     240,731         33,600   
  19,000      

Emulex Corp.†

     150,861         123,880   
  2,000      

International Rectifier Corp.†

     25,798         41,880   
  100,400      

Laird plc

     313,490         271,050   
  12,000      

MoSys Inc.†

     45,904         48,240   
  300,000      

Power-One Inc.†

     1,896,206         1,896,000   
  3,500      

Texas Instruments Inc.

     94,566         122,045   
  66,000      

Zygo Corp.†

     643,875         1,043,460   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        3,411,431         3,580,155   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities — 2.8%      
  3,600      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     115,854         309,348   
  800      

Apache Corp.

     68,296         67,064   
  200      

Berry Petroleum Co., Cl. A

     9,088         8,464   
  50,000      

Dart Energy Ltd.†

     43,038         3,795   
  300,000      

Dragon Oil plc

     1,867,229         2,612,247   
  20,000      

Duke Energy Corp.

     1,021,511         1,350,000   
  36,000      

Endesa SA

     884,679         768,958   
  32,000      

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     1,512,763         1,617,280   
  1,500      

EXCO Resources Inc.

     29,155         11,460   
  3,200      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     182,544         289,120   
  250,000      

GenOn Energy Inc., Escrow†

     0         0   
  10,000      

Great Plains Energy Inc.

     137,405         225,400   
  437,274      

Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust†

     765,229         892,039   
  11,592      

Halcon Resources Corp.†

     100,633         65,727   
  15,000      

Heritage Oil plc†

     76,788         30,343   
  5,000      

Hess Corp.

     253,364         332,450   
  153      

Iberdrola SA

     678         808   
  1,500      

Kelt Exploration Ltd.†

     8,025         10,554   
  58,000      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     3,364,334         3,361,100   
  25,000      

NorthWestern Corp.

     604,912         997,500   
  12,000      

NRG Energy Inc.

     303,468         320,400   
  309,100      

NV Energy Inc.

     7,277,378         7,251,486   
  1,000      

Origin Energy Ltd.

     15,738         11,496   
  500      

Walter Energy Inc.

     18,316         5,200   
  95,000      

WesternZagros Resources Ltd.†

     350,101         115,622   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        19,010,526         20,657,861   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 0.1%      
  2,000      

Discovery Communications
Inc., Cl. A†

     34,253         154,420   
  2,000      

Discovery Communications
Inc., Cl. C†

     36,926         139,320   
  25,000      

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†

     226,201         374,250   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  2,700      

The Madison Square Garden
Co., Cl. A†

   $ 42,261       $ 159,975   
  12,000      

Vivendi SA

     248,054         227,267   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        587,695         1,055,232   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Equipment and Supplies — 9.7%      
  500,000      

Gerber Scientific Inc., Escrow†

     0         5,000   
  777,535      

Lufkin Industries Inc.

       68,696,734           68,788,521   
  1,249      

Met-Pro Corp.

     16,527         16,787   
  8,000      

The L.S. Starrett Co., Cl. A

     87,850         81,760   
  47,000      

Xylem Inc.

     1,394,321         1,266,180   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        70,195,432         70,158,248   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 1.4%      
  104,000      

AllianceBernstein Holding LP

     2,164,213         2,165,280   
  100      

American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd.†

     2,898         2,895   
  1,650      

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     39,700         69,944   
  61,500      

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.†

     1,443,401         1,426,800   
  11,000      

Citigroup Inc.

     399,426         527,670   
  22,000      

H&R Block Inc.

     320,718         610,500   
  50,000      

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

     413,199         458,000   
  60,000      

KKR & Co. LP

     349,003         1,179,600   
  300      

Lender Processing Services Inc.

     9,830         9,705   
  2,000      

M&T Bank Corp.

     168,239         223,500   
  300      

MasterCard Inc., Cl. A

     59,890         172,350   
  100      

National Financial Partners Corp.†

     2,503         2,531   
  200      

Netspend Holdings Inc.†

     3,163         3,194   
  11,000      

Oritani Financial Corp.

     113,087         172,480   
  1,000      

Provident New York Bancorp

     9,076         9,340   
  90,000      

SLM Corp.

     1,179,721         2,057,400   
  9,000      

Steel Excel Inc.†

     238,313         261,000   
  5,000      

Sterling Bancorp

     56,650         58,100   
  2,500      

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     262,516         378,125   
  7,000      

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     303,724         510,440   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        7,539,270         10,298,854   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Food and Beverage — 3.9%      
  14,000      

Beam Inc.

     634,834         883,540   
  100,000      

Copeinca ASA

     1,007,978         1,102,999   
  800,000      

D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV†

     12,255,576         12,808,164   
  1,000      

Dole Food Co. Inc.†

     12,430         12,750   
  40,000      

Hillshire Brands Co.

     1,218,394         1,323,200   
  600      

Ingredion Inc.

     12,854         39,372   
  2,320,000      

Parmalat SpA

     8,646,465         7,247,546   
  5,500      

Pernod-Ricard SA

     425,711         609,878   
  25,000      

Post Holdings Inc.†

     652,791         1,091,500   
  12,201      

Remy Cointreau SA

     580,470         1,294,647   
  30,000      

Smithfield Foods Inc.†

     981,404         982,500   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)      
   Food and Beverage (Continued)      
  2,000,000      

Yashili International Holdings Ltd.

   $ 890,420       $ 889,628   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
          27,319,327           28,285,724   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Health Care — 3.0%      
  500      

Actelion Ltd.

     25,874         30,120   
  468      

Allergan Inc.

     27,202         39,424   
  3,000      

ArthroCare Corp.†

     30,433         103,590   
  5,000      

Assisted Living Concepts Inc., Cl. A†

     59,500         59,800   
  1,000      

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A† .

     99,940         112,200   
  10,000      

CML HealthCare Inc.

     101,386         100,409   
  704      

Cynosure Inc., Cl. A†

     16,600         18,290   
  14,000      

Elan Corp. plc, ADR†

     193,773         197,960   
  5,242      

Grifols SA, ADR

     70,347         149,292   
  5,000      

Health Management Associates Inc., Cl. A†

     80,250         78,600   
  1,000      

ICU Medical Inc.†

     67,251         72,060   
  5,500      

Illumina Inc.†

     248,949         411,620   
  1,000      

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

     1,640         2,170   
  190,000      

Life Technologies Corp.†

     14,002,699         14,061,900   
  500      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     12,000         39,615   
  1,000      

Merck & Co. Inc.

     31,789         46,450   
  433,000      

Myrexis Inc.

     419,488         32,475   
  100      

Omthera Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

     1,335         1,330   
  4,000      

Rhoen Klinikum AG

     90,972         92,260   
  30,000      

Smith & Nephew plc

     322,674         335,372   
  1,000      

Taro Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.†

     39,430         55,900   
  1,000      

UCB SA†

     25,081         54,333   
  125,000      

Vanguard Health Systems Inc.†

     2,590,832         2,592,500   
  124      

Wright Medical Group Inc.†

     2,888         3,250   
  162,648      

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman Inc., ADR†

     3,138,260         3,415,608   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        21,700,593         22,106,528   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Hotels and Gaming — 0.5%      
  200      

7 Days Group Holdings Ltd., ADR†

     2,680         2,758   
  100,000      

Ameristar Casinos Inc.

     2,638,020         2,629,000   
  5,000      

Churchill Downs Inc.

     206,051         394,250   
  8,000      

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Cl. A†.

     87,810         97,280   
  11,317      

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

     413,513         441,476   
  2,500      

WMS Industries Inc.†

     62,343         63,775   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        3,410,417         3,628,539   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Metals and Mining — 0.6%      
  20,000      

Alcoa Inc.

     183,469         156,400   
  2,200      

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     156,046         57,882   
  268,001      

AuRico Gold Inc.

     2,203,767         1,171,164   
  20,000      

Camino Minerals Corp.†

     3,744         1,046   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  6,000      

Commercial Metals Co.

   $ 84,237       $ 88,620   
  33,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     1,086,411         911,130   
  10,000      

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

     109,584         52,500   
  3,400      

Hoganas AB, Cl. B

     171,130         162,240   
  50,000      

Newmont Mining Corp.

       2,461,212           1,497,500   
  5,000      

NovaGold Resources Inc.†

     10,960         10,550   
  7,592      

Pan American Silver Corp.

     171,447         88,430   
  12,000      

Pilot Gold Inc.†

     36,703         9,128   
  100      

Royal Oak Ventures Inc.†

     0         0   
  2,500      

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR†

     17,839         7,350   
  1,000      

Uranium One Inc.†

     2,868         2,605   
  11,000      

Vulcan Materials Co.

     428,239         532,510   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        7,127,656         4,749,055   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Real Estate — 0.0%      
  500      

American Tower Corp.

     7,707         36,585   
  100      

Colonial Properties Trust

     2,333         2,412   
  500      

ECO Business-Immobilien AG†

     3,961         2,967   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        14,001         41,964   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Retail — 0.3%      
  1,000      

Aaron’s Inc.†

     26,240         28,010   
  300      

American Greetings Corp., Cl. A

     5,436         5,466   
  5,800      

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

     228,664         348,928   
  5,200      

CST Brands Inc.†

     150,393         160,212   
  32,000      

Denny’s Corp.†

     107,320         179,840   
  29,000      

Macy’s Inc.

     559,036         1,392,000   
  4,000      

Pier 1 Imports Inc.

     27,590         93,960   
  1,000      

Saks Inc.†

     1,720         13,640   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        1,106,399         2,222,056   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Semiconductors — 0.1%      
  8,000      

Lam Research Corp.†

     288,550         354,720   
  2,500      

LTX-Credence Corp.†

     18,894         14,975   
  10,000      

PLX Technology Inc.†

     66,137         47,600   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        373,581         417,295   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals — 0.2%      
  5,500      

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     277,740         413,380   
  11,000      

Monsanto Co.

     529,419         1,086,800   
  500      

SGL Carbon SE

     22,731         15,903   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        829,890         1,516,083   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Telecommunications — 1.7%      
  300,000      

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

     683,347         1,067,554   
  15,000      

BCE Inc.

     438,715         615,300   
  30,000      

Corning Inc.

     371,786         426,900   
  78,000      

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

     833,734         303,569   
  202,000      

Telenet Group Holding NV

     9,205,392         9,270,976   
  4,609      

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     122,724         113,612   
  6,000      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     193,532         302,040   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)      
   Telecommunications (Continued)      
  500      

Ziggo Bond Co. BV

   $ 17,458       $ 20,013   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        11,866,688         12,119,964   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Wireless Communications — 0.1%      
  5,000      

Clearwire Corp., Cl. A†

     14,375         24,900   
  14,000      

Metricom Inc.†

     1,680         1   
  10,000      

NII Holdings Inc.†

     83,126         66,700   
  15,000      

Sprint Nextel Corp.†

     107,650         105,300   
  7,500      

T-Mobile US Inc.

     121,875         186,075   
  8,100      

United States Cellular Corp.

     308,699         297,189   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        637,405         680,165   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      257,256,140         270,467,968   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%      
   Telecommunications — 0.0%      
  6,000      

Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B

     144,109         264,000   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   RIGHTS — 0.1%      
   Health Care — 0.1%      
  110,600      

Adolor Corp., expire 07/01/19†

     0         57,512   
  135,000      

American Medical Alert Corp.†

     0         1,350   
  10,000      

Clinical Data Inc., CVR, expire 04/14/18†

     0         9,500   
  350,000      

Sanofi, CVR, expire 12/31/20†

     598,350         675,500   
  500      

Wright Medical Group Inc., CVR, expire 03/01/19†

     1,238         1,355   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL RIGHTS      599,588         745,217   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   WARRANTS — 0.0%      
   Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.0%      
  377      

Federal-Mogul Corp., expire 12/27/14†

     14,912         4   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities — 0.0%      
  32,000      

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

     61,383         163,840   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL WARRANTS      76,295         163,844   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

        

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE
BONDS — 0.1%
      
  Aerospace — 0.0%      
  $    100,000     

GenCorp Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv., 4.063%, 12/31/39

   $ 75,450       $ 184,375   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  Diversified Industrial — 0.1%      
  200,000     

Covanta Holding Corp., Cv., 3.250%, 06/01/14

     200,000         258,500   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS

     275,450         442,875   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%      
  Energy and Utilities — 0.0%      
  800,000     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Ser. B, 10.250%, 11/01/15

     696,666         80,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 63.7%

  

  
  462,822,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.045% to 0.120%††,
07/05/13 to 12/26/13(a)(b)

     462,737,594         462,752,355   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.1%

   $ 721,785,842         734,916,259   
    

 

 

    
          

Settlement
Date

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation

 
 

FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS — 0.0%

   

  
  500,000 (c)   

Deliver Canadian Dollars in exchange for United States Dollars 475,094(d)

     07/26/13         1,898   
  25,500,000 (e)   

Deliver Euros in exchange for United States Dollars 33,195,729(d)

     07/26/13         (32,724
       

 

 

 
 

TOTAL FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

        (30,826
       

 

 

 
                 

Market

Value

 
 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (0.0)%

  

  
      (Proceeds received $152,555)         (180,632
 

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — (1.1)%

  

     (8,185,363
       

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%.       $ 726,519,438   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

         

Proceeds

    

Market
Value

 
  

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 0.0%

     
  

Aerospace — 0.0%

     
  11,109      

GenCorp Inc.

           152,555       $     180,632   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) At June 30, 2013, $36,000,000 of the principal amount was reserved and/or pledged with the custodian for forward foreign exchange contracts.
(b) At June 30, 2013, $1,575,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for securities sold short.
(c) Principal amount denoted in Canadian Dollars.
(d) At June 30, 2013, the Fund had entered into forward foreign exchange contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Co.
(e) Principal amount denoted in Euros.
Non-income producing security.
†† Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CVR Contingent Value Right
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $721,785,842)

   $ 734,916,259   

Cash

     6,768   

Deposit at brokers (including proceeds from securities sold short of $152,555)

     178,860   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     6,175,629   

Receivable for investments sold

     764,508   

Dividends and interest receivable

     348,386   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts

     1,898   

Prepaid expenses

     44,554   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     742,436,862   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Securities sold short, at value

     180,632   

Payable for investments purchased

     14,983,519   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     249,021   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     290,859   

Payable for distribution fees

     79,328   

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts

     32,724   

Other accrued expenses

     93,841   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     15,917,424   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets
(applicable to 71,378,610 shares outstanding)

   $ 726,519,438   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 703,168,219   

Accumulated net investment income

     3,706,704   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions

     6,576,864   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     13,130,417   

Net unrealized depreciation on securities sold short

     (28,077

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (34,689
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 726,519,438   
  

 

 

 

Shares of Capital Stock, each at $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized:

  

Class AAA:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($320,476,927 ÷ 31,337,504 shares outstanding)

     $10.23   
  

 

 

 

Advisor Class:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($406,042,511 ÷ 40,041,106 shares outstanding)

     $10.14   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $208,786)

   $ 5,207,588   

Interest

     393,729   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     5,601,317   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     1,611,532   

Distribution fees - Advisor Class

     413,027   

Custodian fees

     59,037   

Shareholder communications expenses

     48,070   

Directors’ fees

     45,590   

Shareholder services fees

     40,947   

Registration expenses

     39,642   

Dividend expense on securities sold short

     24,864   

Accounting fees

     22,500   

Legal and audit fees

     20,768   

Miscellaneous expenses

     26,679   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,352,656   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (Note 3)

     (71

Custodian fee credits.

     (500
  

 

 

 

Total Reductions and Credits

     (571
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     2,352,085   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     3,249,232   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     7,952,480   

Net realized loss on securities sold short

     (15,530

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     160,156   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions

     8,097,106   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     4,793,744   

on securities sold short

     24,017   

on foreign currency translations

     36,149   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency translations

     4,853,910   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, and Foreign Currency

     12,951,016   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 16,200,248   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 

Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 3,249,232       $ 821,775   

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions

     8,097,106         16,537,273   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency translations

     4,853,910         8,615,481   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     16,200,248         25,974,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

     

Net investment income

     

Class AAA

             (821,455

Advisor Class

             (356,677
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
             (1,178,132
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     

Class AAA

             (6,019,469

Advisor Class

             (8,178,968
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
             (14,198,437
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

             (15,376,569
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Class AAA

     13,051,907         46,434,443   

Advisor Class

     93,668,522         54,427,282   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     106,720,429         100,861,725   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

     20,246         26,949   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     122,940,923         111,486,634   

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of period

     603,578,515         492,091,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,706,704 and $457,472, respectively)

   $ 726,519,438       $ 603,578,515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:

 

          Income (Loss)
from Investment Operations
  Distributions                      Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data
              Net                                                   
              Realized                                                   
              and                                                   
     Net Asset    Net   Unrealized           Net                Net Asset             Net        
     Value,    Investment   Gain (Loss)   Total from   Net   Realized                Value,        Net Assets,    Investment       Portfolio
Period Ended    Beginning    Income   on   Investment   Investment   Gain on   Return of   Total   Redemption    End of    Total   End of Period    Income   Operating   Turnover

December 31

   of Period    (Loss) (a)   Investments   Operations   Income   Investments   Capital (b)   Distributions   Fees (a)(b)    Period    Return†   (in 000’s)    (Loss)   Expenses††   Rate

Class AAA

  

2013(c)

     $ 9.96        $ 0.06       $ 0.21       $ 0.27                                       $ 0.00        $ 10.23          2.7 %     $ 320,477          1.14 %(d)       0.60 %(d)       144 %

2012

       9.76          0.02         0.49         0.51       $ (0.04 )     $ (0.27 )             $ (0.31 )       0.00          9.96          5.2         299,111          0.17         0.60         256  

2011

       9.86          (0.01 )       0.20         0.19         (0.08 )       (0.21 )               (0.29 )       0.00          9.76          1.9         247,060          (0.06 )       0.62         276  

2010

       9.69          (0.01 )       0.41         0.40                 (0.23 )               (0.23 )       0.00          9.86          4.1         176,169          (0.07 )       0.64         363  

2009

       9.28          (0.01 )       0.57         0.56                 (0.15 )     $ (0.00 )       (0.15 )       0.00          9.69          6.0         244,255          (0.06 )       0.66         472  

2008

       9.80          0.11         (0.37 )       (0.26 )       (0.09 )       (0.17 )               (0.26 )       0.00          9.28          (2.6 )       129,687          1.11         0.64         472  

Advisor Class

  

2013(c)

     $ 9.89        $ 0.04       $ 0.21       $ 0.25                                       $ 0.00        $ 10.14          2.5 %     $ 406,042          0.88 %(d)       0.85 %(d)       144 %

2012

       9.69          0.01         0.47         0.48       $ (0.01 )     $ (0.27 )             $ (0.28 )       0.00          9.89          4.9         304,468          0.14         0.85         256  

2011

       9.79          (0.00 )(b)       0.16         0.16         (0.05 )       (0.21 )               (0.26 )       0.00          9.69          1.6         245,032          (0.05 )       0.87         276  

2010

       9.65          (0.03 )       0.40         0.37                 (0.23 )               (0.23 )       0.00          9.79          3.8         270,772          (0.31 )       0.89         363  

2009

       9.26          (0.03 )       0.57         0.54                 (0.15 )     $ (0.00 )       (0.15 )       0.00          9.65          5.8         170,835          (0.32 )       0.91         472  

2008

       9.79          0.09         (0.37 )       (0.28 )       (0.08 )       (0.17 )               (0.25 )       0.00          9.26          (2.8 )       49,478          0.92         0.89         472  

 

 

Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

††

The ratios do not include a reduction for custodian fee credits on cash balances maintained with the custodian (“Custodian Fee Credits”). Including such Custodian Fee Credits, the ratios for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been 0.63% and 0.88%, respectively, for Class AAA and the Advisor Class. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the effect of Custodian Fee Credits was minimal.

(a)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, unaudited.

(d)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli ABC Fund, a series of Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), was incorporated on October 30, 1992 in Maryland. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is to achieve total returns that are attractive to investors in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 14, 1993.

2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. 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.

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 Directors (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, 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. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days 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 security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

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.

 

12


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

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 Fund’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs         
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
    Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 6/30/13
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

          

ASSETS (Market Value):

          

Common Stocks:

          

Energy and Utilities

   $ 20,657,861              $ 0       $ 20,657,861     

Equipment and Supplies

     70,153,248                5,000         70,158,248     

Metals and Mining

     4,749,055                0         4,749,055     

Wireless Communications

     680,164                1         680,165     

Other Industries (a)

     174,222,639                        174,222,639     

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     270,462,967                5,001         270,467,968     

 

 

Preferred Stocks (a)

     264,000                        264,000     

Rights (a)

     676,855                68,362         745,217     

Warrants (a)

     163,844                        163,844     

Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)

          $ 442,875                 442,875     

Corporate Bonds (a)

            80,000                 80,000     

U.S. Government Obligations

            462,752,355                 462,752,355     

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 271,567,666      $ 463,275,230       $ 73,363       $ 734,916,259     

 

 

LIABILITIES (Market Value):

          

Securities Sold Short (a)

   $ (180,632                   $ (180,632)    

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - LIABILITIES

   $ (180,632                   $ (180,632)    

 

 

 

13


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

     Valuation Inputs     
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
   Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
   Total Market Value
at 6/30/13

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

           

ASSETS (Unrealized Appreciation):*

           

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

           

    Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts

      $  1,898       $  1,898

LIABILITIES (Unrealized Depreciation):*

           

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

           

    Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts

      $(32,724)       $(32,724)

 

TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

      $(30,826)       $(30,826)

 

 

 

(a)

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

*

Other financial instruments are derivatives reflected in the SOI, such as futures, forwards, and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

The Fund did not have transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2013. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

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 is 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 and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and 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. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

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

 

14


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of 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 that, 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 netting 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, 2013, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into equity contract for difference swap transactions for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an equity contract for difference swap, a set of future cash flows is exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on a reference interest rate combined with the performance of a notional value of shares of a stock. The other will be based on the performance of the shares of a stock. Depending on the general state of short term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time an equity contract for difference swap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction.

Unrealized gains related to swaps are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be received or paid on swaps, is reported as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements At June 30, 2013, the Fund held no investments in equity contract for difference swap agreements.

 

15


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for the purpose of hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The use of forward foreign exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. Forward foreign exchange contracts at June 30, 2013 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

The Fund’s volume of activity in forward foreign currency contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2013 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $18,137,714.

At June 30, 2013, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
    
    

Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
Presented in the

Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   Gross Amounts
Available for Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
   Financial
Instruments
   Cash
Collateral
Received
   Net Amount
  

 

Assets

              

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $1,898    $(1,898)         
          Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
    
     Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
Presented in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Gross Amounts
Available for Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
   Financial
Instruments
   Cash
Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount
  

 

Liabilities

              

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $32,724    $(1,898)          $30,826

As of June 30, 2013, the value of forward foreign exchange contracts can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Assets, Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts and under Liabilities, Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the effect of forward foreign exchange contracts can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, and Foreign Currency, within Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations.

 

16


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

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. Securities sold short at June 30, 2013 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

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 does 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. There were no restricted securities at June 30, 2013.

 

17


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

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 the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each fund’s average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.

In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense.

Custodian Fee Credits. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.”

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to 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 tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:*       

Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains)

   $ 14,385,889   

Net long term capital gains

     2,668,515   
  

 

 

 

Total distributions paid.

   $ 17,054,404   
  

 

 

 

 

*     Total distributions paid differs from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to the utilization of equalization.

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.

 

18


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward for an unlimited period capital losses incurred in years beginning after December 22, 2010. As a result of the rule, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses rather than being considered all short term as under previous law.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation/depreciation at June 30, 2013:

 

     Cost/
(Proceeds)
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
 

Investments

   $ 723,134,047      $ 20,328,414       $ (8,546,202   $ 11,782,212   

Securities sold short

     (152,555             (28,077     (28,077
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ 20,328,414       $ (8,574,279   $ 11,754,135   
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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, 2013, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2013, 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. Tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. 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 daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.50% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.

There was a reduction in the advisory fee paid to the Adviser relating to certain portfolio holdings, i.e., unsupervised assets, of the Fund with respect to which the Adviser transferred dispositive and voting control to the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its fee with respect to such securities by $71.

The Fund pays each Director who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $9,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Director is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended and the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Lead Director each receive a $2,000 annual fee. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

19


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

4. Distribution Plan. The Fund’s Board has adopted a distribution plan (the “Plan”) for the Advisor Class Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Advisor Class Share Plan, payment is authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Fund, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class Shares, the annual limitation under the Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.

5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2013, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $373,526,656 and $337,114,603, respectively.

6. Transactions with Affiliates. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $134,901 to G.research, Inc. (formerly Gabelli & Company, Inc.), an affiliate of the Adviser.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund paid or accrued $22,500 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

As of June 30, 2013, the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates beneficially owned greater than 27% of the voting securities of the Fund. This includes accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the higher of the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points or the sum of the federal funds rate plus 100 basis points at the time of borrowing. This amount, if any, would be included in “interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, there were no borrowings under the line of credit.

8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers Class AAA Shares and Advisor Class Shares to investors without a front-end sales charge. Class AAA Shares are available directly through the Distributor or through the Fund’s transfer agent. Advisor Class Shares are available through registered broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries that have entered into appropriate selling agreements with the Distributor.

The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund as an increase in paid-in capital. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $20,246 and $26,949, respectively.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class AAA

        

Shares sold

     5,538,141      $ 55,940,205        14,888,059      $ 148,314,480   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   681,187        6,771,001   

Shares redeemed

     (4,236,010     (42,888,298     (10,845,725     (108,651,038
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,302,131      $ 13,051,907        4,723,521      $ 46,434,443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Advisor Class

        

Shares sold

     16,234,477      $ 163,773,408        18,356,005      $ 181,946,104   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   588,477        5,808,272   

Shares redeemed

     (6,991,303     (70,104,886     (13,427,661     (133,327,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     9,243,174      $ 93,668,522        5,516,821      $ 54,427,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

9. 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.

10. Other Matters. On April 24, 2008, the Adviser entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry regarding prior frequent trading in shares of the GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”) by one investor who was banned from the Global Growth Fund in August 2002. Under the terms of the settlement, the Adviser, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings and allegations, paid $16 million (which included a $5 million civil monetary penalty). On the same day, the SEC filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser, alleging violations of certain federal securities laws arising from the same matter. The officer, who also is an officer of the Global Growth Fund and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO complex, including this Fund, denies the allegations and is continuing in his positions with the Adviser and the funds. The settlement by the Adviser did not have, and the resolution of the action against the officer is not expected to have, a material adverse impact on the Adviser or its ability to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.

11. 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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The Gabelli ABC Fund

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

At its meeting on February 26, 2013, the Board of Directors (“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 directors 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 manager, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio manager, the scope of 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 manager.

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short, medium, and long term performance of the Fund against a peer group of specialty diversified equity funds chosen by Lipper as being comparable. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was approximately average for the one year, three year, and five year periods. They also noted that the peer group for the Fund encompasses a broad range of funds, which makes direct performance comparisons more difficult.

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 a substantial portion of the Fund’s portfolio transactions were executed by an affiliated broker.

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. The Independent Board Members agreed that the low relative cost structure of the Fund and the low historical profitability of the Fund to the Adviser argued strongly against any concern regarding 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 economies of scale that may develop or any losses or diminished profitability to the Adviser in prior years.

Service and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund with similar expense ratios of the peer group of diversified specialty funds and 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 noted that the Fund’s expense ratios were at the low end of its peer group. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was much lower than that in effect for most of the Gabelli funds. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not consider material to their decision, various information comparing the advisory fee with the advisory fees for other types of accounts managed by affiliates of the Adviser. The Independent Board Members recognized that the Adviser and its affiliates did not manage other accounts with similar strategies that had fees lower than those charged for the Fund.

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a reasonable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund’s expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

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

Fund were lower than normal and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this time. 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, 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 fair and reasonable with respect to 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 their decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.

Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was fair and reasonable with respect to the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board 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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Gabelli/GAMCO Funds and Your Personal Privacy

 

      

Who are we?

The Gabelli/GAMCO Funds are investment companies 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. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory or brokerage services for a variety of clients.

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

If you apply to open an account directly with us, you will be giving us some non-public information about yourself. The non-public information we collect about you is:

 

   

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, any transactions with our affiliates, and transactions with the entities we hire to provide services to you. This would include information about the shares that you buy or redeem. 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.


GABELLI/GAMCO FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

VALUE   

 

Gabelli Asset Fund

Seeks to invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks selling at significant discounts to their private market value. The Fund’s primary objective is growth of capital.

(Multiclass)

Team Managed

Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund

Seeks to invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend paying stocks. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Barbara G. Marcin, CFA

 

FOCUSED VALUE   

 

Gabelli Focus Five Fund

Seeks to invest its net assets in the equity securities of twenty-five to thirty-five companies with the remaining net assets invested in short term high grade investments or cash and cash equivalents. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

Gabelli Value Fund

Seeks to invest in securities of companies believed to be undervalued. The Fund’s primary objective is long term capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

 

SMALL CAP   

 

Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund

Seeks to invest primarily in common stock of smaller companies (market capitalizations at the time of investment of $3 billion or less) believed to have rapid revenue and earnings growth potential. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

GROWTH   

 

GAMCO Growth Fund

Seeks to invest primarily in large cap stocks believed to have favorable, yet undervalued, prospects for earnings growth. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Howard F. Ward, CFA

GAMCO International Growth Fund

Seeks to invest in the equity securities of foreign issuers with long term capital appreciation potential. The Fund offers investors global diversification.

(Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Caesar M. P. Bryan

 

AGGRESSIVE GROWTH   

 

GAMCO Global Growth Fund

Seeks capital appreciation through a disciplined investment program focusing on the globalization and interactivity of the world’s marketplace. The Fund invests in companies at the forefront of accelerated growth. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

EQUITY INCOME   

 

Gabelli Equity Income Fund

Seeks to invest primarily in equity securities with above average market yields. The Fund pays monthly distributions and seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on income. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

SPECIALTY EQUITY   

 

Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund (Formerly GAMCO Vertumnus Fund)

Seeks to invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend paying securities. The Fund will primarily invest in common stocks of foreign and domestic issuers. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund

Seeks to invest in common stock of companies which have rapid growth in revenues and earnings and potential for above average capital appreciation or are undervalued. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

Gabelli SRI Fund

Seeks to invest in common and preferred stocks meeting guidelines for social responsibility (avoiding defense contractors and manufacturers of alcohol, abortifacients, gaming, and tobacco products). The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

 

SECTOR   

 

GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund

Seeks to invest in telecommunications companies throughout the world – targeting undervalued companies with strong earnings and cash flow dynamics. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Team Managed

Gabelli Gold Fund

Seeks to invest in a global portfolio of equity securities of gold mining and related companies. The Fund’s objective is long term capital appreciation. Investment in gold stocks is considered speculative and is affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial, and political factors.

(Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Caesar M. P. Bryan

Gabelli Utilities Fund

Seeks to provide a high level of total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

(Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

MERGER AND ARBITRAGE   

 

Gabelli ABC Fund   

Seeks to invest in securities with attractive opportunities for appreciation or investment income. The Fund’s primary objective is total return in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (No-load) (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Seeks to invest in securities believed to be likely acquisition targets within 12–18 months or in arbitrage transactions of publicly announced mergers or other corporate reorganizations. The Fund’s primary objective is capital appreciation. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

CONTRARIAN   

 

GAMCO Mathers Fund

Seeks long term capital appreciation in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. (No-load)

Portfolio Manager: Henry Van der Eb, CFA

Comstock Capital Value Fund

Seeks capital appreciation and current income. The Fund may use either long or short positions to achieve its objective. (Multiclass)

Portfolio Managers: Charles L. Minter

Martin Weiner, CFA

 

CASH MANAGEMENT-MONEY MARKET   

 

Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

Seeks to invest exclusively in short term U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund’s primary objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity. (No-load)

Co-Portfolio Managers: Judith A. Raneri

Ronald S. Eaker

An investment in the above Money Market Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks.

 

 

To receive a prospectus, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. The prospectus contains more information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing.

Distributed by G.distributors, LLC, One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580.


 

 

 

 

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THE GABELLI ABC FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Manager Biography

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1976 and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.

 

 

 

 

Morningstar Rating™ is based on risk-adjusted returns. The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with a fund’s three, five, and ten year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. For funds with at least a three year history, a Morningstar Rating is based on a risk-adjusted return measure (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees) placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. That accounts for variations in a fund’s monthly performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% 4 stars, the next 35% 3 stars, the next 22.5% 2 stars, and the bottom 10% 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) Morningstar Rating is for the AAA Share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Ratings reflect relative performance. Results for certain periods were negative. © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

 

We have separated the portfolio manager’s 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 content of the portfolio manager’s commentary is unrestricted. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.


 

LOGO

THE GABELLI ABC FUND One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 t 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) f 914-921-5118 e info@gabelli.com GABELLI.COM Net Asset Value per share available daily by calling 800-GABELLI after 7:00 P.M. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Bruce N. Alpert GABELLI Chairman and President, Secretary, and Chief Executive Officer, Acting Chief Compliance GAMCO Investors, Inc. Officer ABC Anthony J. Colavita Agnes Mullady President, Treasurer FUND Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. DISTRIBUTOR Vincent D. Enright Former Senior Vice President G.distributors, LLC and Chief Financial Officer, Semiannual Report KeySpan Corp. CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER June 30, 2013 AGENT, AND DIVIDEND Mary E. Hauck DISBURSING AGENT FormerSenior Portfolio Manager, State Street Bank and Trust Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed Company Income Mutual Fund Overall Morningstar RatingTM Management Co. LEGAL COUNSEL Kuni Nakamura Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & President, Advanced Polymer, Inc. Flom LLP Morningstar RatingTM is based on risk-adjusted returns. Werner J. Roeder, MD Medical Director, Lawrence Hospital This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The Gabelli ABC Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. TM Overall Morningstar Rating Morningstar® rated The Gabelli ABC Fund Class AAA Shares 4 stars overall, 5 stars for the three year period, and 4 stars for the five and ten year periods ended June 30, 2013 among 60, 60, 46, and 24 Market Neutral funds, respectively. Morningstar RatingTM is based on risk-adjusted returns.


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.

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

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 Directors, 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”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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. 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.

 

  (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)       Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.                                                                                              
By (Signature and Title)*     /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                                           
        Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer  
Date       9/6/13                                                                                                                                                

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       9/6/13                                                                                                                                                    
By (Signature and Title)*     /s/ Agnes Mullady                                                                                               
        Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer  
Date       9/6/13                                                                                                                                                    

 

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