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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)

 

John C. Ball

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, 2024

 

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 20549-1090. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

 

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund 

Class AAA - GABCX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

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Fund Overview

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about The Gabelli ABC Fund (the Fund) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. The Fund seeks to achieve total returns attractive to investors in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss and invests primarily in securities of domestic and foreign issuers Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) believes will provide attractive opportunities for appreciation or investment income. The Adviser seeks to limit excessive risk of capital loss by utilizing various investment strategies, including investing in value oriented common stocks, i.e., common stocks that trade at a significant discount to the Adviser’s assessment of their “private market value” (the value informed investors would be willing to pay to acquire the entire company), virtually risk free U.S. Treasury Bills, and by utilizing certain “arbitrage” strategies. The Fund’s use of arbitrage may be described as investing in “event” driven situations such as announced mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.gabelli.com. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554).

What were the Fund costs for the last six months? 

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Costs of a $10k Investment
Costs Paid as a % of a $10k Investment
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Class AAA
$46
0.92%

How did the Fund perform?

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Gabelli ABC Fund underperformed its broad-based benchmark, the S&P 500 yet outperformed its comparative benchmarks, ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average. During the period, the market experienced an increase of almost 20% of deal volume, with technology, energy and power, and financials the most active sectors. Private Equity deals increased substantially, and mega-deals dominated, while smaller deals (below $500 million) declined 28%.

How has the Fund performed over the past 10 years?

The performance chart of the fund class presented reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment, assuming the maximum sales charge, compared to a broad-based securities market index and more narrowly based indices reflecting market sectors in which the Fund invests over a 10-year period. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distribution. Fund expenses were deducted.

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment 

Growth of 10K Chart
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Class AAA
S&P 500 Index
ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Lipper U.S. Treasury Money-Market Fund Average
6/14
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
6/15
10,146
10,742
10,002
10,001
6/16
10,332
11,171
10,021
10,003
6/17
10,671
13,170
10,070
10,019
6/18
10,820
15,063
10,207
10,108
6/19
11,070
16,632
10,443
10,304
6/20
11,088
17,881
10,613
10,422
6/21
12,037
25,175
10,615
10,424
6/22
11,738
22,501
10,633
10,434
6/23
12,337
26,910
11,760
10,794
6/24
13,067
33,519
12,489
11,349

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Fund
6 months
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Class AAA
2.78%
5.92%
3.37%
2.71%
S&P 500 Index
15.29%
24.56%
15.05%
12.86%
ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
2.63%
5.40%
2.16%
1.51%
Lipper U.S. Treasury Money-Market Fund Average
2.53%
5.14%
1.95%
1.27%

Fund Statistics

  • Total Net Assets$478,516,286
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings223
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate105%
  • Management Fees$1,150,528

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or visit www.gabelli.com for current month-end performance. 

The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

Updated Location: Visit www.confluence.com/funds for more recent performance information.

What did the Fund invest in? 

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Top 10
Lennar Corp. Cl B
24.2%
Lennar Corp. Cl A
-
20.4%
Equitrans Midstream Corp.
1.7%
Everbridge Inc.
1.3%
KKR & Co. Inc.
1.2%
Olink Holding AB
1.1%
PNM Resources Inc.
0.9%
Juniper Networks Inc.
0.9%
Fox Corp. Cl B
0.9%
SurModics Inc.
0.8%

Industry Allocation (% of net assets)

Industry Weighting
.
U.S. Government Obligations
40.2%
Building and Construction - Long
24.2%
Building and Construction - Short
-
20.4%
Energy and Utilities
6.8%
Health Care
4.9%
Financial Services
3.2%
Telecommunications
2.2%
Computer Software and Services
2.2%
Entertainment
2.0%
Other Industry sectors
10.0%
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)
24.7%

Portfolio Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
55.7%
U.S. Government Obligations
40.2%
Rights
0.3%
Closed-End Funds
0.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) including securities sold short - Common Stocks (20.4%)
3.7%
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The Gabelli ABC Fund 

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

Class AAA - GABCX

Where can I find additional information about the Fund?

If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to financial statements or holdings, please visit www.gabelli.com.

Contact Us

Phone: 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

Email: info@gabelli.com 

 

Householding

If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

GABCX-24-SATSR

The Gabelli ABC Fund 

Advisor Class - GADVX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

Image

Fund Overview

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about The Gabelli ABC Fund (the Fund) for the period of January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. The Fund seeks to achieve total returns attractive to investors in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss and invests primarily in securities of domestic and foreign issuers Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) believes will provide attractive opportunities for appreciation or investment income. The Adviser seeks to limit excessive risk of capital loss by utilizing various investment strategies, including investing in value oriented common stocks, i.e., common stocks that trade at a significant discount to the Adviser’s assessment of their “private market value” (the value informed investors would be willing to pay to acquire the entire company), virtually risk free U.S. Treasury Bills, and by utilizing certain “arbitrage” strategies. The Fund’s use of arbitrage may be described as investing in “event” driven situations such as announced mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.gabelli.com. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554).

What were the Fund costs for the last six months? 

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Costs of a $10k Investment
Costs Paid as a % of a $10k Investment
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Advisor Class
$59
1.17%

How did the Fund perform?

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Gabelli ABC Fund underperformed its broad-based benchmark, the S&P 500 yet outperformed its comparative benchmarks, ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average. During the period, the market experienced an increase of almost 20% of deal volume, with technology, energy and power, and financials the most active sectors. Private Equity deals increased substantially, and mega-deals dominated, while smaller deals (below $500 million) declined 28%.

How has the Fund performed over the past 10 years?

The performance chart of the fund class presented reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment, assuming the maximum sales charge, compared to a broad-based securities market index and more narrowly based indices reflecting market sectors in which the Fund invests over a 10-year period. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distribution. Fund expenses were deducted.

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment 

Growth of 10K Chart
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Advisor Class
S&P 500 Index
ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Lipper U.S. Treasury Money-Market Fund Average
6/14
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
6/15
10,110
10,742
10,002
10,001
6/16
10,273
11,171
10,021
10,003
6/17
10,576
13,170
10,070
10,019
6/18
10,705
15,063
10,207
10,108
6/19
10,925
16,632
10,443
10,304
6/20
10,910
17,881
10,613
10,422
6/21
11,817
25,175
10,615
10,424
6/22
11,502
22,501
10,633
10,434
6/23
12,056
26,910
11,760
10,794
6/24
12,736
33,519
12,489
11,349

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Fund
6 months
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
The Gabelli ABC Fund - Advisor Class
2.71%
5.64%
3.11%
2.45%
S&P 500 Index
15.29%
24.56%
15.05%
12.86%
ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
2.63%
5.40%
2.16%
1.51%
Lipper U.S. Treasury Money-Market Fund Average
2.53%
5.14%
1.95%
1.27%

Fund Statistics

  • Total Net Assets$478,516,286
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings223
  • Portfolio Turnover Rate105%
  • Management Fees$1,150,528

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or visit www.gabelli.com for current month-end performance. 

The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

Updated Location: Visit www.confluence.com/funds for more recent performance information.

What did the Fund invest in? 

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Top 10
Lennar Corp. Cl B
24.2%
Lennar Corp. Cl A
-
20.4%
Equitrans Midstream Corp.
1.7%
Everbridge Inc.
1.3%
KKR & Co. Inc.
1.2%
Olink Holding AB
1.1%
PNM Resources Inc.
0.9%
Juniper Networks Inc.
0.9%
Fox Corp. Cl B
0.9%
SurModics Inc.
0.8%

Industry Allocation (% of net assets)

Industry Weighting
.
U.S. Government Obligations
40.2%
Building and Construction - Long
24.2%
Building and Construction - Short
-
20.4%
Energy and Utilities
6.8%
Health Care
4.9%
Financial Services
3.2%
Telecommunications
2.2%
Computer Software and Services
2.2%
Entertainment
2.0%
Other Industry sectors
10.0%
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)
24.7%

Portfolio Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
55.7%
U.S. Government Obligations
40.2%
Rights
0.3%
Closed-End Funds
0.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) including securities sold short - Common Stocks (20.4%)
3.7%
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The Gabelli ABC Fund 

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

Advisor Class - GADVX

Where can I find additional information about the Fund?

If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to financial statements or holdings, please visit www.gabelli.com.

Contact Us

Phone: 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

Email: info@gabelli.com 

 

Householding

If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

GADVX-24-SATSR

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

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

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a) An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file its most recent annual or semi-annual financial statements required, and for the periods specified, by Regulation S-X.

 

The semi-annual financial statements are attached herewith.

 

 

 

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

Semiannual Report June 30, 2024

 

 

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach him how to arbitrage and you feed him forever.”
—Warren Buffett
 

 

To Our Shareholders,

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the net asset value (NAV) total return per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli ABC Fund was 2.8% compared with a total return of 2.6% for the ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. Another class of shares is available.

 

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2024.

 

 

 

 

Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

 

The following table present portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2024:

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

Long Positions      
U.S. Government Obligations     40.2 %
Building and Construction     24.2 %
Energy and Utilities     6.8 %
Health Care     5.0 %
Financial Services     3.2 %
Telecommunications     2.2 %
Computer Software and Services     2.2 %
Entertainment     2.0 %
Metals and Mining     1.8 %
Electronics     1.6 %
Broadcasting     1.2 %
Diversified Industrial     1.0 %
Machinery     0.8 %
Cable and Satellite     0.7 %
Wireless Communications     0.6 %
Business Services     0.5 %
Food and Beverage     0.5 %
Retail     0.3 %
Aerospace and Defense     0.3 %
Specialty Chemicals     0.3 %
Consumer Products     0.3 %

 

Closed-End Funds     0.1 %
Automotive     0.1 %
Publishing     0.1 %
Environmental Services     0.1 %
Equipment and Supplies     0.1 %
Hotels and Gaming     0.1 %
Real Estate     0.0 %*
Paper and Forest Products     0.0 %*
Wireless Telecommunications Services     0.0 %*
Consumer Services     0.0 %*
Semiconductors     0.0 %*
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)     24.7 %
         
Short Positions        
Building and Construction     (20.4 )%
Energy and Utilities     (0.6) %
Business Services     (0.0) %**
      100.0 %

 

 

* Amount represents less than 0.05%.
** Amount represents greater than (0.05)%.

 

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

 

Proxy Voting

 

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

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
        COMMON STOCKS — 55.7%  
        Aerospace and Defense — 0.3%  
  200,000     Civitanavi Systems SpA   $ 1,323,604   $ 1,310,843  
  400     Hawaiian Holdings Inc.†     5,448       4,972  
              1,329,052       1,315,815  
                         
        Automotive — 0.1%  
  35,000     Iveco Group NV     247,425       392,450  
  38,000     Pinewood Technologies Group plc     307,557       171,007  
              554,982       563,457  
                         
        Broadcasting — 1.2%  
  9,000     Cogeco Inc.     211,013       317,094  
  2,000     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Cl. A†     131,233       128,460  
  172,000     Sinclair Inc.     3,952,081       2,292,760  
  228,000     TEGNA Inc.     4,498,924       3,178,320  
              8,793,251       5,916,634  
                         
        Building and Construction — 24.2%  
  2,000     Johnson Controls International plc     70,380       132,940  
  831,000     Lennar Corp., Cl. B     33,237,287       115,866,330  
              33,307,667       115,999,270  
                         
        Business Services — 0.5%  
  10,000     Applus Services SA     106,410       137,082  
  79,200     Dawson Geophysical Co.     182,140       154,440  
  14,000     McGrath RentCorp     1,702,169       1,491,700  
  2,500     Perficient Inc.†     183,810       186,975  
  40,000     Steel Connect Inc.†     361,401       513,600  
              2,535,930       2,483,797  
        Cable and Satellite — 0.7%  
  1,000     Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†     215,343       298,960  
  55,000     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A†     493,580       528,550  
  500,000     WideOpenWest Inc.†     2,321,709       2,705,000  
              3,030,632       3,532,510  
                         
        Computer Software and Services — 2.2%  
  110,000     DecisionPoint Systems Inc.†     1,114,107       1,122,000  
  19,000     Digi International Inc.†     185,323       435,670  
  180,000     Everbridge Inc.†     6,218,071       6,298,200  
  1,200     Fiserv Inc.†     102,294       178,848  
  13,000     Gen Digital Inc.     242,809       324,740  
  25,000     HashiCorp Inc., Cl. A†     826,998       842,250  
  6,000     Playtech plc†     52,348       35,268  
  4,000     Rocket Internet SE     90,085       62,544  
  3,000     Rockwell Automation Inc.     613,280       825,840  
                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
  40,000     Stratasys Ltd.†   $ 543,162     $ 335,600  
              9,988,477       10,460,960  
                         
        Consumer Products — 0.3%  
  10,000     Bang & Olufsen A/S†     29,137       13,340  
  1,500     Capri Holdings Ltd.†     51,400       49,620  
  25,000     Energizer Holdings Inc.     867,609       738,500  
  12,000     iRobot Corp.†     351,778       109,320  
  7,000     Vista Outdoor Inc.†     255,143       263,550  
              1,555,067       1,174,330  
                         
        Consumer Services — 0.0%  
  10,000     Lok’nStore Group plc     140,431       139,051  
                         
        Diversified Industrial — 1.0%  
  1,000     Haynes International Inc.     59,520       58,700  
  60,000     Myers Industries Inc.     788,660       802,800  
  30,000     Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Cl. A†     931,545       986,100  
  36,000     Steel Partners Holdings LP†     327,530       1,340,233  
  3,000     Target Hospitality Corp.†     33,121       26,130  
  11,700     United States Steel Corp.     534,989       442,260  
  13,500     Valmet Oyj     430,393       385,879  
  80,000     Velan Inc.     514,717       350,280  
  26,500     Wartsila OYJ Abp     343,008       510,843  
              3,963,483       4,903,225  
                         
        Electronics — 1.6%  
  10,000     Encore Wire Corp.     2,879,801       2,898,300  
  10,300     Rogers Corp.†     1,306,844       1,242,283  
  335,000     Vizio Holding Corp., Cl. A†     3,717,816       3,618,000  
  12,400     Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.     36,458       33,295  
              7,940,919       7,791,878  
                         
        Energy and Utilities — 6.8%  
  50,500     Alerion Cleanpower SpA     138,449       884,798  
  34,000     ALLETE Inc.     2,143,535       2,119,900  
  16,000     Alvopetro Energy Ltd.     34,057       54,969  
  19,000     APA Corp.     606,752       559,360  
  30,500     ChampionX Corp.     1,156,067       1,012,905  
  3,000     DMC Global Inc.†     42,824       43,260  
  3,000     Encavis AG†     55,402       54,940  
  20,000     Endesa SA     453,617       375,582  
  46,992     Energy Transfer LP     166,836       762,210  
  640,000     Equitrans Midstream Corp.     7,289,607       8,307,200  
  18,500     Exxon Mobil Corp.     2,119,155       2,129,720  
  30,000     Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis SA†     269,981       267,309  
  200,000     Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust†     39,334       2,550  
  2,000     Hess Corp.     266,352       295,040  
  20,000     Marathon Oil Corp.     578,800       573,400  
  50,000     National Fuel Gas Co.     2,509,806       2,709,500  
  1,000     Neoen SA.     41,265       40,332  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
        COMMON STOCKS (Continued)  
        Energy and Utilities (Continued)  
  26,000     ONEOK Inc.   $ 1,706,214     $ 2,120,300  
  122,000     PNM Resources Inc.     5,929,507       4,509,120  
  20,000     Primo Water Corp.     293,253       437,200  
  61,500     Severn Trent plc     1,648,043       1,850,263  
  27,500     Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.     1,677,262       1,935,450  
  20,000     Southwestern Energy Co.†     138,129       134,600  
  28,000     UGI Corp.     1,042,646       641,200  
  40,000     US Silica Holdings Inc.†     617,476       618,000  
              30,964,369       32,439,108  
                         
        Entertainment — 2.0%  
  34,500     Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., Cl. A†     917,799       1,425,885  
  20,000     Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., Cl. C†     718,076       788,800  
  6,000     Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., Cl. A     156,105       162,180  
  130,000     Fox Corp., Cl. B     4,603,394       4,162,600  
  170,000     IMAX China Holding Inc.†     193,034       187,219  
  85     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live, Cl. A†     2,951       3,188  
  6,500     Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.†     1,035,545       1,222,845  
  36,000     Manchester United plc, Cl. A†     623,471       581,040  
  140,000     MultiChoice Group†     889,856       820,282  
              9,140,231       9,354,039  
                         
        Environmental Services — 0.1%  
  9,000     Stericycle Inc.†     530,589       523,170  
                         
        Equipment and Supplies — 0.1%  
  43,000     DS Smith plc     215,007       228,840  
                         
        Financial Services — 3.2%  
  39,500     AllianceBernstein Holding LP     0       1,334,705  
  1,000     Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Cl. A     34,876       38,050  
  4,200     Brookfield Corp.     157,359       174,468  
  2,119     CNFinance Holdings Ltd., ADR†     5,573       3,433  
  24,000     Equitable Holdings Inc.     452,654       980,640  
  15,000     Fanhua Inc., ADR†     94,174       29,850  
  2,319     First Bank     29,131       29,544  
  45,000     First Horizon Corp.     884,192       709,650  
  1,000     Horizon Bancorp Inc.     9,670       12,370  
  52,500     KKR & Co. Inc.     180,657       5,525,100  
  654     LCNB Corp.     9,682       9,097  
  800     Mastercard Inc., Cl. A     15,971       352,928  
                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
  4,816     National Western Life Group Inc., Cl. A   $ 2,349,670     $ 2,393,263  
  7,920     SouthState Corp.     537,839       605,246  
  500     Topdanmark AS     14,226       26,408  
  16,000     Valley National Bancorp     115,336       111,680  
  3,000     Vericity Inc.†     33,390       34,290  
  66,000     Webster Financial Corp     2,371,276       2,876,940  
              7,295,676       15,247,662  
                         
        Food and Beverage — 0.5%  
  2,000     Pernod Ricard SA     142,616       271,379  
  18,300     Remy Cointreau SA     1,129,264       1,526,714  
  3,000     The J.M. Smucker Co.     331,410       327,120  
              1,603,290       2,125,213  
                         
        Health Care — 4.9%  
  51,000     Alimera Sciences Inc.†     282,708       283,560  
  8,300     Amedisys Inc.†     763,369       761,940  
  30,000     Axonics Inc.†     2,045,626       2,016,900  
  16,500     Biohaven Ltd.†     120,450       572,715  
  400     Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A†     39,976       109,244  
  8,500     Bioventus Inc., Cl. A†     78,553       48,875  
  7,000     Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Cl. B†     134,795       135,786  
  10,000     Catalent Inc.†     587,866       562,300  
  68,000     Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.†     2,808,785       2,780,520  
  6,000     Globus Medical Inc., Cl. A†     310,008       410,940  
  50     GRAIL Inc.†     339       769  
  500     ICU Medical Inc.†     29,090       59,375  
  170,000     Idorsia Ltd.†     2,134,824       383,349  
  300     Illumina Inc.†     11,836       31,314  
  433,000     Myrexis Inc.†     44,849       2,858  
  210,000     Olink Holding AB, ADR†     5,329,125       5,350,800  
  88,000     Perrigo Co. plc     3,210,890       2,259,840  
  12,000     QIAGEN NV     539,342       493,080  
  5,000     QuidelOrtho Corp.†     313,094       166,100  
  60,000     Silk Road Medical Inc.†     1,613,132       1,622,400  
  95,000     SurModics Inc.†     4,003,714       3,993,800  
  8,000     TherapeuticsMD Inc.†     79,142       12,880  
  150,000     Viatris Inc.     1,948,775       1,594,500  
              26,430,288       23,653,845  
                         
        Hotels and Gaming — 0.1%  
  28,500     Entain plc.     434,641       226,969  
                         
        Machinery — 0.8%  
  30,000     Astec Industries Inc.     1,042,156       889,800  
  25,000     CFT SpA†(a)     138,180       123,159  
  270,000     CNH Industrial NV     2,299,101       2,735,100  
              3,479,437       3,748,059  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
        COMMON STOCKS (Continued)  
        Metals and Mining — 1.6%  
  200,000     Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.†   $ 637,062     $ 154,000  
  5,000     Endeavour Mining plc     101,814       105,625  
  33,000     Freeport-McMoRan Inc.     582,741       1,603,800  
  4,257     Kinross Gold Corp.     22,197       35,442  
  31,000     Newmont Corp.     1,116,850       1,297,970  
  83,000     Pan American Silver Corp.     1,207,174       1,650,040  
  100,000     Sierra Metals Inc.†     142,919       56,387  
  10,000     Vulcan Materials Co.     438,009       2,486,800  
              4,248,766       7,390,064  
                         
        Publishing — 0.1%  
  43,941     Lee Enterprises Inc.†     601,368       488,184  
  18,000     The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A†     197,039       56,520  
              798,407       544,704  
                         
        Real Estate — 0.0%  
  500     American Tower Corp., REIT     7,707       97,190  
  4,000     Healthcare Realty Trust Inc., REIT     75,648       65,920  
              83,355       163,110  
                         
        Retail — 0.3%  
  14,000     Albertsons Companies Inc., Cl. A     295,880       276,500  
  18,000     Bapcor Ltd.     59,571       61,720  
  2,000     Hibbett Inc     172,040       174,420  
  10,000     Macy’s Inc.     200,242       192,000  
  301,000     Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.†     3,359,007       725,410  
  101,770     The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.†(a)     4,946       0  
              4,091,686       1,430,050  
                         
        Semiconductors — 0.0%  
  800     Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR     50,051       64,792  
  1,400     Tower Semiconductor Ltd.†     35,906       55,034  
              85,957       119,826  
                         
        Specialty Chemicals — 0.3%  
  1,200     Linde plc.     194,452       526,572  
  36,500     Mativ Holdings Inc.     646,924       619,040  
  18,000     SGL Carbon SE†     156,514       122,217  
              997,890       1,267,829  
                         
        Telecommunications — 2.2%  
  280,000     HKBN Ltd.     200,879       88,205  
  121,000     Juniper Networks Inc.     4,498,610       4,411,660  
  120,000     Koninklijke KPN NV     365,363       460,080  
  135,000     Liberty Global Ltd., Cl. A†     3,238,449       2,353,050  
  30,000     Liberty Global Ltd., Cl. C†     641,286       535,500  
  2,081     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. C†     14,858       20,019  
  96,500     Orange Belgium SA†     2,148,312       1,543,999  
                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
  61,000     Parrot SA†   $ 221,205     $ 130,656  
  100,000     Pharol SGPS SA†     26,206       4,734  
  140,000     Spirent Communications plc     358,708       323,863  
  241,632     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     628,106       568,789  
  6,000     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     83,463       124,380  
              12,425,445       10,564,935  
                         
        Wireless Communications — 0.6%  
  9,500     Millicom International Cellular SA†     180,600       233,225  
  32,000     Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR†     636,225       778,941  
  36,200     United States Cellular Corp.†     833,348       2,020,684  
              1,650,173       3,032,850  
                         
        Wireless Telecommunications Services — 0.0%  
  400,000     NII Holdings Inc., Escrow†     107,296       140,000  
                         
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     177,722,394       266,481,200  
                         
        CLOSED-END FUNDS — 0.1%  
  235,000     Altaba Inc., Escrow†     12,750       593,375  
                         
        RIGHTS — 0.3%  
        Computer Software and Services — 0.0%  
  1,000     Flexion Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       300  
                         
        Health Care — 0.1%  
  60,000     ABIOMED Inc., CVR†     0       105,000  
  65,000     Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR†     0       3,250  
  65,000     Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR†     0       3,250  
  50,000     Akouos Inc., CVR†     0       37,500  
  10,000     Albireo Pharma Inc., CVR†     0       22,500  
  187,969     Ambit Biosciences Corp., CVR†(a)     0       0  
  195,960     Chinook Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       78,384  
  4,000     CinCor Pharma Inc., CVR†     0       12,000  
  3,000     Decibel Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       2,250  
  28,000     Epizyme Inc., CVR†     0       560  
  18,000     Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR†     0       9,000  
  500,000     Gracell Biotechnologies Inc., CVR†     0       20,000  
  30,000     Icosavax Inc., CVR†     0       9,000  
  640,000     Innocoll, CVR†(a)     384,000       1  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

                Market  
Shares         Cost     Value  
        RIGHTS (Continued)  
        Health Care (Continued)  
  150,000     Ipsen SA/Clementia, CVR†(a)   $ 202,500     $ 0  
  3,000     Landos Biopharma Inc., CVR†     0       7,530  
  35,000     Mirati Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       17,500  
  95,400     Ocera Therapeutics, CVR†(a)     25,758       5,963  
  3,000     Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR†     0       1,500  
  140,000     Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR†     0       2,800  
  11,000     Prevail Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       2,200  
  2,000     Radius Health Inc., CVR†     0       200  
  800     Sigilon Therapeutics Inc., CVR†     0       6,040  
  12,000     Tobira Therapeutics Inc., CVR†(a)     720       0  
              612,978       346,428  
        Metals and Mining — 0.2%  
  10,000     Kinross Gold Corp., CVR†(a)     0       0  
  2,200,000     Pan American Silver Corp., CVR†     506,000       1,017,720  
              506,000       1,017,720  
                         
        Paper and Forest Products — 0.0%  
  75,000     Resolute Forest Products Inc., CVR†     0       150,000  
        TOTAL RIGHTS     1,118,978       1,514,448  
                         
        WARRANTS — 0.0%  
        Diversified Industrial — 0.0%  
  102,000     Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., expire 08/01/25†     69,677       5,100  
Principal               Market  
Amount         Cost     Value  
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 40.2%  
$ 194,260,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.151% to 5.326%††, 07/18/24 to 12/19/24(b)   $ 192,419,611     $ 192,420,560  
                         
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 96.3%   $ 371,343,410       461,014,683  
                         
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (21.0)%  
        (Proceeds received $36,856,453)       (100,502,318 )
                         
        Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 24.7%       118,003,921  
                         
        NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 478,516,286  
                         
                    Market  
Shares         Proceeds     Value  
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (21.0)%  
        Building and Construction — (20.4)%  
  650,000     Lennar Corp., Cl. A   $ 33,703,983     $ 97,415,500  
                         
        Business Services — (0.0)%  
  6,000     WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.     289,105       225,840  
                         
        Energy and Utilities — (0.6)%  
  5,100     ConocoPhillips     590,532       583,338  
  4,000     EQT Corp.     136,855       147,920  
  18,500     Exxon Mobil Corp.     2,135,978       2,129,720  
              2,863,365       2,860,978  
        TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT(c)   $ 36,856,453     $ 100,502,318  

 

 

(a) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(b) At June 30, 2024, $54,580,000 of the principal amount was reserved and/or pledged with the custodian for securities sold short and forward foreign exchange contracts.
(c) At June 30, 2024, these proceeds are being held at Pershing LLC.
Non-income producing security.
†† Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CVR Contingent Value Right
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2024, forward foreign exchange contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

                        Unrealized
                  Settlement     Appreciation/
Currency Purchased   Currency Sold     Counterparty   Date     (Depreciation)
USD 8,790,021   EUR 8,200,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   07/26/24     $ (3,730 )  
USD 2,409,327   GBP 1,900,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   07/26/24       7,129    
USD 439,506   CAD 600,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   07/26/24       635    
TOTAL FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS         $ 4,034    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 7

 

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:      
Investments, at value (cost $371,343,410)   $ 461,014,683  
Cash     12,121,447  
Deposit at brokers for securities sold short     97,772,263  
Receivable for investments sold     8,194,666  
Receivable for Fund shares sold     70,691  
Dividends receivable     447,612  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     7,764  
Prepaid expenses     18,110  
Total Assets     579,647,236  
Liabilities:        
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $36,856,453)     100,502,318  
Foreign currency overdraft, at value (cost $11,391)     11,384  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed     93,488  
Payable for investment advisory fees     193,472  
Payable for distribution fees     13,112  
Payable for accounting fees     7,500  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,730  
Other accrued expenses     305,946  
Total Liabilities     101,130,950  
Net Assets        
(applicable to 44,647,654 shares outstanding)   $ 478,516,286  
Net Assets Consist of:        
Paid-in capital   $ 446,094,352  
Total distributable earnings     32,421,934  
Net Assets   $ 478,516,286  
         
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 ($416,865,600 ÷ 38,842,831 shares outstanding)   $ 10.73  
Advisor Class:        
Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($61,650,686 ÷ 5,804,823 shares outstanding)   $ 10.62  

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends (net of foreign withholding      
taxes of $30,551)   $ 2,415,126  
Interest     7,632,465  
Total Investment Income     10,047,591  
Expenses:        
Investment advisory fees     1,151,023  
Distribution fees - Advisor Class     82,929  
Dividend expense on securities sold short     690,030  
Service fees for securities sold short (See Note 2)     58,960  
Shareholder communications expenses     47,600  
Directors’ fees     36,500  
Legal and audit fees     29,776  
Custodian fees     28,369  
Accounting fees     22,500  
Registration expenses     22,238  
Shareholder services fees     18,967  
Interest expense     119  
Miscellaneous expenses     20,868  
Total Expenses     2,209,879  
Less:        
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3)     (495 )
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 6)     (4,166 )
Total Credits and Reimbursements     (4,661 )
Net Expenses     2,205,218  
Net Investment Income     7,842,373  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, and Foreign Currency:        
Net realized gain on investments in securities     2,709,744  
Net realized loss on securities sold short     (444,841 )
Net realized loss on swap contracts     (30,522 )
Net realized gain on forward foreign exchange contracts     322,617  
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions     1,960  
Net realized gain on investments in securities, securities sold short, swap contracts, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign currency transactions     2,558,958  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:        
on investments in securities     2,711,801  
on securities sold short     (290,623 )
on forward foreign exchange contracts     32,299  
on foreign currency translations     (16,253 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, securities sold short, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign currency translations     2,437,224  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, and Foreign Currency     4,996,182  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 12,838,555  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 8

 

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)
 

Year Ended

December 31, 2023

Operations:                        
Net investment income     $ 7,842,373         $ 15,537,788    
Net realized gain on investments in securities, securities sold short, swap contracts, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign currency transactions       2,558,958           5,534,169    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, securities sold short, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign currency translations       2,437,224           12,070,986    
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations       12,838,555           33,142,943    
                         
Distributions to Shareholders:                        
Accumulated earnings                        
Class AAA                 (12,756,939 )  
Advisor Class                 (2,129,667 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders                 (14,886,606 )  
                         
Capital Share Transactions:                        
Class AAA       13,079,414           (69,161,037 )  
Advisor Class       (10,689,172 )         (54,227,583 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions       2,390,242           (123,388,620 )  
Redemption Fees                 2    
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets       15,228,797           (105,132,281 )  
Net Assets:                        
Beginning of year       463,287,489           568,419,770    
End of period     $ 478,516,286         $ 463,287,489    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 9

 

 

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
Year Ended December 31   Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   Total from Investment Operations   Net Investment Income   Net Realized Gain on Investments   Total Distributions   Redemption Fees(a)   Net Asset Value, End of Period   Total Return†   Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)   Net Investment Income (Loss)   Operating Expenses(b)(c)   Portfolio Turnover Rate
Class AAA                                                                                                
2024(d)   $ 10.44     $ 0.18     $ 0.11   $ 0.29     $     $     $     $     $ 10.73       2.78 %   $ 416,865       3.44 %(e)     0.92 %(e)(f)     105 %
2023     10.09       0.33       0.37       0.70       (0.35 )           (0.35 )     0.00 (g)     10.44       6.93       392,723       3.18       0.85       157  
2022     10.44       0.08       (0.29 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )           (0.14 )     0.00 (g)     10.09       (2.01 )     447,336       0.80       0.79       156  
2021     10.46       0.02       0.44       0.46       (0.05 )     (0.43 )     (0.48 )     0.00 (g)     10.44       4.37       489,797       0.15       0.77       205  
2020     10.21       0.02       0.27       0.29       (0.04 )     (0.00 )(g)     (0.04 )     0.00 (g)     10.46       2.90       552,051       0.21       0.73       251  
2019     10.03       0.12       0.36       0.48       (0.14 )     (0.16 )     (0.30 )     0.00 (g)     10.21       4.80       618,374       1.18       0.64       278  
Advisor Class                                                                                                
2024(d)   $ 10.34     $ 0.17     $ 0.11   $ 0.28     $     $     $     $     $ 10.62       2.71 %   $ 61,651       3.20 %(e)     1.17 %(e)(f)     105 %
2023     9.99       0.30       0.37       0.67       (0.32 )           (0.32 )     0.00 (g)     10.34       6.68       70,564       2.90       1.10       157  
2022     10.34       0.05       (0.29 )     (0.24 )     (0.11 )           (0.11 )     0.00 (g)     9.99       (2.35 )     121,084       0.48       1.04       156  
2021     10.36       (0.05 )     0.48       0.43       (0.02 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     0.00 (g)     10.34       4.15       168,445       (0.43 )     1.02       205  
2020     10.10       0.00 (g)     0.27       0.27       (0.01 )     (0.00 )(g)     (0.01 )     0.00 (g)     10.36       2.70       167,311       0.01       0.98       251  
2019     9.93       0.09       0.35       0.44       (0.11 )     (0.16 )     (0.27 )     0.00 (g)     10.10       4.40       279,964       0.92       0.89       278  

 

 

Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical investment at the beginning of the year 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.
(a) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
(b) The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios.
(c) The Fund incurred dividend expense and service fees on securities sold short. If these expenses and fees had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets for six months ended June 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 would have been 0.60%, 0.63%, 0.58%, 0.57%, 0.57%, and 0.56% (Class AAA) and 0.85% 0.88%, 0.83%, 0.82%, 0.82%, and 0.81% (Advisor Class), respectively.
(d) For the six months ended June 30, 2024, unaudited.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Ratio of operating expenses includes advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, there was no impact on the expense ratios.
(g) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 10

 

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

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

 

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 obligations for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market quotations are readily available will be valued by quotations received from a pricing service or, if no quotations are available from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one of more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.

 

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

 

 11

 

 

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

 

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

 

The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

 

    Valuation Inputs        
          Level 2 Other     Level 3 Significant        
    Level 1     Significant     Unobservable     Total Market Value  
    Quoted Prices     Observable Inputs     Inputs (a)     at 06/30/24  
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:                                
ASSETS (Market Value):                                
Common Stocks:                                
Computer Software and Services   $ 10,398,416     $ 62,544           $ 10,460,960  
Energy and Utilities     32,436,558       2,550             32,439,108  
Financial Services     15,213,372       34,290             15,247,662  
Health Care     23,650,987       2,858             23,653,845  
Machinery     3,624,900           $ 123,159       3,748,059  
Retail     1,430,050             0       1,430,050  
Telecommunications     9,996,146       568,789             10,564,935  
Wireless Telecommunications Services           140,000             140,000  
Other Industries (b)     168,796,581                   168,796,581  
Total Common Stocks     265,547,010       811,031       123,159       266,481,200  
Closed-End Funds           593,375             593,375  
Rights (b)     1,017,720       490,764       5,964       1,514,448  
Warrants (b)     5,100                   5,100  
U.S. Government Obligations           192,420,560             192,420,560  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS   $ 266,569,830     $ 194,315,730     $ 129,123     $ 461,014,683  
LIABILITIES (Market Value):                                
Common Stocks Sold Short (b)   $ (100,502,318 )               $ (100,502,318 )
TOTAL INVESTMENTS in Securities – LIABILITIES   $ (100,502,318 )               $ (100,502,318 )
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:*                                
ASSETS (Unrealized Appreciation):                                
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS                                
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts         $ 7,764           $ 7,764  

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
    Valuation Inputs        
          Level 2 Other     Level 3 Significant        
    Level 1     Significant     Unobservable     Total Market Value  
    Quoted Prices     Observable Inputs     Inputs (a)     at 06/30/24  
LIABILITIES (Unrealized Depreciation):                        
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS                        
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts         $ (3,730 )         $ (3,730 )

 

 

(a) The inputs for these securities are not readily available and are derived based on the judgment of the Adviser according to procedures approved by the Board.
(b) 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 options, futures, forwards, and swaps, which may be valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument.

 

The Fund did not have material transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2024. 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 are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

 

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

 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or

 

 13

 

 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at June 30, 2024, 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, 2024, the Fund held no investments in equity contract for difference swap agreements. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the effect of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, and Foreign Currency within Net realized loss on swap contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts.

 

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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 forward foreign exchange contracts. 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, 2024 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments. The Fund’s volume of activity in forward foreign exchange contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2024 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $12,006,614.

 

At June 30, 2024, 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, 2024, the effect of forward foreign exchange contracts can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts, and Foreign Currency, within Net realized gain on forward foreign exchange contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

At June 30, 2024, the Fund’s derivative assets (by type) are as follows:

 

  Gross Amounts of Gross Amounts  
  Recognized Assets Available for Net Amounts of
  Presented in the Offset in the Assets Presented in
  Statement of Statement of Assets the Statement of
  Assets and Liabilities and Liabilities Assets and Liabilities
Assets      
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts $7,764 $(3,730) $4,034
       
  Gross Amounts of Gross Amounts  
  Recognized Liabilities Available for Net Amounts of
  Presented in the Offset in the Liabilities Presented in
  Statement of Statement of Assets the Statement of
  Assets and Liabilities and Liabilities Assets and Liabilities
Liabilities      
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts $3,730 $(3,730)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund for the benefit of the counterparty as of June 30, 2024:

 

    Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of  
    Assets and Liabilities  
  Net Amounts of      
  Assets Presented in      
  the Statement of Securities Pledged Cash Collateral  
  Assets and Liabilities as Collateral Received Net Amount
Counterparty        
State Street Bank and Trust Co. $7,764 $(3,730) $4,034
         
    Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of  
    Assets and Liabilities  
  Net Amounts of      
  Liabilities Presented in      
  the Statement of Securities Pledged Cash Collateral  
  Assets and Liabilities as Collateral Pledged Net Amount
Counterparty        
State Street Bank and Trust Co. $3,730 (3,730)

 

Securities Sold Short. The Fund entered 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 and details of collateral at June 30, 2024 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund incurred $58,960 in service fees related to its investment positions sold short and held by the broker. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations under Expenses, Service fees for securities sold short.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. At June 30, 2024, the Fund did not hold any restricted securities.

 

Investments in Other Investment Companies. The Fund may invest, from time to time, in shares of other investment companies (or entities that would be considered investment companies but are excluded from the definition pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act) (the Acquired Funds) in accordance with the 1940 Act and related rules. Shareholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata portion of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was less than one basis point.

 

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

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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.

 

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, 2023 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:*      
Ordinary income   $ 15,507,000  
Total distributions paid   $ 15,507,000  

 

 

* 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.

 

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2024:

 

      Gross   Gross    
  Cost/   Unrealized   Unrealized   Net Unrealized
  (Proceeds)   Appreciation   Depreciation   Appreciation
Investments and other derivative instruments $336,289,572   $107,322,800   $(83,095,973)   $24,226,827

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2024, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed 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, 2024, the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent, and exercised dispositive control, with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its fee with respect to such securities by $495.

 

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 Adviser, 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, 2024, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $308,318,137 and $281,110,238, respectively.

 

6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund paid $90,161 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $4,166.

 

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. Under the sub-administration agreement with Bank of New York Mellon, the fees paid include the cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund accrued $22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

As of June 30, 2024, the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates beneficially owned greater than 64.2% of the voting securities of the Fund. This includes accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.

 

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

 

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit, which expires on February 26, 2025 and may be renewed annually, of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the bank for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at a floating rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 135 basis points or the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus 135 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in “Interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding 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, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended            
    June 30, 2024     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2023  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Class AAA                                
Shares sold     4,202,294     $ 44,574,119       851,655     $ 8,843,416  
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions                 1,207,059       12,601,702  
Shares redeemed     (2,987,650 )     (31,494,705 )     (8,771,388 )     (90,606,155 )
Net increase/(decrease)     1,214,644     $ 13,079,414       (6,712,674 )   $ (69,161,037 )
Advisor Class                                
Shares sold     246,137     $ 2,568,353       330,415     $ 3,396,052  
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions                 158,309       1,638,492  
Shares redeemed     (1,264,778 )     (13,257,525 )     (5,783,210 )     (59,262,127 )
Net decrease     (1,018,641 )   $ (10,689,172 )     (5,294,486 )   $ (54,227,583 )

 

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

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

10.  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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Gabelli Funds and Your Personal Privacy

 

Who are we?

 

The Gabelli 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. that is a publicly held company with subsidiaries and affiliates that provide investment advisory services for a variety of clients.

 

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

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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(b) An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file the information required by Item 13 of Form N-1A.

 

The Financial Highlights are attached herewith.

 

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
Year Ended December 31   Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   Total from Investment Operations   Net Investment Income   Net Realized Gain on Investments   Total Distributions   Redemption Fees(a)   Net Asset Value, End of Period   Total Return†   Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)   Net Investment Income (Loss)   Operating Expenses(b)(c)   Portfolio Turnover Rate
Class AAA                                                                                                
2024(d)   $ 10.44     $ 0.18     $ 0.11   $ 0.29     $     $     $     $     $ 10.73       2.78 %   $ 416,865       3.44 %(e)     0.92 %(e)(f)     105 %
2023     10.09       0.33       0.37       0.70       (0.35 )           (0.35 )     0.00 (g)     10.44       6.93       392,723       3.18       0.85       157  
2022     10.44       0.08       (0.29 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )           (0.14 )     0.00 (g)     10.09       (2.01 )     447,336       0.80       0.79       156  
2021     10.46       0.02       0.44       0.46       (0.05 )     (0.43 )     (0.48 )     0.00 (g)     10.44       4.37       489,797       0.15       0.77       205  
2020     10.21       0.02       0.27       0.29       (0.04 )     (0.00 )(g)     (0.04 )     0.00 (g)     10.46       2.90       552,051       0.21       0.73       251  
2019     10.03       0.12       0.36       0.48       (0.14 )     (0.16 )     (0.30 )     0.00 (g)     10.21       4.80       618,374       1.18       0.64       278  
Advisor Class                                                                                                
2024(d)   $ 10.34     $ 0.17     $ 0.11   $ 0.28     $     $     $     $     $ 10.62       2.71 %   $ 61,651       3.20 %(e)     1.17 %(e)(f)     105 %
2023     9.99       0.30       0.37       0.67       (0.32 )           (0.32 )     0.00 (g)     10.34       6.68       70,564       2.90       1.10       157  
2022     10.34       0.05       (0.29 )     (0.24 )     (0.11 )           (0.11 )     0.00 (g)     9.99       (2.35 )     121,084       0.48       1.04       156  
2021     10.36       (0.05 )     0.48       0.43       (0.02 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     0.00 (g)     10.34       4.15       168,445       (0.43 )     1.02       205  
2020     10.10       0.00 (g)     0.27       0.27       (0.01 )     (0.00 )(g)     (0.01 )     0.00 (g)     10.36       2.70       167,311       0.01       0.98       251  
2019     9.93       0.09       0.35       0.44       (0.11 )     (0.16 )     (0.27 )     0.00 (g)     10.10       4.40       279,964       0.92       0.89       278  

 

 

Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical investment at the beginning of the year 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.
(a) Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
(b) The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For all periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios.
(c) The Fund incurred dividend expense and service fees on securities sold short. If these expenses and fees had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets for six months ended June 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 would have been 0.60%, 0.63%, 0.58%, 0.57%, 0.57%, and 0.56% (Class AAA) and 0.85% 0.88%, 0.83%, 0.82%, 0.82%, and 0.81% (Advisor Class), respectively.
(d) For the six months ended June 30, 2024, unaudited.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Ratio of operating expenses includes advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, there was no impact on the expense ratios.
(g) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Unless the following information is disclosed as part of the financial statements included in Item 7, an open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must disclose the aggregate remuneration paid by the company during the period covered by the report to:

 

(1) All directors and all members of any advisory board for regular compensation;

 

Anthony J. Colavita   $ 9,000  
Vincent D. Enright   $ 10,000  
Mary E. Hauck   $ 8,500  
Werner J. Roeder   $ 9,000  

 

(2) Each director and each member of an advisory board for special compensation; $0

 

(3) All officers; $0 and

 

(4) Each person of whom any officer or director of the Fund is an affiliated person. $0

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

At its meeting on February 12, 2024, 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 managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service and reputation of the portfolio managers.

 

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short, medium and long term performance (as of December 31, 2023) of the Fund against a peer group of seven other comparable funds prepared by the Adviser (the Adviser Peer Group) and against a peer group prepared by Broadridge (the Broadridge Performance Peer Group) consisting of all retail and institutional alternative event driven funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the first quartile for the one-year period, the second quartile for the three- and ten-year periods, and in the third quartile for the five-year period, as measured against the Adviser Peer Group. Against the Broadridge Performance Peer Group, the Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the first quintile for the one-year period, the second quintile for the three-year period, and in the third quintile for the five- and ten-year periods. The Independent Board Members discussed the Fund’s performance.

 

 

 

 

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 historical 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 to similar expense ratios of the Adviser Peer Group and a peer group of alternative multi-strategy funds selected by Broadridge 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 each peer group and that the Fund’s size was above average within each peer group. The Independent Board Members also compared the management fee structure for the Fund to that in effect for most other Gabelli funds. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not consider to be material to their decision, various information comparing the advisory fee to the advisory fees for other types of accounts managed by affiliates of the Adviser. The Board 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. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not consider to be material to their decision, various information comparing the advisory fee with the fee for other types of accounts managed by the Adviser.

 

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services and an acceptable overall performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund’s expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund were lower than the average within both peer groups 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 acceptable in light of the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based their decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all-important or controlling.

 

 

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

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

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) 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)(1) There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

 

(a)(3)(2) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

 

(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/ John C. Ball

 
 

John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date 

September 4, 2024

 

   

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/ John C. Ball

 
  John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date  September 4, 2024  

 

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

 

Date  September 4, 2024  

  

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