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 811-07896
GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Bruce N. Alpert
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2020
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Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Semiannual Report June 30, 2020
(Y)our Portfolio Management Team
Evan D. Miller, CFA | Sergey Dluzhevskiy, CFA, CPA | |||||
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | |||||
BA, Northwestern University | BS, Case Western | |||||
MBA, Booth School of Business, | Reserve University | |||||
University of Chicago | MBA, The Wharton School, | |||||
University of Pennsylvania |
To Our Shareholders,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund decreased 6.9% compared with an increase of 0.5% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country (AC) World Communication Services Index. Other classes of shares are available. See page 2 for performance information for all classes.
Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2020.
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com. |
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (11/1/93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA (GABTX) |
(6.92 | )% | (3.06 | )% | 0.57 | % | 4.99 | % | 4.02 | % | 6.46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index (b) |
0.54 | 9.26 | 4.17 | 7.88 | 6.59 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI AC World Index |
(6.25 | ) | 2.11 | 6.46 | 9.16 | 6.42 | 6.83 | (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A (GTCAX) |
(6.92 | ) | (3.09 | ) | 0.53 | 4.98 | 4.02 | 6.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge (d) |
(12.27 | ) | (8.66 | ) | (0.65 | ) | 4.36 | 3.61 | 6.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (GTCCX) |
(6.90 | ) | (3.36 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 4.26 | 3.27 | 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With contingent deferred sales charge (e) |
(7.83 | ) | (4.33 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 4.26 | 3.27 | 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I (GTTIX) |
(6.89 | ) | (2.72 | ) | 1.08 | 5.39 | 4.33 | 6.63 |
In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2020, the gross expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 1.76%, 1.76%, 2.51%, and 1.51%, respectively, and the net expense ratio for all share classes after contractual reimbursements by Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) is 0.92%. See page 10 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The contractual reimbursements are in effect through April 30, 2021. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares, and Class C Shares is 5.75%, and 1.00%, respectively.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares on March 12, 2000, June 2, 2000, and January 11, 2008, respectively. The actual performance for the Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The actual performance of the Class I Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses related to this class of shares. The MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the global telecommunication securities from around the world. The MSCI AC World Index is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI AC World Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | MSCI AC World Telecommunication Services Index name changed to MSCI AC World Communication Services Index. |
(c) | The MSCI AC World Index since inception performance is as of October 31, 1993. |
(d) | Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period. |
(e) | Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase. |
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) | ||
For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 | Expense Table |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2020:
The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
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 Funds Form N-PORT is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 Funds proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income |
$ 222,649 | $ 1,380,838 | ||||||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions |
1,554,202 | 3,387,223 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations |
(7,296,159 | ) | 6,765,125 | |||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
(5,519,308 | ) | 11,533,186 | |||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: |
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Accumulated earnings |
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Class AAA |
| (3,972,615 | ) | |||||||
Class A |
| (22,666 | ) | |||||||
Class C |
| (3,829 | ) | |||||||
Class I |
| (855,412 | ) | |||||||
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Total Distributions to Shareholders |
| (4,854,522 | ) | |||||||
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Capital Share Transactions: |
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Class AAA |
(3,767,656 | ) | (3,728,999 | ) | ||||||
Class A |
26,768 | 127,427 | ||||||||
Class C |
(35,428 | ) | (221,139 | ) | ||||||
Class I |
(299,105 | ) | (979,121 | ) | ||||||
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Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
(4,075,421 | ) | (4,801,832 | ) | ||||||
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Redemption Fees |
1 | 25 | ||||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets. |
(9,594,728 | ) | 1,876,857 | |||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of year |
77,977,343 | 76,100,486 | ||||||||
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End of period |
$68,382,615 | $77,977,343 | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year:
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations |
Distributions | Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data |
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Year Ended December 31 |
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from |
Net |
Net |
Return of |
Total |
Redemption |
Net Asset |
Total |
Net
Assets |
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
Operating Expenses Before |
Operating Net of Reimbursement(c) |
Portfolio |
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Class AAA |
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2020(d) |
$19.64 | $0.06 | $(1.42 | ) | $(1.36 | ) | | | | | $0.00 | $18.28 | (6.9 | )% | $ 56,640 | 0.65 | %(e) | 1.82 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
18.08 | 0.32 | (g) | 2.51 | 2.83 | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.90 | ) | | $(1.27 | ) | 0.00 | 19.64 | 15.6 | 65,024 | 1.63 | (g) | 1.74 | 1.69 | (f) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
21.77 | 0.16 | (2.76 | ) | (2.60 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.93 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.09 | ) | 0.00 | 18.08 | (11.9 | ) | 63,196 | 0.78 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
20.43 | 0.11 | 2.63 | 2.74 | (0.14 | ) | (1.26 | ) | | (1.40 | ) | | 21.77 | 13.4 | 81,832 | 0.48 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.30 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.56 | (0.28 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.43 | ) | 0.00 | 20.43 | 2.7 | 87,893 | 1.23 | 1.65 | 1.65 | (h) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.63 | 0.26 | (0.82 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.77 | ) | 0.00 | 21.30 | (2.5 | ) | 101,187 | 1.08 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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2020(d) |
$19.81 | $ 0.06 | $(1.43) | $(1.37) | | | | | | $18.44 | (6.9 | )% | $ 376 | 0.68 | %(e) | 1.82 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
18.23 | 0.36 | (g) | 2.50 | 2.86 | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.90 | ) | | $(1.28 | ) | $0.00 | 19.81 | 15.6 | 374 | 1.80 | (g) | 1.74 | 1.68 | (f) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
21.94 | 0.16 | (2.79 | ) | (2.63 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.93 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 0.00 | 18.23 | (11.9 | ) | 231 | 0.76 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
20.58 | 0.10 | 2.66 | 2.76 | (0.14 | ) | (1.26 | ) | | (1.40 | ) | | 21.94 | 13.4 | 576 | 0.43 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.29 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.53 | (0.09 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.24 | ) | 0.00 | 20.58 | 2.5 | 661 | 0.68 | 1.65 | 1.65 | (h) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.61 | 0.26 | (0.81 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.77 | ) | 0.00 | 21.29 | (2.5 | ) | 846 | 1.08 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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2020(d) |
$19.13 | $ 0.05 | $(1.37) | $(1.32 | ) | | | | | | $17.81 | (6.9 | )% | $ 42 | 0.56 | %(e) | 2.57 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
17.45 | 0.04 | (g) | 2.55 | 2.59 | $(0.01 | ) | $(0.90 | ) | | $(0.91 | ) | $0.00 | 19.13 | 14.8 | 84 | 0.19 | (g) | 2.49 | 2.45 | (f) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
21.08 | 0.02 | (2.68 | ) | (2.66 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.93 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (0.97 | ) | 0.00 | 17.45 | (12.6 | ) | 279 | 0.08 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
19.85 | (0.06 | ) | 2.55 | 2.49 | | (1.26 | ) | | (1.26 | ) | | 21.08 | 12.5 | 267 | (0.28 | ) | 2.48 | 2.48 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
20.71 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.39 | (0.10 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.25 | ) | 0.00 | 19.85 | 1.9 | 328 | 0.42 | 2.40 | 2.40 | (h) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
22.98 | 0.08 | (0.79 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.56 | ) | 0.00 | 20.71 | (3.2 | ) | 441 | 0.36 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
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2020(d) |
$19.58 | $ 0.06 | $(1.41) | $(1.35 | ) | | | | | $0.00 | $18.23 | (6.9 | )% | $ 11,325 | 0.66 | %(e) | 1.57 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
18.03 | 0.46 | (g) | 2.51 | 2.97 | $(0.52 | ) | $(0.90 | ) | | $(1.42 | ) | 0.00 | 19.58 | 16.4 | 12,495 | 2.33 | (g) | 1.49 | 0.99 | (f) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
21.75 | 0.32 | (2.79 | ) | (2.47 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.93 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.25 | ) | 0.00 | 18.03 | (11.3 | ) | 12,394 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.00 | (f) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
20.40 | 0.28 | 2.62 | 2.90 | (0.29 | ) | (1.26 | ) | | (1.55 | ) | | 21.75 | 14.2 | 14,374 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.00 | (f) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.63 | (0.35 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.50 | ) | 0.00 | 20.40 | 3.0 | 6,361 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.35 | (f)(h) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.60 | 0.30 | (0.79 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.84 | ) | 0.00 | 21.27 | (2.2 | ) | 1,842 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 5 |
| Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. 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) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015, there was no impact to the expense ratios. |
(d) | For the six months ended June 30, 2020, unaudited. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Under an expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $300,491 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and $91,150 for the year ended December 31, 2019, and certain Class I expenses to the Fund of $70,600, $56,231, and $899 for the years ended 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. |
(g) | Includes income resulting from special dividends. Without these dividends, the per share income amounts would have been 0.01 (Class AAA), 0.04 (Class A), (0.27) (Class C), and 0.15 (Class I), and the net investment income ratio would have been 0.03% (Class AAA), 0.19% (Class A), (1.41%) (Class C), and 0.73% (Class I), respectively. |
(h) | During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund received reimbursements of custody expenses paid in prior years. Had such reimbursement (allocated by relative net asset values of the Funds share classes) been included in that period, the expense ratios would have been 1.22% (Class AAA), 1.54% (Class A), 1.99% (Class C), and 0.95% (Class I). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization. The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the Corporation), was incorporated on July 16, 1993 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), and is one of five separately managed portfolios (collectively, the Portfolios) of the Corporation. The Funds primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on November 1, 1993.
The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility to the Funds NAV and a magnified effect in its total return.
2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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 markets 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds 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 Boards determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instruments 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 Funds investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2020 is as follows:
Valuation Inputs | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Total Market Value at 6/30/20 |
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INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks |
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Communication Services |
$49,482,641 | | $310,337 | $49,792,978 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
3,997,311 | $ 6,376 | 2,520 | 4,006,207 | ||||||||||||
Other (a) |
13,012,879 | | | 13,012,879 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
66,492,831 | 6,376 | 312,857 | 66,812,064 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock (a) |
695,847 | | | 695,847 | ||||||||||||
Closed-End Funds (a) |
| 124,700 | | 124,700 | ||||||||||||
Rights (a) |
8,568 | | | 8,568 | ||||||||||||
Warrants (a) |
| 600,210 | | 600,210 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds (a) |
| | 1,532 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations |
| 154,962 | | 154,962 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN |
$67,197,246 | $886,248 | $314,389 | $68,397,883 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
The Fund did not have any transfers into or out of Level 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.
General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.
Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available,
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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.
Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.
Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity.
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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 on of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Funds expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was approximately two basis points.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each funds 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, 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, 2019 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: |
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Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) |
$ | 1,903,819 | ||
Net long term capital gains |
2,950,703 | |||
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|
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Total distributions paid |
$ | 4,854,522 | ||
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|
Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
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The Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2020.
Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
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Investments |
$ | 53,547,994 | $ | 18,792,645 | $ | (3,942,756 | ) | $ | 14,849,889 |
The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds 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, 2020, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds net assets or results of operations. The Funds 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 Funds 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 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
Through November 30, 2019, the Adviser had agreed to waive and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of Class I (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than an annual rate of 1.00% of the value of that classs average daily net assets. Effective December 1, 2019, the Adviser amended its contractual agreement with respect to each share class of the Fund to waive its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) until at least April 30, 2021, at no more than 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser reimbursed expenses in the amount of 300,491. In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, that after giving effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. The agreement is renewable annually. At June 30, 2020, the cumulative amount which the Fund may repay the Adviser, subject to the terms above, is $462,241:
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For the year ended December 31, 2018, expiring December 31, 2020 |
$ | 70,600 | ||
For the year ended December 31, 2019, expiring December 31, 2021 |
91,150 | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, expiring December 31, 2022 |
300,491 | |||
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$ | 462,241 | |||
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The Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Lead Director receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Corporation.
4. Distribution Plan. The Funds Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $23,731,132 and $26,873,344, respectively.
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $8,425 to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally, the Distributor retained a total of $77 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriters fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.
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 $942.
The cost of calculating the Funds 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 Funds NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund accrued $22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit which expires on March 3, 2021 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 custodian 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 125 basis points or the 30 day ICE LIBOR plus 125 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in Interest expense in the Statement of Operations.
The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the line of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $113,242 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.15%. The maximum amount borrowed at anytime during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $2,145,000.
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8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers three classes of shares Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective January 27, 2020, (the Effective Date) the Funds Class AAA, Class A and Class C Shares closed to purchases from new investors. Closed to purchases from new investors means (i) with respect to the Class AAA and Class A shares, no new investors may purchase shares of such classes, but existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional shares of such classes after the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to Class C Shares, neither new investors nor existing shareholders may purchase any additional shares of such class after the Effective Date. These changes had no effect on existing shareholders ability to redeem shares of the Fund as described in the Funds Prospectus. Additionally, on the Effective Date Class I shares of the Fund became available to investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000 and purchasing shares directly through the Distributor, or investors purchasing Class I shares through brokers or financial intermediaries that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor specifically with respect to Class I shares.
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, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, 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, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Class AAA |
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Shares sold |
5,413 | $ | 94,704 | 18,269 | $ | 359,384 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 192,809 | 3,794,424 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(218,516 | ) | (3,862,360 | ) | (395,781 | ) | (7,882,807 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease |
(213,103 | ) | $ | (3,767,656 | ) | (184,703 | ) | $ | (3,728,999 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Class A |
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Shares sold |
1,912 | $ | 33,073 | 11,470 | $ | 233,058 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 879 | 17,451 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(370 | ) | (6,305 | ) | (6,170 | ) | (123,082 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net increase |
1,542 | $ | 26,768 | 6,179 | $ | 127,427 | ||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Class C |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
| | 957 | $ | 18,383 | |||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 186 | 3,567 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(2,069 | ) | $ | (35,428 | ) | (12,687 | ) | (243,089 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease |
(2,069 | ) | $ | (35,428 | ) | (11,544 | ) | $ | (221,139 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Class I |
||||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
11,332 | $ | 203,938 | 18,555 | $ | 366,674 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 40,293 | 790,553 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(28,192 | ) | (503,043 | ) | (108,204 | ) | (2,136,348 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net decrease |
(16,860 | ) | $ | (299,105 | ) | (49,356 | ) | $ | (979,121 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or
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losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds 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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THE GABELLI GLOBAL CONTENT & CONNECTIVITY FUND
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
Portfolio Management Team Biographies
Evan D. Miller, CFA, joined G.research, LLC in 2002 as a research analyst following the telecommunications industry on a global basis. Currently, he continues to specialize in the industry and also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and the Fund. Prior to joining Gabelli, his career spanned nearly a quarter century in the telecommunications industry with corporate strategy and business development positions. Mr. Miller holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
Sergey Dluzhevskiy, CFA, CPA, joined G.research, LLC in 2005 as a research analyst covering the North American telecommunications industry. Currently, he continues to specialize in the industry and also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and the Fund. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Dluzhevskiy was a senior accountant at Deloitte. He received his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
We have separated the portfolio managers commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.
The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Semiannual Report June 30, 2020
(Y)our Portfolio Management Team
Caesar M. P. Bryan | Howard F. Ward, CFA | Christopher D. Ward, CFA | ||||||
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | Associate Portfolio Manager |
To Our Shareholders,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) per Class I Share of The Gabelli Global Growth Fund increased 8.9% compared with a decrease of 6.3% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country (AC) World Index. Other classes of shares are available. See page 2 for performance information for all classes.
Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2020.
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) | Since |
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Six Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Inception (2/7/94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I (GGGIX) |
8.89 | % | 16.80 | % | 12.28 | % | 13.77 | % | 9.47 | % | 9.70 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA (GICPX) |
8.91 | 16.69 | 11.75 | 13.31 | 9.12 | 9.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI AC World Index |
(6.25 | ) | 2.11 | 6.46 | 9.16 | 6.42 | 6.68 | (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Fund Classification |
1.46 | 11.13 | 9.72 | 11.32 | 8.23 | 8.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A (GGGAX) |
8.89 | 16.70 | 11.76 | 13.31 | 9.12 | 9.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge (c) |
2.63 | 9.99 | 10.44 | 12.64 | 8.69 | 9.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (GGGCX) |
8.90 | 16.33 | 11.02 | 12.51 | 8.33 | 8.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With contingent deferred sales charge (d) |
7.90 | 15.33 | 11.02 | 12.51 | 8.33 | 8.89 |
In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2020, the gross expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 1.63%, 1.63%, 2.38%, and 1.38%, respectively, and the net expense ratio for all share classes after contractual reimbursements by Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) is 0.90%. See page 9 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The contractual reimbursements are in effect through April 30, 2021. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Returns would have been lower had the Adviser not reimbursed certain expenses. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares on March 2, 2000, March 12, 2000, and January 11, 2008, respectively. The actual performance of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The actual performance of Class I Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses related to this class of shares. The MSCI AC World Index is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI AC World Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Fund Classification reflects the performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | The MSCI AC World Index since inception performance is as of January 31, 1994. |
(c) | Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period. |
(d) | Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase. |
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) | ||
For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 | Expense Table |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2020:
The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
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 Funds Form N-PORT is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 Funds proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | 43,411 | $ | (197,454 | ) | |||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions |
1,347,917 | 10,426,884 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations |
9,385,988 | 16,292,298 | ||||||||
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
10,777,316 | 26,521,728 | ||||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: |
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Accumulated earnings |
||||||||||
Class AAA |
| (8,172,493 | ) | |||||||
Class A |
| (495,166 | ) | |||||||
Class C |
| (263,622 | ) | |||||||
Class I |
| (1,497,399 | ) | |||||||
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Total Distributions to Shareholders |
| (10,428,680 | ) | |||||||
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Capital Share Transactions: |
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Class AAA |
(182,709 | ) | 2,959,549 | |||||||
Class A |
(852,931 | ) | 725,983 | |||||||
Class C |
(545,311 | ) | 831,343 | |||||||
Class I |
18,189,677 | 6,601,878 | ||||||||
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Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions. |
16,608,726 | 11,118,753 | ||||||||
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|
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Redemption Fees |
238 | 409 | ||||||||
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|
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Net Increase in Net Assets |
27,386,280 | 27,212,210 | ||||||||
Net Assets: |
||||||||||
Beginning of year |
112,783,203 | 85,570,993 | ||||||||
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End of period |
$ | 140,169,483 | $ | 112,783,203 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:
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Class AAA |
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2020(c) |
$35.56 | $ 0.01 | $ 3.16 | $ 3.17 | | | | | $0.00 | $38.73 | 8.9 | % | $95,505 | 0.07%(d) | 1.61%(d) | 0.90%(d)(e) | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
29.94 | (0.07 | ) | 9.29 | 9.22 | | $(3.60 | ) | | $(3.60 | ) | 0.00 | 35.56 | 30.7 | 88,287 | (0.21) | 1.63 | 1.22(e) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
33.42 | (0.05 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.96 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | 0.00 | 29.94 | (2.8 | ) | 71,877 | (0.14) | 1.68 | 1.42(e)(f) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
26.72 | (0.13 | ) | 7.89 | 7.76 | | (1.05 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 0.00 | 33.42 | 29.0 | 77,829 | (0.42) | 1.67 | 1.67(f) | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
28.27 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.34 | $(0.13 | ) | (1.76 | ) | | (1.89 | ) | | 26.72 | 1.2 | 64,574 | 0.44 | 1.72 | 1.72(f)(g) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
30.23 | (0.03 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (1.60 | ) | | (1.62 | ) | 0.00 | 28.27 | (1.2 | ) | 72,882 | (0.10) | 1.68 | 1.68(f) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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2020(c) |
$35.55 | $ 0.01 | $ 3.15 | $ 3.16 | | | | | $0.00 | $38.71 | 8.9 | % | $ 4,789 | 0.07%(d) | 1.61%(d) | 0.90%(d)(e) | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
29.93 | (0.08 | ) | 9.30 | 9.22 | | $(3.60 | ) | | $(3.60 | ) | 0.00 | 35.55 | 30.7 | 5,332 | (0.21) | 1.63 | 1.22(e) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
33.41 | (0.05 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.96 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | 0.00 | 29.93 | (2.8 | ) | 3,861 | (0.14) | 1.68 | 1.41(e)(f) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
26.72 | (0.13 | ) | 7.88 | 7.75 | | (1.05 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 0.00 | 33.41 | 29.0 | 3,652 | (0.43) | 1.67 | 1.67(f) | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
28.26 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.35 | $(0.14 | ) | (1.75 | ) | | (1.89 | ) | | 26.72 | 1.3 | 3,143 | 0.44 | 1.72 | 1.72(f)(g) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
30.22 | (0.03 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (1.60 | ) | | (1.61 | ) | 0.00 | 28.26 | (1.2 | ) | 3,580 | (0.08) | 1.68 | 1.68(f) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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2020(c) |
$29.11 | $ 0.01 | $ 2.58 | $ 2.59 | | | | | $0.00 | $31.70 | 8.9 | % | $ 2,201 | 0.06%(d) | 2.36%(d) | 0.90%(d)(e) | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
25.18 | (0.25 | ) | 7.78 | 7.53 | | $(3.60 | ) | | $(3.60 | ) | 0.00 | 29.11 | 29.8 | 2,598 | (0.84) | 2.38 | 1.87(e) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
28.73 | (0.28 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (1.03 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | 0.00 | 25.18 | (3.5 | ) | 1,561 | (0.93) | 2.43 | 2.15(e)(f) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
23.26 | (0.32 | ) | 6.85 | 6.53 | | (1.05 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 0.00 | 28.73 | 28.0 | 1,479 | (1.19) | 2.42 | 2.42(f) | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
24.91 | (0.07 | ) | 0.18 | 0.11 | | (1.76 | ) | | (1.76 | ) | | 23.26 | 0.4 | 1,232 | (0.30) | 2.47 | 2.47(f)(g) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
27.01 | (0.23 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.50 | ) | | (1.60 | ) | | (1.60 | ) | 0.00 | 24.91 | (1.9 | ) | 1,891 | (0.86) | 2.43 | 2.43(f) | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
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2020(c) |
$36.45 | $ 0.02 | $ 3.22 | $ 3.24 | | | | | $0.00 | $39.69 | 8.9 | % | $37,674 | 0.09%(d) | 1.36%(d) | 0.90%(d)(e) | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
30.55 | 0.01 | 9.49 | 9.50 | | $(3.60 | ) | | $(3.60 | ) | 0.00 | 36.45 | 31.0 | 16,566 | 0.03 | 1.38 | 0.99(e) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
33.90 | 0.09 | (0.92 | ) | (0.83 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | | (2.52 | ) | 0.00 | 30.55 | (2.4 | ) | 8,272 | 0.26 | 1.43 | 1.00(e)(f) | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
26.92 | 0.07 | 7.97 | 8.04 | | (1.05 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 0.00 | 33.90 | 29.8 | 5,667 | 0.24 | 1.42 | 1.00(e)(f) | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
28.47 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.56 | $(0.35 | ) | (1.76 | ) | | (2.11 | ) | | 26.92 | 2.0 | 2,975 | 1.18 | 1.47 | 1.00(e)(f)(g) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
30.42 | 0.17 | (0.30 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (1.60 | ) | | (1.82 | ) | 0.00 | 28.47 | (0.5 | ) | 3,102 | 0.54 | 1.43 | 1.00(e)(f) | 53 |
| Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. 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) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | For the six months ended June 30, 2020, unaudited. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Under an expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $389,452, $412,641, and $261,050 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and certain Class I expenses to the Fund of $19,466, $14,648, and $12,486 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. |
(f) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015, there was no impact to the expense ratios. |
(g) | During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund received reimbursements of custody expenses paid in prior years. Had such reimbursement (allocated by relative net asset values of the Funds share classes) been included in that period, the expense ratios would have been 1.20% (Class AAA), 1.21% (Class A), 1.96% (Class C), and 0.47% (Class I). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
9
The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization. . The Gabelli Global Growth Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the Corporation), was incorporated on July 16, 1993 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), and is one of five separately managed portfolios (collectively, the Portfolios) of the Corporation. The Funds primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on February 7, 1994.
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 markets 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
The Fund employs a fair value model to adjust prices to reflect events affecting the values of certain portfolio securities which occur between the close of trading on the principal market for such securities (foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets) at the time when net asset values of the Fund are determined. If the Funds valuation committee believes that a particular event would materially affect net asset value, further adjustment is considered.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds 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 Boards determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instruments 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 closing price is adjusted from the local close, therefore, such securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy presented below. The summary of the Funds investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2020 is as follows:
Valuation Inputs | |||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Total Market Value at 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks: |
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Communication Services |
$13,705,992 | $ 6,644,880 | $ 20,350,872 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
17,457,399 | 9,890,057 | 27,347,456 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
1,303,803 | 10,768,922 | 12,072,725 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology |
43,562,455 | 3,436,305 | 46,998,760 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
| 1,803,629 | 1,803,629 | ||||||||||||
Other Industries (a) |
23,830,910 | | 23,830,910 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
99,860,559 | 32,543,793 | 132,404,352 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations |
| 5,624,109 | 5,624,109 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ASSETS |
$99,860,559 | $38,167,902 | $138,028,461 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
The Fund held no level 3 investments at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
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,
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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. 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.
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.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each funds average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
In calculating 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. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: |
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Net long term capital gains |
$ | 10,428,680 | ||
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Total distributions paid |
$ | 10,428,680 | ||
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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 Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2020:
Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||||||||||
Investments |
$ | 88,271,151 | $ | 49,998,217 | $ | (240,907 | ) | $ | 49,757,310 |
The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds 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, 2020, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds net assets or results of operations. The Funds 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 Funds tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
Through November 30, 2019, the Adviser had agreed to waive and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 1.25%, 1.25%, 2.00%, and 1.00% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively. Effective December 1, 2019, the Adviser amended its contractual agreement with respect to each share class of the Fund to waive its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) until at least April 30, 2021, at no more than 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $389,452. In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, that after giving effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. The agreement is renewable annually. At June 30, 2020, the cumulative amount which the Fund may repay the Adviser, subject to the terms above, is $1,063,143:
For the year ended December 31, 2018, expiring December 31, 2020 |
$ | 261,050 | ||
For the year ended December 31, 2019, expiring December 31, 2021 |
412,641 | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, expiring December 31, 2022 |
389,452 | |||
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$ | 1,063,143 | |||
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The Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Lead Director receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Corporation.
4. Distribution Plan. The Funds Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $43,767,178 and $34,488,046, respectively.
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The Gabelli Global Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Distributor retained a total of $818 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.
The cost of calculating the Funds 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 Funds NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund accrued $22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit which expires on March 3, 2021 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 custodian 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 125 basis points or the 30 day ICE LIBOR plus 125 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in Interest expense in the Statement of Operations. At June 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.
8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers three classes of shares Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective January 27, 2020, (the Effective Date) the Funds Class AAA, Class A and Class C Shares closed to purchases from new investors. Closed to purchases from new investors means (i) with respect to the Class AAA and Class A shares, no new investors may purchase shares of such classes, but existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional shares of such classes after the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to Class C Shares, neither new investors nor existing shareholders may purchase any additional shares of such class after the Effective Date. These changes had no effect on existing shareholders ability to redeem shares of the Fund as described in the Funds Prospectus. Additionally, on the Effective Date Class I shares of the Fund became available to investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000 and purchasing shares directly through the Distributor, or investors purchasing Class I shares through brokers or financial intermediaries that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor specifically with respect to Class I shares.
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, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Class AAA |
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Shares sold |
142,537 | $ | 5,254,653 | 137,319 | $ | 4,874,691 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 218,229 | 7,797,329 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(159,185 | ) | (5,437,362 | ) | (273,816 | ) | (9,712,471 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(16,648 | ) | $ | (182,709 | ) | 81,732 | $ | 2,959,549 | ||||||||||||
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Class A |
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Shares sold |
1,676 | $ | 62,922 | 46,943 | $ | 1,656,674 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 13,558 | 484,299 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(27,939 | ) | (915,853 | ) | (39,502 | ) | (1,414,990 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(26,263 | ) | $ | (852,931 | ) | 20,999 | $ | 725,983 | ||||||||||||
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Class C |
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Shares sold |
4,377 | $ | 133,352 | 58,617 | $ | 1,748,319 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 8,440 | 246,854 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(24,200 | ) | (678,663 | ) | (39,783 | ) | (1,163,830 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(19,823 | ) | $ | (545,311 | ) | 27,274 | $ | 831,343 | ||||||||||||
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Class I |
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Shares sold |
524,843 | $ | 19,268,524 | 182,452 | $ | 6,544,921 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 40,122 | 1,469,262 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(30,112 | ) | (1,078,847 | ) | (38,894 | ) | (1,412,305 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase |
494,731 | $ | 18,189,677 | 183,680 | $ | 6,601,878 | ||||||||||||||
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9. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds 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., 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 confidential.
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THE GABELLI GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
Portfolio Management Team Biographies
Caesar M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset Management in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.
Howard F. Ward, CFA, joined Gabelli Funds in 1995 and currently serves as GAMCOs Chief Investment Officer of Growth Equities as well as a Gabelli Funds, LLC portfolio manager for several funds within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Ward served as Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager for several Scudder mutual funds. He also was an Investment Officer in the Institutional Investment Department with Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Mr. Ward received his BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
Christopher D. Ward, CFA, joined the GAMCO Growth Team in 2015 as Vice President and Research Analyst. Prior to joining Gabelli Funds, Mr. Ward spent five years at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management where he served as Director of Business Strategy for The Apollo Group. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he was with the GFI Group, Inc., a wholesale institutional brokerage firm. Mr. Ward is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. He graduated from Boston College with a BA in Economics.
We have separated the portfolio managers commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.
The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Semiannual Report June 30, 2020
To Our Shareholders,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund decreased 14.2% compared with a decrease of 5.8% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index. Other classes of shares are available. See below for performance information for all classes.
Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2020.
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) |
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Six Months | 1 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 15 Year | Since Inception (2/3/94) |
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Class AAA (GAGCX) |
(14.21)% | (10.72)% | 1.20% | 3.23% | 2.43% | 3.85% | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI World Index |
(5.77) | 2.84 | 6.90 | 9.95 | 6.55 | 6.68(b) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A (GAGAX) |
(14.18) | (10.71) | 1.16 | 3.22 | 2.43 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge (c) |
(19.12) | (15.84) | (0.03) | 2.61 | 2.03 | 3.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C (GACCX) |
(14.22) | (11.01) | 0.49 | 2.15 | 1.45 | 3.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
With contingent deferred sales charge (d) |
(15.08) | (11.90) | 0.49 | 2.15 | 1.45 | 3.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I (GAGIX) |
(14.19) | (10.46) | 1.65 | 3.58 | 2.72 | 4.02 |
In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2020, the gross expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 1.71%, 1.71%, 2.46%, and 1.46%, respectively, and the net expense ratio for all share classes after contractual reimbursements by Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) is 0.91%. See page 9 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The contractual reimbursements are in effect through April 30, 2021. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Returns would have been lower had the Adviser not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares on May 2, 2001, November 26, 2001, and January 11, 2008, respectively. The actual performance of the Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The actual performance of the Class I Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses related to this class of shares. The MSCI World Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | MSCI World Index since inception performance is as of January 31, 1994. |
(c) | Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period. |
(d) | Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase. |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.
The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 | Expense Table |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2020:
The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
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 Funds Form N-PORT is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 Funds proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income |
$ | 173,448 | $ | 437,184 | ||||||
Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions |
(971,712 | ) | (54,961 | ) | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations |
(6,892,498 | ) | 6,630,692 | |||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
(7,690,762 | ) | 7,012,915 | |||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: |
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Accumulated earnings |
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Class AAA |
| (29,111 | ) | |||||||
Class A |
| (6,320 | ) | |||||||
Class C |
| (2,980 | ) | |||||||
Class I |
| (478,972 | ) | |||||||
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Total Distributions to Shareholders |
| (517,383 | ) | |||||||
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Capital Share Transactions: |
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Class AAA |
(393,385 | ) | 578,125 | |||||||
Class A |
(159,685 | ) | (211,815 | ) | ||||||
Class C |
(548,633 | ) | (662,838 | ) | ||||||
Class I |
(134,098 | ) | (121,263 | ) | ||||||
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Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
(1,235,801 | ) | (417,791 | ) | ||||||
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Redemption Fees |
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets. |
(8,926,563 | ) | 6,077,743 | |||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of year |
53,650,789 | 47,573,046 | ||||||||
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End of period |
$ | 44,724,226 | $ | 53,650,789 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend 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 |
Net Realized Gain |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions |
Redemption Fees (a)(b) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
Total Return |
Net Assets End of Year (in 000s) |
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
Operating Expenses Before ment |
Operating Expenses Net of ment(c)(d) |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA |
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2020(e) |
$ | 26.18 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (3.80 | ) | $ | (3.72 | ) | | | | | | $ | 22.46 | (14.2 | )% | $ | 4,896 | 0.75%(f) | 1.72%(f) | 0.90%(f)(g) | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
23.00 | 0.08 | (h) | 3.22 | 3.30 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.00 | 26.18 | 14.4 | 6,194 | 0.34(h) | 1.70 | 1.65(g) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
27.20 | 0.16 | (3.98 | ) | (3.82 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.18 | ) | | (0.38 | ) | | 23.00 | (14.0 | ) | 4,929 | 0.60 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.80 | 0.03 | 4.74 | 4.77 | (0.07 | ) | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | (0.37 | ) | 0.00 | 27.20 | 20.9 | 7,672 | 0.12 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.85 | 0.27 | 0.91 | 1.18 | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | 22.80 | 5.4 | 4,598 | 1.21 | 1.61 | 1.61(i) | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
22.01 | (0.09 | ) | 0.22 | 0.13 | | (0.29 | ) | | (0.29 | ) | | 21.85 | 0.6 | 7,121 | (0.41) | 1.75 | 1.75(j) | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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2020(e) |
$ | 26.23 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (3.80 | ) | $ | (3.72 | ) | | | | | | $ | 22.51 | (14.2 | )% | $ | 1,067 | 0.72%(f) | 1.72%(f) | 0.90%(f)(g) | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
23.04 | 0.09 | (h) | 3.21 | 3.30 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.00 | 26.23 | 14.4 | 1,441 | 0.35(h) | 1.70 | 1.66(g) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
27.26 | 0.16 | (3.99 | ) | (3.83 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.18 | ) | | (0.39 | ) | | 23.04 | (14.0 | ) | 1,465 | 0.61 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.86 | 0.05 | 4.74 | 4.79 | (0.09 | ) | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | (0.39 | ) | 0.00 | 27.26 | 20.9 | 1,178 | 0.18 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.90 | 0.25 | 0.93 | 1.18 | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | 22.86 | 5.4 | 480 | 1.15 | 1.61 | 1.61(i) | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
22.10 | (0.10 | ) | 0.19 | 0.09 | | (0.29 | ) | | (0.29 | ) | | 21.90 | 0.4 | 694 | (0.44) | 1.75 | 1.75(j) | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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2020(e) |
$ | 21.94 | $ | 0.06 | $ | (3.18 | ) | $ | (3.12 | ) | | | | | | $ | 18.82 | (14.2 | )% | $ | 1,019 | 0.68%(f) | 2.47%(f) | 0.90%(f)(g) | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
19.35 | (0.09 | )(h) | 2.72 | 2.63 | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.00 | 21.94 | 13.6 | 1,836 | (0.43)(h) | 2.45 | 2.37(g) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
22.93 | (0.02 | ) | (3.35 | ) | (3.37 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | (0.18 | ) | | (0.21 | ) | | 19.35 | (14.7 | ) | 2,245 | (0.09) | 2.42 | 2.42 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
19.36 | (0.14 | ) | 4.01 | 3.87 | | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | (0.30 | ) | 0.00 | 22.93 | 20.0 | 2,127 | (0.62) | 2.37 | 2.37 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
18.61 | 0.06 | 0.80 | 0.86 | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | 19.36 | 4.6 | 721 | 0.31 | 2.36 | 2.36(i) | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
18.97 | (0.24 | ) | 0.17 | (0.07 | ) | | (0.29 | ) | | (0.29 | ) | | 18.61 | (0.4 | ) | 595 | (1.26) | 2.50 | 2.20(j) | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
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2020(e) |
$ | 26.28 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (3.82 | ) | $ | (3.73 | ) | | | | | | $ | 22.55 | (14.2 | )% | $ | 37,742 | 0.77%(f) | 1.47%(f) | 0.90%(f)(g) | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
23.08 | 0.25 | (h) | 3.24 | 3.49 | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.00 | 26.28 | 15.1 | 44,180 | 1.01(h) | 1.45 | 0.99(g) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
27.35 | 0.35 | (4.04 | ) | (3.69 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.18 | ) | | (0.58 | ) | | 23.08 | (13.40 | ) | 38,934 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.00(g) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.89 | 0.19 | 4.78 | 4.97 | (0.21 | ) | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 0.00 | 27.35 | 21.7 | 59,555 | 0.74 | 1.37 | 1.00(g) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
21.94 | 0.31 | 0.95 | 1.26 | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | 22.89 | 5.8 | 37,344 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.27(g)(i) | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
22.13 | (0.04 | ) | 0.17 | 0.13 | (0.03 | ) | (0.29 | ) | | (0.32 | ) | | 21.94 | 0.6 | 36,371 | (0.19) | 1.50 | 1.50(j) | 167 |
| Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. 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) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, there was no impact to the expenses ratio. For the year ended December 31, 2015, if credits had not been received, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.76% (Class AAA and Class A), 2.51% (Class C), and 1.51% (Class I). |
(d) | The Fund incurred interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the effect of the interest expense was minimal. |
(e) | For the six months ended June 30, 2020, unaudited. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Under an expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $142,726, $196,584 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019 and certain Class I expenses to the Fund of $211,071, $175,468, and $36,018 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. |
(h) | Includes income resulting from special dividends. Without these dividends, the per share income amounts would have been 0.03 (Class AAA), 0.04 (Class A), (0.13) (Class C), and 0.20 (Class I), and the net investment income ratio would have been 0.14% (Class AAA and Class A), (0.64%) (Class C), and 0.80% (Class I), respectively. |
(i) | During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund received reimbursements of custody expenses paid in prior years. Had such reimbursement (allocated by relative net asset values of the Funds share classes) been included in this period, the expense ratios would have been 1.46% (Class AAA), 1.44% (Class A), 2.20% (Class C), and 1.10% (Class I). |
(j) | Under an expense deferral agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser recovered from the Fund $62,315 for the year ended December 31, 2015, representing previously reimbursed expenses from the Adviser. Had such payment not been made, the expense ratio would have been 1.61% (Class AAA and Class A), 2.36% (Class C), and 1.36% (Class I). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. Organization. The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the Corporation), was incorporated on July 16, 1993 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), and is one of five separately managed portfolios (collectively, the Portfolios) of the Corporation. The Funds primary objective is to obtain a high level of total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on February 3, 1994.
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 markets 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
The Fund employs a fair value model to adjust prices to reflect events affecting the values of certain portfolio securities which occur between the close of trading on the principal market for such securities (foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets) at the time when net asset values of the Fund are determined. If the Funds valuation committee believes that a particular event would materially affect net asset value, further adjustment is considered.
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The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds 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 Boards determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instruments 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 Funds investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2020 is as follows:
Valuation Inputs | |||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Total Market Value at 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks (a) |
$ | 42,472,052 | | $ | 42,472,052 | ||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (a) |
| $ | 105,671 | 105,671 | |||||||||||
Rights (a) |
1,344 | | 1,344 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations |
| 2,099,442 | 2,099,442 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ASSETS |
$ | 42,473,396 | $ | 2,205,113 | $ | 44,678,509 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
The Fund held no level 3 investments at June 30, 2020.
Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.
General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.
Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. When fair valuing a security, factors to consider include recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A
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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 back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.
Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Advisers prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The credit worthiness of the counter parties 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 Funds 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, if any, 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 Funds 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 Funds derivative contracts held at June 30, 2020, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for the purpose of hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
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The use of forward foreign exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Funds 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. As of June 30, 2020, the Fund held no forward foreign exchange contracts.
Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. At June 30, 2020, there were no short sales outstanding.
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 those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than
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similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of June 30, 2020, if any, refer to the Schedule of Investments.
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 on of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Funds expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds 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 or loss on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each funds 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.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: |
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Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) |
$ | 502,720 | ||
Net long term capital gains. |
14,663 | |||
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Total distributions paid |
$ | 517,383 | ||
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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 Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2020:
Gross | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost/ | Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||
(Proceeds) | Appreciation | Depreciation | Appreciation | |||||||||||||||||
Investments |
$ | 42,570,222 | $ | 10,001,317 | $ | (7,893,030) | $ | 2,108,287 |
The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds 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. As of June 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds net assets or results of operations. The Funds 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 Funds 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 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
Through November 30, 2019, the Adviser had agreed to waive and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 2.00%, 2.00%, 2.75%, and 1.00% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively. Effective December 1, 2019, the Adviser amended its contractual agreement with respect to each share class of the Fund to waive its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) until at least April 30, 2021, at no more than 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser reimbursed expenses in the amount of $142,726.
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In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, after giving effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. The agreement is renewable annually. At June 30, 2020, the cumulative amount which the Fund may repay the Adviser, subject to the terms above, is $550,381:
For the year ended December 31, 2018, expiring December 31, 2020 |
$ | 211,071 | ||
For the year ended December 31, 2019, expiring December 31, 2021 |
196,584 | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, expiring December 31, 2022 |
142,726 | |||
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$ | 550,381 | |||
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The Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended, and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Lead Director receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Corporation.
4. Distribution Plan. The Funds Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $2,150,083 and $3,208,043, respectively.
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $2,413 to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally, the Distributor retained a total of $406 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.
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 $835.
The cost of calculating the Funds 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 Funds NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund accrued $7,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit which expires on March 3, 2021 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 custodian 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 125 basis points or the 30 day ICE LIBOR
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plus 125 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, 2020, there were no borrowings under the line of credit.
8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers three classes of shares Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective January 27, 2020, (the Effective Date) the Funds Class AAA, Class A and Class C Shares closed to purchases from new investors. Closed to purchases from new investors means (i) with respect to the Class AAA and Class A shares, no new investors may purchase shares of such classes, but existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional shares of such classes after the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to Class C Shares, neither new investors nor existing shareholders may purchase any additional shares of such class after the Effective Date. These changes had no effect on existing shareholders ability to redeem shares of the Fund as described in the Funds Prospectus. Additionally, on the Effective Date Class I shares of the Fund became available to investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000 and purchasing shares directly through the Distributor, or investors purchasing Class I shares through brokers or financial intermediaries that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor specifically with respect to Class I shares.
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, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.
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Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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Class AAA |
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Shares sold |
2,260 | $ | 53,637 | 55,209 | $ | 1,412,343 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 1,071 | 28,072 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(20,846 | ) | (447,022 | ) | (34,012 | ) | (862,290 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase/(decrease) |
(18,586 | ) | $ | (393,385 | ) | 22,268 | $ | 578,125 | ||||||||
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Class A |
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Shares sold |
455 | $ | 9,501 | 14,445 | $ | 363,666 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 235 | 6,170 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(7,997 | ) | (169,186 | ) | (23,320 | ) | (581,651 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease |
(7,542 | ) | $ | (159,685 | ) | (8,640 | ) | $ | (211,815 | ) | ||||||
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Class C |
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Shares sold |
1,836 | $ | 40,437 | 19,741 | $ | 423,760 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 133 | 2,922 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(31,354 | ) | (589,070 | ) | (52,188 | ) | (1,089,520 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease |
(29,518 | ) | $ | (548,633 | ) | (32,314 | ) | $ | (662,838 | ) | ||||||
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Class I |
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Shares sold |
14,745 | $ | 362,795 | 51,137 | $ | 1,300,988 | ||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 11,724 | 308,583 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(21,960 | ) | (496,893 | ) | (69,005 | ) | (1,730,834 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease |
(7,215 | ) | $ | (134,098 | ) | (6,144 | ) | $ | (121,263 | ) | ||||||
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9. Significant Shareholder. As of June 30, 2020, approximately 79.7% of the Fund was beneficially owned by the Adviser and its affiliates, including managed accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.
10. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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THE GABELLI GLOBAL RISING INCOME AND DIVIDEND FUND
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
Portfolio Manager Biography
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. He is also Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.
We have separated the portfolio managers commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com. |
The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund Semiannual Report June 30, 2020 |
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Caesar M. P. Bryan Portfolio Manager |
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To Our Shareholders,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund decreased 9.0% compared with a decrease of 13.1% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Small Cap Index. Other classes of shares are available. See below for performance information for all classes.
Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2020.
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited) |
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Class AAA (GABOX) |
(9.04 | )% | 2.87 | % | 3.02 | % | 6.78 | % | 5.02 | % | 5.82 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index |
(13.11 | ) | (3.52 | ) | 3.81 | 8.02 | 5.66 | 3.30 | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI All Country (AC) World Index |
(6.25 | ) | 2.11 | 6.46 | 9.16 | 6.42 | 5.17 | (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Fund Classification |
1.46 | 11.13 | 9.72 | 11.32 | 8.23 | 6.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund Classification |
4.45 | 12.80 | 9.28 | 11.55 | 7.44 | 5.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A (GOCAX) |
(9.06 | ) | 2.43 | 2.56 | 6.54 | 4.86 | 5.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge (d) |
(14.29 | ) | (3.46 | ) | 1.36 | 5.92 | 4.44 | 5.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (GGLCX) |
(9.03 | ) | 2.12 | 1.97 | 5.84 | 4.12 | 5.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With contingent deferred sales charge (e) |
(9.94 | ) | 1.12 | 1.97 | 5.84 | 4.12 | 5.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I (GLOIX) |
(9.10 | ) | 2.84 | 3.34 | 7.15 | 5.30 | 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2020, the gross expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 3.42%, 3.42%, 4.17%, and 3.17%, respectively, and the net expense ratio for all share classes after contractual reimbursements by Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) is 0.90%. See page 8 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The contractual reimbursements are in effect through April 30, 2021. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively. |
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(a) Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Returns would have been lower had the Adviser not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares on March 12, 2000, November 23, 2001, and January 11, 2008, respectively. The actual performance of the Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The actual performance of the Class I Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses related to this class of shares. The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index has 2,304 constituents and captures small cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI AC World Index is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI AC World Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. The Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Fund Classification and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund Classification reflect the average performance of mutual funds classified in those particular categories. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. (b) MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index inception date is December 31, 1998. (c) The MSCI AC World Index since inception performance is as of April 30, 1994. (d) Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period. (e) Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase.
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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2020:
The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
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 Funds Form N-PORT is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 Funds proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
Portfolio Manager Biography
Caesar M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset Management in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.
We have separated the portfolio managers commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income |
$ | 24,112 | $ | 116,308 | ||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
(141,166 | ) | 379,899 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations |
(605,626 | ) | 1,293,938 | |||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
(722,680 | ) | 1,790,145 | |||||||
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Class AAA |
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Class A |
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Class C |
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Class I |
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Total Distributions to Shareholders |
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Capital Share Transactions: |
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Class AAA |
(198,471 | ) | (627,085 | ) | ||||||
Class A |
(5,304 | ) | (3,385 | ) | ||||||
Class C |
(2,515 | ) | (8,781 | ) | ||||||
Class I |
(53,243 | ) | (474,101 | ) | ||||||
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(259,533 | ) | (1,113,352 | ) | ||||||
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(982,210 | ) | 172,050 | |||||||
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Beginning of year |
7,795,304 | 7,623,254 | ||||||||
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$ | 6,813,094 | $ | 7,795,304 | ||||||
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The Gabelli International Small Cap 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 |
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Net Asset of Year |
Net (Loss)(a) |
Net Investments |
Total from Operations |
Net Income |
Net Realized Gain |
Return of Capital |
Total Distributions |
Redemption Fees(a)(b) |
Net Period |
Total Return |
Net Assets (in 000s) |
Net (Loss) |
Operating |
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Portfolio Rate |
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Class AAA |
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2020(e) |
$ | 13.06 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (1.18 | ) | | | | | $ | 0.00 | $ | 11.88 | (9.0 | )% | $ | 5,581 | 0.72 | %(f) | 3.94 | %(f) | 0.90 | %(f) | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
11.09 | 0.19 | (g) | 2.68 | 2.87 | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.90 | ) | 0.00 | 13.06 | 25.9 | 6,366 | 1.50 | (g) | 3.41 | 1.00 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
18.55 | 0.19 | (4.13 | ) | (3.94 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (3.32 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | (3.52 | ) | 0.00 | 11.09 | (20.9 | ) | 5,954 | 1.07 | 3.11 | 1.00 | (h) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.41 | 0.04 | 6.19 | 6.23 | (0.13 | ) | (9.96 | ) | | (10.09 | ) | | 18.55 | 28.1 | 8,599 | 0.16 | 3.01 | 1.67 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
23.45 | 0.27 | (0.02 | ) | 0.25 | (0.28 | ) | (1.01 | ) | | (1.29 | ) | 0.00 | 22.41 | 1.1 | 7,764 | 1.14 | 2.80 | 1.38 | (i)(j) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.71 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | (0.11 | ) | (0.21 | ) | | (0.32 | ) | 0.00 | 23.45 | 0.2 | 8,596 | 0.03 | 2.67 | 2.02 | (h)(i) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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2020(e) |
$ | 13.03 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (1.18 | ) | | | | | $ | 0.00 | $ | 11.85 | (9.1 | )% | $ | 76 | 0.71 | %(f) | 3.94 | %(f) | 0.90 | %(f) | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
11.05 | 0.07 | (g) | 2.67 | 2.74 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.76 | ) | 0.00 | 13.03 | 24.9 | 91 | 0.60 | (g) | 3.41 | 1.91 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
18.44 | 0.01 | (4.08 | ) | (4.07 | ) | | (3.32 | ) | | (3.32 | ) | 0.00 | 11.05 | (21.7 | ) | 81 | 0.04 | 3.11 | 2.01 | (h) | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.33 | (0.05 | ) | 6.18 | 6.13 | (0.06 | ) | (9.96 | ) | | (10.02 | ) | | 18.44 | 27.7 | 155 | (0.19 | ) | 3.01 | 2.00 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
23.35 | 0.27 | (0.01 | ) | 0.26 | (0.27 | ) | (1.01 | ) | | (1.28 | ) | 0.00 | 22.33 | 1.1 | 166 | 1.14 | 2.80 | 1.39 | (i)(j) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.61 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | (0.10 | ) | (0.21 | ) | | (0.31 | ) | 0.00 | 23.35 | 0.1 | 183 | 0.08 | 2.67 | 2.02 | (h)(i) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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2020(e) |
$ | 11.74 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (1.10 | ) | $ | (1.06 | ) | | | | | $ | 0.00 | $ | 10.68 | (9.0 | )% | $ | 22 | 0.69 | %(f) | 4.69 | %(f) | 0.90 | %(f) | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
10.02 | (0.01 | )(g) | 2.41 | 2.40 | | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.68 | ) | 0.00 | 11.74 | 24.0 | 26 | (0.12 | )(g) | 4.16 | 2.61 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
17.26 | (0.11 | ) | (3.81 | ) | (3.92 | ) | | (3.32 | ) | | (3.32 | ) | 0.00 | 10.02 | (22.3 | ) | 31 | (0.67 | ) | 3.86 | 2.76 | (h) | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
21.52 | (0.23 | ) | 5.93 | 5.70 | | (9.96 | ) | | (9.96 | ) | | 17.26 | 26.8 | 43 | (0.92 | ) | 3.76 | 2.75 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
22.60 | 0.20 | (0.01 | ) | 0.19 | $ | (0.26 | ) | (1.01 | ) | | (1.27 | ) | 0.00 | 21.52 | 0.9 | 39 | 0.87 | 3.55 | 1.66 | (i)(j) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
22.94 | (0.17 | ) | 0.04 | (0.13 | ) | | (0.21 | ) | | (0.21 | ) | 0.00 | 22.60 | 0.6 | 51 | (0.75 | ) | 3.42 | 2.77 | (h)(i) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
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2020(e) |
$ | 13.41 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (1.26 | ) | $ | (1.22 | ) | | | | | $ | 0.00 | $ | 12.19 | (9.1 | )% | $ | 1,134 | 0.72 | %(f) | 3.69 | %(f) | 0.90 | %(f) | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
11.39 | 0.19 | (g) | 2.77 | 2.96 | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.94 | ) | 0.00 | 13.41 | 26.0 | 1,312 | 1.52 | (g) | 3.16 | 1.00 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
18.93 | 0.19 | (4.22 | ) | (4.03 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (3.32 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | (3.51 | ) | 0.00 | 11.39 | (20.9 | ) | 1,557 | 1.07 | 2.86 | 1.00 | (h) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
22.68 | 0.21 | 6.31 | 6.52 | (0.31 | ) | (9.96 | ) | | (10.27 | ) | | 18.93 | 29.0 | 2,031 | 0.82 | 2.76 | 1.00 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
23.71 | 0.36 | (0.01 | ) | 0.35 | (0.37 | ) | (1.01 | ) | | (1.38 | ) | 0.00 | 22.68 | 1.5 | 1,246 | 1.50 | 2.55 | 1.01 | (i)(j) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
23.87 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.29 | (0.24 | ) | (0.21 | ) | | (0.45 | ) | 0.00 | 23.71 | 1.2 | 1,251 | 0.88 | 2.42 | 1.02 | (h)(i) | 7 |
| Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. 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) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | Under an expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $100,037, $184,323, $201,091, $144,403, $137,877, and $75,568 for the six months ended Jun 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. |
(d) | The Fund incurred interest expense. For the year ended December 31, 2018, if interest expense had not been incurred, the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 2.00% (Class A), 2.75% (Class C) and with no impact to Class AAA and Class I. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and years ended December 31, 2019, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the effect of interest expense was minimal. |
(e) | For the six months ended June 30, 2020, unaudited. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Includes income resulting from special dividends. Without these dividends, the per share income amounts would have been 0.15 (Class AAA), 0.04 (Class A), (0.05) (Class C), and 0.15 (Class I), and the net investment income ratio would have been 1.19% (Class AAA), 0.29% (Class A), (0.43%) (Class C), and 1.21% (Class I), respectively. |
(h) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2015, had such payments not been made, the expense ratios would have been 2.03% (Class AAA and Class A), 2.78% (Class C), and 1.03% (Class I). For the year ended December 31, 2018, the effect of expense was minimal. |
(i) | The Fund incurred tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. If tax expense had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.37% and 2.00% (Class AAA), 1.38% and 2.00% (Class A), 1.65% and 2.75% (Class C), and 1.00% and 1.00% (Class I), respectively. |
(j) | During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund received reimbursements of custody expenses paid in prior years. Had such reimbursement (allocated by relative net asset values of the Funds share classes) been included in this period, the expense ratios would have been 1.17% (Class AAA), 1.18% (Class A), 1.45% (Class C), and 0.80% (Class I). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization. The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the Corporation), was incorporated on July 16, 1993 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), and is one of five separately managed portfolios (collectively, the Portfolios) of the Corporation. The Funds primary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 11, 1998.
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 markets 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
The Fund employs a fair value model to adjust prices to reflect events affecting the values of certain portfolio securities which occur between the close of trading on the principal market for such securities (foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets) at the time when net asset values of the Fund are determined. If the Funds valuation committee believes that a particular event would materially affect net asset value, further adjustment is considered.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds 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 Boards determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instruments 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. If fair value is adjusted from the local close, such securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy presented below. The summary of the Funds investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2020 is as follows:
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INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks: |
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Communication Services |
$ | 142,470 | $ | 340,217 | $ | 482,687 | |||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
61,371 | 912,347 | 973,718 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
84,858 | 1,181,535 | 1,266,393 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
44,940 | 507,912 | 552,852 | ||||||||||||
Health Care |
197,608 | 556,419 | 754,027 | ||||||||||||
Industrials |
95,555 | 551,660 | 647,215 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology |
| 452,259 | 452,259 | ||||||||||||
Materials |
776,603 | 345,019 | 1,121,622 | ||||||||||||
Real Estate |
29,676 | 315,899 | 345,575 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
1,433,081 | 5,163,267 | 6,596,348 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks (a) |
| 114,564 | 114,564 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations |
| 129,962 | 129,962 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ASSETS |
$ | 1,433,081 | $ | 5,407,793 | $ | 6,840,874 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
The Fund held no level 3 investments at June 30, 2020.
Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.
General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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.
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.
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 on of the periodic expenses
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Funds expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds 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 or 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each funds 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, 2019 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: |
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Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) |
$ | 128,707 | ||
Net long term capital gains. |
376,145 | |||
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Total distributions paid |
$ | 504,852 | ||
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Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized depreciation at June 30, 2020:
Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||
Investments |
$ | 7,326,633 | $ | 860,614 | $ | (1,346,373 | ) | $ | (485,759 | ) |
The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds 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, 2020, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds net assets or results of operations. The Funds 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 Funds 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 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
Through November 30, 2019, the Adviser had agreed to waive and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 1.00%, 2.00%, 2.75%, and 1.00% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I, respectively. Effective December 1, 2019, the Adviser amended its contractual agreement with respect to each share class of the Fund to waive its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) until at least April 30, 2021, at no more than 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each of share class. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $100,037. In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, that after giving effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. The arrangement is renewable annually. At June 30, 2020, the cumulative amount which the Fund may repay the Adviser, subject to the terms above, is $485,451:
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
For the year ended December 31, 2018, expiring December 31, 2020 |
$ | 201,091 | ||
For the year ended December 31, 2019, expiring December 31, 2021 |
184,323 | |||
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, expiring December 31, 2022 |
100,037 | |||
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$ | 485,451 | |||
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The Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended, and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $3,000 and the Lead Director receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Corporation.
4. Distribution Plan. The Funds Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $496,030 and $699,239, respectively.
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. The cost of calculating the Funds 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 Funds NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. The Adviser did not seek a reimbursement during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit which expires on March 3, 2021 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 custodian 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 125 basis points or the 30 day ICE LIBOR plus 125 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in Interest expense in the Statement of Operations. At June 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.
8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers three classes of shares Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective January 27, 2020, (the Effective Date) the Funds Class AAA, Class A and Class C Shares closed to purchases from new investors. Closed to purchases from new investors means (i) with respect to the Class AAA and Class A shares, no new investors may purchase shares of such classes, but existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional shares of such classes after the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to Class C Shares, neither new investors nor existing shareholders may purchase any additional shares of such class after the Effective Date. These changes had no effect on existing shareholders ability to redeem shares of the Fund as described in the Funds Prospectus. Additionally, on the Effective Date Class I shares of the Fund became available to investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000 and purchasing shares directly through the Distributor, or investors purchasing Class I shares through brokers or financial intermediaries that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor specifically with respect to Class I shares.
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The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, 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, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class AAA |
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Shares sold |
10,911 | $ | 129,485 | 15,135 | $ | 188,463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 30,728 | 399,469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(28,397 | ) | (327,956 | ) | (95,721 | ) | (1,215,017 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net decrease |
(17,486 | ) | $ | (198,471 | ) | (49,858 | ) | $ | (627,085 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Class A |
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Shares sold |
154 | $ | 1,800 | 1,468 | $ | 17,835 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 299 | 3,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(714 | ) | (7,104 | ) | (2,114 | ) | (25,095 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net decrease |
(560 | ) | $ | (5,304 | ) | (347 | ) | $ | (3,385 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Class C |
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Shares sold |
| | 333 | $ | 3,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 125 | 1,466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(257 | ) | $ | (2,515 | ) | (1,263 | ) | (13,922 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net decrease |
(257 | ) | $ | (2,515 | ) | (805 | ) | $ | (8,781) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Class I |
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Shares sold |
1,681 | $ | 18,373 | 17,785 | $ | 227,429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 6,346 | 84,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(6,495 | ) | (71,616 | ) | (63,035 | ) | (786,180 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net decrease |
(4,814 | ) | $ | (53,243 | ) | (38,904 | ) | $ | (474,101 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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9. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds 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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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Semiannual Report June 30, 2020
To Our Shareholders,
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the net asset value (NAV) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund decreased 20.0% compared with a decrease of 12.6% for the S&P Developed SmallCap Index. Other classes of shares are available. See below for additional performance information.
Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2020.
Comparative Results
Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2020 (a) (Unaudited)
Six Months | 1 Year | Since Inception (10/1/18) |
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Class AAA (GAMNX) |
(19.98 | )% | (17.13 | )% | (13.91 | )% | ||||||
S&P Developed SmallCap Index |
(12.62 | ) | (5.51 | ) | 4.40 | |||||||
Class A (GMNAX) |
(20.09 | ) | (17.17 | ) | (14.00 | ) | ||||||
With sales charge (b) |
(24.68 | ) | (21.93 | ) | (16.87 | ) | ||||||
Class C (GMNCX) |
(20.04 | ) | (17.42 | ) | (14.34 | ) | ||||||
With contingent deferred sales charge (c) |
(20.84 | ) | (18.25 | ) | (14.34 | ) | ||||||
Class I (GGMMX) |
(19.98 | ) | (16.97 | ) | (13.78 | ) |
In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2020, the gross expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 10.81%, 10.81%, 11.56%, and 10.56%, respectively, and the net expense ratios for all share classes after contractual reimbursements by Gabelli Funds, LLC, (the Adviser) is 0.90%. See page 8 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The contractual reimbursements are in effect through April 30, 2021. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively.
(a) | Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Returns would have been lower had the Adviser not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. The S&P Developed SmallCap Index is a float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of small capitalization companies located in developed markets. The index is composed of companies within the bottom 15% of the cumulative market capitalization in developed markets. The index covers all publicly listed equities with float adjusted market values of U.S. $100 million or more and annual dollar value traded of at least U.S. $50 million in all included countries. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
(b) | Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period. |
(c) | Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within the period of purchase. |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.
The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
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For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 | Expense Table |
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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2020:
The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
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 Funds Form N-PORT is available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 Funds proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued) June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
(a) | Redemption price varies based on the length of time held. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||
Operations: |
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Net investment income/(loss) |
$ | (155 | ) | $ | 10,702 | |||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
(219,515 | ) | 48,685 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations |
(140,510 | ) | 31,772 | |||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
(360,180 | ) | 91,159 | |||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: |
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Accumulated earnings |
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Class AAA |
| (4,122 | ) | |||||||
Class A |
| (351 | ) | |||||||
Class C |
| (305 | ) | |||||||
Class I |
| (61,048 | ) | |||||||
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Total Distributions to Shareholders |
| (65,826 | ) | |||||||
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Capital Share Transactions: |
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Class AAA |
2,649 | 38,276 | ||||||||
Class A |
| 351 | ||||||||
Class C |
| 305 | ||||||||
Class I |
17,787 | 1,092,568 | ||||||||
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Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
20,436 | 1,131,500 | ||||||||
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Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets |
(339,744 | ) | 1,156,833 | |||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of year |
1,737,573 | 580,740 | ||||||||
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End of period |
$1,397,829 | $1,737,573 | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period:
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Value, | Investment | Gain (Loss) | Total from | Net | Net | Value, | Net Assets | Investment | Expenses | Expenses | Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Beginning | Income | on | Investment | Investment | Realized | Total | End of | Total | End of Period | Income | Before | Net of | Turnover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31 |
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Distributions |
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Class AAA |
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2020(c) |
$ | 9.26 | $ | (0.00 | )(d) | $ | (1.85 | ) | $ | (1.85 | ) | | | | $ | 7.41 | (20.0 | )% | $ | 93 | (0.02 | )%(e) | 11.40 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
8.62 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 0.99 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | 9.26 | 11.5 | 114 | 0.53 | 10.81 | 1.23 | (g) | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(h) |
10.00 | 0.01 | (1.38 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.01 | ) | 8.62 | (13.7 | ) | 70 | 0.45 | (e) | 44.14 | (e) | 1.25 | (e) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A |
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2020(c) |
$ | 9.26 | $ | (0.00 | )(d) | $ | (1.86 | ) | $ | (1.86 | ) | | | | $ | 7.40 | (20.1 | )% | $ | 8 | (0.02 | )%(e) | 11.40 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
8.62 | 0.04 | 0.95 | 0.99 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | 9.26 | 11.5 | 10 | 0.43 | 10.81 | 1.23 | (g) | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(h) |
10.00 | 0.01 | (1.38 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.01 | ) | 8.62 | (13.7 | ) | 9 | 0.41 | (e) | 44.14 | (e) | 1.25 | (e) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C |
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2020(c) |
$ | 9.23 | $ | (0.00 | )(d) | $ | (1.85 | ) | $ | (1.85 | ) | | | | $ | 7.38 | (20.0 | )% | $ | 8 | (0.02 | )%(e) | 12.15 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
8.61 | (0.02 | ) | 0.95 | 0.93 | $ | (0.00 | )(d) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | 9.23 | 10.8 | 9 | (0.25 | ) | 11.56 | 1.92 | (g) | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(h) |
10.00 | (0.01 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (1.39 | ) | | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.00 | ) | 8.61 | (13.9 | ) | 8 | (0.34 | )(e) | 44.89 | (e) | 2.00 | (e) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I |
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2020(c) |
$ | 9.26 | $ | (0.00 | )(d) | $ | (1.85 | ) | $ | (1.85 | ) | | | | $ | 7.41 | (20.0 | )% | $ | 1,289 | (0.02 | )%(e) | 11.15 | %(e) | 0.90 | %(e)(f) | 32 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
8.61 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 1.02 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.37 | ) | 9.26 | 11.8 | 1,605 | 0.84 | 10.56 | 1.00 | (g) | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(h) |
10.00 | 0.02 | (1.40 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.01 | ) | 8.61 | (13.8 | ) | 494 | 0.79 | (e) | 43.89 | (e) | 1.00 | (e) | 6 |
| Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the applicable sales charges. 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) | Under an expense reimbursement agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $71,875, $126,588 and $43,899 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, the year ended December 31, 2019 and the period ended December 31, 2018, respectively. |
(c) | For the six months ended June 30, 2020, unaudited. |
(d) | Amount represents less than $0.005 per share. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020. If credits had not been received, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 0.99% for each Class. |
(g) | The Fund incurred interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2019. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.22% (Class AAA and Class A),1.90% (Class C), and 0.99% (Class I), respectively. |
(h) | The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2018. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization. The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund, a series of GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. (the Corporation), was incorporated on July 16, 1993 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), and is one of five separately managed portfolios (collectively, the Portfolios) of the Corporation. The Funds primary objective is long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in micro-capitalization equity securities. The Fund commenced investment operations on October 1, 2018.
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 markets 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.
The Fund employs a fair value model to adjust prices to reflect events affecting the values of certain portfolio securities which occur between the close of trading on the principal market for such securities (foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets) at the time when net asset values of the Fund are determined. If the Funds valuation committee believes that a particular event would materially affect net asset value, further adjustment is considered.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds 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 Boards determinations as to the fair value of investments). |
A financial instruments 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 Funds investments in securities by inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2020 is as follows:
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Level 1 Quoted Prices |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs |
Total Market Value at 6/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks: |
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Consumer Products |
$ | 18,050 | $ | 28,818 | | $ | 46,868 | |||||||||||||
Financial Services |
52,700 | 4,536 | | 57,236 | ||||||||||||||||
Hotels and Gaming |
70,844 | | $ | 37,346 | 108,190 | |||||||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunications Services |
| 49,643 | | 49,643 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Industries (a) |
1,052,169 | | | 1,052,169 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
1,193,763 | 82,997 | 37,346 | 1,314,106 | ||||||||||||||||
Warrants (a) |
118 | 2,608 | | 2,726 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations |
| 104,974 | | 104,974 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ASSETS |
$ | 1,193,881 | $ | 190,579 | $ | 37,346 | $ | 1,421,806 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund did not have any transfers into or out of Level 3.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The following table reconciles Level 3 investments: | Net change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance | Accrued | Realized | in unrealized | Transfers | Transfers | Balance | investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
as of | discounts/ | gain/ | appreciation/ | into | out of | as of | still held at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/19 | (premiums) | (loss) | depreciation | Purchases | Sales | Level 3 | Level 3 | 06/30/20 | 06/30/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: |
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ASSETS (Market Value): |
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Common Stocks (a) |
37,154 | | | $ | 192 | | | | | $ | 37,346 | $ | 192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES |
37,154 | | | $ | 192 | | | | | $ | 37,346 | (b) | $ | 192 |
(a) | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. |
(b) | The Level 3 common stock was valued at the announced price of the proposed merger transaction. The value of this security at June 30, 2020 was $37,346. The inputs for the valuations of this security was derived based on the judgement of the Adviser according to procedures approved by the Board of Directors. |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments is included in the related amounts in the Statement of Operations. |
| The Funds policy is to recognize transfers into and out of Level 3 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. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. 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.
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
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.
Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. As of June 30, 2020, the Fund did not hold any restricted securities.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.
Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each funds average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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, 2019 was as follows:
Distributions paid from: |
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Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) |
$ | 65,826 | ||
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Total |
$ | 65,826 | ||
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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 Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.
The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized depreciation at June 30, 2020:
Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Net Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||
Investments |
$ | 1,624,079 | $ | 111,248 | $ | (313,521 | ) | $ | (202,273 | ) |
The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds 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, 2020, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2020, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Funds net assets or results of operations. The Funds federal and state tax returns will remain subject to examination for three years. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Funds tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Funds portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Funds business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.
Through November 30, 2019, the Adviser had agreed to waive and/or to reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than an annual rate of 1.25%, 1.25%, 2.00%, and 1.00% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for Class AAA, Class A, Class C, and Class I. Effective December 1, 2019, the Adviser amended its contractual agreement with respect to each share class of the Fund to waive its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the annualized total operating expenses of the Fund (excluding brokerage costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) until at least April 30, 2021, at no more than 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $71,875. In addition, the Fund has agreed, during the two year period following any waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser, to repay such amount to the extent, that after giving effect to the repayment, such adjusted annualized total operating expenses of the Fund would not exceed 0.90% of the value of the Funds average daily net assets for each share class of the Fund. The agreement is renewable annually. At June 30, 2020, the cumulative amount which the Fund may repay the Adviser, subject to the terms above, is $198,463:
For the period ended December 31, 2019, expiring December 31, 2021 |
$ | 126,588 | ||
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, expiring December 31, 2022 |
71,875 | |||
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The Corporation pays each Director who is not considered to be an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and they are reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Lead Director receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for attending certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Corporation.
4. Distribution Plan. The Funds Board has adopted a distribution plan (the Plan) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.
5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $462,295 and $449,301, respectively.
6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $1,218 to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, 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 $607.
The cost of calculating the Funds 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 Funds NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Adviser did not seek reimbursements for this expense.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit which expires on March 3, 2021 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 custodian 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 125 basis points or the 30 day ICE LIBOR plus 125 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in Interest expense in the Statement of Operations. At June 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.
8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers three classes of shares Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective January 27, 2020, (the Effective Date) the Funds Class AAA, Class A and Class C Shares closed to purchases from new investors. Closed to purchases from new investors means (i) with respect to the Class AAA and Class A shares, no new investors may purchase shares of such classes, but existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional shares of such classes after the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to Class C Shares, neither new investors nor existing shareholders may purchase any additional shares of such class after the Effective Date. These changes had no effect on existing shareholders ability to redeem shares of the Fund as described in the Funds Prospectus. Additionally, on the Effective Date Class I shares of the Fund became available to investors with a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000 and purchasing shares directly through the Distributor, or investors purchasing Class I shares through brokers or financial intermediaries that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor specifically with respect to Class I shares.
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, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.
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The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Class AAA |
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Shares sold |
331 | $ | 2,649 | 7,140 | $ | 65,719 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 448 | 4,122 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
| | (3,402 | ) | (31,565 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase |
331 | $ | 2,649 | 4,186 | $ | 38,276 | ||||||||||||||
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Class A |
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Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 39 | $ | 351 | |||||||||||||||
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| | 39 | $ | 351 | |||||||||||||||
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Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 33 | $ | 305 | |||||||||||||||
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| | 33 | $ | 305 | |||||||||||||||
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Class I |
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Shares sold |
14,476 | $ | 104,439 | 133,571 | $ | 1,256,583 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| | 6,643 | 61,048 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(13,711 | ) | (86,652 | ) | (24,252 | ) | (225,063 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase |
765 | $ | 17,787 | 115,962 | $ | 1,092,568 | ||||||||||||||
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9. Significant Shareholder. As of June 30, 2020, approximately 67.8% of the Fund was beneficially owned by the Adviser and its affiliates, including managed accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.
10. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
11. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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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., 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 confidential.
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THE GABELLI GLOBAL MINI MITES FUND
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
Portfolio Management Team Biographies
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. He is also Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.
Sarah Donnelly joined Gabelli in 1999 as a junior research analyst working with the consumer staples and media analysts. Currently she is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, a Senior Vice President, and the Food, Household, and Personal Care products research analyst for Gabelli & Company. In 2013, she was named the Health & Wellness research platform leader. Ms. Donnelly received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minor in History from Fordham University.
Ashish Sinha joined GAMCO UK in 2012 as a research analyst. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Sinha was a research analyst at Morgan Stanley in London for seven years and has covered European Technology, Mid-Caps and Business Services. He also worked in planning and strategy at Birla Sun Life Insurance in India. Currently Mr. Sinha is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and an Assistant Vice President of GAMCO Asset Management UK. Mr. Sinha has a BSBA degree from the Institute of Management Studies and an MB from IIFT.
Hendi Susanto joined Gabelli in 2007 as the lead technology research analyst. He spent his early career in supply chain management consulting and operations in the technology industry. He currently is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and a Vice President of Associated Capital Group Inc. Mr. Susanto received a BS degree summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota, an MS from M.I.T., and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Chong-Min Kang joined the Gabelli in 2007 as a research analyst. He currently is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and a Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors Inc. Mr. Kang received a BA degree from Boston College and an MBA from the Columbia Business School.
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
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Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
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Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
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Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
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Item 6. | Investments. |
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
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Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
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Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrants Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) | The registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these |
controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants 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 has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 13. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) | Not applicable. |
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(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(a)(4) | Not applicable. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) GAMCO Global Series Funds, Inc. | ||
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | ||
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date September 4, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | ||
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date September 4, 2020 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John C. Ball | ||
John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date September 4, 2020 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.