N-CSRS 1 d554075dncsrs.htm GABELLI GOLD FUND, INC. Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-08518                

Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2013

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

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

 

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2013

   LOGO

To Our Shareholders,

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the net asset value (“NAV”) per Class AAA Share of the Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc. decreased 48.9% compared with a decrease of 45.6% for the Philadelphia Gold & Silver (“XAU”) Index. See below for additional performance information.

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

Comparative Results

Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2013 (a) (Unaudited)

     Six
Months
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Since
Inception
(7/11/94)
 

Class AAA (GOLDX)

     (48.89 )%      (45.32 )%      (11.96 )%      5.78     4.23%    

XAU Index

     (45.56     (42.78     (14.32     1.37        (1.18)      

Lipper Precious Metals Fund Average

     (45.20     (41.92     (10.47     7.25        3.01(d)   

Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index

     13.82        20.60        7.01        7.30        9.06(d)   

Class A (GLDAX)

     (48.87     (45.31     (11.91     5.81        4.24        

With sales charge (b)

     (51.81     (48.45     (12.95     5.19        3.92        

Class C (GLDCX)

     (49.07     (45.76     (12.61     4.99        3.80        

With contingent deferred sales charge (c)

     (49.58     (46.30     (12.61     4.99        3.80        

Class I (GLDIX)

     (48.81     (45.20     (11.73     5.93        4.30        

In the current prospectus dated April 30, 2013, the expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 1.48%, 1.48%, 2.23%, and 1.23%, respectively. See page 8 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A 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. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectus contains information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. Investing in foreign securities involves risks not ordinarily associated with investments in domestic issues, including currency fluctuation, economic, and political risks. Investing in gold is considered speculative and is affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial, and political factors. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares and Class C Shares on December 23, 2002, and Class I Shares on January 11, 2008. 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 XAU Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large North American gold and silver companies, while the Lipper Precious Metals Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Dividends are considered reinvested. 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 one year of purchase.

 

(d)    The S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Precious Metals Fund Average since inception performance are as of June 30, 1994.


Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

 

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

 

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

  

                

Actual Fund Return

  

    

Class AAA

   $ 1,000.00       $ 511.10         1.59   $ 5.96   

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 511.30         1.59   $ 5.96   

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 509.30         2.34   $ 8.76   

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 511.90         1.34   $ 5.02   

Hypothetical 5% Return

  

    

Class AAA

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91         1.59   $ 7.95   

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91         1.59   $ 7.95   

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.19         2.34   $ 11.68   

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.15         1.34   $ 6.71   

 

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

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

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

 

Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

  

North America

     61.3

United Kingdom

     26.4

Australia

     5.9

Africa

     5.1
  

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     1.3%   
  

 

 

 
     100.0%   
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

Proxy Voting

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

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%      
   Metals and Mining — 98.6%      
   Africa — 5.1%      
  291,200      

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

   $ 11,203,996       $ 4,164,160   
  566,449      

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

     6,158,630         2,973,857   
  275,000      

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., ADR

     2,480,676         1,047,750   
  315,362      

Sibanye Gold Ltd., ADR†

     2,146,008         927,164   
  329,609      

Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Ltd.†

     3,998,630         333,442   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        25,987,940         9,446,373   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Australia — 5.9%      
  350,000      

Medusa Mining Ltd.

     1,891,522         503,516   
  922,079      

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     31,086,724         8,732,088   
  700,000      

Perseus Mining Ltd.†

     2,007,164         326,139   
  875,294      

Red 5 Ltd.†

     1,442,973         248,156   
  2,000,000      

Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.†

     1,191,722         217,649   
  1,584,500      

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.†

     1,492,913         884,458   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        39,113,018         10,912,006   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   North America — 61.2%      
  197,800      

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., New York

     2,603,928         5,447,412   
  291,231      

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., Toronto

     2,970,643         8,030,521   
  49,800      

Alacer Gold Corp.

     163,969         105,227   
  270,000      

Alacer Gold Corp., Toronto

     797,229         569,934   
  5,500,000      

Alexandria Minerals Corp.†(a)

     965,100         156,889   
  100,000      

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.†

     2,824,669         648,000   
  2,100,000      

Americas Bullion Royalty Corp.†

     1,245,109         239,612   
  1,050,000      

Americas Bullion Royalty Corp.†(a)

     615,306         119,806   
  100,000      

B2Gold Corp.†

     224,012         212,989   
  324,700      

Barrick Gold Corp., New York

     12,161,803         5,110,778   
  172,661      

Barrick Gold Corp., Toronto

     4,546,771         2,725,276   
  300,000      

Centerra Gold Inc.

     1,951,085         947,038   
  500,000      

Comstock Mining Inc.†

     1,081,276         825,000   
  75,000      

Continental Gold Ltd.†

     666,514         235,333   
  500,000      

Dalradian Resources Inc.†

     538,141         275,744   
  120,000      

Detour Gold Corp.†

     1,946,167         941,333   
  100,000      

Duluth Metals Ltd.†

     258,706         131,216   
  1,000,000      

Eastmain Resources Inc.†

     1,465,383         256,727   
  705,833      

Eldorado Gold Corp., New York

     1,553,757         4,362,048   
  467,500      

Eldorado Gold Corp., Toronto(b)

     5,549,931         2,893,325   
  250,000      

Eurasian Minerals Inc.†

     524,723         299,515   
  236,700      

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     6,410,417         8,473,667   
  298,000      

Franco-Nevada Corp.(a)

     6,209,227         10,668,156   
  65,100      

Gold Resource Corp.

     828,950         567,021   
  666,508      

Goldcorp Inc., Toronto

     3,792,555         16,553,379   
  1,500,000      

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.†

     974,222         1,426,263   
  500,000      

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.†

     279,474         475,421   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  1,500,000      

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.†(b)

   $ 656,888       $ 1,426,262   
  200,000      

International Minerals Corp.

     1,451,005         395,956   
  250,000      

Kinross Gold Corp.

     2,334,678         1,275,000   
  170,000      

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.†

     2,347,959         714,462   
  170,000      

MAG Silver Corp.†

     995,437         994,105   
  1,400,000      

Merrex Gold Inc.†(b)

     716,883         66,559   
  429,871      

Newmont Mining Corp.

     18,930,901         12,874,636   
  100,000      

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.†

     365,607         203,480   
  646,600      

Osisko Mining Corp.†

     5,101,397         2,139,553   
  120,000      

Osisko Mining Corp.†(b)

     817,996         397,071   
  100,000      

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.†

     64,653         33,279   
  2,440,000      

Petaquilla Minerals
Ltd.†(a)

     2,277,075         812,019   
  2,000,000      

Romarco Minerals Inc.†

     2,188,240         893,791   
  122,000      

Royal Gold Inc.

     5,349,215         5,133,760   
  25,000      

SEMAFO Inc.

     87,667         36,845   
  600,000      

SEMAFO
Inc.(b)

     1,176,099         884,283   
  30,000      

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     717,956         590,100   
  65,000      

Tahoe Resources Inc.†

     1,341,576         921,508   
  1,350,000      

Torex Gold Resources Inc.†

     2,394,977         1,707,236   
  500,000      

Torex Gold Resources Inc.†(a)(c)

     640,299         632,310   
  3,400,000      

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.†

     4,189,982         1,196,159   
  118,444      

Yamana Gold Inc.

     915,534         1,126,402   
  629,390      

Yamana Gold Inc., New York

     3,900,717         5,985,499   
  5,000      

Yamana Gold Inc., Toronto

     90,032         47,685   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        122,201,840         113,185,590   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 26.4%      
  3,519,000      

Centamin plc†

     3,871,620         1,656,276   
  1,220,500      

Fresnillo plc

     11,799,720         16,477,873   
  2,130,152      

Hochschild Mining plc

     12,703,637         5,051,822   
  285,000      

Hummingbird Resources plc†

     746,553         107,285   
  398,400      

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

     2,945,394         25,517,520   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        32,066,924         48,810,776   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      219,369,722         182,354,745   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   WARRANTS — 0.1%      
   Metals and Mining — 0.1%      
   North America — 0.1%      
  87,500      

Franco-Nevada Corp., expire 06/16/17†

     0         282,875   
  50,015      

Kinross Gold Corp., expire 09/03/13†

     160,892         238   
  63,800      

Kinross Gold Corp., expire 09/17/14†

     304,046         5,156   
  2,440,000      

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd., expire 01/27/14†(a)(c)

     0         13,978   
  125,000      

Torex Gold Resources Inc., expire 10/23/13†(a)(c)

     0         2,165   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL METALS AND MINING

     464,938         304,412   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

     464,938         304,412   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

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

 

 

        

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.7%

   $ 219,834,660       $ 182,659,157   
    

 

 

    
 

Other Assets and Liabilities
(Net) — 1.3%

   

     2,321,171   
       

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

   $ 184,980,328   
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2013, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $12,405,323 or 6.71% of net assets.

(b)

At June 30, 2013, the Fund held investments in restricted securities amounting to $5,667,500 or 3.06% of net assets, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares

   

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    06/30/13
Carrying
Value
Per
Share
 
  467,500     

Eldorado Gold Corp., Toronto

  12/15/09   $ 5,549,931      $ 6.1889   
  1,500,000     

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.

  05/24/02     656,888        0.9508   
  1,400,000     

Merrex Gold Inc.

  03/29/11     716,883        0.0475   
  120,000     

Osisko Mining Corp.

  10/30/07     817,996        3.3089   
  600,000     

SEMAFO Inc.

  11/01/06     1,176,099        1.4738   

 

 

(c)     Illiquid security.
    Non-income producing security.
ADR American Depositary Receipt

Geographic Diversification

  

% of

Market

Value

   

Market

Value

 

North America

     62.1   $ 113,490,002   

United Kingdom

     26.7        48,810,776   

Australia

     6.0        10,912,006   

Africa

     5.2        9,446,373   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0   $ 182,659,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $219,834,660)

   $ 182,659,157   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,958,209   

Receivable for investments sold

     1,312,567   

Dividends receivable

     71,546   

Prepaid expenses

     40,325   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     186,041,804   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable to custodian

     199,889   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     467,903   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     172,715   

Payable for distribution fees

     44,521   

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500   

Payable for shareholder communications expenses

     54,481   

Payable for shareholder services fees

     53,960   

Other accrued expenses

     60,507   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,061,476   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets
(applicable to 16,471,686 shares outstanding)

   $ 184,980,328   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 240,212,516   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (28,198,378

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     10,142,707   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (37,175,503

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (1,014
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 184,980,328   
  

 

 

 

 

Shares of Capital Stock, each at $0.001 par value:

  

Class AAA:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($150,743,954 ÷ 13,413,708 shares outstanding; 375,000,000 shares authorized)

   $ 11.24   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($13,191,219 ÷ 1,170,042 shares outstanding; 250,000,000 shares authorized)

   $ 11.27   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price)

   $ 11.96   
  

 

 

 

Class C:

  

Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($6,328,282 ÷ 594,657 shares outstanding; 125,000,000 shares authorized)

   $ 10.64 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Class I:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($14,716,873 ÷ 1,293,279 shares outstanding; 125,000,000 shares authorized)

   $ 11.38   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Redemption price varies based on the length of time held.

Statement of Operations

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

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $195,307)

   $ 2,383,504   

Interest

     7   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,383,511   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     1,419,478   

Distribution fees - Class AAA

     292,997   

Distribution fees - Class A

     21,821   

Distribution fees - Class B*

     112   

Distribution fees - Class C

     51,761   

Shareholder services fees

     159,646   

Shareholder communications expenses

     71,649   

Custodian fees

     55,520   

Directors’ fees

     53,825   

Registration expenses

     42,995   

Legal and audit fees

     34,035   

Accounting fees

     22,500   

Interest expense

     13,756   

Miscellaneous expenses

     30,442   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,270,537   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Custodian fee credits

     (329
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     2,270,208   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     113,303   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     10,136,442   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     6,511   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     10,142,953   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     (194,092,362

on foreign currency translations

     (1,298
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (194,093,660
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

     (183,950,707
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (183,837,404
  

 

 

 

 

* Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on April 26, 2013.
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

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

Operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 113,303      $ (1,223,654

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     10,142,953        12,251,623   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (194,093,660     (32,015,175
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (183,837,404     (20,987,206
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net realized gain

    

Class AAA

            (7,839,036

Class A

            (552,560

Class B

            (1,070

Class C

            (373,105

Class I

            (728,910
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

            (9,494,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Class AAA

     (22,348,683     (48,526,866

Class A

     1,473,316        2,303,108   

Class B*

     (28,855     (107,642

Class C

     (1,512,213     1,235,758   

Class I

     (2,314,836     15,412,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (24,731,271     (29,683,466
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

     18,072        (2,359
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

     (208,550,603     (60,167,712

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     393,530,931        453,698,643   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)

   $ 184,980,328      $ 393,530,931   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on April 26, 2013.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

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

Period Ended
December 31

  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net
Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
on
Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net
Realized
Gain on
Investments
  Total
Distributions
  Redemption
Fees(a)
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return†
  Net Assets
End of Period
(in 000’s)
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
  Operating
Expenses(b)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

Class AAA

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 21.99       $ 0.01       $ (10.76 )     $ (10.75 )                             $ 0.00 (d)     $ 11.24         (48.9 )%     $ 150,744         0.09 %(e)       1.59 %(e)       2 %

2012

      23.54         (0.06 )       (0.95 )       (1.01 )             $ (0.54 )     $ (0.54 )       (0.00 )(d)       21.99         (4.3 )       324,798         (0.27 )       1.48         5  

2011

      35.73         (0.16 )       (6.13 )       (6.29 )               (5.90 )       (5.90 )       0.00 (d)       23.54         (17.2 )       397,738         (0.46 )       1.46         4  

2010

      29.97         (0.18 )       10.87         10.69       $ (1.31 )       (3.62 )       (4.93 )       0.00 (d)       35.73         35.7         679,244         (0.53 )       1.44         7  

2009

      20.03         (0.23 )       10.67         10.44         (0.50 )               (0.50 )       0.00 (d)       29.97         52.1         520,594         (0.93 )       1.46         7  

2008

      28.11         (0.10 )       (7.99 )       (8.09 )                               0.01         20.03         (28.7 )       366,855         (0.39 )       1.44         10  

Class A

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 22.04       $ 0.01       $ (10.78 )     $ (10.77 )                             $ 0.00 (d)     $ 11.27         (48.9 )%     $ 13,191         0.11 %(e)       1.59 %(e)       2 %

2012

      23.60         (0.07 )       (0.95 )       (1.02 )             $ (0.54 )     $ (0.54 )       (0.00 )(d)       22.04         (4.3 )       23,138         (0.28 )       1.48         5  

2011

      35.73         (0.14 )       (6.09 )       (6.23 )               (5.90 )       (5.90 )       0.00 (d)       23.60         (17.0 )       22,611         (0.40 )       1.46         4  

2010

      29.96         (0.19 )       10.88         10.69       $ (1.30 )       (3.62 )       (4.92 )       0.00 (d)       35.73         35.7         18,954         (0.56 )       1.44         7  

2009

      20.02         (0.23 )       10.66         10.43         (0.49 )               (0.49 )       0.00 (d)       29.96         52.1         15,458         (0.92 )       1.46         7  

2008

      28.09         (0.09 )       (7.99 )       (8.08 )                               0.01         20.02         (28.7 )       11,752         (0.37 )       1.44         10  

Class C

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 20.89       $ (0.05 )     $ (10.20 )     $ (10.25 )                             $ 0.00 (d)     $ 10.64         (49.1 )%     $ 6,328         (0.69 )%(e)       2.34 %(e)       2 %

2012

      22.57         (0.22 )       (0.92 )       (1.14 )             $ (0.54 )     $ (0.54 )       (0.00 )(d)       20.89         (5.0 )       14,642         (1.01 )       2.23         5  

2011

      34.81         (0.39 )       (5.95 )       (6.34 )               (5.90 )       (5.90 )       0.00 (d)       22.57         (17.8 )       14,858         (1.19 )       2.21         4  

2010

      29.34         (0.42 )       10.60         10.18       $ (1.11 )       (3.60 )       (4.71 )       0.00 (d)       34.81         34.7         18,318         (1.27 )       2.19         7  

2009

      19.67         (0.42 )       10.44         10.02         (0.35 )               (0.35 )       0.00 (d)       29.34         51.0         11,291         (1.68 )       2.21         7  

2008

      27.79         (0.28 )       (7.85 )       (8.13 )                               0.01         19.67         (29.2 )       5,892         (1.12 )       2.19         10  

Class I

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 22.23       $ 0.03       $ (10.88 )     $ (10.85 )                             $ 0.00 (d)     $ 11.38         (48.8 )%     $ 14,717         0.32 %(e)       1.34 %(e)       2 %

2012

      23.74         (0.01 )       (0.96 )       (0.97 )             $ (0.54 )     $ (0.54 )       (0.00 )(d)       22.23         (4.1 )       30,909         (0.03 )       1.23         5  

2011

      35.88         (0.05 )       (6.19 )       (6.24 )               (5.90 )       (5.90 )       0.00 (d)       23.74         (17.0 )       18,338         (0.15 )       1.21         4  

2010

      30.06         (0.09 )       10.93         10.84       $ (1.42 )       (3.60 )       (5.02 )       0.00 (d)       35.88         36.1         19,088         (0.26 )       1.19         7  

2009

      20.09         (0.19 )       10.73         10.54         (0.57 )               (0.57 )       0.00 (d)       30.06         52.5         8,280         (0.68 )       1.21         7  

2008(f)

      31.71         (0.03 )       (11.60 )       (11.63 )                               0.01         20.09         (36.6 )       1,122         (0.13 )(e)       1.20 (e)       10  

 

  †

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 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)

The Fund incurred interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2008. If interest expense had not been incurred, the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets would have been 1.58%, 1.45% and 1.43%, (Class AAA and Class A), 2.33%, 2.20% and 2.18% (Class C), and 1.33%, 1.20% and 1.18% (Class I), respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2010, and 2009, the effect of interest expense was minimal.

(c)

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, unaudited. (d) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

From the commencement of offering Class I Shares on January 11, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization. Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc. was incorporated on May 13, 1994 in Maryland. The Fund is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is long term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on July 11, 1994.

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

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

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

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

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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 value of the Fund is determined. If the Fund’s valuation committee believes that a particular event would materially affect net asset value, further adjustment is considered.

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

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

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

 

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

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks:

           

Metals and Mining

           

Africa

   $ 9,446,373                       $ 9,446,373   

Australia

     1,931,762       $ 8,732,088       $ 248,156         10,912,006   

North America

     112,313,098         872,492                 113,185,590   

United Kingdom

     48,810,776                         48,810,776   

Total Common Stocks

     172,502,009         9,604,580         248,156         182,354,745   

Warrants:

           

Metals and Mining

           

North America

     288,269         13,978         2,165         304,412   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 172,790,278       $ 9,618,558       $ 250,321       $ 182,659,157   

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, foreign common stock was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to the application, at December 31, 2012, of fair value procedures resulting from volatility in U.S. markets after the close of the foreign markets. The beginning of period value of the securities that transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period amounted to $65,324,695 or 17% of total investments as of December 31, 2012. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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

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

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

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

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 requires a fund to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The scope of ASU 2011-11 includes derivatives and sale and repurchase agreements. The purpose of ASU 2011-11 is to facilitate comparison of financial statements prepared on the basis of GAAP and on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. Management is continually evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements and, at this time, has concluded that ASU 2011-11 is not applicable to the Fund because the Fund does not have investments covered under this guidance.

 

11


Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at June 30, 2013, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

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. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of June 30, 2013, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on 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.

 

12


Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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

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

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

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

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:*

  

Net long term capital gains

     $9,930,991   
  

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     $9,930,991   
  

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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

 

     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Investments

     $219,834,905         $61,490,892         $(98,666,640)         $(37,175,748)   

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2013, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 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 Fund’s portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.

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

4. Distribution Plan. The Fund’s 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 Fund, 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, 2013, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $4,935,669 and $33,274,277, respectively.

6. Transactions with Affiliates. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Distributor retained a total of $12,026 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the higher of the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points or the sum of the federal funds rate plus 100 basis points at the time of borrowing. This amount, if any, would be included in “interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. At June 30, 2013, there was $174,000 outstanding under the line of credit.

The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the line of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1,875,735 with a weighted average interest rate of 1.16%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $5,451,000.

8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers four classes of shares — Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares are offered without a sales charge only to investors who acquire them directly from the Distributor, through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent. Class I Shares are offered without a sales charge, solely to certain institutions, directly through the Distributor or brokers that have entered into selling agreements specifically with respect to Class I Shares. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for one year after purchase. Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on April 26, 2013.

The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund as an increase in paid-in capital. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $18,072 and $(2,359), respectively.

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

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

Class AAA

             

Shares sold

     1,973,648       $ 31,324,184           3,053,290       $ 72,136,078   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                       363,838         7,975,110   

Shares redeemed

     (3,333,451      (53,672,867        (5,536,302      (128,638,054
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,359,803    $ (22,348,683        (2,119,174    $ (48,526,866
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A

             

Shares sold

     233,482       $ 3,342,613           370,626       $ 8,871,092   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                       16,651         361,157   

Shares redeemed

     (113,312      (1,869,297        (295,367      (6,929,141
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     120,170       $ 1,473,316           91,910       $ 2,303,108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B*

             

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

           $           51       $ 1,070   

Shares redeemed

     (2,033      (28,855        (4,743      (108,712
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (2,033    $ (28,855        (4,692    $ (107,642
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

             

Shares sold

     72,013       $ 1,066,993           227,409       $ 5,248,476   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                       14,790         304,220   

Shares redeemed

     (178,126      (2,579,206        (199,570      (4,316,938
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (106,113    $ (1,512,213        42,629       $ 1,235,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class I

             

Shares sold

     448,784       $ 6,522,933           1,249,837       $ 30,432,521   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                       28,029         613,281   

Shares redeemed

     (545,877      (8,837,769        (659,799      (15,633,626
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (97,093    $ (2,314,836        618,067       $ 15,412,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on April 26, 2013.

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

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

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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.

 

17


Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

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

 

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), contemplates that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Board Members”), are required annually to review and re-approve the terms of the Fund’s existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six month period covered by this report, the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”) for the Fund.

More specifically, at a meeting held on February 26, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of the Adviser and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement.

1) The nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser.

 The Board Members reviewed in detail the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and the quality of those services over the past year. The Board Members noted that these services included managing the investment program of the Fund, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, as well as the provision of general corporate services. The Board Members considered that the Adviser also provided, at its expense, office facilities for use by the Fund and supervisory personnel responsible for supervising the performance of administrative, accounting, and related services for the Fund, including monitoring to assure compliance with stated investment policies and restrictions under the 1940 Act and related securities regulation. The Board Members noted that, in addition to managing the investment program for the Fund, the Adviser provided certain non-advisory and compliance services, including services for the Fund’s Rule 38a-1 compliance program.

 The Board Members also considered that the Adviser paid for all compensation of officers and Board Members of the Fund that are affiliated with the Adviser and that the Adviser further provided services to shareholders of the Fund who had invested through various programs offered by third party financial intermediaries. The Board Members evaluated these factors based on its direct experience with the Adviser and in consultation with Fund Counsel. The Board Members noted that the Adviser had engaged, at its expense, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNY) to assist it in performing certain of its administrative functions. The Board Members concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided was reasonable and appropriate in relation to the advisory fee, that the level of services provided by the Adviser, either directly or through BNY, had not diminished over the past year, and that the quality of service continued to be high.

 The Board Members reviewed the personnel responsible for providing services to the Fund and concluded, based on their experience and interaction with the Adviser, that (i) the Adviser was able to retain quality personnel, (ii) the Adviser and its agents exhibited a high level of diligence and attention to detail in carrying out their advisory and administrative responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, (iii) the Adviser was responsive to requests of the Board, (iv) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s resources was adequate, and (v) the Adviser had kept the Board apprised of developments relating to the Fund and the industry in general. The Board Members also focused on the Adviser’s reputation and long standing relationship with the Fund. The Board Members also believed that the Adviser had devoted substantial resources and made substantial commitments to address new regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund.

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

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

 

2) The performance of the Fund and the Adviser.

 The Board Members reviewed the investment performance of the Fund, on an absolute basis, as compared with its Lipper peer group of other SEC registered funds, and against the Fund’s broad based securities market benchmark as reflected in the Fund’s prospectus and annual report. The Board Members considered the Fund’s one, three, five and ten year average annual total return for the periods ended December 31, 2012, but placed greater emphasis on the Fund’s longer term performance. The peer group considered by the Board Members was developed by Lipper and was comprised of other precious metals funds (the “Performance Peer Group”). The Board Members considered these comparisons helpful in their assessment as to whether the Adviser was obtaining for the Fund’s shareholders the total return performance that was available in the marketplace, given the Fund’s objectives, strategies, limitations, and restrictions. In reviewing the performance of the Fund, the Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was above the median for the one year, three year, and five year periods and was equal to the median for the ten year period. The Board Members concluded that the Fund’s performance was reasonable in comparison with that of the Performance Peer Group.

 In connection with its assessment of the performance of the Adviser, the Board Members considered the Adviser’s financial condition and whether it had the resources necessary to continue to carry out its functions under the Advisory Agreement. The Board Members concluded that the Adviser had the financial resources necessary to continue to perform its obligations under the Advisory Agreement and to continue to provide the high quality services that it has provided to the Fund to date.

3. The cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund.

 In connection with the Board Members’ consideration of the cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, the Board Members considered a number of factors. First, the Board Members compared the level of the advisory fee for the Fund against comparative Lipper expense peer group (“Expense Peer Group”). The Board Members also considered comparative non-management fee expenses and comparative total fund expenses of the Fund and the Expense Peer Group. The Board Members considered this information as useful in assessing whether the Adviser was providing services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds. In assessing this information, the Board Members considered both the comparative contract rates as well as the level of advisory fees after waivers and/or reimbursements with respect to the Expense Peer Group. The Board Members noted that the Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were higher than average when compared with those of the Expense Peer Group.

 The Board Members also reviewed the fees charged by the Adviser to provide similar advisory services to other registered investment companies or accounts with similar investment objectives, noting that the fees charged by the Adviser were the same or lower than the fees charged to the Fund.

 The Board Members also considered an analysis prepared by the Adviser of the estimated profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the Fund and reviewed with the Adviser its cost allocation methodology in connection with its profitability. In this regard, the Board Members reviewed Pro-forma Income Statements of the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Board Members considered one analysis for the Adviser as a whole, and a second analysis for the Adviser with respect to the Fund. With respect to the Fund analysis, the Board Members received an analysis based on the Fund’s average net assets during the period as well as a pro-forma analysis of profitability at higher and lower asset levels. The Board Members concluded that the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser under either analysis was not excessive.

 

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Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

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

 

4) The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale.

 With respect to the Board Members’ consideration of economies of scale, the Board Members discussed whether economies of scale would be realized by the Fund at higher asset levels. The Board Members also reviewed data from the Expense Peer Group to assess whether the Expense Peer Group funds had advisory fee breakpoints and, if so, at what asset levels. The Board Members also assessed whether certain of the Adviser’s costs would increase if asset levels rise. The Board Members noted the Fund’s current size and concluded that under foreseeable conditions, they were unable to assess at this time whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to experience significant asset growth. In the event there were to be significant asset growth in the Fund, the Board Members determined to reassess whether the advisory fee appropriately took into account any economies of scale that had been realized as a result of that growth.

5) Other Factors.

 In addition to the above factors, the Board Members also discussed other benefits received by the Adviser from their management of the Fund. The Board Members considered that the Adviser does use soft dollars in connection with its management of the Fund.

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

 

20


Gabelli/GAMCO Funds and Your Personal Privacy

 

 

Who are we?

The Gabelli/GAMCO Funds are investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory or brokerage services for a variety of clients.

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

Information about your transactions with us, any transactions with our affiliates, and transactions with the entities we hire to provide services to you. This would include information about the shares that you buy or redeem. If we hire someone else to provide services — like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them.

 

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

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

What do we do to protect your personal information?

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

 


  GABELLI/GAMCO FAMILY OF FUNDS  

 

VALUE   

 

 

Gabelli Asset Fund

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

Team Managed

Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Barbara G. Marcin, CFA

 

FOCUSED VALUE   

 

 

Gabelli Focus Five Fund

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

Team Managed

Gabelli Value Fund

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

Team Managed

SMALL CAP   

 

 

Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

GROWTH   

 

 

GAMCO Growth Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Howard F. Ward, CFA

GAMCO International Growth Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Caesar M. P. Bryan

 

AGGRESSIVE GROWTH   

 

 

GAMCO Global Growth Fund

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

Team Managed

EQUITY INCOME   

 

 

Gabelli Equity Income Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

SPECIALTY EQUITY   

 

 

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

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund

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

Team Managed

Gabelli SRI Fund

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

Team Managed

 

SECTOR   

 

 

GAMCO Global Telecommunications Fund

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

Team Managed

Gabelli Gold Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Caesar M. P. Bryan

Gabelli Utilities Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

 

MERGER AND ARBITRAGE   

 

 

Gabelli ABC Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

CONTRARIAN   

 

 

GAMCO Mathers Fund

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

Portfolio Manager: Henry Van der Eb, CFA

Comstock Capital Value Fund

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

Portfolio Managers: Charles L. Minter Martin Weiner, CFA

 

CASH MANAGEMENT-MONEY

MARKET

  

 

 

Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

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

Co-Portfolio Managers: Judith A. Raneri

Ronald S. Eaker

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

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

 

 

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

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


GABELLI GOLD FUND, INC.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

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 Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment career in 1979 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 manager’s commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio manager’s commentary is unrestricted. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.


GABELLI GOLD FUND, INC.

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

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800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

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info@gabelli.com

  

GABELLI.COM

Net Asset Value per share available daily

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

  

OFFICERS

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

  

Bruce N. Alpert

Chairman and

  

President, Secretary, and

Chief Executive Officer,

  

Acting Chief Compliance

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

  

Officer

E. Val Cerutti

  

Agnes Mullady

Chief Executive Officer,

  

Treasurer

Cerutti Consultants, Inc.

  
  

DISTRIBUTOR

Anthony J. Colavita

  

President,

  

G.distributors, LLC

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

  

Werner J. Roeder, MD

  

CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER

Medical Director,

  

AGENT, AND DIVIDEND

Lawrence Hospital

  

DISBURSING AGENT

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

   State Street Bank and Trust Company
  

LEGAL COUNSEL

Salvatore J. Zizza

  

Chairman,

  

Paul Hasting LLP

Zizza & Associates Corp.

  

Daniel E. Zucchi

  

President,

  

Daniel E. Zucchi Associates

  

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

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

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

 

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

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

 

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.  Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

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

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

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


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)

 

   Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

  
 

       Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

  

 

Date

 

   9/6/13

  

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

  
 

       Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

  

 

Date

 

   9/6/13

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

   /s/ Agnes Mullady

  
 

       Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

 

Date

 

   9/6/13

  

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