Key Stats

Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.39% -8.12% 601.22M 523417.8
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (All)
9.89% 126.0% 73.61M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and primary objective. the Fund will attempt to achieve its objectives by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resource industries, and by writing covered call options on the underlying equity securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Natural Resources
Category Index S&P North American Natural Resources TR
Global Category Name Natural Resources Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Natural Resources Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P BMI North American Natural Resources Index Net Total Return (^SPBMNANRN)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Natural Resources
Fund Owner Firm Name Gabelli
Prospectus Benchmark Index
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Caesar Bryan 17.93 yrs
Vincent Hugonnard-Roche 17.93 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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As of January 31, 2012

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 28, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
28.93%
9.58%
-19.50%
36.59%
-8.42%
17.42%
6.86%
1.40%
7.51%
22.40%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
4.30%
30.09%
0.82%
-21.57%
17.11%
-19.56%
39.43%
33.27%
-5.23%
39.99%
8.02%
-16.77%
18.97%
1.02%
36.43%
26.50%
-3.56%
25.85%
26.73%
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23.78%
-0.11%
32.88%
12.84%
-5.36%
19.75%
24.84%
-16.61%
19.23%
17.86%
25.62%
-9.13%
3.26%
As of March 28, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 9.89%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 11.20
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

Growth Estimates

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As of December 31, 2022

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2022.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 18.24% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 80.61% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.73% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.42% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United States Treasury Bills 4.17607%
6.99% -- --
Exxon Mobil Corp 5.90% 108.97 1.73%
United States Treasury Bills 4.13248%
4.83% -- --
Chevron Corp 4.32% 160.86 0.86%
Franco-Nevada Corp 4.18% 196.41 -0.73%
Newmont Corp 3.89% 48.34 -0.67%
United States Treasury Bills 3.69912%
3.58% -- --
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 3.21% 65.28 -0.23%
Rio Tinto PLC ADR 3.16% 66.83 1.17%
BHP Group Ltd ADR 3.12% 60.81 1.96%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and primary objective. the Fund will attempt to achieve its objectives by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resource industries, and by writing covered call options on the underlying equity securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Natural Resources
Category Index S&P North American Natural Resources TR
Global Category Name Natural Resources Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Natural Resources Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P BMI North American Natural Resources Index Net Total Return (^SPBMNANRN)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Natural Resources
Fund Owner Firm Name Gabelli
Prospectus Benchmark Index
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Caesar Bryan 17.93 yrs
Vincent Hugonnard-Roche 17.93 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-29-23) 9.89%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 11.20
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

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Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/29/2005
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 12/31/2013
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund Yes
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan Yes
Socially Responsible Fund No

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