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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.00% 63.08M -- 100.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
1.823M 15.95%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by purchasing shares of companies likely to be acquisition targets within 12 to 18 months. The Fund will engage in classic arbitrage by investing in companies that are involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Event Driven
Peer Group Alternative Event Driven Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Event Driven Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Gabelli
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 55
-2.477M Peer Group Low
49.85M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 47
1.823M
-303.88M Peer Group Low
483.82M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 40
-53.95M Peer Group Low
100.17M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 48
-2.096B Peer Group Low
515.95M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 47
-228.11M Peer Group Low
194.03M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 49
-4.511B Peer Group Low
1.083B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 46
-74.29M Peer Group Low
342.33M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 64
-2.423B Peer Group Low
3.081B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
7.71%
5.29%
9.83%
-8.78%
5.96%
8.43%
21.18%
10.15%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
22.34%
12.44%
4.76%
13.42%
1.18%
-0.63%
5.90%
2.27%
8.67%
4.38%
11.36%
22.24%
-17.31%
-5.49%
6.98%
7.22%
6.52%
-5.26%
4.27%
4.00%
5.43%
2.50%
3.30%
5.51%
6.06%
3.03%
4.45%
2.70%
4.05%
-2.26%
9.83%
7.67%
5.62%
4.64%
As of September 16, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (9-15-26) 1.74%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 229
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 26.68
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.386
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.294
Weighted Median ROE 2.04%
Weighted Median ROA 2.37%
Return on Investment (TTM) 3.61%
Earning Yield 0.0529
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.229
Number of Equity Holdings 214
Bond
Yield to Maturity (4-30-26) 3.68%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon --
Calculated Average Quality 5.00
Effective Maturity 0.1577
Nominal Maturity 0.1577
Number of Bond Holdings 7
As of April 30, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 24.77%
EPS Growth (3Y) 9.18%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.01%
Sales Growth (1Y) 6.76%
Sales Growth (3Y) 3.60%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 6.00%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 2.48%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 16.96%
As of April 30, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/28/2001
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2025
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2026
Share Classes
EAAAX Other
EMAAX A
EMACX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of April 30, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 85.35%
Bond 13.62%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.03%
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Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.32%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 2.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 500000.0 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

TTM Distributions

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Type Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Qualified Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Normal
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Qualified
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LT Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ordinary Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Non-Qual
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ST Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Interest
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tax-Exempt
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROC
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As of August 31, 2026.

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by purchasing shares of companies likely to be acquisition targets within 12 to 18 months. The Fund will engage in classic arbitrage by investing in companies that are involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, liquidations and other corporate reorganizations.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Event Driven
Peer Group Alternative Event Driven Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Event Driven Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Gabelli
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (9-15-26) 1.74%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 229
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 26.68
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.386
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.294
Weighted Median ROE 2.04%
Weighted Median ROA 2.37%
Return on Investment (TTM) 3.61%
Earning Yield 0.0529
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.229
Number of Equity Holdings 214
Bond
Yield to Maturity (4-30-26) 3.68%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon --
Calculated Average Quality 5.00
Effective Maturity 0.1577
Nominal Maturity 0.1577
Number of Bond Holdings 7
As of April 30, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 24.77%
EPS Growth (3Y) 9.18%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.01%
Sales Growth (1Y) 6.76%
Sales Growth (3Y) 3.60%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 6.00%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 2.48%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 16.96%
As of April 30, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 2/28/2001
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2025
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2026
Share Classes
EAAAX Other
EMAAX A
EMACX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:EMAYX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:EMAYX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:EMAYX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:EMAYX", "prospectus_objective")
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