Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund (GABBX)
The investment seeks long term growth of capital; current income is a secondary consideration. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in dividend paying stocks. In addition to seeking out stocks that pay a dividend, the fund will focus on stocks that the portfolio manager believes are well positioned to increase their dividend over the long term. The fund's assets will be invested primarily in a broad range of readily marketable equity securities consisting primarily of common stocks. It may invest up to 40% of its total assets in equity securities of non-U.S. issuers.
Fund Info
US36240D1054
36240D105
Aug 26, 1999
$1,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
GABBX has a high expense ratio of 2.00%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund (GABBX) returned 1.95% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.14% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GABBX returned 5.70% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
GABBX
1.95%
3.11%
-3.44%
8.14%
5.12%
9.93%
5.70%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of GABBX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.26% | 0.11% | -3.00% | -2.22% | 2.99% | 1.95% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.12% | 1.62% | 5.37% | -3.30% | 1.90% | -0.44% | 2.98% | 1.18% | 0.53% | -0.42% | 6.56% | -5.57% | 10.13% |
| 2023 | 5.96% | -3.77% | 0.30% | 1.26% | -4.87% | 5.49% | 3.43% | -4.69% | -3.60% | -3.86% | 6.80% | 6.11% | 7.61% |
| 2022 | -1.97% | -2.06% | 2.05% | -5.80% | 1.30% | -8.41% | 5.61% | -3.20% | -8.92% | 10.48% | 7.19% | -4.29% | -9.62% |
| 2021 | -0.47% | 4.21% | 6.54% | 3.26% | 3.72% | -0.95% | 0.60% | 1.70% | -3.89% | 3.12% | -4.12% | 5.44% | 20.18% |
| 2020 | -2.71% | -9.41% | -16.88% | 12.33% | 4.39% | 1.26% | 3.53% | 4.28% | -4.36% | -2.95% | 16.17% | 3.78% | 5.09% |
| 2019 | 7.95% | 2.57% | 0.99% | 4.50% | -5.93% | 7.17% | 0.87% | -3.68% | 2.36% | 1.37% | 3.07% | 3.30% | 26.43% |
| 2018 | 5.34% | -4.57% | -3.00% | 0.77% | 0.47% | 0.00% | 4.23% | 0.45% | -0.39% | -6.76% | 2.30% | -9.27% | -10.90% |
| 2017 | 1.67% | 2.63% | -0.21% | 0.05% | 0.27% | 0.91% | 2.38% | -0.57% | 2.03% | -0.15% | 1.89% | 0.65% | 12.10% |
| 2016 | -7.89% | 0.38% | 6.57% | 2.19% | 0.75% | -1.38% | 4.26% | 1.06% | 0.11% | -1.66% | 4.50% | 2.25% | 10.91% |
| 2015 | -4.22% | 8.02% | -2.27% | 3.01% | 0.51% | -3.21% | -1.11% | -6.28% | -4.72% | 9.72% | -0.49% | -3.39% | -5.60% |
| 2014 | -4.40% | 4.98% | 0.47% | 1.77% | 1.48% | 2.92% | -1.71% | 3.63% | -2.35% | -0.83% | 2.23% | -1.50% | 6.45% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of GABBX is 36, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund (GABBX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund provided a 12.33% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.13 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.13 | $2.13 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $2.06 | $0.49 | $0.73 | $1.62 | $2.88 | $1.07 | $0.57 | $1.61 |
Dividend yield | 12.33% | 12.57% | 1.43% | 1.71% | 11.25% | 2.90% | 4.42% | 11.78% | 16.73% | 5.97% | 3.35% | 8.61% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.13 | $2.13 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.06 | $2.06 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.49 | $0.49 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.73 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.62 | $1.62 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.88 | $2.88 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.07 | $1.07 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.57 |
| 2014 | $1.61 | $1.61 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund was 60.85%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1006 trading sessions.
The current Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund drawdown is 3.73%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.85% | Jan 31, 2001 | 421 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1006 | Oct 10, 2006 | 1427 |
| -54.26% | Jul 20, 2007 | 410 | Mar 6, 2009 | 912 | Oct 17, 2012 | 1322 |
| -38.64% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 216 |
| -22.4% | May 22, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 217 | Dec 20, 2016 | 400 |
| -21.83% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 217 | Nov 4, 2019 | 446 |
Volatility
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