Gabelli Utilities Fund (GABUX)

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Gabelli Utilities Fund (GABUX) is up 7.3% since the beginning of the year. GABUX is currently trading at $5 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of GABUX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,387.

Gabelli Utilities Fund (GABUX) has returned 7.30% so far this year and 16.28% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, GABUX has returned 6.16% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 31, 1999, GABUX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.65%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.9 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Jan 2000 with a return of +101.4%, while the worst month was Jul 2002 at -13.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, GABUX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Jan 3, 2000 with a return of +97.3%, while the worst single day was Dec 28, 1999 at -12.3%.

Gabelli Utilities Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.24%, beta of 0.60, and R2 of 0.22 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since August 31, 1999.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (54.47%) than losses (53.48%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.60 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.22 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.22 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

GABUX has a high expense ratio of 1.39%, indicating above-average management fees.

GABUX ranks 34 for risk / return — below 34% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

Gabelli Utilities Fund provided a 18.27% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.88 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Gabelli Utilities Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Gabelli Utilities 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 Utilities Fund was 48.88%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1019 trading sessions.

The current Gabelli Utilities Fund drawdown is 5.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.