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Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund (GWSAX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US36239T4004
CUSIP
36239T400
Issuer
Gabelli
Inception Date
Dec 31, 2002
Min. Investment
$1,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Mid-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund (GWSAX) has returned 5.16% so far this year and 5.47% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, GWSAX has returned 6.00% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund

1D
0.34%
1M
-2.74%
YTD
5.16%
6M
5.55%
1Y
5.47%
3Y*
10.31%
5Y*
6.27%
10Y*
6.00%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2003, GWSAX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.72%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.1 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +19.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -25.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, GWSAX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +11.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -16.0%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20264.47%3.50%-2.74%5.16%
20252.33%1.57%-2.04%-4.97%-2.09%3.74%-0.54%6.06%-1.87%-3.96%3.78%0.71%2.11%
2024-1.67%3.28%3.13%-2.92%4.44%-1.60%3.15%1.71%3.08%-2.04%7.03%-4.46%13.19%
202311.18%-2.56%-6.47%1.26%-2.73%7.13%3.21%-1.03%-5.35%-5.33%8.38%5.51%11.90%
2022-1.94%-0.93%3.03%-6.45%2.41%-8.68%7.91%-1.83%-9.73%5.21%4.85%-6.58%-13.71%
20211.64%4.83%3.31%5.28%1.62%2.40%0.39%2.69%-2.85%5.64%-4.14%3.93%27.12%

Benchmark Metrics

Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.86%, beta of 0.95, and R² of 0.74 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2003.

  • This fund participated in 106.58% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 97.75% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • With beta of 0.95 and R² of 0.74, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
-0.86%
Beta
0.95
0.74
Upside Capture
97.75%
Downside Capture
106.58%

Expense Ratio

GWSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.25%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

GWSAX ranks 11 for risk / return — in the bottom 11% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.


GWSAX Risk / Return Rank: 1111
Overall Rank
GWSAX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 1212
Sharpe Ratio Rank
GWSAX Sortino Ratio Rank: 1111
Sortino Ratio Rank
GWSAX Omega Ratio Rank: 1313
Omega Ratio Rank
GWSAX Calmar Ratio Rank: 1111
Calmar Ratio Rank
GWSAX Martin Ratio Rank: 1111
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund (GWSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


GWSAXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.34

0.90

-0.56

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.54

1.39

-0.85

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.09

1.21

-0.12

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.28

1.40

-1.12

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

0.88

6.61

-5.73

Explore GWSAX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund provided a 4.96% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.88 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.802016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$0.88$0.87$0.77$0.74$0.76$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.07$0.15

Dividend yield

4.96%5.11%4.39%4.57%5.00%3.90%0.00%0.00%0.09%0.49%1.16%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.08$0.08$0.00$0.16
2025$0.07$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.87
2024$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.00$0.77
2023$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.74
2022$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.10$0.76
2021$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.72

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 Focused Growth and Income 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 Focused Growth and Income Fund was 55.75%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 445 trading sessions.

The current Gabelli Focused Growth and Income Fund drawdown is 3.58%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-55.75%Oct 10, 2007355Mar 9, 2009445Dec 10, 2010800
-50.67%Jan 29, 2018538Mar 18, 2020203Jan 6, 2021741
-31.56%Apr 7, 2011124Oct 3, 2011235Sep 7, 2012359
-29.56%Apr 27, 2015185Jan 19, 2016506Jan 22, 2018691
-18.91%Nov 8, 2021236Oct 14, 2022396May 14, 2024632

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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