EXPLANATORY NOTE
On behalf of the GAMCO Mathers Fund, Inc. (the Fund), and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, attached for filing is an exhibit containing interactive data format risk/return summary information. The interactive data file included as an exhibit to this filing relates to the supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(e) on May 30, 2013.
Label | Element | Value |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | GAMCO MATHERS FUND |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 30, 2013 |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | May 30, 2013 |
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Label | Element | Value |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | GAMCO MATHERS FUND |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 30, 2013 |
Supplement [Text Block] | gmf_SupplementTextBlock | The GAMCO Mathers Fund (the "Fund") Supplement dated May 30, 2013, to the Class AAA Prospectus dated April 30, 2013 Effective immediately, the following replaces the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Principal Investment Strategies" sub-section in the "Summary of the Fund" section and the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Investment Objective, Investment Strategies, and Related Risks" section: "The Fund may make short sales of equity securities, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), in amounts of up to 75% of the value of the Fund's net assets as determined at the time of the short sale." |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement [Text Block] | gmf_SupplementTextBlock | The GAMCO Mathers Fund (the "Fund") Supplement dated May 30, 2013, to the Class AAA Prospectus dated April 30, 2013 Effective immediately, the following replaces the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Principal Investment Strategies" sub-section in the "Summary of the Fund" section and the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Investment Objective, Investment Strategies, and Related Risks" section: "The Fund may make short sales of equity securities, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), in amounts of up to 75% of the value of the Fund's net assets as determined at the time of the short sale." |
The GAMCO Mathers Fund (the "Fund") Supplement dated May 30, 2013, to the Class AAA Prospectus dated April 30, 2013 Effective immediately, the following replaces the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Principal Investment Strategies" sub-section in the "Summary of the Fund" section and the first sentence of the fourth paragraph under the "Investment Objective, Investment Strategies, and Related Risks" section: "The Fund may make short sales of equity securities, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), in amounts of up to 75% of the value of the Fund's net assets as determined at the time of the short sale." |
Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2013
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Risk/Return: | |
Document Type | Other |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Registrant Name | GAMCO MATHERS FUND |
Central Index Key | 0000063210 |
Amendment Flag | false |
Document Creation Date | May 30, 2013 |
Document Effective Date | May 30, 2013 |
Prospectus Date | Apr. 30, 2013 |