As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2013
Securities Act File No. 33-48220
Investment Company Act File No. 811-06687
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |||
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |||
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 | x |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |||
Amendment No. 33 | x |
THE GABELLI MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Corporate Center, Rye,
New York 10580-1422
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-800-422-3554
Bruce N. Alpert
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Sonia K. Kothari, Esq. | Michael R. Rosella, Esq. | |
The Gabelli Money Market Funds | Paul Hastings LLP | |
One Corporate Center | 75 East 55th Street | |
Rye, New York 10580-1422 | New York, New York 10022 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
x | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b);or |
¨ | on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (b);or |
¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1);or |
¨ | on pursuant to paragraph (a)(1);or |
¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2);or |
¨ | on pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
¨ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, THE GABELLI MONEY MARKET FUNDS, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rye and State of New York, on the 12th day of February, 2013.
THE GABELLI MONEY MARKET FUNDS | ||
By: | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |
Bruce N. Alpert | ||
President and Principal Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Bruce N. Alpert Bruce N. Alpert |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
February 12, 2013 | ||
/s/ Agnes Mullady Agnes Mullady |
Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer |
February 12, 2013 | ||
Mario J. Gabelli* Mario J. Gabelli |
Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
Anthony J. Colavita* Anthony J. Colavita |
Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
Vincent D. Enright* Vincent D. Enright |
Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
Anthonie C. van Ekris* Anthonie C. van Ekris |
Trustee |
February 12, 2013 |
*By: | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |
Bruce N. Alpert | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase |
Label | Element | Value | ||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | GABELLI MONEY MARKET FUNDS | ||
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Jan. 28, 2013 | ||
Class AAA Shares | THE GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||
Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | SUMMARY OF THE FUND | ||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | Investment Objective | ||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | The Fund seeks to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity. | ||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | Fees and Expenses of the Fund: | ||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class AAA Shares of the Fund. | ||
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): | ||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): | ||
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination | January 31, 2014 | ||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | Expense Example | ||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Class AAA Shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the expense limitation for one year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: |
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Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption | You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your Class AAA Shares of the Fund: | ||
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies | ||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations, including U.S. Treasury bills, U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. Treasury bonds, and U.S. Treasury strips, which have remaining maturities of 397 days or less. Currently, the Fund invests exclusively in such U.S. Treasury obligations. The Fund is a money market fund managed to meet the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Within these requirements, the Fund will seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. Other requirements pertain to the maturity, liquidity and credit quality of the securities in which the Fund may invest. The Fund will only invest in securities which have, or are deemed to have, a remaining maturity of 397 days or less. Also, the dollar-weighted average maturity for all securities contained in the Fund is required to be sixty days or less. In addition, the Fund will limit its dollar-weighted average life (portfolio maturity measured without reference to any maturity shortening provisions of adjustable rate securities by reference to their interest rate reset date) to 120 days. The investment manager may consider the following factors when buying and selling securities for the Fund: (i) portfolio liquidity and (ii) redemption requests. You May Want to Invest in the Fund if:
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | Principal Risks | ||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock | An investment in the Fund is subject to the risk that the Fund’s yield will decline due to falling interest rates. Other factors may affect the market price and yield of the Fund’s securities, including investor demand and domestic and worldwide economic conditions. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund can achieve its investment objective. Recently, money market funds have experienced significant pressures from shareholder redemptions and historically low yields on securities they can hold. Therefore, it is possible that a money market fund may no longer be able to value its shares at $1.00. |
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Risk Money Market Fund [Text] | rr_RiskMoneyMarketFund | Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. | ||
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] | rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution | An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. | ||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | Performance | ||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | The bar chart and table that follow provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, and by showing the Fund’s average annual returns for one year, five years, and ten years. For current 7 day yield information on the Fund, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). As with all mutual funds, the Fund’s past performance does not predict how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information on the Fund’s results can be obtained by visting www.gabelli.com. | ||
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns | The bar chart and table that follow provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year, and by showing the Fund's average annual returns for one year, five years, and ten years. | ||
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress | www.gabelli.com | ||
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture | As with all mutual funds, the Fund's past performance does not predict how the Fund will perform in the future. | ||
Bar Chart [Heading] | rr_BarChartHeading | THE GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND (Total Returns for the Years Ended December 31) |
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Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] | rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock | During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 1.26% (quarter ended December 31, 2006) and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.00% (quarter ended June 30, 2012). | ||
Performance Table Heading | rr_PerformanceTableHeading | Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2012) |
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Money Market Seven Day Yield Phone | rr_MoneyMarketSevenDayYieldPhone | 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) | ||
Class AAA Shares | THE GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND | Class AAA Shares
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of redemption or offering price, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | ||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (as a percentage of amount invested) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther | none | ||
Redemption Fees | rr_RedemptionFee | 5.00 | ||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFee | none | ||
Account Closeout Fee | rr_MaximumAccountFee | 5.00 | ||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.08% | ||
Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.03% | ||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.11% | ||
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.03%) | [1] | |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 0.08% | [1] | |
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 13 | ||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 37 | ||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 64 | ||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 143 | ||
1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 8 | ||
3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 32 | ||
5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 59 | ||
10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | 138 | ||
2003 | rr_AnnualReturn2003 | 0.83% | ||
2004 | rr_AnnualReturn2004 | 0.95% | ||
2005 | rr_AnnualReturn2005 | 2.72% | ||
2006 | rr_AnnualReturn2006 | 4.74% | ||
2007 | rr_AnnualReturn2007 | 4.74% | ||
2008 | rr_AnnualReturn2008 | 2.08% | ||
2009 | rr_AnnualReturn2009 | 0.22% | ||
2010 | rr_AnnualReturn2010 | 0.07% | ||
2011 | rr_AnnualReturn2011 | 0.02% | ||
2012 | rr_AnnualReturn2012 | 0.02% | ||
Highest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel | highest return | ||
Highest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate | Dec. 31, 2006 | ||
Highest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn | 1.26% | ||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel | lowest return | ||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate | Jun. 30, 2012 | ||
Lowest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn | 0.00% | ||
Class AAA Shares | THE GABELLI U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND | Return Before Taxes | Class AAA Shares
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||
Column | rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName | Class AAA Shares | ||
Label | rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel | Return Before Taxes | ||
Past One Year | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 0.02% | ||
Past Five Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 0.48% | ||
Past Ten Years | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 1.62% | ||
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