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Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. | Summary, Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. - Class A, C and I Shares
SUMMARY OF THE FUND
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund:
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A Shares of the Gabelli family of mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the “Classes of Shares” section on page 13 of this Prospectus.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
Shareholder Fees Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc.
Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class I Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.75% none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of redemption or offering price, whichever is lower) none 1.00% none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (as a percentage of amount invested) none none none
Redemption Fees (as a percentage of amount redeemed for shares held 7 days or less) 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Exchange Fee none none none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc.
Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class I Shares
Management Fees 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Distribution and Service (Rule 12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% none
Other Expenses 1.61% 1.61% 1.61%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 2.86% 3.61% 2.61%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] (0.86%) (0.86%) (0.86%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] 2.00% 2.75% 1.75%
[1] Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Fund's adviser (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or to reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (excluding brokerage, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) at no more than 2.00% for Class A Shares, 2.75% for Class C Shares, and 1.75% for Class I Shares. The fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangement will continue until at least July 31, 2012, and may not be terminated by the Adviser before such date.
Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A Shares
766 1,334 1,925 3,519
Class C Shares
378 1,027 1,796 3,815
Class I Shares
178 730 1,308 2,880
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares of the Fund:
Expense Example, No Redemption Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A Shares
766 1,334 1,925 3,519
Class C Shares
278 1,027 1,796 3,815
Class I Shares
178 730 1,308 2,880
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the Fund’s shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 365% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund will seek to achieve its objective by investing substantially all, and in any case, no less than 80% of its assets in common stocks and preferred stocks of companies that meet the Fund's guidelines for both social responsibility and sustainability at the time of investment. The Fund may also invest in foreign securities and in securities that are convertible into common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests its assets in stocks that are listed on a recognized securities exchange or similar market, such as the National Market System of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). The Fund focuses on investments in companies whose securities appear to be under priced relative to their Private Market Value (“PMV”). PMV or “fair value” is the value the Adviser believes informed investors would be willing to pay for a company.

Socially Responsible Criteria. The Adviser employs a social screening overlay process at the time of investment to identify companies that meet the Fund's social guidelines. Pursuant to the guidelines, the Fund will not invest in the top 50 defense/weapons contractors or in companies that derive more than 5% of their revenues from the following areas: tobacco, alcohol, gaming, defense/weapons production, and companies involved in the manufacture of abortion related products.

Sustainability Criteria. The Adviser has identified the following sustainability issues it believes materially impact the world through a series of economic, social, and political changes, including, but not limited to: climate change, energy security and independence, natural resource shortages, organic living, and urbanization. The Fund will seek to invest in companies that address these issues through their products, solutions, or services. The Fund may also invest in companies that align themselves with these issues, or in conglomerates with significant divisional exposure to these issues and themes.

After identifying companies that satisfy these social and sustainability criteria, the Adviser then looks for, and will invest in, securities of companies that the Adviser believes are likely to have rapid growth in revenues and above average rates of earnings growth. The Adviser will monitor each holding on a regular basis to ensure its compliance with the Fund's guidelines. Securities that no longer meet these guidelines will be sold within a reasonable period of time after the Adviser makes such a determination. Securities may also be sold if the Adviser believes the securities no longer appear to be underpriced relative to their PMV, or fair value, or if there is a change to an underlying industry or company that the Adviser believes may affect the value of such securities.

The Fund may also use the following investment techniques:

• Foreign Securities. The Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including those in emerging markets.

• Lower Grade Debt Securities. The Fund will normally purchase only investment grade, convertible debt securities having a rating of, or equivalent to, at least “BBB” (which securities may have speculative characteristics) by Standard & Poor's (“S&P”) or, if unrated, judged by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. However, on occasion when the Adviser deems appropriate, the Fund may also invest up to 25% of its assets in more speculative convertible debt securities (“junk bonds”), provided such securities have a rating of, or equivalent to, at least an S&P rating of “B”. For additional information about the selection of investments suitable for the Fund, see page 8.

Principal Risks

You may want to invest in the Fund if:

• you are a long-term investor

• you seek capital appreciation

• you want exposure to equity investments in companies that meet the Fund's socially responsible or sustainability guidelines

• you believe that the market will favor growth over value stocks over the long term

• you wish to include a growth strategy as a portion of your overall investments

An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed; you may lose money by investing in the Fund. When you sell your shares of the Fund, they could be worth more or less than what you paid for them.

The principal risks presented by the Fund are:

Equity Risk. The principal risk of investing in the Fund is equity risk. Equity risk is the risk that the prices of the securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the companies issuing the securities participate, and the issuer company's particular circumstances. Because the value of securities, and thus shares of the Fund, could go down, you could lose money.

Fund and Management Risk. The Fund generally invests in growth stocks. The Fund may underperform other funds if, for example the market favors value stocks over growth stocks. If the portfolio managers are incorrect in their assessment of the growth prospects of the securities the Fund holds, then the value of the Fund's shares may decline.

Foreign Securities Risk. A fund that invests outside the U.S. carries additional risks that include:

Currency Risk. Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Adverse changes in exchange rates may erode or reverse any gains produced by foreign currency denominated investments and may widen any losses.

Information Risk. Key information about an issuer, security, or market may be inaccurate or unavailable.

Political Risk. Foreign governments may expropriate assets, impose capital or currency controls, impose punitive taxes, or nationalize a company or industry. Any of these actions could have a severe effect on securities prices and impair the Fund's ability to bring its capital or income back to the U.S. Other political risks include economic policy changes, social and political instability, military action, and war.

Access Risk. The risk that some countries may restrict the Fund's access to investments or offer terms that are less advantageous than those for local investors. This could limit the attractiveness of investment opportunities available to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. Foreign securities are sometimes less liquid than securities of comparably sized U.S. issuers.

Emerging Markets. The above listed foreign securities risks are more likely in the securities of companies located in emerging markets.

Socially Responsible/Sustainability Investment Risk. The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the securities of companies that meet its socially responsible and sustainability criteria. As a result, the Fund may forego opportunities to buy certain securities when it might otherwise be advantageous for it to do so, or may sell securities when it might otherwise be disadvantageous for it to do so.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stocks are susceptible to general market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. The dividend on a preferred stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer, and participation in the growth of an issuer may be limited.

Lower Grade Debt Securities Risk. The issuers of debt obligations having speculative characteristics may experience difficulty in paying principal and interest when due in the event of a downturn in the economy or unanticipated corporate developments. The market prices of such securities may become increasingly volatile in periods of economic uncertainty. Moreover, adverse publicity or the perceptions of investors over which the Adviser has no control, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the market price and liquidity of such investments.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses to the Fund, including brokerage commissions, or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in adverse tax consequences to the Fund's shareholders. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund's performance.

Performance
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 how the Fund’s average annual returns for one year and the life of the Fund compare with those of a broad based securities market index. As with all mutual funds, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not predict how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated information on the Fund’s results can be obtained by visiting www.gabelli.com.
GABELLI SRI GREEN FUND, INC. (Total Returns for Class A Shares for the Years Ended December 31)
Bar Chart

Sales loads are not reflected in the above chart. If sales loads were reflected, the Fund's returns would be less than those shown. During the years shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 28.22% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was (18.47)% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).

Year to date total return for the six months ended June 30, 2011, was 5.91%.

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2010, with maximum sales charges, if applicable)
Average Annual Total Returns Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc.
Column
Label
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]
Past One Year
Past Three Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Return Before Taxes Class A Shares
Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. Class A Shares Return Before Taxes   5.77% 7.84% 3.84% Jun. 01, 2007
Return Before Taxes Class C Shares
Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. Class C Shares Return Before Taxes   10.26% 9.11% 4.77% Jun. 01, 2007
Return Before Taxes Class I Shares
Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. Class I Shares Return Before Taxes   12.39% 10.18% 5.82% Jun. 01, 2007
Return After Taxes on Distributions Class A Shares
Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions   3.42% 7.00% 3.11% Jun. 01, 2007
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares Class A Shares
Gabelli SRI Green Fund, Inc. Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares   3.91% 6.24% 2.86% Jun. 01, 2007
MSCI AC World Free Index
  MSCI AC World Free Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 12.67% (4.29%) (3.25%)  
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or Individual Retirement Accounts, including “Roth” IRAs and SEP IRAs (collectively, “IRAs”). After-tax returns are shown only for Class A Shares. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to the differences in expenses.