N-CSRS 1 d209281dncsrs.htm GABELLI 787 FUND, INC. Gabelli 787 Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-22041             

                             Gabelli 787 Fund, Inc.                        

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

                           Rye, New York 10580-1422                          

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

                           Rye, New York 10580-1422                          

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  1-800-422-3554

Date of fiscal year end:  October 31

Date of reporting period:  April 30, 2016

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2016

To Our Shareholders,

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the net asset value (“NAV”) per Class A Share of the Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund increased 1.4% compared with an increase of 0.4% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The performance of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index for the quarter was 0.1%. See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of April 30, 2016.

Comparative Results

 

 

Average Annual Returns through April 30, 2016 (a)(b) (Unaudited)   Since    
    

Six

    Months    

 

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

10 Year

 

Inception
(2/28/01)

    

Class A (EMAAX)

       1.37 %       0.60 %       4.04 %       3.40 %       4.35 %  

With sales charge (c)

       (4.46 )       (5.18 )       2.82         2.79         3.94    

Class AAA (EAAAX)

       1.58         0.82         4.29         3.53         4.43    

Class C (EMACX)

       1.14         0.08         3.49         2.83         3.78    

With contingent deferred sales charge (d)

       0.14         (0.92 )       3.49         2.83         3.78    

Class Y (EMAYX)

       1.65         1.07         4.53         3.87         4.82    

S&P 500 Index

       0.43         1.21         11.02         6.91         5.49    

Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average

       0.01         0.01         0.01         0.86         1.14    

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

       0.14         0.15         0.08         1.12         1.53    

In the current prospectuses dated February 26, 2016, the Fund’s expense ratios are 1.47%, 1.67%, 2.22%, and 1.22% for the Class AAA, A, C, and Y Shares, respectively. See page 11 for expense ratios for the year ended April 30, 2016. Class AAA and Class Y Shares have no sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A Shares and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively.

 

  (a)

Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, sales charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectuses contain information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. The Class A Shares’ NAV are used to calculate the performance for the periods prior to the issuance of the Class AAA Shares on February 26, 2010. The actual performance for the Class AAA Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses associated with this class of shares. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. The Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the rebalancing (month end) date. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

  (b)

The Fund’s fiscal year ends October 31.

 

 

  (c)

Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period.

 

 

  (d)

Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase.

 


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund   
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   
For the Six Month Period from November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016    Expense Table

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return during the past six months, and the “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid during this period.

Hypothetical 5% Return: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case – because the hypothetical return used is not the Fund’s actual return – the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
11/01/15
   Ending
Account Value
04/30/16
   Annualized
Expenses
Ratio
 

Expense
Paid During

Period*

Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Actual Fund Return

Class AAA

   $1,000.00    $1,015.80    1.54%   $  7.72

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,013.70    1.74%   $  8.71

Class C

   $1,000.00    $1,011.40    2.30%   $11.50

Class Y

   $1,000.00    $1,016.50    1.29%   $  6.47

Hypothetical 5% Return

Class AAA

   $1,000.00    $1,017.21    1.54%   $  7.72

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,016.21    1.74%   $  8.72

Class C

   $1,000.00    $1,013.43    2.30%   $11.51

Class Y

   $1,000.00    $1,018.45    1.29%   $  6.47
*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (182 days), then divided by 366.

 

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of April 30, 2016:

Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

 

Consumer Discretionary

     24.1 % 

U.S. Government Obligations

     14.4 % 

Materials

     12.4 % 

Industrials

     7.8 % 

Information Technology

     7.7 % 

Consumer Staples

     7.5 % 

Utilities

     7.0 % 

Health Care

     6.3 % 

Telecommunication Services

     5.8 % 

Financials

     4.3 % 

Energy

     2.7 % 

Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.0 % 
  

 

 

 
         100.0 % 
  

 

 

 
 

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554).The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Schedule of Investments — April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS — 84.9%

  

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 24.1%

  

 

Auto Components — 0.8%

  

  10,000     

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.†

   $ 90,132       $ 92,400   
  60,000     

Navistar International Corp.†

     1,221,605         905,400   
  7,800     

Tenneco Inc.†

     24,840         415,740   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           1,336,577             1,413,540   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services — 1.0%

  

  85,000     

USG People NV

     1,655,363         1,694,511   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.5%

  

  6,000     

Apollo Education Group Inc.†

     52,748         46,800   
  2,000     

Funespana SA†

     18,121         16,191   
  1     

Sequential Brands Group Inc.†

     5         3   
  100,000     

The ADT Corp.

     4,087,845         4,198,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       4,158,719         4,260,994   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure — 3.4%

  

  12,000     

Belmond Ltd., Cl. A†

     125,454         109,920   
  25,400     

Carmike Cinemas Inc.†

     749,625         761,746   
  1,200     

Churchill Downs Inc.

     39,289         161,016   
  180,000     

Dover Motorsports Inc.

     667,976         414,000   
  2,000     

Eldorado Resorts Inc.†

     9,768         26,220   
  200     

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG†

     71,359         76,931   
  38,000     

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

     1,354,565         1,958,140   
  26,000     

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

     2,110,775         2,128,880   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,128,811         5,636,853   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Household Durables — 0.2%

  

  3,000     

Bang & Olufsen A/S†

     30,849         32,540   
  10,000     

Nobility Homes Inc.†

     133,178         142,500   
  18,000     

Skyline Corp.†

     99,216         162,900   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       263,243         337,940   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Media — 10.8%

  

  100,000     

ACME Communications Inc.†

     115,451         4,000   
  76,000     

Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Cl. A

     2,472,013         2,537,640   
  180,000     

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Cl. A

     1,360,637         919,800   
  124,500     

Crown Media Holdings Inc.,
Cl. A†

     553,994         631,215   
  3,600     

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. A†

     26,174         98,316   
  10,800     

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. C†

     60,976         289,224   
  20,000     

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†

     386,434         985,800   
  25,300     

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Cl. A†

     1,009,694         1,009,976   
  4,000     

Liberty Broadband Corp.,
Cl. A†

     17,490         229,280   
  8,000     

Liberty Broadband Corp.,
Cl. C†

     109,922         458,000   
  18,866     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

     772,599         711,814   
  24,000     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

     1,008,650         878,400   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  500     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC,
Cl. A†

   $          17,978       $          18,765   
  1,400     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC,
Cl. C†

     61,935         56,854   
  5,000     

Liberty Media Group, Cl. A†

     11,443         91,500   
  5,000     

Liberty Media Group, Cl. C†

     13,511         90,000   
  20,000     

Liberty SiriusXM Group,
Cl. A†

     46,408         655,400   
  20,000     

Liberty SiriusXM Group,
Cl. C†

     52,624         640,400   
  32,000     

Media General Inc.†

     545,496         554,560   
  12,000     

Meredith Corp.

     561,629         615,720   
  4,000     

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Cl. A

     291,606         249,400   
  20,000     

Shaw Communications Inc., Cl. B

     265,164         370,200   
  20,000     

Starz, Cl. A†

     33,996         544,200   
  76,000     

Telenet Group Holding NV†

     3,439,325         3,776,852   
  4,400     

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     666,483         933,284   
  10,000     

Time Warner Inc.

     732,543         751,400   
  1,000     

Tribune Publishing Co.

     11,740         11,330   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         14,645,915           18,113,330   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail — 5.4%

  

  9,000     

Aaron’s Inc.

     253,943         235,890   
  75,000     

Pacific Brands Ltd.

     66,331         65,295   
  12,000     

Pier 1 Imports Inc.

     88,183         82,680   
  100,000     

RONA Inc.

     1,762,255         1,903,244   
  250,000     

Tumi Holdings Inc.†

     6,686,883         6,670,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       8,857,595         8,957,109   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

     36,046,223         40,414,277   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 12.4%

  

 

Building Products — 1.8%

  

  100,000     

Griffon Corp.

     850,000         1,581,000   
  14,000     

Norbord Inc.

     318,662         279,063   
  11,000     

Vulcan Materials Co.

     432,608         1,183,930   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,601,270         3,043,993   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Chemicals — 7.1%

  

  40,000     

Airgas Inc.

     5,545,691         5,697,600   
  14,000     

Axiall Corp.

     249,804         329,700   
  35,000     

SGL Carbon SE†

     766,752         409,386   
  1,000     

Syngenta AG, ADR

     81,706         80,570   
  50,000     

The Valspar Corp.

     5,265,248         5,334,500   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       11,909,201         11,851,756   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Containers and Packaging — 2.5%

  

  9,000     

Greif Inc., Cl. B

     469,067         414,810   
  277,000     

Myers Industries Inc.

     5,487,663         3,733,960   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,956,730         4,148,770   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Metals and Mining — 1.0%

  

  42,000     

Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A

     611,262         302,400   
  100,000     

Alcoa Inc.

     969,962         1,117,000   
  17,752     

AuRico Metals Inc.†

     9,447         12,734   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 

MATERIALS (Continued)

  

 

Metals and Mining (Continued)

  

  19,000     

Pan American Silver Corp.

   $        298,459       $        297,864   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,889,130         1,729,998   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL MATERIALS

     21,356,331         20,774,517   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — 7.8%

  

 

Aerospace and Defense — 1.0%

  

  40,000     

Kaman Corp.

     1,361,916         1,683,600   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Air Freight and Logistics — 2.0%

  

  318,426     

TNT Express NV†

     2,817,773         2,890,307   
  100     

Virgin America Inc.†

     5,450         5,569   
  2,000     

XPO Logistics Europe SA

     484,562         462,602   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,307,785         3,358,478   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services and Supplies — 2.4%

  

  1,000     

Greif Inc., Cl. A

     34,840         34,700   
  10,500     

Rollins Inc.

     21,042         282,135   
  5,000     

The Brink’s Co.

     108,268         169,200   
  150,000     

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

     2,927,842         3,441,000   
  1,111     

Vectrus Inc.†

     19,941         23,953   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,111,933         3,950,988   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

  

  27,000     

PowerSecure International Inc.†

     500,337         505,440   
  8,000     

SL Industries Inc.†

     315,867         319,840   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       816,204         825,280   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Machinery — 1.0%

  

  1,000     

Bolzoni SpA

     4,683         4,903   
  7,000     

CIRCOR International Inc.

     230,587         395,150   
  20,000     

CNH Industrial NV

     178,461         153,437   
  27,000     

Xylem Inc.

     781,365         1,128,060   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,195,096         1,681,550   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Railroads and Transportation — 0.9%

  

  25,000     

Gategroup Holding AG

     1,360,709         1,377,306   
  3,000     

GATX Corp.

     118,938         137,820   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,479,647         1,515,126   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

     11,272,581         13,015,022   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 7.7%

  

 

Communications Equipment — 1.2%

  

  44,600     

Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc.†

     823,623         825,992   
  6,925     

exactEarth Ltd.†

     19,881         14,902   
  4,050     

Harris Corp.

     317,552         324,041   
  9,000     

Hutchinson Technology Inc.†

     32,085         32,850   
  10,000     

Polycom Inc.†

     122,050         119,500   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  50,000     

Ruckus Wireless Inc.†

   $        679,107       $        687,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,994,298         2,004,285   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Electrical Equipment and Instruments — 3.6%

  

  47,300     

Axis Communications AB

     1,895,619         1,996,737   
  2,000     

Checkpoint Systems Inc.†

     20,293         20,240   
  300     

Lexmark International Inc., Cl. A

     11,511         11,580   
  100,000     

Newport Corp.†

     2,288,288         2,299,000   
  6,600     

Park Electrochemical Corp.

     94,817         107,646   
  50,000     

Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.†

     1,595,500         1,609,500   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,906,028         6,044,703   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%

  

  200,000     

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.†

     3,943,234         4,000,000   
  4,000     

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     260,258         279,760   
  1,000     

Mattson Technology Inc.†

     3,635         3,650   
  10,000     

MoSys Inc.†

     39,042         4,801   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       4,246,169         4,288,211   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Software — 0.3%

  

  500     

Cvent Inc.†

     17,665         17,675   
  5,000     

EMC Corp.

     139,481         130,550   
  1,000     

ENGINEERING SPA

     71,596         75,574   
  75,000     

FalconStor Software Inc.†

     251,646         79,500   
  200     

InterXion Holding NV†

     6,505         6,776   
  500     

Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd., ADR†

     36,498         37,970   
  2,000     

Rocket Fuel Inc.†

     14,062         5,720   
  4,000     

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†

     37,568         136,720   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       575,021         490,485   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

     12,721,516         12,827,684   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.5%

  

 

Consumer Products — 0.2%

  

  70,000     

Avon Products Inc.

     609,308         329,700   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Food and Staples Retailing — 4.4%

  

  9,000     

CST Brands Inc.

     327,309         339,930   
  350,000     

Rite Aid Corp.†

     2,802,810         2,817,500   
  55,000     

SABMiller plc

     3,354,960         3,363,214   
  6,400     

SpartanNash Co.

     62,762         177,280   
  29,000     

Village Super Market Inc., Cl. A

     662,626         707,600   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       7,210,467         7,405,524   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Food Products — 2.9%

  

  4,500     

Flowers Foods Inc.

     10,669         86,220   
  38,000     

GrainCorp Ltd., Cl. A

     440,268         236,637   
  800     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     66,350         69,720   
  600,000     

Parmalat SpA

     2,108,080         1,673,613   
  1,800,000     

Premier Foods plc†

     1,264,988         1,025,731   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 

CONSUMER STAPLES (Continued)

  

 

Food Products (Continued)

  

  4,650     

Snyder’s-Lance Inc.

   $        152,288       $        148,661   
  40,001     

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

     808,676         1,425,628   
  1,000     

Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. Holding Ltd.†

     6,834         6,463   
  450,000     

Yashili International Holdings Ltd.

     189,692         109,064   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,047,845         4,781,737   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

     12,867,620         12,516,961   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 7.0%

  

 

Electric Utilities — 2.5%

  

  5,000     

Avangrid Inc.

     195,137         200,500   
  40,000     

Endesa SA

     1,179,252         839,784   
  5,000     

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

     152,959         163,450   
  10,000     

ITC Holdings Corp.

     403,293         440,700   
  3,500     

TECO Energy Inc.

     92,625         97,195   
  70,000     

The Empire District Electric Co.

     2,308,865         2,356,900   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       4,332,131         4,098,529   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Gas Utilities — 3.8%

  

  2,000     

AGL Resources Inc.

     121,799         131,720   
  40,000     

Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.

     2,378,332         2,392,000   
  150,000     

Questar Corp.

     3,725,466         3,760,500   
  1,000     

Southwest Gas Corp.

     34,833         64,910   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       6,260,430         6,349,130   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders — 0.0%

  

  75,000     

GenOn Energy Inc., Escrow

     0         0   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

  

  16,000     

NorthWestern Corp.

     433,447         909,440   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Water — 0.2%

  

  10,000     

Severn Trent plc

     277,722         325,399   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL UTILITIES

     11,303,730         11,682,498   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

HEALTH CARE — 6.2%

  

 

Biotechnology — 0.9%

  

  35,000     

Affymetrix Inc.†

     522,024         490,000   
  6,800     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A†

     693,006         964,580   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,215,030         1,454,580   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.8%

  

  40,000     

Alere Inc.†

     2,131,713         1,560,000   
  110,000     

ArthroCare Corp. Stub†

     0         38,500   
  12,000     

Exactech Inc.†

     161,584         272,880   
  5,400     

Hansen Medical Inc.†

     21,623         21,870   
  5,700     

ICU Medical Inc.†

     365,322         566,238   
  5,000     

Smith & Nephew plc, ADR

     178,855         171,650   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  6,000     

St. Jude Medical Inc.

   $        469,646       $        457,200   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,328,743         3,088,338   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Health Care Providers and Services — 0.7%

  

  1,000     

Chemed Corp.

     30,478         129,780   
  4,700     

Cigna Corp.

     666,030         651,138   
  1,900     

Humana Inc.

     347,274         336,433   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,043,782         1,117,351   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.2%

  

  3,000     

Illumina Inc.†

     157,770         404,970   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%

  

  3,000     

Allergan plc†

     823,930         649,680   
  32,000     

AstraZeneca plc, ADR

     1,247,215         926,720   
  20,000     

Baxalta Inc.

     792,648         839,000   
  20,000     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     595,025         1,443,600   
  8,000     

Grifols SA, ADR

     53,680         125,760   
  5,000     

Mylan NV†

     252,650         208,550   
  2,200     

Perrigo Co. plc

     326,788         212,674   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       4,091,936         4,405,984   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

     9,837,261         10,471,223   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.3%

  

 

Diversified Telecommunications Services — 1.5%

  

  280,000     

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

     604,206         395,622   
  1,000     

Axia NetMedia Corp.

     3,192         3,363   
  218,109     

Cincinnati Bell Inc.†

     797,116         833,176   
  220,000     

Koninklijke KPN NV

     657,892         865,319   
  3,500     

Level 3 Communications Inc.†

     164,185         182,910   
  3,000     

Loral Space & Communications Inc.†

     159,730         110,040   
  1,000     

Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B

     2,955         38,880   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       2,389,276         2,429,310   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Wireless Telecommunications Services — 3.8%

  

  23,000     

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

     1,708,759         1,328,942   
  70,000     

Sprint Corp.†

     369,068         240,100   
  9,000     

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     255,177         266,130   
  40,000     

T-Mobile US Inc.†

     650,000         1,571,200   
  70,000     

United States Cellular Corp.†

     3,221,188         2,984,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       6,204,192         6,391,172   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

     8,593,468         8,820,482   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS — 4.3%

  

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

  

  50,000     

BKF Capital Group Inc.†

     200,759         37,525   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 

FINANCIALS (Continued)

  

 

Capital Markets (Continued)

  

  3,000     

Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. A

   $ 103,561       $ 96,570   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       304,320         134,095   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Commercial Banks — 1.9%

  

  60,000     

Astoria Financial Corp.

     927,535         902,400   
  120,000     

First Niagara Financial Group Inc.

     1,668,233         1,267,200   
  30,000     

Hilltop Holdings Inc.†

     600,677         595,800   
  20,025     

Sterling Bancorp

     201,872         327,209   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,398,317         3,092,609   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Consumer Finance — 1.3%

  

  10,000     

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.†

     245,017         321,300   
  90,000     

Navient Corp.

     849,595         1,230,300   
  100,000     

SLM Corp.†

     573,264         677,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,667,876         2,228,600   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Insurance — 0.9%

  

  1,650     

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     36,600         90,701   
  1,000     

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     43,388         46,350   
  40,000     

National Interstate Corp.

     1,174,306         1,231,600   
  1,000     

The Phoenix Companies Inc.†

     34,385         37,010   
  1,000     

Willis Towers Watson plc

     123,432         124,900   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       1,412,111         1,530,561   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Real Estate Management and Development — 0.1%

  

  1,000     

Conwert Immobilien Invest SE†

     13,727         15,836   
  8,500     

Rouse Properties Inc.

     153,170         156,995   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       166,897         172,831   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

     6,949,521         7,158,696   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 2.7%

  

 

Energy Equipment and Services — 0.3%

  

  11,000     

Baker Hughes Inc.

     578,673         531,960   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels — 2.4%

  

  500,000     

Alvopetro Energy Ltd.†

     467,728         115,565   
  7,600     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     537,511         400,976   
  100,000     

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

     2,502,957         2,562,000   
  345,000     

Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust†

     603,750         29,325   
  2,000     

Noble Energy Inc.

     84,870         72,220   
  8,001     

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. B

     181,898         208,785   
  140,000     

WesternZagros Resources Ltd.†

     409,637         10,042   
  46,000     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.†

     978,605         552,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       5,766,956         3,950,913   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL ENERGY

     6,345,629         4,482,873   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     137,293,880         142,164,233   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
 

RIGHTS — 0.7%

  

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.5%

  

 

Wireless Telecommunications Services — 0.5%

  

  315,000     

Leap Wireless International Inc., CVR, expire 03/14/17†

   $        734,287       $        793,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

HEALTH CARE — 0.1%

  

 

Biotechnology — 0.0%

  

  20,000     

Adolor Corp., CPR, expire 07/01/19†

     0         10,400   
  13,000     

Ambit Biosciences Corp., CVR†

     0         7,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       0         18,200   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.0%

  

  5,000     

American Medical Alert Corp.†

     0         50   
  250,200     

Synergetics USA Inc., CVR, expire 06/30/18†

     25,020         25,020   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       25,020         25,070   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

  

  11,000     

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd., CVR†

     1,210         1,210   
  20,000     

Durata Therapeutics Inc., CVR†

     0         0   
  100     

Omthera Pharmaceuticals Inc., expire 12/31/20†

     0         60   
  23,200     

Prosensa Holding, CVR†

     22,801         22,968   
  156,000     

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CCCP, expire 02/20/23†

     74,375         82,680   
  86,000     

Trius Therapeutics, CVR†

     0         11,180   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       98,386         118,098   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

     123,406         161,368   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.0%

  

 

Food and Staples Retailing — 0.0%

  

  220,000     

Safeway Casa Ley, CVR, expire 01/30/19†

     39,570         99,000   
  220,000     

Safeway PDC, CVR, expire 01/30/17†

     1,900         10,736   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       41,470         109,736   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

     41,470         109,736   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 0.0%

  

 

Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders — 0.0%

   

  90,000     

Dyax Corp., CVR, expire 12/31/19†

     0         99,900   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL RIGHTS

     899,163         1,164,804   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

  

 

ENERGY — 0.0%

  

 

Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

  

  45,000     

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

     87,715         1,575   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

WARRANTS (Continued)

  

 

MATERIALS — 0.0%

  

 

Metals and Mining — 0.0%

  

  850     

HudBay Minerals Inc., expire 07/20/18†

  $ 962      $ 285   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL WARRANTS

    88,677        1,860   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal
 Amount 

                 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 14.4%

  

  $24,091,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.200% to 0.552%††, 05/12/16 to 10/27/16(a)

    24,066,900        24,074,238   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

  $ 162,348,620        167,405,135   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.0%

  

    (58,225 ) 
     

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

  $ 167,346,910   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

At April 30, 2016, $2,615,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for securities sold short.

 

†

Non-income producing security.

 

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

CCCP

Contingent Cash Consideration Payment

CPR

Contingent Payment Right

CVR

Contingent Value Right

SDR

Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $162,348,620)

   $ 167,405,135   

Cash

     1,524   

Deposit at brokers

     166,339   

Receivable for investments sold

     3,259,764   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     180,044   

Dividends receivable

     33,722   

Prepaid expenses

     46,300   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     171,092,828   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     634,159   

Payable for investments purchased

     2,784,933   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     133,032   

Payable for distribution fees

     64,863   

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500   

Payable for payroll expenses

     705   

Other accrued expenses

     120,726   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,745,918   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets
(applicable to 12,586,020 shares outstanding)

   $ 167,346,910   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 172,772,064   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (1,137,651 ) 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions

     (9,344,088 ) 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     5,056,515   

Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations

     70   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 167,346,910   
  

 

 

 

Shares of Capital Stock, each at $0.001 par value:

  

Class AAA:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($3,737,126 ÷ 276,459 shares outstanding; 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     $13.52   

Class A:

  

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($55,308,324 ÷ 4,141,525 shares outstanding; 200,000,000 shares authorized)

     $13.35   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price)

     $14.16   

Class C:

  

Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($50,448,886 ÷ 4,077,805 shares outstanding; 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     $12.37 (a) 

Class Y:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($57,852,574 ÷ 4,090,231 shares outstanding; 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     $14.14   

 

(a)

Redemption price varies based on the length of time held.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $7,807)

   $ 1,504,762   

Interest

     67,943   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     1,572,705   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     837,345   

Distribution fees - Class AAA

     5,431   

Distribution fees - Class A

     125,202   

Distribution fees - Class C

     257,760   

Shareholder services fees

     104,090   

Registration expenses

     34,869   

Directors’ fees

     33,500   

Shareholder communications expenses

     31,559   

Dividend expense on securities sold short

     31,148   

Accounting fees

     22,500   

Legal and audit fees

     22,000   

Custodian fees

     18,698   

Payroll expenses

     1,411   

Service fees for securities sold short
(See Note 2)

     1,109   

Interest expense

     104   

Miscellaneous expenses

     13,344   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,540,070   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Expenses paid indirectly by broker
(See Note 6)

     (1,375 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     1,538,695   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     34,010   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     7,261,863   

Net realized loss on securities sold short

     (326,058 ) 

Net realized loss on swap contracts

     (20,920 ) 

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (5,320 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions

     6,909,565   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     (5,109,824 ) 

on swap contracts

     4,279   

on foreign currency translations

     79   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations

     (5,105,466 ) 
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency

     1,804,099   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 1,838,109   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016
     (Unaudited)     

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2015

Operations:

        

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ 34,010       $ (1,362,306 )

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions

       6,909,565         10,192,712  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations

       (5,105,466 )       (1,761,582 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       1,838,109         7,068,824  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Class AAA

       (1,250,289 )       (6,534,281 )

Class A

       (3,463,295 )       (38,647,717 )

Class B*

       —         (931,796 )

Class C

       (3,805,612 )       (5,360,329 )

Class Y

       (19,841,602 )       (6,238,127 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

       (28,360,798 )       (57,712,250 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

       1,983         382  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets

       (26,520,706 )       (50,643,044 )

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       193,867,616         244,510,660  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)

     $ 167,346,910       $ 193,867,616  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*       Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on December 8, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:

 

          Income (Loss)
from Investment Operations
                 Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data

Year

Ended
October 31

  

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Year

  

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)(a)

 

Net Realized and

Unrealized

Gain on
Investments

  

Total

from
Investment
Operations

  

Redemption

Fees (a)(b)

  

Net Asset

Value,
End of
Period

  

Total
Return†

 

Net Assets

End of
Period
(in 000’s)

  

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

 

Operating

Expenses

 

Portfolio

Turnover

Rate

Class AAA

                                                  

2016(c)

     $ 13.31        $ 0.01       $ 0.20        $ 0.21        $ 0.00        $ 13.52          1.58 %     $ 3,737          0.22 %(d)       1.54 %(d)(e)(f)       74 %

2015

       12.86          (0.07 )       0.52          0.45          0.00          13.31          3.50         4,943          (0.51 )       1.47 (e)(f)       162  

2014

       12.66          (0.03 )       0.23          0.20          0.00          12.86          1.58         11,315          (0.24 )       1.46 (e)       181  

2013

       11.00          0.04         1.62          1.66          0.00          12.66          15.09         8,671          0.37         1.49         197  

2012(g)

       10.60          (0.08 )       0.48          0.40          0.00          11.00          3.77         7,814          (0.75 )       1.50         202  

2011

       10.25          (0.04 )       0.39          0.35          0.00          10.60          3.41         7,936          (0.39 )       1.45         232  

Class A

                                                  

2016(c)

     $ 13.17        $ 0.00 (b)     $ 0.18        $ 0.18        $ 0.00        $ 13.35          1.37 %     $ 55,308          0.01 %(d)       1.74 %(d)(e)(f)       74 %

2015

       12.75          (0.08 )       0.50          0.42          0.00          13.17          3.29         58,039          (0.63 )       1.67 (e)(f)       162  

2014

       12.57          (0.06 )       0.24          0.18          0.00          12.75          1.43         93,980          (0.51 )       1.66 (e)       181  

2013

       10.94          0.02         1.61          1.63          0.00          12.57          14.90         109,446          0.15         1.69         197  

2012(g)

       10.57          (0.11 )       0.48          0.37          0.00          10.94          3.50         103,827          (1.00 )       1.70         202  

2011

       10.24          (0.06 )       0.39          0.33          0.00          10.57          3.22         134,334          (0.56 )       1.65         232  

Class C

                                                  

2016(c)

     $ 12.23        $ (0.03 )     $ 0.17        $ 0.14        $ 0.00        $ 12.37          1.14 %     $ 50,449          (0.54 )%(d)       2.30 %(d)(e)(f)       74 %

2015

       11.91          (0.14 )       0.46          0.32          0.00          12.23          2.69         53,738          (1.19 )       2.22 (e)(f)       162  

2014

       11.81          (0.12 )       0.22          0.10          0.00          11.91          0.85         57,616          (1.04 )       2.21 (e)       181  

2013

       10.33          (0.04 )       1.52          1.48          0.00          11.81          14.33         58,062          (0.39 )       2.24         197  

2012(g)

       10.04          (0.16 )       0.45          0.29          0.00          10.33          2.89         51,498          (1.56 )       2.25         202  

2011

       9.78          (0.11 )       0.37          0.26          0.00          10.04          2.66         64,637          (1.11 )       2.20         232  

Class Y

                                                  

2016(c)

     $ 13.91        $ 0.03       $ 0.20        $ 0.23        $ 0.00        $ 14.14          1.65 %     $ 57,853          0.49 %(d)       1.29 %(d)(e)(f)       74 %

2015

       13.41          (0.03 )       0.53          0.50          0.00          13.91          3.73         77,148          (0.20 )       1.21 (e)(f)       162  

2014

       13.16          (0.00 )       0.25          0.25          0.00          13.41          1.90         80,672          (0.03 )       1.21 (e)       181  

2013

       11.41          0.06         1.69          1.75          0.00          13.16          15.34         66,746          0.48         1.24         197  

2012(g)

       10.97          (0.05 )       0.49          0.44          0.00          11.41          4.01         32,883          (0.49 )       1.25         202  

2011

       10.58          (0.01 )       0.40          0.39          0.00          10.97          3.69         50,893          (0.11 )       1.20         232  

 

  †

Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the year and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(a)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, unaudited.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund incurred dividend expense and service fees on securities sold short. If these expenses and fees had not been incurred, the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 would have been 1.50% (Class AAA), 1.70% (Class A), 2.26% (Class C), and 1.25% (Class Y), respectively. For the years ended October 31, 2015, and 2014, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(f)

The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, and the year ended October 31, 2015, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(g)

During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund changed its previously recognized estimate of the characterization of prior year income associated with a portfolio holding involved in a corporate reorganization that was subsequently sold. If this recharacterization had not occurred, Net Investment Income(Loss) would have been $(0.02) (Class AAA), $(0.05) (Class A), $(0.10) (Class C), and $0.00 (Class Y), respectively, Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments would have been $0.42 (Class AAA and Class A), $0.39 (Class C), and $0.44 (Class Y), respectively, and Net Investment Income (Loss) Ratio would have been (0.22)% (Class AAA), (0.47)% (Class A), (1.00)% (Class C), and 0.02% (Class Y), respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund is a series of the Gabelli 787 Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”), which was organized in Maryland and commenced operations on February 28, 2001. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Its primary objective is capital appreciation.

2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Directors (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and nonfinancial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

 

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Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

  ●  

Level 1  —  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

  ●  

Level 2  —  other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  ●  

Level 3  —  significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs     
     Level 1
 Quoted Prices 
   Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
   Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
    Total Market Value 
at 4/30/16

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                   

ASSETS (Market Value):

                   

Common Stocks:

                   

Consumer Discretionary

                   

Household Durables

     $ 195,440        $ 142,500                —              $ 337,940    

Media

       18,109,330          4,000                —                18,113,330    

Other Industries (a)

       21,963,007          —                —                21,963,007    

Utilities

                   

Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders

       —          —              $ 0                0    

Other Industries (a)

       11,682,498          —                —                11,682,498    

Health Care

                   

Biotechnology

       964,580          —                490,000                1,454,580    

Health Care Equipment and Supplies

       3,049,838          —                38,500                3,088,338    

Other Industries (a)

       5,928,305          —                —                5,928,305    

All Other Industries (a)

       79,596,235          —                —                79,596,235    

Total Common Stocks

       141,489,233          146,500                528,500                142,164,233    

Rights (a)

       —          —                1,164,804                1,164,804    

Warrants (a)

       1,860          —                —                1,860    

U.S. Government Obligations

       —          24,074,238                —                24,074,238    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

     $ 141,491,093        $ 24,220,738              $ 1,693,304              $ 167,405,135    

 

(a)      Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

The Fund did not have transfers among Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 during the six months ended April 30, 2016. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

13


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The following table reconciles Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

                                        Net change  
                                        in unrealized  
                                        appreciation/  
                                        depreciation  
                                        during the  
                                        period on  
                Change in                       Level 3  
    Balance   Accrued   Realized   unrealized           Transfers   Transfers   Balance   investments  
    as of   discounts/   gain/   appreciation/           into   out of   as of   still held at  
     10/31/15   (premiums)   (loss)   depreciation   Purchases   Sales   Level 3††   Level 3††   4/30/16   4/30/16†  

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                                 

ASSETS (Market Value):

                                 

Common Stocks:

                                 

Health Care

                                 

Biotechnology

      —     —     $ 1,560         $(32,024 )       $632,464       $ (112,000 )   —   —     $ 490,000         $(32,024)     

Health Care Equipment and Supplies

    $ 38,500     —       —         —         —         —     —   —       38,500         —     

Utilities

                                 

Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders

      0     —       —         —         —         —     —   —       0         —     

Total Common Stocks

      38,500     —       1,560         (32,024 )       632,464         (112,000 )   —   —       528,500         (32,024)     

Rights

      1,114,023     —       1,040         96,741         0         (47,000 )   —   —       1,164,804         99,900     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

    $ 1,152,523     —     $ 2,600         $64,717         $632,464       $ (159,000 )   —   —     $ 1,693,304         $  67,876     

 

†       Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments is included in the related amounts in the Statement of Operations.

††     The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into and out of Level 3 as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs utilized to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 investments as of April 30, 2016:

 

Description

    Balance at 4/30/16     Valuation Technique    Unobservable Input    Range

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

               

ASSETS (Market Value):

               
        Acquisition price/        

Rights

       $1,164,804      Last available closing price    Discount Range        0%     

All Other Investments (a)

            528,500             
       $1,693,304             

 

(a)      Includes fair value securities of investments developed using various valuation techniques and unobservable inputs.

 

Unobservable Input

   Impact to Value if Input Increases    Impact to Value if Input Decreases

Discount Range

     Decrease    Increase

 

14


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund or hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives, while collateral terms are contract specific for derivatives traded over-the-counter. Securities pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Cash collateral, if any, pledged for the same purpose will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

15


Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The Fund’s policy with respect to offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at April 30, 2016, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into equity contract for difference swap transactions for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an equity contract for difference swap, a set of future cash flows is exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on a reference interest rate combined with the performance of a notional value of shares of a stock. The other will be based on the performance of the shares of a stock. Depending on the general state of short term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time an equity contract for difference swap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction.

Unrealized gains related to swaps are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements. The Fund’s volume of activity in equity contract for difference swap agreements during the six months ended April 30, 2016, had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $982,839 over the period that the swap was outstanding. At April 30, 2016, the Fund held no investments in equity contract for difference swap agreements.

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the effect of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency, Net realized loss on swap contracts and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts.

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for the purpose of hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the effect of forward foreign exchange contracts, if any, can be found in the Statement of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency, within Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations.

 

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The use of forward foreign exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. During the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund held no forward foreign exchange contracts.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. At April 30, 2016, there were no short sales outstanding.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges

 

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or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. At April 30, 2016, the Fund held no restricted securities.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain or loss on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each fund’s average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.

In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense.

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.

No distributions were made during the year ended October 31, 2015.

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

At October 31, 2015, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $13,046,182 which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders through 2017. The Fund is permitted to carry forward for an unlimited period capital losses incurred in fiscal years beginning after December 22, 2010. In addition, these losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of the rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may have an increased likelihood

 

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of expiring unused. Additionally, post enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses rather than being considered all short term as under previous law.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at April 30, 2016:

 

          Gross    Gross    
     Cost/    Unrealized    Unrealized   Net Unrealized
     (Proceeds)    Appreciation    Depreciation   Appreciation

Investments

   $165,874,047    $17,063,989    $(15,532,901)   $1,531,088

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of April 30, 2016, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at annual rates as follows:

 

First $1 Billion

     0.935 % 

Next $1 Billion

     0.910 % 

Next $3 Billion

     0.885 % 

Next $5 Billion

     0.860 % 

Thereafter

     0.835 % 

In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Directors of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund is allocated a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s cost. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued $1,411 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Director who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,000 for each Board meeting attended, and they are reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended and the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Lead Director receive annual fees of $1,500 and $2,000, respectively. The Chairmen of the Proxy Voting Committee and the Nominating Committee each receive annual fees of $1,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

4. Distribution Plan. The Fund’s Board has adopted a distribution agreement and distribution plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments

 

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are authorized to the G.distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.45%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly. Class Y shares do not participate in the Plan and pay no distribution fees.

5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended April 30, 2016, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $108,270,363 and $122,224,438, respectively.

6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $52,471 to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally, the Distributor retained a total of $6,215 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.

During the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $1,375.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued $22,500 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bears interest at a floating rate equal to the higher of the overnight Federal Funds rate plus 125 basis points or the 30-DAY LIBOR plus 125 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in “Interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended April 30, 2016, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.

8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers four classes of shares – Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class Y Shares. Class AAA Shares and Class Y Shares are offered without a sales charge. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, and Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for one year after purchase. Class B Shares were fully redeemed on December 8, 2014.

The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund as an increase in paid-in capital. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the year ended October 31, 2015, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.

 

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Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended                  
     April 30, 2016        Year Ended  
     (Unaudited)        October 31, 2015  
     Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Class AAA

             

Shares sold

     38,614       $ 510,039           157,240       $ 2,083,134   

Shares redeemed

     (133,403 )       (1,760,328 )         (665,560 )       (8,617,415 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (94,789 )     $ (1,250,289 )         (508,320 )     $ (6,534,281 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A

             

Shares sold

     209,909       $ 2,718,069           674,258       $ 8,807,688   

Shares redeemed

     (476,816 )       (6,181,364 )         (3,636,369 )       (47,455,405 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (266,907 )     $ (3,463,295 )         (2,962,111 )     $ (38,647,717 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B*

             

Shares redeemed

     —         —           (77,924 )     $ (931,796 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     —         —           (77,924 )     $ (931,796 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

             

Shares sold

     195,261       $ 2,351,735           438,955       $ 5,356,928   

Shares redeemed

     (511,379 )       (6,157,347 )         (883,010 )       (10,717,257 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (316,118 )     $ (3,805,612 )         (444,055 )     $ (5,360,329 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y

             

Shares sold

     621,453       $ 8,581,051           2,607,403       $ 35,937,386   

Shares redeemed

     (2,076,278 )       (28,422,653 )         (3,076,879 )       (42,175,513 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,454,825 )     $ (19,841,602 )         (469,476 )     $ (6,238,127 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*      Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on December 8, 2014.

9. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

 

 

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), contemplates that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund (the “Fund”), including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Board Members”), are required annually to review and re-approve the terms of the Fund’s existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six month period covered by this report, the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”) for the Fund.

More specifically, at a meeting held on February 23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of the Adviser and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement.

1) The nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser. The Board Members reviewed in detail the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and the quality of those services over the past year. The Board Members noted that these services included managing the investment program of the Fund, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and overseeing all of the Fund’s third party service providers as well as providing general corporate services. The Board Members considered that the Adviser also provided, at its expense, office facilities for use by the Fund and supervisory personnel responsible for supervising the performance of administrative, accounting, and related services for the Fund, including monitoring to assure compliance with stated investment policies and restrictions under the 1940 Act and related securities regulation. The Board Members noted that, in addition to managing the investment program for the Fund, the Adviser provided certain non-advisory and compliance services, including services for the Fund’s Rule 38a-1 compliance program.

The Board Members also considered that the Adviser paid for all compensation of officers and Board Members of the Fund that are affiliated with the Adviser and that the Adviser further provided services to shareholders of the Fund who had invested through various programs offered by third party financial intermediaries. The Board Members evaluated these factors based on its direct experience with the Adviser and in consultation with Fund Counsel. The Board Members noted that the Adviser had engaged, at its expense, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY”) to assist it in performing certain of its administrative functions. The Board Members concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided was reasonable and appropriate in relation to the advisory fee, that the level of services provided by the Adviser, either directly or through BNY, had not diminished over the past year, and that the quality of service continued to be high.

The Board Members reviewed the personnel responsible for providing services to the Fund and concluded, based on their experience and interaction with the Adviser, that (i) the Adviser was able to retain quality personnel, (ii) the Adviser and its agents exhibited a high level of diligence and attention to detail in carrying out their advisory and administrative responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, (iii) the Adviser was responsive to requests of the Board, (iv) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s resources was adequate, and (v) the Adviser had kept the Board apprised of developments relating to the Fund and the industry in general. The Board Members also focused on the Adviser’s reputation and long standing relationship with the Fund. The Board Members also believed that the Adviser had devoted substantial resources and made substantial commitments to address new regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund.

 

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2) The performance of the Fund and the Adviser. The Board Members reviewed the investment performance of the Fund, on an absolute basis, as compared with its Broadridge peer group of other SEC registered funds, and against the Fund’s broad based securities market benchmark as reflected in the Fund’s prospectus and annual report. The Board Members considered the Fund’s one, three, five, and ten year average annual total return for the periods ended December 31, 2015, but placed greater emphasis on the Fund’s longer term performance. The peer group considered by the Board Members was developed by Broadridge and was comprised of the Fund and all retail and institutional alternative event driven funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution (the “Performance Peer Group”). The Board Members considered these comparisons helpful in their assessment as to whether the Adviser was obtaining for the Fund’s shareholders the total return performance that was available in the marketplace, given the Fund’s objectives, strategies, limitations, and restrictions. In reviewing the performance of the Fund, the Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was above the median for the one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods. The Board Members concluded that the Fund’s performance was reasonable in comparison with that of the Performance Peer Group.

In connection with its assessment of the performance of the Adviser, the Board Members considered the Adviser’s financial condition and whether it had the resources necessary to continue to carry out its functions under the Advisory Agreement. The Board Members concluded that the Adviser had the financial resources necessary to continue to perform its obligations under the Advisory Agreement and to continue to provide the high quality services that it has provided to the Fund to date.

3) The cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund. In connection with the Board Members’ consideration of the cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, the Board Members considered a number of factors. First, the Board Members compared the level of the advisory fee for the Fund against the comparative Broadridge expense peer group (“Expense Peer Group”). The Board Members also considered comparative non-management fee expenses and comparative total fund expenses of the Fund and the Expense Peer Group. The Board Members considered this information as useful in assessing whether the Adviser was providing services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds. In assessing this information, the Board Members considered both the comparative contract rates as well as the level of the total expense ratio with respect to the Expense Peer Group. The Board Members noted that the Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were lower than the median when compared with those of the Expense Peer Group.

The Board Members also reviewed the fees charged by the Adviser to provide similar advisory services to other registered investment companies or accounts with similar investment objectives, noting that the fees charged by the Adviser were the same as, or lower than, the fees charged to the Fund.

The Board Members also considered an analysis prepared by the Adviser of the estimated profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the Fund and reviewed with the Adviser its cost allocation methodology in connection with its profitability. In this regard, the Board Members reviewed Pro-forma Income Statements of the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Board Members considered one analysis for the Adviser as a whole, and a second analysis for the Adviser with respect to the Fund. With respect to the Fund analysis, the Board Members received an analysis based on the Fund’s average net assets during the period as well as a pro-forma analysis of profitability at higher and lower asset levels. The Board Members concluded that the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser under either analysis was not excessive.

 

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4) The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale. With respect to the Board Members’ consideration of economies of scale, the Board Members discussed whether economies of scale would be realized by the Fund at higher asset levels. The Board Members also reviewed data from the Expense Peer Group to assess whether the Expense Peer Group funds had advisory fee breakpoints and, if so, at what asset levels. The Board Members also assessed whether certain of the Adviser’s costs would increase if asset levels rise. The Board Members noted the Fund’s current size and concluded that under foreseeable conditions, they were unable to assess at this time whether economies of scale would be realized if the Fund were to experience significant asset growth. In the event there were to be significant asset growth in the Fund, the Board Members determined to reassess whether the advisory fee appropriately took into account any economies of scale that had been realized as a result of that growth.

5) Other Factors. In addition to the above factors, the Board Members also discussed other benefits received by the Adviser from their management of the Fund. The Board Members considered that the Adviser does use soft dollars in connection with its management of the Fund.

Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was fair and reasonable with respect to the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based their decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.

 

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Gabelli/GAMCO Funds and Your Personal Privacy

 

 

   
   

 

 

Who are we?

 

The Gabelli/GAMCO Funds are investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc., which are affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries and affiliates that provide investment advisory services for a variety of clients.

 

What kind of non-public information do we collect about you if you become a fund shareholder?

 

If you apply to open an account directly with us, you will be giving us some non-public information about yourself. The non-public information we collect about you is:

 

●  Information you give us on your application form. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information.

 

●  Information about your transactions with us, any transactions with our affiliates, and transactions with the entities we hire to provide services to you. This would include information about the shares that you buy or redeem. If we hire someone else to provide services — like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them.

 

What information do we disclose and to whom do we disclose it?

 

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www.sec.gov.

 

What do we do to protect your personal information?

 

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential.

 

   


 

 

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GABELLI ENTERPRISE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Manager Biography

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. He is also Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.

 

 

 

 

We have separated the portfolio manager’s commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio manager’s commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.


 

GABELLI ENTERPRISE MERGERS AND

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Anthony J. Colavita

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Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Vincent D. Enright

Former Senior Vice President and,

Chief Financial Officer, KeySpan

Corporation

 

Arthur V. Ferrara

Former Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer,

Guardian Life Insurance

Company of America

 

Kuni Nakamura

President,

Advanced Polymer, Inc.

 

Regina M. Pitaro

Managing Director,

GAMCO Asset Management Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

 

 

 

OFFICERS

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

G.distributors, LLC

 

CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER

AGENT, AND DIVIDEND

DISBURSING AGENT

 

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

 

Paul Hastings LLP

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

 

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

The registrant’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

 

(a)(1)

  

Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)

  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)

  

Not applicable.

 

(b)

  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

    Gabelli 787 Fund, Inc.

  

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

  
 

      Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

  

 

Date

 

    6/24/2016

  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

  
 

      Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

  

 

Date

 

    6/24/2016

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

  /s/ Agnes Mullady

  
 

      Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

 

Date

 

    6/24/2016

  

 

* 

Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.