0001193125-12-105890.txt : 20120309 0001193125-12-105890.hdr.sgml : 20120309 20120309111451 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-105890 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120309 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000796229 IRS NUMBER: 133625130 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-06790 FILM NUMBER: 12679414 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 BUSINESS PHONE: 8004223554 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CORPORATE CENTER CITY: RYE STATE: NY ZIP: 10580 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WESTWOOD FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060621 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GABELLI WESTWOOD FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WESTWOOD FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000796229 S000001081 WESTWOOD EQUITY FUND C000002915 CLASS B C000002916 CLASS C C000002917 CLASS A WEECX C000002918 CLASS AAA WESWX C000061064 Class I 497K 1 d315749d497k.htm GAMCO WESTWOOD EQUITY FUND Gamco Westwood Equity Fund

THE GAMCO WESTWOOD FUNDS (the “Trust”)

GAMCO Westwood Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”)

Supplement dated March 9, 2012, to the Equity Fund’s Summary Prospectuses,

dated January 27, 2012.

Effective immediately, Susan M. Byrne will no longer serve as a Portfolio Manager of the Equity Fund and Todd L. Williams will be added as a Portfolio Manager of the Equity Fund. The Equity Fund will continue to be co-managed by Mark R. Freeman, CFA, Lisa Dong, CFA, Jay K. Singhania, CFA and Scott D. Lawson, CFA.

To reflect these changes, in the “Management” section, the sub-section “The Portfolio Manager” is replaced in its entirety with the following:

Mr. Mark R. Freeman, CFA, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser, has managed the Fund since 2012. Mr. Jay K. Singhania, CFA, Senior Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2012. Mr. Todd L. Williams, CFA, Senior Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2012. Mr. Scott D. Lawson, CFA, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, has managed the Fund since 2012. Ms. Lisa Dong, CFA, Senior Vice President and Product Director, has managed the Fund since 2012.

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