N-CSR 1 d274087dncsr.htm GABELLI INVESTOR FUNDS, INC. Gabelli Investor Funds, 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             811-07326    

                           Gabelli Investor Funds, 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:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  December 31, 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, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. 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.


The Gabelli ABC Fund   

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Annual Report — December 31, 2016   
(Y)our Portfolio Management Team   
    
LOGO    LOGO    LOGO    LOGO   
Mario J. Gabelli    Ryan N. Kahn, CFA    Gian Maria Magrini, CFA    Geoffrey P. Astle   
Chief Investment Officer    Analyst    Analyst    Analyst   
     Mr. Kahn is a graduate    Mr. Magrini is a graduate    Mr. Astle is a graduate   
     of Babson College.    of Fordham University.    of Fairfield University.   
                   
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.   
Teach him how to arbitrage and you feed him forever.”     
— Warren Buffett     

To Our Shareholders,

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the net asset value (“NAV”) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli ABC Fund increased 3.1% compared with an increase of 4.0% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index. The performance of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index for the period was 0.3%. See page 3 for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2016.

Performance Discussion (Unaudited)

In 2016, global deal activity totaled $3.7 trillion. Although this represented a 16% decrease under last year’s record volume, 2016 was still one of the busiest years for deals. The number of transactions was slightly up year over year, but featured smaller deal sizes than in 2015.

Geographically, cross border mergers and acquisitions increased 38% over the same period last year to $1.4 trillion, accounting for 38% of total deal volume. Domestic activity was 17% less than in 2015 and totaled $1.7 trillion across roughly 10,300 deals. European M&A decreased by 13% from 2015 to $759.5 billion during 2016. In addition, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) deal volumes totaled $896 trillion for the same period which also represented a slowdown. Japan saw a 16% decrease in deal volumes to $83.5 billion. Given that 2015 was the most active year on record, the year over year comparisons were difficult to achieve in all regions, despite the number of deals announced in most regions being higher than in 2015. Companies searched outside their borders for acquisition targets, taking advantage of favorable currency shifts and macroeconomic events.


Listed below are a few selected deals in which the Fund was involved in that closed during the year:

- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (BMR) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns, acquires, develops, redevelops, leases and manages laboratory and office space for the life science industry. On October 8, 2015, BMR entered into an agreement to be acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII. The deal price was $23.75 cash per share and included a provision for a “ticking fee” of $0.003 per share, per day, for each day the deal remained outstanding beyond January 1, 2016. After regulatory and shareholder approvals, the deal closed on January 27, 2016 for a total payout per share of $23.82. The Fund earned a 9.13% annualized return on this investment.

- The ADT Corporation (ADT) is an alarm and security monitoring company. The main services provided are monitored security for home and business, as well as home automation services in the United States and Canada. On February 16, 2016, Apollo Global Management entered into an agreement to acquire ADT for $42 cash per share in a deal valued at $6.9 billion. The merger closed on May 2, 2016 and the Fund earned a 21.23% annualized return on this investment.

- FEI Company (FEIC) is a supplier of scientific instruments and related services, and producer of various microscopy products. On May 27, 2016, the company accepted an offer from Thermo Fisher Scientific of $107.50 cash per share. This merger valued FEIC at $4.2 billion and was subject to traditional regulatory and shareholder approvals. The deal closed on September 19, 2016. The Fund earned a 9.53% annualized return on this investment.

- National Interstate Corp. (NATL) operates as a property and casualty insurance company for the transportation industry. After a failed attempt in 2014, American Financial Group, NATL’s majority owner, entered into an agreement to acquire NATL for $32 cash per share plus a $0.50 special dividend. Having received customary regulatory and shareholder approvals, the merger closed on November 10, 2016. The Fund earned a 13.22% annualized return on this investment.

In addition to these deals, in October 2016 WhiteWave Foods Inc. (1.7% of net assets as of December 31, 2016), a food and beverage company focused on branded plant based products, agreed to be acquired by Danone for $56.25 cash per share in a $12.5 billion merger. Shareholders already approved the merger and regulatory approval is pending. The merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. Joy Global Inc. (1.1%) (JOY), a Wisconsin mining equipment manufacturer, announced in July 2016 that Komatsu entered into a $28.30 cash per share merger with JOY, valued at $2.8 billion. Shareholders already approved the deal and regulatory approvals are pending in various jurisdictions. The deal is expected to close in mid-2017. Additionally, Nebraska based specialty retailer Cabela’s Incorporated (0.4%) (CAB) announced on October 3, 2016 that Bass Pro Shops, a private competitor, offered $65.50 cash per share for all outstanding shares of CAB, valuing the company at $5.5 billion. The merger is expected to close in the first half of 2017 after receiving traditional regulatory approvals and a shareholder vote.

Thank you for your investment in the Gabelli ABC Fund.

We appreciate your confidence and trust.

 

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Comparative Results

Average Annual Returns through December 31, 2016 (a) (Unaudited)   

Since

Inception

    
    

1 Year

 

5 Year

 

10 Year

  

15 Year

  

(5/14/93)

    

AAA Shares (GABCX)

       3.08     3.31      3.28%       3.81%       5.80%   

Advisor Shares (GADVX)

       2.86       3.06        3.03          3.64          5.69   

S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index

       4.00       3.98        N/A(b)       N/A(b)       N/A(b)   

Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average.

       0.05       0.01        0.56          0.98          2.23(c)   

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

       0.33       0.12        0.80          1.26          2.68   

S&P 500 Index

       11.96       14.66        6.95          6.69          9.26(c)   

In the current prospectuses dated April 29, 2016, the expense ratios for Class AAA and the Advisor Class Shares are 0.59% and 0.84%, respectively. See page 14 for the expense ratios for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Fund does not have a sales charge.

  (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. Returns would have been lower had Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Adviser, not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund for periods prior to December 31, 2007. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after purchase. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, 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 S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index is comprised of a maximum of 40 large and liquid stocks that are active targets in pending merger deals. 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. 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. 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. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of the Advisor Class Shares on May 1, 2007. The actual performance of the Advisor Class Shares would have been lower due to the additional expenses associated with this class of shares.

 
  (b)

S&P Long-Only Merger Arbitrage Index inception date is January 17, 2008.

 
  (c)

Lipper U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Average and the S&P 500 Index since inception performance returns are as of April 30, 1993.

 

 

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN

THE GABELLI ABC FUND (CLASS AAA SHARES), S&P 500 INDEX,

AND LIPPER U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET AVERAGE (Unaudited)

 

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*

Past performance is not predictive of future results. The performance tables and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund   
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   
For the Six Month Period from July 1, 2016 through December 31, 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. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the last six months and may be different from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights which is for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
07/01/16
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/16
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

     

Actual Fund Return

 

                       

Class AAA

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70       0.66   $ 3.35  

Advisor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.40       0.91   $ 4.61  

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

     

Class AAA

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.82       0.66   $ 3.35  

Advisor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.56       0.91   $ 4.62  

 

*

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 (184 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 December 31, 2016:

The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Long Positions

  

U.S. Government Obligations

     58.1

Energy and Utilities

     6.5

Health Care

     4.9

Electronics

     3.4

Retail

     3.0

Specialty Chemicals

     3.0

Food and Beverage

     2.9

Telecommunications

     2.6

Financial Services

     2.5

Building and Construction

     1.9

Computer Software and Services

     1.7

Automotive: Parts and Accessories

     1.6

Metals and Mining

     1.6

Semiconductors

     1.4

Consumer Services

     1.1

Cable and Satellite

     0.9

Computer Hardware

     0.9

Entertainment

     0.7

Machinery

     0.5

Wireless Communications

     0.5

Business Services    

     0.4

Diversified Industrial

     0.3

Aerospace

     0.2

Broadcasting

     0.2

Hotels and Gaming

     0.2

Publishing

     0.2

Aviation: Parts and Services

     0.1

Consumer Products

     0.1

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.0 %* 

Transportation

     0.0 %* 

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     1.6

Short Positions

  

Building and Construction

     (1.9 )% 

Health Care

     (1.0 )% 

Broadcasting

     (0.1 )% 

Financial Services

     (0.0 )%** 
  

 

 

 
         100.0
  

 

 

 

 

* Amount represents less than 0.05%
** Amount represents less than (0.05)%
 

 

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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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2016

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market
Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS — 43.0%

 

  

Aerospace — 0.2%

 

  28,000     

B/E Aerospace Inc.

  $ 1,430,333     $ 1,685,320  
  37,000     

KLX Inc.†

    1,445,294       1,669,070  
       2,875,627       3,354,390  
  

Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.6%

 

  3,800     

Adient plc†

    178,600       222,680  
  69,700     

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

    1,089,532       1,066,895  
  247,916     

CLARCOR Inc.

    20,391,204       20,445,632  
  67,000     

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.†

    532,246       690,770  
       22,191,582       22,425,977  
  

Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.1%

 

  50,000     

Arconic Inc.

    1,030,836       927,000  
  

Broadcasting — 0.2%

 

  8,000     

Cogeco Inc.

    155,796       337,958  
  387,700     

Crown Media Holdings Inc., Cl. A†

    1,973,683       1,957,885  
  15,000     

MSG Networks Inc., Cl. A†

    221,600       322,500  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       2,351,079       2,618,343  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Building and Construction — 1.9%

 

  10,000     

Headwaters Inc.†

    237,876       235,200  
  38,000     

Johnson Controls International plc

    759,414       1,565,220  
  700,000     

Lennar Corp., Cl. B

    25,219,681       24,150,000  
  40,000     

Norbord Inc., New York

    967,638       1,010,000  
  8,000     

Norbord Inc., Toronto

    193,528       202,289  
  13,000     

WCI Communities Inc.†

    304,590       304,850  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       27,682,727       27,467,559  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Business Services — 0.4%

 

  32,000     

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.†

    784,422       1,205,600  
  100,000     

Brammer plc

    208,842       203,655  
  90,000     

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

    2,380,867       2,263,500  
  52,628     

exactEarth Ltd.†

    151,089       82,706  
  3,000     

G & K Services Inc., Cl. A

    290,770       289,350  
  48,159     

Global Sources Ltd.†

    324,126       426,207  
  20,000     

GrainCorp Ltd., Cl. A

    162,315       137,980  
  100,000     

Lavendon Group plc

    253,598       325,356  
  5,001     

LSC Communications Inc.

    225,643       148,415  
  19,033     

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

    533,076       310,619  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       5,314,748       5,393,388  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Cable and Satellite — 0.9%

 

  1,000     

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

    33,167       52,340  
  13,000     

Charter Communications Inc.,

   
  

Cl. A†

    2,715,435       3,742,960  
  55,000     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

    2,030,215       1,682,450  
  105,000     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

    3,802,239       3,118,500  

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  6,820     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. A†

  $ 302,113     $ 149,767  
  14,976     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. C†

    651,306       317,042  
  350,000     

Sky plc

    4,319,754       4,274,605  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       13,854,229       13,337,664  
  

Computer Hardware — 0.9%

 

  1,012,600     

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

    12,544,426       12,647,374  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Computer Software and Services — 1.7%

 

  74,500     

Ausy†

    4,517,756       4,301,485  
  165,000     

Covisint Corp.†

    425,419       313,500  
  29,000     

Datalink Corp.†

    323,162       326,540  
  100,000     

Digi International Inc.†

    1,343,714       1,375,000  
  9,037     

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.†

    297,675       207,670  
  52,000     

iGO Inc.†

    163,480       146,120  
  5,000     

InterXion Holding NV†

    147,119       175,350  
  132,500     

Intralinks Holdings Inc.†

    1,731,040       1,791,400  
  401,000     

Mentor Graphics Corp.

    14,583,094       14,792,890  
  2,000     

Yahoo! Inc.†

    29,400       77,340  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       23,561,859       23,507,295  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products — 0.1%

 

  60,000     

Avon Products Inc.†

    361,101       302,400  
  22,000     

Bang & Olufsen A/S†

    229,454       249,204  
  18,000     

Edgewell Personal Care Co.†

    1,425,267       1,313,820  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       2,015,822       1,865,424  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

  300,000     

Corinthian Colleges Inc.†

    28,312       300  
  1,000     

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Cl. A†

    27,411       19,980  
  626,829     

LifeLock Inc.†

    14,940,866       14,993,750  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       14,996,589       15,014,030  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Diversified Industrial — 0.3%

 

  5,000     

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    66,455       267,300  
  150,000     

Haldex AB

    1,813,520       1,918,095  
  30,000     

Katy Industries Inc.†

    23,298       11,691  
  40,000     

Myers Industries Inc.

    415,859       572,000  
  10,400     

SLM Solutions Group AG†

    359,659       355,797  
  17,000     

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    835,278       763,763  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       3,514,069       3,888,646  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Electronics — 3.4%

 

  70,000     

Alliance Semiconductor Corp.†

    240,731       55,335  
  290,600     

Axis Communications AB

    11,645,787       10,864,088  
  330,000     

Harman International Industries Inc.

    36,271,415       36,682,800  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2016

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

  

Electronics (Continued)

 

  11,000     

MoSys Inc.†

  $ 42,078     $ 2,531  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       48,200,011       47,604,754  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities — 6.5%

 

  64,800     

Alerion Cleanpower SpA

    177,654       203,272  
  927,200     

Alvopetro Energy Ltd., New York†

    950,056       162,285  
  2,800     

Alvopetro Energy Ltd., Toronto†

    2,869       490  
  27,000     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    2,115,844       1,882,710  
  15,500     

Apache Corp.

    794,145       983,785  
  40,000     

Avangrid Inc.

    1,550,000       1,515,200  
  1,500,000     

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP

    25,587,005       25,725,000  
  3,012     

Dee Valley Group plc

    67,161       67,187  
  20,000     

Endesa SA

    453,617       423,693  
  1,000     

Etablissements Maurel et Prom†

    4,370       4,442  
  36,000     

EXCO Resources Inc.†

    156,250       31,453  
  42,908     

Gas Natural Inc.

    538,626       538,495  
  460,000     

Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust†

    719,884       66,700  
  4,500     

Hess Corp.

    222,442       280,305  
  60,000     

National Fuel Gas Co.

    3,198,578       3,398,400  
  42,000     

Noble Energy Inc.

    1,647,582       1,598,520  
  130,000     

Severn Trent plc

    3,514,891       3,559,932  
  14,000     

Steel Excel Inc.†

    235,891       212,520  
  610,173     

The Empire District Electric Co.

    20,652,456       20,800,798  
  450,000     

Weatherford International plc†

    2,841,196       2,245,500  
  500,030     

Westar Energy Inc.

    28,267,091       28,176,691  
  70,000     

WesternZagros Resources Ltd.†

    245,398       4,432  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       93,943,006       91,881,810  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Entertainment — 0.7%

 

  1     

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Cl. A

    28       28  
  13,000     

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. A†

    348,628       356,330  
  13,000     

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. C†

    256,455       348,140  
  201,000     

Media General Inc.†

    3,094,249       3,784,830  
  1,500     

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Cl. A

    79,134       107,055  
  2,000     

The Madison Square Garden Co, Cl. A†

    179,986       343,020  
  52,000     

Time Warner Inc.

    3,675,513       5,019,560  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       7,633,993       9,958,963  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

Financial Services — 2.5%

 

  78,000     

AllianceBernstein Holding LP

  $ 1,135,161     $ 1,829,100  
  30,000     

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

    1,552,750       1,611,300  
  2,500     

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

    108,766       137,500  
  415,000     

Astoria Financial Corp.

    6,224,393       7,739,750  
  516,300     

Delta Lloyd NV

    2,896,420       2,889,710  
  175,000     

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

    16,092,904       16,170,000  
  5,000     

EverBank Financial Corp.

    95,930       97,250  
  16,000     

H&R Block Inc.

    392,519       367,840  
  40,000     

Kinnevik AB, Cl. A

    1,346,449       985,665  
  60,000     

KKR & Co. LP

    236,803       923,400  
  1,000     

MasterCard Inc., Cl. A

    19,963       103,250  
  47,000     

Navient Corp.

    316,696       772,210  
  32,500     

Nordnet AB, Cl. B

    136,494       133,059  
  10,000     

Oritani Financial Corp.

    103,087       187,500  
  100     

Patriot National Inc.†

    968       465  
  6,000     

PrivateBancorp Inc.

    314,430       325,140  
  7,312     

Sterling Bancorp

    65,721       171,101  
  5,000     

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

    250,104       584,800  
  2,200     

Topdanmark A/S†

    62,593       55,853  
  14,303     

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A

    278,458       279,052  
  240,000     

Wright Investors’ Service Holdings Inc.†

    600,000       151,200  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       32,230,609       35,515,145  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Food and Beverage — 2.9%

 

  3,400,000     

Parmalat SpA

    10,976,703       10,601,065  
  5,000     

Pernod Ricard SA

    370,584       541,853  
  5,700,000     

Premier Foods plc†

    4,025,103       3,284,058  
  24,000     

Remy Cointreau SA

    1,467,270       2,046,864  
  10,000     

Snyder’s-Lance Inc.

    335,309       383,400  
  3,500     

The Hershey Co.

    372,083       362,005  
  428,000     

The WhiteWave Foods Co.†

    23,846,447       23,796,800  
  13,750     

Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. Holding Ltd.†

    87,514       71,444  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       41,481,013       41,087,489  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Health Care — 4.8%

 

  13,000     

AbbVie Inc.

    789,139       814,060  
  1,400     

Actelion Ltd.†

    272,845       303,152  
  96,000     

Alere Inc.†

    5,011,830       3,741,120  
  18,000     

Allergan plc†

    4,370,184       3,780,180  
  94,000     

AstraZeneca plc, ADR

    3,637,020       2,568,080  
  800     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A†

    79,952       145,824  
  38,000     

Celesio AG

    1,201,989       1,027,822  
  10,500     

Cigna Corp.

    1,461,608       1,400,595  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2016

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

  

Health Care (Continued)

 

  65,000     

Constellation Healthcare Technologies, Inc.†

  $ 185,220     $ 183,444  
  10,000     

Depomed Inc.†

    220,050       180,200  
  3,000     

Humana Inc.

    539,745       612,090  
  2,000     

ICU Medical Inc.†

    115,620       294,700  
  400     

Illumina Inc.†

    16,234       51,216  
  500     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    12,000       35,380  
  5,000     

Mylan NV†

    245,704       190,750  
  433,000     

Myrexis Inc.†

    44,849       20,697  
  3,500     

Perrigo Co. plc

    332,339       291,305  
  400,000     

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    31,920,714       32,076,000  
  263,000     

Team Health Holdings Inc.†

    10,890,164       11,427,350  
  291,800     

Universal American Corp.†

    2,905,756       2,903,410  
  100,000     

Vascular Solutions Inc.†

    5,578,124       5,610,000  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       69,831,086       67,657,375  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Hotels and Gaming — 0.2%

 

  30,000     

Belmond Ltd., Cl. A†

    357,851       400,500  
  500     

Churchill Downs Inc.

    21,323       75,225  
  20,000     

Eldorado Resorts Inc.†

    97,487       339,000  
  25,000     

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

    1,076,449       1,575,250  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       1,553,110       2,389,975  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Machinery — 0.5%

 

  35,000     

Astec Industries Inc.

    1,243,339       2,361,100  
  45,000     

CNH Industrial NV, Borsa Italiana

    383,886       391,508  
  140,000     

CNH Industrial NV, New York

    1,121,455       1,216,600  
  2,000     

KUKA AG†

    241,583       241,795  
  45,000     

Xylem Inc.

    1,297,285       2,228,400  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       4,287,548       6,439,403  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Metals and Mining — 1.6%

 

  28,000     

Alamos Gold Inc., Cl. A

    300,904       191,520  
  11,700     

Alcoa Corp.

    248,338       328,536  
  44,000     

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

    417,560       737,000  
  185,000     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.†

    1,989,617       2,440,150  
  550,042     

Joy Global Inc.

    15,355,231       15,401,176  
  42,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    998,157       1,430,940  
  12,000     

Pan American Silver Corp.

    170,418       180,985  
  10,500     

Vulcan Materials Co.

    457,522       1,314,075  
  87,000     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.†

    1,449,750       1,045,740  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       21,387,497       23,070,122  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Publishing — 0.2%

 

  6,000     

Meredith Corp.

    259,554       354,900  
  135,000     

The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A†

    2,441,748       2,609,550  
  6,000     

tronc Inc.

    68,490       83,220  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       2,769,792       3,047,670  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.0%

 

  500     

American Tower Corp.

  $ 7,707     $ 52,840  
  1,000     

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    13,727       17,074  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       21,434       69,914  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Retail — 2.9%

 

  7,000     

Aaron’s Inc.

    175,430       223,930  
  2,266     

Blue Nile Inc.

    91,678       92,068  
  100,000     

Cabela’s Inc.†

    6,296,260       5,855,000  
  415,082     

CST Brands Inc.

    19,060,813       19,986,198  
  22,000     

Macy’s Inc.

    454,276       787,820  
  70,000     

Office Depot Inc.

    243,843       316,400  
  1,700,000     

Rite Aid Corp.†

    13,690,083       14,008,000  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       40,012,383       41,269,416  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors — 1.4%

 

  129,400     

AIXTRON SE†

    524,509       422,125  
  1,000     

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.†

    8,205       8,250  
  948,500     

e2v technologies plc

    3,251,645       3,191,202  
  100,000     

Intersil Corp., Cl. A

    2,177,526       2,230,000  
  517,678     

InvenSense Inc.†

    6,589,728       6,621,102  
  75,000     

NXP Semiconductors NV†

    7,372,399       7,350,750  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       19,924,012       19,823,429  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Specialty Chemicals — 3.0%

 

  305,000     

Canexus Corp.

    375,484       370,275  
  120,000     

Chemtura Corp.†

    3,890,296       3,984,000  
  17,000     

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,754,992       2,003,110  
  5,000     

Linde AG

    832,420       821,596  
  13,000     

Monsanto Co.

    1,329,361       1,367,730  
  45,000     

SGL Carbon SE†

    662,758       396,008  
  44,000     

Syngenta AG, ADR

    3,840,533       3,478,200  
  287,000     

The Valspar Corp.

    30,302,695       29,736,070  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       42,988,539       42,156,989  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications — 2.6%

 

  300,000     

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.†

    683,347       373,718  
  16,000     

Harris Corp.

    1,280,824       1,639,520  
  239,000     

Inteliquent Inc.

    5,452,285       5,477,880  
  130,000     

Koninklijke KPN NV

    396,278       385,082  
  260,000     

Level 3 Communications Inc.†

    14,375,198       14,653,600  
  52,000     

NeuStar Inc., Cl. A†

    1,720,858       1,736,800  
  100,000     

Pharol SGPS SA

    26,205       21,790  
  620,000     

Sprint Corp.†

    3,139,260       5,220,400  
  120,000     

Telenet Group Holding NV†

    5,466,764       6,659,509  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       32,541,019       36,168,299  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Transportation — 0.0%

 

  2,500     

XPO Logistics Europe SA†

    607,603       539,485  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2016

 

 

Shares

        

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

  

Wireless Communications — 0.4%

 

 
  14,000     

Blackberry Ltd.†

  $ 100,091     $ 96,460  
  110,000     

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

    6,933,812       4,700,349  
  7,500     

T-Mobile US Inc.†

    121,875       431,325  
  9,500     

United States Cellular Corp.†

    362,501       415,340  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       7,518,279       5,643,474  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    598,864,527       606,770,802  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%

 

  

Telecommunications — 0.0%

 

  3,000     

Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750%, Ser. B

    62,529       147,469  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

RIGHTS — 0.3%

 

  

Health Care — 0.1%

 

  110,600     

Adolor Corp., CPR, expire 07/01/19†

    0       57,512  
  187,969     

Ambit Biosciences Corp., CVR†

    0       112,781  
  135,000     

American Medical Alert Corp., CPR†

    0       1,350  
  54,000     

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd., CVR†

    5,940       5,940  
  5,000     

Community Health Systems Inc., CVR, expire 01/27/17†

    158       23  
  50,000     

Durata Therapeutics Inc., CVR, expire 12/31/19†

    0       0  
  795,000     

Dyax Corp., CVR, expire 12/31/19†

    0       882,450  
  100     

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

    0       60  
  400,000     

Sanofi, CVR, expire 12/31/20†

    88,100       152,000  
  739,500     

Synergetics USA Inc., CVR†

    73,950       73,950  
  825,000     

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

    401,888       0  
  12,000     

Tobira Therapeutics Inc.†

    164,880       164,880  
  69,000     

Trius Therapeutics Inc., CVR†

    0       8,970  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       734,916       1,459,916  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Retail — 0.1%

 

  950,000     

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

    166,857       361,000  
  950,000     

Safeway PDC, CVR, expire 01/30/17†

    8,014       19,000  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       174,871       380,000  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares

     

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

Wireless Communications — 0.1%

 

700,000

 

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

  $ 1,636,304     $ 1,764,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL RIGHTS

    2,546,091       3,603,916  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

Energy and Utilities — 0.0%

 

32,000

 

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

    61,383       176  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Metals and Mining — 0.0%

 

2,550

 

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

    2,886       864  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL WARRANTS

    64,269       1,040  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

               
 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%

 

 

Building and Construction — 0.0%

 

$    525,000

 

Layne Christensen Co., 4.250%, 11/15/18

    519,101       479,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Energy and Utilities — 0.0%

 

800,000

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 10.250%, 11/01/18†

    0       0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS

    519,101       479,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 58.1%

 

819,387,000

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.355% to 0.690%††, 02/09/17 to 08/17/17(a)

    818,382,643       818,336,599  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%

  $ 1,420,439,160       1,429,339,217  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

     

Settlement
Date

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

 
 

FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (b) — (0.0)%

 

 

11,400,000(c)

 

Deliver British Pounds in exchange for United States Dollars 14,074,878

    01/27/17     $ 14,322  

29,500,000(d)

 

Deliver Euro Currency in exchange for United States Dollars 30,841,900

    01/27/17       (257,513
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2016

 

Principal
Amount

     

Settlement
Date

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

 
 

FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (b) (Continued)

 

 
200,000(e)  

Deliver Swiss Francs in exchange for United States Dollars 195,372

    01/27/17     $ (1,437
     

 

 

 
 

TOTAL FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

    (244,628 ) 
     

 

 

 

Notional
Amount

     

Termination
Date

       
 

EQUITY CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE SWAP AGREEMENTS (f) — 0.0%

 

 
$951,066  

Premier Foods plc

    03/31/17       22,629  
     

 

 

 

(1,690,000 Shares)

   
             

Market

Value

 
 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT— (3.0)%

 

 

    (Proceeds received $42,947,087)

 

    (41,910,641
 

Other Assets and Liabilities
(Net) — 1.6%

 

    22,565,508  
     

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,409,772,085  
     

 

 

 

Shares

     

Proceeds

   

Market

Value

 
 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (3.0)%

 

 
 

Broadcasting — (0.1)%

 

 
22,000  

Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Inc., Cl. A

  $ 951,556     $ 1,392,600  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares

      

Proceeds

   

Market
Value

 
  

Building and Construction — (1.9)%

 

 
628,000   

Lennar Corp., Cl. A

  $ 27,733,526     $ 26,960,040  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Financial Services — (0.0)%

 

 
2,194   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    181,497       179,030  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Health Care — (1.0)%

 

 
348,320   

Abbott Laboratories

    14,080,508       13,378,971  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT(g)

  $   42,947,087     $   41,910,641  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) At December 31, 2016, $ 89,300,000 of the principal amount was reserved and/or pledged with the custodian for securities sold short, equity contract for difference swap agreements, and forward foreign exchange contracts.
(b)

At December 31, 2016, the Fund had entered into forward foreign exchange contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Co.

(c)

Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.

(d)

Principal amount denoted in Euros.

(e)

Principal amount denoted in Swiss Francs.

(f)

At December 31, 2016, the Fund had entered into an equity contract for difference swap agreement with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

(g)

At December 31, 2016, these proceeds are being held at Pershing LLC.

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.

 

10


The Gabelli ABC Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities    

December 31, 2016    

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $1,420,439,160)

   $ 1,429,339,217  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $296,045)

     296,045  

Cash

     743  

Deposit at brokers

     41,984,943  

Receivable for investments sold

     566,893  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     8,448,375  

Dividends and interest receivable

     464,704  

Prepaid expenses

     66,953  

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

     22,629  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts

     14,322  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,481,204,824  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $42,947,087)

     41,910,641  

Payable for investments purchased

     23,421,601  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     4,939,610  

Payable for investment advisory fees

     595,062  

Payable for distribution fees

     168,459  

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts

     258,950  

Dividends payable on securities sold short

     2,025  

Other accrued expenses

     128,891  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     71,432,739  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets
(applicable to 139,336,492 shares outstanding)

   $ 1,409,772,085  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,403,316,141  

Undistributed net investment income

     693,226  

Distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions

     (3,944,133

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     8,900,057  

Net unrealized appreciation on securities sold short

     1,036,446  

Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

     22,629  

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (252,281
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,409,772,085  
  

 

 

 

Shares of Capital Stock, each at $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized:

  

Class AAA:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($630,052,328 ÷ 61,965,612 shares outstanding)

     $10.17  

Advisor Class:

  

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($779,719,757 ÷ 77,370,880 shares outstanding)

     $10.08  

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $93,632)

  $ 7,565,091  

Interest

    3,473,294  
 

 

 

 

Total Income

    11,038,385  
 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

    7,167,525  

Distribution fees - Advisor Class

    1,939,052  

Dividend expense on securities sold short

    595,035  

Service fees for securities sold short (See Note 2)

    143,705  

Custodian fees

    137,110  

Shareholder communications expenses

    116,444  

Registration expenses

    108,484  

Directors’ fees

    92,000  

Legal and audit fees

    68,834  

Shareholder services fees

    62,445  

Accounting fees

    45,000  

Interest expense

    9,383  

Miscellaneous expenses

    82,811  
 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    10,567,828  
 

 

 

 

Less:

 

Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 6)

    (10,350

Reimbursements for custody fees*

    (293,300
 

 

 

 

Total Credits and Reimbursements

    (303,650
 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    10,264,178  
 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    774,207  
 

 

 

 

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

 

Net realized gain on investments

    26,908,365  

Net realized loss on securities sold short

    (1,588,558

Net realized loss on swap contracts

    (4,338,385

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

    8,913,339  
 

 

 

 

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

    29,894,761  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:
on investments

    7,127,083  

on securities sold short

    4,358,976  

on swap contracts

    474,678  

on foreign currency translations

    (889,716
 

 

 

 

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

    11,071,021  
 

 

 

 

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

    40,965,782  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 41,739,989  
 

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund received a one time reimbursement of custody expenses paid in prior years.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2016
  Year Ended
December 31, 2015

Operations:

        

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ 774,207       $ (1,846,939)  

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

       29,894,761         38,760,505  

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

       11,071,021         (8,485,153)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       41,739,989         28,428,413  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Net investment income

        

Class AAA

       (4,082,045 )       (3,378,976 )

Advisor Class

       (3,735,843 )       (2,202,145 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (7,817,888 )       (5,581,121 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gain

        

Class AAA

       (9,264,805 )       (12,762,320 )

Advisor Class

       (12,875,590 )       (14,588,339 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
       (22,140,395 )       (27,350,659 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

       (29,958,283)         (32,931,780)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Class AAA

       (6,638,642 )       (28,513,696 )

Advisor Class

       57,104,679       8,619,442
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

       50,466,037         (19,894,254)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

       16,661         1,388  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

       62,264,404         (24,396,233)  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       1,347,507,681         1,371,903,914  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $693,226 and $953,493, respectively)

     $ 1,409,772,085       $ 1,347,507,681  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

12


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Financial Highlights

 

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

 

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

Year Ended
December 31

  

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year

 

Net
Investment
Income

(Loss) (a)

 

Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain

on

Investments

 

Total from
Investment
Operations

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net

Realized
Gain on
Investments

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total
Distributions

 

Redemption

Fees (a)(b)

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year

 

Total

Return†

 

Net Assets,
End of Year
(in 000’s)

 

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)

 

Operating

Expenses

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

Class AAA

                                                            

2016

     $ 10.10     $ 0.02     $ 0.29     $ 0.31     $ (0.07 )     $ (0.17 )           $ (0.24 )     $ 0.00     $ 10.17       3.1 %     $ 630,052       0.19 %       0.60 %(c)(d)(e)       287 %

2015

       10.13       (0.00 )(b)       0.24       0.24       (0.06 )       (0.21 )             (0.27 )       0.00       10.10       2.3       630,205       (0.01 )       0.59 (c)(d)       276

2014

       10.24       (0.00 )(b)       0.12       0.12       (0.05 )       (0.18 )             (0.23 )       0.00       10.13       1.2       659,818       (0.04 )       0.58 (d)       281

2013

       9.96       0.06       0.43       0.49       (0.01 )       (0.19 )     $ (0.01 )       (0.21 )       0.00       10.24       4.9       446,566       0.63       0.58 (d)       324

2012

       9.76       0.02       0.49       0.51       (0.04 )       (0.27 )             (0.31 )       0.00       9.96       5.2       299,111       0.17       0.60       256

Advisor Class

                                                            

2016

     $ 10.01     $ (0.01 )     $ 0.30     $ 0.29     $ (0.05 )     $ (0.17 )           $ (0.22 )     $ 0.00     $ 10.08       2.9 %     $ 779,720       (0.06 )%       0.85 %(c)(d)(e)       287 %

2015

       10.05       (0.03 )       0.23       0.20       (0.03 )       (0.21 )             (0.24 )       0.00       10.01       2.0       717,303       (0.27 )       0.84 (c)(d)       276

2014

       10.16       (0.03 )       0.12       0.09       (0.02 )       (0.18 )             (0.20 )       0.00       10.05       0.9       712,086       (0.30 )       0.83 (d)       281

2013

       9.89       0.03       0.43       0.46       (0.00 )(b)       (0.19 )     $ (0.00 )(b)       (0.19 )       0.00       10.16       4.7       677,405       0.29       0.83 (d)       324

2012

       9.69       0.01       0.47       0.48       (0.01 )       (0.27 )             (0.28 )       0.00       9.89       4.9       304,468       0.14       0.85       256

 

   †

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 year including reinvestment of distributions.

(a)

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

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was no impact to the expense ratios.

(d)

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 years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, would have been 0.55%, 0.55%, and 0.57% (Class AAA) and 0.80%, 0.77%, and 0.82% (Advisor Class), respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2013, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(e)

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund received a one time reimbursement of custody expenses paid in prior years. Had such reimbursement (allocated by relative net asset values of the Fund’s share classes) been included in this period, the annualized expense ratios would have been 0.58% (Class AAA) and 0.83% (Advisor Class), respectively.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli ABC Fund, a series of Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc., was incorporated on October 30, 1992 in Maryland. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is to achieve total returns that are attractive to investors in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital loss. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 14, 1993.

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 non-financial 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.

 

14


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (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 December 31, 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 12/31/16

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                 

ASSETS (Market Value):

                 

Common Stocks:

                 

Broadcasting

     $ 660,458           $ 1,957,885      $ 2,618,343

Computer Software and Services

       23,361,175     $ 146,120              23,507,295

Consumer Services

       15,013,730             300        15,014,030

Diversified Industrial

       3,876,955       11,691              3,888,646

Electronics

       47,549,419       55,335              47,604,754

Other Industries (a)

       514,137,734                    514,137,734

Total Common Stocks

       604,599,471       213,146       1,958,185        606,770,802

Preferred Stocks (a)

       147,469                    147,469

Rights (a)

       152,023       380,000       3,071,893        3,603,916

Warrants (a)

       1,040                    1,040

Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)

             479,391       0        479,391

U.S. Government Obligations

             818,336,599              818,336,599

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

     $ 604,900,003     $ 819,409,136     $ 5,030,078      $ 1,429,339,217

LIABILITIES (Market Value):

                 

Securities Sold Short (a)

     $ (41,910,641 )                  $ (41,910,641)  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - LIABILITIES

     $ (41,910,641 )                  $ (41,910,641)  

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:*

                 

ASSETS (Unrealized Appreciation):

                 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

                 

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts

           $ 14,322            $ 14,322

EQUITY CONTRACTS

                 

Contract for Difference Swap Agreements

             22,629              22,629

LIABILITIES (Unrealized Depreciation):

                 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

                 

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts

             (258,950 )              (258,950)  

TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

           $ (221,999 )            $ (221,999)  

 

(a) Please refer to the Schedule of Investments (“SOI”) for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.
* Other financial instruments are derivatives reflected in the SOI, such as options, futures, forwards, and swaps, which may be valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

 

15


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

The Fund did not have material transfers among Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

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 or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or 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. When fair valuing a security, factors to consider include 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, 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

 

16


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

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.

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 December 31, 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 received or paid on swaps, is reported as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements.

The Fund has entered into equity contract for difference swap agreements with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Details of the swap at December 31, 2016 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments and further details are as follows:

 

Notional Amount    Equity Security Received      Interest Rate/Equity Security Paid    Termination
Date
    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

 
      One month LIBOR plus 90 bps plus      
     Market Value Appreciation on:      Market Value Depreciation on:      
           

$951,066 (1,690,000 Shares)

     Premier Foods plc      Premier Foods plc      03/31/17        $22,629  

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity contract for difference swap agreements during the year ended December 31, 2016 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $23,565,204 over the period that the swaps were outstanding.

At December 31, 2016, the value of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Assets, Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the effect of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Operations under

 

17


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

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 year ended December 31, 2016, the effect of forward foreign exchange contracts 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.

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. Forward foreign exchange contracts at December 31, 2016 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments. The Fund’s volume of activity in forward foreign exchange contracts during the year ended December 31, 2016 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $70,129,411.

 

18


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

At December 31, 2016, the value of forward foreign exchange contracts can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Assets, Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts, and under Liabilities, Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the effect of forward foreign exchange contracts 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.

At December 31, 2016, the Fund’s derivative assets (by type) are as follows:

 

              Gross Amounts of
    Recognized Assets
    Presented in the
    Statement of
    Assets and Liabilities
   

Gross Amounts
Available for

Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

    Net Amounts of    
Assets Presented    
in the Statement of    
Assets and Liabilities     
 
   

 

 

 

Assets

       

Forward Foreign Exchange
Contracts

          $  14,322       $(14,322)                   —        

Equity Contract for Difference
Swap Agreements

              22,629                   —       $22,629      

Total

            $36,951       $(14,322)       $22,629      
         

    Gross Amounts of
    Recognized Liabilities
    Presented in the
    Statement of

    Assets and Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Available for

Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities

   

Net Amounts of    
Liabilities Presented    

in the Statement of    
Assets and Liabilities    

 
   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Forward Foreign Exchange
Contracts

          $258,950           $(14,322)           $244,628      

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund for the benefit of the counterparty as of December 31, 2016:

   

 

Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

 
 

 

 

 
        Net Amounts of
    Assets Presented in
    the Statement of
    Assets and Liabilities
        Financial Instruments       Cash Collateral  
Received
          Net Amount          
 

 

 

 

Counterparty

       

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        $22,629           $(22,629)             —      
   

 

Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

 
 

 

 

 
   

    Net Amounts of
    Liabilities Presented in
    the Statement of

    Assets and Liabilities

        Financial Instruments       Cash Collateral  
Pledged
            Net Amount          
 

 

 

 

Counterparty

       

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

        $244,628           $(244,628)             —      

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

Securities Sold Short. The Fund enters 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. Securities sold short and details of collateral at December 31, 2016 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund incurred $143,705 in service fees related to its investment positions sold short and held by the broker. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations under Expenses, Service fees for securities sold short.

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.

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 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

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

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 December 31, 2016, the Fund held no restricted securities.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(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, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. 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. Permanent differences were primarily due to the tax treatment of currency gains and losses, reclassifications of gains on investments in swaps, tax equalization utilized during the year, and tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2016, reclassifications were made to increase undistributed net investment income by $6,783,414 and increase distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions by $7,917,348, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in capital.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

 

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2016

   Year Ended
December 31, 2015

Distributions paid from:*

         

Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains)

     $ 26,568,268      $ 28,045,478

Net long term capital gains

       4,181,853        8,066,886
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     $ 30,750,121      $ 36,112,364
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Total distributions paid differs from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to the utilization of equalization.

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.

As of December 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency

  

translations, forwards and swap contracts

   $ 6,455,954  

The Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.

At December 31, 2016, the temporary difference between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes, mark-to-market adjustments on currency gains and losses and swaps, and basis adjustments on investments in partnerships.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized depreciation at December 31, 2016:

 

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

Investments

     $ 1,423,934,714     $ 32,684,003      $ (27,279,500 )     $ 5,404,503  

Securities sold short

       (42,947,087 )       1,477,490        (441,044 )       1,036,446  
        

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

   
         $ 34,161,493      $ (27,720,544 )     $ 6,440,949  
        

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

   

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 year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of December 31, 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.

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

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 the annual rate of 0.50% of the value of its average daily net assets. 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.

The Fund pays each Director who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $9,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Director is 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 each receives a $2,000 annual fee. 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 plan (the “Plan”) for the Advisor Class Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Advisor Class Share Plan, payment is authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Advisor Class Shares, the annual limitation under the Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.

5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the year ended December 31, 2016, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $1,708,729,721 and $1,726,411,939 respectively.

6. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund paid $668,063 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

During the year ended December 31, 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 $10,350.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

As of December 31, 2016, the Fund’s Adviser and its affiliates beneficially owned greater than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund. This includes accounts for which the affiliates of the Adviser have voting control but disclaim pecuniary interest.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund engaged in a purchase transaction with funds that have a common investment adviser. This purchase transaction complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounts to $417,560.

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit, which expires on March 9, 2017 and may be renewed annually, of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from

 

23


The Gabelli ABC Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

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 year ended December 31, 2016, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.

8. Capital Stock. The Fund offers Class AAA Shares and Advisor Class Shares to investors without a front-end sales charge. Class AAA Shares are available directly through the Distributor or through the Fund’s transfer agent. Advisor Class Shares are available through registered broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries that have entered into appropriate selling agreements with the Distributor.

The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the 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 years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, if any, can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets under Redemption Fees.

Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2016
           Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
     Shares            Amount            Shares            Amount  

Class AAA

                 

Shares sold

     12,888,893        $ 130,848,242          5,445,366        $ 56,087,852  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

     1,306,229          13,271,299          1,589,608          16,086,829  

Shares redeemed

     (14,633,652        (150,758,183        (9,765,966        (100,688,377
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net (decrease)

     (438,530      $ (6,638,642        (2,730,992      $ (28,513,696
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Advisor Class

                 

Shares sold

     35,654,900        $ 359,810,156          30,704,531        $ 312,365,864  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

     1,271,472          12,803,725          1,306,706          13,106,260  

Shares redeemed

     (31,203,881        (315,509,202        (31,237,934        (316,852,682
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase

     5,722,491        $ 57,104,679          773,303        $ 8,619,442  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The Gabelli ABC Fund (the “Fund”), the sole series of Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc., as of December 31, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2016, by correspondence with the Fund’s custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

New York, New York

February 28, 2017

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The Gabelli ABC Fund at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.

 

Name, Position(s)
Address1

and Age

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served2

 

Number of Funds

in Fund Complex
Overseen by Director

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held by Director4

INTERESTED DIRECTORS3:

     

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Director and

Chief Investment Officer

Age: 74

  Since 1993   31   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer–Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer– Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/ Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.; Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.   Director of Morgan Group Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of LICT Corp. (multimedia and communication services company); Director of CIBL, Inc. (broadcasting and wireless communications); Director of ICTC Group Inc. (communications); Director of RLJ Acquisition Inc. (blank check company) (2011-2012)

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS5:

     

Anthony J. Colavita, Esq.

Director

Age: 81

  Since 1993   36   President of the law firm of Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.  

Vincent D. Enright

Director

Age: 73

  Since 1993   17   Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of KeySpan Corp. (public utility) (1994-1998)   Director of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (therapeutics and diagnostics) (2008-2014); Director of LGL Group, Inc. (diversified manufacturing) (2011-2014)

Mary E. Hauck

Director

Age: 74

  Since 2000   4   Retired Senior Manager of the Gabelli- O’Connor Fixed Income Mutual Funds Management Company  

Kuni Nakamura

Director

Age: 48

  Since 2009   20   President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate)  

Werner J. Roeder, MD

Director

Age: 76

  Since 1993   23   Practicing private physician; Former Medical Director of Lawrence Hospital (1999-2014)  

 

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The Gabelli ABC Fund

Additional Fund Information (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

 

Name, Position(s)
Address1

and Age

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served2

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

OFFICERS:

      

Bruce N. Alpert

President

Age: 65

  Since 2003      Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc., 1998-2012; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc., 2008-2010

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary

Age: 44

  Since 2013      Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2016; Counsel of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2013; Secretary of all registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Vice President of all closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2014; Corporate Vice President within the Corporate Compliance Department of New York Life Insurance Company, 2011-2013; Vice President and Counsel of Deutsche Bank, 2006-2011

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

Age: 58

  Since 2006      President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2010; Chief Executive Officer of G.distributors, LLC since 2010; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Executive Vice President of Associated Capital Group, Inc. since November 2016; Officer of all of the registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

Age: 57

  Since 2013      Chief Compliance Officer of all of the registered investment companies within the Gabelli/ GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Chief Compliance Officer of AEGON USA Investment Management, 2011-2013; Chief Compliance Officer of Cutwater Asset Management, 2004- 2011

 

1 

Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.

2 

Each Director will hold office for an indefinite term until the earliest of (i) the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Director and until the election and qualification of his or her successor, if any, elected at such meeting, or (ii) the date a Director resigns or retires, or a Director is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders, in accordance with the Fund’s By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

3 

“Interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Gabelli is considered an “interested person” because of his affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Fund’s investment adviser.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

5 

Directors who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Directors.

 

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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. that is a publicly held company with 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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THE GABELLI ABC FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

 

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

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 Executive Chairman 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.

Ryan N. Kahn, CFA, is an analyst dedicated to the Gabelli merger arbitrage portfolios, specifically to our U.S. open and closed-end funds. He joined the team in 2013 after working as a generalist in the research department. Mr. Kahn earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Babson College.

Gian Maria Magrini, CFA, is an analyst dedicated to the Gabelli merger arbitrage portfolios, specifically to our U.S. open and closed-end funds. He joined the team in 2013 after serving various roles in the Firm’s operations and research departments. Mr. Magrini earned a B.S. in Finance from Fordham University.

Geoffrey P. Astle is involved in the analytics and foreign and domestic trading for the Gabelli merger arbitrage portfolios, specific to our U.S. mutual funds. He has been associated in this capacity since 2007. Mr. Astle earned a Bachelor of Science in both Finance and Marketing from Fairfield University.

 

 

 

 

2016 TAX NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Fund paid to shareholders ordinary income distributions (comprised of net investment income and short term capital gains) totaling $0.210 and $0.184 per share for Class AAA and Advisor Class Shares, respectively, and long term capital gains totaling $4,181,853, or the maximum allowable. The distribution of long term capital gains has been designated as a capital gain dividend by the Fund’s Board of Directors. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 16.16% of the ordinary income distribution qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. The Fund designates 19.75% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified dividend income pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund designates 0.61% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified interest income pursuant to the Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified short term gain pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

 

U.S. Government Income:

 

The percentage of the ordinary income distribution paid by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2016 which was derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 0.94%. Such income is exempt from state and local tax in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The Gabelli ABC Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2016. The percentage of U.S. Government securities held as of December 31, 2016 was 58.1%. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided to your specific situation.

 

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 


THE GABELLI ABC FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

t   800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f   914-921-5118

e  info@gabelli.com

    GABELLI.COM

Net Asset Value per share available daily

by calling 800-GABELLI after 7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

OFFICERS

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA   Bruce N. Alpert
Chairman and Chief   President
Executive Officer,  
GAMCO Investors, Inc.   Andrea R. Mango
Executive Chairman,   Secretary
Associated Capital Group, Inc.           

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

 
Anthony J. Colavita  
President,   Richard J. Walz
Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.   Chief Compliance
  Officer
Vincent D. Enright  

DISTRIBUTOR

Former Senior Vice President  

and Chief Financial Officer,

KeySpan Corp.

 

 

G.distributors, LLC

 

 
Mary E. Hauck  

CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER

Former Senior Portfolio  

AGENT, AND DIVIDEND

Manager,  

DISBURSING AGENT

Gabelli-O’Connor Fixed  
Income Mutual Fund   State Street Bank and Trust
Management Co.   Company

 

Kuni Nakamura

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

 

President,  
Advanced Polymer, Inc.   Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
  Flom LLP
Werner J. Roeder, MD  
Former Medical Director,  
Lawrence Hospital  

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The Gabelli ABC 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.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Vincent D. Enright is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $25,749 for 2015 and $26,500 for 2016.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2015 and $0 for 2016.


Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $3,600 for 2015 and $3,700 for 2016. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $1,709 for 2015 and $3,121 for 2016. The fees relate to Passive Foreign Investment Company identification database subscription fees billed on an annual basis.

 

 

(e)(1)

 

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

      

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

 

 

(e)(2)

 

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

(b) N/A

(c) 100%

(d) 100%

 

  (f)

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work


 

performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $37,638 for 2015 and $35,321 for 2016.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) 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)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (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.

(12.other) Not applicable.


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 Investor Funds, Inc.                                                                          
By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                    

 Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date      3/08/2017                                                                                                                   

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      3/08/2017                                                                                                                   
By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Agnes Mullady                                                                     

 Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date      3/08/2017                                                                                                                   

 

* 

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