Mutual Fund Insights: Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

In-depth Analysis of Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

3 months 6 months 1 year 3 year 5 year

See Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $6.51 on 3/18/2010, Change: -0.02 (-0.31%)

  

Fund Manager - Mario J. Gabelli

Fund Manager Tenure: 10.6 years   [Similar Funds: GAUBX  GAUCX  GAUIX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.7)     (What does this score mean?)

Gabelli has served as chairman, chief executive officer, chief investment officer-value products and a director of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMI) since November 1976. He is chair and chief investment officer of Gabelli Funds, which he formed in 1977. Gabelli began his investment career in 1967 as an analyst with Loeb, Rhoades & Company. In 1975, he joined William D. Witter, a Wall Street research boutique. Gabelli holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Mario J. Gabelli

  

 What we like about Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

Data for Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) management has been with Gabelli Utilities A Fund for 10.6 years
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -1.61% vs -4.27% Utilities category average)
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.87% vs 4.68% Utilities category average)
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 19.00% vs Utilities average of 108.07%. It is good that Gabelli Utilities A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 14.88, lower than category average of 18.85

  

 What we are cautious about Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

Data for Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) as of January 31, 2010

• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 15.06% vs 15.37% Utilities category average)
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) has a higher management fee of 1.43% than its Utilities average of 1.40%
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) carries a 5.75% load

See Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

Interested in other top mutual funds in similar Utilities category?

Below are some additional Utilities mutual funds generated out of our database

• MFS Utilities I (MMUIX)    [ Compare with Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) ]
• See top fund managers for Utilities Category Funds
• Browse other funds in Utilities Category

  

Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Gabelli Utilities A fund (GAUAX)

Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$282.48M
11/2009	$251.05M
10/2009	$234.36M

More historic net asset information on Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

  

Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Gabelli Utilities A fund (GAUAX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	6.72%	93.07%	0%	0.21%
06/2009	4.06%	94.19%	0%	1.74%
03/2009	5.41%	92.8%	0%	1.79%

Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

  

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

Discover what Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09 NATL FUEL GAS CO [3.76%] F P L GROUP INC [2.58%] SOUTHERN UNION CO [2.23%] WESTAR ENERGY INC [2.04%] GREAT PLAINS ENERGY [1.98%] SOUTHWEST GAS CP [1.73%] PNM RES INC (HLDG) [1.7%] CONSTELLATION ENGY [1.64%] CH ENERGY GRP HLDG [1.64%] Rolls-Royce Group PLC [1.64%]

30-Jun-09 NATL FUEL GAS CO [3.43%] F P L GROUP INC [3.08%] SOUTHERN UNION CO [2.32%] WESTAR ENERGY INC [2.29%] CH ENERGY GRP HLDG [2.04%] GREAT PLAINS ENERGY [2%] PNM RES INC (HLDG) [1.8%] SOUTHWEST GAS CP [1.74%] WISCONSIN ENERGY CP [1.58%] CONSTELLATION ENGY [1.56%]

31-Mar-09 National Fuel Gas Co. (NJ) [3.3%] FPL Group, Inc. [3.14%] Westar Energy Inc [2.4%] CH Energy Group, Inc. [2.32%] Southern Union Co. (New) [2.23%] Great Plains Energy, Inc. [1.92%] Consolidated Edison, Inc. [1.81%] Wisconsin Energy Corp. [1.8%] DPL Inc. [1.73%] Southwest Gas Corporation [1.73%]

Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

  

Related books and products to Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

  

Latest News on Gabelli Utilities A (GAUAX)

See what is happening with Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

Yahoo! Finance: RSS feed not found See more news on Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

 

Books and Resources

 

 

See more information on Gabelli Utilities A Fund (GAUAX)

• Gabelli Utilities A Fund Insights
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund Performance Data
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund News
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund Score Explaination
• Gabelli Utilities A Fund Manager Information
• Historic Gabelli Utilities A Fund Asset Allocation Report
• Historic Gabelli Utilities A Fund Top 10 Holding Tracking
• Historic Gabelli Utilities A Fund Asset Under Management Tracking