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Mutual Fund Insights: Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX)

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See Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $12.08 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.09 (-0.74%)
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Fund Manager - Mario J. Gabelli

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.5 years   [Similar Funds: GVCCX  GVCIX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.45)     (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 Value B Fund (GVCBX) What we like about Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX)

Data for Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 69.63% vs 65.14 % Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -7.15% vs -5.22 % Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 4.00% vs Mid-Cap Blend average of 98.84%. It is good that Gabelli Value B management does not trade extensively for its return.

  

What we are cautious about Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) What we are cautious about Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX)

Data for Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) as of February 28, 2010

  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) management has been with Gabelli Value B Fund for only 2.5 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
  • Gabelli Value B Fund is a focused fund with 39.24% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -0.47% vs 1.65 % Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) ratio of up-years vs down years can be improved
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) is less safe compared to its Mid-Cap Blend peers
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of 1.21 is worse than category average of 2.24, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is -0.22
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 26.02 that is higher than category average of 24.26
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) has a higher management fee of 2.16% than its Mid-Cap Blend average of 1.38%
  • Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) carries a 5% load
See Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

  

  

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Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) Net Asset

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DateNet Asset
02/2010$439.32M
01/2010$3.37M
11/2009$3.89M
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Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX) Portfolio Allocation

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DateCashStockBondOther
09/20090%100%0%0%
06/20090%100%0%0%
03/20090%100%0%0%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Gabelli Value B Fund (GVCBX)

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30-Sep-09
CABLEVISION SYSTEM [7%]
VIACOM INC CL A [5.87%]
Liberty Media Corporation [4.51%]
NEWMONT MIN CP (HLDG [4.23%]
Swedish Match AB [4.21%]
BARRICK GOLD CP [2.81%]
TELEPHONE + DATA SYS [2.63%]
DIAGEO PLC ADS NEW [2.6%]
HONEYWELL INTL INC [2.5%]
CBS Corporation A [2.35%]

30-Jun-09
CABLEVISION SYSTEM [6.96%]
VIACOM INC CL A [5.59%]
Liberty Media Corporation [4.77%]
NEWMONT MIN CP (HLDG [4.62%]
Swedish Match AB [3.98%]
BARRICK GOLD CP [3.41%]
DIAGEO PLC ADS NEW [2.87%]
TELEPHONE + DATA SYS [2.82%]
ROGERS COMMUN CL B [2.51%]
HONEYWELL INTL INC [2.47%]

31-Mar-09
Newmont Mining Corp. (Holding C [6.06%]
Cablevision Systems Corp. [5.73%]
Viacom Inc (New) [5.21%]
Liberty Media Corporation [4.31%]
Swedish Match [4.2%]
Barrick Gold Corp. [4.04%]
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc [3.13%]
Diageo Plc [2.65%]
Honeywell International, Inc. [2.64%]
Rogers Communications Inc. [2.63%]
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