N-Q 1 d345929dnq.htm GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number          811-21423      

                             The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust                              

(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: March 31, 2017

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q 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 the 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. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

First Quarter Report — March 31, 2017

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

LOGO

 

To Our Shareholders,

For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was 4.0%, compared with a total return of 6.1% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 5.8%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $22.87 while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $20.86 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed is the schedule of investments as of March 31, 2017.

Comparative Results

                Average Annual Returns through March 31, 2017 (a) (Unaudited)     

Since

Inception

(11/28/03)

                
                                  
    

Quarter

    

1 Year

    

5 Year

    

10 Year

      

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

                

NAV Total Return (b)

     4.05%        15.47%        11.23%        6.07%        7.98%    

Investment Total Return (c)

     5.76           20.69           12.64           7.26           7.76       

S&P 500 Index

     6.07           17.17           13.30           7.51           8.43       

Dow Jones Industrial Average

     4.98           19.56           12.04           8.03           8.45       

Nasdaq Composite Index

     10.13           22.93           15.38           10.60           9.75       
  (a)

Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Indices are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 
  (b)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share and reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and adjustment for the spin-off and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06.

 
  (c)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions and adjustment for the spin-off. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

 


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS — 96.6%

 

  

Aerospace — 2.1%

 

  255,731     

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.†

  $ 5,549,363  
  34,000     

Kaman Corp.

    1,636,420  
  104,000     

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    16,193,840  
  1,507,000     

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

    14,236,397  
  77,500     

The Boeing Co.

    13,706,650  
    

 

 

 
           51,322,670  
    

 

 

 
  

Agriculture — 0.0%

 

  2,000     

Bunge Ltd

    158,520  
    

 

 

 
  

Automotive — 0.7%

 

  275,000     

Ford Motor Co.

    3,201,000  
  45,000     

General Motors Co.

    1,591,200  
  263,000     

Navistar International Corp.†

    6,475,060  
  80,000     

PACCAR Inc.

    5,376,000  
    

 

 

 
       16,643,260  
    

 

 

 
  

Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 2.2%

 

  21,213     

Adient plc

    1,541,549  
  277,000     

Dana Inc.

    5,348,870  
  70,000     

Delphi Automotive plc

    5,634,300  
  342,000     

Genuine Parts Co.

    31,604,220  
  5,900     

Lear Corp.

    835,322  
  2,000     

Linamar Corp.

    90,973  
  22,000     

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.†

    5,936,480  
  25,000     

Visteon Corp.†

    2,448,750  
    

 

 

 
       53,440,464  
    

 

 

 
  

Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.5%

 

  92,000     

Arconic Inc.

    2,423,280  
  84,000     

B/E Aerospace Inc.

    5,385,240  
  82,000     

KLX Inc.†

    3,665,400  
    

 

 

 
       11,473,920  
    

 

 

 
  

Broadcasting — 0.9%

 

  24,500     

CBS Corp., Cl. A, Voting

    1,724,555  
  6,000     

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Cl. A

    314,460  
  15,000     

Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C†

    1,296,000  
  61,764     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

    2,215,474  
  303,571     

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

    10,637,114  
  12,000     

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM,
Cl. A†

    467,040  
  25,000     

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM,
Cl. C†

    969,500  
  105,000     

MSG Networks Inc., Cl. A†

    2,451,750  
  55,000     

Tribune Media Co., Cl. A

    2,049,850  
    

 

 

 
       22,125,743  
    

 

 

 
  

Building and Construction — 1.4%

 

  75,000     

Armstrong Flooring Inc.†

    1,381,500  
  78,000     

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    4,746,300  
  180,000     

Herc Holdings Inc.†

    8,800,200  
  431,318     

Johnson Controls International plc

    18,167,118  

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  89,000     

Layne Christensen Co.†

  $ 786,760  
    

 

 

 
       33,881,878  
    

 

 

 
  

Business Services — 2.0%

 

  25,000     

Aramark

    921,750  
  100,000     

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

    3,070,000  
  150,000     

Fly Leasing Ltd., ADR†

    1,968,000  
  5,000     

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    321,250  
  239,000     

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    19,258,620  
  176,000     

MasterCard Inc., Cl. A

    19,794,720  
  13,000     

Stericycle Inc.†

    1,077,570  
  27,000     

The Brink’s Co.

    1,443,150  
  25,000     

Visa Inc., Cl. A

    2,221,750  
    

 

 

 
           50,076,810  
    

 

 

 
  

Cable and Satellite — 1.4%

 

  65,000     

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

    3,814,200  
  2,445     

Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†

    800,297  
  15,000     

Cogeco Inc.

    671,805  
  160,000     

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

    6,014,400  
  190,000     

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†

    12,063,100  
  50,000     

EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†

    2,847,500  
  9,507     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. A†

    211,436  
  22,116     

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. C†

    509,553  
  153,000     

Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B

    6,765,660  
    

 

 

 
       33,697,951  
    

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

  384,000     

Corning Inc.

    10,368,000  
    

 

 

 
  

Computer Hardware — 0.6%

 

  107,000     

Apple Inc.

    15,371,620  
    

 

 

 
  

Computer Software and Services — 1.5%

 

  9,000     

Alphabet Inc., Cl. A†

    7,630,200  
  5,527     

Alphabet Inc., Cl. C†

    4,584,978  
  35,000     

Blucora Inc.†

    605,500  
  214     

CommerceHub Inc., Cl. A†

    3,313  
  427     

CommerceHub Inc., Cl. C†

    6,631  
  15,000     

CyrusOne Inc.

    772,050  
  35,000     

eBay Inc.†

    1,174,950  
  380,000     

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    9,006,000  
  50,000     

Internap Corp.†

    186,000  
  155,000     

Microsoft Corp.

    10,208,300  
  55,000     

Yahoo! Inc.†

    2,552,550  
    

 

 

 
       36,730,472  
    

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products — 3.4%

 

  3,000     

Altria Group Inc.

    214,260  
  120,000     

Avon Products Inc.†

    528,000  
  30,000     

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    1,496,100  
  60,000     

Coty Inc., Cl. A

    1,087,800  
  355,000     

Edgewell Personal Care Co.†

    25,964,700  
  65,000     

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    3,623,750  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 
  

Consumer Products (Continued)

 
  100,000     

Hanesbrands Inc.

  $ 2,076,000  
  15,000     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,974,450  
  29,000     

Philip Morris International Inc.

    3,274,100  
  7,000     

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    930,090  
  875,000     

Swedish Match AB

    28,464,732  
  144,000     

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    12,938,400  
    

 

 

 
       82,572,382  
    

 

 

 
  

Consumer Services — 0.2%

 
  45,400     

Ashtead Group plc

    940,252  
  853     

Liberty Expedia Holdings Inc., Cl. A†

    38,794  
  100,000     

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Cl. A†

    2,002,000  
  21,279     

Liberty Ventures, Cl. A†

    946,490  
  40,000     

ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc.†

    1,670,000  
    

 

 

 
       5,597,536  
    

 

 

 
  

Diversified Industrial — 3.9%

 
  92,000     

Bouygues SA

    3,744,757  
  55,000     

Eaton Corp. plc

    4,078,250  
  781,000     

General Electric Co.

    23,273,800  
  109,468     

Griffon Corp.

    2,698,389  
  331,000     

Honeywell International Inc.

    41,331,970  
  56,000     

ITT Inc.

    2,297,120  
  10,000     

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    420,000  
  20,000     

Pentair plc

    1,255,600  
  4,000     

Sulzer AG

    418,509  
  268,000     

Textron Inc.

    12,754,120  
  300,000     

Toray Industries Inc.

    2,659,660  
    

 

 

 
           94,932,175  
    

 

 

 
  

Electronics — 1.7%

 
  12,000     

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    634,440  
  13,000     

Emerson Electric Co.

    778,180  
  224,000     

Intel Corp.

    8,079,680  
  435,000     

Sony Corp., ADR

    14,672,550  
  70,000     

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    5,218,500  
  100,000     

Texas Instruments Inc.

    8,056,000  
  30,000     

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    4,608,000  
    

 

 

 
       42,047,350  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Electric — 0.4%

 
  12,000     

ALLETE Inc.

    812,520  
  10,000     

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    671,300  
  10,000     

Edison International

    796,100  
  17,000     

El Paso Electric Co.

    858,500  
  70,000     

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    1,637,923  
  25,000     

Great Plains Energy Inc.

    730,500  
  12,000     

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,000,560  
  45,000     

The AES Corp.

    503,100  
  34,000     

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    2,061,420  
    

 

 

 
       9,071,923  
    

 

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 1.8%

 
  22,000     

Avangrid Inc.

  $ 940,280  
  26,000     

Avista Corp.

    1,015,300  
  4,000     

Black Hills Corp.

    265,880  
  26,000     

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    348,208  
  216,000     

CONSOL Energy Inc.†

    3,624,480  
  100,000     

Edison SpA†

    53,500  
  20,000     

Endesa SA

    470,034  
  230,000     

Enel SpA

    1,083,040  
  95,208     

Eversource Energy

    5,596,326  
  34,000     

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    1,132,540  
  401,000     

Hera SpA

    1,115,671  
  10,000     

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    75,631  
  24,000     

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    232,821  
  45,000     

Iberdrola SA, ADR

    1,287,000  
  127,000     

Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR†

    2,632,710  
  44,000     

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    468,733  
  29,000     

MGE Energy Inc.

    1,885,000  
  40,000     

National Grid plc

    507,925  
  27,000     

National Grid plc, ADR

    1,713,960  
  55,000     

NextEra Energy Inc.

    7,060,350  
  49,000     

NiSource Inc.

    1,165,710  
  57,000     

OGE Energy Corp.

    1,993,860  
  14,000     

Ormat Technologies Inc.

    799,120  
  30,000     

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,330,500  
  58,000     

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    637,151  
  50,000     

The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    553,310  
  20,000     

The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.

    245,576  
  45,000     

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    609,539  
  28,000     

Vectren Corp.

    1,641,080  
  75,000     

Westar Energy Inc.

    4,070,250  
    

 

 

 
           44,555,485  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 1.5%

 
  50,000     

Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc.

    1,517,500  
  100,000     

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    2,174,000  
  306,000     

National Fuel Gas Co.

    18,243,720  
  14,000     

ONEOK Inc.

    776,160  
  90,000     

Sempra Energy

    9,945,000  
  30,000     

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    1,069,500  
  44,000     

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    3,648,040  
    

 

 

 
       37,373,920  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Oil — 5.9%

 
  124,000     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    7,688,000  
  40,000     

Apache Corp.

    2,055,600  
  153,000     

BP plc, ADR

    5,281,560  
  4,921     

California Resources Corp.†

    74,012  
  35,000     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.†

    207,900  
  163,000     

Chevron Corp.

    17,501,310  
  238,700     

ConocoPhillips

    11,903,969  
  85,000     

Devon Energy Corp.

    3,546,200  
  130,000     

Eni SpA, ADR

    4,254,900  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Oil (Continued)

 
  175,200     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  $ 14,368,152  
  47,000     

Hess Corp.

    2,265,870  
  326,000     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    5,150,800  
  260,000     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    13,140,400  
  79,000     

Murphy Oil Corp.

    2,258,610  
  200,000     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    12,672,000  
  200     

PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR

    14,650  
  20,000     

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR†

    193,800  
  128,000     

Phillips 66

    10,140,160  
  200,000     

Repsol SA, ADR

    3,101,000  
  230,000     

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR

    12,127,900  
  530,000     

Statoil ASA, ADR

    9,105,400  
  145,000     

Total SA, ADR

    7,310,900  
    

 

 

 
           144,363,093  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Services — 2.2%

 
  52,000     

ABB Ltd., ADR

    1,216,800  
  75,437     

Baker Hughes Inc.

    4,512,641  
  50,000     

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.†

    835,500  
  395,000     

Halliburton Co.

    19,437,950  
  47,000     

Oceaneering International Inc.

    1,272,760  
  162,000     

Schlumberger Ltd.

    12,652,200  
  15,000     

Seventy Seven Energy Inc.†

    0  
  2,180,000     

Weatherford International plc†

    14,497,000  
    

 

 

 
       54,424,851  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.4%

 
  12,000     

American States Water Co.

    531,600  
  35,000     

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    2,721,950  
  74,000     

Aqua America Inc.

    2,379,100  
  15,000     

Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. A

    177,300  
  30,000     

Severn Trent plc

    895,320  
  32,000     

SJW Group

    1,543,040  
  8,000     

The York Water Co.

    280,400  
  6,000     

United Utilities Group plc, ADR

    151,410  
    

 

 

 
       8,680,120  
    

 

 

 
  

Entertainment — 2.3%

 
  8,981     

Liberty Media Corp.-
Liberty Braves, Cl. C†

    212,401  
  10,000     

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.†

    303,700  
  30,000     

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†

    1,778,100  
  32,233     

The Madison Square Garden Co, Cl. A†

    6,437,252  
  25,000     

The Walt Disney Co.

    2,834,750  
  210,000     

Time Warner Inc.

    20,519,100  
  183,000     

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. A

    5,927,370  
  248,000     

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. B

    7,881,440  
  8,000     

Viacom Inc., Cl. A

    390,000  
  165,000     

Viacom Inc., Cl. B

    7,692,300  
  185,000     

Vivendi SA

    3,596,860  
    

 

 

 
       57,573,273  
    

 

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

Environmental Services — 1.8%

 
  245,000     

Republic Services Inc.

  $ 15,388,450  
  23,000     

Veolia Environnement SA

    430,860  
  97,913     

Waste Connections Inc.

    8,637,885  
  260,000     

Waste Management Inc.

    18,959,200  
    

 

 

 
           43,416,395  
    

 

 

 
  

Equipment and Supplies — 1.7%

 
  93,000     

CIRCOR International Inc.

    5,527,920  
  40,000     

Flowserve Corp.

    1,936,800  
  55,000     

Graco Inc.

    5,177,700  
  164,000     

Mueller Industries Inc.

    5,613,720  
  610,000     

RPC Inc.

    11,169,100  
  130,000     

Sealed Air Corp.

    5,665,400  
  50,000     

Tenaris SA, ADR

    1,707,000  
  94,000     

The Timken Co.

    4,248,800  
    

 

 

 
       41,046,440  
    

 

 

 
  

Financial Services — 18.1%

 
  8,000     

Alleghany Corp.†

    4,917,280  
  492,000     

American Express Co.

    38,922,120  
  572,000     

American International Group Inc.

    35,709,960  
  310,000     

Bank of America Corp.

    7,312,900  
  13,000     

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B†

    2,166,840  
  56,000     

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.†

    2,273,600  
  20,000     

BlackRock Inc.

    7,670,200  
  110,000     

Citigroup Inc.

    6,580,200  
  11,000     

Credit Acceptance Corp.†

    2,193,510  
  29,000     

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    2,580,130  
  1,500     

EXOR NV

    77,578  
  3,000     

FCB Financial Holdings Inc., Cl. A†

    148,650  
  282,106     

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

    1,303,330  
  95,000     

FNF Group

    3,699,300  
  30,000     

FNFV Group†

    397,500  
  285,000     

H&R Block Inc.

    6,626,250  
  40,000     

HRG Group Inc.†

    772,800  
  37,000     

HSBC Holdings plc, ADR

    1,510,340  
  60,000     

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Cl. A

    2,083,200  
  200,000     

Invesco Ltd.

    6,126,000  
  580,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    50,947,200  
  136,000     

KeyCorp.

    2,418,080  
  30,000     

Kinnevik AB, Cl. B

    800,165  
  89,250     

KKR & Co. LP

    1,627,028  
  525,000     

Legg Mason Inc.

    18,957,750  
  42,000     

M&T Bank Corp.

    6,498,660  
  250,000     

Morgan Stanley

    10,710,000  
  72,000     

National Australia Bank Ltd., ADR

    920,520  
  190,000     

Navient Corp.

    2,804,400  
  170,000     

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

    2,374,900  
  114,000     

Northern Trust Corp.

    9,870,120  
  195,000     

PayPal Holdings Inc.†

    8,388,900  
  55,000     

Resona Holdings Inc.

    295,379  
  205,000     

SLM Corp.†

    2,480,500  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

4


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 
  

Financial Services (Continued)

 
  224,000     

State Street Corp.

  $ 17,832,640  
  268,000     

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    18,264,200  
  899,000     

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    42,459,770  
  2,000     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    459,440  
  180,000     

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

    8,652,600  
  289,000     

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

    34,749,360  
  122,000     

The Travelers Companies Inc.

    14,705,880  
  65,000     

U.S. Bancorp

    3,347,500  
  55,000     

W. R. Berkley Corp.

    3,884,650  
  550,000     

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A

    9,350,000  
  644,000     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    35,845,040  
  6,000     

Willis Towers Watson plc

    785,340  
    

 

 

 
           442,501,710  
    

 

 

 
  

Food and Beverage — 13.7%

 
  8,000     

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    157,837  
  10,000     

Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B.

    461,800  
  115,000     

Campbell Soup Co.

    6,582,600  
  1,000,000     

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    2,071,672  
  66,000     

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S

    4,236,205  
  375,000     

Conagra Brands Inc.

    15,127,500  
  31,000     

Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A

    5,024,170  
  237,222     

Danone SA

    16,135,692  
  1,950,000     

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    22,612,494  
  75,000     

Diageo plc, ADR

    8,668,500  
  170,000     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    16,646,400  
  70,954     

Flowers Foods Inc.

    1,377,217  
  439,000     

General Mills Inc.

    25,905,390  
  18,000     

Heineken Holding NV

    1,431,927  
  279,000     

ITO EN Ltd.

    10,187,146  
  120,000     

Kellogg Co.

    8,713,200  
  370,000     

Kikkoman Corp.

    11,050,481  
  340,000     

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    14,300,400  
  115,000     

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    2,791,443  
  1,000     

McCormick & Co. Inc., Cl. V

    97,380  
  873,000     

Mondelēz International Inc., Cl. A

    37,608,840  
  150,000     

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,112,908  
  1,000     

National Beverage Corp.

    84,530  
  38,000     

Nestlé SA

    2,915,489  
  35,000     

Nestlé SA, ADR

    2,691,500  
  160,000     

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,867,331  
  1,679,637     

Parmalat SpA

    5,493,788  
  339,450     

Parmalat SpA, GDR(a)(b)

    1,113,124  
  204,000     

PepsiCo Inc.

    22,819,440  
  62,000     

Pernod Ricard SA

    7,335,126  
  20,000     

Pinnacle Foods Inc.

    1,157,400  
  10,000     

Post Holdings Inc.†

    875,200  
  25,000     

Remy Cointreau SA

    2,447,513  
  18,000     

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    758,286  
  219,000     

The Kraft Heinz Co.

    19,887,390  
  552,000     

The Coca-Cola Co.

    23,426,880  

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  7,000     

The J.M. Smucker Co.

  $ 917,560  
  36,000     

The WhiteWave Foods Co.†

    2,021,400  
  15,000     

TreeHouse Foods Inc.†

    1,269,900  
  30,000     

Unilever plc, ADR

    1,480,200  
  10,000     

United Natural Foods Inc.†

    432,300  
  324,000     

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    17,985,449  
    

 

 

 
           336,281,008  
    

 

 

 
  

Health Care — 8.6%

 
  204,449     

Abbott Laboratories

    9,079,580  
  15,000     

Actelion Ltd.

    4,233,515  
  71,144     

AdCare Health Systems Inc.†

    91,064  
  16,000     

Aetna Inc.

    2,040,800  
  135,000     

Akorn Inc.†

    3,250,800  
  140,000     

Alere Inc.†

    5,562,200  
  92,000     

Allergan plc

    21,980,640  
  32,000     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    2,832,000  
  12,500     

Amgen Inc.

    2,050,875  
  10,000     

Anthem Inc.

    1,653,800  
  52,849     

Baxter International Inc.

    2,740,759  
  10,000     

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    1,834,400  
  925,000     

BioScrip Inc.†

    1,572,500  
  19,000     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,033,220  
  7,000     

Chemed Corp.

    1,278,830  
  20,000     

Cigna Corp.

    2,929,800  
  45,000     

DaVita Inc.†

    3,058,650  
  75,000     

Depomed Inc.†

    941,250  
  100,000     

Eli Lilly & Co.

    8,411,000  
  95,000     

Envision Healthcare Corp.†

    5,825,400  
  40,000     

Express Scripts Holding Co.†

    2,636,400  
  40,000     

Gerresheimer AG

    3,167,979  
  70,000     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    4,754,400  
  65,000     

HCA Holdings Inc.†

    5,784,350  
  12,500     

Henry Schein Inc.†

    2,124,625  
  7,500     

Humana Inc.

    1,546,050  
  3,500     

Incyte Corp.†

    467,845  
  20,862     

Integer Holdings Corp.†

    838,652  
  122,000     

Johnson & Johnson

    15,195,100  
  150,000     

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

    1,252,500  
  22,000     

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†

    3,156,340  
  11,575     

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

    1,225,098  
  85,000     

Mallinckrodt plc†

    3,788,450  
  25,000     

McKesson Corp.

    3,706,500  
  65,000     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    5,790,200  
  20,000     

Medtronic plc

    1,611,200  
  214,000     

Merck & Co. Inc.

    13,597,560  
  50,000     

Mylan NV†

    1,949,500  
  173,795     

NeoGenomics Inc.†

    1,371,243  
  45,000     

Orthofix International NV†

    1,716,750  
  112,500     

Owens & Minor Inc.

    3,892,500  
  94,000     

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    4,251,620  
  649,548     

Pfizer Inc.

    22,221,037  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

5


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 
  

Health Care (Continued)

 
  15,000     

Stryker Corp.

  $ 1,974,750  
  40,000     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.†

    708,400  
  20,000     

The Cooper Companies Inc.

    3,997,800  
  26,000     

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    4,264,260  
  20,000     

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    2,442,200  
  162,159     

Zoetis Inc.

    8,654,426  
    

 

 

 
           210,488,818  
    

 

 

 
  

Hotels and Gaming — 0.4%

 
  19,000     

Accor SA

    791,515  
  115,000     

Boyd Gaming Corp.†

    2,531,150  
  300,000     

Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

    485,623  
  52,000     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    2,967,640  
  400,000     

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.

    520,000  
  25,000     

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

    1,545,750  
  6,000     

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    505,740  
    

 

 

 
       9,347,418  
    

 

 

 
  

Machinery — 1.4%

 
  995,000     

CNH Industrial NV

    9,591,800  
  155,000     

CNH Industrial NV, Borsa Italiana

    1,494,805  
  88,000     

Deere & Co.

    9,579,680  
  289,000     

Xylem Inc.

    14,513,580  
    

 

 

 
       35,179,865  
    

 

 

 
  

Metals and Mining — 1.1%

 
  65,000     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    2,758,600  
  27,777     

Alcoa Corp.

    955,529  
  20,000     

Alliance Holdings GP LP

    548,600  
  200,000     

Barrick Gold Corp.

    3,798,000  
  8,000     

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

    290,560  
  36,000     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,358,401  
  275,000     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.†

    3,674,000  
  10,000     

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    140,166  
  336,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    11,074,560  
  3,200     

South32 Ltd., ADR

    33,536  
  65,000     

TimkenSteel Corp.†

    1,229,150  
    

 

 

 
       26,861,102  
    

 

 

 
  

Paper and Forest Products — 0.1%

 
  64,000     

International Paper Co.

    3,249,920  
    

 

 

 
  

Publishing — 0.1%

 
  600     

Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B

    359,730  
  107,000     

News Corp., Cl. B

    1,444,500  
    

 

 

 
       1,804,230  
    

 

 

 
  

Real Estate — 0.4%

 
  19,500     

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A

    710,970  
  74,000     

Crown Castle International Corp.

    6,989,300  
  18,000     

Forest City Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A

    392,040  
  16,000     

QTS Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A

    780,000  
  24,000     

Uniti Group Inc.†

    620,400  

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  20,000     

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  $ 679,600  
    

 

 

 
       10,172,310  
    

 

 

 
  

Retail — 4.7%

 
  102,000     

AutoNation Inc.†

    4,313,580  
  40,000     

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    1,966,000  
  390     

Brookfield Business Partners LP

    9,617  
  105,000     

CST Brands Inc.

    5,049,450  
  386,000     

CVS Health Corp.

    30,301,000  
  260,000     

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.†

    4,560,400  
  135,000     

Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A

    5,825,250  
  5,181     

J Alexander’s Holdings Inc.†

    52,069  
  25,000     

Kohl’s Corp.

    995,250  
  90,000     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    7,398,900  
  114,000     

Macy’s Inc.

    3,378,960  
  40,000     

Murphy USA Inc.†

    2,936,800  
  225,000     

Rite Aid Corp.†

    956,250  
  25,000     

Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B†

    779,500  
  275,000     

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.†

    5,621,000  
  120,000     

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,701,698  
  80,000     

Starbucks Corp.

    4,671,200  
  40,000     

The Home Depot Inc.

    5,873,200  
  188,500     

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    15,654,925  
  20,000     

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    1,441,600  
  273,000     

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    8,113,560  
    

 

 

 
           114,600,209  
    

 

 

 
  

Specialty Chemicals — 1.9%

 
  8,880     

AdvanSix Inc.†

    242,602  
  54,000     

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

    7,305,660  
  58,000     

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    7,180,980  
  1,000     

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.†

    32,200  
  100,000     

Chemtura Corp.†

    3,340,000  
  109,000     

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    8,755,970  
  460,000     

Ferro Corp.†

    6,987,400  
  30,000     

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    3,975,900  
  89,000     

Olin Corp.

    2,925,430  
  5,000     

Praxair Inc.

    593,000  
  9,000     

The Chemours Co.

    346,500  
  94,000     

The Dow Chemical Co.

    5,972,760  
    

 

 

 
       47,658,402  
    

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications — 4.3%

 
  270,000     

AT&T Inc.

    11,218,500  
  225,000     

BCE Inc.

    9,960,750  
  500,000     

Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR

    8,775,000  
  69,000     

Harris Corp.

    7,677,630  
  195,000     

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR

    903,825  
  200,000     

Ixia†

    3,930,000  
  64,000     

Loral Space & Communications Inc.†

    2,521,600  
  50,000     

Orange SA, ADR

    777,000  
  50,000     

Pharol SGPS SA

    20,056  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

6


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 
  

Telecommunications (Continued)

 
  39,000     

Proximus SA

  $ 1,223,821  
  50,084     

Telefonica SA, ADR

    560,440  
  295,000     

Telekom Austria AG

    2,010,348  
  23,000     

Telenet Group Holding NV†

    1,367,908  
  150,000     

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

    3,976,500  
  110,000     

Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR

    1,950,850  
  135,000     

TELUS Corp.

    4,384,800  
  40,000     

T-Mobile US Inc.†

    2,583,600  
  40,000     

VEON Ltd., ADR

    163,200  
  710,086     

Verizon Communications Inc.

    34,616,693  
  191,545     

Vodafone Group plc, ADR

    5,062,534  
  73,620     

Windstream Holdings Inc

    401,229  
    

 

 

 
       104,086,284  
    

 

 

 
  

Transportation — 0.7%

 
  30,000     

Daseke Inc.†

    303,600  
  239,000     

GATX Corp.

    14,569,440  
  16,500     

Kansas City Southern

    1,415,040  
    

 

 

 
       16,288,080  
    

 

 

 
  

Wireless Communications — 0.2%

 
  124,000     

United States Cellular Corp.†

    4,628,920  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    2,364,094,527  
    

 

 

 
  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%

 

  

Energy and Utilities — 0.3%

 
  128,000     

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%

    6,400,000  
    

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications — 0.1%.

 
  53,000     

Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750%, Ser. B

    2,624,560  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

    9,024,560  
    

 

 

 
  

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

 
  

Health Care — 0.1%

 
  45,722     

AdCare Health Systems Inc., 10.875%,
Ser. A

    1,049,777  
  133,681     

The Phoenix Companies Inc., 7.450%, 01/15/32

    2,427,152  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    3,476,929  
    

 

 

 
  

RIGHTS — 0.0%

 
  

Retail — 0.0%

 
  400,000     

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

    152,000  
  400,000     

Safeway PDC, CVR, expire 01/30/18†

    8,000  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL RIGHTS

    160,000  
    

 

 

 
  

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.0%

 
  306,400     

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

    735  
    

 

 

 
  

Energy and Utilities: Services — 0.0%

 
  751     

Seventy Seven Energy Inc., Ser B, expire 07/29/21†

    0  

Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  834     

Seventy Seven Energy Inc., Ser C, expire 08/01/23†

  $ 0  
    

 

 

 
       0  
    

 

 

 
  

Transportation — 0.0%

 
  30,000     

Daseke Inc., expire 09/11/20†

    33,600  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

    34,335  
    

 

 

 
Principal             

Amount

            
  

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.1%

 

  

Cable and Satellite — 0.1%

 
  $1,700,000     

DISH Network Corp.,
3.375%, 08/15/26(b)

    2,062,314  
    

 

 

 
  

CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%

 
  

Equipment and Supplies — 0.0%

 
  820,000     

Mueller Industries Inc.,

 
  

6.000%, 03/01/27

    817,950  
    

 

 

 
  

Real Estate — 0.0%

 
  450,000     

Palm Harbor Homes Inc.,

 
  

3.250%, 05/15/24

    67,208  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

    885,158  
    

 

 

 
  

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 2.8%

 

  67,458,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.491% to 0.914%††,
04/20/17 to 09/28/17

    67,294,107  
    

 

 

 
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $1,708,492,363)

  $ 2,447,031,930  
    

 

 

 
  

Aggregate tax cost

  $ 1,728,067,123  
    

 

 

 
  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 797,440,952  
  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (78,476,145
    

 

 

 
  

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

  $ 718,964,807  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

At March 31, 2017, the Fund held a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $1,113,124 or 0.05% of total investments, which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

 

Acquisition

Shares

    

Issuer

  

Acquisition

Dates

  

Acquisition

Cost

    

03/31/17

Carrying

Value

Per

Share

 
  339,450     

Parmalat SpA, GDR

   12/02/03-12/11/03    $   981,615        $3.2792  
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

7


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2017, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $3,175,438 or 0.13% of total investments.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

CVR

Contingent Value Right

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

Geographic Diversification

 

  % of Total

Investments

   

Market

Value

 

Long Positions

     

North America

    82.6     $ 2,020,865,756  

Europe

    12.9         316,712,522  

Japan

    3.2         77,257,617  

Latin America

    1.1         26,353,209  

Asia/Pacific

    0.2         5,842,826  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

    100.0     $ 2,447,031,930  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

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 schedule of investments. 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 schedule of investments.

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 Trustees (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 obligations 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. Such debt obligations are valued through prices provided by a Pricing Service approved by the Board. 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.

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).

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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 by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs         
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 3/31/17
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks:

           

Energy and Utilities: Integrated

   $ 44,501,985        —                          $ 53,500                  $ 44,555,485    

Energy and Utilities: Services

     54,424,851        —                0                54,424,851    

Food and Beverage

     335,167,884                  $ 1,113,124                —                336,281,008    

Other Industries (a)

     1,928,833,183        —                —                1,928,833,183    

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     2,362,927,903        1,113,124                53,500                2,364,094,527    

 

 

Preferred Stocks (a)

     3,476,929        —                —                3,476,929    

Convertible Preferred Stocks (a)

     9,024,560        —                —                9,024,560    

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks and Convertible Preferred Stocks

     12,501,489        —                —                12,501,489    

 

 

Rights (a)

            160,000                —                160,000    

Warrants (a)

     34,335        —                0                34,335    

Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)

            2,062,314                —                2,062,314    

Corporate Bonds (a)

            817,950                67,208                885,158    

U.S. Government Obligations

            67,294,107                —                67,294,107    

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 2,375,463,727                  $ 71,447,495                          $ 120,708                  $ 2,447,031,930    

 

 

 

(a)

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

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 are 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.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These include backtesting 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 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, 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.

Limitations on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Pursuant to amendments by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the Fund as of January 1, 2013. These trading restrictions permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions, as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that the Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future, the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the Fund’s performance.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates.

Investments in other Investment Companies. The Fund may invest, from time to time, in shares of other investment companies (or entities that would be considered investment companies but are excluded from the definition pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act) (the “Acquired Funds”) in accordance with the 1940 Act and related rules. Shareholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata portion of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. At March 31, 2017, the Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was less than 1 basis point.

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.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Restricted Securities. The Fund is not subject to an independent limitation on the amount it may invest 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 the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted security the Fund held as of March 31, 2017, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

Tax Information. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

 

 

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

The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “General Equity Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “General Equity Funds.”

The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com.

The NASDAQ symbol for the Net Asset Value is “XGDVX.”

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time to time purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also from time to time purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.

 

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THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

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.

Christopher J. Marangi joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. Currently he is a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer for GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Value team. In addition, he serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA degree with honors from Columbia Business School.

Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. Currently he is a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer for GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Value team. In addition, he serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from Columbia Business School.

Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Robert D. Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst focusing on companies across the healthcare industry. In 2006, he began serving as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems.


 

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One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Executive Chairman,

Associated Capital Group, Inc.

 

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Michael J. Melarkey

Of Counsel,

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

 

Salvatore M. Salibello, CPA

Senior Partner,

Bright Side Consulting

 

Edward T. Tokar

Former Chief Executive Officer of Allied Capital Management, LLC, &

Vice President of Honeywell International, Inc.

 

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

 

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary &

Vice President

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

David I. Schachter

Vice President

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

COUNSEL

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND

REGISTRAR

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

GDV Q1/2017

LOGO

 


Item 2. 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 last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

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


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)

 

    The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

By (Signature and Title)*

 

   /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

 

       Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date

 

    5/25/2017

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

 

    5/25/2017

By (Signature and Title)*

 

   /s/ Agnes Mullady

 

       Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date

 

    5/25/2017

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