# General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 1980-03-17 General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of United States. It invests in growth stocks of companies. It makes investments in Information Technology, Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retailing, Communication Services, Industrials, Health Care, Energy and Materials. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. General American Investors Company, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $63.98 | | Expense Ratio | 1.07% | | Assets Under Management | $1.53B | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $56.24 – $68.57 | | Beta | 0.82 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $6.4000 /share - Ex-date: 2025-11-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-26 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GAM invest in? General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of United States. It invests in growth stocks of companies. It makes investments in Information Technology, Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retailing, Communication Services, Industrials, Health Care, Energy and Materials. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. General American Investors Company, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in New York, New York. ### What is the expense ratio of GAM? General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM) charges an expense ratio of 1.07%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is GAM? General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM) manages $1.53B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is GAM actively managed or an index fund? GAM's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy. ### When was GAM launched? General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM) launched in March 1980 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has GAM performed? GAM's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does GAM pay a dividend? General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does GAM pay dividends? General American Investors Company, Inc. pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is GAM's dividend yield? GAM's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is GAM's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GAM was 2025-11-17. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GAM's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.07% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does GAM charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GAM's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does GAM cost more than a fund like VOO? GAM's strategy (current expense ratio 1.07%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where GAM sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GAM? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as GAM (1.07%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gam/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.