# The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gut for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1999-07-12 Operating as a closed-end equity fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust was initially established by GAMCO Investors, Inc., with its management overseen by Gabelli Funds, LLC. This fund primarily allocates capital to publicly traded companies across global markets, focusing specifically on businesses involved in delivering products, services, or vital equipment for the generation or distribution of essential utilities such as electricity, gas, and water, alongside telecommunications services and broader infrastructure operations. It seeks investment opportunities in companies regardless of their m... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $5.26 | | Expense Ratio | 1.51% | | Assets Under Management | $471.3M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.41% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.60 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $5.03 – $7.07 | | Beta | 0.53 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0500 /share - Ex-date: 2026-12-11 - Pay date: 2026-12-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GUT invest in? Operating as a closed-end equity fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust was initially established by GAMCO Investors, Inc., with its management overseen by Gabelli Funds, LLC. This fund primarily allocates capital to publicly traded companies across global markets, focusing specifically on businesses involved in delivering products, services, or vital equipment for the generation or distribution of essential utilities such as electricity, gas, and water, alongside telecommunications services and broader infrastructure operations. It seeks investment opportunities in companies regardless of their market capitalization. To measure its performance, the fund benchmarks its portfolio against the S&P 500 Utilities Index, the Lipper Utility Fund Average, and the S&P 500 Index. The Gabelli Utility Trust commenced operations on July 9, 1999, and is legally based in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of GUT? The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) charges an expense ratio of 1.51%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is GUT? The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) manages $471.3M 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 GUT actively managed or an index fund? GUT is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (GUT's is 1.51%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was GUT launched? The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) launched in July 1999 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has GUT performed? GUT'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 GUT pay a dividend? The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.41%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does GUT pay dividends? The Gabelli Utility Trust pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is GUT's dividend yield? GUT's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.41%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is GUT's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GUT was 2026-12-11. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GUT's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.51% 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 GUT charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GUT'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 GUT cost more than a fund like VOO? GUT is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.51%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GUT? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as GUT (1.51%) 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/gut - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gut/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gut/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gut/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gut/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.