Item
1. Reports to Stockholders.
| (a) | The
Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Semiannual
Report — June 30, 2022
(Y)our
Portfolio Management Team
|
|
|
Mario
J. Gabelli, CFA |
|
Christopher
J. Marangi |
Chief
Investment Officer |
|
Co-Chief
Investment Officer |
|
|
BA,
Williams College |
|
|
MBA,
Columbia Business
School |
To
Our Stockholders,
For
the six months ended June 30, 2022, the net asset value (NAV) total return of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the Fund) was
(35.5)%, compared with a total return of (26.7)% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) AC World Communication Services
Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was (11.8)%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $4.94, while
the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $7.23 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). See page 3 for additional performance
information.
Enclosed
are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2022.
Investment
Objective and Strategy (Unaudited)
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company whose primary objective is long term growth
of capital, with income as a secondary objective. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets, under normal market conditions,
in common stock and other securities, including convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants of companies in
the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries.
As
permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual
shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead,
the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time
a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports
electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports
on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call
800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com. |
Performance
Discussion (Unaudited)
Markets
came under pressure as concerns about inflation, sparked by loose monetary and fiscal policies, supply chain issues, and oil and
agricultural products shocks exacerbated by the war in Ukraine morphed into worries about an economic downturn triggered largely
by central bank tightening meant to control inflation. Reflecting these higher rates, the P/E multiple on the S&P 500 compressed
from 21x to 16x, though the earnings estimates underlying current multiples are likely to decline as economic weakness spreads.
Energy was the strongest sector in the first half, though it too succumbed to heavy selling pressure in June. Cyclically sensitive
sectors, including Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials, performed poorly while more resilient sectors such as
Utilities, Staples, and Health Care were relatively strong.
The
Fund benefited from three takeovers during the first half of the year: video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. (0.73%
of total investments as of June 30, 2022, +18% contribution to return) agreed to be acquired by Microsoft; broadcaster TEGNA
Inc. (0.05%, +14%) agreed to be acquired by Standard General; and cybersecurity provider Mandiant (+27%) (currently not held
at June 30, 2022) agreed to be acquired by Google. The subscription revenue offered by telecom companies T-Mobile US Inc.
(1.72%, +16%), AT&T Inc. (0.40%, +17%), Telefonica SA (0.43%, +25%), and Deutsche Telekom AG (0.19%, +11%) made them safe
havens in the quarter.
In
contrast, advertising-oriented companies, including Google and Facebook parents Alphabet Inc. (2.97%, -25%) and Meta
Platforms Inc. (2.29%, -52%) – the two largest recipients of ad dollars globally – as well as traditional media
companies such as Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (0.93%, -46%) and The Walt Disney Co. (1.33%, -39%) were more challenged.
Netflix Inc. (0.46%, -71%) faced both increased competition in streaming and economic pressure on its subscribers. The single
largest detractor from performance, however, was Sony Group Corp. (5.44%, -35%). The flipside to the Activision acquisition
could be that it disadvantages Microsoft’s primary rival, Sony PlayStation; Sony also faces headwinds across its
consumer businesses and from semiconductor supply challenges.
In
the wake of such a disappointing performance to start the year, it’s worth noting that the market sits over 20% above where
it ended 2019, an 8% CAGR over a very fraught time. We as a society may have moved past COVID-19, but its after-effects are still
felt. Political, corporate, and individual actors still need to sort through a variety of issues. Economic and market conditions
may worsen before they improve, but the risks are far more balanced today than they have been in some time.
A
volatile market driven by macro headlines should ultimately prove a rich environment for active management and fundamental value
strategies like ours. Cash flow and balance sheets matter most in these times of stress. Identifying companies with pricing power,
manageable cost structures, and limited capital intensity that trade at discounts to Private Market Value should be a formula
for success in times of inflation, recession, or both, no matter what the decade.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s portfolio managers and Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Adviser, as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice based on changes in market, economic, or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
|
Comparative
Results
Average
Annual Returns through June 30, 2022 (a) (Unaudited)
| |
Six Months | |
1 Year | |
5 year | |
10 year | |
15 year | |
Since Inception (11/15/94) |
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (GGT) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NAV
Total Return (b) | |
| (35.45 | )% | |
| (39.90 | )% | |
| (0.80 | )% | |
| 7.17 | % | |
| 2.52 | % | |
| 7.17 | % |
Investment
Total Return (c) | |
| (11.84 | ) | |
| (25.94 | ) | |
| 7.64 | | |
| 12.59 | | |
| 6.20 | | |
| 9.07 | |
MSCI AC World Communication
Services Index | |
| (26.72 | ) | |
| (29.59 | ) | |
| 3.78 | | |
| 5.01 | | |
| 3.45 | | |
| 5.52 | (d) |
| (a) | Performance
returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Returns represent past
performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal
value of an investment will fluctuate. The Fund’s use of leverage may magnify the volatility
of net asset value changes versus funds that do not employ leverage. 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. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance
information as of the most recent month end. The MSCI AC World Communication Services
Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of Communication Services from
around the world. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in
an index. |
| (b) | Total
returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share, reinvestment
of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date, and adjustments for rights offerings
and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $7.50. |
| (c) | Total
returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE,
reinvestment of distributions, and adjustments for rights offerings. Since inception
return is based on an initial offering price of $7.50. |
| (d) | The
MSCI AC World Communication Services Index inception date is December 30, 1994. |
Investors
should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing.
Summary
of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The
following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments as of June 30, 2022:
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (GGT)
Entertainment | |
| 20.3 | % |
Cable | |
| 10.7 | % |
Computer Software and Services | |
| 8.7 | % |
U.S. Government Obligations | |
| 7.3 | % |
Broadcasting | |
| 7.0 | % |
Electronics | |
| 6.3 | % |
Telecommunications: National | |
| 5.3 | % |
Hotels and Gaming | |
| 4.6 | % |
Real Estate | |
| 4.1 | % |
Wireless Communications | |
| 3.8 | % |
Computer Hardware | |
| 2.7 | % |
Telecommunications: Regional | |
| 2.3 | % |
Satellite | |
| 2.0 | % |
Financial Services | |
| 1.9 | % |
Business Services: Advertising | |
| 1.9 | % |
Business Services | |
| 1.6 | % |
Publishing | |
| 1.6 | % |
Equipment | |
| 1.5 | % |
Consumer Products | |
| 1.4 | % |
Telecommunications: Long Distance | |
| 1.4 | % |
Consumer Services | |
| 1.2 | % |
Retail | |
| 0.9 | % |
Information Technology | |
| 0.7 | % |
Food and Beverage | |
| 0.4 | % |
Diversified Industrial | |
| 0.4 | % |
Closed-End Funds | |
| 0.0 | %* |
| |
| 100.0 | % |
| * | Amount
represents less than 0.05%. |
The
Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund
at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554). The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also
be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
Proxy
Voting
The
Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each
year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio
securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds
at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Schedule
of Investments — June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| | | |
COMMON STOCKS — 92.4% | | |
| | |
| | | |
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 55.0% | | |
| | |
| | | |
Broadcasting — 7.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 10,000 | | |
Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corp. | |
$ | 42,567 | | |
$ | 48,275 | |
| 23,000 | | |
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 58,980 | | |
| 29,440 | |
| 6,400 | | |
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. Ltd. | |
| 46,376 | | |
| 26,132 | |
| 18,000 | | |
Cogeco Inc. | |
| 449,026 | | |
| 954,397 | |
| 35,000 | | |
Corus Entertainment Inc., OTC, Cl. B | |
| 117,328 | | |
| 96,600 | |
| 300,000 | | |
Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto, Cl. B | |
| 1,193,841 | | |
| 822,716 | |
| 30,000 | | |
Fox Corp., Cl. A | |
| 1,246,500 | | |
| 964,800 | |
| 29,500 | | |
Fox Corp., Cl. B | |
| 903,928 | | |
| 876,150 | |
| 81,000 | | |
Grupo Radio Centro SAB de CV, Cl. A† | |
| 39,884 | | |
| 14,460 | |
| 5,000 | | |
iHeartMedia Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 32,257 | | |
| 39,450 | |
| 15,000 | | |
Informa plc† | |
| 152,747 | | |
| 96,556 | |
| 250,000 | | |
ITV plc | |
| 493,759 | | |
| 198,603 | |
| 8,000 | | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. A† | |
| 540,820 | | |
| 908,400 | |
| 37,800 | | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C† | |
| 4,286,518 | | |
| 4,371,192 | |
| 19,000 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty SiriusXM, Cl. A† | |
| 488,246 | | |
| 684,760 | |
| 69,361 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty SiriusXM, Cl. C† | |
| 2,752,552 | | |
| 2,500,464 | |
| 68,566 | | |
Media Prima Berhad | |
| 34,965 | | |
| 6,067 | |
| 4,000 | | |
Nexstar Media Group Inc., Cl. A | |
| 341,960 | | |
| 651,520 | |
| 25,000 | | |
Nippon Television Holdings Inc. | |
| 380,453 | | |
| 222,398 | |
| 4,000 | | |
NRJ Group | |
| 17,822 | | |
| 25,989 | |
| 3,000 | | |
RTL Group SA | |
| 107,299 | | |
| 125,251 | |
| 95,000 | | |
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A | |
| 2,895,455 | | |
| 1,938,000 | |
| 33,000 | | |
TBS Holdings Inc. | |
| 675,978 | | |
| 413,230 | |
| 6,000 | | |
TEGNA Inc. | |
| 86,603 | | |
| 125,820 | |
| 30,000 | | |
Television Broadcasts Ltd.† | |
| 82,825 | | |
| 16,478 | |
| 22,000 | | |
Television Francaise 1 | |
| 219,175 | | |
| 155,736 | |
| 240,000 | | |
TV Azteca SAB de CV† | |
| 58,305 | | |
| 10,491 | |
| | | |
| |
| 17,746,169 | | |
| 16,323,375 | |
| | | |
Business Services — 1.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 6,000 | | |
Carlisle Support Sevices Group Ltd.†(a) | |
| 200 | | |
| 584 | |
| 4,000 | | |
Fluent Inc.† | |
| 32,492 | | |
| 4,760 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Impellam Group plc† | |
| 8,600 | | |
| 33,598 | |
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| 10,700 | | |
S&P Global Inc. | |
$ | 2,530,709 | | |
$ | 3,606,542 | |
| | | |
| |
| 2,572,001 | | |
| 3,645,484 | |
| | | |
Cable — 10.7% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 16,000 | | |
AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 489,379 | | |
| 465,920 | |
| 300 | | |
Cable One Inc. | |
| 333,624 | | |
| 386,796 | |
| 3,800 | | |
Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 1,664,868 | | |
| 1,780,414 | |
| 35,000 | | |
Cogeco Communications Inc. | |
| 794,660 | | |
| 2,367,503 | |
| 128,000 | | |
Comcast Corp., Cl. A | |
| 5,142,589 | | |
| 5,022,720 | |
| 46,000 | | |
Liberty Global plc, Cl. A† | |
| 780,120 | | |
| 968,300 | |
| 205,177 | | |
Liberty Global plc, Cl. C† | |
| 6,303,611 | | |
| 4,532,360 | |
| 19,400 | | |
MultiChoice Group | |
| 133,926 | | |
| 138,100 | |
| 100,000 | | |
Rogers Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B | |
| 4,511,625 | | |
| 4,790,000 | |
| 90,000 | | |
Shaw Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B | |
| 326,537 | | |
| 2,651,400 | |
| 110,000 | | |
WideOpenWest Inc.† | |
| 918,445 | | |
| 2,003,100 | |
| | | |
| |
| 21,399,384 | | |
| 25,106,613 | |
| | | |
Computer Software and Services — 0.4% | | |
| | |
| 1,000 | | |
Sciplay Corp., Cl. A† | |
| 13,274 | | |
| 13,970 | |
| 28,000 | | |
SolarWinds Corp. | |
| 480,409 | | |
| 287,000 | |
| 2,000 | | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | |
| 113,079 | | |
| 90,330 | |
| 5,000 | | |
Zoom Video Communications Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 409,022 | | |
| 539,850 | |
| 10,000 | | |
Zuora Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 114,108 | | |
| 89,500 | |
| | | |
| |
| 1,129,892 | | |
| 1,020,650 | |
| | | |
Consumer Services — 1.1% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 50,000 | | |
Bollore SE | |
| 279,735 | | |
| 231,597 | |
| 150 | | |
Cie de L’Odet SE | |
| 219,639 | | |
| 169,768 | |
| 26,000 | | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp.† | |
| 1,526,123 | | |
| 1,975,220 | |
| 95 | | |
JD.com Inc., Cl. A | |
| 3,466 | | |
| 3,060 | |
| 160,000 | | |
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 639,024 | | |
| 121,056 | |
| | | |
| |
| 2,667,987 | | |
| 2,500,701 | |
| | | |
Diversified Industrial — 0.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 27,000 | | |
Bouygues SA | |
| 899,609 | | |
| 830,731 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad | |
| 4,297 | | |
| 476 | |
| | | |
| |
| 903,906 | | |
| 831,207 | |
| | | |
Entertainment — 11.8% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 102,000 | | |
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA† | |
| 768,472 | | |
| 382,456 | |
| 18,900 | | |
GAN Ltd.† | |
| 265,963 | | |
| 55,944 | |
| 492,000 | | |
Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR | |
| 5,888,419 | | |
| 4,024,560 | |
| 170,500 | | |
Liberty Media Acquisition Corp.† | |
| 1,707,335 | | |
| 1,691,360 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
| |
| | | |
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (Continued) | | |
| | |
| | | |
Entertainment (Continued) | | |
| | |
| 55,000 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty Braves, Cl. A† | |
$ | 1,410,663 | | |
$ | 1,383,250 | |
| 122,000 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty Braves, Cl. C† | |
| 2,593,397 | | |
| 2,928,000 | |
| 8,000 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty Formula One, Cl. A† | |
| 210,094 | | |
| 463,760 | |
| 32,000 | | |
Liberty Media Corp.- Liberty Formula One, Cl. C† | |
| 998,875 | | |
| 2,031,040 | |
| 4,000 | | |
M6 Metropole Television SA | |
| 35,208 | | |
| 59,063 | |
| 41,020 | | |
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.† | |
| 3,237,438 | | |
| 2,158,472 | |
| 29,000 | | |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.† | |
| 4,818,327 | | |
| 4,379,000 | |
| 20,500 | | |
Naspers Ltd., Cl. N | |
| 2,290,857 | | |
| 2,983,527 | |
| 6,200 | | |
Netflix Inc.† | |
| 2,314,938 | | |
| 1,084,194 | |
| 5,000 | | |
Pinterest Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 115,708 | | |
| 90,800 | |
| 25,000 | | |
Reading International Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 319,402 | | |
| 90,250 | |
| 8,000 | | |
Reading International Inc., Cl. B† | |
| 88,358 | | |
| 168,000 | |
| 7,000 | | |
Roku Inc.† | |
| 413,048 | | |
| 574,980 | |
| 50,000 | | |
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | |
| 300,473 | | |
| 306,500 | |
| 23,700 | | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.† | |
| 3,233,522 | | |
| 2,903,961 | |
| | | |
| |
| 31,010,497 | | |
| 27,759,117 | |
| | | |
Equipment — 1.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 7,200 | | |
Amphenol Corp., Cl. A | |
| 7,014 | | |
| 463,536 | |
| 57,000 | | |
Corning Inc. | |
| 1,728,782 | | |
| 1,796,070 | |
| 35,000 | | |
Flex Ltd.† | |
| 624,117 | | |
| 506,450 | |
| 5,700 | | |
QUALCOMM Inc. | |
| 520,265 | | |
| 728,118 | |
| | | |
| |
| 2,880,178 | | |
| 3,494,174 | |
| | | |
Financial Services — 1.7% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 15,000 | | |
Caribbean Investment Holdings Ltd.† | |
| 14,944 | | |
| 4,839 | |
| 5,000 | | |
Conx Corp.† | |
| 49,800 | | |
| 49,600 | |
| 75,000 | | |
Counter Press Acquisition Corp.† | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 749,250 | |
| 3,000 | | |
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | |
| 181,751 | | |
| 157,680 | |
| 34,500 | | |
Kinnevik AB, Cl. A† | |
| 458,167 | | |
| 569,955 | |
| 25,000 | | |
Kinnevik AB, Cl. B† | |
| 445,892 | | |
| 402,747 | |
| 1,100 | | |
LendingTree Inc.† | |
| 297,422 | | |
| 48,202 | |
| 95,000 | | |
Orascom Financial Holding SAE† | |
| 13,907 | | |
| 879 | |
| 22,600 | | |
PayPal Holdings Inc.† | |
| 4,123,460 | | |
| 1,578,384 | |
| 50,000 | | |
Trine II Acquisition Corp.† | |
| 500,000 | | |
| 497,500 | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Market
Value | |
| 14,000 | | |
Waterloo Investment Holdings Ltd.†(a) | |
$ | 2,009 | | |
$ | 7,000 | |
| | | |
| |
| 6,837,352 | | |
| 4,066,036 | |
| | | |
Food and Beverage — 0.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 2,400 | | |
Pernod Ricard SA | |
| 148,081 | | |
| 440,894 | |
| 2,500 | | |
Remy Cointreau SA | |
| 302,970 | | |
| 436,733 | |
| | | |
| |
| 451,051 | | |
| 877,627 | |
| | | |
Information Technology — 0.7% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 25,500 | | |
Prosus NV | |
| 2,139,545 | | |
| 1,669,636 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Real Estate — 2.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 13,000 | | |
American Tower Corp., REIT | |
| 1,821,150 | | |
| 3,322,670 | |
| 3,000 | | |
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT | |
| 298,756 | | |
| 505,140 | |
| 5,500 | | |
Digital Realty Trust Inc., REIT | |
| 720,500 | | |
| 714,065 | |
| 15,000 | | |
Midway Investments†(a) | |
| 96 | | |
| 183 | |
| 75,000 | | |
Radius Global Infrastructure Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 1,161,693 | | |
| 1,144,500 | |
| | | |
| |
| 4,002,195 | | |
| 5,686,558 | |
| | | |
Retail — 0.6% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 10,000 | | |
Amazon.com Inc.† | |
| 1,322,964 | | |
| 1,062,100 | |
| 1,000 | | |
Best Buy Co. Inc. | |
| 30,800 | | |
| 65,190 | |
| 133,000 | | |
Qurate Retail Inc., Cl. A | |
| 1,133,388 | | |
| 381,710 | |
| | | |
| |
| 2,487,152 | | |
| 1,509,000 | |
| | | |
Satellite — 2.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 128,000 | | |
DISH Network Corp., Cl. A† | |
| 5,233,257 | | |
| 2,295,040 | |
| 100,000 | | |
EchoStar Corp., Cl. A† | |
| 2,590,472 | | |
| 1,930,000 | |
| 10,000 | | |
Iridium Communications Inc.† | |
| 102,804 | | |
| 375,600 | |
| 250,000 | | |
PT Indosat Tbk | |
| 52,779 | | |
| 109,918 | |
| 3,000 | | |
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. | |
| 15,472 | | |
| 11,940 | |
| | | |
| |
| 7,994,784 | | |
| 4,722,498 | |
| | | |
Telecommunications: Long Distance — 1.4% | | |
| | |
| 45,000 | | |
AT&T Inc. | |
| 905,590 | | |
| 943,200 | |
| 15,000 | | |
BCE Inc. | |
| 670,902 | | |
| 737,298 | |
| 130,000 | | |
Telesat Corp.† | |
| 4,866,093 | | |
| 1,452,100 | |
| 4,203 | | |
TIM SA, ADR | |
| 108,533 | | |
| 51,066 | |
| | | |
| |
| 6,551,118 | | |
| 3,183,664 | |
| | | |
Telecommunications: National — 5.3% | | |
| | |
| 22,000 | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | |
| 411,439 | | |
| 436,798 | |
| 50,000 | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR | |
| 646,760 | | |
| 996,000 | |
| 14,000 | | |
Elisa Oyj | |
| 138,049 | | |
| 786,675 | |
| 2,000 | | |
Freenet AG | |
| 43,087 | | |
| 49,610 | |
| 3,605 | | |
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | |
| 41,551 | | |
| 62,599 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
| |
| | |
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (Continued) | |
| |
| | | |
Telecommunications: National (Continued) | | |
| | |
| 5,000 | | |
Itissalat Al-Maghrib | |
$ | 76,173 | | |
$ | 58,947 | |
| 50,000 | | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | |
| 162,831 | | |
| 178,204 | |
| 82,000 | | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A† | |
| 934,781 | | |
| 639,600 | |
| 79,036 | | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. C† | |
| 1,295,276 | | |
| 615,690 | |
| 45,000 | | |
Lumen Technologies Inc. | |
| 624,872 | | |
| 490,950 | |
| 1,000 | | |
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc, ADR | |
| 9,280 | | |
| 4,200 | |
| 135,000 | | |
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV | |
| 465,281 | | |
| 327,741 | |
| 20,000 | | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | |
| 230,089 | | |
| 574,292 | |
| 5,000 | | |
Oi SA, ADR† | |
| 1,613 | | |
| 1,052 | |
| 9,000 | | |
Orange SA, ADR | |
| 125,267 | | |
| 105,930 | |
| 22,000 | | |
PLDT Inc., ADR | |
| 370,294 | | |
| 669,240 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Rostelecom PJSC, ADR(a) | |
| 41,408 | | |
| 0 | |
| 22,500 | | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | |
| 771,168 | | |
| 499,500 | |
| 22,000 | | |
Swisscom AG, ADR | |
| 579,192 | | |
| 1,211,980 | |
| 10,000 | | |
Telecom Argentina SA, ADR | |
| 32,356 | | |
| 45,500 | |
| 300,000 | | |
Telecom Italia SpA† | |
| 734,121 | | |
| 78,502 | |
| 20,000 | | |
Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR | |
| 268,102 | | |
| 181,200 | |
| 195,000 | | |
Telefonica SA, ADR | |
| 1,060,441 | | |
| 1,000,350 | |
| 140,000 | | |
Telekom Austria AG | |
| 962,459 | | |
| 931,628 | |
| 15,172 | | |
Telia Co. AB | |
| 42,639 | | |
| 58,109 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, ADR | |
| 12,340 | | |
| 162,240 | |
| 2,400 | | |
Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR | |
| 30,324 | | |
| 31,848 | |
| 350,000 | | |
VEON Ltd., ADR† | |
| 583,009 | | |
| 161,000 | |
| 40,000 | | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | |
| 2,190,637 | | |
| 2,030,000 | |
| | | |
| |
| 12,884,839 | | |
| 12,389,385 | |
| | | |
Telecommunications: Regional — 2.3% | | |
| | |
| 116,500 | | |
Orange Belgium SA† | |
| 3,063,805 | | |
| 2,187,784 | |
| 90,000 | | |
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. | |
| 3,452,282 | | |
| 1,421,100 | |
| 80,000 | | |
TELUS Corp. | |
| 517,468 | | |
| 1,782,400 | |
| | | |
| |
| 7,033,555 | | |
| 5,391,284 | |
| | | |
Wireless Communications — 3.8% | | |
| | |
| 60,000 | | |
Altice USA Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 1,552,450 | | |
| 555,000 | |
| 55,000 | | |
America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR | |
| 367,164 | | |
| 1,123,650 | |
| 26,000 | | |
Anterix Inc.† | |
| 1,126,622 | | |
| 1,067,820 | |
| 389,058 | | |
Jasmine International PCL† | |
| 21,005 | | |
| 37,855 | |
| 39,000 | | |
Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR† | |
| 1,073,121 | | |
| 556,612 | |
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| 55,000 | | |
Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV | |
$ | 65,801 | | |
$ | 63,616 | |
| 19,000 | | |
Orascom Investment Holding, GDR† | |
| 15,524 | | |
| 475 | |
| 20,650 | | |
SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR | |
| 761,588 | | |
| 460,908 | |
| 30,000 | | |
T-Mobile US Inc.† | |
| 3,059,081 | | |
| 4,036,200 | |
| 19,000 | | |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S, ADR | |
| 136,231 | | |
| 47,500 | |
| 32,000 | | |
United States Cellular Corp.† | |
| 1,167,112 | | |
| 926,720 | |
| | | |
| |
| 9,345,699 | | |
| 8,876,356 | |
| | | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES | |
| 140,037,304 | | |
| 129,053,365 | |
| | | |
COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES — 37.4% | | |
| | |
| | | |
Business Services — 0.1% | | |
| | |
| 5,000 | | |
Light & Wonder Inc.† | |
| 57,774 | | |
| 234,950 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Business Services: Advertising — 1.9% | | |
| | |
| 1,000 | | |
Boston Omaha Corp., Cl. A† | |
| 16,970 | | |
| 20,650 | |
| 190,000 | | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.† | |
| 200,599 | | |
| 203,300 | |
| 10,000 | | |
comScore Inc.† | |
| 39,780 | | |
| 20,600 | |
| 23,000 | | |
JCDecaux SA† | |
| 538,946 | | |
| 386,369 | |
| 24,400 | | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Cl. A, REIT | |
| 1,639,083 | | |
| 2,146,468 | |
| 10,820 | | |
Magnite Inc.† | |
| 22,112 | | |
| 96,082 | |
| 1,500 | | |
Publicis Groupe SA | |
| 10,478 | | |
| 73,346 | |
| 4,000 | | |
Ströeer SE & Co. KGaA | |
| 89,263 | | |
| 179,828 | |
| 50,000 | | |
The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. | |
| 1,165,302 | | |
| 1,376,500 | |
| | | |
| |
| 3,722,533 | | |
| 4,503,143 | |
| | | |
Computer Hardware — 2.7% | | |
| | |
| 43,600 | | |
Apple Inc. | |
| 4,407,971 | | |
| 5,960,992 | |
| 11,000 | | |
Dell Technologies Inc., Cl. C | |
| 534,889 | | |
| 508,310 | |
| | | |
| |
| 4,942,860 | | |
| 6,469,302 | |
| | | |
Computer Software and Services — 8.3% | | |
| | |
| 22,000 | | |
Activision Blizzard Inc. | |
| 1,731,232 | | |
| 1,712,920 | |
| 4,000 | | |
Actua Corp.† | |
| 0 | | |
| 40 | |
| 3,200 | | |
Alphabet Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 4,460,354 | | |
| 6,973,632 | |
| 700 | | |
Alphabet Inc., Cl. C† | |
| 1,018,056 | | |
| 1,531,215 | |
| 31,500 | | |
eBay Inc. | |
| 1,122,294 | | |
| 1,312,605 | |
| 33,300 | | |
Meta Platforms Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 7,315,426 | | |
| 5,369,625 | |
| 7,000 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | |
| 1,385,708 | | |
| 1,797,810 | |
| 15,000 | | |
Momentive Global Inc.† | |
| 303,005 | | |
| 132,000 | |
| 300 | | |
Red Violet Inc.† | |
| 1,920 | | |
| 5,712 | |
| 17,000 | | |
Vimeo Inc.† | |
| 389,087 | | |
| 102,340 | |
| 4,000 | | |
VMware Inc., Cl. A | |
| 437,316 | | |
| 455,920 | |
| | | |
| |
| 18,164,398 | | |
| 19,393,819 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | |
| |
| | | |
COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES (Continued) | |
| | | |
Consumer Products — 1.4% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 10,000 | | |
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Cl. A | |
$ | 817,594 | | |
$ | 611,600 | |
| 1,500 | | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | |
| 173,424 | | |
| 648,732 | |
| 38,000 | | |
Nintendo Co. Ltd., ADR | |
| 1,030,910 | | |
| 2,045,160 | |
| | | |
| |
| 2,021,928 | | |
| 3,305,492 | |
| | | |
Consumer Services — 0.1% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 1,400 | | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | |
| 165,830 | | |
| 162,680 | |
| 5,500 | | |
Peloton Interactive Inc., Cl. A† | |
| 98,402 | | |
| 50,490 | |
| | | |
| |
| 264,232 | | |
| 213,170 | |
| | | |
Electronics — 6.3% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 77,000 | | |
IMAX Corp.† | |
| 1,347,062 | | |
| 1,300,530 | |
| 8,000 | | |
Intel Corp. | |
| 267,399 | | |
| 299,280 | |
| 3,509 | | |
Koninklijke Philips NV | |
| 36,698 | | |
| 75,549 | |
| 15,000 | | |
Resideo Technologies Inc.† | |
| 133,720 | | |
| 291,300 | |
| 156,300 | | |
Sony Group Corp., ADR | |
| 9,633,403 | | |
| 12,780,651 | |
| | | |
| |
| 11,418,282 | | |
| 14,747,310 | |
| | | |
Entertainment — 8.5% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 7,000 | | |
Capcom Co. Ltd. | |
| 184,198 | | |
| 169,995 | |
| 79,200 | | |
GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd.† | |
| 52,488 | | |
| 24,865 | |
| 20,000 | | |
IMAX China Holding Inc. | |
| 32,485 | | |
| 20,161 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Konami Group Corp. | |
| 375,960 | | |
| 332,105 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Cl. B† | |
| 45,835 | | |
| 52,980 | |
| 8,000 | | |
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.† | |
| 488,485 | | |
| 660,640 | |
| 45,000 | | |
Manchester United plc, Cl. A | |
| 707,872 | | |
| 500,400 | |
| 74,000 | | |
Paramount Global, Cl. A | |
| 1,714,472 | | |
| 2,017,240 | |
| 70,000 | | |
Paramount Global, Cl. B | |
| 2,108,913 | | |
| 1,727,600 | |
| 4,500 | | |
Spotify Technology SA† | |
| 647,932 | | |
| 422,235 | |
| 7,000 | | |
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | |
| 281,835 | | |
| 310,068 | |
| 17,176 | | |
STV Group plc | |
| 13,537 | | |
| 62,307 | |
| 116,000 | | |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR† | |
| 1,571,933 | | |
| 582,320 | |
| 42,000 | | |
The Marcus Corp.† | |
| 597,320 | | |
| 620,340 | |
| 33,000 | | |
The Walt Disney Co.† | |
| 4,298,964 | | |
| 3,115,200 | |
| 28,000 | | |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA† | |
| 1,862,032 | | |
| 1,229,455 | |
| 30,000 | | |
Universal Entertainment Corp.† | |
| 779,894 | | |
| 321,713 | |
| 62,000 | | |
Universal Music Group NV | |
| 1,487,390 | | |
| 1,243,191 | |
| 290,000 | | |
Vivendi SE | |
| 3,552,343 | | |
| 2,946,668 | |
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| 163,011 | | |
Warner Bros Discovery Inc.† | |
$ | 3,309,260 | | |
$ | 2,187,608 | |
| 26,000 | | |
Warner Music Group Corp., Cl. A | |
| 763,988 | | |
| 633,360 | |
| 13,000 | | |
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Cl. A | |
| 682,313 | | |
| 812,370 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
| 25,559,449 | | |
| 19,992,821 | |
| | | |
Financial Services — 0.2% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 50,000 | | |
Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1† | |
| 500,000 | | |
| 485,500 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Hotels and Gaming — 4.6% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 40,500 | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | |
| 1,113,565 | | |
| 2,014,875 | |
| 3,300 | | |
Caesars Entertainment Inc.† | |
| 179,335 | | |
| 126,390 | |
| 1,600 | | |
Churchill Downs Inc. | |
| 46,593 | | |
| 306,448 | |
| 63,000 | | |
Entain plc† | |
| 1,067,347 | | |
| 954,789 | |
| 2,000 | | |
Flutter Entertainment plc† | |
| 342,209 | | |
| 200,709 | |
| 30,000 | | |
Full House Resorts Inc.† | |
| 131,758 | | |
| 182,400 | |
| 15,000 | | |
Golden Entertainment Inc.† | |
| 178,474 | | |
| 593,250 | |
| 4,200 | | |
Greek Organization of Football Prognostics SA | |
| 45,444 | | |
| 60,079 | |
| 80,000 | | |
International Game Technology plc | |
| 1,052,863 | | |
| 1,484,800 | |
| 6,000 | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.† | |
| 328,208 | | |
| 201,540 | |
| 170,000 | | |
Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.† | |
| 277,121 | | |
| 321,300 | |
| 29,000 | | |
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR† | |
| 193,802 | | |
| 166,750 | |
| 40,000 | | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd.† | |
| 54,867 | | |
| 22,684 | |
| 23,000 | | |
MGM Resorts International | |
| 632,031 | | |
| 665,850 | |
| 4,000 | | |
Penn National Gaming Inc.† | |
| 26,016 | | |
| 121,680 | |
| 33,100 | | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., REIT† | |
| 1,409,873 | | |
| 2,516,593 | |
| 14,000 | | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd.† | |
| 1,472,142 | | |
| 797,720 | |
| | | |
| |
| 8,551,648 | | |
| 10,737,857 | |
| | | |
Publishing — 1.6% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 20,000 | | |
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA | |
| 63,828 | | |
| 35,840 | |
| 974,000 | | |
Bangkok Post plc† | |
| 47,100 | | |
| 30,304 | |
| 3,100 | | |
Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B | |
| 1,734,008 | | |
| 1,757,204 | |
| 400 | | |
John Wiley & Sons Inc., Cl. B | |
| 2,846 | | |
| 19,206 | |
| 8,500 | | |
Lee Enterprises Inc.† | |
| 186,214 | | |
| 161,415 | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
Nation Group Thailand Public Co. Ltd.† | |
| 53,346 | | |
| 8,485 | |
| 5,263 | | |
Nation International Edutainment PCL† | |
| 199 | | |
| 983 | |
| 27,000 | | |
News Corp., Cl. A | |
| 123,850 | | |
| 420,660 | |
| 18,500 | | |
News Corp., Cl. B | |
| 320,318 | | |
| 293,965 | |
| 6,779 | | |
Novus Holdings Ltd. | |
| 3,053 | | |
| 1,038 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| | |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | |
| |
| | | |
COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES (Continued) | |
| | | |
Publishing (Continued) | | |
| | |
| 63,000 | | |
The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A† | |
$ | 1,059,065 | | |
$ | 785,610 | |
| 1,800 | | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | |
| 40,781 | | |
| 174,597 | |
| | | |
| |
| 3,634,608 | | |
| 3,689,307 | |
| | | |
Real Estate — 1.7% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 4,000 | | |
Equinix Inc., REIT | |
| 1,699,453 | | |
| 2,628,080 | |
| 82,000 | | |
Outfront Media Inc., REIT | |
| 1,459,763 | | |
| 1,389,900 | |
| | | |
| |
| 3,159,216 | | |
| 4,017,980 | |
| | | |
TOTAL COPYRIGHT/ | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
CREATIVITY COMPANIES | |
| 81,996,928 | | |
| 87,790,651 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |
| 222,034,232 | | |
| 216,844,016 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
CLOSED-END FUNDS — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 8,000 | | |
Altaba Inc., Escrow† | |
| 0 | | |
| 40,400 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3% | | |
| | |
| | | |
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.3% | | |
| | |
| | | |
Broadcasting — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 5,500 | | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Ser. A, 7.000% | |
| 112,525 | | |
| 142,835 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Retail — 0.3% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 11,000 | | |
Qurate Retail Inc., 8.000%, 03/15/31 | |
| 988,162 | | |
| 642,950 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES | |
| 1,100,687 | | |
| 785,785 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |
| 1,100,687 | | |
| 785,785 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
RIGHTS — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES — 0.0% |
| | | |
Publishing — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 3,455 | | |
Nation International Edutainment PCL, expire 07/06/22† | |
| 66 | | |
| 323 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
WARRANTS — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.0% | |
| | |
| | | |
Real Estate — 0.0% | |
| | | |
| | |
| 600 | | |
Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad, expire 10/29/27† | |
| 0 | | |
| 10 | |
Principal |
| |
| |
| | |
Market | |
Amount |
| |
| |
Cost | | |
Value | |
|
| |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 7.3% | | |
| | |
$ |
17,130,000 |
| |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.032% to 1.647%††, 08/25/22 to 11/25/22 | |
$ | 17,070,730 | | |
$ | 17,055,748 | |
|
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS — 100.0% | |
$ | 240,205,715 | | |
| 234,726,282 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other Assets and
Liabilities (Net) | |
| | | |
| 1,175,157 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK | |
| | | |
| | |
(3,986,911 preferred shares outstanding) | |
| | | |
| (99,922,525 | ) |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK | |
| | | |
| | |
(27,535,751 common shares outstanding) | |
| | | |
$ | 135,978,914 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE | |
| | | |
| | |
($135,978,914 ÷ 27,535,751 shares outstanding) | |
| | | |
$ | 4.94 | |
| (a) | Security
is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair
value hierarchy. |
| † | Non-income
producing security. |
| †† | Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase. |
| ADR | American
Depositary Receipt |
| GDR | Global
Depositary Receipt |
| REIT | Real
Estate Investment Trust |
| SDR | Swedish
Depositary Receipt |
| |
% of Total | |
Market | |
Geographic Diversification | |
Investments | |
Value | |
North
America | |
| 75.1 | % | |
$ | 176,129,583 | |
Europe | |
| 12.2 | | |
| 28,729,580 | |
Japan | |
| 7.6 | | |
| 17,904,692 | |
Latin America | |
| 2.5 | | |
| 5,877,859 | |
South Africa | |
| 1.4 | | |
| 3,122,665 | |
Asia/Pacific | |
| 1.2 | | |
| 2,901,602 | |
Africa/Middle
East | |
| 0.0 | * | |
| 60,301 | |
Total
Investments | |
| 100.0 | % | |
$ | 234,726,282 | |
| * | Amount
represents less than 0.05%. |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities | |
| |
June
30, 2021 (Unaudited) | |
Assets: | |
| |
Investments, at value (cost $240,205,715) | |
$ | 234,726,282 | |
Cash | |
| 189,670 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $379,840) | |
| 376,718 | |
Receivable for investments sold | |
| 1,190,839 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | |
| 345,148 | |
Deferred offering expense | |
| 113,043 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 2,775 | |
Total Assets | |
| 236,944,475 | |
Liabilities: | |
| | |
Distributions payable | |
| 70,985 | |
Payable for investments purchased | |
| 422,263 | |
Payable for offering costs | |
| 209,794 | |
Payable for investment advisory fees | |
| 202,584 | |
Payable for payroll expenses | |
| 45,441 | |
Payable for accounting fees | |
| 7,500 | |
Other accrued expenses | |
| 84,469 | |
Total Liabilities | |
| 1,043,036 | |
Preferred Stock $0.001 par value: | |
| | |
Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock (Auction Rate, $25,000 liquidation value, 1,000 shares authorized with 10 shares issued and outstanding) | |
| 250,000 | |
Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (5.125%, $25 liquidation value, 2,000,000 shares authorized with 1,996,700 shares issued and outstanding) | |
| 49,917,500 | |
Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock (5.125%, $25 liquidation value, 2,000,000 shares authorized with 1,990,201 shares issued and outstanding) | |
| 49,755,025 | |
Total Preferred Stock | |
| 99,922,525 | |
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders | |
$ | 135,978,914 | |
| |
| | |
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Consist of: | |
| | |
Paid-in capital | |
$ | 147,209,063 | |
Total accumulated loss | |
| (11,230,149 | ) |
Net Assets | |
$ | 135,978,914 | |
| |
| | |
Net Asset Value per Common Share: | |
| | |
($135,978,914 ÷ 27,535,751 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; 196,750,000 shares authorized ) | |
$ | 4.94 | |
Statement
of Operations | |
| |
For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
|
Investment Income: | |
| | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $115,624) | |
$ | 1,566,589 | |
Interest | |
| 33,495 | |
Total Investment Income | |
| 1,600,084 | |
Expenses: | |
| | |
Investment advisory fees | |
| 1,410,598 | |
Stockholder communications expenses | |
| 69,713 | |
Directors’ fees | |
| 49,818 | |
Payroll expenses | |
| 48,155 | |
Stockholder services fees | |
| 41,200 | |
Legal and audit fees | |
| 41,004 | |
Custodian fees | |
| 24,468 | |
Accounting fees | |
| 22,500 | |
Interest expense | |
| 190 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | |
| 46,681 | |
Total Expenses | |
| 1,754,327 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (See Note 3) | |
| (1,240 | ) |
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 5) | |
| (2,451 | ) |
Total Credits and Reductions | |
| (3,691 | ) |
Net Expenses | |
| 1,750,636 | |
Net Investment Loss | |
| (150,552 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on | |
| | |
Investments and Foreign Currency: | |
| | |
Net realized gain on investments | |
| 939,125 | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | |
| (2,479 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | |
| 936,646 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | |
| | |
on investments | |
| (77,196,300 | ) |
on foreign currency translations | |
| (20,060 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | |
| (77,216,360 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency | |
| (76,279,714 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | |
| (76,430,266 | ) |
Total Distributions to Preferred Stockholders | |
| (2,554,983 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations | |
$ | (78,985,249 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Statement
of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 | |
Operations: | |
| | | |
| | |
Net investment loss | |
$ | (150,552 | ) | |
$ | (674,163 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | |
| 936,646 | | |
| 21,843,772 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | |
| (77,216,360 | ) | |
| 7,082,162 | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | |
| (76,430,266 | ) | |
| 28,251,771 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Distributions to Preferred Stockholders: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated earnings | |
| (1,411,723 | )* | |
| (5,108,518 | ) |
Return of capital | |
| (1,143,260 | )* | |
| — | |
Total Distributions to Preferred Stockholders | |
| (2,554,983 | ) | |
| (5,108,518 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations | |
| (78,985,249 | ) | |
| 23,143,253 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Distributions to Common Stockholders: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated Earnings | |
| — | | |
| (17,429,502 | ) |
Return of capital | |
| (12,079,811 | )* | |
| (5,303,790 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total Distributions to Common Stockholders | |
| (12,079,811 | ) | |
| (22,733,292 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Fund Share Transactions: | |
| | | |
| | |
Increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering | |
| — | | |
| 18,168,009 | |
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| 797,971 | | |
| 2,314,933 | |
Offering costs for common shares charged to paid-in capital | |
| (10,110 | ) | |
| (474,112 | ) |
Adjustment of offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital | |
| — | | |
| 83,560 | |
Net
Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions | |
| 787,861 | | |
| 20,092,390 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders | |
| (90,277,199 | ) | |
| 20,502,351 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders: | |
| | | |
| | |
Beginning of year | |
| 226,256,113 | | |
| 205,753,762 | |
End of period | |
$ | 135,978,914 | | |
$ | 226,256,113 | |
| * | Based
on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end. |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Financial
Highlights
Selected
data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | |
Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | | |
2018 | | |
2017 | |
Operating Performance: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | |
$ | 8.25 | | |
$ | 8.14 | | |
$ | 7.93 | | |
$ | 7.04 | | |
$ | 9.34 | | |
$ | 8.13 | |
Net investment income/(loss) | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.02 | ) | |
| 0.02 | | |
| 0.13 | (a) | |
| 0.03 | | |
| 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/ (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | |
| (2.78 | ) | |
| 1.21 | | |
| 1.27 | | |
| 1.86 | | |
| (1.28 | ) | |
| 2.11 | |
Total from investment operations | |
| (2.79 | ) | |
| 1.19 | | |
| 1.29 | | |
| 1.99 | | |
| (1.25 | ) | |
| 2.12 | |
Distributions to Preferred Stockholders: (b) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net investment income | |
| — | | |
| (0.02 | ) | |
| (0.00 | )(c) | |
| (0.02 | ) | |
| (0.00 | )(c) | |
| (0.00 | )(c) |
Net realized gain | |
| (0.05 | )* | |
| (0.18 | ) | |
| (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.13 | ) | |
| (0.15 | ) | |
| (0.08 | ) |
Return of capital | |
| (0.04 | )* | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total distributions to preferred stockholders | |
| (0.09 | ) | |
| (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.15 | ) | |
| (0.15 | ) | |
| (0.08 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations | |
| (2.88 | ) | |
| 0.99 | | |
| 1.09 | | |
| 1.84 | | |
| (1.40 | ) | |
| 2.04 | |
Distributions to Common Stockholders: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net investment income | |
| — | | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| (0.02 | ) | |
| (0.12 | ) | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) |
Net realized gain | |
| — | | |
| (0.61 | ) | |
| (0.83 | ) | |
| (0.71 | ) | |
| (0.89 | ) | |
| (0.73 | ) |
Return of capital | |
| (0.44 | )* | |
| (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.05 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (0.12 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total distributions to common stockholders | |
| (0.44 | ) | |
| (0.88 | ) | |
| (0.88 | ) | |
| (0.88 | ) | |
| (0.90 | ) | |
| (0.88 | ) |
Fund Share Transactions: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Increase in net asset value from common share transactions | |
| — | | |
| 0.02 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Increase in net asset value from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.00 | (c) |
Increase in net asset value from redemption of preferred shares | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.12 | |
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital | |
| — | | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| — | | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| (0.00 | )(c) | |
| (0.07 | ) |
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for common shares charged to paid-in capital | |
| (0.00 | )(c) | |
| (0.02 | ) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Total Fund share transactions | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| 0.00 | (c) | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| (0.00 | )(c) | |
| 0.05 | |
Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Stockholders, End of Period | |
$ | 4.94 | | |
$ | 8.25 | | |
$ | 8.14 | | |
$ | 7.93 | | |
$ | 7.04 | | |
$ | 9.34 | |
NAV total return † | |
| (35.45 | )% | |
| 11.54 | % | |
| 18.58 | % | |
| 25.86 | % | |
| (16.54 | )% | |
| 26.50 | % |
Market value, end of period | |
$ | 7.23 | | |
$ | 8.68 | | |
$ | 7.96 | | |
$ | 8.02 | | |
$ | 7.06 | | |
$ | 9.20 | |
Investment total return †† | |
| (11.84 | )% | |
| 23.53 | % | |
| 14.15 | % | |
| 26.67 | % | |
| (14.93 | )% | |
| 40.21 | % |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Financial
Highlights (Continued)
Selected
data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | |
Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | | |
2018 | | |
2017 | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets
and Supplemental Data: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 235,901 | | |
$ | 326,179 | | |
$ | 305,676 | | |
$ | 297,577 | | |
$ | 243,309 | | |
$ | 297,503 | |
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 135,979 | | |
$ | 226,256 | | |
$ | 205,754 | | |
$ | 197,327 | | |
$ | 173,284 | | |
$ | 227,477 | |
Ratio of net investment income/ (loss) to average net assets attributable to common shares before preferred share distributions | |
| (0.16 | )%(d) | |
| (0.29 | )% | |
| 0.23 | % | |
| 1.62 | %(a) | |
| 0.39 | % | |
| 0.13 | % |
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares before fees waived (e)(f) | |
| 1.89 | %(d) | |
| 1.73 | % | |
| 2.06 | % | |
| 1.69 | %(g) | |
| 1.62 | % | |
| 1.45 | % |
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares net of advisory fee reduction, if any (e) | |
| 1.89 | %(d) | |
| 1.73 | % | |
| 2.06 | %(h) | |
| 1.69 | %(g)(h) | |
| 1.53 | %(h) | |
| 1.45 | %(h) |
Portfolio turnover rate | |
| 6 | % | |
| 17 | % | |
| 29 | % | |
| 18 | % | |
| 21 | % | |
| 17 | % |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cumulative Preferred Stock: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
6.000% Series B Preferred (i) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
$ | 19,775 | | |
$ | 19,775 | |
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 791 | | |
| 791 | |
Liquidation preference per share | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | |
Average market value (j) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
$ | 25.81 | | |
$ | 26.36 | |
Asset coverage per share (k) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
$ | 86.86 | | |
$ | 106.21 | |
Auction Market Series C Preferred | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 250 | | |
$ | 250 | | |
$ | 250 | | |
$ | 250 | | |
$ | 250 | | |
$ | 250 | |
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s) | |
| 0 | (l) | |
| 0 | (l) | |
| 0 | (l) | |
| 0 | (l) | |
| 0 | (l) | |
| 0 | (l) |
Liquidation preference per share(m) | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | |
Liquidation value | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | 25,000 | |
Asset coverage per share (k) | |
$ | 59,021 | | |
$ | 81,608 | | |
$ | 76,478 | | |
$ | 74,209 | | |
$ | 86,865 | | |
$ | 106,212 | |
5.125% Series E Preferred | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 49,918 | | |
$ | 49,918 | | |
$ | 49,918 | | |
$ | 50,000 | | |
$ | 50,000 | | |
$ | 50,000 | |
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s) | |
| 1,997 | | |
| 1,997 | | |
| 1,997 | | |
| 2,000 | | |
| 2,000 | | |
| 2,000 | |
Liquidation preference per share | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | |
Average market value (j) | |
$ | 24.40 | | |
$ | 25.95 | | |
$ | 25.55 | | |
$ | 24.88 | | |
$ | 23.80 | | |
$ | 24.98 | |
Asset coverage per share (k) | |
$ | 59.02 | | |
$ | 81.61 | | |
$ | 76.48 | | |
$ | 74.21 | | |
$ | 86.86 | | |
$ | 106.21 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Financial
Highlights (Continued)
Selected
data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | |
Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | | |
2018 | | |
2017 | |
5.125% Series G Preferred | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 49,755 | | |
$ | 49,755 | | |
$ | 49,755 | | |
$ | 50,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s) | |
| 1,990 | | |
| 1,990 | | |
| 1,990 | | |
| 2,000 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Liquidation preference per share | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Average market value (j) | |
$ | 24.73 | | |
$ | 26.37 | | |
$ | 25.61 | | |
$ | 25.40 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Asset coverage per share (k) | |
$ | 59.02 | | |
$ | 81.61 | | |
$ | 76.48 | | |
$ | 74.21 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Asset Coverage (n) | |
| 236 | % | |
| 326 | % | |
| 306 | % | |
| 297 | % | |
| 347 | % | |
| 425 | % |
| † | Based
on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset
value per share on the ex-dividend dates. Total return for a period of less than one
year is not annualized. |
| †† | Based
on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices determined
under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan and adjustments for the rights offering.
Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| * | Based
on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end. |
| (a) | Includes
income resulting from special dividends. Without these dividends, the per share income
amount would have been $0.02 and the net investment income ratio would have been 0.20%. |
| (b) | Calculated
based on average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the periods. |
| (c) | Amount
represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| (e) | The
Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating
expenses. For all periods presented, there was no impact on the expense ratios. |
| (f) | Ratio
of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred
shares before fee waived/fee reduction for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the
years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, would have been 1.23%, 1.21%,
1.30%, 1.25%, 1.22%, and 1.23%, respectively. |
| (g) | In
2019, due to failed auctions relating to previous fiscal years, the Fund reversed accumulated
auction agent fees. For the year ended December 31, 2019, there was no impact to the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares and the
ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including the liquidation value of
preferred shares. |
| (h) | Ratio
of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred
shares net of advisory fee reduction for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and years
ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, would have been 1.23%, 1.30%, 1.25%, 1.15%,
and 1.23%, respectively. |
| (i) | Based
on weekly prices. |
| (j) | Asset
coverage per share is calculated by combining all series of preferred stock. |
| (k) | The
Fund redeemed and retired all its outstanding Series B Preferred Shares on December 26,
2019. |
| (l) | Actual
number of shares outstanding is 10. |
| (m) | Since
February 2008, the weekly auctions have failed. Holders that have submitted orders have
not been able to sell any or all of their shares in the auctions. |
| (n) | Asset
coverage is calculated by combining all series of preferred stock. |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
Organization. The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated on March 31, 1994 in Maryland. The Fund is a non-diversified
closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Fund
commenced investment operations on November 15, 1994.
The
Fund’s investment objective is long term growth of capital. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets, under normal
market conditions, in common stock and other securities, including convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants
of companies in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries (the 80% Policy). The 80% Policy may be
changed without stockholder approval. The Fund will provide stockholders with notice at least sixty days prior to the implementation
of any change in the 80% Policy.
2.
Significant Accounting Policies. 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 financial statements. 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 financial statements.
The
global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, has caused adverse effects on many companies, sectors, nations,
regions, and the markets in general, and may continue for an unpredictable duration. The effects of this pandemic may materially
impact the value and performance of the Fund, its ability to buy and sell fund investments at appropriate valuations, and its
ability to achieve its investment objectives.
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 Directors (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 securities are valued using the closing bid price, unless the Board determines such amount
does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board.
Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price
of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market
quotations are readily available will be valued by quotations received from a pricing service or, if no quotations are available
from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one or more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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). |
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
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The
summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2022
is as follows:
| |
Valuation
Inputs | | |
| |
| |
Level
1 Quoted Prices | | |
Level
2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | | |
Level
3 Significant Unobservable Inputs (a) | | |
Total
Market Value at 06/30/22 | |
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
ASSETS (Market Value): | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Common Stocks: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Copyright/Creativity
Companies | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Computer
Software and Services | |
$ | 19,393,779 | | |
$ | 40 | | |
| — | | |
$ | 19,393,819 | |
Publishing | |
| 3,659,003 | | |
| 30,304 | | |
| — | | |
| 3,689,307 | |
Other Industries (b) | |
| 64,707,525 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 64,707,525 | |
Distribution Companies | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Broadcasting | |
| 16,308,915 | | |
| 14,460 | | |
| — | | |
| 16,323,375 | |
Business Services | |
| 3,644,900 | | |
| — | | |
$ | 584 | | |
| 3,645,484 | |
Financial Services | |
| 4,054,197 | | |
| 4,839 | | |
| 7,000 | | |
| 4,066,036 | |
Real Estate | |
| 5,686,375 | | |
| — | | |
| 183 | | |
| 5,686,558 | |
Telecommunications:
National | |
| 12,384,133 | | |
| 5,252 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 12,389,385 | |
Wireless Communications | |
| 8,838,501 | | |
| 37,855 | | |
| — | | |
| 8,876,356 | |
Other
Industries (b) | |
| 78,066,171 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 78,066,171 | |
Total
Common Stocks | |
| 216,743,499 | | |
| 92,750 | | |
| 7,767 | | |
| 216,844,016 | |
Closed-End Funds | |
| — | | |
| 40,400 | | |
| — | | |
| 40,400 | |
Preferred Stocks (b) | |
| 785,785 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 785,785 | |
Rights (b) | |
| — | | |
| 323 | | |
| — | | |
| 323 | |
Warrants (b) | |
| 10 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 10 | |
U.S.
Government Obligations | |
| — | | |
| 17,055,748 | | |
| — | | |
| 17,055,748 | |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | |
$ | 217,529,294 | | |
$ | 17,189,221 | | |
$ | 7,767 | | |
$ | 234,726,282 | |
| (a) | The
inputs for these securities are not readily available and are derived based on the judgment
of the Adviser according to procedures approved by the Board of Directors. |
| (b) | Please
refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio
holdings. |
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not have material transfers into or out of Level 3.
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.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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.
The
Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include
backtesting the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.
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. Stockholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata
portion of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. During the six months ended June
30, 2022, the Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was less than one 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.
Restricted
Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted
securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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. At June 30, 2022, the Fund held
no restricted securities.
Securities
Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss)
on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion
of discount) is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield
to maturity method or amortized to earliest call date, if applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except
for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of
such dividends.
Distributions
to Stockholders. Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The characterization of distributions
to stockholders is based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may
differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of
income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and
differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax
purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent
in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period
when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.
Distributions
to stockholders of the Fund’s Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock (Series C Preferred), 5.125% Series E Cumulative Preferred
Stock (Series E Preferred), and 5.125% Series G Preferred Stock (Series G Preferred) are accrued on a daily basis and are determined
as described in Note 6.
Under
the Fund’s current distribution policy related to common shares, the Fund declares and pays quarterly distributions from
net investment income, capital gains, and paid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of
the calendar year. Pursuant to this policy, distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. To
the extent such distributions are made from current earnings and profits, they are considered ordinary income or long term capital
gains. Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered the current yield or the total return from an investment
in the Fund.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The
tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
| |
Common | | |
Preferred | |
Distributions paid from: | |
| | | |
| | |
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains) | |
$ | 1,768,849 | | |
$ | 518,443 | |
Long term capital gains | |
| 15,660,653 | | |
| 4,590,075 | |
Return of capital | |
| 5,303,790 | | |
| — | |
Total distributions paid | |
$ | 22,733,292 | | |
$ | 5,108,518 | |
Provision
for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code
applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income
and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
The
following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized depreciation at June 30, 2022:
|
|
Cost |
|
Gross
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
Gross
Unrealized Depreciation |
|
Net
Unrealized Depreciation |
|
Investments |
|
$242,608,326 |
|
$37,042,794 |
|
$(44,924,838) |
|
$(7,882,044) |
|
The
Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns
to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority.
Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if
the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund
did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2022, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded
that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns
for the prior three years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s
tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.
3.
Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory
Agreement) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, equal on
an annual basis to 1.00% of the value of the Fund’s average weekly net assets including the liquidation value of preferred
stock. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio
and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.
The
Adviser has agreed to reduce the management fee on the incremental assets attributable to the Series C Preferred Stock if the
total return of the NAV of the common shares of the Fund, including distributions and advisory fee subject to reduction, does
not exceed the stated dividend rate on each particular series of the Preferred Stock for the period. For the six months ended
June 30, 2022, the Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares did not exceed the stated dividend rate of Series
C Preferred Stock. Thus, advisory fees with respect to the liquidation value of the Preferred Shares were reduced by $1,240. Advisory
fees were not accrued on the Series C Preferred Stock.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
4.
Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2022, other than short term securities
and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $14,623,958 and $22,367,910, respectively.
5. Transactions
with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid $1,237 in brokerage commissions
on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating
expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $2,451.
The
cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the
Adviser. Under the sub-administration agreement with Bank of New York Mellon, the fees paid include the cost of calculating the
Fund’s NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund accrued
$22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.
As
per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by
the Adviser (although officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). During the six
months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund accrued $48,155 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.
The
Fund pays retainer and per meeting fees to Directors not affiliated with the Adviser, plus specified amounts to the Lead Director
and Audit Committee Chairman. Directors are also reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. Directors
who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the
Fund.
6.
Capital. The Fund’s Articles of Incorporation permit the Fund to issue 196,750,000 shares of common stock (par value
$0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase of up to 1,950,000 common shares on the open market when the shares are trading
at a discount of 5% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund did not repurchase any of its common
shares.
Transactions
in shares of common stock were as follows:
| |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | |
Increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 1,912,422 | | |
$ | 18,168,009 | |
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| 104,371 | | |
$ | 797,971 | | |
| 254,819 | | |
| 2,314,933 | |
Net increase | |
| 104,371 | | |
$ | 797,971 | | |
| 2,167,241 | | |
$ | 20,482,942 | |
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
On
July 13, 2021, the Fund distributed one transferable right for each of the 25,383,076 common shares outstanding held on that date.
Four rights were required to purchase one additional common share at the subscription price of $9.50 per share. On August 31,
2021, the Fund issued 1,912,422 common shares receiving net proceeds of $17,693,897, after the deduction of offering expenses
of $474,112. The NAV of the Fund increased by $0.02 per share on the day the additional shares were issued due to the additional
shares being issued above NAV. The fund has an effective shelf registration authorizing an additional $381 million of common or
preferred shares.
The
Fund’s Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 4,001,000 shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Stock. The
Preferred Stock is senior to the common stock and results in the financial leveraging of the common stock. Such leveraging tends
to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common stockholders. Dividends on shares of the Preferred Stock are cumulative.
The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Articles Supplementary to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the
Preferred Stock. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem,
in part or in full, the Series C, Series E, and Series G Preferred at redemption prices of $25,000, $25, and $25, respectively,
per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet
these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability
to pay dividends to common stockholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The income received
on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed and variable rates, which could have either a beneficial
or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common stockholders.
The
Fund has the authority to purchase its auction rate preferred shares through negotiated private transactions. The Fund is not
obligated to purchase any dollar amount or number of auction rate preferred shares, and the timing and amount of any auction rate
preferred shares purchased will depend on market conditions, share price, capital availability, and other factors. The Fund is
not soliciting holders to sell these shares nor recommending that holders offer them to the Fund. Any offers can be accepted or
rejected in the Fund’s discretion.
For
Series C Preferred Stock, the dividend rates, as set by the auction process that is generally held every seven days, are expected
to vary with short term interest rates. Since February 2008, the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to bid orders
by potential holders has been less than the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to sell orders. Holders that
have submitted sell orders have not been able to sell any or all of the Series C Preferred Stock for which they have submitted
sell orders. Therefore the weekly auctions have failed, and the dividend rate has been the maximum rate, which is 175% of the
“AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate on the day of such auction. Existing Series C stockholders may submit
an order to hold, bid, or sell such shares on each auction date, or trade their shares in the secondary market.
The
Fund may redeem at any time, in whole or in part, the Series C Preferred Stock at its redemption price. In addition, the Board
has authorized the repurchase of the Series E and Series G Preferred Stock in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation
value per share. The Fund did not repurchase any preferred shares during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The
following table summarizes Cumulative Preferred Stock information:
Series |
|
Issue
Date |
|
Authorized |
|
Number
of
Shares
Outstanding at
6/30/2022 |
|
Net
Proceeds |
|
2022
Dividend
Rate Range |
|
Dividend
Rate at
6/30/2022 |
|
Accrued
Dividends at
6/30/2022 |
|
C
Auction Rate |
|
March
31, 2003 |
|
1,000 |
|
10 |
|
$24,547,465 |
|
0.123%
to 2.766% |
|
2.766% |
|
$37 |
|
E
5.125% |
|
September
26, 2017 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
1,996,700 |
|
$48,192,240 |
|
Fixed
Rate |
|
5.125% |
|
$35,532 |
|
G
5.125% |
|
December
20, 2019 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
1,990,201 |
|
$48,148,000 |
|
Fixed
Rate |
|
5.125% |
|
$35,416 |
|
The
holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders
of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common stock as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together
as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Directors and, under certain circumstances, are entitled to elect
a majority of the Board of Directors. In addition, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders
of all outstanding shares of the preferred shares, voting as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization
adversely affecting the preferred stock, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s
outstanding voting stock must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval
of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding preferred shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of
the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s
investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.
7.
Industry Concentration. Because the Fund primarily invests in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies
in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries, its portfolio may be subject to greater risk and market
fluctuations than a portfolio of securities representing a broad range of investments.
8.
Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure
under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management
has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9.
Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the
financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in
the financial statements.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Certifications
The
Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that, as of June 3, 2022, he was not
aware of any violation by the Fund of applicable NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The Fund reports to the SEC on Form
N-CSR which contains certifications by the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that relate
to the Fund’s disclosure in such reports and that are required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.
Stockholder
Meeting – May 9, 2022 – Final Results
The
Fund’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held virtually on May 9, 2022. At that meeting, common and preferred shareholders,
voting together as a single class, re-elected Mario J. Gabelli, Calgary Avansino, and Christopher J. Marangi as Directors of the
Fund, with 19,000,821 votes, 21,204,461 votes, and 21,330,381 votes cast in favor of these Directors, and 3,089,539 votes, 885,899
votes, and 759,978 votes withheld for these Directors, respectively.
In
addition, preferred shareholders, voting as a separate class, re-elected Anthony S. Colavita as a Trustee of the Fund, with 2,650,445
votes cast in favor of this Trustee and 94,572 votes withheld for this Trustee.
John
Birch, Elizabeth C. Bogan, James P. Conn, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Kuni Nakamura, Werner J. Roeder, Salvatore J. Zizza, and Daniel
E. Zucchi continue to serve in their capacities as Directors of the Fund.
We
thank you for your participation and appreciate your continued support.
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
Board
Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
Section
15(c) of the 1940 Act, as amended, contemplates that the Board of the Fund, including a majority of the Directors who have no
direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as
defined in the 1940 Act (the Independent Board Members), are required to annually review and re-approve the terms of the Fund’s
existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved,
during the most recent six month period covered by this report, the Advisory Agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser
for the Fund.
More
specifically, at a meeting held on May 11, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members meeting in executive session
with their counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of the Adviser
and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement.
1)
The nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Adviser
The
Board Members reviewed in detail the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and
the quality of those services over the past year. The Board noted that these services included managing the investment program
of the Fund, including the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, as well as the provision of general corporate services.
The Board Members considered that the Adviser also provided, at its expense, office facilities for use by the Fund and supervisory
personnel responsible for supervising the performance of administrative, accounting, and related services for the Fund, including
monitoring to assure compliance with stated investment policies and restrictions under the 1940 Act and related securities regulation.
The Board Members noted that, in addition to managing the investment program for the Fund, the Adviser provided certain non-advisory
and compliance services, including services for the Fund’s Rule 38a-1 compliance program.
The
Board noted that the Adviser had engaged, at its expense, BNY to assist it in performing certain of its administrative functions.
The Board Members concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided were reasonable and appropriate in relation to
the advisory fee, that the level of services provided by the Adviser, either directly or through BNY, had not diminished over
the past year, and that the quality of service continued to be high.
The
Board Members reviewed the personnel responsible for providing services to the Fund and concluded, based on their experience and
interaction with the Adviser, that (i) the Adviser was able to retain quality personnel, (ii) the Adviser and its agents exhibited
a high level of diligence and attention to detail in carrying out their advisory and administrative responsibilities under the
Advisory Agreement, (iii) the Adviser was responsive to requests of the Board, (iv) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s
resources was adequate, and (v) the Adviser had kept the Board apprised of developments relating to the Fund and the industry
in general. The Board Members also focused on the Adviser’s reputation and long standing relationship with the Fund. The
Board Members also believed that the Adviser had devoted substantial resources and made substantial commitments to address new
regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund.
2)
The performance of the Fund and the Adviser.
The
Board Members reviewed the investment performance of the Fund, on an absolute basis, as compared to its Lipper peer group of other
SEC registered open-end and closed-end funds. The Board Members considered the Fund’s one, three, five, and ten year average
annual total return for the periods ended March 31, 2022, but placed greater emphasis on the Fund’s longer term performance.
The peer group considered by the
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Members was developed by Gabelli and was comprised of other selected closed-end core, growth, and value equity funds (the Performance
Peer Group). The Board considered these comparisons helpful in their assessment as to whether the Adviser was obtaining for the
Fund’s shareholders the total return performance that was available in the marketplace, given the Fund’s objectives,
strategies, limitations, and restrictions. In reviewing the performance of the Fund, the Board Members noted that the Fund’s
performance was below the median for the one year, three year, five year, and ten year periods. The Board Members concluded that
the Fund’s performance was reasonable in comparison to that of the Performance Peer Group.
In
connection with its assessment of the performance of the Adviser, the Board Members considered the Adviser’s financial condition
and whether it had the resources necessary to continue to carry out its functions under the Advisory Agreement. The Board Members
concluded that the Adviser had the financial resources necessary to continue to perform its obligations under the Advisory Agreement
and to continue to provide the high quality services that it has provided to the Fund to date.
3)
The cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund.
In
connection with the Board Members’ consideration of the cost of the advisory services and the profits to the Adviser and
its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, the Board Members considered a number of factors. First, the Board Members
compared the level of the advisory fee for the Fund against a comparative Gabelli expense peer group comprised of other selected
closed-end core, growth, and value equity funds (Expense Peer Group). The Board Members also considered comparative non-management
fee expenses and comparative total fund expenses of the Fund and the Expense Peer Group. The Board Members considered this information
useful in assessing whether the Adviser was providing services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds. In assessing
this information, the Board Members considered the comparative contract rates. The Board Members noted that the Fund’s advisory
fee and total expense ratios were higher than average when compared to those of the Expense Peer Group.
The
Board Members also reviewed the fees charged by the Adviser to provide similar advisory services to other RICs or accounts with
similar investment objectives, noting that in some cases the fees charged by the Adviser were the same, or lower, than the fees
charged to the Fund.
The
Board Members also considered an analysis prepared by the Adviser of the estimated profitability to the Adviser of its relationship
with the Fund and reviewed with the Adviser its cost allocation methodology in connection with its profitability. In this regard,
the Board Members reviewed Pro-forma Income Statements of the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Board Members
considered one analysis for the Adviser as a whole and a second analysis for the Adviser with respect to the Fund. With respect
to the Fund analysis, the Board Members received an analysis based on the Fund’s average net assets during the period as
well as a proforma analysis of profitability at higher and lower asset levels. The Board Members concluded that the profitability
of the Fund to the Adviser under either analysis was not excessive.
| 4) | The
extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect those economies of scale. |
With
respect to the Board Members’ consideration of economies of scale, the Board Members discussed whether economies of scale
would be realized by the Fund at higher asset levels. The Board Members also
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Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued)
reviewed
data from the Expense Peer Group to assess whether the Expense Peer Group funds had advisory fee breakpoints and, if so, at what
asset levels. The Board Members also assessed whether certain of the Adviser’s costs would increase if asset levels rise.
The Board Members noted the Fund’s current size and concluded that under foreseeable conditions, they were unable to assess
at this time whether economies of scale would be realized by the Fund if it were to experience significant asset growth. In the
event there were to be significant asset growth in the Fund, the Board Members determined to reassess whether the advisory fee
appropriately took into account any economies of scale that had been realized as a result of that growth.
5)
Other Factors
In
addition to the above factors, the Board Members also discussed other benefits received by the Adviser from their management of
the Fund. The Board Members considered that the Adviser does use soft dollars in connection with its management of the Fund.
Based
on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members,
determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was fair and reasonable with respect to the quality of services provided and in
light of other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board determined to approve the continuation
of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based their decision on the evaluation of all these factors and did
not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.
AUTOMATIC
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND
VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS
Under
the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), a shareholder
whose shares of common s tock are registered in his or her own name will have all distributions reinvested automatically by Computershare
Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”), which is an agent under the Plan, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash.
Distributions with respect to shares registered in the name of a broker-dealer or other nominee (that is, in “street name”)
will be reinvested by the broker or nominee in additional shares under the Plan, unless the service is not provided by the broker
or nominee or the shareholder elects to receive distributions in cash. Investors who own shares of common stock registered in
street name should consult their broker-dealers for details regarding reinvestment. All distributions to investors who do not
participate in the Plan will be paid by check mailed directly to the record holder by Computershare as dividend-disbursing agent.
Enrollment
in the Plan
It
is the policy of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the “Fund”) to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common
shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit common shares to participants upon an income
dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset
value. All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant
to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their common shares certificates to Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to
receive their distributions in cash may submit this request through the Internet, by telephone or in writing to:
The
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.
c/o
Computershare
P.O.
Box 505000
Louisville,
KY 40233-5000
Telephone:
(800) 336-6983
Website: www.computershare.com/investor
Shareholders
requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the Fund’s records.
Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan, may contact Computershare
at the website or telephone number above.
If
your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not
participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such
institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” and re-registered in your
own name. Once registered in your own name your distributions will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in
the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically
reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.
The
number of shares of common stocks distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following
manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at
the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains
distribution, participants are issued shares of common stocks valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently
determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common stocks The valuation date is the dividend or
distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading
day. If the net asset value of the common stocks at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common stocks, participants
will receive shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution
payable only in cash, Computershare will buy shares of common stocks in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the
participants’ accounts, except that Computershare will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the
Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common stocks
exceeds the then current net asset value.
The
automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may
be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received,
on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead
of shares.
AUTOMATIC
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND
VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS
(Continued)
Voluntary
Cash Purchase Plan
The
Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to
participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.
Participants
in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to Computershare for investments in the
Fund’s shares at the then current market price. shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. Computershare will
use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. Computershare will charge each
shareholder who participates $0.75, plus a per share fee (currently $0.02 per share). Per share fees include any applicable brokerage
commissions Computershare is required to pay and fees for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual fees for such
transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to Computershare, P.O. Box 6006, Carol Stream, IL 60197-6006
such that Computershare receives such payments approximately two business days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not
received at least two business days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment
may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by Computershare at least two business days before such payment is to be
invested.
Shareholders
wishing to liquidate shares held at Computershare may do so through the Internet, in writing or by telephone to the above-mentioned
website, address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. Computershare will sell
such shares through a broker-dealer selected by Computershare within 5 business days of receipt of the request. The sale price
will equal the weighted average price of all shares sold through the Plan on the day of the sale, less applicable fees. Participants
should note that Computershare is unable to accept instructions to sell on a specific date or at a specific price. The cost to
liquidate shares is $2.50 per transaction as well as the per share fee (currently $0.10 per share) Per share fees include any
applicable brokerage commissions Computershare is required to pay and are expected to be less than the usual fees for such transactions.
More
information regarding the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is available by calling (914)
921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.
The
Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution
paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 30 days before the record date for such
dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by Computershare on at least 30 days written notice to participants
in the Plan.
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THE
GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.
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 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.
The
Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “Specialized 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 “Specialized 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 “XGGTX.”
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 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.