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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
N-CSR
CERTIFIED
SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment
Company Act file number 811-21698
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One
Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John
C. Ball
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554
Date
of fiscal year end: December 31
Date
of reporting period: June 30, 2024
Form
N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission
to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review,
inspection, and policymaking roles.
A
registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public.
A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the
information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements
of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item
1. Reports to Stockholders.
| (a) | Include
a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act
(17 CFR 270.30e-1). |
The
Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Semiannual
Report —
June 30, 2024
(Y)our
Portfolio Management Team
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Caesar
M. P. Bryan |
Vincent
Hugonnard-Roche |
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To
Our Shareholders,
For
the six months ended June 30,
2024, the net asset value (NAV)
total return of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the Fund) was 6.3%, compared with total returns of
7.6% and 10.2% for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Buy/Write Index and the
Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (XAU), respectively. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 12.8%.
The Fund’s NAV per share was $4.03, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $4.05 on the NYSE American.
See page 3 for additional performance information.
Enclosed
are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June
30, 2024.
Investment
Objective and Strategy (Unaudited)
The
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s
investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek
capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and primary objective. Under normal market conditions, the Fund
will attempt to achieve its objectives by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in
the gold and natural resource industries, and by writing covered call options on the underlying equity securities.
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)
The
first half of 2024 was very challenging for the gold portion of the portfolio. The first quarter saw the price of gold mining
stocks fall 16.7% to a 102.94 trough at the end of February, then rallied 23.4%. Two factors contributed to this excess volatility,
which was not discounted in the options market. First was the inflation of the all-in cost to extract gold, which affects the
valuation of mining companies. Second was the disconnect between the price of gold and real rates. 10-year real rates went from
1.7% to 2.0% during the quarter, while bullion prices increased by 8.1%. In the second quarter the Philadelphia Gold and Silver
Index (XAU) first rallied 17.8% before correcting by close to -10%, to finish the quarter up 8.7%. Newmont Corp (4.9% of total
investments as of June 30, 2024) benefited and was a positive contributor to the portfolio.
The
energy sector is clearly showing signs of demand contraction, visible especially through refining margins which contracted significantly
during the second quarter. Meanwhile, production held steady, with U.S. oil production flat at 13.2 million barrels per day, and
OPEC production maintained at approximately 27 million barrels per day. Compliance is still in effect. Finally, the increased
tension in the Middle East continues to add a premium to the price of oil, which ended the quarter down only 2%, while energy
equities, represented by the Energy Select Sector. Exxon Mobil Corp. (6.3%) was a contributor from the energy sector.
We
appreciate your confidence and trust.
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, 2024 (a) (Unaudited)
| |
Six
Months | |
1
Year | |
5
Year | |
10
Year | |
15
Year | |
Since
Inception (3/31/05) |
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (GGN) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NAV
Total Return (b) | |
| 6.33 | % | |
| 13.67 | % | |
| 8.79 | % | |
| 1.72 | % | |
| 3.65 | % | |
| 2.73 | % |
Investment
Total Return (c) | |
| 12.79 | | |
| 18.69 | | |
| 8.71 | | |
| 1.96 | | |
| 3.71 | | |
| 2.68 | |
CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write
Index | |
| 7.59 | | |
| 8.91 | | |
| 5.56 | | |
| 5.77 | | |
| 7.32 | | |
| 5.46 | |
Bloomberg Government/Credit
Bond Index | |
| (0.70 | ) | |
| 2.72 | | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| 1.51 | | |
| 2.67 | | |
| 3.12 | |
Energy Select Sector
Index | |
| 10.58 | | |
| 16.24 | | |
| 12.92 | | |
| 3.10 | | |
| 7.87 | | |
| 7.12 | |
Philadelphia Gold &
Silver Index | |
| 10.20 | | |
| 16.53 | | |
| 11.96 | | |
| 4.35 | | |
| 1.19 | | |
| 3.25 | |
| (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 CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index is
an unmanaged benchmark index designed to reflect the return on a portfolio that consists
of a long position in the stocks in the S&P 500 Index and a short position in a S&P
500 (SPX) call option. The Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted
index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated
obligations. The Energy Select Sector Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market
performance of large U.S. companies involved in the development or production of energy
products. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index is an unmanaged indicator of the stock
market performance of large North American gold and silver companies. Dividends and interest
income are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
| (b) | Total
returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share and reinvestment
of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and are net of expenses. Since inception
return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06. |
| (c) | Total
returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE
American and reinvestment of distributions. Since inception return is based on an initial
offering price of $20.00. |
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 before options written as of June
30, 2024:
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Long Positions | |
| |
| |
| |
Metals and Mining | |
| 55.7 | % |
Energy and Energy Services | |
| 33.5 | % |
U.S. Government Obligations | |
| 10.5 | % |
Agriculture | |
| 0.3 | % |
| |
| 100.0 | % |
Short Positions | |
| |
| |
| |
Call Options Written | |
| (3.6) | % |
Agriculture | |
| (0.1) | % |
Put Options Written | |
| (0.0) | %* |
Energy and Energy Services | |
| (0.0) | %* |
| |
| (3.7) | % |
| * | Amount
represents greater 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.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Schedule
of Investments — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Market
Value | |
| | |
COMMON
STOCKS — 86.1% |
| | | |
Energy
and Energy Services — 33.5% | |
| 40,100 | | |
APA
Corp.(a) | |
$ | 2,804,306 | | |
$ | 1,180,544 | |
| 152,600 | | |
Baker
Hughes Co. | |
| 6,395,879 | | |
| 5,366,942 | |
| 229,000 | | |
BP
plc, ADR(a) | |
| 9,615,190 | | |
| 8,266,900 | |
| 159,148 | | |
Chevron
Corp.(a) | |
| 28,031,244 | | |
| 24,893,930 | |
| 96,000 | | |
ConocoPhillips(a) | |
| 11,814,329 | | |
| 10,980,480 | |
| 115,100 | | |
Coterra
Energy Inc.(a) | |
| 3,329,942 | | |
| 3,069,717 | |
| 101,200 | | |
Devon
Energy Corp. | |
| 6,895,892 | | |
| 4,796,880 | |
| 28,300 | | |
Diamondback
Energy Inc. | |
| 4,892,908 | | |
| 5,665,377 | |
| 268,500 | | |
Eni
SpA | |
| 5,021,083 | | |
| 4,127,494 | |
| 90,000 | | |
EOG
Resources Inc.(a) | |
| 11,971,275 | | |
| 11,328,300 | |
| 64,000 | | |
EQT
Corp. | |
| 2,500,480 | | |
| 2,366,720 | |
| 393,903 | | |
Exxon
Mobil Corp.(a) | |
| 44,954,666 | | |
| 45,346,158 | |
| 156,800 | | |
Halliburton
Co.(a) | |
| 6,359,358 | | |
| 5,296,704 | |
| 25,200 | | |
Hess
Corp. | |
| 3,904,962 | | |
| 3,717,504 | |
| 285,500 | | |
Kinder
Morgan Inc.(a) | |
| 5,585,290 | | |
| 5,672,885 | |
| 91,000 | | |
Marathon
Oil Corp. | |
| 2,174,911 | | |
| 2,608,970 | |
| 55,200 | | |
Marathon
Petroleum Corp. (a) | |
| 9,375,491 | | |
| 9,576,096 | |
| 800 | | |
NextEra
Energy Partners LP | |
| 44,182 | | |
| 22,112 | |
| 68,900 | | |
Occidental
Petroleum Corp. (a) | |
| 4,680,704 | | |
| 4,342,767 | |
| 91,600 | | |
ONEOK
Inc. | |
| 7,144,389 | | |
| 7,469,980 | |
| 68,400 | | |
Phillips
66(a) | |
| 9,581,393 | | |
| 9,656,028 | |
| 213,000 | | |
Schlumberger
NV(a) | |
| 13,475,023 | | |
| 10,049,340 | |
| 278,000 | | |
Shell
plc, ADR(a) | |
| 18,615,770 | | |
| 20,066,040 | |
| 108,900 | | |
Suncor
Energy Inc. | |
| 4,429,689 | | |
| 4,149,090 | |
| 192,300 | | |
The
Williams Companies Inc.(a) | |
| 8,933,803 | | |
| 8,172,750 | |
| 205,000 | | |
TotalEnergies
SE, ADR(a) | |
| 13,654,896 | | |
| 13,669,400 | |
| 51,800 | | |
Valero
Energy Corp.(a) | |
| 8,393,268 | | |
| 8,120,168 | |
| | | |
| |
| 254,580,323 | | |
| 239,979,276 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Metals and Mining — 52.6% | |
| 294,015 | | |
Agnico
Eagle Mines Ltd.(a) | |
| 19,910,567 | | |
| 19,228,581 | |
| 970,700 | | |
Alamos
Gold Inc., Cl. A(a) | |
| 12,085,547 | | |
| 15,220,576 | |
| 385,500 | | |
Artemis
Gold Inc.† | |
| 2,144,405 | | |
| 2,767,158 | |
| 351,000 | | |
Aya
Gold & Silver Inc.† | |
| 1,935,607 | | |
| 3,484,215 | |
| 782,300 | | |
B2Gold
Corp.(a) | |
| 2,793,718 | | |
| 2,112,210 | |
| 1,066,419 | | |
Barrick
Gold Corp.(a) | |
| 23,782,998 | | |
| 17,787,869 | |
| 2,419,053 | | |
Bellevue
Gold Ltd.† | |
| 2,646,455 | | |
| 2,880,544 | |
| 348,100 | | |
BHP
Group Ltd., ADR(a) | |
| 22,499,530 | | |
| 19,873,029 | |
| 7,003,572 | | |
De
Grey Mining Ltd.† | |
| 5,999,713 | | |
| 5,326,175 | |
| 650,000 | | |
Dundee
Precious Metals Inc. | |
| 5,002,742 | | |
| 5,088,630 | |
| 988,000 | | |
Eldorado
Gold Corp.†(a) | |
| 13,214,536 | | |
| 14,612,520 | |
| 702,600 | | |
Endeavour
Mining plc | |
| 15,665,735 | | |
| 14,842,396 | |
| 3,618,729 | | |
Evolution
Mining Ltd. | |
| 9,535,579 | | |
| 8,449,189 | |
| 171,600 | | |
Franco-Nevada
Corp.(a) | |
| 25,693,329 | | |
| 20,338,032 | |
| 449,000 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan
Inc.(a) | |
| 21,704,944 | | |
| 21,821,400 | |
| 550,000 | | |
Glencore
plc | |
| 3,173,834 | | |
| 3,136,295 | |
Shares | | |
| |
Cost | | |
Market
Value | |
| 284,000 | | |
Gold
Fields Ltd., ADR | |
$ | 4,394,630 | | |
$ | 4,231,600 | |
| 2,389,623 | | |
Gold
Road Resources Ltd. | |
| 2,584,169 | | |
| 2,725,941 | |
| 1,181,700 | | |
K92
Mining Inc.† | |
| 6,194,295 | | |
| 6,780,706 | |
| 1,452,500 | | |
Karora
Resources Inc.† | |
| 5,823,386 | | |
| 6,327,912 | |
| 2,645,500 | | |
Kinross
Gold Corp. | |
| 18,929,926 | | |
| 22,010,560 | |
| 352,100 | | |
Lundin
Gold Inc. | |
| 4,922,344 | | |
| 5,201,521 | |
| 302,500 | | |
MAG
Silver Corp.† | |
| 4,660,274 | | |
| 3,530,175 | |
| 839,000 | | |
Newmont
Corp.(a) | |
| 49,565,269 | | |
| 35,128,930 | |
| 2,808,526 | | |
Northern
Star Resources Ltd. | |
| 19,288,891 | | |
| 24,356,380 | |
| 352,400 | | |
OceanaGold
Corp. | |
| 759,488 | | |
| 808,842 | |
| 745,000 | | |
Osisko
Gold Royalties Ltd. | |
| 11,464,168 | | |
| 11,607,100 | |
| 2,020,200 | | |
Osisko
Mining Inc.† | |
| 5,240,907 | | |
| 4,223,363 | |
| 117,000 | | |
Pan
American Silver Corp. | |
| 2,364,311 | | |
| 2,325,960 | |
| 3,910,294 | | |
Perseus
Mining Ltd. | |
| 5,034,614 | | |
| 6,130,109 | |
| 300,000 | | |
Rio
Tinto plc, ADR(a) | |
| 24,103,500 | | |
| 19,779,000 | |
| 109,400 | | |
Royal
Gold Inc. | |
| 13,302,925 | | |
| 13,692,504 | |
| 540,000 | | |
Victoria
Gold Corp.† | |
| 3,980,954 | | |
| 418,406 | |
| 506,900 | | |
Wesdome
Gold Mines Ltd.† | |
| 4,969,668 | | |
| 4,083,212 | |
| 1,244,716 | | |
Westgold
Resources Ltd. | |
| 1,857,089 | | |
| 2,009,447 | |
| 480,250 | | |
Wheaton
Precious Metals Corp.(a) | |
| 25,305,723 | | |
| 25,174,705 | |
| | | |
| |
| 402,535,770 | | |
| 377,515,192 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL
COMMON STOCKS | |
| 657,116,093 | | |
| 617,494,468 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 0.3% | |
| | | |
Agriculture — 0.3% | |
| 27,564 | | |
VanEck
Agribusiness ETF | |
| 1,988,755 | | |
| 1,932,788 | |
Principal
Amount | | |
| |
| | |
| |
| | | |
CONVERTIBLE
CORPORATE BONDS — 0.5% | |
| | | |
Metals
and Mining — 0.5% | |
$ | 2,250,000 | | |
Allied
Gold Corp.,
8.750%, 09/07/28(b) | |
| 2,223,244 | | |
| 2,216,250 | |
| 1,300,000 | | |
Fortuna
Silver Mines Inc.,
4.650%, 10/31/24 | |
| 1,300,000 | | |
| 1,296,581 | |
| | | |
| |
| 3,523,244 | | |
| 3,512,831 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS | |
| 3,523,244 | | |
| 3,512,831 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
CORPORATE
BONDS — 2.6% | |
| | | |
Energy
and Energy Services — 0.0% | |
| 245,000 | | |
Devon
Energy Corp., | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
4.500%,
01/15/30 | |
| 224,653 | | |
| 236,033 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Metals
and Mining — 2.6% | |
| 2,250,000 | | |
AngloGold
Ashanti Holdings plc, | |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
3.750%,
10/01/30 | |
| 1,962,583 | | |
| 1,966,758 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Principal
Amount |
| |
| |
Cost | | |
Market
Value | |
|
| |
CORPORATE
BONDS (Continued) | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
Metals
and Mining (Continued) | |
| | | |
| | |
$ |
2,250,000 |
| |
Freeport-McMoRan
Inc., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
4.125%,
03/01/28 | |
$ | 2,128,789 | | |
$ | 2,158,842 | |
2,000,000 |
| |
Hecla
Mining Co., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
7.250%,
02/15/28 | |
| 1,996,172 | | |
| 2,003,362 | |
2,000,000 |
| |
IAMGOLD
Corp., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
5.750%,
10/15/28(b) | |
| 2,000,000 | | |
| 1,892,006 | |
3,700,000 |
| |
Kinross
Gold Corp., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
6.250%,
07/15/33(b) | |
| 3,656,025 | | |
| 3,878,022 | |
1,500,000 |
| |
New
Gold Inc., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
7.500%,
07/15/27(b) | |
| 1,313,707 | | |
| 1,512,092 | |
5,250,000 |
| |
Northern
Star Resources Ltd., | |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
6.125%,
04/11/33(b) | |
| 5,188,628 | | |
| 5,306,451 | |
|
| |
| |
| 18,245,904 | | |
| 18,717,533 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
TOTAL
CORPORATE BONDS | |
| 18,470,557 | | |
| 18,953,566 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
|
| |
U.S.
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 10.5% | |
76,480,000 |
| |
U.S.
Treasury Bills, 5.235% to 5.320%††, 08/15/24 to 09/26/24(c) | |
| 75,698,082 | | |
| 75,697,216 | |
|
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN AND SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 100.0% | |
$ | 756,796,731 | | |
| 717,590,869 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
OPTIONS
WRITTEN — (3.6)% | | |
| | |
(Premiums
received $23,333,292) | | |
| (26,163,497 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT — (0.1)% | | |
| | |
(Proceeds
received $796,311) | | |
| (737,336 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other
Assets and Liabilities — (Net) | | |
| 11,035,319 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
PREFERRED
SHARES | | |
| | |
(3,173,851
preferred shares outstanding) | | |
| (79,346,275 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET
ASSETS — COMMON SHARES | | |
| | |
(154,422,564
common shares outstanding) | | |
$ | 622,379,080 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET
ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE | | |
| | |
($622,379,080
÷ 154,422,564 shares outstanding) | | |
$ | 4.03 | |
Shares | | |
| |
Proceeds | | |
Market
Value | |
| | | |
SECURITIES
SOLD SHORT — (0.1)% | |
| | | |
Agriculture
— (0.1)% | |
| 10,200 | | |
VanEck
Agribusiness ETF | |
$ | 765,687 | | |
$ | 715,224 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
Energy
and Energy Services — (0.0)% | |
| 800 | | |
NextEra
Energy Partners LP | |
| 30,624 | | |
| 22,112 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | | |
TOTAL
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT(d) | |
$ | 796,311 | | |
$ | 737,336 | |
| (a) | Securities,
or a portion thereof, with a value of $261,589,611 were deposited with the broker as
collateral for options written. |
| (b) | Securities
exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These
securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. |
| (c) | At
June 30, 2024, $12,440,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for options
written. |
| (d) | At
June 30, 2024, these proceeds are being held at Pershing LLC. |
| † | Non-income
producing security. |
| †† | Represents
annualized yields at dates of purchase. |
| ADR | American
Depositary Receipt |
Geographic Diversification | |
%
of Total Investments* | |
Market
Value | |
Long
Positions | |
| | | |
| | |
North America | |
| 76.6 | % | |
$ | 549,638,877 | |
Europe | |
| 12.0 | | |
| 85,854,284 | |
Asia/Pacific 10.8 | |
| | | |
| 77,866,108 | |
South
Africa. | |
| 0.6 | | |
| 4,231,600 | |
Total
Investments — Long Positions | |
| 100.0 | % | |
$ | 717,590,869 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Short
Positions | |
| | | |
| | |
North America | |
| (3.7) | % | |
$ | (26,667,936) | |
Europe | |
| (0.0) | ** | |
| (232,897) | |
Total
Investments — Short Positions | |
| (3.7) | % | |
$ | (26,900,833) | |
| * | Total
investments exclude options written. |
| ** | Amount
represents greater than (0.05)%. |
As
of June 30, 2024, options written outstanding were as follows:
Description | |
Counterparty | |
Number
of Contracts | | |
Notional
Amount | | |
Exercise
Price | | |
Expiration
Date | |
Market
Value |
OTC
Call Options Written — (3.5)% |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Agnico Eagle
Mines Ltd. | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
6,540,000 | | |
USD | | |
75.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
$ | 128,987 |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
6,540,000 | | |
USD | | |
76.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 164,497 |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 940 | | |
USD | | |
6,147,600 | | |
USD | | |
74.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 286,574 |
Alamos Gold Inc., Cl.
A | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,780 | | |
USD | | |
4,359,040 | | |
USD | | |
12.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 924,450 |
B2Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 6,000 | | |
USD | | |
1,620,000 | | |
USD | | |
4.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 384 |
Baker Hughes Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 559 | | |
USD | | |
1,966,003 | | |
USD | | |
34.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 86,754 |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | |
Counterparty | |
Number
of Contracts | | |
Notional
Amount | | |
Exercise
Price | | |
Expiration
Date | |
Market
Value |
Baker Hughes
Co. | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 30 | | |
USD | | |
105,510 | | |
USD | | |
35.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
$ | 2,666 |
Baker Hughes Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 510 | | |
USD | | |
1,793,670 | | |
USD | | |
35.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 71,550 |
Baker Hughes Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 427 | | |
USD | | |
1,501,759 | | |
USD | | |
34.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 105,500 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 4,266 | | |
USD | | |
7,115,688 | | |
USD | | |
17.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 85,956 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,800 | | |
USD | | |
3,002,400 | | |
USD | | |
20.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 17,865 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,384 | | |
USD | | |
3,976,512 | | |
USD | | |
20.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 47,242 |
Barrick Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,153 | | |
USD | | |
1,923,204 | | |
USD | | |
19.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 53,574 |
BHP Group Ltd., ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,200 | | |
USD | | |
6,850,800 | | |
USD | | |
66.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 17,922 |
BHP Group Ltd., ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,200 | | |
USD | | |
6,850,800 | | |
USD | | |
65.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 74,945 |
BP plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 740 | | |
USD | | |
2,671,400 | | |
USD | | |
39.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 3,120 |
BP plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 820 | | |
USD | | |
2,960,200 | | |
USD | | |
38.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 68,146 |
BP plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 730 | | |
USD | | |
2,635,300 | | |
USD | | |
37.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 94,537 |
Chevron Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 500 | | |
USD | | |
7,821,000 | | |
USD | | |
165.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 18,686 |
Chevron Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 545 | | |
USD | | |
8,524,890 | | |
USD | | |
165.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 86,121 |
Chevron Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 546 | | |
USD | | |
8,540,532 | | |
USD | | |
162.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 173,631 |
ConocoPhillips | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
3,431,400 | | |
USD | | |
122.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 32,143 |
ConocoPhillips | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 330 | | |
USD | | |
3,774,540 | | |
USD | | |
130.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 43,098 |
ConocoPhillips | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 330 | | |
USD | | |
3,774,540 | | |
USD | | |
120.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 175,074 |
Coterra Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 550 | | |
USD | | |
1,466,850 | | |
USD | | |
29.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 3,524 |
Coterra Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 600 | | |
USD | | |
1,600,200 | | |
USD | | |
29.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 26,699 |
Devon Energy Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 506 | | |
USD | | |
2,398,440 | | |
USD | | |
49.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 81,913 |
Devon Energy Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 506 | | |
USD | | |
2,398,440 | | |
USD | | |
50.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 85,411 |
Diamondback Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 95 | | |
USD | | |
1,901,805 | | |
USD | | |
159.25 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 394,066 |
Diamondback Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 43 | | |
USD | | |
860,817 | | |
USD | | |
190.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 55,789 |
Diamondback Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 90 | | |
USD | | |
1,801,710 | | |
USD | | |
196.43 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 102,188 |
Diamondback Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 42 | | |
USD | | |
840,798 | | |
USD | | |
190.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 76,821 |
Dundee Precious Metals
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 3,360 | | |
CAD | | |
3,598,560 | | |
CAD | | |
10.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 111,176 |
Dundee Precious Metals
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,790 | | |
CAD | | |
1,917,090 | | |
CAD | | |
10.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 106,673 |
Dundee Precious Metals
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,350 | | |
CAD | | |
1,445,850 | | |
CAD | | |
12.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 25,644 |
Eldorado Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,600 | | |
USD | | |
3,845,400 | | |
USD | | |
15.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 468,538 |
Endeavour Mining plc | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,400 | | |
CAD | | |
6,936,000 | | |
CAD | | |
30.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 108,948 |
Endeavour Mining plc | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 596 | | |
CAD | | |
1,722,440 | | |
CAD | | |
34.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 28,288 |
Eni SpA | |
Morgan Stanley | |
| 179 | | |
EUR | | |
1,284,683 | | |
EUR | | |
15.25 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 4,144 |
Eni SpA | |
Morgan Stanley | |
| 179 | | |
EUR | | |
1,284,683 | | |
EUR | | |
15.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 8,432 |
Eni SpA | |
Morgan Stanley | |
| 179 | | |
EUR | | |
1,284,683 | | |
EUR | | |
15.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 28,175 |
EOG Resources Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
3,776,100 | | |
USD | | |
133.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 14,991 |
EOG Resources Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
3,776,100 | | |
USD | | |
133.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 51,746 |
EOG Resources Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
3,776,100 | | |
USD | | |
125.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 192,654 |
EQT Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 320 | | |
USD | | |
1,183,360 | | |
USD | | |
40.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 20,019 |
EQT Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 320 | | |
USD | | |
1,183,360 | | |
USD | | |
40.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 44,847 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 135 | | |
USD | | |
3,605,558 | | |
USD | | |
103.30 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 380,980 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,185 | | |
USD | | |
13,641,720 | | |
USD | | |
110.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 764,012 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,064 | | |
USD | | |
12,248,768 | | |
USD | | |
120.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 348,617 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,212 | | |
USD | | |
13,952,544 | | |
USD | | |
110.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 1,074,805 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 552 | | |
USD | | |
6,542,304 | | |
USD | | |
127.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 37,747 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 567 | | |
USD | | |
6,720,084 | | |
USD | | |
130.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 87,573 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 597 | | |
USD | | |
7,075,644 | | |
USD | | |
126.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 228,916 |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,600 | | |
USD | | |
7,776,000 | | |
USD | | |
43.20 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 987,963 |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,497 | | |
USD | | |
7,275,420 | | |
USD | | |
47.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 818,882 |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,393 | | |
USD | | |
6,769,980 | | |
USD | | |
48.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 764,906 |
Glencore plc | |
Morgan Stanley | |
| 550 | | |
GBP | | |
2,481,050 | | |
GBp | | |
450.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 192,146 |
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 960 | | |
USD | | |
1,430,400 | | |
USD | | |
15.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 55,127 |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | |
Counterparty | |
Number
of Contracts | | |
Notional
Amount | | |
Exercise
Price | | |
Expiration
Date | |
Market
Value |
Gold Fields
Ltd., ADR | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 920 | | |
USD | | |
1,370,800 | | |
USD | | |
17.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
$ | 41,125 |
Gold Fields Ltd., ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 960 | | |
USD | | |
1,430,400 | | |
USD | | |
20.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 40,318 |
Halliburton Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 500 | | |
USD | | |
1,689,000 | | |
USD | | |
40.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 11,898 |
Halliburton Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 518 | | |
USD | | |
1,749,804 | | |
USD | | |
43.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 8,715 |
Halliburton Co. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 550 | | |
USD | | |
1,857,900 | | |
USD | | |
37.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 66,014 |
Hess Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 92 | | |
USD | | |
1,357,184 | | |
USD | | |
165.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 8,256 |
Hess Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 80 | | |
USD | | |
1,180,160 | | |
USD | | |
160.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 34,942 |
Hess Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 80 | | |
USD | | |
1,180,160 | | |
USD | | |
155.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 71,655 |
K92 Mining Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,300 | | |
CAD | | |
1,020,500 | | |
CAD | | |
8.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 11,017 |
K92 Mining Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 4,830 | | |
CAD | | |
3,791,550 | | |
CAD | | |
7.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 262,272 |
K92 Mining Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 4,795 | | |
CAD | | |
3,764,075 | | |
CAD | | |
8.50 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 202,618 |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 520 | | |
USD | | |
1,033,240 | | |
USD | | |
19.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 29,971 |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
596,100 | | |
USD | | |
19.65 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 14,072 |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
1,987,000 | | |
USD | | |
19.65 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 50,193 |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,035 | | |
USD | | |
2,056,545 | | |
USD | | |
19.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 80,153 |
Kinross Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 8,575 | | |
USD | | |
7,134,400 | | |
USD | | |
6.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 1,637,848 |
Kinross Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 8,500 | | |
USD | | |
7,072,000 | | |
USD | | |
7.25 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 1,208,171 |
Kinross Gold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 8,500 | | |
USD | | |
7,072,000 | | |
USD | | |
7.50 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 1,198,709 |
Lundin Gold Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,000 | | |
CAD | | |
4,042,000 | | |
CAD | | |
20.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 198,960 |
Lundin Gold Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 860 | | |
CAD | | |
1,738,060 | | |
CAD | | |
19.50 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 139,374 |
Lundin Gold Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 661 | | |
CAD | | |
1,335,881 | | |
CAD | | |
22.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 76,595 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 350 | | |
USD | | |
1,003,450 | | |
USD | | |
27.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 74,609 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 240 | | |
USD | | |
688,080 | | |
USD | | |
30.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 24,424 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 320 | | |
USD | | |
917,440 | | |
USD | | |
28.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 71,562 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 106 | | |
USD | | |
1,838,888 | | |
USD | | |
154.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 225,309 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 226 | | |
USD | | |
3,920,648 | | |
USD | | |
175.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 250,063 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 220 | | |
USD | | |
3,816,560 | | |
USD | | |
190.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 183,682 |
Newmont Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,380 | | |
USD | | |
5,778,060 | | |
USD | | |
35.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 1,000,971 |
Newmont Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 3,000 | | |
USD | | |
12,561,000 | | |
USD | | |
45.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 568,285 |
Newmont Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,560 | | |
USD | | |
6,531,720 | | |
USD | | |
50.00 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 232,457 |
Occidental Petroleum
Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 210 | | |
USD | | |
1,323,630 | | |
USD | | |
64.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 17,142 |
Occidental Petroleum
Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 230 | | |
USD | | |
1,449,690 | | |
USD | | |
65.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 45,106 |
Occidental Petroleum
Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 240 | | |
USD | | |
1,512,720 | | |
USD | | |
66.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 67,662 |
OceanaGold Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,060 | | |
CAD | | |
646,840 | | |
CAD | | |
3.10 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 27,224 |
ONEOK Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 123 | | |
USD | | |
1,003,065 | | |
USD | | |
75.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 80,857 |
ONEOK Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 185 | | |
USD | | |
1,508,675 | | |
USD | | |
80.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 52,208 |
ONEOK Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 308 | | |
USD | | |
2,511,740 | | |
USD | | |
75.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 224,875 |
ONEOK Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 300 | | |
USD | | |
2,446,500 | | |
USD | | |
77.50 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 179,500 |
Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,400 | | |
USD | | |
3,739,200 | | |
USD | | |
15.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 228,000 |
Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 2,200 | | |
USD | | |
3,427,600 | | |
USD | | |
20.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 5,713 |
Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,600 | | |
USD | | |
2,492,800 | | |
USD | | |
17.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 156,800 |
Osisko Gold Royalties
Ltd. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,250 | | |
USD | | |
1,947,500 | | |
USD | | |
18.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 35,472 |
Osisko Mining Inc. | |
Morgan Stanley | |
| 3,500 | | |
CAD | | |
1,001,000 | | |
CAD | | |
3.25 | | |
12/20/24 | |
| 66,138 |
Pan American Silver Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 620 | | |
USD | | |
1,232,560 | | |
USD | | |
20.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 122,969 |
Phillips 66 | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 185 | | |
USD | | |
2,611,645 | | |
USD | | |
130.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 223,108 |
Phillips 66 | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 90 | | |
USD | | |
1,270,530 | | |
USD | | |
150.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 33,395 |
Phillips 66 | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 192 | | |
USD | | |
2,710,464 | | |
USD | | |
135.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 240,951 |
Phillips 66 | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 217 | | |
USD | | |
3,063,389 | | |
USD | | |
145.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 169,011 |
Rio Tinto plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
6,593,000 | | |
USD | | |
70.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 29,582 |
Rio Tinto plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
6,593,000 | | |
USD | | |
80.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 5,425 |
Rio Tinto plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
6,593,000 | | |
USD | | |
72.50 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 97,615 |
Royal Gold Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 345 | | |
USD | | |
4,318,020 | | |
USD | | |
120.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 210,150 |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Schedule
of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Description | |
Counterparty | |
Number
of Contracts | | |
Notional
Amount | | |
Exercise
Price | | |
Expiration
Date | |
Market
Value |
Royal Gold
Inc. | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 390 | | |
USD | | |
4,881,240 | | |
USD | | |
125.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
$ | 262,409 |
Royal Gold Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 340 | | |
USD | | |
4,255,440 | | |
USD | | |
145.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 108,264 |
Schlumberger NV | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 700 | | |
USD | | |
3,302,600 | | |
USD | | |
55.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 13,442 |
Schlumberger NV | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 700 | | |
USD | | |
3,302,600 | | |
USD | | |
52.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 50,110 |
Schlumberger NV | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 403 | | |
USD | | |
1,901,354 | | |
USD | | |
50.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 72,785 |
Shell plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,000 | | |
USD | | |
7,218,000 | | |
USD | | |
64.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 842,193 |
Shell plc, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 890 | | |
USD | | |
6,424,020 | | |
USD | | |
70.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 328,083 |
Suncor Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 335 | | |
USD | | |
1,276,350 | | |
USD | | |
35.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 110,002 |
Suncor Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 378 | | |
USD | | |
1,440,180 | | |
USD | | |
40.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 27,775 |
Suncor Energy Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 335 | | |
USD | | |
1,276,350 | | |
USD | | |
39.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 46,797 |
The Williams Companies
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 600 | | |
USD | | |
2,550,000 | | |
USD | | |
43.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 31,910 |
The Williams Companies
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 630 | | |
USD | | |
2,677,500 | | |
USD | | |
43.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 70,028 |
The Williams Companies
Inc. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 693 | | |
USD | | |
2,945,250 | | |
USD | | |
40.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 196,196 |
TotalEnergies SE, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 640 | | |
USD | | |
4,267,520 | | |
USD | | |
68.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 128,209 |
TotalEnergies SE, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 705 | | |
USD | | |
4,700,940 | | |
USD | | |
72.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 92,214 |
TotalEnergies SE, ADR | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 705 | | |
USD | | |
4,700,940 | | |
USD | | |
70.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 149,957 |
Valero Energy Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 170 | | |
USD | | |
2,664,920 | | |
USD | | |
150.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 149,364 |
Valero Energy Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 174 | | |
USD | | |
2,727,624 | | |
USD | | |
162.50 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 80,834 |
Valero Energy Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 174 | | |
USD | | |
2,727,624 | | |
USD | | |
167.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 88,899 |
Wheaton Precious Metals
Corp. | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 1,381 | | |
USD | | |
7,239,202 | | |
USD | | |
47.50 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 724,148 |
Wheaton
Precious Metals Corp. | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 1,750 | | |
USD | | |
9,173,500 | | |
USD | | |
52.50 | | |
09/20/24 | |
| 553,448 |
TOTAL
OTC CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
$ | 25,015,990 |
OTC
Put Options Written — (0.0)% | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
VanEck Agribusiness ETF | |
Pershing LLC | |
| 380 | | |
USD | | |
2,664,560 | | |
USD | | |
70.00 | | |
09/20/24 | |
$ | 60,526 |
VanEck
Agribusiness ETF | |
Pershing
LLC | |
| 380 | | |
USD | | |
2,664,560 | | |
USD | | |
70.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 70,779 |
TOTAL
OTC PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
$ | 131,305 |
Description | |
Number
of Contracts | | |
Notional
Amount | | |
Exercise
Price | | |
Expiration
Date | |
Market
Value |
Exchange
Traded Call Options Written — (0.1)% | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Alamos Gold
Inc., Cl. A | |
| 2,780 | | |
USD | | |
4,359,040 | | |
USD | | |
14.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
$ | 500,400 |
Eldorado Gold Corp. | |
| 2,286 | | |
USD | | |
3,380,994 | | |
USD | | |
17.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 16,002 |
Eldorado
Gold Corp. | |
| 5,000 | | |
USD | | |
7,395,000 | | |
USD | | |
18.00 | | |
10/18/24 | |
| 225,000 |
TOTAL
EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
$ | 741,402 |
Exchange
Traded Put Options Written — (0.0)% | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Energy Select Sector
SPDR ETF | |
| 700 | | |
USD | | |
6,381,900 | | |
USD | | |
89.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
$ | 22,400 |
Energy Select Sector
SPDR ETF | |
| 700 | | |
USD | | |
6,381,900 | | |
USD | | |
89.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 76,300 |
Utilities Select Sector
SPDR Fund | |
| 1,050 | | |
USD | | |
7,156,800 | | |
USD | | |
61.00 | | |
08/16/24 | |
| 12,600 |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF | |
| 2,900 | | |
USD | | |
9,842,600 | | |
USD | | |
24.00 | | |
07/19/24 | |
| 43,500 |
VanEck
Gold Miners ETF | |
| 2,400 | | |
USD | | |
8,145,600 | | |
USD | | |
29.00 | | |
11/15/24 | |
| 120,000 |
TOTAL
EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
$ | 274,800 |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
TOTAL
OPTIONS WRITTEN | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
$ | 26,163,497 |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Assets: | |
| |
Investments
in securities, at value (cost $756,796,731) | |
$ | 717,590,869 | |
Cash | |
| 5,274,093 | |
Foreign
currency, at value (cost $131) | |
| 131 | |
Deposit
at brokers | |
| 3,308,879 | |
Receivable
for investments in securities sold | |
| 3,020,697 | |
Dividends
and interest receivable | |
| 690,434 | |
Deferred
offering expense | |
| 164,091 | |
Prepaid
expenses | |
| 16,351 | |
Total
Assets | |
| 730,065,545 | |
Liabilities: | |
| | |
Securities
sold short, at value (proceeds $796,311) | |
| 737,336 | |
Options
written, at value (premiums received $23,333,292) | |
| 26,163,497 | |
Distributions
payable | |
| 77,840 | |
Payable
for investment securities purchased | |
| 54,438 | |
Payable
for investment advisory fees | |
| 577,349 | |
Payable
for payroll expenses | |
| 136,967 | |
Payable
for accounting fees | |
| 7,500 | |
Other
accrued expenses | |
| 585,263 | |
Total
Liabilities | |
| 28,340,190 | |
Cumulative
Preferred Shares $0.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
| | |
Series
B Preferred Shares (5.000%, $25 liquidation value per share, 3,173,851 shares issued and outstanding) | |
| 79,346,275 | |
| |
| | |
Net
Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders | |
$ | 622,379,080 | |
| |
| | |
Net
Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of: | |
| | |
Paid-in
capital | |
$ | 1,075,782,774 | |
Total
accumulated loss | |
| (453,403,694 | ) |
Net
Assets | |
$ | 622,379,080 | |
| |
| | |
Net
Asset Value per Common Share: | |
| | |
($622,379,080
÷ 154,422,564 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized) | |
$ | 4.03 | |
Statement
of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Investment
Income: | |
| |
Dividends
(net of foreign withholding taxes of $383,639) | |
$ | 8,248,301 | |
Interest | |
| 2,511,674 | |
Total
Investment Income | |
| 10,759,975 | |
Expenses: | |
| | |
Investment
advisory fees | |
| 3,425,095 | |
Trustees’
fees | |
| 130,500 | |
Payroll
expenses | |
| 125,119 | |
Shareholder
communications expenses | |
| 120,890 | |
Legal
and audit fees | |
| 95,085 | |
Custodian
fees | |
| 32,592 | |
Shareholder
services fees | |
| 23,413 | |
Accounting
fees | |
| 22,500 | |
Service
fees for securities sold short (See Note 2) | |
| 13,928 | |
Interest
expense | |
| 10,112 | |
Dividend
expense on securities sold short | |
| 1,418 | |
Miscellaneous
expenses | |
| 84,364 | |
Total
Expenses | |
| 4,085,016 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Expenses
paid indirectly by broker (See Note 5) | |
| (3,747 | ) |
Net
Expenses | |
| 4,081,269 | |
Net
Investment Income | |
| 6,678,706 | |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency: | |
| | |
Net
realized loss on investments in securities | |
| (2,214,519 | ) |
Net
realized gain on written options | |
| 8,887,778 | |
Net
realized loss on foreign currency transactions | |
| (4,784 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net
realized gain on investments in securities, written options, and foreign currency transactions | |
| 6,668,475 | |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation: | |
| | |
on
investments in securities | |
| 27,278,950 | |
on
securities sold short | |
| 52,679 | |
on
written options | |
| (2,617,887 | ) |
on
foreign currency translations | |
| (1,440 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, securities sold short, written options, and foreign
currency translations | |
| 24,712,302 | |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments in Securities, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign
Currency | |
| 31,380,777 | |
Net
Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | |
| 38,059,483 | |
Total
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders | |
| (2,005,678 | ) |
Net
Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations | |
$ | 36,053,805 | |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Statement
of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
| Six
Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| Year
Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
| |
| |
|
| |
| |
|
Operations: |
| |
| |
|
| |
| |
|
Net
investment income |
| |
$ | 6,678,706 | |
|
| |
$ | 14,221,207 | |
|
Net
realized gain on investments in securities, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions |
| |
| 6,668,475 | |
|
| |
| 56,552,218 | |
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in securities, securities sold short, written options, and foreign
currency translations |
| |
| 24,712,302 | |
|
| |
| 4,010,041 | |
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
| |
| 38,059,483 | |
|
| |
| 74,783,466 | |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Distributions
to Preferred Shareholders from Accumulated Earnings |
| |
| (2,005,678 | )* |
|
| |
| (4,244,667 | ) |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations |
| |
| 36,053,805 | |
|
| |
| 70,538,799 | |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Distributions
to Common Shareholders: |
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Accumulated
earnings |
| |
| (4,628,430 | )* |
|
| |
| (10,121,795 | ) |
|
Return
of capital |
| |
| (23,142,148 | )* |
|
| |
| (45,375,200 | ) |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Total
Distributions to Common Shareholders |
| |
| (27,770,578 | ) |
|
| |
| (55,496,995 | ) |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Fund
Share Transactions: |
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Increase
in net assets from common shares issued in offering |
| |
| 142,005 | |
|
| |
| — | |
|
Increase
in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions |
| |
| 878,790 | |
|
| |
| — | |
|
Net
increase in net assets from repurchase of preferred shares |
| |
| 459,313 | |
|
| |
| 239,672 | |
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions |
| |
| 1,480,108 | |
|
| |
| 239,672 | |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Net
Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders |
| |
| 9,763,335 | |
|
| |
| 15,281,476 | |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Net
Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders: |
| |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
Beginning
of year |
| |
| 612,615,745 | |
|
| |
| 597,334,269 | |
|
End
of period |
| |
$ | 622,379,080 | |
|
| |
$ | 612,615,745 | |
|
| * | Based
on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at
year end. |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Financial
Highlights
Selected
data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:
| |
Six
Months | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Ended
June | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
30,
2024 | | Year
Ended December 31, | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | 2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Operating
Performance: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
asset value, beginning of year | |
$ | 3.97 | | |
$ | 3.87 | | |
$ | 3.91 | | |
$ | 4.01 | | |
$ | 4.31 | | |
$ | 4.17 | |
Net
investment income | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.09 | | |
| 0.09 | | |
| 0.08 | | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.02 | |
Net
realized and unrealized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions | |
| 0.21 | | |
| 0.40 | | |
| 0.26 | | |
| 0.20 | | |
| 0.13 | | |
| 0.74 | |
Total
from investment operations | |
| 0.25 | | |
| 0.49 | | |
| 0.35 | | |
| 0.28 | | |
| 0.17 | | |
| 0.76 | |
Distributions
to Preferred Shareholders: (a) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
investment income | |
| (0.01 | )* | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
distributions to preferred shareholders | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) |
Net
Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations | |
| 0.24 | | |
| 0.46 | | |
| 0.32 | | |
| 0.25 | | |
| 0.14 | | |
| 0.73 | |
Distributions
to Common Shareholders: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
investment income | |
| (0.03 | )* | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| (0.07 | ) | |
| (0.05 | ) | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.00 | )(b) |
Return
of capital | |
| (0.15 | )* | |
| (0.29 | ) | |
| (0.29 | ) | |
| (0.31 | ) | |
| (0.45 | ) | |
| (0.60 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
distributions to common shareholders | |
| (0.18 | ) | |
| (0.36 | ) | |
| (0.36 | ) | |
| (0.36 | ) | |
| (0.48 | ) | |
| (0.60 | ) |
Fund
Share Transactions: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Increase
in net asset value from common share transactions | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.01 | |
Increase/decrease
in net asset value from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| (0.00 | )(b) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Increase
in net asset value from repurchase of common shares | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.03 | | |
| 0.00 | (b) |
Increase
in net asset value from repurchase of preferred shares and transaction fees | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| — | | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.00 | (b) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total
Fund share transactions | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.00 | (b) | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.01 | |
Net
Asset Value Attributable to Common Shareholders, End of Period | |
$ | 4.03 | | |
$ | 3.97 | | |
$ | 3.87 | | |
$ | 3.91 | | |
$ | 4.01 | | |
$ | 4.31 | |
NAV
total return † | |
| 6.33 | % | |
| 12.41 | % | |
| 8.87 | % | |
| 6.69 | % | |
| 5.58 | % | |
| 18.82 | % |
Market
value, end of period | |
$ | 4.05 | | |
$ | 3.76 | | |
$ | 3.63 | | |
$ | 3.75 | | |
$ | 3.51 | | |
$ | 4.40 | |
Investment
total return †† | |
| 12.79 | % | |
| 13.97 | % | |
| 6.84 | % | |
| 17.51 | % | |
| (8.68 | )% | |
| 36.72 | % |
Ratios
to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 701,725 | | |
$ | 696,103 | | |
$ | 682,745 | | |
$ | 689,250 | | |
$ | 712,971 | | |
$ | 759,110 | |
Net
assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 622,379 | | |
$ | 612,616 | | |
$ | 597,334 | | |
$ | 602,753 | | |
$ | 626,474 | | |
$ | 672,464 | |
Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares | |
| 2.19 | %(c) | |
| 2.36 | % | |
| 2.29 | % | |
| 2.09 | % | |
| 1.08 | % | |
| 0.46 | % |
Ratio
of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares (d)(e)(f) | |
| 1.34 | %(c) | |
| 1.40 | % | |
| 1.39 | % | |
| 1.40 | % | |
| 1.42 | % | |
| 1.37 | % |
Portfolio
turnover rate | |
| 40 | % | |
| 83 | % | |
| 126 | % | |
| 96 | % | |
| 89 | % | |
| 93 | % |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Financial
Highlights (Continued)
Selected
data for a common share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:
| |
Six
Months | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Ended
June | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
30,
2024 | | Year
Ended December 31, | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Cumulative
Preferred Shares: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
5.000%
Series B Preferred | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liquidation
value, end of period (in 000’s) | |
$ | 79,346 | | |
$ | 83,487 | | |
$ | 85,411 | | |
$ | 86,497 | | |
$ | 86,497 | | |
$ | 86,646 | |
Total
shares outstanding (in 000’s) | |
| 3,174 | | |
| 3,339 | | |
| 3,416 | | |
| 3,460 | | |
| 3,460 | | |
| 3,466 | |
Liquidation
preference per share | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | | |
$ | 25.00 | |
Average
market value (g) | |
$ | 21.73 | | |
$ | 22.25 | | |
$ | 23.43 | | |
$ | 25.45 | | |
$ | 25.13 | | |
$ | 24.12 | |
Asset
coverage per share | |
$ | 221 | | |
$ | 208 | | |
$ | 200 | | |
$ | 199 | | |
$ | 206 | | |
$ | 219 | |
Asset
Coverage | |
| 884 | % | |
| 834 | % | |
| 799 | % | |
| 797 | % | |
| 824 | % | |
| 876 | % |
| † | 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 obtained
under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. 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) | Calculated
based on average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the periods. |
| (b) | Amount
represents less than $0.005 per share. |
| (d) | 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. |
| (e) | Ratio
of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred
shares for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2023,
2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 would have been 1.19%, 1.22%, 1.21%, 1.22%, 1.25%, and 1.20%,
respectively. |
| (f) | The
Fund incurred dividend expense and service fees on securities sold short. If these expenses
had not been incurred, the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and
the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 would have been 1.33%, 1.36%,
1.39%, 1.34%, and 1.33% attributable to common shares, respectively, and 1.19%, 1.18%,
1.21%, 1.18%, and 1.17% including liquidation value of preferred shares. For the year
ended December 31, 2023, there was no impact on service fees on securities sold short. |
| (g) | Based
on weekly prices. |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
Organization.
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the Fund) was organized on January 4, 2005 as a Delaware statutory trust.
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 March 31, 2005.
The
Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary
investment objective is to seek capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and its primary objective. The
Fund will attempt to achieve its objectives, under normal market conditions, by investing 80% of its assets in equity
securities of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resources industries. As part of its investment strategy,
the Fund intends to earn income through an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on equity securities in
its portfolio. The Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies
principally engaged in the exploration, mining, fabrication, processing, distribution, or trading of gold, or the financing,
managing and controlling, or operating of companies engaged in “gold related” activities (Gold Companies). In
addition, the Fund anticipates that it will invest at least 25% of its assets in the equity securities of companies
principally engaged in the exploration, production, or distribution of natural resources, such as gas and oil, paper, food
and agriculture, forestry products, metals, and minerals as well as related transportation companies and equipment
manufacturers (Natural Resources Companies). The Fund may invest in the securities of companies located anywhere in the
world. The Fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a
potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political, and
regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility
to the Fund’s NAV and a magnified effect in its total return.
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.
Security
Valuation. Portfolio
securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for
which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing
price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security
is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the
security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is
valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the Board) so determines, by such other method as
the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one
national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by
Gabelli Funds, LLC (the Adviser).
Portfolio
securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the
relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly
after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt obligations
for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were
no asked prices quoted on such day,
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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.
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
summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s
investments as of June 30, 2024 is as follows:
| |
Valuation
Inputs | |
| |
| |
Level
1 Quoted Prices | |
Level
2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | |
Total
Market Value at 06/30/24 |
INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
ASSETS (Market Value): | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Common Stocks
(a) | |
$ | 617,494,468 | | |
| — | | |
$ | 617,494,468 | |
Exchange Traded Funds
(a) | |
| 1,932,788 | | |
| — | | |
| 1,932,788 | |
Convertible Corporate
Bonds (a) | |
| — | | |
$ | 3,512,831 | | |
| 3,512,831 | |
Corporate Bonds (a) | |
| — | | |
| 18,953,566 | | |
| 18,953,566 | |
U.S.
Government Obligations | |
| — | | |
| 75,697,216 | | |
| 75,697,216 | |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS | |
$ | 619,427,256 | | |
$ | 98,163,613 | | |
$ | 717,590,869 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES (Market
Value): | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Common
Stocks Sold Short (a) | |
$ | (737,336 | ) | |
| — | | |
$ | (737,336 | ) |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – LIABILITIES | |
$ | (737,336 | ) | |
| — | | |
$ | (737,336 | ) |
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
| |
Valuation
Inputs | |
| |
| |
Level
1 Quoted Prices | |
Level
2 Other Significant Observable Inputs | |
Total
Market Value at 06/30/24 |
INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES (Market
Value): | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Equity
Contracts | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Call Options
Written | |
$ | (741,402 | ) | |
$ | (25,015,990 | ) | |
$ | (25,757,392 | ) |
Put
Options Written | |
| (231,300 | ) | |
| (174,805 | ) | |
| (406,105 | ) |
TOTAL
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - LIABLITIES | |
$ | (972,702 | ) | |
$ | (25,190,795 | ) | |
$ | (26,163,497 | ) |
(a)
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments (SOI) for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.
There
were no Level 3 investments held at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among
Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.
Additional
Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.
General.
The Fund uses recognized
industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities,
and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several
different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities,
and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems
where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction
prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from
another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.
Fair
Valuation. Fair valued
securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level
3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which
current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. When fair valuing a security, factors to consider include
recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of
valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do
not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The
circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.
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.
Derivative
Financial Instruments. The
Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in derivative financial instruments for the purposes of
increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities
it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction
is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options,
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
futures,
or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks.
Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest
rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or, in the
event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under
derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation
in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject
absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact
on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.
Collateral
requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange
traded derivatives, while collateral terms are contract specific for derivatives traded over-the-counter. Securities pledged to
cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Cash collateral, if any, pledged
for the same purpose will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The
Fund’s policy with respect to offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the
agreement, the master agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities
in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability
of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.
The
Fund’s derivative contracts held at June 30, 2024, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are
disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.
Options.
The Fund may purchase or write call or put options on securities or indices for the purpose of increasing the income of
the Fund. As a writer of put options, the Fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes
in the price of the financial instrument underlying the option. The Fund would incur a loss if the price of the underlying financial
instrument decreases between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is terminated. The Fund would realize
a gain, to the extent of the premium, if the price of the financial instrument increases between those dates.
As
a purchaser of put options, the Fund pays a premium for the right to sell to the seller of the put option the underlying security
at a specified price. The seller of the put has the obligation to purchase the underlying security upon exercise at the exercise
price. If the price of the underlying security declines, the Fund would realize a gain upon sale or exercise. If the price of
the underlying security increases or stays the same, the Fund would realize a loss upon sale or at the expiration date, but only
to the extent of the premium paid.
If
a written call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining
whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the
security. In the case of call options, the exercise prices are referred to as “in-the-money,” “at-the-money,”
and “out-of-the-money,” respectively. The Fund may write (a) in-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that
the price of the underlying security will remain stable or decline during the option period, (b) at-the-money call options when
the Adviser expects that the price of the underlying security will remain stable, decline, or advance moderately during the option
period, and (c) out-of-the-money call options when the Adviser expects that the premiums received from writing the call option
will be greater than the appreciation in the price of the underlying security above the exercise price. By writing a call option,
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
the
Fund limits its opportunity to profit from any increase in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price
of the option. Out-of-the-money, at-the-money, and in-the-money put options (the reverse of call options as to the relation of
exercise price to market price) may be utilized in the same market environments that such call options are used in equivalent
transactions. Option positions at June 30, 2024 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.
The
Fund’s volume of activity in equity options contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2024 had an average monthly market
value of approximately $24,571,693.
At
June 30, 2024, the Fund’s derivative liabilities (by type) are as follows:
|
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
Presented in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities |
Gross
Amounts
Available for
Offset in the
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities |
Net
Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
OTC Equity Written Options |
$25,147,295 |
— |
$25,147,295 |
The
following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the
Fund for the benefit of the counterparty as of June 30, 2024:
| |
Net
Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| |
Net
Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Securities
Pledged as Collateral | |
Cash
Collateral Pledged | |
Net
Amount |
Counterparty | |
| |
| |
| |
|
Pershing
LLC | |
$24,848,260 | | |
$(24,848,260 | ) | |
— | | |
— | |
Morgan
Stanley | |
299,035 | | |
(299,035 | ) | |
— | | |
— | |
Total | |
$25,147,295 | | |
$(25,147,295 | ) | |
— | | |
— | |
As
of June 30, 2024 the value of equity options written can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, under Liabilities,
Options written, at value. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the effect of equity options written can be found in the Statement
of Operations under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities sold short, Written Options, and Foreign
Currency, within Net realized gain or loss on written options, and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written
options.
Limitations
on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject
to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions
in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible
transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Pursuant to amendments
by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration
as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration
or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the
Fund which permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions,
as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets
committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
the
Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount
of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would
exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized
losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would
not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized
losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest
in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and
financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments
than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the
Fund’s performance.
Securities
Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may
not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed
securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized
gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day
of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale,
the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are
recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains
collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. For the
six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund incurred $13,928 in service fees related to its investment positions sold short and held
by the broker. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations under Expenses, Service fees for securities sold short.
Investments
in Other Investment Companies. The Fund may invest, from time to time, in shares of other investment companies (or entities
that would be considered investment companies but are excluded from the definition pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940
Act) (the Acquired Funds) in accordance with the 1940 Act and related rules. Shareholders in the Fund would bear the pro rata
portion of the periodic expenses of the Acquired Funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June
30, 2024, 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.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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 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, 2024, 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.
Custodian
Fee Credits and Interest Expense. When
cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross
expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding
expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, the Fund is charged an
overdraft fee of 110% of the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be included in
the Statement of Operations.
Distributions
to Shareholders. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders
are 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. 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.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The
Fund declares and pays monthly distributions from net investment income, capital gains, and paid-in capital. The actual source
of the distribution is determined after the end of the year. Distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions.
Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered as dividend yield or the total return from an investment in
the Fund. The Board will continue to monitor the Fund’s distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s NAV
and the financial market environment. The Fund’s distribution policy is subject to modification by the Board at any time.
Distributions
to shareholders of the Fund’s 5.000% Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares (Series B Preferred) are accrued on a daily basis
and are determined as described in Note 5.
The
tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:
| |
Common | |
Preferred |
Distributions
paid from: | |
| | | |
| | |
Ordinary
income | |
$ | 10,121,795 | | |
$ | 4,244,667 | |
Return of capital | |
| 45,375,200 | | |
| – | |
Total distributions paid | |
$ | 55,496,995 | | |
$ | 4,244,667 | |
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
Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain
their character as either short term or long term capital losses. The Fund has a long term capital loss carryforward with no expiration
of $379,554,945.
The
following summarizes the tax cost of investments and derivatives and the related net unrealized depreciation at June
30, 2024:
| |
Cost/ (Premiums) | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | |
Net Unrealized Depreciation |
Investments and other derivative instruments | |
$695,426,098 | |
$29,044,312 | |
$(33,780,374) | |
$(4,736,062) |
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. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund
did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2024, 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 fiscal 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.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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
shares. 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.
4.
Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, other than short term securities
and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $255,964,595 and $274,503,312, respectively.
5. Transactions
with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, 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 $3,747.
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, 2024, 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 the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). For the
six months ended June 30, 2024, the Fund accrued $125,119 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.
The
Fund pays retainer and per meeting fees to Independent Trustees and certain Interested Trustees, plus specified amounts to the
Lead Trustee and Audit Committee Chairman. Trustees are also reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings.
Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement
from the Fund.
6.
Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit, which expires on June 25, 2025 and may be renewed annually,
of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to one-third of its net assets from the bank for temporary borrowing purposes.
Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at a floating rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Funds Rate plus
135 basis points or the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus 135 basis points in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be
included in “Interest expense” in the Statement of Operations.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.
7.
Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The
Fund has an effective $500 million shelf registration for the issuance of common or preferred shares. On April 24, 2024 the Fund
filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to 20 million common shares.
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Six
Months Ended | | |
Shares
Issued | |
Net
Proceeds | |
Net
Proceeds in Excess of Par |
June 30,
2024 | | |
| 38,559 | | |
$ | 142,005 | | |
$ | 1,265 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
The
Board has authorized the repurchase of its common shares in the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 7.5%
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, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not repurchase any common shares.
| |
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| |
Shares | |
Amount |
Shares issued
pursuant to shelf offering | |
| 38,559 | | |
$ | 142,005 | |
Increase in net assets
from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| 225,686 | | |
| 878,790 | |
Net increase | |
| 264,245 | | |
$ | 1,020,795 | |
The
Fund did not have any transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The
Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares.
The Series B Preferred are callable at any time at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The
Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series B Preferred in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value
per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 the Fund repurchased and retired 161,633
and 76,939 of Series B Preferred at investments of $3,592,083 and $1,683,202 and at discounts of approximately 11.15% and 12.53%
to its liquidation preference. At June 30, 2024, 3,173,851 Series B Preferred were outstanding and accrued dividends amounted
to $77,840.
The
Series B Preferred is senior to the common shares and results in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging
tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are cumulative.
The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to
the Series B Preferred. 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 B Preferred at the redemption price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated
and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet the requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the
foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders 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 rate, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available
to common shareholders.
The
holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders
of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together
as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and, under certain circumstances, are entitled to elect
a majority of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the
GAMCO
Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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.
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.
Certifications
The
Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that, as of June 12, 2024, 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.
Shareholder
Meeting – May 13, 2024 – Final Results
The
Fund’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held virtually on May 13, 2024. At that meeting, common and preferred shareholders,
voting together as a single class, re-elected Agnes Mullady, Salvatore M. Salibello, and Anthonie van Ekris as Trustees of the
Fund, with 103,470,680, 104,042,580, and 104,140,245 votes cast in favor of these Trustees, and 4,309,709, 3,737,810, and 3,640,144
votes withheld for these Trustees, respectively.
In
addition, preferred shareholders, voting as a separate class, re-elected James P. Conn as a Trustee of the Fund, with 2,051,095
votes cast in favor of this Trustee and 77,243 votes withheld for this Trustee.
Calgary
Avansino, Elizabeth C. Bogan, Anthony S. Colavita, Vincent D. Enright, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Michael J. Melarkey, and Salvatore
J. Zizza continue to serve in their capacities as Trustees of the Fund.
We
thank you for your participation and appreciate your continued support.
GAMCO
GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST
AND
YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY
Who
are we?
The
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with
GAMCO Investors, Inc., a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory services for a variety of
clients.
What
kind of non-public information do we collect about you if you become a fund shareholder?
When
you purchase shares of the Fund on the New York Stock Exchange, you have the option of registering directly with our transfer
agent in order, for example, to participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.
| ● | Information
you give us on your application form. This could include your name, address, telephone
number, social security number, bank account number, and other information. |
| ● | Information
about your transactions with us. This would include information about the shares
that you buy or sell; it may also include information about whether you sell or exercise
rights that we have issued from time to time. If we hire someone else to provide services
— like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions
that you conduct through them. |
What
information do we disclose and to whom do we disclose it?
We
do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates,
our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law
permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www.sec.gov.
What
do we do to protect your personal information?
We
restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide
services to you or the fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical,
electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential.
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GAMCO
GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES & INCOME TRUST
One
Corporate Center
Rye,
NY 10580-1422
Portfolio
Management Team Biographies
Caesar
M. P. Bryan joined GAMCO Asset
Management in 1994. He is a member of the global investment team of Gabelli Funds, LLC and portfolio manager of several funds
within the Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Bryan was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management. He began his investment
career at Samuel Montagu Company, the London based merchant bank. Mr. Bryan graduated from the University of Southampton in England
with a Bachelor of Law and is a member of the English Bar.
Vincent
Hugonnard-Roche joined GAMCO
Investors, Inc. in 2000. He is Director of Quantitative Strategies, head of the Gabelli Risk Management Group, serves as a portfolio
manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. He received a Master’s degree in Mathematics
of Decision Making from EISITI, France and an MS in Finance from ESSEC, France.
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 “XGGNX.”
Notice
is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time
to time purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from
the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also from time to time purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the
preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value. |
Item
2. Code of Ethics.
Not
applicable.
Item
3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule
of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting
period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this
form. |
Item
7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Item
8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not
applicable.
Item
9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not
applicable.
Item
10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not
applicable.
Item
11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
At
its meeting on February 13, 2024, the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Fund approved the continuation of the investment advisory
agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the trustees who are not interested persons of the
Fund (the Independent Board Members). The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the
Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors.
Nature,
Extent and Quality of Services. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio managers, the
depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, shareholder
and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board.
The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the portfolio managers.
Investment
Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year
periods (as of December 31, 2023) against a peer group of six other covered call funds prepared by the Adviser (the “Adviser
Peer Group”) and against a peer group of options, arbitrage/options strategies and sector equity buy-write strategies funds
selected by Lipper (the “Lipper Peer Group”). The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance
was in third quartile for the one- and ten-year periods, and in the first quartile for the three- and five-year periods for the
Adviser Peer Group, and in the second quartile for the three- and five-year periods and in the third quartile for the one- and
ten-year periods for the Lipper Peer Group. The Independent Board Members noted the Adviser’s discussion of the Fund’s
option writing strategy, the associated difficulties with volatility in the gold and energy sectors and a plan to manage the Fund’s
strategy given these dynamics. The Independent Board Members also recognized that the Adviser Peer Group had limitations in terms
of comparability given the Fund’s particular sector focus and the challenging market environment for the natural resources
and energy sectors over the applicable measurement periods. In this regard, the Independent Board Members also noted the Adviser’s
continuing evaluation of appropriate peers for the Fund given its unique strategy and sector focus. The Independent Board Members
also discussed their awareness of the Fund’s performance relative to relevant benchmarks considered representative of the
Fund’s strategy and presented in the Fund’s shareholder reports, and noted the Fund’s performance relative to
those benchmarks (some of which do not reflect options strategies) was somewhat acceptable.
Profitability.
The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with an administrative
overhead charge and without such a charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that an affiliate of the Adviser earned fees
on sales of shares of the Fund in the Fund’s at-the-market offering program.
Economies
of Scale. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser’s cost structure and the relationship
of those elements to potential economies of scale.
Sharing
of Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not
take into account any potential sharing of economies of scale.
Service
and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members compared the investment management fee of the Fund to the investment management
fees of the Adviser Peer Group. The Independent Board Members noted that the Adviser’s management fee includes substantially
all administrative services for the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members noted that the
Fund had the highest effective investment management fee within the Adviser Peer Group and was the only fund in this group employing
leverage. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of
the Gabelli funds, except for the presence of leverage and fees chargeable on assets attributable to leverage in certain circumstances.
The Board recognized that the Adviser and its affiliates did not manage other accounts with similar strategies that had fees lower
than those charged for the Fund.
Conclusions.
The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services and good ancillary
services and that its overall performance record against the limited universe of other funds that utilize a covered call options
writing strategy, and relevant benchmark indices, was acceptable. In reaching this conclusion, the Independent Board Members noted
the Adviser’s discussion of how it would continue to manage the Fund’s strategy. The Independent Board Members concluded
that the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund was reasonable and that economies of scale were not a significant factor
in their thinking at this point. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services
as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion,
the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the Advisory Agreement to the full Board.
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 adequate in light of the quality of services provided and in light of the other
factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation
of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based their decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole
and did not consider any one factor as all-important or controlling.
Item
12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not
applicable.
Item
13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a)(1) | Identification
of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members and Description of Role of Portfolio
Manager(s) or Management Team Members |
Not
applicable
(a)(2) | Other
Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member and Potential Conflicts
of Interest |
Not
applicable
(a)(3) | Compensation
Structure of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members |
Not
applicable
(a)(4) | Disclosure
of Securities Ownership |
Not
applicable
(b) | There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph
(a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR. |
Item
14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
(a) | Provide the information specified in the table with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the registrant or any
“affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240-10b-18(a)(3)), of shares
or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered by the registrant pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 781). |
REGISTRANT
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period |
(a)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased |
(b)
Average
Price Paid per
Share (or Unit) |
(c)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs |
(d)
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the Plans or
Programs |
Month
#1
01/01/2024
through
01/31/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 13,670 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $22.21 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 13,670 |
Common
– 154,207,482
Preferred Series B – 3,339,484 - 13,670 = 3,325,814 |
Month
#2
02/01/2024
through
02/29/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 106,432 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $22.27 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 106,432 |
Common
– 154,258,219
Preferred Series B – 3,325,814 - 106,432 = 3,219,382 |
Month
#3
03/01/2024
through
03/31/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 38,620 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $22.24 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 38,620 |
Common
– 154,296,778
Preferred Series B – 3,219,382 - 38,620 = 3,180,762 |
Month
#4
04/01/2024
through
04/30/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 4,898 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $21.44 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 4,898 |
Common
– 154,343,359
Preferred Series B – 3,180,762 - 4,898 = 3,175,864 |
Month
#5
05/01/2024
through
05/31/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 2,013 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $20.88 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 2,013 |
Common
–154,383,194
Preferred Series B – 3,175,864 - 2,013 = 3,173,851 |
Month
#6
06/01/2024
through
06/30/2024 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – N/A |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – N/A |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – N/A |
Common
– 154,422,564
Preferred Series B – 3,173,851 |
Total |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 165,633 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – $22.07 |
Common
– N/A
Preferred Series B – 165,633 |
N/A |
Footnote
columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly
announced:
a. | The
date each plan or program was announced – The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs semiannually
in the Fund’s shareholder reports in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
b. | The
dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding
may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of
the shares. Any
or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to
the liquidation value. |
c. | The
expiration date (if any) of each plan or program – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing. |
d. | Each
plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing. |
e. | Each
plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend
to make further purchases. – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing. |
Item
16. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The
registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing
similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date
within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required
by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required
by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
| (b) | There
were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during
the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item
17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Item
18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
| (a) | If
at any time during or after the last completed fiscal year the registrant was required
to prepare an accounting restatement that required recovery of erroneously awarded compensation
pursuant to the registrant’s compensation recovery policy required by the listing
standards adopted pursuant to 17 CFR 240.10D-1, or there was an outstanding balance as
of the end of the last completed fiscal year of erroneously awarded compensation to be
recovered from the application of the policy to a prior restatement, the registrant must
provide the following information: |
| (i) | The
date on which the registrant was required to prepare an accounting restatement; N/A |
| (ii) | The
aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation attributable to such accounting
restatement, including an analysis of how the amount was calculated; $0 |
| (ii) | If
the financial reporting measure defined in 17 CFR 10D-1(d) related to a stock price or total shareholder return metric, the estimates
that were used in determining the erroneously awarded compensation attributable to such accounting restatement and an explanation
of the methodology used for such estimates; N/A |
| (iv) | The
aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation that remains outstanding
at the end of the last completed fiscal year; $0 and |
| (v) | If
the aggregate dollar amount of erroneously awarded compensation has not yet been determined,
disclose this fact, explain the reason(s) and disclose the information required in (ii)
through (iv) in the next annual report that the registrant files on this Form N-CSR;
$0 |
| (2) | If
recovery would be impracticable pursuant to 17 CFR 10D-1(b)(1)(iv), for each named executive
officer and for all other executive officers as a group, disclose the amount of recovery
forgone and a brief description of the reason the registrant decided in each case not
to pursue recovery; $0 and |
| (3) | For
each named executive officer from whom, as of the end of the last completed fiscal year,
erroneously awarded compensation had been outstanding for 180 days or longer since the
date the registrant determined the amount the individual owed, disclose the dollar amount
of outstanding erroneously awarded compensation due from each such individual. N/A |
| (b) | If
at any time during or after its last completed fiscal year the registrant was required
to prepare an accounting restatement, and the registrant concluded that recovery of erroneously
awarded compensation was not required pursuant to the registrant’s compensation
recovery policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to 17 CFR 240.10D-1,
briefly explain why application of the recovery policy resulted in this conclusion. N/A |
Item
19. Exhibits.
(a)(3)(1) | There
were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent
or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to
10 or more persons. |
(a)(3)(2) | There
was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period
covered by the report. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) |
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust |
|
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer |
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer |
|
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer |
|
*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Exhibit 99.(a)(3)
Certification
Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I,
John C. Ball, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust; |
| 2. | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are
required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based
on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information;
and |
| (b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: |
September
4, 2024 |
|
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer |
Certification
Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I,
John C. Ball, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust; |
| 2. | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are
required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based
on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information;
and |
| (b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: |
September 4, 2024 |
|
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal
Financial Officer and Treasurer |
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
Exhibit 99.(b)
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b)
under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer of
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:
| 1. | The
Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: |
September
4, 2024 |
|
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer |
I, John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and
Treasurer of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Registrant”), certify that:
| 1. | The
Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: |
September 4, 2024 |
|
/s/ John C. Ball |
|
|
John C. Ball, Principal
Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2024
shares
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Document Period End Date |
Jun. 30, 2024
|
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Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
|
General Description of Registrant [Abstract] |
|
Investment Objectives and Practices [Text Block] |
Investment
Objective and Strategy (Unaudited)
The
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s
investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek
capital appreciation consistent with the Fund’s strategy and primary objective. Under normal market conditions, the Fund
will attempt to achieve its objectives by investing 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in
the gold and natural resource industries, and by writing covered call options on the underlying equity securities.
|
Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
|
Capital Stock [Table Text Block] |
7.
Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The
Fund has an effective $500 million shelf registration for the issuance of common or preferred shares. On April 24, 2024 the Fund
filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to 20 million common shares.
Six
Months Ended | | |
Shares
Issued | |
Net
Proceeds | |
Net
Proceeds in Excess of Par |
June 30,
2024 | | |
| 38,559 | | |
$ | 142,005 | | |
$ | 1,265 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
The
Board has authorized the repurchase of its common shares in the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 7.5%
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, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund did not repurchase any common shares.
| |
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
| |
Shares | |
Amount |
Shares issued
pursuant to shelf offering | |
| 38,559 | | |
$ | 142,005 | |
Increase in net assets
from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions | |
| 225,686 | | |
| 878,790 | |
Net increase | |
| 264,245 | | |
$ | 1,020,795 | |
The
Fund did not have any transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The
Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares.
The Series B Preferred are callable at any time at the liquidation value of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The
Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series B Preferred in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value
per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 the Fund repurchased and retired 161,633
and 76,939 of Series B Preferred at investments of $3,592,083 and $1,683,202 and at discounts of approximately 11.15% and 12.53%
to its liquidation preference. At June 30, 2024, 3,173,851 Series B Preferred were outstanding and accrued dividends amounted
to $77,840.
The
Series B Preferred is senior to the common shares and results in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging
tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are cumulative.
The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to
the Series B Preferred. 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 B Preferred at the redemption price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated
and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet the requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the
foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders 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 rate, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available
to common shareholders.
The
holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders
of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together
as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and, under certain circumstances, are entitled to elect
a majority of the Board of Trustees. 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.
|
Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] |
|
Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
|
Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] |
3,173,851
|
Common Stocks [Member] |
|
Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
|
Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] |
154,422,564
|
Cumulative Preferred Stocks [Member] |
|
Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
|
Security Voting Rights [Text Block] |
The
holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders
of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together
as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and, under certain circumstances, are entitled to elect
a majority of the Board of Trustees. 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.
|
Preferred Stock Restrictions, Other [Text Block] |
The
Series B Preferred is senior to the common shares and results in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging
tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are cumulative.
The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to
the Series B Preferred. 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 B Preferred at the redemption price of $25 per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated
and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet the requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the
foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders 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 rate, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available
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