Gabelli Multimedia Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number            811-08476                    

                           The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.                              

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

                             Rye, New York 10580-1422                            

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

                                  Rye, New York 10580-1422                                

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  1-800-422-3554

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2016

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Third Quarter Report — September 30, 2016

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

LOGO
           Mario J. Gabelli, CFA   Christopher J. Marangi   Lawrence J. Haverty, CFA        

To Our Shareholders,

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust (the “Fund”) was 6.4%, compared with a total return of 4.9% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 12.2%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $8.39, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $7.69 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed is the schedule of investments as of September 30, 2016.

Comparative Results

 

 

Average Annual Returns through September 30, 2016 (a) (Unaudited)                                

     Since  
      Quarter        1 Year        5 Year        10 Year        15 Year       Inception
 (11/15/94) 
 

Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

                 

NAV Total Return (b)

     6.36%         12.79%         15.85%         5.35%          6.35%          8.57%     

Investment Total Return (c)

     12.23            15.83            17.19            6.15             7.02             8.60        

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

     3.85            15.43            16.37            7.24             7.15             9.51(d)    

MSCI World Index

     4.87            11.36            11.63            4.47             6.29             6.70(d)    

 

  (a)

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

 

 

  (b)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share, reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date, and adjustments for rights offerings and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $7.50.

 

 

  (c)

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions, and adjustments for rights offerings. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $7.50.

 

 

  (d)

From November 30, 1994, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available.

 

 


The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments — September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS — 90.8%

  
  

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 55.0%

  

  

Broadcasting — 10.2%

  
  10,000      

Asahi Broadcasting Corp.

   $ 65,184   
  61,000      

CBS Corp., Cl. A, Voting

     3,349,510   
  6,400      

Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. Ltd.

     39,193   
  16,000      

Cogeco Inc.

     627,097   
  2,000      

Corus Entertainment Inc., OTC, Cl. B

     18,560   
  13,000      

Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto, Cl. B

     120,393   
  34,000      

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. A†

     915,280   
  127,000      

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. C†

     3,341,370   
  81,000      

Grupo Radio Centro SAB de CV, Cl. A†

     59,299   
  140,000      

ITV plc

     339,693   
  4,550      

Lagardere SCA

     115,847   
  11,500      

Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. A†

     806,840   
  32,739      

Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C†

     2,340,184   
  10,750      

Liberty Media Group, Cl. A†

     307,987   
  28,000      

Liberty Media Group, Cl. C†

     787,920   
  43,000      

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Cl. A†

     1,461,140   
  75,000      

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Cl. C†

     2,505,750   
  4,000      

M6 Metropole Television SA

     72,164   
  16,000      

Media General Inc.†

     294,880   
  68,566      

Media Prima Berhad

     21,885   
  44,000      

MSG Networks Inc., Cl. A†

     818,840   
  36,000      

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

     604,941   
  4,650      

NRJ Group†

     47,535   
  20,000      

Pandora Media Inc.†

     286,600   
  3,400      

RTL Group SA

     283,018   
  70,000      

Salem Media Group Inc.

     411,600   
  19,000      

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A

     548,720   
  49,000      

Starz, Cl. A†

     1,528,310   
  17,000      

TEGNA Inc.

     371,620   
  45,000      

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

     171,729   
  23,000      

Television Francaise 1

     222,975   
  9,633      

TiVo Corp.†

     187,641   
  73,000      

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

     1,130,940   
  240,000      

TV Azteca SA de CV

     38,247   
  22,143      

Wireless Group plc

     90,119   
     

 

 

 
          24,333,011   
     

 

 

 
  

Business Services — 1.2%

  
  6,000      

Cogint Inc.†

     30,540   
  184      

Contax Participacoes SA†

     598   
  1,000      

Convergys Corp.

     30,420   
  6,000      

Impellam Group plc

     58,326   
  10,000      

Monster Worldwide Inc.†

     36,100   
  1,000      

Qumu Corp.†

     2,290   
  21,000      

S&P Global Inc.

     2,657,760   
     

 

 

 
        2,816,034   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable — 12.0%

  
  26,000      

Altice NV, Cl. A†

     466,440   
  4,000      

Altice NV, Cl. B†

     72,030   

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  36,000      

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

   $     1,866,960   
  2,700      

Cable One Inc.

     1,576,800   
  11,692      

Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†

     3,156,489   
  36,500      

Cogeco Communications Inc.

     1,801,700   
  64,000      

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     4,245,760   
  32,932      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

     1,125,605   
  130,177      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

     4,301,058   
  5,937      

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. A†

     163,802   
  24,048      

Liberty Global plc LiLAC, Cl. C†

     674,546   
  114,690      

Rogers Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B

     4,865,150   
  19,310      

Rogers Communications Inc., Toronto, Cl. B

     819,234   
  24,000      

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Cl. A

     1,523,760   
  11,000      

Shaw Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B

     225,060   
  78,000      

Shaw Communications Inc., Toronto, Cl. B

     1,596,326   
  5,800      

Sky plc, ADR

     269,381   
     

 

 

 
        28,750,101   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Services — 2.3%

  
  1,000      

Expedia Inc.

     116,720   
  12,000      

H&R Block Inc.

     277,800   
  18,000      

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

     1,124,460   
  107,000      

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Cl. A†

     2,141,070   
  17,000      

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Cl. A†

     371,450   
  35,814      

Liberty Ventures, Cl. A†

     1,427,904   
     

 

 

 
        5,459,404   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Industrial — 0.6%

  
  16,000      

Bouygues SA

     530,134   
  3,000      

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     174,300   
  23,000      

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     752,100   
  3,000      

Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad

     943   
     

 

 

 
        1,457,477   
     

 

 

 
  

Electronics — 0.3%

  
  12,500      

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Cl. A

     678,625   
     

 

 

 
  

Entertainment — 7.1%

  
  26,000      

Gogo Inc.†

     287,040   
  252,000      

Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR

     6,473,880   
  7,100      

Liberty Braves Group, Cl. A†

     123,895   
  49,520      

Liberty Braves Group, Cl. C†

     860,658   
  23,200      

Naspers Ltd., Cl. N

     4,015,675   
  1,000      

Netflix Inc.†

     98,550   
  4,000      

Reading International Inc., Cl. A†

     53,400   
  5,300      

Reading International Inc., Cl. B†

     79,500   
  5,000      

Regal Entertainment Group, Cl. A

     108,750   
  83,000      

Sky plc

     961,764   
  16,000      

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†

     721,280   
  19,500      

The Madison Square Garden Co, Cl. A†

     3,303,495   
     

 

 

 
        17,087,887   
     

 

 

 
  

Equipment — 1.7%

  
  12,500      

American Tower Corp.

     1,416,625   
  3,600      

Amphenol Corp., Cl. A

     233,712   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  
  

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (Continued)

  

  

Equipment (Continued)

  
  80,000      

Corning Inc.

   $ 1,892,000   
  200      

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

     5,394   
  5,000      

General Motors Co.

     158,850   
  7,500      

QUALCOMM Inc.

     513,750   
     

 

 

 
            4,220,331   
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Services — 2.1%

  
  20,000      

Caribbean Investment Holdings Ltd.†

     2,074   
  35,500      

Kinnevik AB, Cl. A

     987,353   
  45,000      

Kinnevik AB, Cl. B

     1,147,713   
  6,000      

LendingTree Inc.†

     581,460   
  55,000      

PayPal Holdings Inc.†

     2,253,350   
  15,000      

Waterloo Investment Holdings Ltd.†

     600   
     

 

 

 
        4,972,550   
     

 

 

 
  

Food and Beverage — 0.1%

  
  2,994      

Pernod Ricard SA

     354,326   
     

 

 

 
  

Retail — 0.7%

  
  200      

Amazon.com Inc.†

     167,462   
  27,000      

Best Buy Co. Inc.

     1,030,860   
  5,000      

FTD Companies Inc.†

     102,850   
  9,000      

HSN Inc.

     358,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,659,372   
     

 

 

 
  

Satellite — 3.3%

  
  1,000      

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.†

     1,380   
  33,000      

DigitalGlobe Inc.†

     907,500   
  70,000      

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†

     3,834,600   
  32,000      

EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†

     1,402,560   
  30,000      

Iridium Communications Inc.†

     243,300   
  23,900      

Loral Space & Communications Inc.†

     934,729   
  250,000      

PT Indosat Tbk†

     115,413   
  3,000      

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

     14,615   
  2,000      

ViaSat Inc.†

     149,300   
  30,000      

Videocon d2h Ltd., ADR†

     293,400   
     

 

 

 
        7,896,797   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications: Long Distance — 2.0%

  

  80,000      

AT&T Inc.

     3,248,800   
  2,020      

BCE Inc., New York

     93,284   
  1,074      

BCE Inc., Toronto

     49,601   
  200,000      

Sprint Corp.†

     1,326,000   
     

 

 

 
        4,717,685   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications: National — 5.3%

  

  5,000      

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., ADR

     255,200   
  5,000      

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd., ADR

     60,900   
  14,000      

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.†

     439,740   
  61,000      

Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR

     1,024,190   

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  16,000      

Elisa Oyj

   $ 590,076   
  3,605      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

     31,588   
  10,000      

Inmarsat plc

     91,378   
  34,500      

Level 3 Communications Inc.†

     1,600,110   
  1,000      

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc, ADR

     8,180   
  10,000      

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     455,007   
  5,000      

Oi SA, ADR†

     4,515   
  200      

Oi SA, Cl. C, ADR†

     1,136   
  4,000      

Orange SA, ADR

     62,320   
  22,000      

PLDT Inc., ADR

     784,740   
  3,000      

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk, ADR

     198,240   
  6,000      

Rostelecom PJSC, ADR

     45,000   
  28,000      

Swisscom AG, ADR

     1,336,720   
  6,000      

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR

     109,800   
  385,000      

Telecom Italia SpA†

     319,612   
  50,000      

Telecom Italia SpA

     33,925   
  17,500      

Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR

     253,225   
  118,026      

Telefonica SA, ADR

     1,189,702   
  145,000      

Telekom Austria AG

     818,505   
  55,000      

Telesites SAB de CV†

     31,060   
  15,172      

Telia Co. AB

     67,948   
  2,400      

Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR

     48,048   
  48,000      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     2,495,040   
  82,000      

VimpelCom Ltd., ADR

     285,360   
     

 

 

 
            12,641,265   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications: Regional — 1.6%

  

  75,000      

Cincinnati Bell Inc.†

     306,000   
  78,000      

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     2,120,040   
  8,000      

TELUS Corp., New York

     264,000   
  32,000      

TELUS Corp., Toronto

     1,055,894   
     

 

 

 
        3,745,934   
     

 

 

 
  

Wireless Communications — 4.5%

  

  55,000      

America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR

     629,200   
  19,000      

Global Telecom Holding SAE, GDR†

     36,860   
  11,000      

HC2 Holdings Inc.†

     59,950   
  240,000      

Jasmine International plc

     49,870   
  48,000      

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

     2,489,859   
  88,000      

NTT DoCoMo Inc.

     2,223,322   
  19,000      

Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE, GDR†

     7,572   
  28,000      

ORBCOMM Inc.†

     287,000   
  34,000      

SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR

     768,400   
  4,203      

Tim Participacoes SA, ADR

     51,445   
  48,000      

T-Mobile US Inc.†

     2,242,560   
  12,000      

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S, ADR†

     96,720   
  29,000      

United States Cellular Corp.†

     1,053,860   
  25,000      

Vodafone Group plc, ADR

     728,750   
     

 

 

 
        10,725,368   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

     131,516,167   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

  

COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES — 35.8%

  

  

Business Services — 0.1%

  

  14,000      

Scientific Games Corp., Cl. A†

   $ 157,780   
  25,000      

YuMe Inc.†

     99,250   
     

 

 

 
        257,030   
     

 

 

 
  

Business Services: Advertising — 2.0%

  

  170,000      

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Cl. A

     992,800   
  15,000      

Harte-Hanks Inc.

     24,300   
  6,000      

Havas SA

     50,713   
  9,357      

JC Decaux SA

     302,513   
  8,000      

Lamar Advertising Co., Cl. A

     522,480   
  1,500      

Publicis Groupe SA

     113,436   
  4,000      

Ströeer SE & Co KGaA

     173,806   
  110,000      

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

     2,458,500   
  10,000      

Tremor Video Inc.†

     16,800   
     

 

 

 
        4,655,348   
     

 

 

 
  

Computer Hardware — 1.8%

  
  38,200      

Apple Inc.

     4,318,510   
     

 

 

 
  

Computer Software and Services — 11.9%

  

  37,000      

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     1,639,100   
  4,400      

Alphabet Inc., Cl. A†

     3,537,864   
  1,404      

Alphabet Inc., Cl. C†

     1,091,315   
  76,000      

Blucora Inc.†

     851,200   
  3,581      

CommerceHub Inc., Cl. A†

     56,580   
  7,162      

CommerceHub Inc., Cl. C†

     113,947   
  29,300      

comScore Inc.†

     898,338   
  50,000      

EarthLink Holdings Corp.

     310,000   
  74,000      

eBay Inc.†

     2,434,600   
  48,500      

Facebook Inc., Cl. A†

     6,221,095   
  8,000      

GrubHub Inc.†

     343,920   
  12,000      

Guidance Software Inc.†

     71,520   
  212,800      

Internap Corp.†

     351,120   
  10,000      

InterXion Holding NV†

     362,200   
  12,000      

LinkedIn Corp., Cl. A†

     2,293,440   
  12,000      

Microsoft Corp.

     691,200   
  7,000      

QTS Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A

     369,950   
  6,000      

SoftBank Corp.

     385,898   
  150,000      

Yahoo! Inc.†

     6,465,000   
     

 

 

 
        28,488,287   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products — 0.7%

  
  2,200      

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     577,200   
  35,000      

Nintendo Co. Ltd., ADR

     1,154,300   
     

 

 

 
        1,731,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Services — 0.0%

  
  5,000      

XO Group Inc.†

     96,650   
     

 

 

 
  

Electronics — 3.2%

  
  2,000      

IMAX Corp.†

     57,940   

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  6,000      

Intel Corp.

   $ 226,500   
  3,440      

Koninklijke Philips NV

     101,790   
  219,000      

Sony Corp., ADR

     7,272,990   
     

 

 

 
        7,659,220   
     

 

 

 
  

Entertainment — 7.7%

  
  28,000      

Ascent Capital Group Inc., Cl. A†

     648,760   
  50,000      

Entravision Communications Corp., Cl. A

     381,500   
  79,200      

GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd.†

     18,629   
  10,000      

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

     199,900   
  25,000      

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.†

     687,000   
  17,000      

STV Group plc

     84,282   
  8,000      

The Walt Disney Co.

     742,880   
  55,000      

Time Warner Inc.

     4,378,550   
  116,000      

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. A

     2,809,520   
  68,000      

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. B

     1,682,320   
  14,544      

UBM plc

     134,597   
  65,000      

Universal Entertainment Corp.†

     1,917,213   
  55,500      

Viacom Inc., Cl. A

     2,376,510   
  100,000      

Vivendi SA

     2,016,423   
  10,000      

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Cl. A

     213,000   
     

 

 

 
        18,291,084   
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels and Gaming — 5.9%

  
  121,000      

Boyd Gaming Corp.†

     2,393,380   
  800      

Churchill Downs Inc.

     117,080   
  10,000      

Golden Entertainment Inc.

     124,700   
  4,200      

Greek Organization of Football Prognostics SA

     35,480   
  5,000      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

     114,650   
  30,000      

International Game Technology plc

     731,400   
  17,197      

Interval Leisure Group Inc.

     295,273   
  150,000      

Ladbrokes plc

     272,190   
  38,000      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     2,186,520   
  156,250      

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.

     203,906   
  33,000      

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., ADR

     531,630   
  22,000      

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     38,178   
  4,000      

Penn National Gaming Inc.†

     54,280   
  82,000      

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

     3,949,120   
  30,000      

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     2,922,600   
     

 

 

 
        13,970,387   
     

 

 

 
  

Publishing — 2.5%

  
  15,000      

AH Belo Corp., Cl. A

     110,250   
  20,000      

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA†

     20,512   
  8,500      

Gannett Co Inc.

     98,940   
  1,600      

Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B

     770,192   
  30,000      

Il Sole 24 Ore SpA†

     17,069   
  800      

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Cl. B

     43,072   
  11,000      

Meredith Corp.

     571,890   
  5,263      

Nation International Edutainment Public Co. Ltd.

     284   
  1,000,000      

Nation Multimedia Group Public Co. Ltd.

     31,169   
  30,000      

News Corp., Cl. A

     419,400   
  60,000      

News Corp., Cl. B

     853,200   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

  

COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES (Continued)

  

  

Publishing (Continued)

  

  8,000      

Nielsen Holdings plc

   $ 428,560   
  974,000      

Post Publishing Public Co. Ltd.†

     120,309   
  1,000      

Scholastic Corp.

     39,360   
  247,000      

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

     690,086   
  600      

Spir Communication†

     2,595   
  11,000      

Telegraaf Media Groep NV

     42,878   
  69,500      

The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A†

     1,105,050   
  12,000      

Tribune Media Co., Cl. A

     438,240   
  3,000      

Wolters Kluwer NV

     128,383   
     

 

 

 
        5,931,439   
     

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.0%

  

  2,000      

Outfront Media Inc.

     47,300   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES

     85,446,755   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     216,962,922   
     

 

 

 
  

RIGHTS — 0.0%

  
  

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.0%

  

  

Wireless Communications — 0.0%

  

  25,000      

Leap Wireless International Inc., CVR, expire 03/14/17†

     63,000   
     

 

 

 
  

WARRANTS — 0.0%

  
  

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.0%

  

  

Real Estate — 0.0%

  
  1,000      

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd, expire 09/16/18†

     29   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications — 0.0%

  
  117,647      

Jasmine International plc, expire 07/05/20†

     12,359   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

     12,388   
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

         

Market

Value

 
  

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 9.2%

  

  $21,860,000      

U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.165% to 0.501%††,
10/27/16 to 03/23/17

   $ 21,843,146   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $170,117,166)

   $ 238,881,456   
     

 

 

 
  

Aggregate tax cost

   $ 171,826,321   
     

 

 

 
  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 77,527,727   
  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (10,472,592
     

 

 

 
  

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $ 67,055,135   
     

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security.
††   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
CVR   Contingent Value Right
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
PJSC   Public Joint Stock Company
SDR   Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

Geographic Diversification

  

%of

Total
Investments

 

Market

Value

North America

       75.2 %     $ 179,628,757  

Europe

       11.0         26,237,129  

Japan

       6.6         15,846,198  

Latin America

       4.0         9,467,632  

South Africa

       1.7         4,015,675  

Asia/Pacific

       1.5         3,641,633  

Africa/Middle East

       0.0         44,432  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.0 %     $ 238,881,456  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its schedule of investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its schedule of investments.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Directors (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, 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. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs         
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 9/30/16
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks:

           

Copyright/Creativity Companies

           

Publishing

     $    5,779,961         $     151,478                    —         $    5,931,439   

Distribution Companies

           

Broadcasting

     24,273,712                  59,299                    —             24,333,011   

Financial Services

     4,969,876                    2,074         $       600               4,972,550   

Wireless Communications

     10,675,498                         —             49,870             10,725,368   

Other Industries (a)

     171,000,554                         —                    —           171,000,554   

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     216,699,601                212,851             50,470           216,962,922   

 

 

Rights (a)

                             —             63,000                    63,000   

Warrants (a)

     12,388                         —                    —                    12,388   

U.S. Government Obligations

               21,843,146                    —             21,843,146   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

     $216,711,989         $22,055,997         $113,470         $238,881,456   

 

 

 

(a)

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

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is 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 and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and 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. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are 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.

 

7


The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include back testing 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 a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of hedging or protecting its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

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

 

8


The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does 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 September 30, 2016, the Fund held no restricted securities.

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

 

9


THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. He is also Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.

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

Lawrence J. Haverty, Jr., CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 2005 and currently is a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and the Fund. Mr. Haverty was previously a managing director for consumer discretionary research at State Street Research, the Boston based subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He holds a BS from the Wharton School and a MA from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow.

 

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

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

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

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

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time to time, purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also, from time to time, purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.


 

THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

t   800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f   914-921-5118

e  info@gabelli.com

    GABELLI.COM

 

 

 

DIRECTORS    OFFICERS

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman &

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer

Associated Capital Group Inc.

 

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Christopher J. Marangi

Managing Director,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

Kuni Nakamura

President,

Advanced Polymer, Inc.

 

Anthony R. Pustorino

Certified Public Accountant,

Professor Emeritus,

Pace University

 

Werner J. Roeder, MD

Former Medical Director,

Lawrence Hospital

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

  

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary & Vice President

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

COUNSEL

 

Paul Hastings LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND

REGISTRAR

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

 

 

 

GGT Q3/2016

LOGO

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

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


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)

 

      The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

    /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

 
 

        Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date

 

    11/23/2016

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

    /s/ Bruce N. Alpert

 
 

    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date

 

    11/23/2016

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

    /s/ Agnes Mullady

 
 

    Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date

 

    11/23/2016

 

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