GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

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)

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:  June 30, 2018

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, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2018

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

LOGO

Caesar M. P. Bryan     Vincent Hugonnard-Roche

To Our Shareholders,

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of the GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was (1.2)%, compared with total returns of 1.8% and (3.9)% for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Buy/Write Index and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver (“XAU”) Index, respectively. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 4.6%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $5.09, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $5.14 on the NYSE American. See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2018.

Comparative Results

                              Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2018 (a) (Unaudited)                  Since   
      

Year to Date

 

1 Year

 

3 Year

  

5 Year

  

10 Year

       Inception
(03/31/05)
 

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

                               
 

NAV Total Return (b)

       (1.23 )%       3.05 %       1.19 %        (1.15 )%        (6.41 )%            0.73 %  
 

Investment Total Return (c)

           4.57       4.48       5.44        (0.08 )        (5.47 )            0.53
 

CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index

       1.78       7.28       7.73        8.14        5.71            5.59
 

Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index

       (1.93 )       (0.70 )       1.82        2.25        3.74            3.94
 

Energy Select Sector Index.

       6.81       21.37       3.45        2.13        0.80            6.69
 

XAU Index

       (3.92 )       1.67       9.63        (1.07 )        (7.31 )            0.07
  (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 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 Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index is a market value weighted index that tracks the performance of fixed rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated obligations. The XAU Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance of large North American gold and silver companies. 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. 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.

 


Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments before options written as of June 30, 2018:

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Long Positions

  

Metals and Mining

     46.7

Energy and Energy Services

     40.3

U.S. Government Obligations

     13.0
  

 

 

 
         100.0
  

 

 

 

Short Positions

  

Call Options Written

     (3.2 )% 

Put Options Written

     (0.1 )% 
  

 

 

 
         (3.3 )% 
  

 

 

 
 

 

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-Q. 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-Q 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 the 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.

Certifications

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that, as of May 23, 2018, 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.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS — 85.0%

 

 
 

Energy and Energy Services — 39.5%

 

 
  121,500    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(a)

  $ 8,867,247     $ 8,899,875  
  34,000    

Andeavor(a)

    4,604,390       4,460,120  
  88,000    

Apache Corp.(a)

    7,441,980       4,114,000  
  103,375    

Baker Hughes, a GE
Company(a)

    5,776,579       3,414,476  
  351,000    

BP plc, ADR(a)

    15,901,410       16,026,660  
  122,500    

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    3,374,468       2,915,500  
  202,000    

Chevron Corp.(a)

    26,241,870       25,538,860  
  25,000    

Cimarex Energy Co.

    3,366,786       2,543,500  
  35,500    

Concho Resources Inc.†(a)

    5,435,542       4,911,425  
  82,500    

ConocoPhillips(a)

    5,619,811       5,743,650  
  144,500    

Devon Energy Corp.(a)

    7,221,231       6,352,220  
  450,000    

Eni SpA

    8,723,382       8,358,772  
  132,000    

EOG Resources Inc.(a)

    15,164,672       16,424,760  
  23,000    

EQT Corp.

    1,494,632       1,269,140  
  457,500    

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

    41,326,588       37,848,975  
  198,500    

Halliburton Co.(a)

    11,125,710       8,944,410  
  31,000    

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    2,449,545       1,976,560  
  33,000    

Hess Corp.(a)

    2,101,934       2,207,370  
  420,000    

Kinder Morgan Inc.(a)

    9,302,900       7,421,400  
  197,000    

Marathon Oil Corp.

    4,005,420       4,109,420  
  139,500    

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

    10,855,718       9,787,320  
  47,500    

Newfield Exploration Co.†

    2,028,270       1,436,875  
  119,454    

Noble Energy Inc.

    4,835,154       4,214,337  
  82,300    

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)

    6,759,058       6,886,864  
  95,500    

ONEOK Inc.

    6,187,790       6,668,765  
  86,000    

Phillips 66(a)

    9,909,926       9,658,660  
  38,600    

Pioneer Natural Resources
Co.(a)

    7,705,663       7,304,664  
  60,000    

Range Resources Corp.

    2,052,600       1,003,800  
  870,000    

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A

    30,705,106       30,185,689  
  318,966    

Schlumberger Ltd.(a)

    26,727,698       21,380,291  
  172,500    

Suncor Energy Inc.(a)

    6,944,084       7,017,300  
  120,000    

Sunoco LP(a)

    2,991,387       2,995,200  
  123,500    

TechnipFMC plc(a)

    4,307,131       3,919,890  
  213,000    

The Williams Companies
Inc.(a)

    11,263,350       5,774,430  
  291,000    

TOTAL SA, ADR(a)

    18,404,240       17,622,960  
  98,500    

Valero Energy Corp.(a)

    11,292,010       10,916,755  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      352,515,282       320,254,893  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Metals and Mining — 45.5%

 

 
  689,500    

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(a)

    37,235,088       31,599,785  
  1,318,200    

Alacer Gold Corp.†

    2,724,391       2,436,562  
  2,826,045    

Alamos Gold Inc., New York,
Cl. A(a)

    23,265,542       16,080,196  
  1,055,647    

Alamos Gold Inc., Toronto,
Cl. A

    6,268,239       6,014,374  
  190,000    

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.,
ADR(a)

    3,319,693       1,559,900  
  300,180    

Antofagasta plc

    6,809,945       3,922,005  
  700,000    

Asanko Gold Inc.†

    2,431,909       756,095  
  3,700,000    

B2Gold Corp.†

    11,577,250       9,546,000  
  778,300    

Barrick Gold Corp.(a)

    15,538,374       10,219,079  
  2,400,000    

Belo Sun Mining Corp.†

    1,821,022       419,884  
  3,600,000    

Centamin plc

    7,244,290       5,653,803  

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  150,000    

Centerra Gold Inc.†

  $ 913,700     $ 834,062  
  1,725,000    

Continental Gold Inc.†

    5,298,853       4,972,997  
  1,065,000    

Detour Gold Corp.†

    20,635,542       9,575,400  
  1,579,800    

Eldorado Gold Corp., New
York†(a)

    7,673,721       1,569,531  
  506,434    

Eldorado Gold Corp., Toronto†

    1,240,490       512,347  
  190,000    

Endeavour Mining Corp.†

    3,691,555       3,409,349  
  900,000    

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.†

    4,466,250       5,112,000  
  360,000    

Franco-Nevada Corp.(a)

    29,460,960       26,287,200  
  1,596,636    

Fresnillo plc

    28,659,546       24,095,355  
  702,000    

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    3,713,386       2,506,140  
  912,300    

Goldcorp Inc.(a)

    15,885,219       12,507,633  
  3,676,832    

Hochschild Mining plc

    12,309,527       9,244,002  
  270,595    

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

    5,068,638       5,730,320  
  40,000    

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    729,070       732,971  
  161,000    

MAG Silver Corp., New
York†(b)(c)

    1,685,670       1,740,410  
  560,000    

MAG Silver Corp., Toronto†

    8,212,501       6,048,758  
  1,384,725    

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    29,162,834       22,439,469  
  454,000    

Newmont Mining Corp.(a)

    22,552,990       17,120,340  
  596,100    

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.†

    1,244,810       321,934  
  3,000,000    

OceanaGold Corp.

    9,833,892       8,329,213  
  710,000    

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    9,247,598       6,723,843  
  850,000    

Perseus Mining Ltd.†

    2,832,874       271,555  
  175,500    

Polyus PJSC, GDR

    7,170,823       5,765,175  
  119,600    

Pretium Resources Inc., New York†

    1,428,126       877,864  
  150,400    

Pretium Resources Inc., Toronto†

    1,311,126       1,106,278  
  422,900    

Randgold Resources Ltd.,
ADR(a)

    42,368,950       32,601,361  
  300,000    

Rio Tinto plc, ADR(a)

    17,722,116       16,644,000  
  303,000    

Royal Gold Inc.(a)

    27,420,238       28,130,520  
  850,000    

SEMAFO Inc.†

    4,257,692       2,463,393  
  1,060,000    

Tahoe Resources Inc.(a)

    20,044,168       5,215,200  
  694,000    

Torex Gold Resources Inc.†

    14,507,868       6,181,676  
  600,000    

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.†

    1,478,545       1,401,133  
  450,000    

Wheaton Precious Metals
Corp.(a)

    11,970,527       9,927,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      492,435,548       368,606,112  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    844,950,830       688,861,005  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%

 

 

Energy and Energy Services — 0.4%

 

 
  82,300    

Kinder Morgan Inc.,
9.750%

    4,032,700       2,853,341  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market
Value

 
 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

Metals and Mining — 0.0%

 

  150,000    

Osisko Mining Inc.,
expire 08/28/18†(b)(c)

  $ 68,708     $ 0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

                 
 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 0.4%

 

 

Metals and Mining — 0.4%

 

  $1,600,000    

B2Gold Corp.,
3.250%, 10/01/18

    1,583,011       1,607,200  
  2,000,000    

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., 4.000%, 12/31/22

    1,565,384       1,525,121  
  250,000    

Pretium Resources Inc.,
2.250%, 03/15/22

    250,000       220,325  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,398,395       3,352,646  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS

    3,398,395       3,352,646  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

CORPORATE BONDS — 1.2%

 

 
 

Energy and Energy Services — 0.4%

 

  1,000,000    

CNX Resources Corp.,
5.875%, 04/15/22

    881,139       1,007,690  
  1,000,000    

The Williams Companies Inc., 7.875%, 09/01/21

    893,660       1,117,500  
  1,000,000    

Weatherford International Ltd., 7.750%, 06/15/21

    992,262       1,032,500  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,767,061       3,157,690  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Metals and Mining — 0.8%

 

 
  2,600,000    

Eldorado Gold Corp.,
6.125%, 12/15/20(c)

    2,542,909       2,515,500  
  2,000,000    

IAMGOLD Corp.,
7.000%, 04/15/25(c)

    2,000,000       2,049,400  
  2,000,000    

New Gold Inc.,
6.250%, 11/15/22(c)

    2,010,000       2,025,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      6,552,909       6,589,900  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

      9,319,970         9,747,590  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 13.0%

 

  $106,101,000    

U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.638% to 2.054%††, 07/19/18 to
12/13/18(d)

  $ 105,571,822     $ 105,578,457  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
OPTIONS WRITTEN — 100.0%

  $ 967,342,425       810,393,039  
   

 

 

   
 

OPTIONS WRITTEN — (3.3)%
(Premiums received $29,671,523)


 
    (26,611,548
 

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

      (5,785,345
 

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

    (3,516,357 preferred shares outstanding)

 

 

 

    (87,908,925
     

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK
(135,675,760 common shares outstanding)


 
  $ 690,087,221  
     

 

 

 
 

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
($690,087,221 ÷ 135,675,760 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 5.09  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities, or a portion thereof, with a value of $361,540,578 were deposited with the broker as collateral for options written.

(b)

At June 30, 2018, the Fund held investments in restricted and illiquid securities amounting to $1,740,410 or 0.21% of total investments before options written, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

 

                6/30/18
                Carrying
Acquisition       Acquisition   Acquisition   Value

    Shares    

 

Issuer

 

    Dates    

 

    Cost    

 

Per Share

161,000  

MAG Silver Corp., New York

  11/17/17   $1,685,670   $10.8100
150,000  

Osisko Mining Inc. Expire 08/28/18

  02/17/17          68,708       0.0000
(c)

Security 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. At June 30, 2018, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $8,330,310 or 1.03% of total investments before options written.

(d)

At June 30, 2018, $21,135,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for options written.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Geographic Diversification

  

   % of Total
Investments*

 

Market Value

Long Positions

        

United States

       49.8 %       $403,356,143  

Canada

       24.0       194,481,598  

Europe.

       16.9       136,778,310  

Latin America

       5.0       40,670,711  

Asia/Pacific

       3.8       31,040,237  

South Africa

           0.5             4,066,040  

Total Investments

       100.0 %       $810,393,039  

Short Positions

        

United States

       (2.7 )%       $(21,739,962)  

Canada

       (0.4 )       (3,149,624)  

Europe.

       (0.2 )       (1,479,350)  

Asia/Pacific

         (0.0 )**              (242,612)  

Total Investments

         (3.3 )%        $(26,611,548)  

 

*

Total investments exclude options written.

**

Amount represents greater than (0.05)%.

    

 

 

As of June 30, 2018, options written outstanding were as follows:

 

Description      Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Market
Value
 

OTC Call Options Written — (1.7)%

 

                 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     Pershing LLC      2,285      USD      10,472,155      USD      46.00        07/20/18      $ 230,691  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     Pershing LLC      2,230      USD      10,220,090      USD      46.00        09/21/18        535,014  

Alamos Gold Inc.

     Pershing LLC      13,000      USD      7,397,000      USD      6.25        07/20/18        42,345  

Alamos Gold Inc.

     Pershing LLC      13,000      USD      7,397,000      USD      6.00        08/17/18        140,782  

Alamos Gold Inc.

     Pershing LLC      12,817      USD      7,292,873      USD      6.00        09/21/18        231,956  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Pershing LLC      430      USD      3,149,750      USD      67.50        07/20/18        265,810  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Pershing LLC      385      USD      2,820,125      USD      70.00        09/21/18        239,027  

Andeavor

     Pershing LLC      120      USD      1,574,160      USD      115.00        07/20/18        198,465  

Andeavor

     Pershing LLC      105      USD      1,377,390      USD      150.00        09/21/18        9,656  

Antofagasta plc

     Morgan Stanley      300      GBP      2,970,000      GBP      1,080.00        08/17/18        57,876  

Apache Corp.

     Pershing LLC      310      USD      1,449,250      USD      42.50        07/20/18            134,241  

Apache Corp.

     Pershing LLC      280      USD      1,309,000      USD      45.00        08/17/18        95,503  

B2Gold Corp.

     Pershing LLC      12,500      USD      3,225,000      USD      3.00        07/20/18        5,515  

B2Gold Corp.

     Pershing LLC      12,500      USD      3,225,000      USD      2.90        08/17/18        50,235  

B2Gold Corp.

     Pershing LLC      12,000      USD      3,096,000      USD      3.00        09/21/18        66,404  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
  

Notional

Amount

  

Exercise

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Market
Value
 

B2Gold Corp.

   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.      4,050         USD       1,044,900        USD        3.93      10/01/18     $ 64,759  

Baker Hughes, a GE Company

   Pershing LLC      200        USD       660,600        USD        36.00      07/20/18      5,296  

Baker Hughes, a GE Company

   Pershing LLC      200        USD       660,600        USD        37.00      10/19/18      20,072  

Barrick Gold Corp.

   Pershing LLC      2,500        USD       3,282,500        USD        13.00      08/17/18          151,282  

Barrick Gold Corp.

   Pershing LLC      2,600        USD       3,413,800        USD        13.00      09/21/18      194,540  

BP plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,200        USD       5,479,200        USD        42.50      07/20/18      402,155  

BP plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,110        USD       5,068,260        USD        47.00      08/17/18      76,621  

BP plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,200        USD       5,479,200        USD        46.00      09/21/18      178,914  

Chevron Corp.

   Pershing LLC      680        USD       8,597,240        USD        125.00      07/20/18      222,581  

Chevron Corp.

   Pershing LLC      670        USD       8,470,810        USD        130.00      08/17/18      134,324  

Chevron Corp.

   Pershing LLC      670        USD       8,470,810        USD        132.00      09/21/18      156,175  

Concho Resources Inc.

   Pershing LLC      125        USD       1,729,375        USD        150.00      08/17/18      39,189  

ConocoPhillips

   Pershing LLC      415        USD       2,889,230        USD        67.50      07/20/18      118,756  

Eni SpA

   Morgan Stanley      300        EUR       2,385,900        EUR        16.00      07/20/18      42,724  

Eni SpA

   Morgan Stanley      300        EUR       2,385,900        EUR        17.00      08/17/18      16,623  

Eni SpA

   Morgan Stanley      300        EUR       2,385,900        EUR        15.00      09/21/18      203,778  

EOG Resources Inc.

   Pershing LLC      405        USD       5,039,415        USD        125.00      08/17/18      196,540  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,600        USD       13,236,800        USD        80.00      07/20/18      543,051  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,500        USD       12,409,500        USD        82.50      08/17/18      317,489  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,475        USD       12,202,675        USD        82.50      09/21/18      421,363  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,200        USD       8,762,400        USD        75.00      08/17/18      187,539  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,200        USD       8,762,400        USD        70.00      09/21/18      578,862  

Goldcorp Inc.

   Pershing LLC      2,983        USD       4,089,693        USD        14.00      08/17/18      140,436  

Goldcorp Inc.

   Pershing LLC      3,040        USD       4,167,840        USD        14.50      09/21/18      136,995  

Halliburton Co.

   Pershing LLC      660        USD       2,973,960        USD        47.50      09/21/18      94,797  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

   Pershing LLC      150        USD       956,400        USD        75.00      09/21/18      9,623  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

   Pershing LLC      150        USD       956,400        USD        65.00      12/21/18      70,033  

Hess Corp.

   Pershing LLC      170        USD       1,137,130        USD        57.50      08/17/18      173,259  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

   Pershing LLC      1,400        USD       2,473,800        USD        18.00      07/20/18      34,258  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

   Pershing LLC      1,400        USD       2,473,800        USD        18.00      08/17/18      50,124  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Pershing LLC      355        USD       2,490,680        USD        76.00      09/21/18      62,767  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley      4,630        AUD       10,138,389        AUD        22.00      08/24/18      242,612  

Newfield Exploration Co.

   Pershing LLC      180        USD       544,500        USD        27.50      07/20/18      54,767  

Newmont Mining Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,475        USD       5,562,225        USD        42.00      07/20/18      5,605  

Newmont Mining Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,550        USD       5,845,050        USD        40.50      08/17/18      68,177  

Newmont Mining Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,500        USD       5,656,500        USD        38.00      09/21/18      235,569  

Noble Energy Inc.

   Pershing LLC      400        USD       1,411,200        USD        32.00      11/16/18      197,658  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   Pershing LLC      288        USD       2,409,984        USD        77.50      07/20/18      188,193  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
  

Notional

Amount

  

Exercise

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Market
Value
 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   Pershing LLC      270         USD       2,259,360        USD       85.00      09/21/18     $ 78,811  

ONEOK Inc.

   Pershing LLC      330        USD       2,304,390        USD       60.00      07/20/18      330,291  

ONEOK Inc.

   Pershing LLC      305        USD       2,129,815        USD       67.50      08/17/18      97,209  

ONEOK Inc.

   Pershing LLC      310        USD       2,164,730        USD       67.50      09/21/18      118,990  

Phillips 66

   Pershing LLC      210        USD       2,358,510        USD       117.00      09/21/18      58,054  

Phillips 66

   Pershing LLC      335        USD       3,762,385        USD       110.00      07/20/18      130,577  

Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.

   Pershing LLC      125        USD       2,365,500        USD       210.00      08/17/18      30,308  

Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.

   Pershing LLC      125        USD       2,365,500        USD       195.00      10/19/18        135,756  

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,450        USD       11,178,050        USD       85.00      07/20/18      16,923  

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,400        USD       10,792,600        USD       85.00      08/17/18      115,455  

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       5,548,000        USD       55.00      07/20/18      171,084  

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       5,548,000        USD       60.00      08/17/18      45,091  

Rio Tinto plc, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       5,548,000        USD       60.00      09/21/18      89,305  

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   Morgan Stanley      277        GBP       7,282,330        GBP       2,500.00      07/20/18      515,704  

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   Morgan Stanley      298        GBP       7,834,420        GBP       2,600.00      08/17/18      281,624  

Royal Dutch Shell plc

   Morgan Stanley      295        GBP       7,755,550        GBP       2,600.00      09/21/18      361,022  

Royal Gold Inc.

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       9,284,000        USD       90.00      08/17/18      464,967  

Schlumberger Ltd.

   Pershing LLC      1,070        USD       7,172,210        USD       70.00      07/20/18      62,192  

Schlumberger Ltd.

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       6,703,000        USD       75.00      08/17/18      30,999  

Schlumberger Ltd.

   Pershing LLC      1,120        USD       7,507,360        USD       67.50      09/21/18      304,951  

Suncor Energy Inc.

   Pershing LLC      590        USD       2,400,120        USD       39.00      07/20/18      123,999  

Suncor Energy Inc.

   Pershing LLC      560        USD       2,278,080        USD       41.50      08/17/18      67,725  

Suncor Energy Inc.

   Pershing LLC      575        USD       2,339,100        USD       40.00      09/21/18      129,209  

Tahoe Resources Inc.

   Pershing LLC      3,500        USD       1,722,000        USD       6.00      10/19/18      91,801  

TechnipFMC plc

   Pershing LLC      485        USD       1,539,390        USD       35.00      10/19/18      60,804  

The Williams Companies Inc.

   Pershing LLC      690        USD       1,870,590        USD       28.00      07/20/18      14,897  

The Williams Companies Inc.

   Pershing LLC      690        USD       1,870,590        USD       28.00      08/17/18      36,462  

The Williams Companies Inc.

   Pershing LLC      750        USD       2,033,250        USD       28.00      09/21/18      48,996  

TOTAL SA, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       6,056,000        USD       62.50      07/20/18      36,457  

TOTAL SA, ADR

   Pershing LLC      453        USD       2,743,368        USD       62.50      08/17/18      43,964  

TOTAL SA, ADR

   Pershing LLC      1,000        USD       6,056,000        USD       62.50      09/21/18      118,382  

Valero Energy Corp.

   Pershing LLC      340        USD       3,768,220        USD       110.00      07/20/18      116,044  

Valero Energy Corp.

   Pershing LLC      325        USD       3,601,975        USD       115.00      08/17/18      85,897  

Valero Energy Corp.

   Pershing LLC      320        USD       3,546,560        USD       120.00      09/21/18      75,469  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
  

Notional

Amount

  

Exercise

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Market
Value
 

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

   Pershing LLC      10,000         USD       22,310,000        USD       23.00          08/17/18      $ 409,814  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

   Pershing LLC      2,500        USD       5,577,500        USD       22.50          09/21/18        211,538  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,500        USD       3,309,000        USD       22.50          07/20/18        37,447  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,500        USD       3,309,000        USD       22.00          08/17/18        121,061  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

   Pershing LLC      1,500        USD       3,309,000        USD       22.50          09/21/18        113,132  
                     

 

 

 

TOTAL OTC CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

                   $ 13,723,437  
                     

 

 

 

OTC Put Options Written — (0.1)%

                  

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

   Pershing LLC      670        USD       5,087,980        USD       73.25          08/17/18      $ 74,555  

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

   Pershing LLC      670        USD       5,087,980        USD       73.50          08/17/18        79,076  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

   Pershing LLC      1,546        USD       3,449,126        USD       20.00          08/17/18        10,118  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

   Pershing LLC      5,700        USD       12,716,700        USD       21.00          08/17/18        104,809  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

   Pershing LLC      6,800        USD       15,170,800        USD       21.50          09/21/18        341,270  
                     

 

 

 

TOTAL OTC PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

                   $ 609,828  
                     

 

 

 
Description          Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
  

Exercise

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Market
Value
 

Exchange Traded Call Options Written — (1.5)%

 

       

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

        2,380        USD       10,907,540        USD       46.00          08/17/18      $ 435,540  

Alacer Gold Corp.

        7,800        CAD       1,895,400        CAD       2.50          07/20/18        77,131  

Alacer Gold Corp.

        5,382        CAD       1,307,826        CAD       2.50          09/21/18        92,112  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     400        USD       2,930,000        USD       72.50          08/17/18        157,600  

Andeavor

        115        USD       1,508,570        USD       145.00          08/17/18        10,005  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., ADR

     1,900        USD       1,559,900        USD       9.00          07/20/18        9,500  

Apache Corp.

        290        USD       1,355,750        USD       42.50          10/19/18        181,250  

Baker Hughes, a GE Company

     360        USD       1,189,080        USD       35.00          07/20/18        16,200  

Baker Hughes, a GE Company

     320        USD       1,056,960        USD       37.00          10/19/18        32,000  

Barrick Gold Corp.

        1,342        USD       1,762,046        USD       13.00          07/20/18        53,680  

Barrick Gold Corp.

        1,342        USD       1,762,046        USD       14.00          07/20/18        10,736  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

        425        USD       1,011,500        USD       24.00          07/20/18        29,325  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

        375        USD       892,500        USD       25.00          07/20/18        18,750  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

        425        USD       1,011,500        USD       24.00          10/19/18        74,375  

Centerra Gold Inc.

        1,500        CAD       1,096,500        CAD       8.00          07/20/18        6,846  

Centerra Gold Inc.

        1,500        CAD       1,096,500        CAD       7.00          10/19/18        79,869  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Notional

Amount

    

Exercise

Price

     Expiration
Date
  

Market

Value

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

     120          USD        1,220,880        USD        95.00        09/21/18    $ 144,000  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     130          USD        1,322,620        USD        90.00        12/21/18      217,100  

Concho Resources Inc.

     120          USD        1,660,200        USD        155.00        09/21/18      44,400  

Concho Resources Inc.

     110          USD        1,521,850        USD        160.00        12/21/18      63,250  

ConocoPhillips

     410          USD        2,854,420        USD        70.00        08/17/18      108,240  

Continental Gold Inc.

     8,625          CAD        3,268,875        CAD        4.00        08/17/18      121,373  

Continental Gold Inc.

     8,625          CAD        3,268,875        CAD        4.50        10/19/18      98,410  

Detour Gold Corp.

     3,950          CAD        4,668,900        CAD        15.00        07/20/18      9,014  

Detour Gold Corp.

     3,200          CAD        3,782,400        CAD        12.00        10/19/18      231,240  

Devon Energy Corp.

     420          USD        1,846,320        USD        33.00        07/20/18      459,900  

Devon Energy Corp.

     425          USD        1,868,300        USD        34.00        07/20/18      429,250  

Devon Energy Corp.

     600          USD        2,637,600        USD        43.00        10/19/18      256,800  

Endeavour Mining Corp.

     950          CAD        2,241,050        CAD        25.00        07/20/18      7,226  

Endeavour Mining Corp.

     950          CAD        2,241,050        CAD        23.00        10/19/18      124,653  

EOG Resources Inc.

     465          USD        5,910,425        USD        100.00        07/20/18        1,153,200  

EOG Resources Inc.

     450          USD        5,599,350        USD        115.00        07/20/18      486,000  

EQT Corp.

     230          USD        1,269,140        USD        55.00        09/21/18      81,650  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

     4,500          USD        2,556,000        USD        5.00        09/21/18      371,250  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

     4,500          USD        2,556,000        USD        6.00        12/21/18      202,500  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     1,200          USD        8,762,400        USD        75.00        07/20/18      67,200  

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

     4,000          USD        1,428,000        USD        4.00        07/20/18      6,000  

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

     3,000          USD        1,071,000        USD        4.00        10/19/18      45,000  

Goldcorp Inc.

     3,100          USD        4,250,100        USD        15.00        07/20/18      12,400  

Halliburton Co.

     675          USD        3,041,550        USD        52.50        07/20/18      2,025  

Halliburton Co.

     650          USD        2,928,900        USD        50.00        08/17/18      33,800  

Hess Corp.

     160          USD        1,070,240        USD        65.00        11/16/18      121,120  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     1,400          USD        2,473,800        USD        19.00        09/21/18      32,200  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     6          CAD        16,704        CAD        19.00        07/20/18      4,028  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     1,000          CAD        2,784,000        CAD        21.00        10/19/18      547,674  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     890          CAD        2,477,760        CAD        23.00        10/19/18      368,958  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     810          CAD        2,255,040        CAD        28.00        10/19/18      138,630  

MAG Silver Corp.

     2,400          CAD        3,408,000        CAD        15.00        07/20/18      4,564  

MAG Silver Corp.

     2,400          CAD        3,408,000        CAD        15.00        09/21/18      104,971  

MAG Silver Corp.

     2,400          CAD        3,408,000        CAD        15.00        10/19/18      141,483  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     700          USD        1,460,200        USD        18.00        07/20/18      206,850  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,270          USD        2,649,220        USD        22.00        10/19/18      189,230  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     375          USD        2,631,000        USD        72.50        07/20/18      40,875  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     665          USD        4,665,640        USD        80.00        08/17/18      33,250  

Newfield Exploration Co.

     75          USD        226,875        USD        29.00        07/20/18      14,438  

Newfield Exploration Co.

     75          USD        226,875        USD        29.00        09/21/18      24,000  

Newfield Exploration Co.

     145          USD        438,625        USD        30.00        09/21/18      37,265  

Noble Energy Inc.

     426          USD        1,502,928        USD        30.00        08/17/18      238,560  

Noble Energy Inc.

     370          USD        1,305,360        USD        35.00        11/16/18      118,400  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Notional

Amount

     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Market
Value
 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     265          USD        2,217,520        USD        85.00        08/17/18      $ 65,455  

OceanaGold Corp.

     10,000          CAD        3,650,000        CAD        3.50        07/20/18        171,148  

OceanaGold Corp.

     10,000          CAD        3,650,000        CAD        3.50        08/17/18        232,001  

OceanaGold Corp.

     10,000          CAD        3,650,000        CAD        3.50        09/21/18        270,034  

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

     2,400          CAD        2,988,000        CAD        14.00        07/20/18        6,390  

Phillips 66

     315          USD        3,537,765        USD        120.00        08/17/18        40,005  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     136          USD        2,573,664        USD        190.00        09/21/18        170,952  

Pretium Resources Inc.

     2,700          USD        1,981,800        USD        7.00        09/21/18        256,500  

Randgold Resources Ltd., ADR

     1,379          USD        10,630,711        USD        82.50        09/21/18        282,695  

Range Resources Corp.

     300          USD        501,900        USD        16.00        08/17/18        49,500  

Range Resources Corp.

     300          USD        501,900        USD        16.00        09/21/18        54,000  

Royal Gold Inc.

     1,030          USD        9,562,520        USD        90.00        07/20/18        372,860  

Royal Gold Inc.

     1,000          USD        9,284,000        USD        92.50        10/19/18        460,000  

SEMAFO Inc.

     8,500          CAD        3,238,500        CAD        4.00        07/20/18        32,328  

Tahoe Resources Inc.

     3,500          USD        1,722,000        USD        6.00        08/17/18        35,000  

Tahoe Resources Inc.

     3,500          USD        1,722,000        USD        6.00        09/21/18        61,250  

TechnipFMC plc

     385          USD        1,221,990        USD        30.00        07/20/18        90,475  

TechnipFMC plc

     365          USD        1,158,510        USD        34.00        07/20/18        14,600  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.

     2,900          CAD        3,395,900        CAD        11.00        07/20/18        209,561  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.

     2,300          CAD        2,693,300        CAD        15.00        10/19/18        69,981  

TOTAL SA, ADR

     452          USD        2,737,312        USD        65.00        08/17/18        16,724  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

     10,000          USD        22,310,000        USD        23.00        07/20/18        160,000  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

     5,100          USD        11,378,100        USD        23.00        09/21/18        331,500  
                    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

                     $ 11,880,255  
                    

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Put Options Written — (0.0)%

                    

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

     570          USD        4,328,580        USD        65.00        07/20/18      $ 2,280  

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

     929          USD        7,054,826        USD        70.00        07/20/18        11,148  

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

     1,400          USD        10,631,600        USD        73.00        09/21/18        229,600  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

     6,200          USD        13,832,200        USD        22.00        07/20/18        155,000  
                    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

                     $ 398,028  
                    

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN

                     $ 26,611,548  
                    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $967,342,425)

   $   810,393,039  

Foreign currency (cost $622,017)

     627,622  

Cash

     2,430  

Deposit at brokers

     182,369  

Receivable for investments sold

     99,984  

Dividends and interest receivable

     913,865  

Deferred offering expense

     130,122  

Prepaid expense

     6,030  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     812,355,461  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $29,671,523)

     26,611,548  

Payable to brokers

     5,238,390  

Distributions payable

     61,048  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,673,334  

Payable for investment advisory fees

     639,947  

Payable for payroll expenses

     62,112  

Payable for accounting fees

     11,250  

Other accrued expenses

     61,686  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     34,359,315  
  

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized:

  

Series B Preferred Shares (5.000%, $25 liquidation value, 3,516,357 shares issued and outstanding)

     87,908,925  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

   $ 690,087,221  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,358,864,071  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (197,552

Distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

     (514,690,307

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (156,949,386

Net unrealized appreciation on written options

     3,059,975  

Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations

     420  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 690,087,221  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Common Share:

  

($690,087,221 ÷ 135,675,760 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)

     $5.09  

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $438,187)

   $   8,614,765  

Interest

     1,256,507  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     9,871,272  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     3,922,536  

Shareholder communications expenses

     172,292  

Offering expense for issuance of common shares

     146,594  

Payroll expenses

     98,640  

Trustees’ fees

     97,065  

Legal and audit fees

     73,817  

Custodian fees

     29,688  

Accounting fees

     22,500  

Shareholder services fees

     10,344  

Interest expense

     373  

Service fees for securities sold short (See Note 2)

     389  

Miscellaneous expenses

     32,717  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     4,606,955  
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 3)

     (3,000
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     4,603,955  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     5,267,317  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized loss on investments

     (10,159,817

Net realized loss on securities sold short

     (17,656

Net realized gain on written options

     27,782,979  

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (263,815
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

     17,341,691  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     (47,646,281

on written options

     16,926,126  

on foreign currency translations

     (406
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, written options, and foreign currency translations

     (30,720,561
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)on Investments, Securities Sold Short, Written Options, and Foreign Currency

     (13,378,870
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (8,111,553
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

     (2,197,723
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

   $ (10,309,276
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017

Operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 5,267,317     $ 8,519,105

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

       17,341,691       48,124,067

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency translations

       (30,720,561 )       (1,224,511 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       (8,111,553 )       55,418,661
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders:

        

Net investment income

       (545,035 )*       (4,401,545 )

Net realized gain

       (1,652,688 )*      
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

       (2,197,723 )       (4,401,545 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

       (10,309,276 )       51,017,116
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

        

Net investment income

       (4,881,954 )*       (6,585,968 )

Net realized gain

       (14,645,862 )*      

Return of capital

       (21,155,134 )*       (74,461,432 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Common Shareholders

       (40,682,950 )       (81,047,400 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

        

Net increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering

             4,108,377

Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

       333,583       2,310,005

Net increase in net assets from repurchase of preferred shares

             45,947
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions

       333,583       6,464,329
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

       (50,658,643 )       (23,565,955 )

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:

        

Beginning of year

       740,745,864       764,311,819
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)

     $ 690,087,221     $ 740,745,864
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*       Based on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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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, 2018     Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)                   2017                   2016                   2015                   2014                   2013  

Operating Performance:

           

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $  5.46       $   5.68       $   5.34       $   7.35       $   9.94       $ 13.26  

Net investment income

    0.04       0.06       0.03       0.02       0.03       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, securities sold short, written options, and foreign currency transactions

       (0.10         0.35           1.15         (1.15       (1.51       (1.89

Total from investment operations

       (0.06         0.41           1.18         (1.13       (1.48       (1.82

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)

           

Net investment income

    (0.00) *(b)      (0.03)       (0.00) (b)      (0.00) (b)      (0.02)       (0.00) (b) 

Net realized gain

   
(0.01)

                            (0.05)  

Return of capital

            —               —         (0.04       (0.04       (0.02             —  

Total distributions to preferred shareholders

       (0.01       (0.03       (0.04       (0.04       (0.04       (0.05

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets attributable to common shareholders resulting from operations

       (0.07         0.38           1.14         (1.17       (1.52       (1.87

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

           

Net investment income

    (0.04)     (0.05)       (0.04)       (0.02)             (0.06)  

Net realized gain

    (0.11)                             (0.75)  

Return of capital

       (0.15 )*        (0.55       (0.80       (0.82       (1.08       (0.63

Total distributions to common shareholders

       (0.30       (0.60       (0.84       (0.84       (1.08       (1.44

Fund Share Transactions:

           

Increase in net asset value from issuance of common shares

          0.00 (b)      0.04             0.01       0.01  

Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares

                0.00 (b)      0.00 (b)            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)      0.01  

Offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital

                                  (0.03)  

Adjustments to offering costs for preferred shares credited to paid-in capital

            —               —               —               —             0.00 (b)              —  

Total Fund share transactions

            —               —           0.04             0.00 (b)           0.01           (0.01

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $  5.09       $  5.46       $  5.68       $    5.34       $    7.35       $    9.94  

NAV total return †

       (1.23 )%          7.05       22.67       (17.59 )%        (17.23 )%        (14.62 )% 

Market value, end of period

    $  5.14       $  5.21       $  5.30       $    4.75       $    7.00       $   9.02  

Investment total return ††

        4.57         9.61       29.39       (22.14 )%        (13.01 )%        (19.51 )% 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


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, 2018     Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)                   2017                   2016                   2015                   2014                   2013  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:

           

Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s)

    $777,996       $828,655       $853,079       $691,468       $920,538       $1,152,361  

Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s)

    $690,087       $740,746       $764,312       $601,745       $828,027       $1,057,668  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares

    1.51 %(c)      1.13     0.44     0.30     0.21     0.59

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares(d)

    1.32 %(c)(e)(f)      1.31 %(e)(f)      1.32 %(e)(f)      1.29 %(e)      1.24     1.20

Portfolio turnover rate

    94.0     214.6     198.4     36.0     87.4     83.7

Cumulative Preferred Shares:

           

5.000% Series B Preferred

           

Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)

    $  87,909       $  87,909       $  88,767       $  89,724       $  92,512       $     94,693  

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    3,516       3,516       3,551       3,589       3,700       3,788  

Liquidation preference per share

    $    25.00       $    25.00       $    25.00       $   25.00       $    25.00       $       25.00  

Average market value (g)

    $    23.50       $    24.13       $    23.81       $   22.03       $    21.28       $       21.00  

Asset coverage per share

    $       221       $       236       $       240       $      193       $       249       $          304  

Asset coverage

    885     943     961     771     995     1,217

 

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 years.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013 would have been 1.17%, 1.17%, 1.18%, 1.15%, 1.14%, and 1.11%, respectively.

(e)

The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(f)

The Fund incurred dividends and service fees on securities sold short. If this expense had not been incurred, the expense ratios for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 would have been 1.30%, and 1.31% attributable to common shares, respectively, and 1.16%, and 1.17% including liquidation value of preferred shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, there was no impact on the expenses ratios.

(g)

Based on weekly prices.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization. GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 4, 2005 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Investment operations commenced 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

 

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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, 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.

 

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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, 2018 is as follows:

     Valuation Inputs       
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 6/30/18

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                  

ASSETS (Market Value):

                  

Common Stocks:

                  

Energy and Energy Services

     $ 320,254,893                 $ 320,254,893  

Metals and Mining

       346,166,643        $ 22,439,469          368,606,112  

Total Common Stocks

       666,421,536          22,439,469          688,861,005  

Convertible Preferred Stocks (a)

       2,853,341                   2,853,341  

Warrants (a)

                0          0  

Convertible Corporate Bonds (a)

                3,352,646          3,352,646  

Corporate Bonds (a)

                9,747,590          9,747,590  

U.S. Government Obligations

                105,578,457          105,578,457  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

     $ 669,274,877        $ 141,118,162        $ 810,393,039  

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

                  

LIABILITIES (Market Value)

                  

EQUITY CONTRACTS:

                  

Call Options Written

     $ (7,384,157 )        $ (18,219,535 )        $ (25,603,692 )

Put Options Written

       (398,028 )          (609,828 )          (1,007,856 )

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – LIABILITIES

     $ (7,782,185 )        $ (18,829,363 )        $ (26,611,548

 

(a)

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

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Fund had transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 of $1,890,462 or 0.26% of net assets as of December 31, 2017. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are due to increases in market activity, e.g., frequency of trades, which resulted in an increase in available market inputs to determine the prices. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Fund held no level 3 investments at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

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,

 

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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, 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, 2018, 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.

 

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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, 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, 2018 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity options contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2018 had an average monthly market value of approximately $31,591,224.

At June 30, 2018, the Fund’s derivative liabilities (by type) are as follows:

 

     Gross Amounts of      Gross Amounts         
     Recognized Liabilities      Available for      Net Amounts of  
     Presented in the      Offset in the      Liabilities Presented in  
     Statement of      Statement of Assets      the Statement of  
     Assets and Liabilities      and Liabilities      Assets and Liabilities  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

OTC Equity Written Options

     $14,333,265        —            $14,333,265  

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund as of June 30, 2018:

 

             Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of           
           Assets and Liabilities         
    Net Amounts of                      
    Liabilities Presented in                      
    the Statement of Assets        Financial     Cash Collateral         
    and Liabilities        Instruments     Pledged              Net Amount          

Counterparty

         

Pershing LLC

    $12,546,543        $(12,546,543)       —          —      

Morgan Stanley

        1,721,963            (1,721,963)       —          —      

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

             64,759                 (64,759)                       

Total

    $14,333,265        $(14,333,265)                       

 

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As of June 30, 2018, the value of equity option positions can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, under Liabilities, Options written, at value. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the effect of equity option positions 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 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 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, 2018, the Fund incurred $389 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

 

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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, 2018, the Fund’s pro rata portion of the periodic expenses charged by the Acquired Funds was less than 1 basis point.

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

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

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

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual 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. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of June 30, 2018, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

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. 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.

 

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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 equal to 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. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.

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, 2017 was as follows:

 

    

Common

    

Preferred

 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 6,585,968      $ 4,401,545  

Return of capital

     74,461,432         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 81,047,400      $ 4,401,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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.

At December 31, 2017, the Fund had net long term capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $430,898,578 which are available for an unlimited period to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses.

 

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The following summarizes the tax cost of investments, written options, and the related net unrealized appreciation/depreciation at June 30, 2018:

 

     Cost/      Gross      Gross     
     (Proceeds)/      Unrealized      Unrealized    Net Unrealized
    

    Premiums    

    

Appreciation

    

Depreciation

  

Depreciation

Investments and derivative instruments

   $1,012,020,717      $14,669,266      $(242,908,492)    $(228,239,226)

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, 2018, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2018, 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.

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.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 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 $3,000.

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. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 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, 2018, the Fund accrued $98,640 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $15,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Trustee each receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

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4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2018, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $686,589,132 and $674,377,850, respectively.

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). Pursuant to a $500 million shelf registration, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund has sold its common shares in “at the market” offerings as summarized in the following table:

 

            Sales       Net
  Year   Shares   Net   Manager   Offering   Proceeds in

Ended

 

  Issued  

 

  Proceeds  

 

Commissions

 

Expenses

 

Excess of Par

2017   727,934   $4,108,377   $39,781   $129,409   $89,012

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, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund did not repurchase any shares.

Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended                    
     June 30, 2018        Year Ended  
     (Unaudited)        December 31, 2017  
     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Shares issued pursuant to shelf offering

                       727,934        $ 4,108,377  

Increase from shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

     65,926        $ 333,583          418,401          2,310,005  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     65,926        $ 333,583          1,146,335        $ 6,418,382  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The Fund has an effective shelf registration authorizing the offering of an additional $500 million of common shares or preferred shares.

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 year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund repurchased and retired 34,324 of the Series B Preferred in the open market at an investment of $811,253 and an average discount of approximately 5.50% from its liquidation preference. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Fund did not repurchase any Series B Preferred. At June 30, 2018, 3,516,357 Series B Preferred were outstanding and accrued dividends amounted to $61,048.

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

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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 affecting the Preferred Shares, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s outstanding voting shares must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding Preferred Shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.

6. 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.

7. 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.

Shareholder Meeting – May 14, 2018 – Final Results

The Fund’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 14, 2018 in Greenwich, Connecticut. At that meeting, common and preferred shareholders, voting together as a single class, elected Salvatore M. Salibello and Anthonie C. van Ekris as Trustees of the Fund. A total of 113,873,812 votes and 113,982,696 votes were cast in favor of these Trustees, and a total of 8,717,178 votes and 8,608,293 votes were withheld for these Trustees, respectively.

In addition preferred shareholders, voting as a separate class, elected James P. Conn as a Trustee of the Fund. A total of 2,776,312 votes were cast in favor of this Trustee and a total of 156,786 votes were withheld for this Trustee.

Vincent D. Enright, Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Michael J. Melarkey and Salvatore J. Zizza continue to serve in their capacities as Trustees of the Fund.

Effective May 16, 2018, Anthony J. Colavita resigned from the Board and Anthony S. Colavita was appointed to the Board.

We thank you for your participation and appreciate your continued support.

 

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GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Board Consideration and Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)

At its meeting on February 22, 2018, 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 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, and five year periods (as of December 31, 2017) against a peer group of covered call funds on energy and/or natural resources and a larger peer group of covered call funds, each prepared by the Adviser. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the third quartile for the one and three year periods and in the fourth quartile for the five year period for the larger peer group. However, the Independent Board Members noted the Fund’s option writing strategy had performed well recently and that for the one year, three year, and five year periods, the Fund ranked fifth out of eight funds, fifth out of eight funds, and eighth out of eight funds, respectively, against its smaller peer group, which consists of other energy and/or natural resource funds that pursue a covered call strategy. In this regard, the Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s underperformance relative to available peers in the larger peer group was attributable to its particular sector focus and the challenging market environment for the natural resources and energy sectors over the applicable measurement periods. The Independent Board Members also compared the Fund’s performance to relevant benchmarks it considered representative of the Fund’s strategy and noted the Fund’s performance relative to those benchmarks (which do not reflect options strategies). The Independent Board Members discussed the new investment direction that the portfolio manager intends to pursue and noted that shareholders of the Fund had indicated that the Fund’s covered call strategy was a desirable feature of the Fund for them.

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 a peer group of core, growth, and sector value funds selected by Lipper and 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 within this group, the Fund’s investment management fee was above average. 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

 

26


GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

Board Consideration and Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 recent performance record against the limited universe of other funds that utilize a covered call options writing strategy was acceptable. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund had performed more favorably in recent years in relation to the performance of the particular natural resources and energy industries the Fund focuses on. 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 fair and reasonable with respect to 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 its decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all-important or controlling.

 

27


AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

Enrollment in the Plan

It is the policy of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder, you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit shares of common stock to participants upon an income dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset value. All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their stock certificates to American Stock Transfer (“AST”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distribution in cash must submit this request in writing to:

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

c/o American Stock Transfer

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Shareholders requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the share certificate. Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan may contact AST at (888) 422-3262.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” and re-registered in your own name. Once registered in your own name, your dividends will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.

The number of shares of common shares distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains distribution, participants are issued shares of common shares valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common stock. The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading day. If the net asset value of the common shares at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common shares, participants will receive shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, AST will buy common stock in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that AST will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common shares exceeds the then current net asset value.

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received, on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead of shares.

Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan

The Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.

Participants in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to AST for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. Shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. AST will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. AST will charge each shareholder who participates a pro rata share of the brokerage commissions. Brokerage charges for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to American Stock Transfer, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 such that AST receives such payments approximately 10 days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not received at least five days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by AST at least 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.

Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at AST must do so in writing or by telephone. Please submit your request to the above mentioned address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. The cost to liquidate shares is $1.00 per transaction as well as the brokerage commission incurred. Brokerage charges are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charge for such transactions.

For more information regarding the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, brochures are available by calling (914) 921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by AST on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

 

28


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. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is 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 Gabelli/GAMCO 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 Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. He received a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Decision Making from EISITI, France and an MS in Finance from ESSEC, France.

 

 

 

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 “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.


 

 

GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD, NATURAL RESOURCES

& INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

t   800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f   914-921-5118

e  info@gabelli.com

    GABELLI.COM

 

 

TRUSTEES

 

Anthony S. Colavita

President,

Anthony S. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Vincent D. Enright

Former Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer,

KeySpan Corp.

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Michael J. Melarkey

Of Counsel,

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

 

Salvatore M. Salibello

Senior Partner,

Bright Side Consulting

 

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

  

 

OFFICERS

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

John C. Ball

Treasurer

 

Agnes Mullady

Vice President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary & Vice President

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Molly A.F. Marion

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President

 

David I. Schachter

Vice President

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

 

COUNSEL

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND

REGISTRAR

 

American Stock Transfer and

Trust Company

 

 

GGN Q2/2018   

 

LOGO

 


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 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

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 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

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

01/01/2018

through

01/31/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,609,834

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Month #2

02/01/2018

through

02/28/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,609,834

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Month #3

03/01/2018

through

03/31/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,609,834

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Month #4

04/01/2018

through

04/30/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,609,834

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Month #5

05/01/2018

through

05/31/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,609,834

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Month #6

06/01/2018

through

06/30/2018

 

 

  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 – 135,675,760

 

Preferred Series B – 3,516,357

Total

 

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B – N/A

 

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B – N/A

 

  Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series B – N/A

 

  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 quarterly in the Fund’s quarterly report 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 of $25.00.

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 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. 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”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

The registrant’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

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

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 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)     GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust                            

 

By (Signature and Title)*         /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                 

 

                                                   Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date    8/27/2018                                                                                                                            

 

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    8/27/2018                                                                                                                           

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*         /s/ John C. Ball                                                                         

 

                                                  John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date    8/27/2018                                                                                                                           

 

 

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