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- The Gabelli Utility Trust (NYSE: GUT) is a closed-end, diversified management investment trust that seeks long-term growth of capital and income through investments primarily in equity securities of domestic and foreign companies providing products, services, or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, water, solar energy, and telecommunications services or infrastructure operations. The Fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets, under normal market conditions, to common stocks and other securities of utility industry participants, including electric integrated utilities, natural gas distribution and pipelines, water utilities, and telecommunications providers; key portfolio holdings as of recent reports include NextEra Energy Inc., WEC Energy Group Inc., Xcel Energy Inc., ONEOK Inc., and Eversource Energy. Launched in 1999 by GAMCO Investors, Inc. and managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Fund is domiciled in the United States with principal operations in Rye, New York, and benchmarks performance against the S&P 500 Utilities Index, Lipper Utility Fund Average, and S&P 500 Index. The Trust targets institutional and retail investors seeking high monthly income and utility sector exposure across market capitalizations, with a portfolio emphasizing regulated utilities generating stable cash flows, merchant power generators, and infrastructure operators in North America and select developed international markets. It employs leverage to enhance returns, maintains a net expense ratio of 1.3%, and has consistently paid monthly distributions of $0.05 per share since October 1999, with 2025 distributions estimated to comprise approximately 11% net investment income, 11% net capital gains, and 78% return of capital on a book basis. In recent developments, the Fund successfully completed a transferable rights offering in October 2024, raising $58.1 million through the issuance of 11.6 million common shares at $5.00 per share, which was accretive to net asset value despite trading at a premium. The Board of Trustees has reaffirmed its fixed monthly cash distribution policy into 2025, declaring distributions for October, November, and December at $0.05 per share, subject to quarterly review and potential December adjustments to meet regulated investment company tax requirements. Portfolio adjustments in 2024 included additions such as Vistra Corp. amid rising demand for power from artificial intelligence data centers, alongside contributions from NRG Energy and Public Service Enterprise Group, reflecting strategic emphasis on growth opportunities in non-regulated power generation and transmission infrastructure.