GUT News and Press, Gabelli Utility Trust From 05/15/20

PG&E ( PCG +1% ) is upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays as part of an improved outlook for the utilities sector ( XLU -2.5% ), saying the market is "under-appreciaing and mispricing "the stability and visibility of utility earnings earnings during the COVID-19...

This will be a short article. The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT), a leveraged CEF investing in U.S. and international utilities, is currently trading at a whopping 84.2% premium to NAV. It is the highest premium in GUT's entire history and by quite a margin. The fund has only traded somewhat ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on April 28, 2020. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently co...

The following notice relates to the Annual Meetings of: Bancroft Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust The Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund ...

Electricity demand in the U.S. last week sank to a 17-year low as businesses closed and travel was restricted to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Edison Electric Institute trade group. More news on: Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF, Reaves Utility Income Fund, ...

Nuclear power plants are now able to require longer shifts for their workers and delay some inspections, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says, as operators cope with fewer available workers and social distancing worries amid the coronavirus outbreak. More news on: The Southern Company,...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist An update on two of the five funds I had highlighted several months ago in our piece looking at five funds without distribution cuts . The other criteria for those funds were that they had to have an inception pre-2008. Two of th...

More than $6B in proposed utility rate increases from Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK ), Dominion Energy (NYSE: D ) and others have been thrown into question now that regulators must decide whether to raise bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. More news on: Duke Energy Corporation, Dominion Energy...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on March 30, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements...

North American power markets will see disruptions lasting 18 months or more due to the coronavirus and the economic impacts of a shuttered economy, Utility Dive reports, citing a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. More news on: Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF, Reaves Utility Income Fun...