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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21423

 

 

The Gabelli Dividend & 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: March 31, 2012

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q 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 the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

First Quarter Report — March 31, 2012

 

LOGO    LOGO    LOGO
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA    Barbara G. Marcin, CFA    Robert D. Leininger, CFA
LOGO    LOGO    LOGO
Kevin V. Dreyer    Christopher J. Marangi    Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA

To Our Shareholders,

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was 8.5%, compared with a total return of 12.6% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 7.8%. On March 31, 2012, the Fund’s NAV per share was $18.45, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $16.38 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Enclosed is the schedule of investments as of March 31, 2012.

Comparative Results

 

Average Annual Returns through March 31, 2012 (a) (Unaudited)

 

    Since
Inception
(11/28/03)
 
     Quarter     1 Year     3 Year     5 Year    

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

          

NAV Total Return (b)

     8.46     2.30     29.45     1.13     6.07

Investment Total Return (c)

     7.81        4.60        33.32        2.13        4.94   

S&P 500 Index

     12.59        8.54        12.04        2.01        5.61   

Dow Jones Industrial Average

     8.85        10.09        13.24        4.16        6.36 (d) 

Nasdaq Composite Index.

     18.96        12.37        8.22        6.02        6.52   

 

  (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. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. 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. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Indices are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. 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 and reinvestment of distributions. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

 

 

  (d)

From November 30, 2003, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available.

 


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  Shares

         

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS — 93.8%   
   Aerospace — 3.0%   
  120,000       Exelis Inc.    $         1,502,400   
  135,000       Goodrich Corp.      16,934,400   
  32,000       Kaman Corp.      1,086,400   
  114,000       Rockwell Automation Inc.      9,085,800   
  1,344,000       Rolls-Royce Holdings plc      17,455,660   
  187,000       The Boeing Co.      13,907,190   
     

 

 

 
        59,971,850   
     

 

 

 
   Agriculture — 0.2%   
  100,000       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      3,166,000   
  14,000       Westway Group Inc.†      81,060   
     

 

 

 
        3,247,060   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 0.5%   
  250,000       Ford Motor Co.      3,122,500   
  25,000       General Motors Co.†      641,250   
  46,500       Navistar International Corp.†      1,880,925   
  87,000       PACCAR Inc.      4,074,210   
     

 

 

 
        9,718,885   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.4%   
  22,000       BorgWarner Inc.†.      1,855,480   
  411,000       Genuine Parts Co.      25,790,250   
  12,000       Johnson Controls Inc.      389,760   
     

 

 

 
        28,035,490   
     

 

 

 
   Building and Construction — 0.2%   
  97,000       Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.†      2,140,790   
  55,000       Layne Christensen Co.†      1,223,750   
     

 

 

 
        3,364,540   
     

 

 

 
   Business Services — 0.9%   
  8,000       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Cl. A†      63,840   
  165,000       Diebold Inc.      6,355,800   
  115,000       Intermec Inc.†      888,950   
  21,000       Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC      692,790   
  20,000       MasterCard Inc., Cl. A      8,410,800   
  14,000       The Brink’s Co.      334,180   
  25,000       Thomson Reuters Corp.      722,500   
     

 

 

 
        17,468,860   
     

 

 

 
   Cable and Satellite — 1.5%   
  85,001       AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†      3,793,595   
  331,000       Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A      4,859,080   
  16,000       Cogeco Inc.      870,059   
  32,000       Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special      944,320   
  26,000       DIRECTV, Cl. A†      1,282,840   
  221,000       DISH Network Corp., Cl. A      7,277,530   
  53,000       EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†      1,491,420   
  67,000       Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A†      3,355,360   
  33,000       Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C†      1,580,370   

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Market

Value

 
  134,000       Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B    $         5,319,800   
     

 

 

 
        30,774,374   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 0.2%   
  50,000       Thomas & Betts Corp.†      3,595,500   
     

 

 

 
   Computer Hardware — 0.0%   
  16,000       SanDisk Corp.†      793,440   
     

 

 

 
   Computer Software and Services — 0.7%   
  4,000       eBay Inc.†      147,560   
  10,000       Google Inc., Cl. A†      6,412,400   
  5,000       Liberty Interactive Corp., Cl. A†      95,450   
  125,000       Microsoft Corp.      4,031,250   
  4,000       RealD Inc.†      54,000   
  197,000       Yahoo! Inc.†      2,998,340   
     

 

 

 
        13,739,000   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 3.8%   
  15,000       Altria Group Inc.      463,050   
  150,000       Avon Products Inc.      2,904,000   
  50,000       Hanesbrands Inc.†      1,477,000   
  89,000       Harman International Industries Inc.      4,166,090   
  182,000       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      13,447,980   
  3,000       Mohawk Industries Inc.†      199,530   
  75,000       Newell Rubbermaid Inc.      1,335,750   
  30,000       Philip Morris International Inc.      2,658,300   
  840,000       Swedish Match AB      33,443,574   
  145,000       The Procter & Gamble Co.      9,745,450   
  75,000       Tupperware Brands Corp.      4,762,500   
     

 

 

 
        74,603,224   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 3.8%   
  95,000       Bouygues SA      2,905,280   
  130,000       Cooper Industries plc      8,313,500   
  777,000       General Electric Co.      15,594,390   
  347,000       Honeywell International Inc.      21,184,350   
  57,500       ITT Corp.      1,319,050   
  71,000       Owens-Illinois Inc.†      1,657,140   
  60,000       Smiths Group plc      1,009,597   
  6,000       Sulzer AG      852,775   
  16,000       Texas Industries Inc.      560,160   
  252,000       Textron Inc.      7,013,160   
  260,000       Tyco International Ltd.      14,606,800   
     

 

 

 
        75,016,202   
     

 

 

 
   Electronics — 1.5%   
  35,000       Emerson Electric Co.      1,826,300   
  769,900       Intel Corp.      21,641,889   
  105,000       TE Connectivity Ltd.      3,858,750   
  100,000       Texas Instruments Inc.      3,361,000   
     

 

 

 
        30,687,939   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Electric — 3.3%   
  80,000       ALLETE Inc.      3,319,200   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

2


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  Shares

        

Market

Value

 
  COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
  Energy and Utilities: Electric (Continued)   
  177,000      American Electric Power Co. Inc.    $         6,828,660   
  50,000      Edison International      2,125,500   
  210,000      Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.      5,693,367   
  654,000      Great Plains Energy Inc.      13,256,580   
  235,000      Integrys Energy Group Inc.      12,452,650   
  92,000      Pepco Holdings Inc.      1,737,880   
  197,000      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      9,436,300   
  1,000      SCANA Corp.      45,610   
  12,000      TECO Energy Inc.      210,600   
  100,000      The AES Corp.†      1,307,000   
  75,000      The Southern Co.      3,369,750   
  140,000      UniSource Energy Corp.      5,119,800   
    

 

 

 
       64,902,897   
    

 

 

 
  Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 9.3%   
  12,000      Alliant Energy Corp.      519,840   
  95,000      Ameren Corp.      3,095,100   
  50,000      Avista Corp.      1,279,000   
  50,000      Black Hills Corp.      1,676,500   
  40,000      CH Energy Group Inc.      2,669,200   
  108,000      Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.      1,949,402   
  352,000      CONSOL Energy Inc.      12,003,200   
  132,000      Consolidated Edison Inc.      7,711,440   
  66,000      Dominion Resources Inc.      3,379,860   
  135,000      Duke Energy Corp.      2,836,350   
  390,000      Edison SpA†      446,285   
  545,000      El Paso Corp.      16,104,750   
  110,000      Endesa SA      2,191,814   
  438,000      Enel SpA      1,584,252   
  50,000      Exelon Corp.      1,960,500   
  95,000      FirstEnergy Corp.      4,331,050   
  97,968      Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.      2,483,489   
  250,000      Hera SpA      356,767   
  121,500      Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.      1,783,527   
  121,500      Hokuriku Electric Power Co.      2,196,013   
  90,000      Iberdrola SA, ADR      2,045,700   
  130,000      Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR†      1,264,900   
  130,000      Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.      1,851,758   
  59,000      MGE Energy Inc.      2,619,010   
  34,102      National Grid plc, ADR      1,721,469   
  251,000      NextEra Energy Inc.      15,331,080   
  220,000      NiSource Inc.      5,357,000   
  446,700      NSTAR      21,723,021   
  338,000      OGE Energy Corp.      18,083,000   
  25,000      Ormat Technologies Inc.      503,750   
  167,000      Progress Energy Inc.      8,869,370   
  150,000      Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.      4,591,500   
  121,500      Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.      3,424,665   
  0 (a)    SunCoke Energy Inc.†      6   
  121,500      The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.      2,256,198   
  48,000      The Empire District Electric Co.      976,800   

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Market

Value

 
  120,000       The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.    $         1,858,644   
  135,000       Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.†      1,539,688   
  157,000       Vectren Corp.      4,562,420   
  295,000       Westar Energy Inc.      8,239,350   
  133,000       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      4,678,940   
  140,000       Xcel Energy Inc.      3,705,800   
     

 

 

 
        185,762,408   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 3.5%   
  105,000       AGL Resources Inc.      4,118,100   
  25,000       Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc.      950,000   
  160,356       GDF Suez†      214   
  20,000       Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP      1,655,000   
  424,000       National Fuel Gas Co.      20,402,880   
  167,000       ONEOK Inc.      13,637,220   
  139,600       Sempra Energy      8,370,416   
  27,000       South Jersey Industries Inc.      1,351,080   
  155,000       Southwest Gas Corp.      6,624,700   
  337,000       Spectra Energy Corp.      10,632,350   
  42,000       The Laclede Group Inc.      1,638,840   
     

 

 

 
        69,380,800   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Oil — 10.4%   
  57,000       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      4,465,380   
  37,000       Apache Corp.      3,716,280   
  220,000       BG Group plc, ADR      5,095,200   
  160,000       BP plc, ADR      7,200,000   
  80,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      1,853,600   
  199,000       Chevron Corp.      21,340,760   
  342,700       ConocoPhillips      26,048,627   
  66,000       Devon Energy Corp.      4,693,920   
  140,000       Eni SpA, ADR      6,554,800   
  205,000       Exxon Mobil Corp.      17,779,650   
  41,000       Hess Corp.      2,416,950   
  459,400       Marathon Oil Corp.      14,562,980   
  251,700       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      10,913,712   
  114,000       Murphy Oil Corp.      6,414,780   
  224,100       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      21,341,043   
  1,000       PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR      140,530   
  60,000       Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR      1,593,600   
  220,000       Repsol YPF SA, ADR      5,495,600   
  220,000       Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR      15,428,600   
  640,100       Statoil ASA, ADR      17,353,111   
  100,000       Sunoco Inc.      3,815,000   
  185,000       Total SA, ADR      9,457,200   
     

 

 

 
        207,681,323   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Services — 2.6%   
  185,000       ABB Ltd., ADR†      3,775,850   
  74,000       Cameron International Corp.†      3,909,420   
  84,000       Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.      5,607,000   
  398,600       Halliburton Co.      13,229,534   
  10,000       Noble Corp.      374,700   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  Shares

         

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Energy and Utilities: Services (Continued)   
  36,000       Oceaneering International Inc.    $         1,940,040   
  76,000       Rowan Companies Inc.†      2,502,680   
  117,000       Schlumberger Ltd.      8,181,810   
  45,000       Transocean Ltd.      2,461,500   
  584,000       Weatherford International Ltd.†      8,812,560   
     

 

 

 
        50,795,094   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.9%   
  11,000       American States Water Co.      397,540   
  352,000       American Water Works Co. Inc.      11,978,560   
  74,000       Aqua America Inc.      1,649,460   
  90,000       SJW Corp.      2,170,800   
  12,000       The York Water Co.      207,600   
  25,000       United Utilities Group plc, ADR      483,750   
     

 

 

 
        16,887,710   
     

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 1.0%   
  2,000       Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital, Cl. A†      176,300   
  110,000       Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†      1,692,350   
  90,000       The Madison Square Garden Co., Cl. A†      3,078,000   
  285,000       Time Warner Inc.      10,758,750   
  8,000       Viacom Inc., Cl. B      379,680   
  185,000       Vivendi SA      3,395,084   
     

 

 

 
        19,480,164   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental Services — 0.8%   
  16,000       Republic Services Inc.      488,960   
  30,075       Veolia Environnement      498,783   
  4,000       Waste Connections Inc.      130,120   
  449,000       Waste Management Inc.      15,697,040   
     

 

 

 
        16,814,903   
     

 

 

 
   Equipment and Supplies — 1.1%   
  95,000       CIRCOR International Inc.      3,160,650   
  3,000       Ingersoll-Rand plc      124,050   
  55,000       Lufkin Industries Inc.      4,435,750   
  68,000       Mueller Industries Inc.      3,090,600   
  622,500       RPC Inc.      6,604,725   
  142,000       Tenaris SA, ADR      5,428,660   
     

 

 

 
        22,844,435   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 12.1%   
  178,000       Aflac Inc.      8,186,220   
  80,000       AllianceBernstein Holding LP      1,248,800   
  460,200       American Express Co.      26,627,172   
  330,000       Bank of America Corp.      3,158,100   
  42,000       BlackRock Inc.      8,605,800   
  150,770       Citigroup Inc.      5,510,643   
  18,000       CME Group Inc.      5,207,940   
  47,000       Deutsche Bank AG      2,340,130   
  230,000       Discover Financial Services      7,668,200   
  98,000       Fidelity National Financial Inc., Cl. A      1,766,940   

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
  15,000       Fidelity National Information Services Inc.    $           496,800   
  245,000       First Niagara Financial Group Inc.      2,410,800   
  115,000       H&R Block Inc.      1,894,050   
  62,000       HSBC Holdings plc, ADR      2,752,180   
  195,000       Invesco Ltd.      5,200,650   
  561,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      25,794,780   
  404,000       Legg Mason Inc.      11,283,720   
  44,000       M&T Bank Corp.      3,822,720   
  53,000       Moody’s Corp.      2,231,300   
  294,000       Morgan Stanley      5,774,160   
  40,000       National Australia Bank Ltd., ADR      1,025,200   
  172,000       New York Community Bancorp Inc.      2,392,520   
  104,000       Northern Trust Corp.      4,934,800   
  262,000       PNC Financial Services Group Inc.      16,896,380   
  289,000       SLM Corp.      4,554,640   
  170,000       State Street Corp.      7,735,000   
  147,000       T. Rowe Price Group Inc.      9,599,100   
  728,000       The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      17,566,640   
  170,000       The Travelers Companies Inc.      10,064,000   
  60,000       U.S. Bancorp      1,900,800   
  359,000       Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A      11,635,190   
  554,000       Wells Fargo & Co.      18,913,560   
  15,000       Willis Group Holdings plc      524,700   
  15,000       WR Berkley Corp.      541,800   
     

 

 

 
        240,265,435   
     

 

 

 
   Food and Beverage — 11.8%   
  94,000       Beam Inc.      5,505,580   
  100,000       Campbell Soup Co.      3,385,000   
  500,000       China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.      1,464,803   
  180,000       ConAgra Foods Inc.      4,726,800   
  75,000       Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A†      1,769,250   
  300,082       Danone      20,931,579   
  1,550,000       Davide Campari - Milano SpA      10,553,288   
  7,000       Diageo plc, ADR      675,500   
  274,000       Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.      11,017,540   
  582,000       General Mills Inc.      22,959,900   
  77,000       H.J. Heinz Co.      4,123,350   
  14,000       Heineken Holding NV      655,383   
  265,000       ITO EN Ltd.      4,754,440   
  375,000       Kikkoman Corp.      4,335,810   
  750,000       Kraft Foods Inc., Cl. A      28,507,500   
  64,000       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Cl. B      2,896,000   
  150,000       Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.      588,982   
  13,000       Nestlé SA      817,990   
  2,000       Nestlé SA, ADR      126,000   
  168,000       NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. LTD.      6,281,986   
  1,610,000       Parmalat SpA      4,021,833   
  339,450       Parmalat SpA, GDR(b)(c)      846,690   
  206,000       PepsiCo Inc.      13,668,100   
  62,000       Pernod-Ricard SA      6,482,882   
  19,319       Remy Cointreau SA      1,963,360   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

4


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  Shares

         

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Food and Beverage (Continued)   
  1,272,400       Sara Lee Corp.    $         27,394,772   
  346,000       The Coca-Cola Co.      25,607,460   
  104,000       The Hershey Co.      6,378,320   
  20,000       Unilever plc, ADR      661,000   
  361,000       Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.      12,408,421   
     

 

 

 
        235,509,519   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care — 4.4%   
  119,000       Abbott Laboratories.      7,293,510   
  206,000       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      6,952,500   
  273,000       Covidien plc      14,927,640   
  130,000       Eli Lilly & Co.      5,235,100   
  97,000       Johnson & Johnson      6,398,120   
  73,000       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      6,021,040   
  215,000       Merck & Co. Inc.      8,256,000   
  112,500       Owens & Minor Inc.      3,421,125   
  817,000       Pfizer Inc.      18,513,220   
  50,000       Sanofi, ADR      1,937,500   
  45,000       Schiff Nutrition International Inc.†      553,050   
  40,000       St. Jude Medical Inc.      1,772,400   
  26,000       UnitedHealth Group Inc.      1,532,440   
  64,000       Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.†      4,291,840   
     

 

 

 
        87,105,485   
     

 

 

 
   Hotels and Gaming — 0.3%   
  16,000       Accor SA      571,253   
  77,000       Boyd Gaming Corp.†      603,680   
  5,000       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl. A†      213,600   
  800,000       Ladbrokes plc      2,048,624   
  60,000       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      3,454,200   
     

 

 

 
        6,891,357   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 0.9%   
  160,000       CNH Global NV†      6,352,000   
  90,500       Deere & Co.      7,321,450   
  126,000       Xylem Inc.      3,496,500   
     

 

 

 
        17,169,950   
     

 

 

 
   Metals and Mining — 1.5%   
  44,000       Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.      1,468,720   
  295,000       Alcoa Inc.      2,955,900   
  20,000       Alliance Holdings GP LP      871,000   
  8,000       BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR      579,200   
  9,000       Cameco Corp.      193,410   
  290,000       Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.      11,031,600   
  253,000       Newmont Mining Corp.      12,971,310   
  25,000       Peabody Energy Corp.      724,000   
     

 

 

 
        30,795,140   
     

 

 

 
   Paper and Forest Products — 0.7%   
  389,000       International Paper Co.      13,653,900   
     

 

 

 

Shares

         

Market

Value

 
   Publishing — 0.0%   
  220,000       Il Sole 24 Ore SpA†    $         223,436   
  16,000       News Corp., Cl. B      319,680   
     

 

 

 
        543,116   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate — 0.0%   
  18,000       Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A      568,260   
     

 

 

 
   Retail — 3.4%   
  336,000       CVS Caremark Corp.      15,052,800   
  9,000       Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.†      728,190   
  1,000       HSN Inc.      38,030   
  142,000       Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A      2,504,880   
  214,000       Lowe’s Companies Inc.      6,715,320   
  105,000       Macy’s Inc.      4,171,650   
  360,000       Safeway Inc.      7,275,600   
  290,000       Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.†      7,192,000   
  133,000       The Home Depot Inc.      6,691,230   
  273,000       Walgreen Co.      9,142,770   
  35,000       Wal-Mart Stores Inc.      2,142,000   
  73,000       Whole Foods Market Inc.      6,073,600   
     

 

 

 
        67,728,070   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals — 1.8%   
  71,000       Air Products & Chemicals Inc.      6,517,800   
  54,000       Airgas Inc.      4,804,380   
  92,000       Ashland Inc.      5,617,520   
  172,099       E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.      9,104,037   
  430,000       Ferro Corp.†      2,554,200   
  95,000       Olin Corp.      2,066,250   
  124,000       The Dow Chemical Co.      4,295,360   
     

 

 

 
        34,959,547   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunications — 5.2%   
  5,000       AboveNet Inc.†      414,000   
  532,000       AT&T Inc.      16,614,360   
  293,000       BCE Inc.      11,737,580   
  40,000       Belgacom SA      1,285,960   
  40,000       Bell Aliant Inc.(c)      1,094,792   
  530,000       Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR      6,386,500   
  55,000       France Telecom SA, ADR      816,750   
  230,000       Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR      494,500   
  43,500       Loral Space & Communications Inc.†      3,462,600   
  160,000       Portugal Telecom SGPS SA      870,430   
  1,350,000       Sprint Nextel Corp.†      3,847,500   
  45,000       Telefonica SA, ADR      738,450   
  100,000       Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, Cl. L      79,413   
  115,000       Telekom Austria AG      1,339,282   
  142,566       Telephone & Data Systems Inc.      3,300,403   
  110,000       Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR      1,885,400   
  70,000       TELUS Corp., Non-Voting, Cl. A      3,978,800   
  917,000       Verizon Communications Inc.      35,056,910   
  40,000       VimpelCom Ltd., ADR      446,400   
 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

  Shares

         

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Telecommunications (Continued)   
  370,000       Vodafone Group plc, ADR    $ 10,237,900   
     

 

 

 
        104,087,930   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation — 0.6%   
  250,000       GATX Corp.      10,075,000   
  20,000       Kansas City Southern†      1,433,800   
     

 

 

 
        11,508,800   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Communications — 0.5%   
  101,692       Crown Castle International Corp.†      5,424,251   
  10,000       NII Holdings Inc.†      183,100   
  120,000       United States Cellular Corp.†      4,911,600   
     

 

 

 
        10,518,951   
     

 

 

 
   TOTAL COMMON STOCKS      1,866,871,558   
     

 

 

 
   CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%   
   Broadcasting — 0.0%   
  12,588       Emmis Communications Corp.,
    6.250% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A †
     204,555   
     

 

 

 
   Building and Construction — 0.0%   
  200       Fleetwood Capital Trust,
    6.000% Cv. Pfd. †(d)
     0   
     

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities — 0.3%   
  129,000       El Paso Energy Capital Trust I,
    4.750% Cv. Pfd.
     5,946,900   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 0.2%   
  1,500       Doral Financial Corp.,
    4.750% Cv. Pfd. †
     184,650   
  73,000       Newell Financial Trust I,
    5.250% Cv. Pfd.
     3,467,500   
     

 

 

 
        3,652,150   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunications — 0.1%   
  54,000       Cincinnati Bell Inc.,
    6.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B
     2,242,080   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation — 0.0%   
  1,500       GATX Corp.,
    $2.50 Cv. Pfd., Ser. A (d)
     302,250   
     

 

 

 
   TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS      12,347,935   
     

 

 

 
   RIGHTS — 0.0%   
   Health Care — 0.0%   
  145,000       Sanofi, CVR, expire 12/31/20†      195,750   
     

 

 

 
   WARRANTS — 0.0%   
   Food and Beverage — 0.0%   
  650       Parmalat SpA, GDR, expire 12/31/15†(b)(c)(d)      230   
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

         

Market

Value

 
   CORPORATE BONDS — 0.7%   
   Aerospace — 0.1%   
  $  1,500,000       GenCorp Inc., Sub. Deb. Cv.,
    4.063%, 12/31/39
   $ 1,605,000   
     

 

 

 
   Computer Hardware — 0.2%   
  3,000,000       SanDisk Corp., Cv.,
    1.000%, 05/15/13
     3,007,500   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 0.4%   
  8,800,000       Griffon Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv.,
    4.000%, 01/15/17(c)
     8,976,000   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 0.0%   
  500,000       Janus Capital Group Inc., Cv.,
    3.250%, 07/15/14
     533,750   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate — 0.0%   
  450,000       Palm Harbor Homes Inc.,
    3.250%, 05/15/24†(d)
     72,563   
     

 

 

 
   TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS      14,194,813   
     

 

 

 
   U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 4.9%   
  96,086,000       U.S. Treasury Bills,
    0.015% to 0.110%††,
    04/26/12 to 08/09/12
     96,073,049   
     

 

 

 
   TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%   
       (Cost $1,566,619,732)    $ 1,989,683,335   
     

 

 

 
   Aggregate tax cost    $ 1,578,894,292   
     

 

 

 
   Gross unrealized appreciation    $ 488,945,515   
   Gross unrealized depreciation      (78,156,472
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation    $ 410,789,043   
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amount represents less than 0.5 shares.

(b)

Illiquid security.

(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 March 31, 2012, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $10,917,712 or 0.55% of total investments. Except as noted in (b), these securities are liquid.

(d)

Security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about the company and reviewing the valuation of comparable securities and other factors on a regular basis. At March 31, 2012, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $375,043 or 0.02% of total investments.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

Cv.

Convertible

CVR

Contingent Value Right

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Geographic Diversification

   % of
Market
Value
   

Market

Value

 

North America

     83.1   $ 1,654,084,112   

Europe

     13.9        276,643,276   

Japan

     2.6        50,922,901   

Asia/Pacific.

     0.3        6,360,033   

Latin America

     0.1        1,673,013   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.0   $ 1,989,683,335   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.

 

7


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund’s schedule of investments is prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its schedule of investments.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of 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 instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and nonfinancial 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 ADR 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 Fund’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs         
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 3/31/12
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks:

           

Food and Beverage

   $ 234,662,829         $       846,690               $ 235,509,519   

Other Industries (a)

     1,631,362,039                         1,631,362,039   

Total Common Stocks

     1,866,024,868         846,690                 1,866,871,558   

Convertible Preferred Stocks:

           

Building and Construction

                     $         0         0   

Transportation

             302,250                 302,250   

Other Industries (a)

     12,045,685                         12,045,685   

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     12,045,685         302,250         0         12,347,935   

Rights (a)

     195,750                         195,750   

Warrants (a)

             230                 230   

Corporate Bonds (a)

             14,122,250         72,563         14,194,813   

U.S. Government Obligations

             96,073,049                 96,073,049   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 1,878,266,303         $111,344,469         $72,563       $ 1,989,683,335   

 

(a)

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

The Fund did not have transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period ended March 31, 2012. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Additional Information to Evaluate Quantitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

 

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

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 and Illiquid Securities. The Fund is not subject to an independent limitation on the amount it may invest securities for which the markets are illiquid. Illiquid securities include securities the disposition of which is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of illiquid securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted and illiquid securities the Fund held as of March 31, 2012, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of achieving additional return or of hedging the value of the Fund’s portfolio, increasing the income of the Fund, hedging or protecting its exposure to

 

10


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

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

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at March 31, 2012, 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 achieving additional return or for hedging the value of the Fund’s portfolio. 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. 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.

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.

In the case of call options, these 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) covered 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. At March 31, 2012, the Fund held no investments in options

 

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into equity contract for difference swap transactions for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an equity contract for difference swap, a set of future cash flows is exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on a reference interest rate combined with the performance of a notional value of shares of a stock. The other will be based on the performance of the shares of a stock. Depending on the general state of short-term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time a swap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. At March 31, 2012, the Fund held no investments in equity contract for difference swap agreements.

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

At December 31, 2011, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which are available to reduce future required distributions of net capital gains to shareholders. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward for an unlimited period capital losses incurred in years beginning after December 22, 2010. In addition, these losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of the rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may have an increased likelihood of expiring unused. Additionally, post enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than begin considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

Capital Loss Carryforward Available through 2016

   $ 6,213,956   

Capital Loss Carryforward Available through 2017

     104,827,934   

Capital Loss Carryforward Available through 2018

     25,247,050   
  

 

 

 

Total Capital Loss Carryforwards

   $ 136,288,940   
  

 

 

 

Under the current tax law, capital losses related to securities and foreign currency realized after October 31 and prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be treated as occurring on the first day of the following year. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund deferred capital losses of $737,270.

 

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. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

 

12


AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

Enrollment in the Plan

It is the policy of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) 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 Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distribution in cash must submit this request in writing to:

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

c/o Computershare

P.O. Box 43010

Providence, RI 02940-3010

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 Computershare at (800) 336-6983.

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 stock 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 stock 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 stock 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 stock at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common stock, 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, Computershare will buy common stock in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that Computershare 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 stock 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 Computershare for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. Shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. Computershare will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. Computershare will charge each shareholder who participates $0.75, plus 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 Computershare, P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940–3010 such that Computershare 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 Computershare at least 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.

Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at Computershare 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 $2.50 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 Computershare on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

 

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THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY

Who are we?

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) 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 or brokerage 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.

 

 


TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

Trustees

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd.

Mario d’Urso

Former Italian Senator

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

President & Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

Michael J. Melarkey

Attorney-at-Law,

Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel & Mulligan

Salvatore M. Salibello

Certified Public Accountant,

BDO USA, LLP

Edward T. Tokar

Senior Managing Director,

Beacon Trust Company

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman, BALMAC International, Inc.

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman, Zizza & Associates Corp.

Officers

Bruce N. Alpert

President and Acting Chief Compliance Office

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer & Secretary

Carter W. Austin

Vice President & Ombudsman

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

David I. Schachter

Vice President

Investment Adviser

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Stock Exchange Listing

 

   

Common

   

5.875%
Preferred

   

6.00%
Preferred

 

NYSE–Symbol:

    GDV        GDV PrA        GDV PrD   

Shares Outstanding:

    82,911,219        3,048,019        2,542,296   
 

 

The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “General 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 “General 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 “XGDVX.”

 

For general information about the Gabelli Funds, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554), fax us at 914-921-5118, visit Gabelli Funds’ Internet homepage at: www.gabelli.com, or e-mail us at: closedend@gabelli.com

 

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.


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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

Item 3. Exhibits.

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


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)   The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust   
By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Bruce N. Alpert

  
  Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer   

Date 5/30/12

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 5/30/12

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Agnes Mullady

  
  Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer   

Date 5/30/12

 

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