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The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (GLU)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Rye, United States | NYSE American
19.15 USD -0.21 (-1.085%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 12:26 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.15

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT

The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust presents a classic case of a distressed income vehicle where the headline yield masks significant structural fragility. While the 6.85% dividend yield is attractive on paper, the payout ratio of roughly 24% suggests the trust is distributing capital aggressively relative to its earnings power, likely to maintain the yield as the underlying assets under management shrink. The price history confirms this deterioration: despite a recent year-over-year gain, the asset has lost nearly 3% of its value over the last nine years, indicating that the market views the business model as eroding rather than compounding. The recent price action shows the stock hovering near its 52-week lows with minimal volume, signaling a lack of institutional interest and a failure to generate momentum. For investors seeking income, the sustainability of this payout is questionable given the declining asset base, making it a speculative hold rather than a reliable income generator.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.012151
MSTL0.012876
AutoETS0.016555
AutoARIMA0.016556

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 0.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.683
Excess Kurtosis -0.25
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Revenue per Share 0.662
Market Cap 114,715,312
Trailing P/E 3.86
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins 756.36%
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=MjZhNTA=&bid=NjI5MA==&mid=NmU1NGQ=&num=YjI2OQ==&kid=NjQzY2E=&fid=Njc4ODc=&rid=511-=edoc_dnuf

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 6.64% 7.59% 7.51%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.11 0.560652
2026-07-17 0.11 0.567010
2026-06-15 0.11 0.578643
2026-05-14 0.11 0.556680
2026-04-16 0.11 0.558659
2026-03-17 0.11 0.551932
2026-02-12 0.11 0.510915
2026-01-15 0.11 0.551655
2025-12-12 0.10 0.543774
2025-11-13 0.10 0.552181
2025-10-17 0.10 0.550055
2025-09-16 0.10 0.555864
2025-08-15 0.10 0.560538
2025-07-17 0.10 0.572410
2025-06-13 0.10 0.591716
2025-05-15 0.10 0.601323
2025-04-15 0.10 0.636132
2025-03-17 0.10 0.626174
2025-02-13 0.10 0.640615
2025-01-16 0.10 0.664011
2024-12-13 0.10 0.612745
2024-11-14 0.10 0.624220
2024-10-17 0.10 0.582072
2024-09-16 0.10 0.625782
2024-08-16 0.10 0.667557
2024-07-17 0.10 0.689655
2024-06-13 0.10 0.719424
2024-05-15 0.10 0.677048
2024-04-15 0.10 0.745156
2024-03-13 0.10 0.737463
2024-02-13 0.10 0.759301
2024-01-16 0.10 0.759878
2023-12-14 0.10 0.735835
2023-11-14 0.10 0.817662
2023-10-16 0.10 0.770416
2023-09-14 0.10 0.709723
2023-08-16 0.10 0.710227
2023-07-14 0.10 0.709723
2023-06-14 0.10 0.732064
2023-05-15 0.10 0.719942
2023-04-13 0.10 0.663570
2023-03-16 0.10 0.716332
2023-02-10 0.10 0.678426
2023-01-13 0.10 0.677507
2022-12-08 0.10 0.681663
2022-11-14 0.10 0.689180
2022-10-14 0.10 0.714286
2022-09-15 0.10 0.627746
2022-08-16 0.10 0.590319
2022-07-14 0.10 0.628931
2022-06-14 0.10 0.619195
2022-05-13 0.10 0.598802
2022-04-13 0.10 0.527704
2022-03-16 0.10 0.536481
2022-02-10 0.10 0.508906
2022-01-13 0.10 0.469925
2021-12-09 0.10 0.499251
2021-11-12 0.10 0.493827
2021-10-14 0.10 0.493827
2021-09-15 0.10 0.489716
2021-08-16 0.10 0.459559
2021-07-15 0.10 0.454752
2021-06-15 0.10 0.461042
2021-05-13 0.10 0.447427
2021-04-15 0.10 0.497265
2021-03-16 0.10 0.512821
2021-02-10 0.10 0.524659
2021-01-13 0.10 0.541126
2020-12-10 0.10 0.548546
2020-11-12 0.10 0.584112
2020-10-15 0.10 0.616903
2020-09-15 0.10 0.620347
2020-08-14 0.10 0.594884
2020-07-16 0.10 0.602773
2020-06-15 0.10 0.618429
2020-05-13 0.10 0.649773
2020-04-15 0.10 0.672043
2020-03-16 0.10 0.827815
2020-02-12 0.10 0.515198
2020-01-15 0.10 0.510204
2019-12-12 0.10 0.533618
2019-11-13 0.10 0.541126
2019-10-16 0.10 0.543183
2019-09-13 0.10 0.549451
2019-08-15 0.10 0.558036
2019-07-16 0.10 0.536769
2019-06-13 0.10 0.546150
2019-05-15 0.10 0.563063
2019-04-12 0.10 0.544070
2019-03-14 0.10 0.550964
2019-02-12 0.10 0.548847
2019-01-15 0.10 0.576369
2018-12-06 0.10 0.564972
2018-11-14 0.10 0.558659
2018-10-16 0.10 0.515996
2018-09-13 0.10 0.501505
2018-08-16 0.10 0.526870
2018-07-16 0.10 0.533049
2018-06-14 0.10 0.546448
2018-05-15 0.10 0.535332
2018-04-13 0.10 0.536193
2018-03-14 0.10 0.526316
2018-02-12 0.10 0.513084
2018-01-16 0.10 0.471254
2017-12-07 0.10 0.481232
2017-11-14 0.10 0.502260
2017-10-16 0.10 0.484262
2017-09-14 0.10 0.498753
2017-08-15 0.10 0.494071
2017-07-13 0.10 0.490677
2017-06-14 0.10 0.485437
2017-05-12 0.10 0.536481
2017-04-11 0.10 0.540833
2017-03-15 0.10 0.559910
2017-02-09 0.10 0.571102
2017-01-12 0.10 0.576701
2016-12-07 0.10 0.613121
2016-11-10 0.10 0.625782
2016-10-13 0.10 0.571102
2016-09-14 0.10 0.565611
2016-08-15 0.10 0.543478
2016-07-13 0.10 0.541419
2016-06-14 0.10 0.563063
2016-05-12 0.10 0.560224
2016-04-13 0.10 0.562114
2016-03-14 0.10 0.590667
2016-02-10 0.10 0.643915
2016-01-12 0.10 0.643915
2015-12-09 0.10 0.621891
2015-11-10 0.10 0.589970
2015-10-14 0.10 0.588928
2015-09-14 0.10 0.614628
2015-08-13 0.10 0.541419
2015-07-15 0.10 0.545256
2015-06-12 0.10 0.538793
2015-05-12 0.10 0.521921
2015-04-14 0.10 0.527426
2015-03-13 0.10 0.546448
2015-02-10 0.10 0.520021
2015-01-13 0.10 0.532481
2014-12-10 0.10 0.516529
2014-11-10 0.10 0.521921
2014-10-15 0.10 0.561167
2014-09-12 0.10 0.504541
2014-08-13 0.10 0.507614
2014-07-15 0.10 0.489956
2014-06-12 0.10 0.490918
2014-05-13 0.10 0.492611
2014-04-11 0.10 0.503525
2014-03-13 0.10 0.506329
2014-02-12 0.10 0.505817
2014-01-15 0.10 0.509424
2013-12-11 0.10 0.524109
2013-11-12 0.10 0.511247
2013-10-15 0.10 0.512558
2013-09-12 0.10 0.512821
2013-08-14 0.10 0.503271
2013-07-15 0.10 0.506842
2013-06-12 0.10 0.501002
2013-05-14 0.10 0.457666
2013-04-12 0.10 0.456413
2013-03-12 0.10 0.476190
2013-02-11 0.10 0.471476
2013-01-14 0.10 0.480307
2012-12-12 0.10 0.482160
2012-11-13 0.10 0.479846
2012-10-15 0.10 0.467508
2012-09-12 0.10 0.478240
2012-08-15 0.10 0.459770
2012-07-13 0.10 0.485673
2012-06-13 0.10 0.506073
2012-05-14 0.10 0.488520
2012-04-12 0.10 0.475737
2012-03-14 0.10 0.469484
2012-02-10 0.10 0.474383
2012-01-12 0.10 0.484731
2011-12-09 0.10 0.460829
2011-11-10 0.10 0.488759
2011-10-13 0.10 0.484496
2011-09-14 0.10 0.516262
2011-08-15 0.10 0.522739
2011-07-13 0.10 0.480538
2011-06-14 0.10 0.497265
2011-05-12 0.10 0.482859
2011-04-12 0.10 0.495295
2011-03-15 0.10 0.495786
2011-02-09 0.10 0.492368
2011-01-12 0.10 0.495540
2010-12-10 0.10 0.493097
2010-11-10 0.10 0.478240
2010-10-13 0.10 0.487805
2010-09-14 0.10 0.503018
2010-08-13 0.10 0.520833
2010-07-14 0.10 0.522739
2010-06-14 0.10 0.550661
2010-05-13 0.10 0.510204
2010-04-14 0.10 0.498008
2010-03-15 0.10 0.500000
2010-02-09 0.10 0.552181
2010-01-12 0.10 0.490918
2009-12-10 0.10 0.498753
2009-11-10 0.10 0.537924
2009-10-14 0.10 0.539957
2009-09-14 0.10 0.563063
2009-08-13 0.10 0.598086
2009-07-15 0.10 0.617284
2009-06-12 0.10 0.625000
2009-05-12 0.10 0.666223
2009-04-14 0.10 0.684463
2009-03-13 0.10 0.791139
2009-02-10 0.10 0.625391
2009-01-13 0.10 0.617665
2008-12-10 0.10 0.647249
2008-11-10 0.10 0.644745
2008-10-15 0.10 0.666667
2008-09-12 0.10 0.530504
2008-08-13 0.10 0.508388
2008-07-15 0.10 0.519481
2008-06-12 0.10 0.476644
2008-05-13 0.10 0.473934
2008-04-14 0.10 0.497512
2008-03-13 0.10 0.466418
2008-02-12 0.10 0.465983
2008-01-14 0.10 0.433276
2007-12-10 0.43 1.911111
2007-11-13 0.10 0.443459
2007-10-15 0.10 0.440529
2007-09-12 0.10 0.455581
2007-08-15 0.10 0.504541
2007-07-13 0.10 0.448632
2007-06-13 0.10 0.457875
2007-05-14 0.10 0.433839
2007-04-12 0.10 0.438597
2007-03-14 0.10 0.470810
2007-02-09 0.10 0.447227
2007-01-12 0.10 0.446828
2006-12-11 0.10 0.469484
2006-11-13 0.10 0.489956
2006-10-13 0.10 0.504286
2006-09-13 0.10 0.514139
2006-08-15 0.10 0.515730
2006-07-13 0.10 0.532481
2006-06-14 0.10 0.551572
2006-05-12 0.10 0.542299
2006-04-11 0.10 0.547645
2006-03-15 0.10 0.533618
2006-02-09 0.10 0.533618
2006-01-12 0.10 0.549149
2005-12-13 0.35 1.978519
2005-11-10 0.10 0.537057
2005-10-13 0.10 0.540833
2005-09-14 0.10 0.502513
2005-08-15 0.10 0.506329
2005-07-21 0.10 0.510204
2005-06-14 0.10 0.518403
2005-05-12 0.10 0.508906
2005-04-13 0.10 0.531632
2005-03-14 0.10 0.511509
2005-02-10 0.10 0.505561
2005-01-12 0.10 0.513347
2004-12-14 0.10 0.506329
2004-11-10 0.10 0.524934
2004-10-13 0.10 0.539957
2004-09-14 0.30 1.578947
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.32
dividendYield 6.82
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06198347
lastDividendValue 0.11
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2019-03-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.064480305
Address1 One Corporate Center
All Time High 24.91
All Time Low 10.34
Ask 19.51
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,873
Average Volume 7,873
Average Volume10Days 9,460
Beta 0.773
Bid 19.25
Bid Size 100
Book Value 18.39
City Rye
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,230,681,600
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.15
Current Ratio 2.141
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 19.5
Day Low 19.15
Dividend Date 1,553,212,800
Dividend Rate 1.32
Dividend Yield 6.82
Earnings Growth 1.539
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.238
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 35.157
Enterprise Value 139,390,176
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.96
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 914-921-5118
Fifty Day Average 19.279
Fifty Day Average Change -0.12899971
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0066912035
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.4480305
Fifty Two Week High 21.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.540001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.117104694
Fifty Two Week Low 17.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4699993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.083144754
Fifty Two Week Range 17.68 - 21.69
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,085,578,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.42
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Fullday Change -0.210001
Fullday Change Percent -1.08472
Fullday Price 19.15
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 3,964,751
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.015190001
Held Percent Institutions 0.19202
Implied Shares Outstanding 5,990,356
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.11
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It primarily invests in stocks of companies involved to a substantial extent in providing products, services, or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, or water and infrastructure operations, and in equity securities including preferred securities of companies in other industries, in each case in such securities that are expected to pay periodic dividends. The fund also invests in income producing securities such as governments. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Utilities Index, Lipper Utility Fund Average, and S&P 500 Index. The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust was formed on May 28, 2004 and is based in United States.
Long Name The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 114,715,312
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9368664
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 28,650,608
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 115,973,292
Open 19.38
Operating Margins 0.61499
Payout Ratio 0.24149999
Phone 914-921-5000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 19.15
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 19.36
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0413269
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 28.9338
Profit Margins 7.56361
Quick Ratio 1.98
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.210001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.08472
Regular Market Day High 19.5
Regular Market Day Low 19.15
Regular Market Day Range 19.15 - 19.5
Regular Market Open 19.38
Regular Market Previous Close 19.36
Regular Market Price 19.15
Regular Market Time 1,787,934,402
Regular Market Volume 4,422
Return On Assets 0.01282
Return On Equity 0.24037
Revenue Growth 0.219
Revenue Per Share 0.662
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 5,990,356
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00090000004
Shares Short 5,133
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,696
Short Name 6,968
Short Percent Of Float 0.00090000004
Short Ratio 0.74
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol GLU
Total Cash 66,776
Total Cash Per Share 0.011
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 3,964,751
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06198347
Trailing Eps 4.96
Trailing P E 3.860887
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.49425
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.34424973
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01765904
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,422
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=MjZhNTA=&bid=NjI5MA==&mid=NmU1NGQ=&num=YjI2OQ==&kid=NjQzY2E=&fid=Njc4ODc=&rid=511-=edoc_dnuf
Zip 10,580-1422