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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials · Asset Management

Gabelli Utility Trust

GUT · USD · Market cap $570M

The Gabelli Utility Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
6.36 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markup label.

Gabelli Utility Trust holds its Markup at $6.36. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 435 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 435 days
Price at the screen$6.36
Valuation11.78 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.54
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Financial sector: Financial

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Financial sector: Financial Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E11.8xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing0.54
Revenue growth+21.9%strong top-line growth
Profit margin421.4%highly profitable on every dollar of sales
Return on equity15.0%a solid return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield943.00%
Debt to equity0.00minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
Beta0.54steadier than the market
52-week range5.42 - 6.39
MoatNONE
Market cap$570M

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-31 Markup $6.36 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.

2026-07-31 Markup · changed $6.36 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $6.36 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $6.36 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $6.36 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $6.15 +2.7% $0.05 $1,035 +3.5%
2 months $6.00 +5.2% $0.10 $1,069 +6.9%
3 months $5.94 +6.3% $0.15 $1,088 +8.8%
6 months $5.78 +9.3% $0.30 $1,145 +14.5%
1 year $5.14 +22.8% $0.60 $1,344 +34.4%
2 years $4.78 +32.1% $1.20 $1,571 +57.1%
3 years $5.00 +26.3% $1.78 $1,619 +61.9%
5 years $4.73 +33.5% $2.95 $1,958 +95.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever GUT does next, these words stay.

Gabelli Utility Trust · GUT · Markup · $6.36
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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