GGN CEF — GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (GGN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GGN is a CEF. its distribution rate is 7.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.51%, its expense ratio is 1.3752%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 152.2% over the past 21.5 years, 717.1 points behind SPY at 869.3%.

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets across the globe. The fund invests in stocks of companies principally engaged in the gold and natural resources industries including companies principally engaged in the exploration, mining, fabrication, processing, distribution, or trading of gold, or the financing, managing and controlling, or operating of companies engaged in gold related activities. It also invests in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, production, or distribution of natural resources, such as gas and oil, paper, food and agriculture, forestry products, metals, and minerals as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers. The fund makes its investments using call options. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index, Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index, Energy Select Sector Index, and Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust by Gabelli. GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust was formed on January 4, 2005 and is domiciled in United States.

GGN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 152.2% over the past 21.5 years, 717.1 points behind SPY at 869.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.9%.

GGN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.66%

Issuer

Gabelli Funds

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/29/2005

Expense ratio

1.3752%

Distribution rate

7.98%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

7.51%

5-year average yield

8.6

Last close

$5.26 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$5.88 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

Market cap

$818,617,728

Average volume

517209.0

Dividend

$0.035

Ex-dividend date

10/16/2026

Payment date

10/23/2026

Beta

0.323

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.98%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.51%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Gabelli Funds; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GGN risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.9%.

Who may consider GGN — and who may not

GGN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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