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GRX CEF — Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (GRX)
Updated November 6, 2026.
Verdict as of November 6, 2026 close
GRX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (97/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 6.51%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.17 with an ex-date of September 16, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.
Sources: Gabelli Funds, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
GRX is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 6.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 229.5% over the past 19.4 years, 350.4 points behind SPY at 579.9%.
GRX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-11-06.
The distribution rate (6.51%) has no calculation basis on file. Trailing-12-month yield (6.51%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.17. The ex-dividend date is 09/16/2026. The payment date is 09/23/2026.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 13.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-17 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-06-13 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-13 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-06-14 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-16 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-12-08 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-16 | $0.15 | $0.15 | N/A |
| 2021-12-29 | $0.36 | $0.36 | N/A |
| 2021-12-09 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-16 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-12-10 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-15 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-16 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-12-12 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-13 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-06-13 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-03-14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 7.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-12-06 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-09-13 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-06-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-03-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-12-07 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-09-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-06-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-03-15 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-12-07 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-12-09 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-12 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 8.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-13 | $0.12 | $0.12 | -53.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-12-10 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 116.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 3.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-03-13 | $0.12 | $0.1159 | -80.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-12-11 | $0.61 | $0.5894 | 510.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-09-12 | $0.1 | $0.0966 | 3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-06-12 | $0.1 | $0.0934 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-03-12 | $0.1 | $0.0934 | N/A |
| 2012-12-18 | $0.1 | $0.0934 | N/A |
| 2012-12-12 | $0.01511 | $0.0141 | N/A |
| 2012-09-12 | $0.1 | $0.0934 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-06-13 | $0.1 | $0.0934 | 100.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-12-18 | $0.05 | $0.0467 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-12-19 | $0.05 | $0.0467 | — |
| 2007 total (partial launch year) | — | $0.0467 | — |
| 2008 total | — | $0.0467 | — |
| 2012 total | — | $0.2944 | 530.2% |
| 2013 total | — | $0.8729 | 196.4% |
| 2014 total | — | $0.6159 | -29.4% |
| 2015 total | — | $0.51 | -17.2% |
| 2016 total | — | $0.52 | 2.0% |
| 2017 total | — | $0.52 | 0.0% |
| 2018 total | — | $0.52 | 0.0% |
| 2019 total | — | $0.56 | 7.7% |
| 2020 total | — | $0.58 | 3.6% |
| 2021 total | — | $0.96 | 65.5% |
| 2022 total | — | $0.6 | -37.5% |
| 2023 total | — | $0.6 | 0.0% |
| 2024 total | — | $0.6 | 0.0% |
| 2025 total | — | $0.66 | 10.0% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $0.51 | 4.1% vs prior-year YTD |
GRX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +6.3% |
| 3Y | 13.3% |
| 5Y | 13.3% |
| 10Y | 30.8% |
GRX performance versus SPY
Total return is 229.5% over the past 19.4 years, 350.4 points behind SPY at 579.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.5%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 10.7% | — |
| 3M | 8.5% | — |
| 6M | 19.4% | — |
| YTD | 13.9% | — |
| 1Y | 21.5% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 7.00% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 14.90% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 1.50% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 7.30% |
| Since inception 2007-06-19 · 19.4 years | 229.5% | 6.40% |
GRX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 97 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 6.31%
- Issuer
- Gabelli Funds
- Asset type
- CEF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 06/19/2007
- Distribution rate
- 6.51%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 6.51%
- 5-year average yield
- 6.06
- Last close
- $10.44 (as of 2026-11-06)
- NAV
- N/A
- Premium / discount
- Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
- Market cap
- $147,338,144
- Average volume
- 20,607
- Dividend
- $0.17
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/16/2026
- Payment date
- 09/23/2026
Expense ratio and AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (6.51%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.51%) 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.
GRX risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.5%.
Who may consider GRX — and who may not
GRX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GRX pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does GRX pay monthly?
No. GRX currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is GRX's dividend yield?
GRX's distribution rate is 6.51%, paid quarterly — no calculation basis on file.
How has GRX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does GRX pay a dividend?
GRX pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.17. The ex-dividend date is 09/16/2026. The payment date is 09/23/2026.
How has GRX performed?
Total return is 229.5% over the past 19.4 years, 350.4 points behind SPY at 579.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.5%.
Is GRX a good investment?
GRX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 97 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 6.51% (no calculation basis on file). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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GRX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (97/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 6.51%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.17 with an ex-date of September 16, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.
Sources: Gabelli Funds, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
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