GRX CEF — Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust

Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (GRX)

GRX is a low-cost CEF. its distribution rate is 7.06%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 205.4% over the past 19.2 years, 401.1 points behind SPY at 606.5%.

At the current 7.06% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $706 per year, or about $176.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

GRX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 205.4% over the past 19.2 years, 401.1 points behind SPY at 606.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.5%.

GRX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.71%

Issuer

Gabelli Funds

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/19/2007

Distribution rate

7.06%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.06%

5-year average yield

6.07

Last close

$9.63 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

N/A

Premium / discount

N/A

Market cap

$140,065,776

Average volume

15600.0

Next dividend

$0.17

Last ex-dividend date

09/16/2026 (as of 2026-09-16)

Next payment date

09/23/2026 (as of 2026-09-23)

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.06%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (7.06%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

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 low-cost broad dividend exposure, 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.

Frequently asked questions

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