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Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF

GABFNYSE ArcaGabelliF

$44.13+0.94 (+2.18%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

F24/ 100

Rank 34 of 35 in US Active Sector

F24/100Rank 34 of 35inUS Active Sector
Intraday session: up, 59 prints from 43.19 to 44.13. Range 43.19 to 44.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.4043.6043.8044.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.24%*
Fund size
$51M
1Y total return
−3.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.05%
Holdings
43
Avg volume · 30D
2.67K sh
52W range
low $38.34high $48.25
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Apr 30, 2027. Without it: 1.64%.

The ETF.net GABF Grade

F

Score 24 out of 100

Category
US Active Sector⁠
Rank
34 of 35
Six-pillar profile for GABF. Scores out of 100: Cost 0, Risk 33, Mission 72, Tradability 27, Holdings 69, Durability 52. Strongest: Mission (72). Weakest: Cost (0). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 24 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F0 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 9

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 35

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 35

Our read on GABF

ETF.net Research

In short

FMario Gabelli's deal-hunting playbook, pointed at one sector: GABF runs an actively managed, concentrated book of financial-services stocks picked on what a strategic buyer would pay and what might unlock that value.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks concentrated exposure to companies principally engaged in financial-services industries, investing at least 80% of net assets in those companies' securities under normal conditions.

Why people hold it

  • Private Market Value with a Catalyst: holdings are sized against what a strategic buyer would pay for the whole company, with an eye on the trigger (buyout, management change) that could surface it.gabelli.com
  • Active and fully transparent: holdings are disclosed daily, so the concentrated, non-diversified portfolio is visible rather than inferred from quarterly reports.gabelli.comgabelli.com 2
  • A narrow, clearly drawn mandate: at least 80% of net assets in financial-services companies under normal conditions, run with a value discipline instead of as an index clone.

Worth knowing

  • Costs 1.24% net of a waiver through April 30, 2027 (1.64% gross), above the category median; index-style rivals such as TRUT (0.14%) and AVRE (0.17%) sit far below.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and more price impact on larger orders than the category's household names.
  • Non-diversified and tied to one sector, so a single issuer or a financials-wide swing moves it hard; cash goes out once or twice a year, not monthly.gabelli.com

GABF Performance

Launched May 9, 2022

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
GABF$9,693
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. GABF $9,693. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for GABF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGABF
Year to date−4.5%
1 month+5.0%
3 months−2.6%
1 year−3.1%
3 yearsper year+19.2%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GABF
YearReturn barGABF
2026 YTD−4.5%
2025+3.6%
2024+44.5%
2023+38.9%
2022+0.4%

History from May 10, 2022

GABF in the news

GABF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
2.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.91Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.91 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2022 $0.33; Dec 27, 2023 $1.62; Dec 27, 2024 $1.91; Dec 29, 2025 $0.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 29, 2025Jan 9, 2026$0.91
Dec 27, 2024Jan 8, 2025$1.91
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$1.62
Dec 28, 2022Jan 5, 2023$0.33

$10,000 in GABF 3 years ago paid $1,499 in dividends.

GABF Risk

Risk pillarD33 out of 100Rank 25 of 35 in US Active Sector
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.87
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−20.9%
53 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.88
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

GABF Cost

Compare GABF and TRUF

Overpaying vs TRUF, tied cheapest in US Active Sector

$20,357

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GABF 1.24%

    $22,463

  • TRUF 0.10% Tied cheapest

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GABF 1.24%
  • TRUF 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530GABF $22,463TRUF $2,106

Year by year

YearGABFTRUFOverpaying
10$2,164$183$1,981
20$8,047$717$7,330
30$22,463$2,106$20,357
How the 1.24% is worked out

Full fee 1.64%− waiver 0.40%= you pay 1.24%

The waiver ends Apr 30, 2027. After that the fee is 1.64% unless Gabelli renews it. Source: prospectus, May 2026.

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