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Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF

GABFNYSE ArcaD

$42.47−0.26 (−0.62%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 1:11 PM

D25/ 100

Rank 34 of 35 in US Active Sector

D25/100Rank 34 of 35inUS Active Sector
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Expense ratio
1.64%
Fund size
$49M
1Y total return
−6.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.12%
Holdings
43
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$42.70
52W range
low $38.34high $48.46
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GABF Grade

D

Score 25 out of 100

Category
US Active Sector⁠
Rank
34 of 35
Six-pillar profile for GABF. Scores out of 100: Cost 3, Risk 30, Mission 73, Tradability 29, Holdings 70, Durability 52. Strongest: Mission (73). Weakest: Cost (3). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 25 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F3 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 9

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 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 20 of 35

Our read on GABF

ETF.net Research

DFinancials, stock-picked. GABF runs a concentrated, value-leaning slice of financial services chosen by Gabelli's analysts rather than lifted from a sector index, in a corner of the market where most ETFs just buy the whole sector wholesale.

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

  1. 01At least 80% of net assets in financial-services companies under normal conditions, selected name by name instead of pulled from an index.
  2. 02Explicitly value-styled mandate, so the hunt is for out-of-favor financials rather than whatever the sector index happens to weight heaviest.
  3. 03Ordinary 1940 Act fund wrapper: daily liquidity, standard 1099 tax reporting, no partnership paperwork. Trading since 2022.

Worth knowing

  1. 010.90% a year sits well above the roughly 0.65% median for active US equity ETFs. The stock picking carries that gap.
  2. 02Thinly traded. Spreads run wider than on mega-cap ETFs, and size orders can push the price around.
  3. 03One sector, concentrated: the ride tracks the credit and rate cycle, not the broad market. Cash comes once or twice a year, not monthly.

GABF Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
43
Top-10 weight
45%
Largest holding
BRK.B6.2%

Sectors

  • Financials87.7%
  • Technology5.6%
  • Real Estate4.2%
  • Industrials2.6%

Geography

  • United States99.44%
  • Switzerland0.56%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc-Cl B6.20%5,928$306M365
002CNSCohen & Steers Inc4.74%33,722$234M126
003MAMastercard Inc - A4.59%3,841$226M526
004NSLRNeostellar Capital Corp4.42%300,000$218M1
005KKRKkr & Co Inc4.38%23,765$216M268
006AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.37%5,561$215M164
007MCOMoody's Corp4.30%4,563$212M331
008WFCWells Fargo & Co4.15%24,505$205M372
009SPGIS&P Global Inc4.14%5,000$204M360
010BXBlackstone Inc4.11%17,730$203M296
011AXPAmerican Express Co4.11%6,568$202M370
012VVisa Inc-Class A Shares4.09%5,229$202M558
013COFCapital One Financial Corp4.04%10,000$199M353
014SCHWSchwab (Charles) Corp3.79%19,313$187M393
015TIPTTiptree Inc3.69%105,580$182M62

Showing 1–15 of 43 holdings

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.

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GABF$9,363
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. GABF $9,363. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,569$10,443$12,318Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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−7.6%
1 month−5.4%
3 months−5.6%
1 year−6.4%
3 yearsper year+18.1%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, 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−7.6%
2025+3.6%
2024+44.5%
2023+38.9%
2022+0.4%

History from May 10, 2022

GABF in the news

Filtered to GABF · US Active Sector

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 Oct 12, 2026.
2.12%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

GABF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.75
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

GABF Cost

Expense ratio1.64%
  • The middle half of US Active Sector funds
  • Median 0.65%

33 of the 35 US Active Sector funds charge less.

GABF costs $164.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Sector fund costs $65.00.

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