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GABF

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF

Active Equity · Gabelli · Inception 2022-05-09

$43.53+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts May 10, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 14 prints from 43.71 to 43.53. Range 43.53 to 44.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.80$44.00Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
1.64%
Fund size
$51M
1Y return
−9.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.08%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$43.98
52W range
low $38.34high $49.80

The ETF.net GABF Grade

D

32/ 100

Rank 32 of 35 in US Active Sector⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for GABF. Scores out of 100: Cost 15, Risk 31, Mission 71, Tradability 38, Holdings 68, Durability 53. Strongest: Mission (71). Weakest: Cost (15). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 32 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 15
    Category rank30/35 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 71
    Category rank6/9 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 31
    Category rank31/35 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 38
    Category rank25/35 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 68
    Category rank12/35 · top 34%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 53
    Category rank20/35 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

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 Sep 20, 2026, 9:03 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
46%
Largest holding
BRK-B6.0%

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 B5.99%5,928$302M359
002CNSCOHEN & STEERS INC4.93%33,722$249M128
003SPGIS&P GLOBAL INC4.69%5,832$236M357
004KKRKKR & CO INC4.66%23,765$235M271
005COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP4.40%10,954$222M350
006BXBLACKSTONE INC4.39%17,730$221M299
007NSLRNEOSTELLAR CAPITAL CORP4.36%278,486$220M1
008MAMASTERCARD INC - A4.31%3,841$217M512
009MCOMOODY'S CORP4.24%4,563$214M327
010WFCWELLS FARGO & CO4.18%24,505$211M380
011AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP3.92%5,561$198M164
012SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP3.82%18,313$193M385
013VVISA INC-CLASS A SHARES3.82%5,229$192M550
014IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO-CL A3.71%20,645$187M298
015APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC3.70%14,816$186M285

Showing 1–15 of 43 holdings

GABF Performance

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

GABF$9,028
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. GABF $9,028. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,096$10,065$12,033Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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−5.5%
1 month−5.7%
3 months−1.5%
1 year−9.7%
3 years+18.4%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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−5.5%
2025+3.6%
2024+44.5%
2023+38.9%
2022+0.4%

History from May 10, 2022

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.08%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.
16.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.94
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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%
52 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%

31 of the 33 US Active Sector funds charge less.

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