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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08476

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

John C. Ball
Gabelli Funds, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2026

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2026

 

(Y)our Portfolio Management Team

 

     
  Mario J. Gabelli, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
  Christopher J. Marangi
Co-Chief Investment Officer
BA, Williams College
MBA, Columbia
Business School
 

 

To Our Stockholders,

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the net asset value (NAV) total return of The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the Fund) was 13.2%, compared with a total return of (2.2)% for the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) AC World Communication Services Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 12.0%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $3.82, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $4.21 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). See page 3 for additional performance information.

 

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2026.

 

Investment Objective and Strategy (Unaudited)

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company whose primary objective is long term growth of capital, with income as a secondary objective. The Fund seeks opportunities for long term growth within the context of two main investment universes: companies involved in creativity, as it relates to the development of intellectual property rights (copyrights); and companies involved in distribution as it relates to the delivery of these copyrights. Additionally, the Fund will invest in companies participating in emerging technological advances in interactive services and products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call 800422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.

 

 

 

 

Performance Discussion (Unaudited)

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust invests in one of the most dynamic areas of the economy, with changes in technology, consumer behavior, and regulation being prominent among the drivers of performance. Not surprisingly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a key driver of performance. Among the largest contributors in Q2 were Corning Inc. (2.9% of net assets as of June 30, 2026, +88%), a leading supplier of optical fiber and semiconductor companies Intel (1.0%, +216%) and QUALCOMM (0.6%, +44%). AI was once thought to be a threat to Alphabet’s Google search dominance; while that remain the case, the company’s investment in foundational models, data centers and chips make it likely AI winner. Against the AI theme, live and sports remain resilient with MSG Sports (3.6%, +25%), Atlanta Braves Holdings (2.4%, +19%) and Manchester United (0.9%, +36%) strong contributors. Finally, Anterix Inc. (3.0%, +170%) continues to progress its effort to license the 900MHz spectrum band to utilities requiring efficiencies to meet the electric demands of AI amidst a market wide spectrum frenzy.

 

During a quarter in which SpaceX went public, investors judged the incumbent broadband businesses of Rogers Communications (2.0%, -15%), Charter Communications (0.1%, -34%) and its 26% owner Liberty Broadband (0.3%, -34%) along with T-Mobile (0.6%, -20%) and its 53% owner Deutsche Telekom (0.9%, -24%) to be threatened. A shortage of memory chips pressured the margins for videogame leader Nintendo (0.7%, -27%; 0.3%, -24%). Finally, customer engagement of one-time television insurgent Netflix (0.5%, -26%) may have peaked potentially explaining its (for now) abandoned desire for Warner Bros. Discovery (1.2%, -3%); notably, the company has shown an ability to successfully pivot its business (e.g. from DVD by mail to streaming) and may do so yet again.

 

Contributors to performance included Corning Inc. (4.4%), Anterix Inc. (2.6%), and Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (5.9%).

 

Detractors from the portfolio included Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (0.4%), Naspers Limited (1.5%), and Sony Group Corporation ADR (4.7%).

 

Thank you for your investment in The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

 

We appreciate your confidence and trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s portfolio managers and Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Adviser, as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice based on changes in market, economic, or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

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Comparative Results

 

 

Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2026 (a) (Unaudited)

 

    Six
Months
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     15 Year     20 Year     25 Year     30 Year     Since
Inception
(11/15/94)
 
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (GGT)                                                                        
NAV Total Return (b)     13.17 %     26.58 %     1.89 %     8.11 %     8.67 %     6.70 %     5.48 %     7.92 %     8.28 %
Investment Total Return (c)     12.00       27.14       (2.12 )     9.43       9.55       7.57       6.25       8.89       8.53  
MSCI AC World Communication Services Index     (2.23 )     13.06       8.04       9.51       8.45       8.38       6.84       6.74       N/A (d)

 

(a) Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. The Fund’s use of leverage may magnify the volatility of net asset value changes versus funds that do not employ leverage. When shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. The MSCI AC World Communication Services Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities in the Communication Services sector from around the world. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index.
(b) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share, reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date, and adjustments for rights offerings and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $7.50.
(c) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions, and adjustments for rights offerings. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $7.50.
(d) The MSCI AC World Communication Services Index inception date is December 30, 1994.

 

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing.

 

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2026:

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

 

Entertainment     40.2 %
U.S. Government Obligations     13.5 %
Computer Software and Services     11.0 %
Broadcasting     8.0 %
Real Estate     6.6 %
Telecommunications: National     6.3 %
Wireless Communications     6.3 %
Equipment     6.2 %
Electronics     5.5 %
Cable     4.6 %
Telecommunications: Long Distance     3.6 %
Telecommunications     3.3 %
Hotels and Gaming     3.2 %
Publishing     2.8 %
Satellite     2.7 %
Computer Hardware     2.0 %
Retail     1.9 %
Telecommunications: Regional     1.9 %
Consumer Products     1.6 %
Diversified Industrial     1.2 %
Business Services: Advertising     1.1 %
Business Services     1.0 %
Information Technology     0.8 %
Consumer Services     0.6 %
Investment Companies     0.5 %
Financial Services     0.4 %
Food and Beverage     0.2 %
Closed-End Funds     0.0 %*
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)     (37.0 )%
      100.0 %

 

 
* Amount represents less than 0.05%.

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800GABELLI (800-422-3554). The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

Proxy Voting

 

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        COMMON STOCKS — 122.8%                
        DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 85.9%                
        Broadcasting — 7.9%                
  10,000     Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corp.   $ 42,567     $ 47,603  
  7,300     Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A†     66,146       191,625  
  6,000     Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. Ltd.     43,833       47,050  
  19,000     Cogeco Inc.     501,711       830,065  
  70,000     Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B†     9,905       1,624  
  128,000     Entravision Communications Corp., Cl. A     262,566       1,669,120  
  17,000     Fox Corp., Cl. A     624,678       886,720  
  40,000     Fox Corp., Cl. B     1,254,301       1,873,600  
  81,000     Grupo Radio Centro SAB de CV, Cl. A†     39,884       18,528  
  14,000     Informa plc     141,689       167,913  
  195,000     ITV plc     318,087       208,478  
  6,800     Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. A†     338,888       226,304  
  22,000     Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C†     1,844,808       731,720  
  1,300     Liberty Capital Corp., Cl. A†     39,533       28,470  
  30,500     Liberty Capital Corp., Cl. C†     976,423       657,580  
  68,566     Media Prima Berhad     34,965       4,708  
  14,000     Nexstar Media Group Inc.     2,364,575       2,500,260  
  7,000     Nippon Television Holdings Inc.     96,482       120,308  
  4,000     NRJ Group     17,822       30,896  
  3,000     RTL Group SA     107,299       106,776  
  79,000     Sinclair Inc.     1,594,413       1,125,750  
  47,000     Sirius XM Holdings Inc.     1,341,743       1,388,380  
  33,000     TBS Holdings Inc.     675,978       1,263,415  
  15,000     Television Broadcasts Ltd.†     12,935       4,265  
  21,000     Television Francaise 1 SA     208,839       159,804  
  240,000     TV Azteca SAB de CV†(a)     58,305       6,862  
              13,018,375       14,297,824  
        Business Services — 1.0%                
  5,500     Heather Venture Holdings Ltd.†(a)     0       0  
  1,000     Light & Wonder Inc.†     16,620       77,510  
  49,000     NIQ Global Intelligence plc†     932,708       458,150  
  3,250     S&P Global Inc.     1,246,218       1,323,595  
  5,500     Tapir Holdings Ltd.†(a)     0       0  
              2,195,546       1,859,255  
        Cable — 4.6%                
  18,000     AMC Global Media Inc., Cl. A†     165,038       179,640  
Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
  1,500     Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†   $ 440,187     $ 213,315  
  30,200     Cogeco Communications Inc.     696,264       1,349,178  
  100,000     Comcast Corp., Cl. A     3,502,775       2,455,000  
  125,000     Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B     5,223,804       4,062,500  
              10,028,068       8,259,633  
        Consumer Services — 0.6%                
  1,000     Angi Inc.†     27,228       5,950  
  55,000     Bollore SE     311,485       254,891  
  150     Cie de L’Odet SE     219,638       249,887  
  9,000     People Inc.†     517,601       415,440  
  6,000     Stubhub Holdings Inc., Cl. A†     70,114       77,220  
              1,146,066       1,003,388  
        Diversified Industrial — 1.2%                
  5,000     AAON Inc.     428,361       634,300  
  27,000     Bouygues SA     917,366       1,505,798  
  8,000     Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad     1,100       638  
              1,346,827       2,140,736  
        Entertainment — 30.5%                
  64,000     Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., Cl. A†     1,795,178       3,603,840  
  121,000     Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., Cl. C†     2,806,836       6,279,900  
  1,335,000     Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR     4,820,767       3,617,850  
  57,000     Havas NV     1,171,985       1,110,436  
  5,092     Liberty Live Holdings Inc., Cl. A†     126,323       515,616  
  24,763     Liberty Live Holdings Inc., Cl. C†     907,325       2,615,963  
  25,000     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Cl. A†     1,582,597       2,188,500  
  16,000     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Cl. C†     737,166       1,522,240  
  41,000     Lionsgate Studios Corp.†     314,119       627,710  
  4,000     M6 Metropole Television SA     35,208       55,028  
  39,500     Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.†     1,554,331       3,195,155  
  26,400     Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.†     4,726,910       10,608,576  
  54,000     Naspers Ltd., Cl. N     1,843,361       2,705,341  
  35,000     Netflix Inc.†     2,899,664       2,499,000  
  15,000     Reading International Inc., Cl. A†     55,303       19,200  
  7,700     Reading International Inc., Cl. B†     81,951       66,297  
  2,200     Roku Inc.†     198,659       303,908  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        COMMON STOCKS (Continued)                
        DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (Continued)                
        Entertainment (Continued)                
  24,750     Sphere Entertainment Co.†   $ 725,595     $ 4,282,492  
  7,500     Sportradar Group AG, Cl. A†     168,750       112,275  
  35,000     Starz Entertainment Corp.†     520,613       1,010,100  
  11,000     Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†     1,497,103       2,749,780  
  12,500     TKO Group Holdings Inc.     857,285       2,516,375  
  82,000     Versant Media Group Inc.     2,805,295       2,952,820  
              32,232,324       55,158,402  
        Equipment — 6.2%                
  13,000     Amphenol Corp., Cl. A     6,332       2,292,160  
  31,400     Corning Inc.     1,097,781       8,020,502  
  4,500     QUALCOMM Inc.     463,350       831,555  
              1,567,463       11,144,217  
        Financial Services — 0.4%                
  4,200     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     243,362       258,300  
  17,500     Kinnevik AB, Cl. A†     225,215       110,995  
  95,000     O B Financial Holding SAE†     13,907       1,141  
  65,000     Sony Financial Group Inc., ADR     448,240       282,100  
  32,750     Waterloo Investment Holdings Ltd.†(a)     10,341       11,463  
              941,065       663,999  
        Food and Beverage — 0.2%                
  2,200     Pernod Ricard SA     133,777       160,526  
  3,500     Remy Cointreau SA     193,300       172,281  
              327,077       332,807  
        Information Technology — 0.8%                
  1,800     Broadcom Inc.     370,934       679,950  
  19,100     Prosus NV     727,183       829,081  
              1,098,117       1,509,031  
        Real Estate — 6.6%                
  15,500     American Tower Corp., REIT     2,722,580       2,535,335  
  500     Equinix Inc., REIT     405,496       521,195  
  21,400     Lamar Advertising Co., Cl. A, REIT     1,712,612       3,337,972  
  15,000     Midway Investments†(a)     95       199  
  59,500     Outfront Media Inc., REIT     960,822       1,949,220  
  24,000     Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., REIT     1,520,761       3,085,200  
  22,550     VICI Properties Inc., REIT     502,903       598,702  
              7,825,269       12,027,823  
        Retail — 1.9%                
  14,500     Amazon.com Inc.†     2,962,544       3,455,930  
Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
  1,000     Best Buy Co. Inc.   $ 30,800     $ 75,880  
  250     Meituan, Cl. B†     6,045       2,183  
              2,999,389       3,533,993  
        Satellite — 2.7%                
  47,200     EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†     1,358,001       4,790,800  
  1,000,000     PT Indosat Tbk     52,779       96,756  
  3,000     SKY Perfect JSAT Corp.     15,471       49,393  
              1,426,251       4,936,949  
        Telecommunications — 3.3%                
  34,000     Eurotelesites AG†     156,182       171,710  
  60,000     Liberty Global Ltd., Cl. A†     513,480       682,200  
  138,000     Liberty Global Ltd., Cl. C†     1,736,542       1,518,000  
  34,000     Sunrise Communications AG, Cl. A     1,850,439       1,691,584  
  21,400     Viasat Inc.†     711,056       1,921,934  
              4,967,699       5,985,428  
        Telecommunications: Long Distance — 3.6%                
  13,000     BCE Inc.     584,136       280,028  
  121,000     Telesat Corp.†     2,062,432       6,125,020  
  2,400     Telstra Group Ltd., ADR     30,324       42,120  
  3,800     TIM SA, ADR     46,322       81,396  
              2,723,214       6,528,564  
        Telecommunications: National — 6.2%                
  12,000     Deutsche Telekom AG     223,039       327,012  
  51,200     Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR     687,030       1,396,736  
  11,500     Elisa Oyj     113,397       482,760  
  1,100     Freenet AG     23,698       28,330  
  3,605     Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA     41,551       80,034  
  5,000     Itissalat Al-Maghrib     74,379       50,617  
  50,000     Koninklijke KPN NV     162,831       246,573  
  115,000     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A†     778,293       901,600  
  5,000     Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc     9,280       42,556  
  190,000     Megacable Holdings SAB de CV     575,583       678,296  
  500,000     NTT Inc.     230,089       445,893  
  9,000     Orange SA, ADR     125,267       169,380  
  22,000     PLDT Inc., ADR     370,294       385,440  
  32,000     Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.     690,462       482,560  
  82,662     Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV†     13,825       23,682  
  17,800     Swisscom AG, ADR     483,083       1,373,626  
  10,000     Telecom Argentina SA, ADR     32,356       130,000  
  6,000     Telecom Italia SpA†     22,693       54,557  
  20,000     Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR     252,223       263,200  
  190,000     Telefonica SA, ADR     981,983       752,400  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        COMMON STOCKS (Continued)                
        DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (Continued)                
        Telecommunications: National (Continued)                
  136,000     Telekom Austria AG   $ 910,579     $ 1,507,318  
  15,172     Telia Co. AB     42,639       73,870  
  6,000     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, ADR     12,340       80,580  
  10,000     VEON Ltd., ADR†     211,322       522,100  
  500     Verizon Communications Inc.     20,695       21,170  
  50,000     Vodafone Group plc, ADR     477,875       661,250  
              7,566,806       11,181,540  
        Telecommunications: Regional — 1.9%                
  50,500     Orange Belgium SA†     1,205,776       1,240,578  
  35,000     Telephone and Data Systems Inc.     543,813       1,295,350  
  78,000     TELUS Corp.     508,046       824,460  
              2,257,635       3,360,388  
        Wireless Communications — 6.3%                
  52,500     America Movil SAB de CV, ADR     358,778       1,364,475  
  45,000     Anterix Inc.†     1,346,490       4,632,300  
  33,000     Array Digital Infrastructure Inc.     1,034,430       1,196,580  
  389,058     Jasmine International PCL†(a)     21,005       13,234  
  13,000     Millicom International Cellular SA     254,407       1,179,880  
  55,000     Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV     65,801       54,253  
  1,000     Optimum Communications Inc., Cl. A†     2,605       1,450  
  95,000     Orascom Investment Holding†     15,524       2,726  
  19,000     SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR     672,243       611,040  
  13,100     T-Mobile US Inc.     2,738,839       2,197,263  
  30,000     Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S, ADR     165,006       176,400  
              6,675,128       11,429,601  
        TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES     100,342,319       155,353,578  
                         
        COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES — 36.9%                
        Business Services: Advertising — 1.1%                
  325,000     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.†     526,632       786,500  
  30,000     JCDecaux SE     556,093       659,509  
  10,820     Magnite Inc.†     22,112       205,363  
  1,500     Publicis Groupe SA     10,478       148,184  
Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
  4,000     Ströeer SE & Co. KGaA   $ 89,263     $ 155,851  
              1,204,578       1,955,407  
        Computer Hardware — 2.0%                
  12,500     Apple Inc.     2,615,084       3,617,000  
                         
        Computer Software and Services — 11.0%                
  33,000     Alphabet Inc., Cl. A     5,310,958       11,793,210  
  18,700     eBay Inc.     762,795       2,089,725  
  3,900     Meta Platforms Inc., Cl. A     2,333,965       2,196,831  
  7,750     Microsoft Corp.     3,209,696       2,890,905  
  2,500     NVIDIA Corp.     296,391       500,225  
  300     Red Violet Inc.†     1,920       19,116  
  3,500     ServiceTitan Inc., Cl. A†     365,161       247,485  
  2,500     Tencent Holdings Ltd.     117,755       137,004  
              12,398,641       19,874,501  
        Consumer Products — 1.6%                
  16,600     Johnson Outdoors Inc., Cl. A     722,652       764,264  
  11,000     Nintendo Co. Ltd.     121,235       461,054  
  155,000     Nintendo Co. Ltd., ADR     810,970       1,624,400  
              1,654,857       2,849,718  
        Electronics — 5.5%                
  2,000     IMAX Corp.†     41,164       79,720  
  10,500     Intel Corp.†     290,833       1,466,115  
  3,790     Koninklijke Philips NV     36,691       103,050  
  419,500     Sony Group Corp., ADR     6,580,478       8,415,170  
              6,949,166       10,064,055  
        Entertainment — 9.7%                
  315,000     Canal+ SA     1,419,681       1,021,181  
  14,000     Capcom Co. Ltd.     184,198       259,344  
  75,000     GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd.†     48,425       6,547  
  3,000     Live Nation Entertainment Inc.†     212,111       549,330  
  78,000     Manchester United plc, Cl. A†     1,281,412       1,788,540  
  310,000     Ollamani SAB†     1,060,231       1,462,473  
  16,000     Reservoir Media Inc.†     99,656       158,240  
  3,200     Spotify Technology SA†     325,266       1,469,216  
  21,000     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.     281,835       311,264  
  17,176     STV Group plc†     13,537       24,264  
  93,000     Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR     763,868       776,550  
  17,000     The Marcus Corp.     224,554       398,820  
  34,000     The Walt Disney Co.     4,010,606       3,272,500  
  55,000     Ubisoft Entertainment SA†     693,051       337,844  
  16,000     Universal Entertainment Corp.†     324,213       61,994  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        COMMON STOCKS (Continued)                
        COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES (Continued)                
        Entertainment (Continued)                
  48,000     Universal Music Group NV   $ 1,271,588     $ 1,005,305  
  665,000     Vivendi SE     1,977,866       1,641,231  
  90,000     Warner Bros Discovery Inc.†     717,371       2,399,400  
  24,000     Warner Music Group Corp., Cl. A     712,704       649,680  
              15,622,173       17,593,723  
        Hotels and Gaming — 3.2%                
  4,200     Allwyn AG     45,444       66,801  
  8,000     Boyd Gaming Corp.     455,769       706,640  
  80,000     Brightstar Lottery plc     1,230,884       857,600  
  45,000     Caesars Entertainment Inc.†     1,197,875       1,358,100  
  1,000     Churchill Downs Inc.     14,520       89,640  
  26,000     Entain plc     398,278       192,786  
  1,000     Flutter Entertainment plc†     112,890       100,598  
  31,000     Full House Resorts Inc.†     134,613       86,490  
  25,000     Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR†     164,261       131,750  
  8,000     MGM China Holdings Ltd.     4,907       10,343  
  15,300     MGM Resorts International†     410,554       731,493  
  4,000     Penn Entertainment Inc.†     26,016       85,440  
  13,500     Wynn Resorts Ltd.     1,205,389       1,310,715  
              5,401,400       5,728,396  
        Publishing — 2.8%                
  17,000     Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA     54,302       39,140  
  974,000     Bangkok Post plc†     47,100       2,932  
  2,400     Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B     1,352,939       2,739,408  
  39,300     Lee Enterprises Inc.†     391,570       352,128  
  312,000     Louis Hachette Group     481,918       622,790  
  1,000,000     Nation Group Thailand Public Co. Ltd.†(a)     26,673       1,204  
  28,000     News Corp., Cl. A     136,998       695,240  
  14,000     News Corp., Cl. B     300,755       392,840  
  6,779     Novus Holdings Ltd.     3,053       2,732  
  40,000     The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A†     146,127       110,800  
  1,000     Wolters Kluwer NV     22,656       64,488  
              2,964,091       5,023,702  
        TOTAL COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES     48,809,990       66,706,502  
                         
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     149,152,309       222,060,080  
Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        CLOSED-END FUNDS — 0.0%                
  8,000     Altaba Inc., Escrow†   $ 0     $ 10,400  
                         
        PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%                
        DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.2%                
        Broadcasting — 0.1%                
  6,000     Liberty Broadband Corp., Ser. A, 7.000%     123,973       129,780  
                         
        Telecommunications: National — 0.1%                
  11,500     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Ser. A, 9.000%     323,848       249,435  
                         
        TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES     447,821       379,215  
        TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     447,821       379,215  
                         
        WARRANTS — 0.0%                
        DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES — 0.0%                
        Real Estate — 0.0%                
  600     Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad, expire 10/29/27†     0       2  
                         
        Wireless Communications — 0.0%                
  194,529     Jasmine International PCL, expire 10/10/31†     0       1,113  
                         
        TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES     0       1,115  
        TOTAL WARRANTS     0       1,115  
                   
Principal
Amount
                 
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 13.5%                
$ 24,580,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.570% to 3.916%††, 08/13/26 to 12/24/26     24,349,061       24,347,330  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares         Cost     Market
Value
 
        INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.5%                
  35,000     Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETF†(b)   $ 909,922     $ 926,369  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 137.0%   $ 174,859,113       247,724,509  
                         
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) — 0.8%             1,513,056  
                         
PREFERRED STOCK — (37.8)%                
(2,734,423 preferred shares outstanding)             (68,360,575 )
                         
NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK — 100%                
(47,300,931 common shares outstanding)           $ 180,876,990  
                         
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE                
($180,876,990 ÷ 47,300,931 shares outstanding)           $ 3.82  

 

 
(a) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(b) Investment in an affiliated fund, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
Non-income producing security.
†† Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase.
   
ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Geographic Diversification   % of Total
Investments
    Market
Value
 
North America     76.6 %   $ 189,772,099  
Europe     10.5       25,859,805  
Latin America     5.9       14,690,483  
Japan     5.4       13,388,987  
South Africa     1.1       2,708,072  
Asia/Pacific     0.5       1,250,579  
Africa/Middle East     0.0 *     54,484  
Total Investments     100.0 %   $ 247,724,509  

 

* Amount represents less than 0.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:        
Investments, at value (cost $173,949,191)   $ 246,798,140  
Investments in affiliates, at value (cost $909,922)     926,369  
Cash     836,033  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,182)     1,176  
Deposit at brokers for securities sold short     32,832  
Receivable for investments sold     156,964  
Receivable for Fund shares sold     32,767  
Dividends receivable     526,070  
Deferred offering expense     289,387  
Prepaid expenses     59,153  
Total Assets     249,658,891  
Liabilities:        
Distributions payable     45,738  
Payable for investment advisory fees     200,324  
Payable for payroll expenses     18,893  
Payable for accounting fees     3,750  
Payable for stockholder communications     51,839  
Payable for preferred offering expenses     50,794  
Payable for legal and audit fees     35,755  
Other accrued expenses     14,233  
Total Liabilities     421,326  
Preferred Stock $0.001 par value:        
Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (5.125%, $25 liquidation value per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized with 1,555,415 shares issued and outstanding)     38,885,375  
Series G Cumulative Preferred Stock (5.125%, $25 liquidation value per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized with 1,179,008 shares issued and outstanding)     29,475,200  
Total Preferred Stock     68,360,575  
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders   $ 180,876,990  
         
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Consist of:        
Paid-in capital   $ 114,992,253  
Total distributable earnings     65,884,737  
Net Assets   $ 180,876,990  
         
Net Asset Value per Common Share:        
($180,876,990 ÷ 47,300,931 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)   $ 3.82  

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income:        
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $142,675)   $ 2,373,575  
Interest     330,940  
Total Investment Income     2,704,515  
Expenses:        
Investment advisory fees     1,138,059  
Stockholder communications expenses     79,035  
Legal and audit fees     72,505  
Stockholder services fees     52,120  
Payroll expenses     45,269  
Directors’ fees     43,000  
Accounting fees     22,500  
Custodian fees     15,973  
Interest expense     109  
Miscellaneous expenses     58,961  
Total Expenses     1,527,531  
Net Investment Income     1,176,984  
         
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, and Foreign Currency:        
Net realized gain on investments     5,103,920  
Net realized gain on securities sold short     32,603  
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions     (3,858 )
Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency transactions     5,132,665  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation):        
on investments - unaffiliated     12,563,917  
on investments - affiliated     16,447  
on securities sold short     (6,473 )
on foreign currency translations     (7,134 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency translations     12,566,757  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Securities Sold Short, and Foreign Currency     17,699,422  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     18,876,406  
Total Distributions to Preferred Stockholders     (1,750,620 )
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations   $ 17,125,786  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026
(Unaudited)
   
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
 
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 1,176,984     $ 1,684,164  
Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, forward foreign exchange contracts, and foreign currency transactions     5,132,665       5,493,407  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, and foreign currency translations     12,566,757       35,386,262  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     18,876,406       42,563,833  
                 
Distributions to Preferred Stockholders:                
Accumulated earnings     (999,540 )*     (3,244,477 )
Return of capital     (751,080 )*     (397,731 )
Total Distributions to Preferred Stockholders     (1,750,620 )     (3,642,208 )
                 
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations     17,125,786       38,921,625  
                 
Distributions to Common Stockholders:                
Return of capital     (18,829,408 )*     (31,447,920 )
Total Distributions to Common Stockholders     (18,829,408 )     (31,447,920 )
                 
Fund Share Transactions:                
Increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering     35,429,067       18,717,942  
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions     1,354,750       2,271,810  
Net increase in net assets from redemption of preferred shares     191,354       370,974  
Net Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions     36,975,171       21,360,726  
                 
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders     35,271,549       28,834,431  
                 
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders:                
Beginning of year     145,605,441       116,771,010  
End of period   $ 180,876,990     $ 145,605,441  

 

 
* Based on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  
Operating Performance:                                                
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 3.79     $ 3.50     $ 3.73     $ 3.89     $ 8.25     $ 8.14  
Net investment income/(loss)     0.05       0.07 (a)     0.03       0.05       0.01       (0.02 )
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions     0.46       1.18       0.49       0.78       (3.35 )     1.21  
Total from investment operations     0.51       1.25       0.52       0.83       (3.34 )     1.19  
                                                 
Distributions to Preferred Stockholders: (b)                                                
Net investment income     (0.02 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )           (0.02 )
Net realized gain     (0.00 )*(c)                             (0.18 )
Return of capital     (0.02 )*     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.09 )     (0.18 )      
Total distributions to preferred stockholders     (0.04 )     (0.10 )     (0.12 )     (0.15 )     (0.18 )     (0.20 )
                                                 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations     0.47       1.15       0.40       0.68       (3.52 )     0.99  
                                                 
Distributions to Common Stockholders:                                                
Net investment income                                   (0.07 )
Net realized gain                                   (0.61 )
Return of capital     (0.44 )*     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.20 )
Total distributions to common stockholders     (0.44 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )     (0.88 )
                                                 
Fund Share Transactions:                                                
Increase in net asset value from common share transactions     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)     0.21                   0.02  
Increase in net asset value from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions     0.00 (c)     0.01       0.02       0.03       0.02       0.00 (c)
Increase in net asset value from redemption of preferred shares     0.00 (c)     0.01       0.02       0.01       0.02        
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for preferred shares charged to paid-in capital                                   0.00 (c)
Offering costs and adjustment to offering costs for common shares charged to paid-in capital                             (0.00 )(c)     (0.02 )
Total Fund share transactions     0.00 (c)     0.02       0.25       0.04       0.04       0.00 (c)
                                                 
Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Stockholders, End of Period   $ 3.82     $ 3.79     $ 3.50     $ 3.73     $ 3.89     $ 8.25  
NAV total return †     13.17 %     37.55 %     12.25 %     19.94 %     (43.71 )%     11.54 %
Market value, end of period   $ 4.21     $ 4.20     $ 4.46     $ 5.67     $ 5.35     $ 8.68  
Investment total return ††     12.00 %     16.62 %     (5.19 )%     22.84 %     (29.69 )%     23.53 %

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Selected data for a common share outstanding throughout each period:

 

                                                 
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026
    Year Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of period (in 000’s)   $ 249,238     $ 215,031     $ 189,374     $ 184,477     $ 193,907     $ 326,179  
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of period (in 000’s)   $ 180,877     $ 145,605     $ 116,771     $ 104,851     $ 107,806     $ 226,256  
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets attributable to common shares before preferred share distributions     1.48 %(d)     1.29 %(a)     0.50 %     1.37 %     0.17 %     (0.29 )%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares before fees waived/fee reduction (e)     1.92 %(d)     2.13 %     2.35 %     2.41 %     2.11 %     1.73 %
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares net of fees waived/fee reduction, if any (f)     1.92 %(d)     2.12 %(g)     2.35 %(g)     2.41 %(g)     2.10 %(g)     1.73 %
Portfolio turnover rate     6 %     10 %     18 %     19 %     15 %     17 %
                                                 
Cumulative Preferred Stock:                                                
Auction Market Series C Preferred (h)                                                
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)                     $ 250     $ 250     $ 250  
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)                       0 (i)     0 (i)     0 (i)
Liquidation preference per share                     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000  
Liquidation value (j)                     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000  
Asset coverage per share (k)                     $ 57,920     $ 56,302     $ 81,608  
                                                 
5.125% Series E Preferred                                                
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)   $ 38,885     $ 39,169     $ 40,284     $ 42,973     $ 45,314     $ 49,918  
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)     1,555       1,567       1,611       1,719       1,813       1,997  
Liquidation preference per share   $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00  
Average market value (l)   $ 20.83     $ 22.39     $ 22.92     $ 23.59     $ 24.07     $ 25.95  
Asset coverage per share (k)   $ 91.15     $ 77.43     $ 65.21     $ 57.92     $ 56.30     $ 81.61  
                                                 
5.125% Series G Preferred                                                
Liquidation value, end of period (in 000’s)   $ 29,475     $ 30,257     $ 32,319     $ 36,403     $ 40,538     $ 49,755  
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)     1,179       1,210       1,293       1,456       1,622       1,990  
Liquidation preference per share   $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.00  
Average market value (l)   $ 20.85     $ 22.39     $ 22.89     $ 23.53     $ 24.23     $ 26.37  
Asset coverage per share (k)   $ 91.15     $ 77.43     $ 65.21     $ 57.92     $ 56.30     $ 81.61  
Asset Coverage (m)     365 %     310 %     261 %     232 %     225 %     326 %

 

 
Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset value per share on the ex-dividend dates. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices determined under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan and adjustments for the rights offering. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.
* Based on year to date book income. Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end.
(a) Includes income resulting from special cash dividends of $770,500 from Array Digital Infrastructure Inc. and $207,000 from Brightstar Lottery plc. Without these dividends, the per share income/(loss) amounts would have been 0.08 and the net investment income ratios would have been 0.54% for the year ended December 31, 2025.
(b) Calculated based on average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the periods.
(c) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares before fee waived/fee reduction for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 would have been 1.34%, 1.38%, 1.40%, 1.37%, 1.29%, and 1.21%, respectively.
(f) The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. Had such payments not been made, this expense ratio for the year ended December 31, 2022 would have been 2.11%. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2021, there was no material impact on the expense ratios. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund did not have such credits.
(g) Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares net of advisory fee reduction for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022 would have been 1.37%, 1.40%, 1.37%, and 1.28%, respectively.
(h) The Fund redeemed and retired all of its outstanding Series C Shares on June 26, 2024.
(i) Actual number of shares outstanding is 10.
(j) Since February 2008, the weekly auctions have failed. Holders that have submitted orders have not been able to sell any or all of their shares in the auctions.
(k) Asset coverage per share is calculated by combining all series of preferred stock.
(l) Based on weekly prices.
(m) Asset coverage is calculated by combining all series of preferred stock.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1. Organization. The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated on March 31, 1994 in Maryland. Although the Fund is registered as a non-diversified fund, it has operated as a diversified fund for over three years. Therefore, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) obliges the Fund to continue to operate as a diversified fund unless the Fund obtains shareholder approval to operate as a non-diversified fund. The Fund commenced investment operations on November 15, 1994.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is long term growth of capital. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets, under normal market conditions, in common stock and other securities, including convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants of companies in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries (the 80% Policy). The 80% Policy may be changed without stockholder approval. The Fund will provide stockholders with notice at least sixty days prior to the implementation of any change in the 80% Policy.

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC (the Adviser), with its principal offices located at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422, serves as investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews and administers the Fund’s investment program and manages the operations of the Fund under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the Board).

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies. As an investment company, the Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that may require the use of management estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Security Valuation. The Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee (Valuation Designee) under Rule 2a-5. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Valuation Designee so determines, by such other method as the Valuation Designee shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by the Adviser.

 

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Valuation Designee if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt obligations for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the securities are valued using the closing bid price, unless the Valuation Designee determines such amount does not reflect the security’s fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Valuation Designee. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market quotations are readily available will be valued by

 

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quotations received from a pricing service or, if no quotations are available from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one or more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.

 

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Valuation Designee. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

 

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

Level 2 — significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2026 is as follows:

 

    Valuation Inputs        
    Level 1
Quoted Prices
    Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(a)
    Total Market
Value at
06/30/26
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:                                
ASSETS (Market Value):                                
Common Stocks:                                
Copyright/Creativity Companies                                
Publishing   $ 5,019,566     $ 2,932     $ 1,204     $ 5,023,702  
Other Industries (b)     61,682,800                   61,682,800  
Distribution Companies                                
Broadcasting     14,272,434       18,528       6,862       14,297,824  
Business Services     1,859,255             0       1,859,255  
Financial Services     652,536             11,463       663,999  
Real Estate     12,027,624             199       12,027,823  
Wireless Communications     11,416,367             13,234       11,429,601  
Other Industries (b)     115,075,076                   115,075,076  
Total Common Stocks     222,005,658       21,460       32,962       222,060,080  
Closed-End Funds           10,400             10,400  
Preferred Stocks (b)     379,215                   379,215  
Warrants (b)     1,115                   1,115  
U.S. Government Obligations           24,347,330             24,347,330  

 

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    Valuation Inputs        
    Level 1
Quoted Prices
    Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(a)
    Total Market
Value at
06/30/26
 
Investment Companies   $ 926,369                 $ 926,369  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS   $ 223,312,357     $ 24,379,190     $ 32,962     $ 247,724,509  

 

 
(a) The inputs for these securities are not readily available and are derived based on the judgment of the Advisers according to procedures approved by the Board.
(b) Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

At June 30, 2026, the total value of Level 3 investments for the Fund was less than 1% of total net assets.

 

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

 

Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. When fair valuing a security, factors to consider include recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

 

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These may include backtesting the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

 

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually

 

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received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

 

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

 

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and, accordingly, the Board will monitor their liquidity. At June 30, 2026, the Fund held no restricted securities.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method or amortized to earliest call date, if applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. The Fund owns real estate investment trusts (REITs), and the distributions received from REITs may be classified as dividends, capital gains, or return of capital.

 

Distributions to Stockholders. Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The characterization of distributions to stockholders is based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.

 

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Distributions to stockholders of the Fund’s 5.125% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (Series E Preferred) and 5.125% Series G Preferred Stock (Series G Preferred) are accrued on a daily basis and are determined as described in Note 7.

 

On April 9, 2025, the Board determined to begin monthly distributions to common stockholders of the Fund, paid from net investment income and paid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of the calendar year. Pursuant to this policy, distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. To the extent such distributions are made from current earnings and profits, they are considered ordinary income or long term capital gains. Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered the current yield or the total return from an investment in the Fund.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:

 

    Common     Preferred  
Distributions paid from:                
Ordinary income   $     $ 3,244,477  
Return of capital     31,447,920       397,731  
Total distributions paid   $ 31,447,920     $ 3,642,208  

 

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

 

The Fund is permitted to carry capital losses forward for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses. At December 31, 2025, the Fund had a short term capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $326,897 and a long term capital loss carryforward with no expiration of $970,309.

 

The Fund utilized $3,753,271 of the capital loss carryforward for the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2026:

 

    Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Investments   $ 183,032,070     $ 86,260,984     $ (21,568,545 )   $ 64,692,439  

 

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2026, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three years

 

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remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncement. During the reporting period, the Fund adopted Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). The amendment enhances income tax disclosures by requiring greater disclosure of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. During the reporting period, the Fund paid less than 1% in foreign or U.S. federal, state or local income taxes.

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, equal on an annual basis to 1.00% of the value of the Fund’s average weekly net assets including the liquidation value of preferred stock. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.

 

4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2026, other than short term securities aggregated $13,602,108 and $13,061,018, respectively.

 

5. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Arrangements. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund paid $2,564 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. Under the sub-administration agreement with the Bank of New York Mellon, the fees paid include the cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund accrued $22,500 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.

 

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund accrued $45,269 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

The Fund pays retainer and per meeting fees to Directors not affiliated with the Adviser, plus specified amounts to the Lead Director and Audit Committee Chairman. Directors are also reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. Directors who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

6. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured and uncommitted line of credit of up to $25,000,000 under which it may borrow from the bank for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at a floating rate based on equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in effect on that day. This amount, if any, would be included in “Interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no borrowings under the line of credit.

 

7. Capital. The Fund’s Articles of Incorporation permit the Fund to issue 187,999,000 shares of common stock (par value $0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase of up to 1,950,000 common shares on the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 5% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares.

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2025
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Increase in net assets from common shares issued in offering     8,578,326     $ 35,429,067       4,457,041     $ 18,717,942  
Increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions     344,755       1,354,750       561,531       2,271,810  
Net increase     8,923,081     $ 36,783,817       5,018,572     $ 20,989,752  

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had an effective shelf registration authorizing the issuance of $376 million of common or preferred shares. On April 17, 2025, the Fund filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to five million common shares. On October 14, 2025, the Fund filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to ten million common shares. On April 16, 2026, the Fund filed a prospectus supplement for at-the-market offerings of up to seventeen million common shares. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Fund has sold its common stock in “at-the-market” offerings as summarized in the following table:

 

Six Months Ended

  Shares Issued     Net Proceeds  
June 30, 2026     8,578,326     $ 35,429,067  

 

The Fund’s Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 12,001,000 shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock is senior to the common stock and results in the financial leveraging of the common stock. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common stockholders. Dividends on shares of the Preferred Stock are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Articles Supplementary to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Preferred Stock. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Series E and Series G Preferred at redemption prices of $25 and $25, respectively, per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common stockholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The income received on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed and variable rates, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common stockholders.

 

On June 28, 2024, the Fund distributed one transferable right for each of the 28,264,509 shares of common stock outstanding on that date. Four Rights were required to purchase one additional share of common stock at the subscription price of $5.00 per share. On July 25, 2024, the Fund issued 4,881,024 shares of common stock, receiving $24,065,120 after deducting estimated offering expenses of $340,000. The NAV of the Fund increased by $0.21 per share on the day the additional shares were issued due to the additional shares being issued above NAV.

 

For Series C Preferred Stock, the dividend rates, as set by the auction process that was generally held every seven days, were expected to vary with short term interest rates. Since February 2008, the number of shares of

 

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Series C Preferred Stock subject to bid orders by potential holders had been less than the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to sell orders. Holders that submitted sell orders had not been able to sell any or all of the Series C Preferred Stock for which they have submitted sell orders. Therefore the weekly auctions failed, and the dividend rate had been the maximum rate, which was 175% of the “AA” Financial Composite Commercial Paper Rate on the day of such auction. On June 26, 2024, the Fund redeemed all Series C Preferred Stock at the redemption price of $25,000 per share.

 

The Fund may redeem at any time, in whole or in part, the Series E Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock at their liquidation preferences. In addition, the Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series E and Series G Preferred Stock in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025, the Fund repurchased and retired 11,030 and 44,615 Series E Preferred at investments of $223,206 and $974,662, respectively, and at average discounts of approximately 19.14% and 12.62%, from its liquidation preference. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025, the Fund repurchased and retired 31,256 and 82,504 Series G Preferred at investments of $642,553 and $1,835,572, respectively, at average discounts of approximately 18.06% and 11.01%, respectively, from its liquidation preference.

 

The following table summarizes Cumulative Preferred Stock information:

 

Series   Issue Date     Authorized     Number of
Shares
Outstanding at
6/30/2026
    Net
Proceeds
    2026 Dividend
Rate Range
  Dividend
Rate at
6/30/2026
    Accrued
Dividends at
6/30/2026
 
E 5.125%   September 26, 2017       2,000,000       1,555,415     $ 48,192,240     Fixed Rate   5.125%     $ 24,316  
G 5.125%   December 20, 2019       2,000,000       1,179,008     $ 48,148,000     Fixed Rate   5.125%     $ 21,422  

 

The holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common stock as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Directors and, under certain circumstances, are entitled to elect a majority of the Board of Directors. In addition, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of all outstanding shares of the preferred shares, voting as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization adversely affecting the preferred stock, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s outstanding voting stock must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding preferred shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.

 

 

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8. Transactions in Securities of Affiliated Issuers. The Fund may invest in affiliated investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, affiliate mutual funds, and affiliated exchange-traded funds. A summary of the Fund’s transactions in the securities of these issuers during the six months ended June 30, 2026 is set forth below:

 

    Market
Value at
December 31,
2025
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Realized
Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Market
Value at
June 30,
2026
    Shares at
June 30,
2026
    Dividend
Income
    Percent
Owned of
Shares
 
Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETF†   $     $ 909,922     $     $     $ 16,447     $ 926,369       35,000     $       0.03 %

 

9. Industry Concentration. Because the Fund primarily invests in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries, its portfolio may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a portfolio of securities representing a broad range of investments.

 

10. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

11. Segment Reporting. The Fund’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer act as the Fund’s chief operating decision maker (CODM), as defined in ASC Topic 280, assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment based on the fact that the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the Fund’s long-term strategic asset allocation is guided by the Fund’s investment objective and principal investment strategies, and executed by the Fund’s portfolio management team, comprised of investment professionals employed by the Adviser. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is consistent with that presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights.

 

12. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Certifications

 

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that, as of May 19, 2026, he was not aware of any violation by the Fund of applicable NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The Fund reports to the SEC on Form N-CSR which contains certifications by the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that relate to the Fund’s disclosure in such reports and that are required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

 

Stockholder Meeting – May 11, 2026 – Final Results

 

The Fund’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 11, 2026. At that meeting, common and preferred stockholders, voting together as a single class, re-elected Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Werner J. Roeder, Salvatore J. Zizza, and Daniel E. Zucchi as Directors of the Fund, with 29,126,268 votes, 29,117,297 votes, 29,124,512 votes, and 29,143,163 votes cast in favor of these Directors, and 1,035,536 votes, 1,044,507 votes, 1,037,292 votes, and 1,018,641 votes withheld for these Directors, respectively.

 

Mario J. Gabelli, Calgary Avansino, John Birch, Elizabeth C. Bogan, Anthony S. Colavita, James P. Conn, Susan Watson Laughlin, and Christopher J. Marangi continue to serve in their capacities as Directors of the Fund.

 

We thank you for your participation and appreciate your continued support.

 

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THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY

 

Who are we?

 

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. is a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc., a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory services for a variety of clients.

 

What kind of non-public information do we collect about you if you become a fund shareholder?

 

When you purchase shares of the Fund on the New York Stock Exchange, you have the option of registering directly with our transfer agent in order, for example, to participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.

 

Information you give us on your application form. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information.

 

Information about your transactions with us. This would include information about the shares that you buy or sell; it may also include information about whether you sell or exercise rights that we have issued from time to time. If we hire someone else to provide services — like a transfer agent — we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them.

 

What information do we disclose and to whom do we disclose it?

 

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, www. sec.gov.

 

What do we do to protect your personal information?

 

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977, and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. He is also Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.

 

Christopher J. Marangi joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He is President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Co-Chief Investment Officer for GAMCO Investors, Inc.’s Value team. In addition, he serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Fund Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA degree with honors from Columbia Business School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “Specialized Equity Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “Specialized Equity Funds.”

 

The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com.

 

The NASDAQ symbol for the Net Asset Value is “XGGTX.”

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may from time to time, purchase its common shares in the open market when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount of 5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also, from time to time, purchase its preferred shares in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

At its meeting on February 11, 2026, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Fund approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the directors who are not interested persons of the Fund (the Independent Board Members). The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of supervisory, administrative, stockholder and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the portfolio managers.

 

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2025 against a peer group of seven other comparable peer funds selected by the Adviser (the “Adviser Peer Group”), and Closed-end Core, Growth, and Value Equity Funds (the “Lipper Peer Group”). The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the first quartile for the one- and three-year periods, the third quartile for the five-year period, and the fourth quartile for the ten-year period for the Adviser Peer Group and in the first quartile for the one- and three-year periods, and fourth quartile for the five- and ten-year periods for the Lipper Peer Group. The Board Members discussed these comparative results and noted that the Fund’s performance was acceptable, particularly noting the Fund’s strong performance over the past one and three year periods.

 

Profitability. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with an administrative overhead charge and without such charge. The Board also reviewed materials showing that a portion of the Fund’s portfolio transactions was executed by the Adviser’s affiliated broker, resulting in incremental profits to the broker.

 

Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members considered the major elements of the Adviser’s cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund was a closed-end fund and unlikely to realize any economies of scale potentially available through growth in the absence of additional offerings.

 

Sharing of Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop.

 

Service and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment advisory fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund to similar expense ratios of the Adviser Peer Group and the Lipper Peer Group and noted that the advisory fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services of the Adviser. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s effective management fee and total expense ratio was above average within the Adviser Peer Group and the Lipper Peer Group, but noted the Fund’s management fee compared more favorably to the others funds in the Adviser Peer Group that used leverage. The Independent Board Members were presented with information comparing the advisory fee to the fee for other types of accounts managed by the Adviser.

 

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services and an acceptable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund’s expense ratios were acceptable in light of the Fund’s size, and that, in part due to the Fund’s structure as a closed-end fund, economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the Advisory Agreement to the full Board.

 

Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was appropriate in light of the quality of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based their decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all-important or controlling.

 

 

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

  (a) Provide the information specified in the table with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the registrant or any “affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240-10b-18(a)(3)), of shares or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered by the registrant pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 781).

 

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period (a) Total
Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased
(b) Average
Price Paid per
Share (or Unit)
(c) Total Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased as
Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
(d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1
01/01/2026 through 01/31/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 1,203,405

 

Preferred Series E – 175

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $21.27

 

Preferred Series E – $21.12

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 1,203,405

 

Preferred Series E – 175

Common – 39,020,828

 

Preferred Series G – 1,209,299 - 5,894 = 1,203,405

 

Preferred Series E – 1,566,445 - 175 = 1,566,270

Month #2
02/01/2026 through 02/28/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 922

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $21.28

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 922

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – 40,478,529

 

Preferred Series G – 1,203,405 - 922 = 1,202,483

 

Preferred Series E – 1,566,270

Month #3
03/01/2026 through 03/31/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 872

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G - $21.12

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 872

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – 42,227,085

 

Preferred Series G – 1,202,483 - 872 = 1,201,611

 

Preferred Series E – 1,566,270

 

 

 

 

Period (a) Total
Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased
(b) Average
Price Paid per
Share (or Unit)
(c) Total Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased as
Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
(d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs
Month #4
04/01/2026 through 04/30/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 1,000

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $20.41

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 1,000

 

Preferred Series E – N/A

Common – 43,982,263

 

Preferred Series G – 1,201,611 - 1,000 = 1,200,611

 

Preferred Series E – 1,566,270

Month #5
05/01/2026 through 05/31/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 6,671

 

Preferred Series E – 3,506

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $20.38

 

Preferred Series E – $20.29

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 6,671

 

Preferred Series E – 3,506

Common – 44,780,652

 

Preferred Series G – 1,200,611 - 6,671 = 1,193,940

 

Preferred Series E – 1,566,270 - 3,506 = 1,562,764

Month #6
06/01/2026 through 06/30/2026

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 16,932

 

Preferred Series E – 7,349

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $20.20

 

Preferred Series E – $20.14

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 16,932

 

Preferred Series E – 7,349

Common – 44,228,724

 

Preferred Series G – 1,193,940 - 16,932 = 1,177,008

 

Preferred Series E – 1,562,764 - 7,349 = 1,555,415

Total

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 32,291

 

Preferred Series E – 11,030

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – $20.64

 

Preferred Series E – $20.25

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series G – 32,291

 

Preferred Series E – 11,030

N/A

 

Footnote columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly announced:

 

a. The date each plan or program was announced – The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs semiannually in the Fund’s shareholder reports in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

b. The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00.

 

c. The expiration date (if any) of each plan or program – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

 

d. Each plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

 

e. Each plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend to make further purchases. – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

 

 

 

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

  (a) If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company, provide the following dollar amounts of income and fees/compensation related to the securities lending activities of the registrant during its most recent fiscal year:

 

  (1) Gross income from securities lending activities; $0

 

  (2) All fees and/or compensation for each of the following securities lending activities and related services: any share of revenue generated by the securities lending program paid to the securities lending agent(s) (“revenue split”); fees paid for cash collateral management services (including fees deducted from a pooled cash collateral reinvestment vehicle) that are not included in the revenue split; administrative fees that are not included in the revenue split; fees for indemnification that are not included in the revenue split; rebates paid to borrowers; and any other fees relating to the securities lending program that are not included in the revenue split, including a description of those other fees; $0

 

  (3) The aggregate fees/compensation disclosed pursuant to paragraph (2); $0 and

 

  (4) Net income from securities lending activities (i.e., the dollar amount in paragraph (1) minus the dollar amount in paragraph (3)). $0

 

  (b) If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company, describe the services provided to the registrant by the securities lending agent in the registrant’s most recent fiscal year. N/A

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(4) There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

 

(a)(5) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc.  
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ John C. Ball  
  John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date September 8, 2026  

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ John C. Ball  
  John C. Ball, Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date September 8, 2026  
     
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ John C. Ball  
  John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer  
     
Date September 8, 2026  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

 


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