The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust filings document the regulatory record of a Delaware statutory trust operating as a closed-end management investment company. Disclosure subjects include the fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, Series A and Series B cumulative puttable and callable preferred shares, NYSE American listings, capital structure and material-event reporting.
GLU’s proxy materials cover annual shareholder meeting procedures and fund governance, while current reports address other events affecting the adviser-parent organization and operating continuity. The filing record also supports recurring disclosure around trustee oversight, shareholder voting matters, preferred-share terms and the formal securities structure of the fund.
The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust reported that Mario J. Gabelli, its Trustee, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, experienced a medical incident on March 19, 2026, and was hospitalized for observation and testing. His condition is improving and he is on the road to recovery, though his return date is not yet known.
GAMCO Investors, Inc., parent of the Fund’s adviser, implemented its long-standing succession plan on March 22, 2026, naming Christopher J. Marangi as President of GAMCO. Day-to-day operations of GAMCO will continue to be led by co-CEO Douglas R. Jamieson and Mr. Marangi, while the Gabelli Value team Co-Chief Investment Officers, Kevin V. Dreyer and Mr. Marangi, lead the Fund’s portfolio management during Mr. Gabelli’s absence. The Fund also incorporates this information by reference into its effective registration statement.
The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust is holding its annual shareholder meeting on May 11, 2026, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Shareholders of record as of March 12, 2026 are being asked mainly to elect two independent Trustees to the Board.
Common and preferred shareholders voting together will elect Salvatore J. Zizza, while preferred shareholders voting separately will elect Leslie F. Foley. All Trustees are independent under the 1940 Act and serve staggered three-year terms, maintaining continuity of oversight.
The proxy describes Board structure, committee responsibilities, trustee qualifications, and compensation, and confirms PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm, with audit and tax fees disclosed for 2024 and 2025. It also explains Delaware’s control share statute and how it may affect voting rights of large holders.
GLU filed a Form N-CEN annual report providing structured operational and service‑provider disclosures.
The report lists aggregate brokerage commissions of $13,175 and individual broker gross commissions including $3,165, $2,540, $1,597, and others. Principal transaction totals with dealers include $3,321,714, $8,181,733, $2,366,899, $5,878,892, $391,051, $1,431,856, and $414,995. Many registry fields remain blank or template‑formatted in the provided excerpt.
The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (GLU) filed its Form N-CSR reporting annual results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. For the year the Fund’s NAV total return was 33.3% and its publicly traded shares returned 37.8%. The Fund’s NAV per common share was $18.39 and the market closing price was $19.27 on the NYSE. The report includes the complete schedule of investments, statements of assets and liabilities, results of operations showing net investment income $2,594,538, net realized and unrealized gains totaling $27,393,297, and disclosures on portfolio composition, leverage from preferred shares, valuation policies, and risk factors.