The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Shareholder Commentary – March 31, 2015 (Y)our Portfolio Management Team Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Christopher J. Marangi Barbara G. Marcin, CFA Robert D. Leininger, CFA Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA Kevin V. Dreyer To Our Shareholders, For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was 1.5%, compared with a total return of 1.0% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was (0.8)%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $23.62, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $21.19 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Comparative Results Average Annual Returns through March 31, 2015 (a) Quarter ——–— 1 Year ——— 5 Year ——— 10 Year ——–— Since Inception (11/28/03) ———–—— Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust NAV Total Return (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51% 7.04% 14.63% 8.44% 8.62% Investment Total Return (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.79) 7.54 16.54 9.50 8.06 S&P 500 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.95 12.73 14.47 8.01 8.29 Dow Jones Industrial Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.33 10.50 13.16 8.13 8.10(d) Nasdaq Composite Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85 18.24 16.82 10.58 9.64 (a) Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. 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. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Indices are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. 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 spin-off, and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06. (c) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE and reinvestment of distributions and spin-off. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00. (d) From November 30, 2003, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available. During the first quarter of 2015, four of the ten industry groups in the S&P 500 Index declined. The utilities, the financials, and the industrials fell, as investors priced in the effect of an eventual Federal Reserve interest rate hike on these rate sensitive sectors. Energy also fell, continuing the losses as investors priced in a “lower for longer” price in oil. The two best performing sectors were healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks, as announced merger and acquisition deals surged in these two sectors, and increased the optimism around their prospects. Dividends continue to increase, as corporate earnings are strong, although their rate of increase has slowed in the past few years. According to Standard & Poor’s, dividends declared in the first quarter of 2015 rose almost 15% over the first quarter of last year. The Economy and Markets The March employment report surprised on the downside, with 126,000 jobs created. Other than this report, March data in general had been trending stronger after a weak February, showing improvement in the Purchasing Manager Index, unemployment claims, improved housing activity, and higher vehicle sales. Nevertheless, this weak March figure, along with a downward revision in February, reset the three month moving average of jobs created down to 197,000, showing a sharp deceleration in hiring in the first quarter from the fourth quarter. Some of the hit taken by economic growth in the first quarter could be due to temporary factors, such as the West Coast port strike and a tough winter in much of the country. There is no question that bad weather conditions hampered business activity, so some of the lost economic activity in the first quarter could be shifted into the second quarter. Nevertheless, the surprise weak employment of March means we will have to wait to see if the economy rebounds in the next month or two. On a positive note, Walmart announced that, in April, 500,000 full time and part time workers, more than a third of the workforce at its U.S. Walmart and Sam’s Club’s stores, would receive pay raises to at least $9 an hour. This is $1.75 above the federal minimum wage; at the same time, the company announced that by next February 1, their pay will go up to at least $10 an hour. Walmart joined other companies in raising wages, such as Banana Republic and Ikea, followed by McDonald’s, which announced that it will soon raise the starting pay for employees by $1.00 over local minimum wage rates. According to McDonald’s, this will bring average hourly wages of covered employees to $9.90 by July 1 of this year and to more than $10 by the end of 2016. This only applies to employees of the public company, while the majority of McDonald’s workers are in their franchised stores. However, we are starting to see some wage improvement. Since 2010, median incomes have risen for only the wealthiest 10% of households, according to a Federal Reserve survey. This sluggishness in incomes explains why many Americans remain downbeat about the economy, although some confidence has come from improvement in housing values and record stock prices. Further, there is concern that there is tremendous slack in the workforce, with a large pool of discouraged and long term unemployed workers. 2 Looking Ahead Two dramatic changes, in the strength of the dollar and the price of oil, are having a visible effect on the economy. The trade weighted dollar is up 15% since July of last year. This, along with the 50% drop in the price of oil from last June, contributed to the weak manufacturing payroll numbers of the first quarter, as well as weaker exports and durable goods orders. Oil is still gushing in the United States, despite the fact that much of the production is not profitable at these prices. U.S. oil production rose to a record 9.4 million barrels a day at the end of the first quarter, compared to 8.2 million barrels a day at the end of March last year. This reflects the lead time and sunk costs involved in oil production and the huge increases in activity that were in motion when the dramatic fall in the price of oil surprised everyone last year. This booming crude production has swollen the inventory of stored oil to a record 471 million barrels, implying lower prices for a longer period of time. The question is – how long will today’s low oil price last? It could be that the price will remain low until actual production is cut, not only expenses, and today, this is not on track to occur until late 2015 or early 2016. The reason is that, while oil capital expenditures are being cut, there is enough new production that has been completed in the last six months that cannot be halted, so we are still on track to produce more next year than this year. Even then, with a few thousand partly completed fracking wells in the U.S. that can be restarted at low cost, any price rise may quickly bring supply back. It is possible that low and volatile prices will persist for a few years. On balance, the decline in the price of oil is expected to give the economy a boost this year, although so far consumers have generally saved the money not spent on fuel rather than spending it. It is not an unambiguous save, though, with strong job cuts in the first quarter in the oil and gas industry expected to continue and to have a domino effect on other industries in the oil states, such as housing and retail. If economic growth in the next couple of years remains subdued, which is the expectation, then it would be unlikely that U.S. interest rates can rise against this background. The German 10-year government bond yield continues to make record lows, falling under 0.2%, an astonishing and record low rate. The Japanese bond yield and those of other eurozone government bonds are also extremely low, with Japan, France, and Sweden at 0.4%; Italy and Spain at 1.2%; and Switzerland at an astonishing negative 0.05%, so that Swiss bond holders pay the government in order to hold this paper. Investors are still very skeptical of value in the stock market, as evidenced by the $11 billion they pulled out of equity funds in the first quarter while piling $48 billion into bond funds. One result of the Federal Reserve’s zero rate policy has been to erase any possibility of returns from fixed income, and push investors into stocks. There is a case to be made that this environment will continue for a much longer period of time. Certainly there appears to be no threat of inflation, with weak global economies, the globalization of wages, and excess capacity making for little pricing power. The longer the near zero interest rates last, the lower the discount rate will be for equities and the long term cap rates for real estate. The price earnings ratio of equities is the inverse of the discount rate, and if these low rates hold in our slow growth world, then the market multiple will continue to climb, just as it has over the past year, from a trailing multiple of 15 to 17.5 now. A higher multiple on the market provides no clue as to stock market performance over the next couple of years, but it does say something about the value that investors will realize over the next three to five years. As value investors, we look to buy companies with a margin of safety in their valuation, particularly when the market multiple climbs above its long term average. 3 Investment Scorecard The top contributor to performance in the Fund in the first quarter was our position in food company Kraft, which agreed to be acquired by Heinz, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. Other strong contributors to performance in the first quarter were Apple Computer, Weatherford International, and our former holding in Allergan, which was acquired by Actavis in March, in a deal that was announced in November. The contribution to performance is a function of the position’s size and its gains in the quarter. Other positions in the Fund, which were not quite as large but which had strong double digit gains, were Sony, Boeing, Macquarie Infrastructure, and Walgreens. Let’s Talk Stocks The following are stock specifics on selected holdings of our Fund. Favorable earnings prospects do not necessarily translate into higher stock prices, but they do express a positive trend that we believe will develop over time. Individual securities mentioned are not necessarily representative of the entire portfolio. For the following holdings, the share prices are listed first in United States dollars (USD) and second in the local currency, where applicable, and are presented as of March 31, 2015. Actavis plc (ACT – $297.62 – NYSE), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a top ten global pharmaceutical company. Through a series of aggressive acquisitions, including the recently completed purchase of Allergan for $70 billion, Actavis has transformed from a U.S.-based generic drug company to a global leader in specialty pharmaceuticals, with key brands including Botox, Restasis for dry eye, and Namenda for Alzheimer’s disease. American International Group Inc. (AIG – $54.79 – NYSE) is a multi-line insurance company, with property and casualty and also life insurance, serving customers in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. Their annuity and private mortgage insurance businesses have good growth prospects. The company is well positioned for the next few years, as it has excess capital, sophisticated products, and broad global distribution. In addition, the company is committed to returning capital to shareholders with dividends and share buybacks. We believe it can increase these capital returns to shareholders, given greater stability of the business lines. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK – $40.24 – NYSE) is a global leader in providing financial services to institutions and individuals. The company operates in more than one hundred markets worldwide, and strives to be the global provider of choice for investment management and investment services. As of December 2014, the firm had $28.5 trillion in assets under custody and $1.7 trillion in assets under management. Going forward, we expect BNY Mellon to benefit from rising global incomes and the cross border movement of financial transactions. BNY is also well positioned to grow earnings in a rising interest rate environment, given its large customer cash deposits and significant loan book. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS – $78.48 – NYSE), headquartered in Plano, TX, is the third largest soft drink company in the U.S., with an estimated 17% share of the U.S. retail carbonated soft drink (“CSD”) market and the number one position in the premium ready-to-drink tea market with its Snapple brand. In 2014, 88% of DPS’ $6.1 billion in total sales were generated in the U.S., 8% in Mexico and the Caribbean, and the remaining 4% in Canada. We believe DPS is well positioned to gain share in the U.S. flavored CSDs category, where it has a leading 40% share (in measured channels), through superior product innovation and improved distribution of its leading brands: Dr Pepper, Sunkist, 7Up, A&W, Canada Dry, Schweppes, and Crush, among others. Since going public in May of 2008, DPS has delivered solid results despite a difficult operating environment, and has repurchased sixty million, or nearly 25%, of its initial 254.4 million total shares outstanding through the end of 2014. 4 Genuine Parts Co. (GPC – $93.19 – NYSE) is an Atlanta based distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, office products, and electrical and electronic components. We expect GPC’s well known NAPA Auto Parts group to benefit as an aged vehicle population, which includes the highest percentage of off warranty vehicles in history, helps drive sales of automotive aftermarket products over the next several years. Additionally, economic indicators remain supportive of the company’s industrial and electrical parts distribution businesses amid steady economic expansion. Finally, GPC’s management has shown consistent dedication to shareholder value via share repurchases and dividend increases. Kraft Foods Group Inc. (KRFT – $87.12 – NASDAQ), based in Northfield, Illinois, is the North American grocery business of Kraft Foods Inc., which was separated through a tax-free spin-off to shareholders on October 1, 2012. As a result, shareholders received one share of Kraft Foods Group Inc. (KRFT) for every three shares of Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) common stock, which was subsequently renamed Mondelēz International Inc. (MDLZ). Kraft Foods Group is comprised of the North American grocery operations, excluding the snack businesses, which generated approximately $18.2 billion of revenue from leading brands, such as Maxwell House coffee, Oscar Mayer meats, Jell-O desserts, Cool Whip toppings, and Cracker Barrel, Kraft, Polly-O, and Velveeta cheeses. On March 25, 2015, the H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft signed a definitive agreement to merge and form the Kraft Heinz Company. Accordingly, shareholders of Kraft will receive a $16.50 per share special dividend and 49% ownership of the newly formed company, which will be the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth largest globally. The remaining 51% will be owned by current Heinz shareholders, 3G Capital, and Berkshire Hathaway. Medtronic plc (MDT – $77.99 – NYSE) cemented its position as the largest manufacturer of medical devices in the world with its recent $50 billion acquisition of Covidien. This deal, structured as a tax inversion, should both improve the company’s growth rate and give it better access to its global cash flow. Meanwhile, Medtronic is accelerating its own growth rate through improved management execution and a full pipeline of new heart valves, drug coated balloons, and defibrillators. Medtronic will be the partner of choice for hospitals going forward, and the Covidien deal will allow the company to continue to return at least 50% of its cash flow to shareholders via share buybacks and dividends. Mondele-z International Inc. (MDLZ – $36.09 – NASDAQ), headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, is the new name of Kraft Foods Inc. following the tax-free spin-off to shareholders of the North American grocery company, Kraft Foods Group Inc. (KRFT). Post spin, approximately 75% of Mondelēz’s revenue is generated from the snack business, which includes leading brands such as Oreo, LU, and Ritz biscuits, Trident gum, and Cadbury and Milka chocolates, while the remaining 25% consists of the international packaged food business, primarily coffee and powdered beverages. In May 2014, Mondelēz announced that it is contributing its coffee business with D.E Master Blenders 1753 to form a new coffee company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, in return for $5 billion of net proceeds and a 49% stake. This narrows the company’s product focus, as only 15% of revenue will be outside of snacks, mostly Tang beverages and other products such as Philadelphia cream cheese, which management may look to divest in the future as it executes on its plan to accelerate growth and improve margins in the faster-growing snack business. Pfizer Inc. (PFE – $34.79 – NYSE), headquartered in New York City, is one of the world’s largest research based pharmaceutical companies, with sales of $49.6 billion in 2014. Pfizer’s recognized drugs include Lipitor, Celebrex, Lyrica, and Viagra. The company also offers consumer healthcare products, including Advil, Centrum, ChapStick, Emergen-C, and Robitussin. The company has reorganized with the formation of three internal business segments. Two of the segments will comprise the company’s innovative business segments: one focused on drugs with exclusivity beyond 2015, in areas including inflammation, pain, rare diseases, and 5 cardiovascular, and the second focused on vaccines, oncology, and consumer health. The third segment is comprised of PFE’s value business sector, which includes the company’s generic drugs and legacy branded products that have lost exclusivity. This change in the company’s business model could lead to further financial engineering opportunities in the coming years. In February 2015, Pfizer agreed to acquire Hospira for $17 billion, which will expand the company’s presence in the hospital market. Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ – $48.63 – NYSE) is one of the world’s leading telecommunications services companies. On February 21, 2014, VZ completed acquisition of Vodafone’s 45% indirect interest in Verizon Wireless (VZW), in a transaction valued at approximately $130 billion. VZW is the largest mobile operator in the U.S., with over 108 million retail customers. VZW participated in the FCC Spectrum Auction 97 that concluded on January 29, 2015. The company won a total of 181 AWS-3 spectrum licenses with an aggregate bid price of $10.4 billion. These licenses are in markets covering 192 million POPs, or 61% of the U.S. In early February 2015, VZ entered into two transactions that should help finance the above auction bid: VZ agreed to lease the rights to over 11,300 of its company owned wireless towers to American Tower, which will also purchase approximately 165 Verizon towers, for a total upfront payment of approximately $5 billion (the transaction is expected to close by mid-2015); and, Verizon agreed to sell its local wireline operations, serving customers in California, Florida, and Texas, to Frontier Communications, for approximately $10.5 billion (the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2016). Concurrent with the above transactions, VZ also announced a $5 billion accelerated share repurchase program. In Conclusion We invest in companies, some of which are noted above in our "Let's Talk Stocks" section, to participate in the growth of their earnings and cash flow. We look for those companies that we believe will continue to return cash flow to shareholders, not only through dividends, but also through reinvestment in their businesses, resulting in greater cash flow and earnings and higher share price valuation. Further, we look to build a steady component of not only current return from dividend yields, but also a rising dividend payout from most of our portfolio, in order to contribute to the performance of the Fund. April 17, 2015 Top Ten Holdings March 31, 2015 Verizon Communications Inc. American International Group Inc. Wells Fargo & Co. Honeywell International Inc. CVS Health Corp. JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. American Express Co. Genuine Parts Co. General Mills Inc. 6 Note: The views expressed in this Shareholder Commentary reflect those of the Portfolio Managers only through the end of the period stated in this Shareholder Commentary. The Portfolio Managers’ views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions. The information in this Shareholder Commentary represents the opinions of the individual Portfolio Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. Views expressed are those of the Portfolio Managers and may differ from those of other portfolio managers or of the Firm as a whole. This Shareholder Commentary does not constitute an offer of any transaction in any securities. Any recommendation contained herein may not be suitable for all investors. Information contained in this Shareholder Commentary has been obtained from sources we believe to be reliable, but cannot be guaranteed. Beneficial ownership of shares held in the Fund by Mr. Gabelli and various entities he is deemed to control are disclosed in the Fund’s annual proxy statement. Common Share Repurchase Plan On May 12, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) voted to authorize the repurchase of the Fund’s common shares in the open market from time to time when such shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from NAV. In total through March 31, 2015, the Fund has repurchased and retired 2,288,727 common shares in the open market under this share repurchase plan at an average investment of $16.36 per share and an average discount of approximately 14% from its NAV. The Fund did not repurchase any shares during the first quarter of 2015. Monthly Distribution Policy for Common Shareholders Pursuant to its distribution policy, the Fund paid $0.10 per share cash distributions on January 23, 2015, February 20, 2015 and March 24, 2015, to common shareholders of record on January 15, 2015, February 12, 2015 and March 17, 2015, for a total distribution of $0.30 per share during the first quarter of 2015. The Board has reaffirmed the continuation of the Fund’s monthly distribution policy for the second quarter of 2015. Under the Fund’s distribution policy, the Fund intends to pay a fixed monthly cash distribution (currently $0.10 per share per month), and, if necessary, an adjusting distribution in December which includes any additional income and realized net capital gains in excess of the monthly distributions for that year to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Each quarter, the Board reviews the amount of any potential distribution from the income, capital gain, or capital available. The Board will continue to monitor the Fund’s distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s net asset value and the financial market environment. The Fund’s distribution policy is subject to modification by the Board at any time. The distribution rate should not be considered the dividend yield or total return on an investment in the Fund. If the Fund does not generate sufficient earnings (dividends and interest income and realized net capital gain) equal to or in excess of the aggregate distributions paid by the Fund in a given year, then the amount distributed in excess of the Fund’s earnings would be deemed a return of capital. Since this would be considered a return of a portion of a shareholder’s original investment, it is generally not taxable and is treated as a reduction in the shareholder’s cost basis. Under federal tax regulations, some or all of the return of capital distributed by the Fund may be taxable as ordinary income in certain circumstances. This may occur when the Fund has a capital loss carry forward, net capital gains are realized in a fiscal year, and distributions are made in excess of investment company taxable income. Despite the challenges of the extra recordkeeping, a distribution that incorporates a return of capital serves as a smoothing mechanism resulting in a more stable and consistent cash flow available to shareholders. 7 Long term capital gains, qualified dividend income, ordinary income, and paid-in capital, if any, will be allocated on a pro-rata basis to all distributions to common shareholders for the year. Based on the accounting records of the Fund as of March 17, 2015, each of the distributions paid to common shareholders in 2015 would include approximately 13% from net investment income, 38% from net capital gains, and 49% from paid-in capital on a book basis. The estimated components of each distribution are updated and provided to shareholders of record in a notice accompanying the distribution and are available on our website (www.gabelli.com). The final determination of the sources of all distributions in 2015 will be made after year end and can vary from the quarterly estimates. All shareholders with taxable accounts will receive written notification regarding the components and tax treatment for all 2015 distributions in early 2016 via Form 1099-DIV. 5.875% Series A and 6.00% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares The Fund’s 5.875% Series A and 6.00% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares paid $0.3671875 and $0.375 per share cash distributions, respectively, on March 26, 2015 to preferred shareholders of record on March 19, 2015. These Preferred Shares, which trade on the NYSE under the symbols “GDV Pr A” and “GDV Pr D”, respectively, are rated “Aa3” by Moody’s Investors Service and have annual dividend rates of $1.46875 and $1.50 per share, respectively. The Series A and Series D Preferred Shares were issued on October 12, 2004 and November 3, 2005, respectively, at $25.00 per share and pay distributions quarterly. After five years of call protection, these Preferred Shares became callable at any time at the liquidation value of $25.00 per share plus accrued dividends. The next distributions are scheduled for June 2015. The Fund is authorized to repurchase these Preferred Shares in the open market from time to time when such shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00 per share. In total through March 31, 2015, the Fund has repurchased and retired 151,981 Series A and 57,704 Series D Preferred Shares in the open market under this share repurchase authorization. The Fund did not repurchase any of these Preferred Shares during the first quarter of 2015. Series B, Series C, and Series E Auction Market/Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares During the first quarter of 2015, the dividend rates for the Series B and Series C Auction Market and Series E Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares ranged from 1.633% to 1.641% and 1.634% to 1.644%, and 2.634% to 2.642%, respectively. Dividend rates for the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares may be reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. Since February 2008, the number of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares subject to bid orders by potential holders has been less than the number of sell orders. Therefore the weekly auctions have failed, and the holders have not been able to sell any or all of the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares for which they submitted sell orders. The dividend rate since then has been the maximum rate. At March 31, 2015, the maximum rate for Series B and Series C Preferred Shares was 150 basis points greater than the seven day Telerate/British Bankers Association LIBOR and for Series E Preferred Shares was 250 basis points greater than the referenced LIBOR rate. The Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares are rated “Aa3” by Moody’s Investors Service and “AA” by Fitch Ratings. The Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares do not trade on an exchange. The Fund issued 4,000 Series B and 4,800 Series C Preferred Shares on October 12, 2004 and 5,400 Series E Preferred Shares on November 3, 2005 at $25,000 per share. As of March 31, 2015, 3,600, 4,320, and 4,860 Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares, respectively, were outstanding. 8 The Board shares the Investment Adviser’s view that the issuance of the Preferred Shares is designed to benefit the common shareholders. To the extent that the Fund earns in excess of the dividend rate on the Preferred Shares, additional value will thereby be created for its common shareholders. Long term capital gains, qualified dividend income, and ordinary income, if any, will be allocated on a prorata basis to all distributions to preferred shareholders for the year. Based on the accounting records of the Fund as of March 17, 2015, the current distribution paid to preferred shareholders would include approximately 25% from net investment income and 75% from net capital gains on a book basis. The estimated components of each distribution are updated and provided to shareholders of record in a notice accompanying the distribution and are available on our website (www.gabelli.com). The final determination of the sources of all distributions in 20154 will be made after year end and can vary from the quarterly estimates. All shareholders with taxable accounts will receive written notification regarding the components and tax treatment for all 2015 distributions in early 2016 via Form 1099-DIV. Tax Treatment of Distributions to Common and Preferred Shareholders All or part of the distributions may be treated as long term capital gain or qualified dividend income (or a combination of both) for individuals, each subject to the maximum federal income tax rate, which is currently 20% in taxable accounts for individuals. In addition, certain U.S. shareholders who are individuals, estates, or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare surcharge on their “net investment income,” which includes dividends received from the Fund and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of shares of the Fund. www.gabelli.com Please visit us on the Internet. Our homepage at www.gabelli.com contains information about GAMCO Investors, Inc., the Gabelli/GAMCO Closed-End Funds and Mutual Funds, IRAs, 401(k)s, current and historical quarterly reports, closing prices, and other current news. We welcome your comments and questions via e-mail at [email protected]. You may sign up for our e-mail alerts at www.gabelli.com and receive notice of quarterly report availability, news events, media sightings, and mutual fund prices and performance. e-delivery We are pleased to offer electronic delivery of Gabelli fund documents. Shareholders of our closed-end funds can now elect to receive e-mail announcements regarding available materials, including shareholder commentaries and Fund reports. For more information or to register for e-delivery, please visit our website at www.gabelli.com. 9 We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers’ commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com. The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “General 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 “General 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 per share is “XGDVX.” 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 7.5% 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. THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580-1422 Portfolio Management Team Biographies Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977 and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management 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 currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School. Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business. Robert D. Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and co-manages the Fund. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He focuses on companies in the cardiovascular, healthcare services, and pharmacy benefits management sectors, among others. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems. Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School. This report is printed on recycled paper. T H E G A B E L L I D I V I D E N D & I N CO M E T R U ST One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580-1422 t 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) f 914-921-5118 e [email protected] G A B E L L I .C O M TRUSTEES OFFICERS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, GAMCO Investors, Inc. Bruce N. Alpert President Anthony J. Colavita President, Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. Andrea R. Mango Secretary & Vice President Agnes Mullady Treasurer James P. Conn Former Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. Richard J. Walz Chief Compliance Officer Mario d’Urso Former Italian Senator Laurissa M. Martire Vice President & Ombudsman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. Former President & Chief Executive Officer, American Gaming Association David I. Schachter Vice President Carter W. Austin Vice President & Ombudsman Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 Salvatore M. Salibello, CPA Former Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP CUSTODIAN Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman, BALMAC International, Inc. Salvatore J. Zizza Chairman, Zizza & Associates Corp. G DV M a r/2 0 1 5 G DV INVESTMENT ADVISER Michael J. Melarkey Partner, Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie Edward T. Tokar Senior Managing Director, Beacon Trust Company THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST State Street Bank and Trust Company COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Shareholder Commentary March 31, 2015 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust First Quarter Report — March 31, 2015 (Y)our Portfolio Management Team Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Christopher J. Marangi Barbara G. Marcin, CFA Robert D. Leininger, CFA Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA Kevin V. Dreyer To Our Shareholders, For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was 1.5%, compared with a total return of 1.0% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was (0.8)%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $23.62, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $21.19 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See below for additional performance information. Enclosed is the schedule of investments as of March 31, 2015. Comparative Results Average Annual Returns through March 31, 2015 (a) (Unaudited) Since Inception (11/28/03) Quarter 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust NAV Total Return (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51% 7.04% 14.63% 8.44% 8.62% Investment Total Return (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0.79) 7.54 16.54 9.50 8.06 S&P 500 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.95 12.73 14.47 8.01 8.29 Dow Jones Industrial Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.33 10.50 13.16 8.13 8.10(d) Nasdaq Composite Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85 18.24 16.82 10.58 9.64 (a) Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. 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. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Indices are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. 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 adjustment for the spin-off and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06. (c) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions and adjustment for the spin-off. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00. (d) From November 30, 2003, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available. The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 143,000 34,000 107,000 1,325,000 95,000 COMMON STOCKS — 96.3% Aerospace — 2.1% Exelis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Kaman Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockwell Automation Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rolls-Royce Holdings plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Boeing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,000 1,000 Agriculture — 0.2% Archer Daniels Midland Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bunge Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375,000 205,000 376,000 83,000 Automotive — 1.2% Ford Motor Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Motors Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navistar International Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PACCAR Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 45,069 340,000 133,000 25,000 5,363 30,040 17,000 Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 2.2% Dana Holding Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genuine Parts Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson Controls Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O’Reilly Automotive Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remy International, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visteon Corp.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,500 39,000 Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.3% B/E Aerospace Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KLX Inc.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 9,000 8,000 16,000 Broadcasting — 0.1% Dolby Laboratories Inc., Cl. A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Broadband Corp., Cl. C† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Media Corp., Cl. A†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Media Corp., Cl. C†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,000 85,000 Building and Construction — 0.2% Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. . . . . . . . . . . Layne Christensen Co.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,800 85,000 150,000 3,200 148,400 Business Services — 1.4% Aramark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diebold Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fly Leasing Ltd., ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares 3,484,910 1,442,620 12,410,930 18,731,174 14,257,600 50,327,234 3,555,000 82,360 3,637,360 6,052,500 7,687,500 11,092,000 5,240,620 30,072,620 4,232,000 599,865 31,684,600 6,708,520 5,406,000 119,112 3,149,694 1,638,800 53,538,591 5,439,510 1,503,060 6,942,570 305,280 509,400 308,400 611,200 1,734,280 3,703,440 425,850 4,129,290 1,195,614 3,014,100 2,184,000 202,240 12,211,836 179,000 29,000 MasterCard Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ The Brink’s Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,000 452,000 15,000 80,000 88,000 181,000 49,000 18,000 41,032 150,574 9,241 176,000 8,000 Cable and Satellite — 2.4% AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cogeco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIRECTV† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISH Network Corp., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EchoStar Corp., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intelsat SA† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Global plc, Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Global plc, Cl. C† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Ventures, Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Warner Cable Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235,000 384,000 Communications Equipment — 0.6% Cisco Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corning Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,000 10,000 5,000 Computer Hardware — 1.0% Apple Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Business Machines Corp. . . . . . . . . . SanDisk Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 15,000 90,000 170,000 10,000 10,000 22,000 70,000 198,000 110,000 Computer Software and Services — 1.5% Blucora Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CyrusOne Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EarthLink Holdings Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eBay Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Google Inc., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Google Inc., Cl. C† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internap Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MedAssets Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microsoft Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yahoo! Inc.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 246,600 5,000 80,000 60,000 100,000 42,000 47,000 29,000 Consumer Products — 2.8% Altria Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avon Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church & Dwight Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coty Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energizer Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanesbrands Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harman International Industries Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly-Clark Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Morris International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 2 15,463,810 801,270 35,072,870 5,288,160 8,271,600 653,981 4,485,200 7,488,800 12,680,860 2,534,280 216,000 2,111,917 7,500,091 388,214 5,892,480 1,199,040 58,710,623 6,468,375 8,709,120 15,177,495 22,272,970 1,605,000 318,100 24,196,070 341,500 466,800 399,600 9,805,600 5,547,000 5,480,000 225,060 1,317,400 8,049,690 4,887,850 36,520,500 150,060 1,970,334 427,100 1,941,600 8,283,000 3,351,000 5,612,460 5,034,170 2,184,570 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 7,000 875,000 145,000 COMMON STOCKS (Continued) Consumer Products (Continued) Stanley Black & Decker Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Swedish Match AB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Procter & Gamble Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000 202,500 Consumer Services — 0.4% Liberty Interactive Corp., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The ADT Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,000 55,000 992,000 338,000 56,000 5,600 20,000 5,500 252,000 300,000 310,000 Diversified Industrial — 4.1% Bouygues SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eaton Corp. plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honeywell International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ITT Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pentair plc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sulzer AG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textron Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toray Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyco International plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 374,900 425,000 70,000 100,000 20,000 Electronics — 1.5% Agilent Technologies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intel Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sony Corp., ADR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Connectivity Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Instruments Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,000 14,000 105,000 15,000 17,000 70,000 40,000 22,000 5,000 14,000 45,000 Energy and Utilities: Electric — 0.6% ALLETE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Electric Power Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleco Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edison International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . El Paso Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . Great Plains Energy Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integrys Energy Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pepco Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinnacle West Capital Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The AES Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 27,000 13,000 26,000 Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 2.4% Alliant Energy Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avista Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Hills Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares 667,520 25,765,924 11,881,300 67,269,038 1,897,350 8,407,800 10,305,150 3,614,632 3,736,700 24,611,520 35,256,780 2,234,960 196,000 1,257,800 605,577 11,171,160 2,518,864 13,348,600 98,552,593 415,500 11,723,123 11,381,500 5,013,400 5,718,500 2,686,800 36,938,823 738,640 787,500 5,724,600 937,050 656,880 2,363,780 1,067,200 1,584,440 134,150 892,500 578,250 15,464,990 126,000 922,860 655,720 310,868 565,000 10,000 100,000 20,000 230,000 95,208 8,000 40,000 401,000 10,000 24,000 45,000 127,000 40,000 30,000 27,000 66,000 49,000 57,000 15,000 31,000 58,000 50,000 32,000 20,000 45,000 28,000 65,000 26,000 100,000 CONSOL Energy Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Duke Energy Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edison SpA†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endesa SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enel SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eversource Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FirstEnergy Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hera SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hokuriku Electric Power Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iberdrola SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MGE Energy Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Grid plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NextEra Energy Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NiSource Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OGE Energy Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ormat Technologies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . The Empire District Electric Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vectren Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westar Energy Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin Energy Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xcel Energy Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,200 50,000 105,000 306,000 10,000 13,500 97,000 13,500 48,000 Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 1.6% California Resources Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kinder Morgan Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Fuel Gas Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONE Gas Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONEOK Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sempra Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Jersey Industries Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Gas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,000 53,000 215,000 233,000 65,000 160,000 286,700 124,000 Energy and Utilities: Oil — 7.4% Anadarko Petroleum Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apache Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BG Group plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BP plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chesapeake Energy Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chevron Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConocoPhillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Energy Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 3 15,757,850 767,800 53,924 387,088 1,041,655 4,809,908 280,480 1,284,800 942,545 78,793 318,372 1,159,875 2,603,500 388,544 1,329,600 1,744,470 6,867,300 2,163,840 1,801,770 570,300 1,299,520 715,721 652,854 794,240 191,187 512,528 1,235,920 2,519,400 1,287,000 3,481,000 59,057,232 420,072 972,500 4,416,300 18,460,980 432,300 651,240 10,574,940 732,780 2,792,160 39,453,272 7,204,470 3,197,490 2,656,325 9,112,630 920,400 16,796,800 17,849,942 7,478,440 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 130,000 194,000 47,000 331,000 138,000 80,000 200,000 200 11,800 184,350 220,000 220,000 555,000 153,000 COMMON STOCKS (Continued) Energy and Utilities: Oil (Continued) Eni SpA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Exxon Mobil Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hess Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marathon Oil Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marathon Petroleum Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murphy Oil Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occidental Petroleum Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repsol SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statoil ASA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,000 77,000 74,000 115,000 538,600 10,000 24,000 110,000 4,928 5,000 1,755,000 Energy and Utilities: Services — 3.0% ABB Ltd., ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron International Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dresser-Rand Group Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noble Corp. plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oceaneering International Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schlumberger Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventy Seven Energy Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transocean Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weatherford International plc† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 37,000 74,000 30,000 50,000 9,000 6,000 Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.3% American States Water Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Water Works Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aqua America Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Severn Trent plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SJW Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The York Water Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Utilities Group plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 93,000 175,000 168,000 150,000 121,000 410,000 Entertainment — 2.2% Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . The Madison Square Garden Co., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . Time Warner Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . Viacom Inc., Cl. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivendi SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,200 Environmental Services — 1.3% Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares 4,499,300 16,490,000 3,189,890 8,642,410 14,129,820 3,728,000 14,600,000 22,242 70,918 14,489,910 4,098,600 13,123,000 9,762,450 7,597,980 179,661,017 1,989,980 3,474,240 1,982,460 9,240,250 23,633,768 142,800 1,294,320 9,178,400 20,451 73,350 21,586,500 72,616,519 478,680 2,005,770 1,949,900 916,292 1,545,500 218,520 165,690 7,280,352 1,018,200 7,872,450 14,777,000 5,685,120 4,932,000 8,264,300 10,194,673 52,743,743 5,176,756 250,000 23,000 8,000 260,000 Republic Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Veolia Environnement SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Connections Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Management Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,000 50,000 170,000 705,000 124,000 72,000 90,000 Equipment and Supplies — 1.5% CIRCOR International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mueller Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RPC Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed Air Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tenaris SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Timken Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 436,200 675,000 310,000 9,000 70,000 20,000 140,000 110,000 15,322 32,000 120,000 210,000 95,000 30,000 70,000 25,000 38,000 200,000 580,700 30,000 89,250 381,000 43,000 275,000 72,000 190,000 170,000 114,000 30,000 210,000 219,000 172,000 874,000 200,000 200,000 Financial Services — 16.7% Alleghany Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Express Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American International Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank of America Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc., Cl. B† . . . . . . . BlackRock Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citigroup Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CME Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Credit Acceptance Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discover Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Niagara Financial Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNF Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNFV Group† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H&R Block Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.. . . . . . . . HSBC Holdings plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invesco Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JPMorgan Chase & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KKR & Co. LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legg Mason Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&T Bank Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Stanley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Australia Bank Ltd., ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navient Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Community Bancorp Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Trust Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resona Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLM Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State Street Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Rowe Price Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . The Blackstone Group LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.. . . . . . See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 4 10,140,000 435,630 385,120 14,099,800 30,237,306 5,087,100 3,608,000 6,142,100 9,031,050 5,649,440 2,016,000 3,792,600 35,326,290 3,896,000 34,075,944 36,983,250 4,770,900 1,298,880 2,488,500 7,316,800 7,212,800 10,418,100 2,987,790 2,210,560 6,762,000 1,856,400 3,492,200 423,000 2,244,900 612,694 1,618,420 7,938,000 35,178,806 1,003,582 2,035,793 21,031,200 5,461,000 9,814,750 1,051,560 3,862,700 2,844,100 7,940,100 149,231 1,948,800 16,103,070 13,928,560 35,169,760 7,778,000 8,364,000 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 287,000 128,000 130,000 53,000 138,000 653,500 20,000 COMMON STOCKS (Continued) Financial Services (Continued) The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . $ The Travelers Companies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. R. Berkley Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells Fargo & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Group Holdings plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 208,168 5,000 115,000 500,000 66,000 265,000 36,000 237,222 2,000,000 21,141 244,000 524,000 18,000 279,000 42,800 375,000 201,666 60,000 793,000 150,000 32,000 35,000 168,000 1,600,000 339,450 212,000 62,000 10,000 23,800 18,000 577,000 7,000 30,000 324,000 Food and Beverage — 11.4% Ajinomoto Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boulder Brands Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campbell Soup Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chr. Hansen Holding A/S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConAgra Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danone SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davide Campari-Milano SpA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diageo plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Mills Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heineken Holding NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ITO EN Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellogg Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kikkoman Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kraft Foods Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maple Leaf Foods Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mondele¯z International Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nestlé SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nestlé SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. LTD. . . . . . . . . . . . Parmalat SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parmalat SpA, GDR(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PepsiCo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pernod Ricard SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post Holdings Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remy Cointreau SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Coca-Cola Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The J.M. Smucker Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unilever plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,000 50,000 64,486 Health Care — 10.3% Abbott Laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AbbVie Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actavis plc† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares 26,759,880 13,840,640 5,677,100 2,677,030 6,836,520 35,550,400 963,600 404,577,320 175,729 1,983,841 451,750 5,353,250 2,657,156 3,031,841 9,680,450 4,183,560 15,972,604 13,967,442 2,337,560 19,149,120 29,658,400 1,240,618 6,027,340 2,822,660 11,928,336 17,568,134 1,098,101 28,619,370 570,309 2,416,958 2,632,719 8,278,484 4,280,338 907,044 20,271,440 7,343,175 468,400 1,752,973 772,919 23,397,350 810,110 1,251,300 22,611,248 275,672,029 6,208,220 2,927,000 19,192,323 41,655 50,000 140,000 32,000 25,000 25,000 40,000 525,000 68,676 7,000 35,000 45,000 100,000 30,000 40,000 85,000 60,000 12,500 25,000 10,000 12,420 105,000 13,500 475,000 25,000 22,000 234,220 231,000 60,000 20,000 45,000 112,500 94,000 669,548 75,000 10,000 75,000 91,000 40,000 40,000 60,000 5,000 20,000 54,000 20,000 274,202 Aetna Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Akorn Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alere Inc.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AmerisourceBergen Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amgen Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthem Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baxter International Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BioScrip Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemed Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigna Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eli Lilly & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Scripts Holding Co.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerresheimer AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilead Sciences Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCA Holdings Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Schein Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospira Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Humana Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ICU Medical Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson & Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†. . . . . . . . . Liberator Medical Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKesson Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medtronic plc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merck & Co. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mylan NV† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriad Genetics Inc.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orthofix International NV†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owens & Minor Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patterson Companies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pfizer Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanofi, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sigma-Aldrich Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Jude Medical Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stryker Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tenet Healthcare Corp.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR . . . . . . The Cooper Companies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UnitedHealth Group Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zimmer Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoetis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,000 120,000 700,000 Hotels and Gaming — 0.3% Accor SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyd Gaming Corp.†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladbrokes plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 5 4,437,507 2,375,500 6,846,000 3,637,440 3,996,250 3,860,250 2,740,000 2,325,750 4,429,602 835,800 4,530,400 3,657,600 7,265,000 2,603,100 2,208,985 8,341,050 4,513,800 1,745,250 2,196,000 1,780,200 1,156,799 10,563,000 1,702,215 1,662,500 5,655,000 2,211,660 18,266,818 13,277,880 3,561,000 708,000 1,615,050 3,807,000 4,586,260 23,293,575 1,198,500 1,728,100 3,708,000 12,580,750 2,616,000 3,690,000 2,970,600 311,500 3,748,400 6,387,660 2,350,400 12,692,811 248,702,505 992,473 1,704,000 1,083,025 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 53,000 270,000 6,000 COMMON STOCKS (Continued) Hotels and Gaming (Continued) Las Vegas Sands Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyndham Worldwide Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689,040 90,500 279,000 Machinery — 1.0% CNH Industrial NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deere & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xylem Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000 230,000 20,000 100,000 8,000 30,000 560,000 13,000 334,000 44,000 42,000 Metals and Mining — 1.2% Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoa Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Holdings GP LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrick Gold Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franco-Nevada Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport-McMoRan Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newmont Mining Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peabody Energy Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TimkenSteel Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,000 Paper and Forest Products — 0.5% International Paper Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 107,000 Publishing — 0.1% Graham Holdings Co., Cl. B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . News Corp., Cl. B†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,000 71,779 8,000 16,000 Real Estate — 0.3% Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . Crown Castle International Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest City Enterprises Inc., Cl. A†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . QTS Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000 75,000 341,000 210,000 140,000 25,000 90,000 104,000 50,000 30,000 94,800 265,000 Retail — 5.4% Best Buy Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CST Brands Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CVS Health Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertz Global Holdings Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kohl’s Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowe’s Companies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macy’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murphy USA Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outerwall Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares 2,917,120 429,300 542,820 7,668,738 5,622,566 7,935,945 9,770,580 23,329,091 1,955,800 2,971,600 1,033,800 1,096,000 371,760 1,453,871 10,612,000 138,668 7,251,140 216,480 1,111,740 28,212,859 120,000 73,000 200,000 20,000 137,000 Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ The Home Depot Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wal-Mart Stores Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whole Foods Market Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,000 49,000 33,000 85,000 134,000 500,000 75,000 89,000 5,000 94,000 Specialty Chemicals — 1.9% Air Products & Chemicals Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airgas Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashland Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemtura Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferro Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.B. Fuller Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olin Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Praxair Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Dow Chemical Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,500 50,000 100,000 50,084 295,000 23,000 150,000 110,000 135,000 833,086 40,000 171,545 Telecommunications — 4.0% AT&T Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belgacom SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loral Space & Communications Inc.† . . . . . . . . . . Orange SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portugal Telecom SGPS SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telefonica SA, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telekom Austria AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telenet Group Holding NV†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone & Data Systems Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELUS Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verizon Communications Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VimpelCom Ltd., ADR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vodafone Group plc, ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,000 16,500 Transportation — 0.6% GATX Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000,000 124,000 Wireless Communications — 0.3% Cable & Wireless Communications plc. . . . . . . . . . United States Cellular Corp.† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337,000 238,479 39,000 480,000 195,000 11,319,960 419,852 1,698,090 2,117,942 696,930 5,924,639 204,160 582,560 7,408,289 9,447,500 3,287,250 35,194,610 4,552,800 6,927,200 1,956,250 6,695,100 6,750,640 3,618,500 1,983,600 2,343,456 9,108,050 5,055,739 8,293,530 16,936,000 1,645,000 7,134,960 130,930,185 7,715,280 5,199,390 4,201,230 2,319,650 9,576,980 6,275,000 3,215,250 2,851,560 603,700 4,510,120 46,468,160 11,003,050 10,101,970 1,366,019 8,752,800 855,075 2,634,940 800,500 58,063 718,705 2,115,707 1,265,467 3,735,000 2,623,500 4,487,400 40,512,972 209,600 5,606,091 96,846,859 13,857,220 1,684,320 15,541,540 2,712,384 4,429,280 7,141,664 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,330,902,969 See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 6 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) Market Value Shares 12,588 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4% Broadcasting — 0.0% Emmis Communications Corp., 6.250%, Ser. A † . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Principal Amount Market Value U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 2.4% $57,597,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000% to 0.135%††, 04/02/15 to 09/24/15(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 157,979 57,591,915 128,000 Energy and Utilities — 0.3% El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750% . . . . . . . . . 7,680,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $1,655,771,255) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,420,868,384 1,500 Financial Services — 0.0% Doral Financial Corp., 4.750% † . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,250 Aggregate tax cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,666,085,367 53,000 Telecommunications — 0.1% Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750%, Ser. B . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,624,560 TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS. . . . 10,623,789 PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% Health Care — 0.1% The Phoenix Companies Inc., 7.450%† . . . . . . . . . 2,358,626 95,298 67,500 400,000 400,000 RIGHTS — 0.0% Hotels and Gaming — 0.0% Mandarin Oriental International Ltd., expire 04/08/15†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail — 0.0% Safeway Casa Ley, CVR, expire 01/30/19† . . . . . . Safeway PDC, CVR, expire 01/30/17†. . . . . . . . . . . Gross unrealized appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 816,063,458 Gross unrealized depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (61,280,441) Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation . . . . . . . . $ 754,783,017 4,000 17,550 227,070 306,400 WARRANTS — 0.1% Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.1% Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17† . . . . . . . . . . 1,256,240 650 Food and Beverage — 0.0% Parmalat SpA, GDR, expire 12/31/15†(a) . . . . . . . 4 TOTAL WARRANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256,244 (a) 69,720 Aggregate proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (69,802) 82 — 82 At March 31, 2015, the Fund held investments in restricted and illiquid securities amounting to $907,048 or 0.04% of total investments, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows: Acquisition Shares Issuer 339,450 Parmalat SpA, GDR . . . . . . 650 Parmalat SpA, GDR, expire 12/31/15 . . . . . . . Principal Amount CORPORATE BONDS — 0.7% Aerospace — 0.2% $ 2,500,000 GenCorp Inc., Sub. Deb., 4.063%, 12/31/39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diversified Industrial — 0.5% 8,800,000 Griffon Corp., Sub. Deb., 4.000%, 01/15/17(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real Estate — 0.0% 450,000 Palm Harbor Homes Inc. 3.250%, 05/15/24†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — 0.0% Building and Construction — 0.0% Griffon Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Gross unrealized appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Gross unrealized depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation . . . . . . . . $ 190,000 19,520 209,520 TOTAL RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Value Shares (b) Acquisition Date 12/02/03 11/09/05 Acquisition Cost $ 03/31/15 Carrying Value Per Share 981,615 $2.6721 — 0.0062 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2015, the market value of the Rule 144A security amounted to $11,401,500 or 0.47% of total investments. (c) At March 31, 2015, $1,000,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for securities sold short. † Non-income producing security. †† Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. ADR American Depositary Receipt CVR Contingent Value Right GDR Global Depositary Receipt 6,439,063 11,401,500 67,208 17,907,771 See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 7 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Schedule of Investments (Continued) — March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) % of Total Investments Geographic Diversification North America . . Europe . . . . . . Japan . . . . . . . Asia/Pacific . . . . Latin America . . Total Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.4% 11.0 3.1 0.4 0.1 100.0% Market Value $2,066,286,459 267,106,111 75,002,344 10,787,502 1,685,968 $2,420,868,384 See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 8 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) 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 schedule of investments. 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 schedule of investments. Security Valuation. 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 Board of Trustees (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board 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 Gabelli Funds, LLC (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 Board 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 instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days 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 security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. 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 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities; • Level 2 — other 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). 9 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued) 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 March 31, 2015 is as follows: Valuation Inputs Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs Level 1 Quoted Prices INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES: ASSETS (Market Value): Common Stocks: Energy and Utilities: Integrated Other Industries (a) Total Common Stocks Preferred Stocks (a) Convertible Preferred Stocks Financial Services Other Industries (a) Total Preferred Stocks and Convertible Preferred Stocks Rights (a) Warrants (a) Corporate Bonds (a) U.S. Government Obligations TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS LIABILITIES (Market Value): Securities Sold Short (a) TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – LIABILITIES (a) $ 59,003,308 2,271,845,737 2,330,849,045 2,358,626 Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs Total Market Value at 3/31/15 — — — — $ 53,924 — 53,924 — 161,250 — — — 161,250 10,462,539 12,821,165 — 1,256,240 — — 161,250 — 4 17,840,563 57,591,915 — 227,070 — 67,208 — 12,982,415 227,070 1,256,244 17,907,771 57,591,915 $2,344,926,450 $75,593,732 $348,202 $2,420,868,384 — 10,462,539 $ $ 59,057,232 2,271,845,737 2,330,902,969 2,358,626 — $ (69,720) — $ (69,720) — $ (69,720) — $ (69,720) Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings. The Fund did not have transfers among Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 during the period ended March 31, 2015. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period. Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information. 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 is 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 and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and 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 10 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued) which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are 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 include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized. Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of achieving additional return or of hedging the value of the Fund’s portfolio, increasing the income of the Fund, hedging or protecting its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets, managing risks, protecting the value of its portfolio against uncertainty in the level of future currency exchange rates, or hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions. The Fund’s derivative contracts held at March 31, 2015, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty. Limitations on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Pursuant to amendments by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the Fund as of January 1, 2013. These trading restrictions permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions, as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that the Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s 11 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued) existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future, the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the Fund’s performance. Securities Sold Short. The Fund may enter into short sale transactions. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and, at times, borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace such borrowed securities at a later date. The proceeds received from short sales are recorded as liabilities and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of an open short position on the day of determination. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into a short sale, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security sold short. Dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense by the Fund on the ex-dividend date and interest expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The broker retains collateral for the value of the open positions, which is adjusted periodically as the value of the position fluctuates. Securities sold short at March 31, 2015 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments. 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 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. 12 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued) 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 is not subject to an independent limitation on the amount it may invest 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 does 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. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of March 31, 2015, refer to the Schedule of Investments. 13 The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued) Tax Information. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers’ commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com. The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading “General 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 “General 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 “XGDVX.” 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 7.5% 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. 14 THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580-1422 Portfolio Management Team Biographies Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977 and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management 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 currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO 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 with honors from Columbia Business School. Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business. Robert D. Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and co-manages the Fund. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He focuses on companies in the cardiovascular, healthcare services, and pharmacy benefits management sectors, among others. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems. Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School. THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580-1422 t 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) f 914-921-5118 e [email protected] GABELLI.COM TRUSTEES OFFICERS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, GAMCO Investors, Inc. Bruce N. Alpert President Anthony J. Colavita President, Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. James P. Conn Former Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. Andrea R. Mango Secretary & Vice President Agnes Mullady Treasurer Richard J. Walz Chief Compliance Officer Carter W. Austin Vice President & Ombudsman Mario d'Urso Former Italian Senator Laurissa M. Martire Vice President & Ombudsman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. Former President & Chief Executive Officer, American Gaming Association David I. Schachter Vice President Michael J. Melarkey Partner, Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 Salvatore M. Salibello, CPA Partner, Salibello & Company Edward T. Tokar Senior Managing Director, Beacon Trust Company Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman, BALMAC International, Inc. INVESTMENT ADVISER CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company COUNSEL Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Salvatore J. Zizza Chairman, Zizza & Associates Corp. GDV Q1/2015 THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST GDV First Quarter Report March 31, 2015