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GUT The Gabelli Utility Trust — distribution yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Monthly distribution· Closed-End Fund

$6.41 ▼ $-0.13(-1.99%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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Operating as a closed-end equity fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust was initially established by GAMCO Investors, Inc., with its management overseen by Gabelli Funds, LLC. This fund primarily allocates capital to publicly traded companies across global markets, focusing specifically on businesses involved in delivering products, services, or vital equipment for the generation or distribution of essential utilities such as electricity, gas, and water, alongside telecommunications services and broader infrastructure operations. It seeks investment opportunities in companies regardless of their market capitalization. To measure its performance, the fund benchmarks its portfolio against the S&P 500 Utilities Index, the Lipper Utility Fund Average, and the S&P 500 Index. The Gabelli Utility Trust commenced operations on July 9, 1999, and is legally based in the United States.

Distribution Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Distribution$0.0500Paid Aug 24, 2026
Forward Annual$0.60
FrequencyMonthly
Last Ex-DateAug 17, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateSep 16, 2026$0.0500, declared May 13, 2026The ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.
Next Pay DateSep 23, 2026
1-Yr Growth1.3%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth0.3%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Key Metrics

Distribution Yield

9.36%

At the Sep 14, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Distribution

$0.6000

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

M Monthly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

54.6

As of Sep 14, 2026

Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

46

As of Sep 14, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$5.78 – $7.02

Closes through Sep 11, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

n/a

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

27

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

1.75

Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 55/100, yield 9.36%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E Enduring
27 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume122,002Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$6.55Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$6.41 – $6.55Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$6.54Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$574.33MAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out89.60MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPSn/aEarnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/En/aPrice-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 17, 2026Paid Aug 24, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateSep 16, 2026Pays Sep 23, 2026; declaredThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Distribution Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.1%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.5%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases2 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

GUT's distribution yield fell from 9.49% to 9.36% over the past ~90 days (-0.13 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the distribution rate and -0.13 pp from the share price ($6.32 on Jun 16, 2026 → $6.41 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current9.36%
1-Yr Average9.72%
Low / High8.55% – 11.30%
Percentile12%

Across 335 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), GUT's current yield is higher than approximately 12% of them. Our stored price history for GUT covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Distribution History

Distribution Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.0500 M Regular upcoming, declared Aug 12, 2026 Dec 11, 2026 Dec 11, 2026 Dec 18, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular upcoming, declared Aug 12, 2026 Nov 13, 2026 Nov 13, 2026 Nov 20, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular upcoming, declared Aug 12, 2026 Oct 16, 2026 Oct 16, 2026 Oct 23, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular upcoming, declared May 13, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Sep 23, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2026 Aug 17, 2026 Aug 17, 2026 Aug 24, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 Jul 24, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 11, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 Jun 23, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 11, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 21, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 11, 2026 Apr 16, 2026 Apr 16, 2026 Apr 23, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2025 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 24, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2025 Feb 12, 2026 Feb 12, 2026 Feb 20, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2025 Jan 15, 2026 Jan 15, 2026 Jan 23, 2026
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 21, 2025 Dec 12, 2025 Dec 12, 2025 Dec 19, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 21, 2025 Nov 13, 2025 Nov 13, 2025 Nov 20, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 21, 2025 Oct 17, 2025 Oct 17, 2025 Oct 24, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Sep 23, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Aug 22, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2025 Jul 17, 2025 Jul 17, 2025 Jul 24, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 23, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 13, 2025 May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025 May 22, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 13, 2025 Apr 15, 2025 Apr 15, 2025 Apr 23, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 14, 2024 Mar 17, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 Mar 24, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 14, 2024 Feb 13, 2025 Feb 13, 2025 Feb 21, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 14, 2024 Jan 16, 2025 Jan 16, 2025 Jan 24, 2025
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 23, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 20, 2024
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 23, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Nov 14, 2024 Nov 21, 2024
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 23, 2024 Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024 Oct 24, 2024
$0.0500 M Regular May 16, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 Sep 23, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular May 16, 2024 Aug 16, 2024 Aug 16, 2024 Aug 23, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular May 16, 2024 Jul 17, 2024 Jul 17, 2024 Jul 24, 2024
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 14, 2024 Jun 13, 2024 Jun 13, 2024 Jun 21, 2024
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 14, 2024 May 15, 2024 May 16, 2024 May 23, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular Feb 14, 2024 Apr 15, 2024 Apr 16, 2024 Apr 23, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular Nov 16, 2023 Mar 13, 2024 Mar 14, 2024 Mar 21, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular Nov 16, 2023 Feb 13, 2024 Feb 14, 2024 Feb 22, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular Nov 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 Jan 24, 2024
$0.0487 M Regular Aug 25, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 Dec 15, 2023 Dec 22, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Aug 25, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 Nov 15, 2023 Nov 22, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Aug 25, 2023 Oct 16, 2023 Oct 17, 2023 Oct 24, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular May 18, 2023 Sep 14, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 Sep 22, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular May 18, 2023 Aug 16, 2023 Aug 17, 2023 Aug 24, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular May 18, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 Jul 17, 2023 Jul 24, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Feb 17, 2023 Jun 14, 2023 Jun 15, 2023 Jun 23, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Feb 17, 2023 May 15, 2023 May 16, 2023 May 23, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Feb 17, 2023 Apr 13, 2023 Apr 14, 2023 Apr 21, 2023
$0.0487 M Regular Nov 11, 2022 Mar 16, 2023 Mar 17, 2023 Mar 24, 2023
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 11, 2022 Feb 10, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Feb 21, 2023
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 11, 2022 Jan 13, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 Jan 24, 2023
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 18, 2022 Dec 08, 2022 Dec 09, 2022 Dec 16, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 18, 2022 Nov 14, 2022 Nov 15, 2022 Nov 22, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 18, 2022 Oct 14, 2022 Oct 17, 2022 Oct 24, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 Sep 16, 2022 Sep 23, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2022 Aug 16, 2022 Aug 17, 2022 Aug 24, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 Jul 15, 2022 Jul 22, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 09, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 Jun 23, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 09, 2022 May 13, 2022 May 16, 2022 May 23, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 09, 2022 Apr 13, 2022 Apr 14, 2022 Apr 22, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2021 Mar 16, 2022 Mar 17, 2022 Mar 24, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2021 Feb 10, 2022 Feb 11, 2022 Feb 18, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 12, 2021 Jan 13, 2022 Jan 14, 2022 Jan 24, 2022
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 19, 2021 Dec 09, 2021 Dec 10, 2021 Dec 17, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 19, 2021 Nov 12, 2021 Nov 15, 2021 Nov 22, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 19, 2021 Oct 14, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 Oct 22, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Sep 16, 2021 Sep 23, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2021 Aug 16, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 Aug 24, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular May 13, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Jul 16, 2021 Jul 23, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 25, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 Jun 23, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 25, 2021 May 13, 2021 May 14, 2021 May 21, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 25, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 Apr 23, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 13, 2020 Mar 16, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Mar 24, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 13, 2020 Feb 10, 2021 Feb 11, 2021 Feb 19, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 13, 2020 Jan 13, 2021 Jan 14, 2021 Jan 22, 2021
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 20, 2020 Dec 10, 2020 Dec 11, 2020 Dec 18, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 20, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 Nov 20, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 20, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 Oct 16, 2020 Oct 23, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Sep 16, 2020 Sep 23, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 Aug 17, 2020 Aug 24, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular May 14, 2020 Jul 16, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Jul 24, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 12, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 Jun 16, 2020 Jun 23, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 12, 2020 May 13, 2020 May 14, 2020 May 21, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 12, 2020 Apr 15, 2020 Apr 16, 2020 Apr 23, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 15, 2019 Mar 16, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Mar 24, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 15, 2019 Feb 12, 2020 Feb 13, 2020 Feb 21, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 15, 2019 Jan 15, 2020 Jan 16, 2020 Jan 24, 2020
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2019 Dec 12, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 Dec 20, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2019 Nov 13, 2019 Nov 14, 2019 Nov 21, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2019 Oct 16, 2019 Oct 17, 2019 Oct 24, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular May 16, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 Sep 23, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular May 16, 2019 Aug 15, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 Aug 23, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular May 16, 2019 Jul 16, 2019 Jul 17, 2019 Jul 24, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 22, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 Jun 21, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 22, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 16, 2019 May 23, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 22, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 Apr 23, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 16, 2018 Mar 14, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 Mar 22, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 16, 2018 Feb 12, 2019 Feb 13, 2019 Feb 21, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 16, 2018 Jan 15, 2019 Jan 16, 2019 Jan 24, 2019
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2018 Dec 06, 2018 Dec 07, 2018 Dec 14, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2018 Nov 14, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 Nov 23, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 22, 2018 Oct 16, 2018 Oct 17, 2018 Oct 24, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular May 17, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 Sep 21, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular May 17, 2018 Aug 16, 2018 Aug 17, 2018 Aug 24, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular May 17, 2018 Jul 16, 2018 Jul 17, 2018 Jul 24, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2018 Jun 14, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 Jun 22, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2018 May 15, 2018 May 16, 2018 May 23, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 Apr 16, 2018 Apr 23, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 17, 2017 Mar 14, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 Mar 22, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 17, 2017 Feb 12, 2018 Feb 13, 2018 Feb 21, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 17, 2017 Jan 16, 2018 Jan 17, 2018 Jan 24, 2018
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 25, 2017 Dec 07, 2017 Dec 08, 2017 Dec 15, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 25, 2017 Nov 14, 2017 Nov 15, 2017 Nov 22, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Aug 25, 2017 Oct 16, 2017 Oct 17, 2017 Oct 24, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular May 19, 2017 Sep 14, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 Sep 22, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular May 19, 2017 Aug 15, 2017 Aug 17, 2017 Aug 24, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular May 19, 2017 Jul 13, 2017 Jul 17, 2017 Jul 24, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2017 Jun 14, 2017 Jun 16, 2017 Jun 23, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2017 May 12, 2017 May 16, 2017 May 23, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Feb 23, 2017 Apr 11, 2017 Apr 13, 2017 Apr 21, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 18, 2016 Mar 15, 2017 Mar 17, 2017 Mar 24, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 18, 2016 Feb 09, 2017 Feb 13, 2017 Feb 21, 2017
$0.0500 M Regular Nov 18, 2016 Jan 12, 2017 Jan 17, 2017 Jan 24, 2017

Peer Comparison

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GUT dividend — frequently asked questions

Does The Gabelli Utility Trust pay a dividend?

Yes. The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.60 per share, a yield of approximately 9.36%.

What is The Gabelli Utility Trust's dividend yield?

The Gabelli Utility Trust's dividend yield is approximately 9.36%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does The Gabelli Utility Trust pay dividends?

The Gabelli Utility Trust pays dividends monthly — 12 times per year.

When is The Gabelli Utility Trust's next ex-dividend date?

The next declared ex-dividend date for The Gabelli Utility Trust is September 16, 2026. The associated payment is $0.0500 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has The Gabelli Utility Trust paid dividends?

The Gabelli Utility Trust has 27 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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