I would have no idea why anyone would want to ‘put’ their preferred shares back to Gabelli on the Gabelli Global Utility and Income Trust (GLU-B) $50/share–but I did get the notice yesterday that the period is now open to do so. Shares just went ex dividend so the put would be at $50. Shares are now trading at $50.13.
So it makes no sense to put shares to Gabelli–but it does make sense to just keep holding them as there will be put period available through 6/2027. This insures the share price will remain very stable for the next 2 years and the 5.2% coupon is solid–makes a great money market or a 2 year CD.
Disclosure–we own these shares.
How is that better than other Gabelli’s paying around 6%? None of them seem to have much risk. Unless rates explode way upward then we have bigger problems.