The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) N-CSR Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORMN-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number      811-09243             

                    The Gabelli Utility Trust                            

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

                Rye, New York 10580-1422                            

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

                         Rye, New York 10580-1422                    

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2019

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

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

The Gabelli Utility Trust

Annual Report — December 31, 2019

To Our Shareholders,

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the net asset value (NAV) total return of The Gabelli Utility Trust (the Fund) was 23.2%. The total return for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Utilities Index was 26.4%. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 43.0%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $5.03, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $7.77 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the financial statements, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2019.

Comparative Results

Average Annual Returns through December 31, 2019 (a) (Unaudited)														Since Inception
	1 Year			5 Year			10 Year			15 Year			(07/09/99)
Gabelli Utility Trust
NAV Total Return (b)		23.21	%		7.10	%		11.15	%		9.01	%		8.99%
Investment Total Return (c)		42.99			12.00			8.82			8.76			9.81
S&P 500 Utilities Index		26.35			10.29			11.80			9.85			7.48
Lipper Utility Fund Average		23.11			7.74			10.57			9.13			6.89
S&P 500 Index		31.49			11.70			13.56			9.00			6.18

(a) Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. The Fund’s use of leverage may magnify the volatility of net asset value changes versus funds that do not employ leverage. When shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing.The S&P 500 Utilities Index is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of large capitalization stocks that may include facilities generation and transmission or distribution of electricity, gas, or water. The Lipper Utility Fund Average reflects the average performance of mutual funds classified in this particular category. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged indicator of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an index.

(b) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share, reinvestment of distributions at NAV on theex-dividend date, and adjustments for rights offerings and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $7.50.

(c) Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE, reinvestment of distributions, and adjustments for rights offerings. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $7.50.

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (www.gabelli.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. To elect to receive all future reports on paper free of charge, please contact your financial intermediary, or, if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call800-422-3554 or send an email request to info@gabelli.com.

Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments as of December 31, 2019:

The Gabelli Utility Trust

Electric Integrated	38.1	%
U.S. Government Obligations	18.2	%
Natural Gas Utilities	6.0	%
Natural Gas Integrated	5.7	%
Water	5.5	%
Telecommunications	5.0	%
Cable and Satellite	4.0	%
Wireless Communications	4.0	%
Global Utilities	2.8	%
Electric Transmission and Distribution	1.8	%
Natural Resources	1.5	%
Merchant Energy	1.4	%
Services	1.3	%
Alternative Energy	0.7	%

Transportation	0.6	%
Financial Services	0.5	%
Environmental Services	0.5	%
Aerospace	0.5	%
Machinery	0.5	%
Diversified Industrial	0.4	%
Electronics	0.4	%
Entertainment	0.4	%
Equipment and Supplies	0.1	%
Communications Equipment	0.1	%
Agriculture	0.0	%*
	100.0	%

* Amount represents less than 0.05%.

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the first and third quarters of each year on FormN-PORT. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at800-GABELLI(800-422-3554). The Fund’s FormN-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files FormN-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling800-GABELLI(800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2019

Shares			Cost		Market Value
		COMMON STOCKS — 81.8%
		ENERGY AND UTILITIES — 65.6%
		Alternative Energy — 0.7%
	30,000	NextEra Energy Partners LP	$	915,690	$	1,579,500
	12,000	Ormat Technologies Inc., New York		300,333		894,240
				1,216,023		2,473,740
		Electric Integrated — 37.9%
	22,000	ALLETE Inc.		996,952		1,785,740
	85,000	Alliant Energy Corp.		2,723,468		4,651,200
	17,000	Ameren Corp.		560,038		1,305,600
	55,000	American Electric Power Co. Inc.		3,647,877		5,198,050
	48,000	Avangrid Inc.		1,493,314		2,455,680
	28,000	Avista Corp.		1,225,989		1,346,520
	33,000	Black Hills Corp.		1,615,028		2,591,820
	80,000	CMS Energy Corp.		3,491,274		5,027,200
	46,000	Dominion Energy Inc.		3,187,965		3,809,720
	16,200	DTE Energy Co.		1,248,254		2,103,894
	74,000	Duke Energy Corp.		6,476,644		6,749,540
	76,000	Edison International		4,678,511		5,731,160
	160,055	El Paso Electric Co.		10,841,427		10,866,134
	5,000	Emera Inc.		190,455		214,816
	3,000	Entergy Corp.		75,249		359,400
	138,500	Evergy Inc.		7,737,851		9,014,965
	118,000	Eversource Energy		7,617,532		10,038,260
	67,000	FirstEnergy Corp.		2,746,848		3,256,200
	62,000	Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.		2,023,223		2,905,320
	60,000	MGE Energy Inc.		3,668,167		4,729,200
	52,000	NextEra Energy Inc.		10,085,055		12,592,320
	48,000	NiSource Inc.		397,800		1,336,320
	70,000	NorthWestern Corp.		3,857,492		5,016,900
	184,000	OGE Energy Corp.		6,816,791		8,182,480
	47,000	Otter Tail Corp.		1,467,387		2,410,630
	14,000	PG&E Corp.†		107,628		152,180
	58,000	PNM Resources Inc.		1,195,892		2,941,180
	30,000	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.		1,128,056		1,771,500
	17,000	Unitil Corp.		448,439		1,050,940
	128,000	WEC Energy Group Inc.		10,191,817		11,805,440
	148,000	Xcel Energy Inc.		7,469,135		9,396,520
				109,411,558		140,796,829
		Electric Transmission and Distribution — 1.8%
	38,000	Consolidated Edison Inc.		2,364,150		3,437,860
	65,100	Exelon Corp.		1,889,987		2,967,909
	33,000	Iberdrola SA		344,450		339,809
				4,598,587		6,745,578
		Global Utilities — 2.8%
	8,000	Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.		157,974		113,497
	7,000	EDP - Energias de Portugal SA		25,460		30,340

Shares			Cost		Market Value
	133,000	Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.	$	3,799,231	$	3,240,081
	33,000	Endesa SA		956,686		880,617
	300,000	Enel SpA		1,862,753		2,379,809
	500,000	Hera SpA		1,089,449		2,187,325
	30,000	Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.		287,089		146,335
	24,000	Hokuriku Electric Power Co.†		267,872		175,823
	3,000	Huaneng Power International Inc., ADR		81,590		60,270
	41,000	Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR		630,569		485,030
	15,000	Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.		202,018		130,459
	8,000	Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		155,987		79,370
	8,000	The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		150,761		105,287
	20,000	The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.		277,615		232,755
	13,000	Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.		172,497		129,456
				10,117,551		10,376,454
		Merchant Energy — 1.4%
	258,000	The AES Corp.(a)		3,983,029		5,134,200
		Natural Gas Integrated — 5.7%
	15,000	Devon Energy Corp.		425,657		389,550
	125,000	Energy Transfer LP		1,864,405		1,603,750
	90,000	Kinder Morgan Inc.		2,611,069		1,905,300
	110,600	National Fuel Gas Co.		4,279,235		5,147,324
	160,000	ONEOK Inc.		8,476,862		12,107,200
				17,657,228		21,153,124
		Natural Gas Utilities — 6.0%
	63,000	AltaGas Canada Inc.		1,600,330		1,618,967
	25,000	Atmos Energy Corp.		1,967,354		2,796,500
	24,500	Chesapeake Utilities Corp.		1,632,616		2,347,835
	30,262	Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp.		284,301		599,188
	15,500	Engie SA		457,035		250,365
	70,066	National Grid plc, ADR		5,048,085		4,391,036
	30,000	ONE Gas Inc.		1,276,328		2,807,100
	18,000	RGC Resources Inc.		128,344		514,440
	90,000	Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.		6,344,915		6,837,300
	2,000	Spire Inc.		78,350		166,620
				18,817,658		22,329,351
		Natural Resources — 1.5%
	5,000	Apache Corp.		147,520		127,950
	25,000	California Resources Corp.†		366,765		225,750
	55,000	Cameco Corp.		550,204		489,500
	25,000	CNX Resources Corp.†		338,606		221,250
	32,000	Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR		360,262		483,200
	5,025	CONSOL Energy Inc.†		92,423		72,913
	50,000	Exxon Mobil Corp.		3,761,708		3,489,000

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2019

Shares			Cost		Market Value
		COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
		ENERGY AND UTILITIES (Continued)
		Natural Resources (Continued)
	3,000	Hess Corp.	$	178,260	$	200,430
	2,934	Occidental Petroleum Corp.		137,458		120,910
	3,000	Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR		161,320		176,940
				6,094,526		5,607,843
		Services — 1.3%
	24,000	ABB Ltd., ADR		478,264		578,160
	100,000	Enbridge Inc.		2,781,674		3,977,000
	13,000	Sunoco LP		327,194		397,800
	328	Weatherford International plc†		110,448		9,168
				3,697,580		4,962,128
		Water — 5.5%
	27,000	American States Water Co.		1,326,417		2,339,280
	25,000	American Water Works Co. Inc.		1,960,959		3,071,250
	20,000	Aqua America Inc.		167,625		938,800
	24,200	Artesian Resources Corp., Cl. A		512,360		900,482
	34,000	California Water Service Group		609,354		1,753,040
	42,500	Middlesex Water Co.		675,820		2,701,725
	165,000	Severn Trent plc		4,404,737		5,496,794
	38,500	SJW Group		1,629,062		2,735,810
	9,000	The York Water Co.		108,269		414,990
				11,394,603		20,352,171
		Diversified Industrial — 0.4%
	2,000	Alstom SA		52,460		94,739
	2,000	AZZ Inc.		75,347		91,900
	11,000	Bouygues SA		385,489		467,392
	90,000	General Electric Co.		1,120,800		1,004,400
				1,634,096		1,658,431
		Environmental Services — 0.5%
	3,000	AquaVenture Holdings Ltd.†		80,790		81,360
	50,000	Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.†		796,185		947,500
	3,000	Suez		0		45,379
	30,000	Veolia Environnement SA		487,553		797,869
				1,364,528		1,872,108
		Equipment and Supplies — 0.1%
	250	Capstone Turbine Corp.†		3,440		765
	12,000	Mueller Industries Inc.		314,742		381,000
				318,182		381,765
		TOTAL ENERGY AND UTILITIES		190,305,149		243,843,722
		COMMUNICATIONS — 13.1%
		Cable and Satellite — 4.0%
	3,000	Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†		598,964		1,455,240
	20,000	Cogeco Inc.		389,461		1,603,173
	65,726	DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†		2,429,347		2,331,301

Shares			Cost		Market Value
	10,000	EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†	$	228,284	$	433,100
	300,000	ITV plc		659,963		600,048
	42,421	Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†		824,785		964,654
	108,771	Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†		3,158,918		2,370,664
	10,000	Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. A†		210,217		193,000
	20,000	Liberty Latin America Ltd., Cl. C†		387,471		389,200
	2,000	Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B		107,800		99,340
	100,000	Telenet Group Holding NV		4,764,141		4,493,550
				13,759,351		14,933,270
		Communications Equipment — 0.1%
	14,000	Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.		596,285		363,352
		Telecommunications — 5.0%
	75,000	AT&T Inc.		2,418,368		2,931,000
	6,000	BCE Inc., New York	��	253,470		278,100
	6,047	BCE Inc., Toronto		257,284		280,149
	100,000	BT Group plc, Cl. A		313,502		254,908
	136,002	CenturyLink Inc.		2,694,500		1,796,586
	106,000	Cincinnati Bell Inc.†		1,349,842		1,109,820
	5,000	Cogeco Communications Inc.		105,008		435,871
	43,000	Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR		678,352		700,470
	200	Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.		19		40
	40,038	Internap Corp.†		192,367		44,042
	70,000	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.		813,435		1,776,172
	1,000	Orange Belgium SA		14,151		23,219
	2,000	Orange SA, ADR		22,799		29,180
	11,800	Orascom Investment Holding, GDR†		20,761		1,652
	30,000	Pharol SGPS SA†		8,930		3,352
	4,000	Proximus SA		91,346		114,504
	2,000	PT Indosat Tbk†		1,061		419
	115,000	Sistema PJSC FC, GDR		497,094		560,510
	15,000	SoftBank Group Corp.		797,294		656,574
	1,350	Tele2 AB, Cl. B		15,470		19,580
	20,000	Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG		87,983		57,970
	85,000	Telekom Austria AG		712,797		694,111
	1,200	Telesites SAB de CV†		911		888
	3,000	T-Mobile US Inc.†		197,636		235,260
	200,000	VEON Ltd., ADR		698,470		506,000
	100,000	Verizon Communications Inc.		4,198,645		6,140,000
				16,441,495		18,650,377
		Wireless Communications — 4.0%
	2,500	America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR		26,571		40,000
	2,000	China Mobile Ltd., ADR		33,988		84,540
	2,000	China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd., ADR		16,278		18,720

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2019

Shares			Cost		Market Value
		COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
		COMMUNICATIONS (Continued)
		Wireless Communications (Continued)
	95,000	Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR	$	5,892,284	$	4,550,011
	1,154	Mobile Telesystems PJSC		6,303		5,949
	7,250	Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR		75,934		73,587
	100,000	NTT DOCOMO Inc.		1,438,659		2,796,006
	2,000	SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR		32,986		46,220
	400	SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.		207		308
	60,000	Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S, ADR		518,686		348,000
	55,000	United States Cellular Corp.†		2,601,083		1,992,650
	240,000	Vodafone Group plc, ADR		6,560,853		4,639,200
				17,203,832		14,595,191
		TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS		48,000,963		48,542,190
		OTHER — 2.9%
		Aerospace — 0.5%
	200,000	Rolls-Royce Holdings plc		1,755,702		1,809,945
	9,200,000	Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C†		11,851		12,186
				1,767,553		1,822,131
		Agriculture — 0.0%
	3,000	Cadiz Inc.†		30,211		33,060
		Electronics — 0.4%
	22,000	Sony Corp., ADR		1,014,434		1,496,000
		Entertainment — 0.4%
	50,000	Vivendi SA		1,207,483		1,448,121
		Financial Services — 0.5%
	40,000	GAM Holding AG†		125,682		115,892
	22,000	Kinnevik AB, Cl. A		695,776		560,197
	55,000	Kinnevik AB, Cl. B		2,027,710		1,344,707
				2,849,168		2,020,796
		Machinery — 0.5%
	165,000	CNH Industrial NV		1,955,538		1,815,000
		Transportation — 0.6%
	25,000	GATX Corp.		1,016,220		2,071,250
		TOTAL OTHER		9,840,607		10,706,358
		INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS AND ENERGY TRADERS — 0.2%
		Electric Integrated — 0.2%
	20,000	NRG Energy Inc.		480,910		795,000
		TOTAL COMMON STOCKS		248,627,629		303,887,270

Shares			Cost		Market Value
		CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS —0.0%
		ENERGY AND UTILITIES — 0.0%
		Natural Gas Utilities — 0.0%
	4,203	Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp., 4.800%, Ser. B	$	87,212	$	97,510
		WARRANTS — 0.0%
		COMMUNICATIONS — 0.0%
		Telecommunications — 0.0%
	16,000	Bharti Airtel Ltd., expire 11/30/20†(b)		87,613		102,240
		ENERGY AND UTILITIES — 0.0%
		Services — 0.0%
	1,425	Weatherford International plc, expire 11/26/23†(c)		0		0
		TOTAL WARRANTS		87,613		102,240
Principal Amount
		CORPORATE BONDS — 0.0%
		Equipment and Supplies — 0.0%
	$ 30,000	Mueller Industries Inc., 6.000%, 03/01/27		30,000		30,798
		U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 18.2%
	67,861,000	U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.487% to 2.056%††, 01/23/20 to 05/21/20(d)		67,652,133		67,665,564
	TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%		$	316,484,587		371,783,382
	Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)					2,841,958
	PREFERRED STOCK (3,154,188 preferred shares outstanding)					(101,332,200	)
	NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK (54,358,897 common shares outstanding)				$	273,293,140
	NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE ($273,293,140 ÷ 54,358,897 shares outstanding)				$	5.03

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2019

(a) Securities, or a portion thereof, with a value of $2,487,500 are reserved and/or pledged with the custodian for current or potential holdings of swaps.

(b) 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.

(c) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) At December 31, 2019, $500,000 of the principal amount was pledged as collateral for equity contract for difference swap agreements.

† Non-income producing security.

†† Represents annualized yields at dates of purchase.

ADR American Depositary Receipt

GDR Global Depositary Receipt

SDR Swedish Depositary Receipt

As of December 31, 2019, equity contract for difference swap agreements outstanding were as follows:

Market Value Appreciation Received	One Month LIBOR Plus 90 bps plus Market Value Depreciation Paid	Counterparty	Payment Frequency	Termination Date	Notional Amount		Value			Upfront Payments/ Receipts		Unrealized Depreciation
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	1 month	06/26/2020	$	941,189	$	(36,602	)		—	$	(36,602)
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C	Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	1 month	06/26/2020		6,141		(48	)		—		(48)
TOTAL EQUITY CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE SWAP AGREEMENTS												$	(36,650)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

Assets:
Investments, at value (cost $316,484,587)	$	371,783,382
Foreign currency, at value (cost $112)		114
Cash		12,878
Receivable for investments sold		16,260,983
Dividends and interest receivable		663,707
Deferred offering expense		21,995
Prepaid expenses		1,916
Total Assets		388,744,975
Liabilities:
Distributions payable		71,351
Payable for investments purchased		13,032,097
Payable for investment advisory fees		784,447
Payable for payroll expenses		22,021
Payable for accounting fees		11,250
Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts		36,650
Other accrued expenses		161,819
Total Liabilities		14,119,635
Cumulative Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value:
Series A Preferred Shares (5.625%, $25 liquidation value, 1,200,000 shares authorized with 1,153,288 shares issued and outstanding)		28,832,200
Series B Preferred Shares (Auction Market, $25,000 liquidation value, 1,000 shares authorized with 900 shares issued and outstanding)		22,500,000
Series C Preferred Shares (5.375%, $25 liquidation value, 2,000,000 shares authorized and outstanding)		50,000,000
Total Preferred Shares		101,332,200
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	273,293,140
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:
Paid-in capital	$	218,966,475
Total distributable earnings		54,326,665
Net Assets	$	273,293,140

Net Asset Value per Common Share:
($273,293,140 ÷ 54,358,897 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)	$	5.03

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Investment Income:
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $213,820)	$	9,135,496
Interest		1,386,362
Total Investment Income		10,521,858
Expenses:
Investment advisory fees		3,688,454
Shareholder communications expenses		213,050
Trustees’ fees		134,500
Shareholder services fees		124,506
Payroll expenses		97,886
Legal and audit fees		68,487
Custodian fees		53,958
Accounting fees		45,000
Interest expense		97
Auction agent fees (See Note 5)		(199,836	)
Miscellaneous expenses		159,692
Total Expenses		4,385,794
Less:
Expenses paid indirectly by broker (See Note 3)		(3,052	)
Custodian fee credits		(2,911	)
Total Credits and Reductions		(5,963	)
Net Expenses		4,379,831
Net Investment Income		6,142,027
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency:
Net realized gain on investments		25,222,581
Net realized loss on swap contracts		(113,809	)
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions		(5,844	)
Net realized gain on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions		25,102,928
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:
on investments		27,393,882
on swap contracts		(73,952	)
on foreign currency translations		556
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations		27,320,486
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency		52,423,414
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		58,565,441
Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders		(5,137,137	)
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations	$	53,428,304

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

	Year Ended December 31, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
Operations:
Net investment income		$	6,142,027			$	6,199,827
Net realized gain on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions			25,102,928				27,957,761
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations			27,320,486				(39,769,444	)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations			58,565,441				(5,611,856	)
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders			(5,137,137	)			(5,084,180	)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations			53,428,304				(10,696,036	)
Distributions to Common Shareholders:
Accumulated earnings			(26,167,082	)			(28,867,423	)
Return of capital			(6,206,353	)			(821,376	)
Total Distributions to Common Shareholders			(32,373,435	)			(29,688,799	)
Fund Share Transactions:
Net increase in net assets from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions			5,094,532				4,451,844
Net increase from common shares issued in rights offering			—				48,571,655
Offering costs and adjustments for common and preferred shares charged topaid-in capital			26,959				(354,500	)
Net Increase in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions			5,121,491				52,668,999
Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders			26,176,360				12,284,164
Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:
Beginning of year			247,116,780				234,832,616
End of year		$	273,293,140			$	247,116,780

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019				2018				2017				2016				2015
Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of year		$	4.61			$	5.34			$	5.45			$	5.13			$	6.16
Net investment income			0.11				0.12				0.11				0.11				0.13
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions			0.99				(0.27	)			0.48				0.92				(0.53	)
Total from investment operations			1.10				(0.15	)			0.59				1.03				(0.40	)
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)
Net investment income			(0.02	)			(0.02	)			(0.02	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)
Net realized gain			(0.08	)			(0.08	)			(0.09	)			(0.07	)			(0.03	)
Total distributions to preferred shareholders			(0.10	)			(0.10	)			(0.11	)			(0.08	)			(0.04	)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations			1.00				(0.25	)			0.48				0.95				(0.44	)
Distributions to Common Shareholders:
Net investment income			(0.09	)			(0.10	)			(0.10	)			(0.09	)			(0.11	)
Net realized gain			(0.39	)			(0.48	)			(0.49	)			(0.48	)			(0.27	)
Return of capital			(0.12	)			(0.02	)			(0.01	)			(0.03	)			(0.22	)
Total distributions to common shareholders			(0.60	)			(0.60	)			(0.60	)			(0.60	)			(0.60	)
Fund Share Transactions:
Increase in net asset value from common share transactions			—				—				0.01				0.01				0.01
Increase in net asset value from common shares issued in rights offering			—				0.12				—				—				—
Increase in net asset value from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions			0.02				0.01				—				—				—
Offering costs and adjustments to offering costs for preferred shares charged or credited topaid-in capital			0.00	(b)			(0.01	)			0.00	(b)			(0.04	)			—
Total Fund share transactions			0.02				0.12				0.01				(0.03	)			0.01
Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Shareholders, End of Year		$	5.03			$	4.61			$	5.34			$	5.45			$	5.13
NAV total return†			23.21	%			(5.02	)%			9.27	%			18.62	%			(7.12	)%
Market value, end of year		$	7.77			$	5.94			$	7.10			$	6.30			$	5.70
Investment total return††			42.99	%			(4.76	)%			23.48	%			22.08	%			(14.15	)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:
Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of year (in 000’s)		$	374,625			$	348,449			$	336,165			$	337,831			$	270,508
Net assets attributable to common shares, end of year (in 000’s)		$	273,293			$	247,117			$	234,833			$	236,498			$	219,176
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares before preferred share distributions			2.30	%			2.51	%			2.04	%			2.02	%			2.41	%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares before fee waived(c)(d)			1.64	%(e)			1.81	%			1.80	%			1.71	%			1.57	%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares net of advisory fee reduction, if any(c)(f)			1.64	%			1.60	%			1.80	%			1.71	%			1.35	%
Portfolio turnover rate			23	%			26	%			18	%			22	%			9	%

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019				2018				2017				2016				2015
Cumulative Preferred Shares:
5.625% Series A Preferred
Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)		$	28,832			$	28,832			$	28,832			$	28,832			$	28,832
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)			1,153				1,153				1,153				1,153				1,153
Liquidation preference per share		$	25.00			$	25.00			$	25.00			$	25.00			$	25.00
Average market value (g)		$	26.19			$	25.43			$	25.68			$	25.88			$	25.55
Asset coverage per share (h)		$	92.43			$	85.97			$	82.94			$	83.35			$	131.74
Series B Auction Market Preferred
Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)		$	22,500			$	22,500			$	22,500			$	22,500			$	22,500
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)			1				1				1				1				1
Liquidation preference per share		$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000
Liquidation value (i)		$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000			$	25,000
Asset coverage per share (h)		$	92,425			$	85,967			$	82,936			$	83,347			$	131,744
5.375% Series C Preferred
Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)		$	50,000			$	50,000			$	50,000			$	50,000				—
Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)			2,000				2,000				2,000				2,000				—
Liquidation preference per share		$	25.00			$	25.00			$	25.00			$	25.00				—
Average market value (g)		$	25.90			$	25.01			$	25.32			$	25.28				—
Asset coverage per share (h)		$	92.43			$	85.97			$	82.94			$	83.35				—
Asset Coverage (j)			370	%			344	%			332	%			333	%			527	%

† Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at the net asset value per share on theex-dividend dates and adjustments for the rights offering.

†† Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices determined under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan and adjustments for the rights offering.

(a) Calculated based on average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the years.

(b) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c) The Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015, there was no impact on the expense ratios.

(d) Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares before fee waived for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 would have been 1.19%, 1.28%, 1.26%, 1.27%, and 1.29%, respectively.

(e) Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets includes reversal of auction agent fees from earlier fiscal periods as disclosed on the Statement of Operations. The ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares and the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, excluding the reversal of auction agent fees, were 1.71% and 1.24%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2019. See note 5 for disclosure.

(f) Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares net of advisory fee reduction for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 would have been 1.19%, 1.14%, 1.26%, 1.27%, and 1.11%, respectively.

(g) Based on weekly prices.

(h) Asset coverage per share is calculated by combining all series of preferred shares.

(i) Since February 2008, the weekly auctions have failed. Holders that have submitted orders have not been able to sell any or all of their shares in the auction.

(j) Asset coverage is calculated by combining all series of preferred shares.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. Organization.The Gabelli Utility Trust (the Fund) operates as a diversifiedclosed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 25, 1999 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). Investment operations commenced on July 9, 1999.

The Fund’s primary objective is long term growth of capital and income. The Fund will invest 80% of its assets, under normal market conditions, in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies involved in providing products, services, or equipment for (i) the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, and water and (ii) telecommunications services or infrastructure operations (the 80% Policy). The 80% Policy may be changed without shareholder approval. However, the Fund has adopted a policy to provide shareholders with notice at least sixty days prior to the implementation of any change in the 80% Policy.

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

New Accounting Pronouncements.To improve the effectiveness of fair value disclosure requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU)2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU2018-13), which adds, removes, and modifies certain aspects relating to fair value disclosure. ASU2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption of the additions relating to ASU2018-13 is not required, even if early adoption is elected for the removals and modifications under ASU2018-13. Management has early adopted the removals and modifications set forth in ASU2018-13 in these financial statements and has not early adopted the additions set forth in ASU2018-13.

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 obligations for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the securities are valued using the closing bid price, unless the 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. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at

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the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. OTC futures and options on futures for which market quotations are readily available will be valued by quotations received from a pricing service or, if no quotations are available from a pricing service, by quotations obtained from one or more dealers in the instrument in question by the Adviser.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial andnon-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).

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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 and other financial instruments by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Valuation Inputs
	Level 1 Quoted Prices			Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs				Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total Market Value at 12/31/19
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:
ASSETS (Market Value):
Common Stocks:
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
Natural Gas Utilities		$	21,730,163		$	599,188				—		$	22,329,351
Other Industries (a)			221,514,371			—				—			221,514,371
COMMUNICATIONS
Other Industries (a)			48,542,190			—				—			48,542,190
OTHER
Aerospace			1,809,945			12,186				—			1,822,131
Other Industries (a)			8,884,227			—				—			8,884,227
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS AND ENERGY TRADERS
Other Industries (a)			795,000			—				—			795,000
Total Common Stocks			303,275,896			611,374				—			303,887,270
Convertible Preferred Stocks (a)			—			97,510				—			97,510
Warrants (a)			—			102,240			$	0			102,240
Corporate Bonds (a)			—			30,798				—			30,798
U.S. Government Obligations			—			67,665,564				—			67,665,564
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS		$	303,275,896		$	68,507,486			$	0		$	371,783,382
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:*
LIABILITIES (Unrealized Depreciation):
EQUITY CONTRACT:
Contract for Difference Swap Agreements			—		$	(36,650	)			—		$	(36,650	)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS			—		$	(36,650	)			—		$	(36,650	)

(a) Please refer to the Schedule of Investments (SOI) for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

* Other financial instruments are derivatives reflected in the SOI, such as options, futures, forwards, and swaps, which may be valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not have transfers into or out of Level 3.

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 are ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

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Fair Valuation.Fair valued securities may be common or preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, or fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be 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 may include backtesting 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 derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund, hedging against changes in the value of its portfolio securities and in the value of securities it intends to purchase, or hedging against 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 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.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives, while collateral terms are contract specific for derivatives tradedover-the-counter. Securities pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Cash collateral, if any, pledged for the same purpose will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund’s policy with respect to offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the master agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset may vary by jurisdiction.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at December 31, 2019, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, together with the related counterparty.

Swap Agreements.The Fund may enter into equity contract for difference swap transactions for the purpose of increasing the income of the Fund. The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment

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techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an equity contract for difference swap, a set of future cash flows is exchanged between two counterparties. One of these cash flow streams will typically be based on a reference interest rate combined with the performance of a notional value of shares of a stock. The other will be based on the performance of the shares of a stock. Depending on the general state of short term interest rates and the returns on the Fund’s portfolio securities at the time an equity contract for difference swap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction.

Unrealized gains related to swaps are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in the value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be received or paid on swaps, is reported as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements. Equity contract for difference swap agreements held at December 31, 2019 are reflected within the Schedule of Investments.

The Fund’s volume of activity in equity contract for difference swap agreements during the year ended December 31, 2019 had an average monthly notional amount of approximately $1,072,404.

At December 31, 2019, the Fund’s derivative liabilities (by type) are as follows:

	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Gross Amounts Available for Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Liabilities
Equity Contract for Difference Swap Agreements		$36,650		—		$36,650

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liability by counterparty net of the related collateral segregated by the Fund for the benefit of the counterparty as of December 31, 2019:

	Net Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
	Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Securities Pledged as Collateral		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
Counterparty
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		$36,650		(36,650)		—		—

At December 31, 2019, the value of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Liabilities, Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the effect of equity contract for difference swap agreements can be found in the Statement of Operations, under Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, and Foreign Currency; Net realized loss on swap contracts; and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts.

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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 which 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 suchnon-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s 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.

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.

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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 the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in theover-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and, accordingly, the Board will monitor their liquidity. At December 31, 2019, the Fund held no restricted securities.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income.Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on theex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after theex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Custodian Fee Credits and Interest Expense.When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.” When cash balances are overdrawn, the Fund is charged an overdraft fee equal to 110% of the 90 day Treasury Bill rate on outstanding balances. This amount, if any, would be included in the Statement of Operations.

Distributions to Shareholders.Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on theex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. Permanent differences were primarily due to the tax treatment of reclassifications of investments in swaps. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2019, reclassifications were made to increasepaid-in capital by $931, with an offsetting adjustment to total distributable earnings.

The Fund declares and pays monthly distributions from net investment income, capital gains, andpaid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of the year. Distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. To the extent such distributions are made from current earnings

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and profits, they are considered ordinary income or long term capital gains. Distributions sourced frompaid-in capital should not be considered as dividend yield or the total return from an investment in the Fund. The Board will continue to monitor the Fund’s distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s NAV and the financial market environment. The Fund’s distribution policy is subject to modification by the Board at any time.

Distributions to shareholders of the Fund’s 5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares (Series A Preferred), the Series B Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares (Series B Preferred), and the 5.375% Series C Cumulative Preferred Shares (Series C Preferred) are recorded on a daily basis and are determined as described in Note 5.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Common		Preferred		Common		Preferred
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income (inclusive of short term capital gains)	$	6,350,692	$	1,246,772	$	6,587,626	$	1,160,224
Net long term capital gains		19,816,390		3,890,365		22,279,797		3,923,956
Return of capital		6,206,353		—		821,376		—
Total distributions paid	$	32,373,435	$	5,137,137	$	29,688,799	$	5,084,180

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

At December 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency translations	$	54,398,016
Other temporary differences*		(71,351	)
Total	$	54,326,665

* Other temporary differences are due to preferred share class distributions payable.

At December 31, 2019, the temporary differences between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation on investments were primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and derivatives and the related net unrealized appreciation at December 31, 2019:

	Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation			Net Unrealized Appreciation
Investments and derivative instruments	$	317,348,379	$	69,143,393	$	(14,745,040	)	$	54,398,353

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are“more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet themore-likely-than-not

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threshold. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of December 31, 2019, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. The Fund’s federal and state tax returns for the prior three years remain open, subject to examination. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

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

The Adviser has agreed to reduce the management fee on the incremental assets attributable to the Series A and Series B Preferred if the total return of the NAV of the common shares of the Fund, including distributions and advisory fee subject to reduction, does not exceed the stated dividend rates of the Series A and Series B Preferred for the year. The Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares is monitored on a monthly basis to assess whether the total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeds the dividend rates of the Series A and Series B Preferred for the period. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeded the stated dividend rate of the Series A and Series B Preferred. Thus, advisory fees with respect to the liquidation value of these Preferred Shares were accrued.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund paid $61,078 in brokerage commissions on security trades to G.research, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund received credits from a designated broker who agreed to pay certain Fund operating expenses. The amount of such expenses paid through this directed brokerage arrangement during this period was $3,052.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. Under thesub-administration agreement with Bank of New York Mellon, the fees paid include the cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV. The Fund reimburses the Adviser for this service. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund accrued $45,000 in accounting fees in the Statement of Operations.

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Fund accrued $97,886 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,500 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Trustee each receives an annual fee of $2,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees

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who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

4. Portfolio Securities.Purchases and sales of securities during the year ended December 31, 2019, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $71,743,902 and $109,217,664, respectively.

5. Capital.The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase of its common shares on the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund did not repurchase any common shares of beneficial interest in the open market.

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2019					Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount
Net increase from common shares issued in rights offering		—		—	��		8,831,210	$	48,571,655
Net increase from common shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions		758,032	$	5,094,532			767,180		4,451,844
Net increase		758,032	$	5,094,532			9,598,390	$	53,023,499

On March 29, 2018, the Fund distributed one transferable right for each of the 44,156,051 common shares outstanding on that date. Five rights were required to purchase one additional common share at the subscription price of $5.50 per share. On May 21, 2018, the Fund issued 8,831,210 common shares receiving net proceeds of $48,273,615, after the deduction of offering expenses of $298,040. The NAV of the Fund increased by $0.12 per share on the day the additional shares were issued due to the additional shares being issued above NAV.

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares are senior to the common shares and result in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Preferred Shares are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statement of Additional Information to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Preferred Shares. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Series A, Series B, and Series C Preferred Shares at redemption prices of $25, $25,000, and $25, respectively, per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The income received on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed and variable rates, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on investment income and gains available to common shareholders.

The Fund may redeem at any time, in whole or in part, the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred at the redemption price. In addition, the Board has authorized the repurchase of the Series C Preferred in the open

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market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value per share. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Fund did not repurchase any shares of Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred, or Series C Preferred.

The Series B Preferred dividend rates, as set by the auction process that is generally held every seven days, are expected to vary with short term interest rates. Since February 2008, the number of Series B Preferred subject to bid orders by potential holders has been less than the number of Series B Preferred subject to sell orders. Therefore, the weekly auctions have failed, and the dividend rate since then has been the maximum rate. Holders that have submitted sell orders have not been able to sell any or all of the Series B Preferred for which they have submitted sell orders. The current maximum rate is 150 basis points greater than the seven day ICE LIBOR rate on the day of such auction. Existing shareholders may submit an order to hold, bid, or sell such shares on each auction date. Shareholders of the Series B Preferred may also trade their shares in the secondary market.

In earlier fiscal years, the Fund recorded auction agent fees based on estimated costs of the weekly auctions. As recent auctions have failed, these accruals of estimated fees were reversed.

The Fund has the authority to purchase its Series B auction market preferred shares through negotiated private transactions. The Fund is not obligated to purchase any dollar amount or number of auction market preferred shares, and the timing and amount of any auction market preferred shares purchased will depend on market conditions, share price, capital availability, and other factors. The Fund is not soliciting holders to sell these shares nor recommending that holders offer them to the Fund. Any offers can be accepted or rejected in the Fund’s discretion.

The following table summarizes Cumulative Preferred Stock information:

Series	Issue Date	Authorized	Number of Shares Outstanding at 12/31/19		Net Proceeds	2019 Dividend Rate Range	Dividend Rate at 12/31/19	Accrued Dividends at 12/31/19
A 5.625%	July 31, 2003	1,200,000		1,153,288	$28,895,026	Fixed Rate	5.625%	$22,525
B Auction Market	July 31, 2003	1,000		900	24,590,026	1.455% to 3.925%	3.109%	11,499
C 5.375%	May 31, 2016	2,000,000		2,000,000	48,142,029	Fixed Rate	5.375%	37,327

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

6. Industry Concentration.Because the Fund primarily invests in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies in the utility industry, its portfolio may be subject to greater risk and market fluctuations than a portfolio of securities representing a broad range of investments.

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

8. Subsequent Events.Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events of the Fund and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

The Gabelli Utility Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The Gabelli Utility Trust (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the statement of changes in net assets attributable to common shareholders for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets attributable to common shareholders for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from the brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 27, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 1986.

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Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling800-GABELLI(800-422-3554) or by writing to The Gabelli Utility Trust at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.

Name, Position(s)	Term of Office	Number of Funds
Address1	and Length of	in Fund Complex	Principal Occupation(s)	Other Directorships
and Age	Time Served2	Overseen by Trustee	During Past Five Years	Held by Trustee3
INTERESTED TRUSTEES4:
Mario J. Gabelli, CFA Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Age: 77	Since 1999***	33	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer– Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer– Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/ Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.; Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.	Director of Morgan Group Holdings, Inc. (holding company) (2001-2019); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of LICT Corp. (multimedia and communication services company); Director of CIBL, Inc. (broadcasting and wireless communications); Director of ICTC Group Inc. (communications) (2013-2018)
John D. Gabelli Trustee Age: 75	Since 1999**	12	Senior Vice President of G.research, LLC	—
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES5:
John Birch6,7 Trustee Age: 68	Since 2018*	4	Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015)	—
Elizabeth C. Bogan Trustee Age: 75	Since 2018***	8	Senior Lecturer in Economics at Princeton University	—
James P. Conn6 Trustee Age: 81	Since 1999**	24	Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (1992-1998)	—
Vincent D. Enright Trustee Age: 76	Since 1999***	17	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of KeySpan Corp. (public utility) (1994-1998)	Director of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (therapeutics and diagnostics) (2008-2014); Director of The LGL Group, Inc. (diversified manufacturing) (2011-2014)
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.7 Trustee Age: 80	Since 1999*	12	Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates; Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association (1995-2013); Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1983- 1989)	Director of First Republic Bank (banking); Director of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (casino entertainment company)
Michael J. Ferrantino Trustee Age: 48	Since 2017**	2	Chief Executive Officer of InterEx Inc.	—

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Name, Position(s)	Term of Office	Number of Funds
Address1	and Length of	in Fund Complex	Principal Occupation(s)	Other Directorships
and Age	Time Served2	Overseen by Trustee	During Past Five Years	Held by Trustee3
Michael J. Melarkey Trustee Age: 70	Since 2016**	21	Of Counsel in the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP; Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie (1980-2015)	Chairman of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility)
Robert J. Morrissey Trustee Age: 80	Since 1999*	7	Partner in the law firm of Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch	Chairman of the Board of Directors, Belmont Savings Bank
Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 51	Since 2012***	33	President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate)	—
Salvatore J. Zizza8 Trustee Age: 74	Since 1999*	31	President of Zizza & Associates Corp. (private holding company); President of Bergen Cove Realty Inc.; Chairman of Harbor Diversified, Inc. (pharmaceuticals) (2009-2018); Chairman of BAM (semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing)(2000-2018); Chairman of Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc. (recycling) (2005-2014)	Director and Chairman of Trans- Lux Corporation (business services); Director and Chairman of Harbor Diversified Inc. (pharmaceuticals) (2009-2018)

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Name, Position(s) Address1 and Age	Term of Office and Length of Time Served2	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
OFFICERS:
Bruce N. Alpert President Age: 68	Since 1999	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008
John C. Ball Treasurer Age: 43	Since 2017	Treasurer of funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2017; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of AMG Funds, 2014-2017; Vice President of State Street Corporation, 2007-2014
Agnes Mullady Vice President Age: 61	Since 2006	Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2006; President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2015; Chief Executive Officer of G.distributors, LLC since 2010; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Executive Vice President of Associated Capital Group, Inc. since 2016
Andrea R. Mango Secretary and Vice President Age: 47	Since 2013	Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2016; Counsel of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2013; Secretary of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013; Vice President ofclosed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2014
Richard J. Walz Chief Compliance Officer Age: 60	Since 2013	Chief Compliance Officer of registered investment companies within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex since 2013
David I. Schachter Vice President and Ombudsman Age: 66	Since 1999	Vice President and/or Ombudsman ofclosed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex; Senior Vice President (since 2015) and Vice President (1999-2015) of G.research, LLC

¹  Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.

²  The Fund’s Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one class expires and the successor or successors elected to such class serve for a three year term. The three year term for each class expires as follows:

* Term expires at the Fund’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

** Term expires at the Fund’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

*** Term expires at the Fund’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

For officers, includes time served in prior officer positions with the Fund. Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

³  This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

⁴  “Interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act. Messrs. Mario J. Gabelli and John D. Gabelli, who are brothers, are each considered an “interested person” because of their affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC, which acts as the Fund’s investment adviser.

⁵  Trustees who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Trustees.

⁶  This Trustee is elected solely by and represents the shareholders of the preferred shares issued by this Fund.

⁷  Mr. Fahrenkopf’s daughter, Leslie F. Foley, serves as a director of other funds in the Fund Complex. Mr. Birch is a director of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc and GAMCO International SICAV, which may be deemed to be controlled by Mario Gabelli and/or affiliates and, in that event, would be deemed to be under common control with the Fund’s Advisor.

⁸  Mr. Zizza is an independent director of Gabelli International Ltd., which may be deemed to be controlled by Mario J. Gabelli and/or affiliates and in that event would be deemed to be under common control with the Fund’s Adviser. On September 9, 2015, Mr. Zizza entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry relating to an alleged violation regarding the making of false statements or omissions to the accountants of a company concerning a related party transaction. The company in question is not an affiliate of, nor has any connection to, the Fund. Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Zizza, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings and allegation, paid $150,000 and agreed to cease and desist committing or causing any future violations of Rule13b2-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Board has discussed this matter and has determined that it does not disqualify Mr. Zizza from serving as an Independent Director.

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INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

December 31, 2019

Cash Dividends and Distributions

	Payable       Date		Record       Date		Ordinary     Investment     Income (a)		Long Term      Capital Gains (a)		Return of       Capital (b)		Total Amount Paid  Per Share (a)		Dividend   Reinvestment   Price
Common Shares
		01/24/19		01/16/19		$0.01050		$0.03060		$0.00890		$0.05000		$6.00400
		02/21/19		02/13/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.27950
		03/22/19		03/15/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.54550
		04/23/19		04/15/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.59300
		05/23/19		05/16/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.55500
		06/21/19		06/14/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.65000
		07/24/19		07/17/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.89700
		08/23/19		08/16/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.61200
		09/23/19		09/16/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		6.88750
		10/24/19		10/17/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		7.17250
		11/21/19		11/14/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		7.31500
		12/20/19		12/13/19		0.01050		0.03060		0.00890		0.05000		7.31500
						$0.12600		$0.36720		$0.10680		$0.60000
5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
		03/26/19		03/19/19		$0.08971		$0.26185		—		$0.35156
		06/26/19		06/19/19		0.08971		0.26185		—		0.35156
		09/26/19		09/19/19		0.08971		0.26185		—		0.35156
		12/26/19		12/18/19		0.08971		0.26185		—		0.35156
						$0.35883		$1.04742		—		$1.40625
5.375% Series C Cumulative Preferred Shares
		03/26/19		03/19/19		$0.08572		$0.25022		—		$0.33594
		06/26/19		06/19/19		0.08572		0.25022		—		0.33594
		09/26/19		09/19/19		0.08572		0.25022		—		0.33594
		12/26/19		12/18/19		0.08572		0.25022		—		0.33594
						$0.34289		$1.00086		—		$1.34375

A Form1099-DIV has been mailed to all shareholders of record which sets forth specific amounts to be included in your 2019 tax returns. Ordinary distributions include net investment income and realized net short term capital gains. Ordinary income is reported in box 1a of Form1099-DIV. Capital gain distributions are reported in box 2a of Form1099-DIV.

The long term gain distributions for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $23,706,755 or the maximum amount.

Series B Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares

Auction Rate Preferred Stocks pay dividends weekly based on the maximum rate.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction, Qualified Dividend Income, and U.S. Government Securities Income

In 2019, the Fund paid to common, 5.625% Series A, and 5.375% Series C Cumulative Preferred shareholders ordinary income dividends of $0.1260, $0.3588, and $0.3429 per share, respectively. For 2019, 88.92% of the ordinary dividend qualified for the dividend received deduction available to corporations, 100.00% of the ordinary income distribution was deemed qualified dividend income, and 15.11% of ordinary income distribution was qualified interest income and 100% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified short term capital gain. The percentage of ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during 2019 derived from U.S. Government securities was 10.12%. Such income is exempt from state and local taxes in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of its year in U.S. Government securities. The Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2019. The percentage of U.S. Government securities held as of December 31, 2019 was 18.20% of total investments.

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THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST

INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2019

Historical Distribution Summary

	Investment     Income (c)		Short Term     Capital Gains (c)		Long Term     Capital Gains		Return of     Capital (b)		Total   Distributions   (a)		Adjustment   to Cost Basis (d)
Common Shares
2019		$    0.10080		$    0.02520		$    0.36720		$0.10680		$    0.60000		$0.10680
2018 (e)		0.10440		0.02880		0.45000		0.01680		0.60000		0.01680
2017		0.09960		—		0.49200		0.00840		0.60000		0.00840
2016		0.09360		0.01320		0.46440		0.02880		0.60000		0.02880
2015		0.10800		0.02160		0.25200		0.21840		0.60000		0.21840
2014		0.09960		0.00804		0.40104		0.09132		0.60000		0.09132
2013		0.14232		0.00576		0.39180		0.06012		0.60000		0.06012
2012 (f)		0.13920		—		0.26520		0.19560		0.60000		0.19560
2011		0.11520		0.05880		0.01080		0.41520		0.60000		0.41520
2010		0.07788		—		—		0.64212		0.72000		0.64212
5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares
2019		$    0.28623		$    0.07260		$    1.04742		$         —		$    1.40625		—
2018		0.25125		0.06991		1.08509		—		1.40625		—
2017		0.23774		—		1.16851		—		1.40625		—
2016		0.23026		0.03347		1.14252		—		1.40625		—
2015		0.39725		0.07765		0.93135		—		1.40625		—
2014		0.27528		0.02227		1.10870		—		1.40625		—
2013		0.37067		0.01489		1.02069		—		1.40625		—
2012		0.48293		—		0.92332		—		1.40625		—
2011		0.87922		0.44909		0.07794		—		1.40625		—
2010		1.40625		—		—		—		1.40625		—
Series B Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares
2019		$186.42761		$  47.28547		$682.19692		$         —		$915.91000
2018		156.15811		43.44635		674.40554		—		874.01000		—
2017		109.26415		—		537.03585		—		646.30000		—
2016		80.27810		11.66970		398.32200		—		490.26980		—
2015		118.61073		23.18474		278.08453		—		419.88000		—
2014		80.26781		6.49443		323.28776		—		410.05000		—
2013		110.25405		4.42978		303.60617		—		418.29000		—
2012		137.82644		—		263.51356		—		401.34000		—
2011		228.93287		116.93418		20.29295		—		366.16000		—
2010		381.65000		—		—		—		381.65000		—
5.375% Series C Cumulative Preferred Shares
2019		$    0.27351		$    0.06937		$    1.00086		$         —		$    1.34375
2018		0.24009		0.06680		1.03686		—		1.34375		—
2017		0.22718		—		1.11657		—		1.34375		—
2016		0.12591		0.01830		0.62471		—		0.76892		—

(a) Total amounts may differ due to rounding.

(b)Non-taxable.

(c) Taxable as ordinary income.

(d) Decrease in cost basis.

(e) On March 29, 2018, the Fund also distributed rights equivalent to $0.18 per share based upon full subscription of all issued common shares.

(f) On March 29, 2012, the Fund also distributed rights equivalent to $0.18 per share based upon full subscription of all issued common shares.

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

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AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

Under the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), a shareholder whose shares of common stock are registered in his or her own name will have all distributions reinvested automatically by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”), which is an agent under the Plan, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. Distributions with respect to shares registered in the name of a broker-dealer or other nominee (that is, in “street name”) will be reinvested by the broker or nominee in additional shares under the Plan, unless the service is not provided by the broker or nominee or the shareholder elects to receive distributions in cash. Investors who own shares of common stock registered in street name should consult their broker-dealers for details regarding reinvestment. All distributions to investors who do not participate in the Plan will be paid by check mailed directly to the record holder by Computershare as dividend-disbursing agent.

Enrollment in the Plan

It is the policy of The Gabelli Utility Trust (the “Fund”) to automatically reinvest dividends payable to common shareholders. As a “registered” shareholder you automatically become a participant in the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the Fund to credit common shares to participants upon an income dividend or a capital gains distribution regardless of whether the shares are trading at a discount or a premium to net asset value.

Be advised that the common shares of The Gabelli Utility Trust have traded at excessive premiums (whereby the market price is much greater than the underlying net asset value.) Dividend reinvestment may be made at an excessive premium, which is not likely to be sustainable.

All distributions to shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of the Fund. Plan participants may send their share certificates to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) to be held in their dividend reinvestment account. Registered shareholders wishing to receive their distributions in cash may submit this request through the Internet, by telephone or in writing to:

The Gabelli Utility Trust

c/o Computershare

P.O. Box 505000

Louisville, KY 40233-5000

Telephone: (800)336-6983

Website: www.computershare.com/investor

Shareholders requesting this cash election must include the shareholder’s name and address as they appear on the Fund’s records. Shareholders with additional questions regarding the Plan or requesting a copy of the terms of the Plan, may contact Computershare at the website or telephone number above.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or nominee, you should contact such institution. If such institution is not participating in the Plan, your account will be credited with a cash dividend. In order to participate in the Plan through such institution, it may be necessary for you to have your shares taken out of “street name” andre-registered in your own name. Once registered in your own name, your distributions will be automatically reinvested. Certain brokers participate in the Plan. Shareholders holding shares in “street name” at participating institutions will have dividends automatically reinvested. Shareholders wishing a cash dividend at such institution must contact their broker to make this change.

The number of common shares distributed to participants in the Plan in lieu of cash dividends is determined in the following manner. Under the Plan, whenever the market price of the Fund’s common shares is equal to or exceeds net asset value at the time shares are valued for purposes of determining the number of shares equivalent to the cash dividends or capital gains distribution, participants are issued common shares valued at the greater of (i) the net asset value as most recently determined or (ii) 95% of the then current market price of the Fund’s common shares. The valuation date is the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day, the next trading day. If the net asset value of the common shares at the time of valuation exceeds the market price of the common shares, participants will receive common shares from the Fund valued at market price. If the Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, Computershare will buy common shares in the open market, or on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts, except that Computershare will endeavor to terminate purchases in the open market and cause the Fund to issue shares at net asset value if, following the commencement of such purchases, the market value of the common shares exceeds the then current net asset value.

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. A participant in the Plan will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received, on a dividend payment date, a dividend or distribution in an amount equal to the cash the participant could have received instead of shares.

Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan

The Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan is yet another vehicle for our shareholders to increase their investment in the Fund. In order to participate in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, shareholders must have their shares registered in their own name.

Participants in the Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan have the option of making additional cash payments to Computershare for investments in the Fund’s shares at the then current market price. Shareholders may send an amount from $250 to $10,000. Computershare will use these funds to purchase shares in the open market on or about the 1st and 15th of each month. Computershare will charge each shareholder who participates

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AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

AND VOLUNTARY CASH PURCHASE PLANS

(Continued)

$0.75, plus a per share fee (currently $0.02 per share). Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions Computershare is required to pay and fees for such purchases are expected to be less than the usual fees for such transactions. It is suggested that any voluntary cash payments be sent to Computershare, P.O. Box 6006, Carol Stream, IL 60197-6006 such that Computershare receives such payments approximately two business days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Funds not received at least two business days before the investment date shall be held for investment until the next purchase date. A payment may be withdrawn without charge if notice is received by Computershare at least two business days before such payment is to be invested.

Shareholders wishing to liquidate shares held at Computershare may do so through the Internet, in writing or by telephone to the above-mentioned website, address or telephone number. Include in your request your name, address, and account number. Computershare will sell such shares through a broker-dealer selected by Computershare within 5 business days of receipt of the request. The sale price will equal the weighted average price of all shares sold through the Plan on the day of the sale, less applicable fees. Participants should note that Computershare is unable to accept instructions to sell on a specific date or at a specific price. The cost to liquidate shares is $2.50 per transaction as well as the per share fee (currently $0.10 per share) Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions Computershare is required to pay and are expected to be less than the usual fees for such transactions.

For more information regarding the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Voluntary Cash Purchase Plan, brochures are available by calling (914)921-5070 or by writing directly to the Fund.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to the members of the Plan at least 30 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by Computershare on at least 30 days written notice to participants in the Plan.

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THE GABELLI UTILITY TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Manager Biography

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

We have separated the portfolio manager’s 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 manager’s 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 “Specialized Equity Funds,” in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron’s Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading “Specialized Equity Funds.”

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

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

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 10% 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 UTILITY TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

t 800-GABELLI(800-422-3554)

f 914-921-5118

e info@gabelli.com

GABELLI.COM

TRUSTEES

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman &

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Executive Chairman,

Associated Capital Group, Inc.

John Birch

Partner,

The Cardinal Partners Global

Elizabeth C. Bogan

Senior Lecturer,

Princeton University

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

Vincent D. Enright

Former Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer,

KeySpan Corp.

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

Michael J. Ferrantino

Chief Executive Officer,

InterEx, Inc.

John D. Gabelli

Senior Vice President,

G.research, LLC

Michael J. Melarkey

Of Counsel,

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

Robert J. Morrissey

Partner,

Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch

Kuni Nakamura

President,

Advanced Polymer, Inc.

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

OFFICERS

Bruce N. Alpert

President

John C. Ball

Treasurer

Agnes Mullady

Vice President

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary & Vice President

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

David I. Schachter

Vice President & Ombudsman

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

COUNSEL

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

TRANSFER AGENT AND

REGISTRAR

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

GUT Q4/2019

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

(c) There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

(d) The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Vincent D. Enright is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of FormN-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

(a) The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $36,712 for 2018 and $36,712 for 2019.

Audit-Related Fees

(b) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2018 and $0 for 2019.

Tax Fees

(c) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $4,100 for 2018 and $4,250 for 2019. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

(d) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $7,500 for 2018 and $0 for 2019. The fees relate to the Registrant’s registration statement.

(e) Disclose the audit committee’spre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule2-01 of RegulationS-X.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible forpre-approving (i) all audit and permissiblenon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissiblenon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility topre-approve any such audit and permissiblenon-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’spre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailedpre-approval policies and procedures forpre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’spre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers).Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissiblenon-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissiblenon-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to benon-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

(e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule2-01 of RegulationS-X are as follows:

(b) N/A

(c) 0%

(d) 0%

(f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent.

(g) The aggregatenon-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including anysub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2018 and $0 for 2019.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision ofnon-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including anysub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were notpre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule2-01 of RegulationS-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a) The registrant has a separately designated audit committee consisting of the following members: John Birch, Vincent D. Enright, and Michael J. Melarkey.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

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

(b) Not applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous FormN-CSR filing

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Proxy Voting Policies are attached herewith.

SECTION HH

The Voting of Proxies on Behalf of Clients

(This section pertains to all affiliated SEC registered investment advisers)

Rule206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 require investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures governing the voting of proxies on behalf of their clients.

These procedures will be used by GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc., and Teton Advisors, Inc. (collectively, the “Advisers”) to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by their clients, including the procedures that the Advisers use when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers, on the one hand, and those of the Advisers; the principal underwriter; or any affiliated person of the investment company, the Advisers, or the principal underwriter. These procedures will not apply where the Advisers do not have voting discretion or where the Advisers have agreed to with a client to vote the client’s proxies in accordance with specific guidelines or procedures supplied by the client (to the extent permitted by ERISA).

I. Proxy Voting Committee

The Proxy Voting Committee was originally formed in April 1989 for the purpose of formulating guidelines and reviewing proxy statements within the parameters set by the substantive proxy voting guidelines originally published in 1988 and updated periodically, a copy of which are appended as Exhibit A. The Committee will include representatives of Research, Administration, Legal, and the Advisers. Additional or replacement members of the Committee will be nominated by the Chairman and voted upon by the entire Committee.

Meetings are held on an as needed basis to form views on the manner in which the Advisers should vote proxies on behalf of their clients.

In general, the Director of Proxy Voting Services, using the Proxy Guidelines, and the analysts of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GBL”), will determine how to vote on each issue. Fornon-controversial matters, the Director of Proxy Voting Services may vote the proxy if the vote is: (1) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and not contrary to the Proxy Guidelines; (2) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and is anon-controversial issue not covered by the Proxy Guidelines; or (3) the vote is contrary to the recommendations of the Board of Directors but is consistent with the Proxy Guidelines. In those instances, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Chairman of the Committee may sign and date the proxy statement indicating how each issue will be voted.

Revised: October 23, 2019

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All matters identified by the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department as controversial, taking into account the recommendations of the analysts of GBL, will be presented to the Proxy Voting Committee. If the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department has identified the matter as one that (1) is controversial; (2) would benefit from deliberation by the Proxy Voting Committee; or (3) may give rise to a conflict of interest between the Advisers and their clients, the Chairman of the Committee will initially determine what vote to recommend that the Advisers should cast and the matter will go before the Committee.

A. Conflicts of Interest.

The Advisers have implemented these proxy voting procedures in order to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing their proxy voting decisions. By following the Proxy Guidelines and the analysts of GBL, the Advisers are able to avoid, wherever possible, the influence of potential conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise in which one or more of the Advisers are faced with a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest in connection with its vote. In general, a conflict of interest may arise when an Adviser knowingly does business with an issuer, and may appear to have a material conflict between its own interests and the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers regarding how the proxy is to be voted. A conflict also may exist when an Adviser has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between an issuer and an affiliate of the Adviser.

In practical terms, a conflict of interest may arise, for example, when a proxy is voted for a company that is a client of one of the Advisers, such as GAMCO Asset Management Inc. A conflict also may arise when a client of one of the Advisers has made a shareholder proposal in a proxy to be voted upon by one or more of the Advisers. The Director of Proxy Voting Services, together with the Legal Department, will scrutinize all proxies for these or other situations that may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to the voting of proxies.

B. Operation of Proxy Voting Committee

For matters submitted to the Committee, each member of the Committee will receive, prior to the meeting, a copy of the proxy statement, a summary of any views provided by the Chief Investment Officer and any recommendations by GBL analysts. The Chief Investment Officer or the GBL analysts may be invited to present their viewpoints. If the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department believe that the matter before the committee is one with respect to which a conflict of interest may exist between the Advisers and their clients, counsel may provide an

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opinion to the Committee concerning the conflict. If the matter is one in which the interests of the clients of one or more of the Advisers may diverge, counsel may so advise and the Committee may make different recommendations as to different clients. For any matters where the recommendation may trigger appraisal rights, counsel may provide an opinion concerning the likely risks and merits of such an appraisal action.

Each matter submitted to the Committee will be determined by the vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting. Should the vote concerning one or more recommendations be tied in a vote of the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee will cast the deciding vote. The Committee will notify the proxy department of its decisions and the proxies will be voted accordingly.

Although the Proxy Guidelines express the normal preferences for the voting of any shares not covered by a contrary investment guideline provided by the client, the Committee is not bound by the preferences set forth in the Proxy Guidelines and will review each matter on its own merits. The Advisers subscribe to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), which supply current information on companies, matters being voted on, regulations, trends in proxy voting and information on corporate governance issues. The information provided by ISS and GL is for informational purposes only.

If the vote cast either by the analyst or as a result of the deliberations of the Proxy Voting Committee runs contrary to the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the issuer, the matter may be referred to legal counsel to determine whether an amendment to the most recently filed Schedule 13D is appropriate.

II. Social Issues and Other Client Guidelines

If a client has provided and the Advisers have accepted special instructions relating to the voting of proxies, they should be noted in the client’s account file and forwarded to the proxy department. This is the responsibility of the investment professional or sales assistant for the client. In accordance with Department of Labor guidelines, the Advisers’ policy is to vote on behalf of ERISA accounts in the best interest of the plan participants with regard to social issues that carry an economic impact. Where an account is not governed by ERISA, the Advisers will vote shares held on behalf of the client in a manner consistent with any individual investment/voting guidelines provided by the client. Otherwise the Advisers may abstain with respect to those shares.

Specific to the Gabelli ESG Fund, the Proxy Voting Committee will rely on the advice of the portfolio managers of the Gabelli ESG Fund to provide voting recommendations on the securities held in the portfolio.

III. Client Retention of Voting Rights

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If a client chooses to retain the right to vote proxies or if there is any change in voting authority, the following should be notified by the investment professional or sales assistant for the client.

- Operations

- Proxy Department

- Investment professional assigned to the account

In the event that the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) of one or more of the investment companies managed by one of the Advisers has retained direct voting control over any security, the Proxy Voting Department will provide each Board Member (or Committee member) with a copy of the proxy statement together with any other relevant information.

IV. Proxies of CertainNon-U.S. Issuers

Proxy voting in certain countries requires “share-blocking.” Shareholders wishing to vote their proxies must deposit their shares shortly before the date of the meeting with a designated depository. During the period in which the shares are held with a depository, shares that will be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the clients’ custodian. Absent a compelling reason to the contrary, the Advisers believe that the benefit to the client of exercising the vote is outweighed by the cost of voting and therefore, the Advisers will not typically vote the securities ofnon-U.S. issuers that require share-blocking.

In addition, voting proxies of issuers innon-U.S. markets may also give rise to a number of administrative issues or give rise to circumstances under which voting would impose a cost (real or implied) on its client which may cause the Advisers to abstain from voting such proxies. For example, the Advisers may receive the notices for shareholder meetings without adequate time to consider the proposals in the proxy or after thecut-off date for voting. Other markets require the Advisers to provide local agents with power of attorney prior to implementing their respective voting instructions on the proxy. Other markets may require disclosure of certain ownership information in excess of what is required to vote in the U.S. market. Although it is the Advisers’ policies to vote the proxies for its clients for which they have proxy voting authority, in the case of issuers innon-U.S. markets, we vote client proxies on a best efforts basis.

V. Voting Records

The Proxy Voting Department will retain a record of matters voted upon by the Advisers for their clients. The Advisers will supply information on how they voted a client’s proxy upon request from the client.

The complete voting records for each registered investment company (the “Fund”) that is managed by the Advisers will be filed on FormN-PX for the twelve months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. A description of the

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Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling800-GABELLI(800-422-3554); (ii) writing to Gabelli Funds, LLC at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov.

The Advisers’ proxy voting records will be retained in compliance with Rule204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act.

VI. Voting Procedures

1.   Custodian banks, outside brokerage firms and clearing firms are responsible for forwarding proxies directly to the Advisers.

Proxies are received in one of two forms:

● Shareholder Vote Instruction Forms (“VIFs”) - Issued by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). Broadridge is an outside service contracted by the various institutions to issue proxy materials.

● Proxy cards which may be voted directly.

2. Upon receipt of the proxy, the number of shares each form represents is logged into the proxy system, electronically or manually, according to security.

3. Upon receipt of instructions from the proxy committee, the votes are cast and recorded for each account.

Records have been maintained on the ProxyEdge system.

ProxyEdge records include:

Security Name and CUSIP Number

Date and Type of Meeting (Annual, Special, Contest)

Directors’ Recommendation (if any)

How the Adviser voted for the client on item

4.   VIFs are kept alphabetically by security. Records for the current proxy season are located in the Proxy Voting Department office. In preparation for the upcoming season, files are transferred to an offsite storage facility during January/February.

5. If a proxy card or VIF is received too late to be voted in the conventional matter, every attempt is made to vote including:

● When a solicitor has been retained, the solicitor is called. At the solicitor’s direction, the proxy is faxed or sent electronically.

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● In some circumstances VIFs can be faxed or sent electronically to Broadridge up until the time of the meeting.

6.   In the case of a proxy contest, records are maintained for each opposing entity.

7.   Voting in Person

a) At times it may be necessary to vote the shares in person. In this case, a “legal proxy” is obtained in the following manner:

● Banks and brokerage firms using the services at Broadridge:

Broadridge is notified that we wish to vote in person. Broadridge issues individual legal proxies and sends them back via email or overnight (or the Adviser can pay messenger charges). A lead-time of at least two weeks prior to the meeting is needed to do this. Alternatively, the procedures detailed below for banks not using Broadridge may be implemented.

● Banks and brokerage firms issuing proxies directly:

The bank is called and/or faxed and a legal proxy is requested.

All legal proxies should appoint:

“Representative of [Adviser name] with full power of substitution.”

b)   The legal proxies are given to the person attending the meeting along with the limited power of attorney.

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Appendix A

Proxy Guidelines

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

General Policy Statement

It is the policy of GAMCO Investors, Inc, and its affiliated advisers (collectively “the Advisers”) to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. As we state in our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights, established in May 1988, we are neitherfor noragainst management. We are for shareholders.

At our first proxy committee meeting in 1989, it was decided that each proxy statement should be evaluated on its own merits within the framework first established by our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights. The attached guidelines serve to enhance that broad framework.

We do not consider any issue routine. We take into consideration all of our research on the company, its directors, and their short and long-term goals for the company. In cases where issues that we generally do not approve of are combined with other issues, the negative aspects of the issues will be factored into the evaluation of the overall proposals but will not necessitate a vote in opposition to the overall proposals.

Board of Directors

We do not consider the election of the Board of Directors a routine issue. Each slate of directors is evaluated on acase-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

● Historical responsiveness to shareholders

This may include such areas as:

-Paying greenmail

-Failure to adopt shareholder resolutions receiving a majority of shareholder votes

● Qualifications

● Nominating committee in place

● Number of outside directors on the board

● Attendance at meetings

● Overall performance

Selection of Auditors

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In general, we support the Board of Directors’ recommendation for auditors.

Blank Check Preferred Stock

We oppose the issuance of blank check preferred stock.

Blank check preferred stock allows the company to issue stock and establish dividends, voting rights, etc. without further shareholder approval.

Classified Board

A classified board is one where the directors are divided into classes with overlapping terms. A different class is elected at each annual meeting.

While a classified board promotes continuity of directors facilitating long range planning, we feel directors should be accountable to shareholders on an annual basis. We will look at this proposal on acase-by-case basis taking into consideration the board’s historical responsiveness to the rights of shareholders.

Where a classified board is in place we will generally not support attempts to change to an annually elected board.

When an annually elected board is in place, we generally will not support attempts to classify the board.

Increase Authorized Common Stock

The request to increase the amount of outstanding shares is considered on acase-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

● Future use of additional shares

-Stock split

-Stock option or other executive compensation plan

-Finance growth of company/strengthen balance sheet

-Aid in restructuring

-Improve credit rating

-Implement a poison pill or other takeover defense

● Amount of stock currently authorized but not yet issued or reserved for stock option plans

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● Amount of additional stock to be authorized and its dilutive effect

We will support this proposal if a detailed and verifiable plan for the use of the additional shares is contained in the proxy statement.

Confidential Ballot

We support the idea that a shareholder’s identity and vote should be treated with confidentiality.

However, we look at this issue on acase-by-case basis.

In order to promote confidentiality in the voting process, we endorse the use of independent Inspectors of Election.

Cumulative Voting

In general, we support cumulative voting.

Cumulative voting is a process by which a shareholder may multiply the number of directors being elected by the number of shares held on record date and cast the total number for one candidate or allocate the voting among two or more candidates.

Where cumulative voting is in place, we will vote against any proposal to rescind this shareholder right.

Cumulative voting may result in a minority block of stock gaining representation on the board. When a proposal is made to institute cumulative voting, the proposal will be reviewed on acase-by-case basis. While we feel that each board member should represent all shareholders, cumulative voting provides minority shareholders an opportunity to have their views represented.

Director Liability and Indemnification

We support efforts to attract the best possible directors by limiting the liability and increasing the indemnification of directors, except in the case of insider dealing.

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Equal Access to the Proxy

The SEC’s rules provide for shareholder resolutions. However, the resolutions are limited in scope and there is a 500 word limit on proponents’ written arguments. Management has no such limitations. While we support equal access to the proxy, we would look at such variables as length of time required to respond, percentage of ownership, etc.

Fair Price Provisions

Charter provisions requiring a bidder to pay all shareholders a fair price are intended to preventtwo-tier tender offers that may be abusive. Typically, these provisions do not apply to board-approved transactions.

We support fair price provisions because we feel all shareholders should be entitled to receive the same benefits.

Reviewed on acase-by-case basis.

Golden Parachutes

Golden parachutes are severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted after a takeover.

We support any proposal that would assure management of its own welfare so that they may continue to make decisions in the best interest of the company and shareholders even if the decision results in them losing their job. We do not, however, support excessive golden parachutes. Therefore, each proposal will be decided on acase-by- case basis.

Anti-Greenmail Proposals

We do not support greenmail. An offer extended to one shareholder should be extended to all shareholders equally across the board.

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Limit Shareholders’ Rights to Call Special Meetings

We support the right of shareholders to call a special meeting.

Reviewed on acase-by-case basis.

Consideration of Nonfinancial Effects of a Merger

This proposal releases the directors from only looking at the financial effects of a merger and allows them the opportunity to consider the merger’s effects on employees, the community, and consumers.

As a fiduciary, we are obligated to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. In general, this proposal does not allow us to do that. Therefore, we generally cannot support this proposal.

Reviewed on acase-by-case basis.

Mergers, Buyouts, Spin-Offs, Restructurings

Each of the above is considered on acase-by-case basis. According to the Department of Labor, we are not required to vote for a proposal simply because the offering price is at a premium to the current market price. We may take into consideration the long term interests of the shareholders.

Military Issues

Shareholder proposals regarding military production must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on acase-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for ournon-ERISA clients, we will vote according to the client’s direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

Northern Ireland

Shareholder proposals requesting the signing of the MacBride principles for the purpose of countering the discrimination of Catholics in hiring practices must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on acase-by-case basis.

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In voting on this proposal for ournon-ERISA clients, we will vote according to client direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

Opt Out of State Anti-Takeover Law

This shareholder proposal requests that a company opt out of the coverage of the state’s takeover statutes. Example: Delaware law requires that a buyer must acquire at least 85% of the company’s stock before the buyer can exercise control unless the board approves.

We consider this on acase-by-case basis. Our decision will be based on the following:

● State of Incorporation

● Management history of responsiveness to shareholders

● Other mitigating factors

Poison Pill

In general, we do not endorse poison pills.

In certain cases where management has a history of being responsive to the needs of shareholders and the stock is very liquid, we will reconsider this position.

Reincorporation

Generally, we support reincorporation for well-defined business reasons. We oppose reincorporation if proposed solely for the purpose of reincorporating in a state with more stringent anti-takeover statutes that may negatively impact the value of the stock.

Stock Incentive Plans

Director and Employee Stock incentive plans are an excellent way to attract, hold and motivate directors and employees. However, each incentive plan must be evaluated on its own merits, taking into consideration the following:

● Dilution of voting power or earnings per share by more than 10%.

● Kind of stock to be awarded, to whom, when and how much.

● Method of payment.

● Amount of stock already authorized but not yet issued under existing stock plans.

● The successful steps taken by management to maximize shareholder value.

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Supermajority Vote Requirements

Supermajority vote requirements in a company’s charter or bylaws require a level of voting approval in excess of a simple majority of the outstanding shares. In general, we oppose supermajority-voting requirements. Supermajority requirements often exceed the average level of shareholder participation. We support proposals’ approvals by a simple majority of the shares voting.

Reviewed on acase-by-case basis.

Limit Shareholders Right to Act by Written Consent

Written consent allows shareholders to initiate and carry on a shareholder action without having to wait until the next annual meeting or to call a special meeting. It permits action to be taken by the written consent of the same percentage of the shares that would be required to effect proposed action at a shareholder meeting.

Reviewed on acase-by-case basis.

“Say-on-Pay” /“Say-When-on-Pay” /“Say-on-Golden-Parachutes”

Required under the Dodd-Frank Act; these proposals arenon-binding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will generally vote with the Board of Directors’ recommendation(s) on advisory votes on executive compensation(“Say-on-Pay”), advisory votes on the frequency of voting on executive compensation(“Say-When-on-Pay”) and advisory votes relating to extraordinary transaction executive compensation(“Say-on-Golden-Parachutes”). In those instances when we believe that it is in our clients’ best interest, we may abstain or vote against executive compensation and/or the frequency of votes on executive compensation and/or extraordinary transaction executive compensation advisory votes.

Proxy Access

Proxy access is a tool used to attempt to promote board accountability by requiring that a company’s proxy materials contain not only the names of management nominees, but also any candidates nominated by long-term shareholders holding at least a certain stake in the company. We will review proposals regarding proxy access on acase-by-case basis taking into account the provisions of the proposal, the company’s current governance structure, the successful steps taken by management to maximize shareholder value, as well as other applicable factors.

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Item 8. Portfolio Managers ofClosed-End Management Investment Companies.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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

MANAGEMENT OF OTHER ACCOUNTS

The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by Mario J. Gabelli and the total assets in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other paid investment vehicles and other accounts as of December 31, 2019. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.

Name of PortfolioManager	Type of Accounts	Total   No. of Accounts   Managed	Total           Assets	No. of Accounts where     Advisory Fee     is Based on Performance	Total Assets in   Accounts where Advisory Fee is Based on Performance
1. Mario J. Gabelli	Registered Investment   Companies:	24	$19.4 billion	4	$5.2 billion
	Other Pooled Investment    Vehicles:	11	$ 1.1 billion	8	$ 904.3 million
	Other Accounts:	985	$8.1 billion	1	$ 238.5 million

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

As reflected above, Mr. Gabelli manages accounts in addition to the Trust. Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager also hasday-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more other accounts. These potential conflicts include:

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED TIME AND ATTENTION. As indicated above, Mr. Gabelli manages multiple accounts. As a result, he will not be able to devote all of his time to management of the Trust. Mr. Gabelli, therefore, may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he were to devote all of his attention to the management of only the Trust.

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. As indicated above, Mr. Gabelli manages managed accounts with investment strategies and/or policies that are similar to the Trust. In these cases, if the he identifies an investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because the opportunity may be allocated among all or many of these accounts or other accounts managed primarily by other Portfolio Managers of the Adviser, and their affiliates. In addition, in the event Mr. Gabelli determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that made subsequent transactions.

SELECTION OF BROKER/DEALERS. Because of Mr. Gabelli’s indirect majority ownership interest in G.research LLC., he may have an incentive to use G.research to execute portfolio transactions for a Fund.

PURSUIT OF DIFFERING STRATEGIES. At times, Mr. Gabelli may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, he may execute differing or opposite transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of one or more other accounts.

VARIATION IN COMPENSATION. A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to Mr. Gabelli differ among the accounts that he manages. If the structure of the Adviser’s management fee or the Portfolio Manager’s compensation differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the Portfolio Manager may be motivated to favor certain accounts over others. The Portfolio Manager also may be motivated to favor accounts in which he has an investment interest, or in which the Adviser, or their affiliates have investment interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance a Portfolio Manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the Portfolio Manager in affording preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the Portfolio Manager. For example, as reflected above, if Mr. Gabelli manages accounts which have performance fee arrangements, certain portions of his compensation will depend on the achievement of performance milestones on those accounts. Mr. Gabelli could be incented to afford preferential treatment to those accounts and thereby by subject to a potential conflict of interest.

The Adviser, and the Funds have adopted compliance policies and procedures that are designed to address the various conflicts of interest that may arise for the Adviser and their staff members. However, there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be able to detect and prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may arise.

COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR MARIO J. GABELLI

Mr. Gabelli receives incentive-based variable compensation based on a percentage of net revenues received by the Adviser for managing the Trust. Net revenues are determined by deducting from gross investment management fees the firm’s expenses (other than Mr. Gabelli’s compensation) allocable to this Trust. Fourclosed-end registered investment companies (including this Trust) managed by Mr. Gabelli have arrangements whereby the Adviser will only receive its investment advisory fee attributable to the liquidation value of outstanding preferred stock (and Mr. Gabelli would only receive his percentage of such advisory fee) if certain performance levels are met. Additionally, he receives similar incentive based variable compensation for managing other accounts within the firm and its affiliates. This method of compensation is based on the premise that superior long-term performance in managing a portfolio should be rewarded with higher compensation as a result of growth of assets through appreciation and net investment activity. The level of compensation is not determined with specific reference to the performance of any account against any specific benchmark. One of the otherclosed-end registered investment companies managed by Mr. Gabelli has a performance (fulcrum) fee arrangement for which his compensation is adjusted up or down based on the performance of the investment company relative to an index. Mr. Gabelli manages other accounts with performance fees. Compensation for managing these accounts has two components. One component is based on a percentage of net revenues to the investment adviser for managing the account. The second component is based on absolute performance of the account, with respect to which a percentage of such performance fee is paid to Mr. Gabelli. As an executive officer of the Adviser’s parent company, GBL, Mr. Gabelli also receives ten percent of the net operating profits of the parent company. He receives no base salary, no annual bonus, and no stock options.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND

Mario J. Gabelli owned over $1 million of shares of the Trust as of December 31, 2019.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities byClosed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per   Share (or Unit)	(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1 07/01/2019 through 07/31/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A  Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A   Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A   Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,051,557 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000
Month #2 08/01/2019 through 08/31/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,117,090 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000
Month #3 09/01/2019 through 09/30/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,180,012 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000
Month #4 10/01/2019 through 10/31/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,240,572 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000

Month #5 11/01/2019 through 11/30/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A  Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A   Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A   Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,299,978 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000
Month #6 12/01/2019 through 12/31/2019	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – 54,358,897 Preferred Series A – 1,153,288 Preferred Series C – 2,000,000
Total	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	Common – N/A Preferred Series A – N/A Preferred Series C – N/A	N/A

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

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

b. The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from the net asset value of the shares.

Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation values.

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

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

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

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities forClosed-End Management Investment Companies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1)	Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
(a)(2)	Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3)	Not applicable.
(a)(4)	Not applicable.
(b)	Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)                             The Gabelli Utility Trust                                                              

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                           

                                       Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date    March 6, 2020                                                                                      

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

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                           

                                       Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date    March 6, 2020                                                                                     

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ John C. Ball                                                                             

                                       John C. Ball, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date     March 6, 2020                                                                                                                  

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