gamco investors, inc. (nyse:gbl) is a well-established provider of investment advisory services to open and closed-end funds, institutional, and private wealth management investors. since mario j. gabelli founded the firm in 1977, gamco has been recognized for its research driven approach to equity investing and our proprietary private market value (pmv) with a catalyst™ stock selection strategy. as of december 31, 2016, the company has $39.7 billion aum, 95% of which is invested in equities, principally through our two registered investment advisers: gamco asset management inc. (“institutional and private wealth management”) and gabelli funds, llc (“funds”). g.distributors, llc (“g.distributors”) acts as an underwriter and distributor for our open-end funds.