General American Investors Co., Inc. Stock News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. (NYSE symbol – GAM), a closed-end investment company, declared a combined dividend and distribution of $4.50 per share on its outstanding shares of common stock as follows: A distribution of $4.05 per share from net long-term capital gains on securities sold. A dividend of $0.45 per share from e...

General American Investors has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 25% since our last coverage, driven by a tightening discount to NAV and portfolio outperformance. GAM's portfolio mimics the S&P 500 but with only 70 stocks, focusing on NAV growth and a 5% distribution yield. The current market conditions and GAM's stretched valuation metrics prompt us to downgrade the fund from 'Buy' to 'Hold'.

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General American Investors Co. Inc. is a closed-end fund that invests in a diversified pool of equities of mostly large-cap U.S. listed stocks. The GAM CEF uses nearly 12% leverage in the form of preferred shares, for which it pays 5.95% in distributions quarterly. GAM's past performance is solid, especially the long-term performance. In some ways, this fund is a proxy for the S&P 500 Index in ...