Performance analysis of GAST (Gabelli Automation ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, GAST has had an average annual return of +23.82%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Since Jan 5, 2022, GAST has had an average annual return of +12.85%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.89% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28.93% | +19.79% | +11.07% | +18.16% | -15.91% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.04% | -0.83% | -3.82% | +14.16% | +13.89% | +2.90% | +28.93% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.90% | -2.23% | -6.40% | -1.31% | +8.84% | +5.89% | +4.01% | +4.40% | +2.48% | +1.66% | -2.39% | +0.32% | +19.79% |
| 2024 | -2.69% | +5.24% | +5.47% | -5.58% | +4.10% | -1.71% | +6.06% | -3.22% | +1.20% | -2.22% | +11.87% | -6.33% | +11.07% |
| 2023 | +6.87% | -1.29% | +0.36% | -1.70% | -0.02% | +7.28% | +1.53% | +0.33% | -4.26% | -3.22% | +4.77% | +7.03% | +18.16% |
| 2022 | -6.78% | -2.24% | -0.54% | -7.38% | -0.18% | -6.81% | +9.35% | -2.89% | -7.44% | +8.13% | +3.69% | -2.28% | -15.91% |
Drawdown analysis of GAST (Gabelli Automation ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the GAST was -23.65%, occurring on Sep 27, 2022. Recovery took 348 trading sessions.
The current GAST drawdown is -0.04%.
Since Jan 5, 2022 GAST has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23.65% | Jan 6, 2022 | 181 | Sep 27, 2022 | 348 | Feb 15, 2024 | 529 |
| -21.46% | Nov 25, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | 54 | Jun 26, 2025 | 144 |
| -10.83% | Jul 16, 2024 | 16 | Aug 7, 2024 | 64 | Nov 6, 2024 | 80 |
| -9.20% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 51 |
| -5.58% | Mar 28, 2024 | 22 | Apr 30, 2024 | 11 | May 15, 2024 | 33 |
| -4.95% | May 21, 2024 | 24 | Jun 26, 2024 | 12 | Jul 15, 2024 | 36 |
| -4.60% | Sep 22, 2025 | 14 | Oct 10, 2025 | 63 | Jan 12, 2026 | 77 |
| -4.49% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 6 |
| -3.76% | Jul 25, 2025 | 5 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.19% | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 6 | Jan 28, 2026 | 7 |
| -2.16% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 4 | Nov 21, 2024 | 8 |
| -2.05% | Apr 27, 2026 | 1 | Apr 28, 2026 | 4 | May 4, 2026 | 5 |
| -1.94% | Aug 13, 2025 | 5 | Aug 20, 2025 | 2 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.62% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 3 | Sep 5, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.55% | Jul 10, 2025 | 3 | Jul 15, 2025 | 2 | Jul 17, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.55% | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 | Feb 21, 2024 | 3 | Feb 26, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.34% | Sep 11, 2025 | 4 | Sep 17, 2025 | 3 | Sep 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.17% | Mar 21, 2024 | 2 | Mar 25, 2024 | 2 | Mar 27, 2024 | 4 |
| -1.09% | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 | Jul 7, 2025 | 3 | Jul 10, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.05% | Jan 12, 2026 | 2 | Jan 14, 2026 | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.86% | May 11, 2026 | 1 | May 12, 2026 | 2 | May 14, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.85% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.84% | Mar 4, 2024 | 1 | Mar 5, 2024 | 1 | Mar 6, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.67% | Sep 8, 2025 | 1 | Sep 9, 2025 | 1 | Sep 10, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.65% | May 26, 2026 | 1 | May 27, 2026 | 1 | May 28, 2026 | 2 |