About GASFX
The Hennessy Gas Utility Fund Investor Class is a mutual fund that seeks to provide both income and capital appreciation by investing in companies primarily engaged in the distribution and transmission of natural gas. The fund’s portfolio consists mainly of publicly traded members of the American Gas Association (AGA), tracking the AGA Stock Index, which includes natural gas distribution, gas pipeline, diversified gas, and combination gas and electric companies. By employing an index-based methodology, the fund invests in each constituent company in proportion to its index weight, with no single holding exceeding 5% of the portfolio. This approach aims for a high correlation with the index’s performance, maintaining a fully invested and regularly rebalanced portfolio. The Hennessy Gas Utility Fund plays a specialized role in the financial markets by providing targeted exposure to the utilities and energy sectors—particularly the natural gas industry—which can offer diversification benefits and defensive characteristics within broader investment portfolios. The fund’s assets are primarily allocated across multi-utilities, oil and gas storage and transportation, electric utilities, and gas utilities, reflecting its focus on companies positioned to benefit from long-term trends in energy consumption and infrastructure development.
Fund Family Hennessy
Category Utilities
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GASFX
Share Class Investor Class
Index Index is not available on Lipper Database
GASFX had a total return of 12.19% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 9.13%.
