UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
The Gabelli Growth Fund
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1434
2. The name of each series or class of securities for
which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed
for all series and classes of securities of the issuer,
check the box but do not list series or classes: [x]
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-4873
Securities Act File Number:
33-10583
4(a).Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is
filed:
December 31, 1997
4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late
(i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must
be paid on the registration fee due.
4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer
will be filing this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):
$ 1,010,732,405
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year:
$ 781,897,079
(iii)Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending
no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission:
$ 0
(iv) Total available redemption credits (add items
5(ii) and 5(iii):
$ 781,897,079
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than item
5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(I)]:
$ 228,835,326
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in
future years - if item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(I)]:
$ 0
(vii)Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9):
x .000295
(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due):
=$67,506.42
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by
deducting an amount of securities that were registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2
as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the
amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: 0 . If there is a number of shares or
other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for
which this form is filed that are available for use by
the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that
number here: 0 .
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more
than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal
year (see instruction D):
+$ 0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due
plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 67,506.42
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment
was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
March 27, 1998
Method of Delivery:
[x] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Bruce N. Alpert
Bruce N. Alpert
President and Treasurer
Date March 27, 1998
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer
below the signature.
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