Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (3.4% of net assets as of June 30, 2016) (GOOG – $692.10 – NASDAQ, GOOGL – $703.53 – NASDAQ) is the parent company of Google, which is widely recognized as the world’s leading Internet search engine. Google’s stated mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google generates revenue by providing advertisers with the opportunity to deliver measurable, cost effective online advertising that is relevant to the information displayed on any given webpage. This makes the advertising useful to consumers as well as to the advertiser placing it. We believe this highly innovative and fast growing company is uniquely positioned to create new market opportunities while maintaining its lead in online search.
From the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund second quarter 2016 commentary.
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