Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd

ECF

Exchange: NYSE
SEC CIK: 0000793040

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In the last 90 days, Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd insiders filed 18 open-market purchases and 0 sales; 51 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $85.3M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesECF.PA

Key figures

Market capNo recent share count in SEC filings: –
Insider buysLast 90 days, $2.57M in total: 18
Insider sellsOpen market, last 90 days: 0
13F holdersQ2 2026, +4 vs. previous quarter: 51
13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026: $85.3M
Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026: 0

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Short interest

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From FINRA, settlement date Oct 15, 2026.

Short interest: 9.91K; Shares sold short
Change: +2.37K; +31.4% vs. previous
Days to cover: 1.00; At average daily volume

Superinvestors holding ECF, Q2 2026

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No superinvestor reported holding ECF at the end of Q2 2026.

Latest insider trades

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Open-market purchases and sales by Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd insiders from Form 4, newest first.

Insider trades
Filed (ET)	Trade date	Filing delay	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Avg price	Value	Holding change	Flags
Nov 6, 2026 (view filing)4:32 PM ET	Nov 5	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+7.75K	$11.34	+$87.9K	+0.4%1.82M after
Nov 2, 2026 (view filing)5:45 PM ET	Oct 30	3 days	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+11.6K	$11.77	+$136.1K	+0.6%1.81M after
Oct 30, 2026 (view filing)5:52 PM ET	Oct 29	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+5.97K	$11.87	+$70.9K	+0.3%1.80M after
Oct 29, 2026 (view filing)5:07 PM ET	Oct 28	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+1.05K	$11.75	+$12.3K	+0.1%1.80M after
Oct 28, 2026 (view filing)5:28 PM ET	Oct 27	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+400	$11.63	+$4.65K	0.0%1.80M after
Oct 27, 2026 (view filing)4:27 PM ET	Oct 26	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+2.62K	$11.43	+$29.9K	+0.1%1.80M after
Oct 22, 2026 (view filing)12:54 PM ET	Oct 21	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+2.60K	$11.58	+$30.1K	+0.1%1.79M after
Oct 21, 2026 (view filing)2:22 PM ET	Oct 20	1 day	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+1.83K	$11.39	+$20.8K	+0.1%1.79M after
Oct 20, 2026 (view filing)1:25 PM ET	Oct 16-19	4 days	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+33.4K	$11.56	+$386.3K	+1.9%1.79M after	2 lots
Oct 19, 2026 (view filing)5:39 PM ET	Oct 15	4 days	Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% Owner	PPurchase	+9.97K	$11.62	+$115.8K	+0.6%1.75M after

Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026

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The largest institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding ECF in Q2 2026
Institution	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change in shares	Action
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	1,604,273	$21.2M	0.65%	00.0%	Unchanged
Sit Investment Associates Inc	936,651	$12.4M	0.23%	+3,598+0.4%	Added
Wells Fargo & Company	931,846	$12.3M	0.00%	−15,793−1.7%	Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.	402,884	$5.32M	0.08%	−2,468−0.6%	Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC	239,144	$3.16M	0.39%	+30,943+14.9%	Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP	228,134	$3.01M	0.66%	−479−0.2%	Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	209,392	$2.77M	0.01%	−37,757−15.3%	Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC	193,775	$2.56M	0.02%	+27,261+16.4%	Added
Invesco Ltd.	191,598	$2.53M	0.00%	−41,535−17.8%	Reduced
Morgan Stanley	142,802	$1.89M	0.00%	−1,545−1.1%	Reduced

Holders of 5% or more of ECF

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Holders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd.

Largest holders of ECF from 13D and 13G filings
Holder	Latest form	Stake	Change	First filed	Latest filing	Filing
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	13D/A	13.48%1.82M shares	+1.19 ppfrom 12.29%	Jun 10, 202211 filings	Nov 6, 2026	SEC
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al	13D/A	9.10%125.0K shares	–	Jul 11, 20223 filings	Jul 1, 2025	SEC
Sit Investment Associates Inc	13G	5.60%772.0K shares	New	Jul 7, 20251 filing	Jul 7, 2025	SEC