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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd

ECF
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000793040

In the last 90 days, Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd insiders filed 4 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

13F holders, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Mar 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
54
0 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
6.11M
−78.5K (−1.3%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$55.6M
−$4.42M (−7.4%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
5
10 more added
Sold out
5
24 more reduced

Compare with Q4 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting ECF on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2025: 54 institutions
Q1 2021: 39 institutionsQ2 2021: 38 institutionsQ3 2021: 43 institutionsQ4 2021: 50 institutionsQ1 2022: 51 institutionsQ2 2022: 50 institutionsQ3 2022: 49 institutionsQ4 2022: 56 institutionsQ1 2023: 53 institutionsQ2 2023: 48 institutionsQ3 2023: 47 institutionsQ4 2023: 54 institutionsQ1 2024: 63 institutionsQ2 2024: 52 institutionsQ3 2024: 58 institutionsQ4 2024: 54 institutionsQ1 2025: 54 institutionsQ2 2025: 57 institutionsQ3 2025: 56 institutionsQ4 2025: 52 institutionsQ1 2026: 48 institutionsQ2 2026: 51 institutions
Value heldQ1 2025: $55.6M
Q1 2021: $59.7MQ2 2021: $65.2MQ3 2021: $57.5MQ4 2021: $50.6MQ1 2022: $45.2MQ2 2022: $36.3MQ3 2022: $31.6MQ4 2022: $30.7MQ1 2023: $31.6MQ2 2023: $36.0MQ3 2023: $38.7MQ4 2023: $41.0MQ1 2024: $45.5MQ2 2024: $46.9MQ3 2024: $53.1MQ4 2024: $60.0MQ1 2025: $55.6MQ2 2025: $65.9MQ3 2025: $75.8MQ4 2025: $75.0MQ1 2026: $70.0MQ2 2026: $85.3M
Institutions holding ECF and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202651$85.3M
Q1 202648$70.0M
Q4 202552$75.0M
Q3 202556$75.8M
Q2 202557$65.9M
Q1 202554$55.6M
Q4 202454$60.0M
Q3 202458$53.1M
Q2 202452$46.9M
Q1 202463$45.5M
Q4 202354$41.0M
Q3 202347$38.7M
Q2 202348$36.0M
Q1 202353$31.6M
Q4 202256$30.7M
Q3 202249$31.6M
Q2 202250$36.3M
Q1 202251$45.2M
Q4 202150$50.6M
Q3 202143$57.5M
Q2 202138$65.2M
Q1 202139$59.7M

Institutions, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding ECF in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,403,987$12.7M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company1,024,682$9.30M0.00%−8,432−0.8%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc475,568$4.32M0.10%+157,283+49.4%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP312,463$2.84M0.77%−1,963−0.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc287,175$2.61M0.00%−15,944−5.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley269,453$2.45M0.00%−14,408−5.1%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.261,766$2.38M0.04%−107,123−29.0%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC216,219$2.05M0.01%+27,176+14.4%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC217,121$1.97M0.00%−24,403−10.1%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC150,961$1.37M0.26%+12,653+9.1%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.143,680$1.30M0.00%−427−0.3%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC141,706$1.29M0.50%+35,255+33.1%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC141,422$1.28M0.01%−17,988−11.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.122,838$1.12M0.00%+24,994+25.5%Added
WNY Asset Management, LLC83,322$756.6K0.09%−46,849−36.0%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC81,490$739.9K0.01%+1,716+2.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc79,455$721.5K0.00%−11,436−12.6%Reduced
CNH Partners LLC71,637$650.5K0.02%−24,445−25.4%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC60,478$549.2K0.40%+817+1.4%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.56,370$511.8K0.07%−2,708−4.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC52,067$472.8K0.00%+67+0.1%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC47,071$427.4K0.01%+47,071New
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC42,285$383.9K0.00%−2,053−4.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada32,657$296.0K0.00%−30.0%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC32,006$290.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC29,939$271.8K0.04%+132+0.4%Added
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.23,785$216.0K0.03%+8,592+56.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors22,198$201.6K0.00%−3,089−12.2%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC21,831$198.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC20,194$183.0K0.00%−76−0.4%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.20,012$182.0K0.00%−1,375−6.4%Reduced
Old Port Advisors19,061$173.1K0.05%−651−3.3%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC18,772$170.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC16,989$154.3K0.00%−8,130−32.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.13,821$125.5K0.00%−1,479−9.7%Reduced
UBS Group AG13,547$123.0K0.00%−11,368−45.6%Reduced
Beckerman Institutional, LLC12,794$116.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Altfest L J & Co Inc11,636$105.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC11,536$104.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$100.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC11,057$100.4K0.00%−3,013−21.4%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers10,756$97.7K0.00%−350−3.2%Reduced
Elequin Capital LP2,991$27.2K0.01%+2,991New
Comerica Bank2,384$21.6K0.00%−45−1.9%Reduced
MAI Capital Management2,000$18.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.2,000$18.2K0.00%+2,000New
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.1,767$16.0K0.01%+1,767New
Ameriflex Group, Inc.1,317$12.0K0.00%+1,317New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC382$3.47K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC341$3.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC253$2.30K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp55$4990.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC15$1360.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$190.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−69,370−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−13,003−100.0%Sold out
Ceera Investments, LLC0$00.00%−10,219−100.0%Sold out
Glassman Wealth Services0$00.00%−1,541−100.0%Sold out
Bessemer Group Inc0$00.00%−461−100.0%Sold out