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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 $85.5M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesECF.PA

13F holders, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Jun 30, 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
57
+3 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
6.43M
+317.0K (+5.2%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$65.9M
+$10.3M (+18.6%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
5
20 more added
Sold out
2
14 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 holdersQ2 2025: 57 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 heldQ2 2025: $66.4M
Q1 2021: $59.7MQ2 2021: $65.2MQ3 2021: $57.5MQ4 2021: $50.6MQ1 2022: $45.2MQ2 2022: $36.3MQ3 2022: $31.6MQ4 2022: $30.8MQ1 2023: $31.9MQ2 2023: $36.0MQ3 2023: $38.7MQ4 2023: $42.8MQ1 2024: $49.4MQ2 2024: $46.9MQ3 2024: $53.1MQ4 2024: $60.0MQ1 2025: $55.6MQ2 2025: $66.4MQ3 2025: $75.8MQ4 2025: $75.0MQ1 2026: $70.0MQ2 2026: $85.5M
Institutions holding ECF and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202651$85.5M
Q1 202648$70.0M
Q4 202552$75.0M
Q3 202556$75.8M
Q2 202557$66.4M
Q1 202554$55.6M
Q4 202454$60.0M
Q3 202458$53.1M
Q2 202452$46.9M
Q1 202463$49.4M
Q4 202354$42.8M
Q3 202347$38.7M
Q2 202348$36.0M
Q1 202353$31.9M
Q4 202256$30.8M
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding ECF in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,627,221$16.7M0.45%+223,234+15.9%Added
Wells Fargo & Company920,341$9.43M0.00%−104,341−10.2%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc772,042$7.91M0.17%+296,474+62.3%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP312,463$3.20M0.81%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC274,636$2.82M0.01%+58,417+27.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc245,858$2.52M0.00%−41,317−14.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley174,315$1.79M0.00%−95,138−35.3%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.170,355$1.75M0.03%−91,411−34.9%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.161,109$1.65M0.00%+38,271+31.2%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC161,032$1.65M0.28%+10,071+6.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC148,511$1.52M0.01%+7,089+5.0%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.145,155$1.49M0.00%+1,475+1.0%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC136,527$1.40M0.02%+89,456+190.0%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC133,506$1.37M0.00%−83,615−38.5%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC108,007$1.11M0.40%−33,699−23.8%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC81,490$835.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Inc79,542$815.3K0.00%+87+0.1%Added
GWM Advisors LLC75,407$772.9K0.00%+23,340+44.8%Added
WNY Asset Management, LLC69,822$715.7K0.08%−13,500−16.2%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC66,680$683.5K0.49%+6,202+10.3%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.55,858$572.5K0.06%−512−0.9%Reduced
CNH Partners LLC51,831$531.3K0.01%−19,806−27.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada47,849$490.0K0.00%+15,192+46.5%Added
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC42,423$434.8K0.00%+138+0.3%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC32,006$328.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC30,095$308.5K0.04%+156+0.5%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC24,237$248.4K0.00%+2,406+11.0%Added
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.23,785$243.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors22,198$227.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP20,315$208.2K0.00%+20,315New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.19,419$199.0K0.00%−593−3.0%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC18,772$192.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC18,694$192.0K0.00%−1,500−7.4%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC18,329$187.9K0.00%+1,340+7.9%Added
UBS Group AG18,173$186.3K0.00%+4,626+34.1%Added
Old Port Advisors15,596$159.9K0.04%−3,465−18.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.15,356$157.4K0.00%+1,535+11.1%Added
Beckerman Institutional, LLC12,794$131.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Altfest L J & Co Inc11,636$119.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC11,536$118.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$113.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC10,868$111.4K0.00%−189−1.7%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers10,756$110.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC7,267$74.5K0.00%+7,267New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc3,007$30.8K0.00%+3,007New
MAI Capital Management2,000$20.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriflex Group, Inc.1,944$19.8K0.01%+627+47.6%Added
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.1,767$18.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp1,593$16.3K0.00%+1,538+2,796.4%Added
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC772$7.91K0.00%+772New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC382$3.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC341$3.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Valley National Advisers Inc333$3.00K0.00%+333New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC253$2.59K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank89$9110.00%−2,295−96.3%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC15$1540.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$220.00%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−2,991−100.0%Sold out
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out