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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Sep 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
56
−1 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
6.53M
+106.4K (+1.7%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$75.8M
+$9.93M (+15.1%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
3
17 more added
Sold out
4
19 more reduced

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2025: 56 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 heldQ3 2025: $75.8M
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding ECF in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$250.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC15$1740.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank67$7770.00%−22−24.7%Reduced
Bank of America Corp93$1.08K0.00%−1,500−94.2%Reduced
Valley National Advisers Inc333$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC341$3.96K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC382$4.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.1,767$20.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management2,000$23.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.2,000$23.2K0.00%+2,000New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc3,014$35.0K0.00%+7+0.2%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC7,365$85.4K0.00%+98+1.3%Added
UBS Group AG10,141$117.6K0.00%−8,032−44.2%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC10,514$122.0K0.00%−354−3.3%Reduced
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$128.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning11,118$129.0K0.00%+11,118New
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC11,536$133.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Altfest L J & Co Inc11,636$135.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Beckerman Institutional, LLC12,794$148.4K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers12,807$148.6K0.00%+2,051+19.1%Added
Old Port Advisors15,082$174.9K0.04%−514−3.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.17,342$194.8K0.00%+1,986+12.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC18,257$211.8K0.00%−72−0.4%Reduced
PMG Family Office LLC18,286$212.1K0.24%+18,286New
Ruggaard & Associates LLC18,772$217.8K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.18,862$219.0K0.00%−557−2.9%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC19,393$225.0K0.00%+699+3.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors22,198$257.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.23,785$275.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC24,249$281.3K0.00%+120.0%Added
CNH Partners LLC24,981$289.8K0.01%−26,850−51.8%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC30,228$350.6K0.04%+133+0.4%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC32,006$371.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC39,807$461.8K0.00%−2,616−6.2%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada42,780$496.0K0.00%−5,069−10.6%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.55,884$648.3K0.07%+260.0%Added
WNY Asset Management, LLC58,519$678.8K0.07%−11,303−16.2%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC67,837$786.9K0.48%+1,157+1.7%Added
GWM Advisors LLC74,910$869.0K0.00%−497−0.7%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC78,042$931.8K0.00%−55,464−41.5%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc80,538$934.2K0.00%+996+1.3%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC81,490$945.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC99,201$1.15M0.39%−8,806−8.2%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC112,334$1.30M0.02%−24,193−17.7%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc141,388$1.64M0.00%−104,470−42.5%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC141,718$1.64M0.01%−6,793−4.6%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.146,144$1.70M0.00%+989+0.7%Added
Morgan Stanley166,147$1.93M0.00%−8,168−4.7%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC185,809$2.16M0.33%+24,777+15.4%Added
Invesco Ltd.198,189$2.30M0.00%+37,080+23.0%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.227,875$2.64M0.04%+57,520+33.8%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP312,463$3.62M0.84%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC390,077$4.52M0.02%+115,441+42.0%Added
Sit Investment Associates Inc888,713$10.3M0.21%+116,671+15.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company916,262$10.6M0.00%−4,079−0.4%Reduced
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,635,252$19.0M0.63%+8,031+0.5%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−20,315−100.0%Sold out
Ameriflex Group, Inc.0$00.00%−1,944−100.0%Sold out
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−772−100.0%Sold out
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−253−100.0%Sold out