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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Dec 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
52
−3 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
6.44M
−31.2K (−0.5%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$75.0M
−$172.1K (−0.2%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
6
18 more added
Sold out
9
16 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 52 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 heldQ4 2025: $75.0M
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding ECF in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,680,620$19.5M0.66%+45,368+2.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company946,404$11.0M0.00%+30,142+3.3%Added
Sit Investment Associates Inc932,552$10.8M0.21%+43,839+4.9%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.393,918$4.58M0.08%+166,043+72.9%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC277,902$3.23M0.01%−112,175−28.8%Reduced
Bulldog Investors, LLP267,836$3.11M0.69%−44,627−14.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.232,215$2.70M0.00%+34,026+17.2%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC199,783$2.32M0.34%+13,974+7.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC164,329$1.91M0.01%+22,611+16.0%Added
Morgan Stanley154,779$1.80M0.00%−11,368−6.8%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.144,880$1.68M0.00%−1,264−0.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc107,816$1.25M0.00%−33,572−23.7%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC81,490$947.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Inc81,369$946.3K0.00%+831+1.0%Added
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC69,771$811.4K0.05%+69,771New
GWM Advisors LLC68,987$802.3K0.00%−5,923−7.9%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC67,718$787.6K0.47%−119−0.2%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC62,147$740.2K0.00%−15,895−20.4%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.53,857$626.4K0.07%−2,027−3.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada47,354$550.0K0.00%+4,574+10.7%Added
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC41,199$479.1K0.00%+1,392+3.5%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC32,592$379.0K0.00%+13,199+68.1%Added
Colony Group, LLC32,006$372.2K0.00%+32,006New
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC30,580$355.6K0.04%+352+1.2%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC29,647$344.8K0.11%−69,554−70.1%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC25,099$291.9K0.00%+850+3.5%Added
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.24,619$286.3K0.03%+834+3.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC23,308$271.1K0.00%+5,051+27.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors22,198$258.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ruggaard & Associates LLC18,772$218.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
PMG Family Office LLC18,286$212.7K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.16,702$194.0K0.00%−2,160−11.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.16,319$189.8K0.00%−1,023−5.9%Reduced
Old Port Advisors14,327$166.6K0.04%−755−5.0%Reduced
Beckerman Institutional, LLC12,794$148.8K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$129.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers11,012$128.1K0.00%−1,795−14.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG10,627$123.6K0.00%+486+4.8%Added
Gilpin Wealth Management, LLC4,000$46.5K0.04%+4,000New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc3,032$35.3K0.00%+18+0.6%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,052$23.9K0.00%−5,313−72.1%Reduced
MAI Capital Management2,000$23.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.2,000$23.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.1,767$20.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,062$12.4K0.01%+1,062New
Jones Financial Companies LLLP455$5.29K0.00%+455New
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC352$4.09K0.00%+11+3.2%Added
Valley National Advisers Inc333$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC62$7710.00%+62New
Bank of America Corp57$6630.00%−36−38.7%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC15$1740.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$250.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−112,334−100.0%Sold out
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC0$00.00%−32,006−100.0%Sold out
CNH Partners LLC0$00.00%−24,981−100.0%Sold out
Altfest L J & Co Inc0$00.00%−11,636−100.0%Sold out
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC0$00.00%−11,536−100.0%Sold out
Creative Planning0$00.00%−11,118−100.0%Sold out
HighTower Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−10,514−100.0%Sold out
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC0$00.00%−382−100.0%Sold out
Comerica Bank0$00.00%−67−100.0%Sold out
WNY Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed