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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 2026

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
48
−3 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
6.28M
−166.8K (−2.6%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$70.0M
−$4.97M (−6.6%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
3
18 more added
Sold out
6
13 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 48 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 2026: $70.0M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding ECF in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,604,273$17.9M0.57%−76,347−4.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company947,639$10.6M0.00%+1,235+0.1%Added
Sit Investment Associates Inc933,053$10.4M0.21%+501+0.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.405,352$4.52M0.08%+11,434+2.9%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC247,149$2.76M0.01%−30,753−11.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.233,133$2.60M0.00%+918+0.4%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP228,613$2.55M0.57%−39,223−14.6%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC208,201$2.32M0.33%+8,418+4.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC166,514$1.86M0.01%+2,185+1.3%Added
Morgan Stanley144,347$1.61M0.00%−10,432−6.7%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.135,153$1.51M0.00%−9,727−6.7%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc102,042$1.14M0.00%−5,774−5.4%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC81,490$908.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Inc81,328$906.8K0.00%−41−0.1%Reduced
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC68,777$766.9K0.04%−994−1.4%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC68,718$766.2K0.05%+1,000+1.5%Added
GWM Advisors LLC64,650$720.9K0.00%−4,337−6.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada55,309$617.0K0.00%+7,955+16.8%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.52,756$588.2K0.06%−1,101−2.0%Reduced
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC42,499$473.9K0.00%+1,300+3.2%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC39,594$443.1K0.00%−22,553−36.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC32,592$363.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colony Group, LLC32,006$356.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC30,754$342.9K0.04%+174+0.6%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC27,015$301.2K0.00%+1,916+7.6%Added
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.24,619$274.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC23,435$261.3K0.00%+127+0.5%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC23,431$261.3K0.09%−6,216−21.0%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors22,198$247.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ruggaard & Associates LLC18,772$209.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.18,458$205.8K0.00%+2,139+13.1%Added
PMG Family Office LLC18,359$204.7K0.23%+73+0.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.17,470$195.0K0.00%+768+4.6%Added
Beckerman Institutional, LLC12,794$142.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Old Port Advisors12,416$138.4K0.03%−1,911−13.3%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,097$134.9K0.00%+1,470+13.8%Added
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$123.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc10,084$112.4K0.00%+10,084New
Gilpin Wealth Management, LLC4,000$44.6K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC3,859$43.0K0.00%+3,859New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc3,041$33.9K0.00%+9+0.3%Added
MAI Capital Management2,000$22.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.2,000$22.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,081$12.0K0.01%+19+1.8%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP455$4.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC352$3.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC250$2.79K0.00%+250New
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$240.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers0$00.00%−11,012−100.0%Sold out
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.0$00.00%−1,767−100.0%Sold out
Valley National Advisers Inc0$00.00%−333−100.0%Sold out
Sound Income Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−62−100.0%Sold out
Bank of America Corp0$00.00%−57−100.0%Sold out
GAMMA Investing LLC0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed