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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 18 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 2026

Institutional positions in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
20
0 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
871.7K
+88.0K (+11.2%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$10.2M
−$115.5K (−1.1%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
1
6 more added
Sold out
1
7 more reduced

31 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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 held
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding ECF in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC285,041$3.34M0.40%+45,897+19.2%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC126,767$1.49M0.01%+49,990+65.1%Added
Vima LLC87,839$1.03M1.05%−393−0.4%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC76,389$895.3K0.05%+2,501+3.4%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.51,769$606.7K0.05%−520−1.0%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC41,527$486.7K0.16%−4,172−9.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC32,592$382.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC28,846$338.1K0.03%−2,059−6.7%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC27,854$332.9K0.00%−9,654−25.7%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC28,293$331.6K0.00%+4,747+20.2%Added
PMG Family Office LLC18,581$217.8K0.20%+52+0.3%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.16,754$196.0K0.00%−684−3.9%Reduced
Ceera Investments, LLC16,639$195.0K0.07%+2,920+21.3%Added
Old Port Advisors11,151$130.7K0.03%−816−6.8%Reduced
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.11,100$130.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
IFG Advisory, LLC4,053$47.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gilpin Wealth Management, LLC4,000$46.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.1,767$20.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp700$8.20K0.00%+700New
Parallel Advisors, LLC2$250.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc0$00.00%−555−100.0%Sold out
Saba Capital Management, L.P.––––Not filed
Sit Investment Associates Inc––––Not filed
Wells Fargo & Company––––Not filed
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Bulldog Investors, LLP––––Not filed
Pathstone Holdings, LLC––––Not filed
Guggenheim Capital LLC––––Not filed
Invesco Ltd.––––Not filed
Morgan Stanley––––Not filed
Baird Financial Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Ameriprise Financial Inc––––Not filed
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Raymond James Financial Inc––––Not filed
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Royal Bank of Canada––––Not filed
GWM Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Envestnet Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Colony Group, LLC––––Not filed
Private Advisor Group, LLC––––Not filed
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.––––Not filed
UBS Group AG––––Not filed
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Ruggaard & Associates LLC––––Not filed
Captrust Financial Advisors––––Not filed
Beckerman Institutional, LLC––––Not filed
Readystate Asset Management LP––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Clear Street Group Inc.––––Not filed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co––––Not filed
Basepoint Wealth LLC––––Not filed