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ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FD ECF

COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 289074106

64 institutional holders +9 vs Q4 2023
6,072,6746.1m shares reported held*
$49.4mreported value*
11 new 18 added 20 reduced 2 sold out net bought ≈ $6.4m (+785.7k shares)

* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.13.

Trends to Q1 2024

Institutional holders

Managers reporting a position, each quarter

0255075Q3 22: 51Q4 22: 58Q1 23: 54Q2 23: 49Q3 23: 48Q4 23: 55Q1 24: 6464Q3 22Q1 23Q3 23Q1 24
Numbers
QuarterHolders
Q3 202251
Q4 202258
Q1 202354
Q2 202349
Q3 202348
Q4 202355
Q1 202464

Buyers vs sellers

Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out

Bought or addedCut or sold out
40040Q4 22: 32 bought or addedQ4 22: 25 cut or sold outQ4 22Q1 23: 25 bought or addedQ1 23: 29 cut or sold outQ1 23Q2 23: 25 bought or addedQ2 23: 20 cut or sold outQ2 23Q3 23: 19 bought or addedQ3 23: 24 cut or sold outQ3 23Q4 23: 23 bought or addedQ4 23: 21 cut or sold outQ4 23Q1 24: 29 bought or addedQ1 24: 22 cut or sold outQ1 24
Numbers
QuarterBought or addedCut or sold out
Q4 20223225
Q1 20232529
Q2 20232520
Q3 20231924
Q4 20232321
Q1 20242922

Biggest buyers

MORGAN STANLEY Added +278,064+278.1k
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC Added +172,278+172.3k
Shaker Financial Services, LLC New +97,238+97.2k
Logan Stone Capital, LLC New +52,036+52.0k
LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Added +45,596+45.6k
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Added +41,613+41.6k
AQR Arbitrage LLC Added +40,190+40.2k
RPO LLC New +35,664+35.7k
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC Added +32,531+32.5k
Saba Capital Management, L.P. Added +27,107+27.1k

Biggest sellers

Invesco Ltd. Reduced -40,761-40.8k
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS Reduced -26,966-27.0k
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC Reduced -26,069-26.1k
Emergent Wealth Advisors, LLC Sold out -25,325-25.3k
VIMA LLC Reduced -18,586-18.6k
NewEdge Advisors, LLC Reduced -6,628-6.6k
WNY Asset Management, LLC Reduced -5,731-5.7k
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Reduced -5,040-5.0k
Old Port Advisors Reduced -3,817-3.8k
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Reduced -3,522-3.5k

Major shareholders (over 5%)

Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.

HolderStakeChangeShares Last filed
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 13D · may seek influence +1.0 pts · filed 2025-11-10
Stated purposeNot Applicable. Full filing
12.3% +1.0 pts 1.7m≈ $22.2m 2025-11-10
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 13D · may seek influence filed 2025-07-01 9.1% 125.0k 2025-07-01
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 13G · institution -0.1 pts · filed 2026-07-28 6.8% -0.1 pts 931.8k≈ $12.3m 2026-07-28
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-07 5.6% new 772.0k≈ $10.2m 2025-07-07

Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024

Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.

Officers and directors buying vs selling

Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)

BuyingSelling
202Q2 22: 0 buyingQ2 22: 0 sellingQ3 22: 2 buyingQ3 22: 0 sellingQ3 22Q4 22: 0 buyingQ4 22: 0 sellingQ1 23: 0 buyingQ1 23: 1 sellingQ1 23Q2 23: 0 buyingQ2 23: 0 sellingQ3 23: 0 buyingQ3 23: 0 sellingQ3 23Q4 23: 0 buyingQ4 23: 0 sellingQ1 24: 2 buyingQ1 24: 0 sellingQ1 24
Numbers
QuarterBuyingBoughtSellingSoldSold under a plan
Q2 20220—0——
Q3 20222$7.9m0——
Q4 20220—0——
Q1 20230—1$5.5k—
Q2 20230—0——
Q3 20230—0——
Q4 20230—0——
Q1 20242$5.0k0——
DateInsiderTradeSharesPrice ValueTheir holding
2024-02-22 Ball John Chester Treasurer Bought 31 $8.16 $25331 shares new
2024-01-23 Dinsmore James Andrew President Bought 600 $7.97 $4.8k600 shares +6%

Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).

Holders, Q1 2024

#ManagerLocationShares Value% of their portfolioChangeShares change
1 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1,048,7931.0m $8.5m $8.5m 0.00% Added +41.6k +41,613
2 MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 719,058719.1k $5.8m $5.8m 0.00% Added +278.1k +278,064
3 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 662,416662.4k $5.4m $5.4m 0.12% Added +27.1k +27,107
4 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio MINNEAPOLIS, MN 372,281372.3k $3.0m $3.0m 0.00% Added +21.4k +21,405
5 Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio ASHEVILLE, NC 337,023337.0k $2.7m $2.7m 0.11% Added +172.3k +172,278
6 WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio PLYMOUTH, MN 317,034317.0k $2.6m $2.6m 0.01% Added +5.8k +5,813
7 Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio Monument, CO 281,333281.3k $2.3m $2.3m 0.04% Reduced -2.3k -2,304
8 GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 237,353237.4k $1.9m $1.9m 0.01% Reduced -26.1k -26,069
9 WNY Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio Williamsville, NY 167,797167.8k $1.4m $1.4m 0.21% Reduced -5.7k -5,731
10 AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.04% of their portfolio Greenwich, CT 141,194141.2k $1.1m $1.1m 0.04% Added +40.2k +40,190
11 Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio MILWAUKEE, WI 140,115140.1k $1.1m $1.1m 0.00% Added +10.6k +10,612
12 FourThought Financial Partners, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio VENICE, FL 116,141116.1k $943.1k $943.1k 0.11% Added +1.9k +1,910
13 Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio ATLANTA, GA 99,18699.2k $805.4k $805.4k 0.00% Reduced -40.8k -40,761
14 Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio Arlington, VA 97,23897.2k $789.6k $789.6k 0.31% New
15 VIMA LLC 0.90% of their portfolio TROY, MI 95,79195.8k $776.9k $776.9k 0.90% Reduced -18.6k -18,586
16 WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 93,85093.8k $762.1k $762.1k 0.01% Added +5.9k +5,931
17 Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio ENGLEWOOD, NJ 92,75892.8k $753.2k $753.2k 0.00% Reduced -826 -826
18 LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio Englewood, NJ 84,69384.7k $687.7k $687.7k 0.06% Added +45.6k +45,596
19 Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.21% of their portfolio SADDLE BROOK, NJ 77,73477.7k $631.2k $631.2k 0.21% Added +800 +800
20 NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio NEW ORLEANS, LA 64,23764.2k $521.6k $521.6k 0.00% Reduced -6.6k -6,628
21 Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio ST. PETERSBURG, FL 61,82461.8k $502.0k $502.0k 0.00% Reduced -1.1k -1,052
22 Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.06% of their portfolio DENVER, CO 60,68560.7k $492.8k $492.8k 0.06% Reduced -17 -17
23 Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 52,03652.0k $422.5k $422.5k 0.09% New
24 9258 Wealth Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio BLUE ASH, OH 46,96547.0k $381.4k $381.4k 0.06% Reduced -328 -328
25 BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio BLUE BELL, PA 46,56046.6k $378.1k $378.1k 0.08% Added +32.5k +32,531
26 RPO LLC 0.43% of their portfolio Stamford, CT 35,66435.7k $289.6k $289.6k 0.43% New
27 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio TORONTO, A6 32,27332.3k $262.0k $262.0k 0.00% Reduced -5.0k -5,040
28 Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio NORTHBROOK, IL 32,00632.0k $253.2k $253.2k 0.02% Unchanged
29 UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio ZURICH, V8 31,97832.0k $259.7k $259.7k 0.00% Reduced -2.7k -2,740
30 RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio ST PETERSBURG, FL 31,19931.2k $253.3k $253.3k 0.00% Reduced -2.1k -2,109
31 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio SCOTTSDALE, AZ 29,58629.6k $240.2k $240.2k 0.00% Reduced -1.6k -1,625
32 Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio NAPLES, FL 29,44929.4k $239.1k $239.1k 0.04% Reduced -1.9k -1,855
33 Old Port Advisors 0.07% of their portfolio PORTLAND, ME 28,77928.8k $233.7k $233.7k 0.07% Reduced -3.8k -3,817
34 Matisse Capital 0.10% of their portfolio PORTLAND, OR 26,17626.2k $212.5k $212.5k 0.10% New
35 CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio RALEIGH, NC 25,28725.3k $205.3k $205.3k 0.00% Reduced -27.0k -26,966
36 Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio FAIRFIELD, IA 22,81222.8k $185.0k $185.0k 0.00% Reduced -3.5k -3,522
37 Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio WESTWOOD, NJ 22,29422.3k $181.0k $181.0k 0.00% New
38 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio WALTHAM, MA 22,14122.1k $180.0k $180.0k 0.00% Reduced -1.3k -1,338
39 Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio MORRISTOWN, NJ 21,52421.5k $174.8k $174.8k 0.00% Unchanged
40 Ruggaard & Associates LLC 0.07% of their portfolio HUDSON, OH 18,77218.8k $152.4k $152.4k 0.07% Unchanged
41 TWIN FOCUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio Boston, MA 18,60018.6k $151.0k $151.0k 0.03% Unchanged
42 LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio FORT MILL, SC 16,85116.9k $136.8k $136.8k 0.00% Added +1.6k +1,555
43 HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio CHICAGO, IL 16,09116.1k $124.0k $124.0k 0.00% New
44 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio Pittsburgh, PA 15,02215.0k $122.0k $122.0k 0.00% Added +3.0k +3,022
45 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio RALEIGH, NC 14,62614.6k $118.8k $118.8k 0.04% Unchanged
46 ALTFEST L J & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 11,63611.6k $94.0k $94.0k 0.01% Unchanged
47 Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio SCHAUMBURG, IL 11,35511.4k $92.2k $92.2k 0.00% Added +486 +486
48 MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio LAFAYETTE, CA 11,10011.1k $90.1k $90.1k 0.03% Unchanged
49 STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio ST. LOUIS, MO 10,70010.7k $86.9k $86.9k 0.00% New
50 CEERA INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio BELLAIRE, TX 10,21910.2k $83.0k $83.0k 0.04% New
51 HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.00% of their portfolio COLUMBUS, OH 9,9009.9k $80.4k $80.4k 0.00% Unchanged
52 CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio SOUTHFIELD, MI 4,7154.7k $38.3k $38.3k 0.00% New
53 COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio DALLAS, TX 3,7963.8k $30.8k $30.8k 0.00% Added +55 +55
54 Avior Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio OMAHA, NE 2,1902.2k $17.8k $17.8k 0.00% Added +35 +35
55 BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio WOODBRIDGE, NJ 417417 $3.0k $3.0k 0.00% New
56 GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio CENTENNIAL, CO 377377 $3.1k $3.1k 0.00% Unchanged
57 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio CHARLOTTE, NC 336336 $2.7k $2.7k 0.00% Unchanged
58 PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio DES MOINES, IA 330330 $2.7k $2.7k 0.00% Unchanged
59 US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio MINNEAPOLIS, MN 125125 $1.0k $1.0k 0.00% Reduced -75 -75
60 IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio TAMPA, FL 8686 $698 $698 0.00% Unchanged
61 FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio NEW YORK, NY 5050 $405 $405 0.00% Unchanged
62 GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio FOSTER CITY, CA 1515 $122 $122 0.00% New
63 Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio SAN FRANCISCO, CA 22 $17 $17 0.00% Unchanged
64 CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio BIRMINGHAM, AL 00 $0 $0 0.00% Unchanged