ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FD ECF
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 289074106
- HeadquartersMorristown, NJ
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ≈ $10.25.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | 58 |
| Q1 2023 | 54 |
| Q2 2023 | 49 |
| Q3 2023 | 48 |
| Q4 2023 | 55 |
| Q1 2024 | 64 |
| Q2 2024 | 53 |
| Q3 2024 | 59 |
| Q4 2024 | 55 |
| Q1 2025 | 55 |
| Q2 2025 | 58 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 19 | 24 |
| Q4 2023 | 23 | 21 |
| Q1 2024 | 29 | 22 |
| Q2 2024 | 18 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | 24 | 21 |
| Q4 2024 | 23 | 26 |
| Q1 2025 | 15 | 29 |
| Q2 2025 | 24 | 16 |
Biggest buyers
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +296.5k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Added | +223.2k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +89.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +63.0k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Added | +58.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +38.3k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC | Added | +23.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | +20.3k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +10.1k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | Added | +7.1k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -104.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -95.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -91.4k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -83.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -41.3k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Reduced | -33.7k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Reduced | -19.8k |
| WNY Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -13.5k |
| Old Port Advisors | Reduced | -3.5k |
| Elequin Capital, LP | Sold out | -3.0k |
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.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
+1.0 pts · filed 2025-11-10
Stated purposeNot Applicable. Full filing |
12.3% |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 13D · may seek influence filed 2025-07-01 | 9.1% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 13G · institution -0.1 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 6.8% |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-07 | 5.6% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | $5.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $8.2k856 shares |
| 2025-05-06 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $161.5k17.6k shares |
| 2025-05-05 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $90.0k9.8k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $9.1k1.0k shares |
| 2025-04-30 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $202.2k22.4k shares |
| 2025-04-29 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $42.8k4.7k shares |
| 2025-04-28 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $5.4k600 shares |
| 2025-04-21 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $29.2k3.4k shares |
| 2025-04-15 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $62.8k7.2k shares |
| 2025-04-14 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $121.5k14.1k shares |
| 2025-04-08 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $94.4k11.3k shares |
| 2025-04-04 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $477.1k55.5k shares |
| 2025-04-03 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $297.3k33.5k shares |
| 2025-04-02 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $63.7k7.0k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $310.3k34.3k shares |
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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.7m | Added +223.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 920.3k $9.4m | Reduced -104.3k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 772.0k $7.9m | Added +296.5k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.81% of their portfolio | 312.5k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.6k $2.8m | Added +58.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.9k $2.5m | Reduced -41.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.3k $1.8m | Reduced -95.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.4k $1.7m | Reduced -91.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $1.7m | Added +38.3k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 161.0k $1.7m | Added +10.1k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.5k $1.5m | Added +7.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.2k $1.5m | Added +1.5k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 136.5k $1.4m | Added +89.5k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $1.4m | Reduced -83.6k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 108.0k $1.1m | Reduced -33.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $980.0k | Added +63.0k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.5k $835.3k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.5k $815.3k | Added +87 |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.4k $772.9k | Added +23.3k |
| WNY Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 69.8k $715.7k | Reduced -13.5k |
| UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 66.7k $683.5k | Added +6.2k |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 55.9k $572.5k | Reduced -512 |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.8k $531.3k | Reduced -19.8k |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $434.8k | Added +138 |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.0k $328.1k | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.1k $308.5k | Added +156 |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $248.4k | Added +2.4k |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.8k $243.8k | Unchanged |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $227.5k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $208.2k | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $199.0k | Reduced -593 |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.8k $192.4k | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.7k $192.0k | Reduced -1.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $187.9k | Added +1.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $186.3k | Added +4.6k |
| Old Port Advisors 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.6k $159.9k | Reduced -3.5k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $157.4k | Added +1.5k |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 12.8k $131.0k | Unchanged |
| ALTFEST L J & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.6k $119.3k | Unchanged |
| Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.5k $118.2k | Unchanged |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.1k $113.8k | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $111.4k | Reduced -189 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $110.2k | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $74.5k | First filing |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $30.8k | New |
| MAI Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $20.5k | Unchanged |
| AMERIFLEX GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9k $19.8k | Added +627 |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8k $18.1k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $16.3k | Added +1.5k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 772 $7.9k | New |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382 $3.9k | Unchanged |
| Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 341 $3.5k | Unchanged |
| VALLEY NATIONAL ADVISERS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 333 $3.0k | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 253 $2.6k | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 89 $911 | Reduced -2.3k |
| GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15 $154 | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2 $22 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |