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Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.54%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $1,797,049.76
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Insider Trading History Chart

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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $11.86
Price Change: ▲ Price Increase of +0.08 (0.68%)
As of 12/4/2025 04:57 PM ET

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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/7/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy33,764$12.15$410,232.601,680,620View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy11,604$12.28$142,497.121,646,856View SEC Filing Icon  
8/19/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy8,031$10.69$85,851.391,635,252View SEC Filing Icon  
5/19/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy856$9.60$8,217.601,627,221View SEC Filing Icon  
5/5/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy9,751$9.23$90,001.731,608,789View SEC Filing Icon  
4/30/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy22,447$9.01$202,247.471,598,038View SEC Filing Icon  
4/28/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy600$8.97$5,382.001,570,853View SEC Filing Icon  
4/21/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy3,400$8.58$29,172.001,570,253View SEC Filing Icon  
4/14/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy14,065$8.64$121,521.601,559,675View SEC Filing Icon  
4/8/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy11,276$8.37$94,380.121,545,610View SEC Filing Icon  
4/3/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy33,476$8.88$297,266.881,478,789View SEC Filing Icon  
4/1/2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy34,285$9.05$310,279.251,438,272View SEC Filing Icon  
9/27/2024Saba Capital Management, L.P.Major ShareholderBuy3,302$8.93$29,486.861,403,987View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2024John Chester BallTreasurerBuy31$8.16$252.9631View SEC Filing Icon  
1/23/2024James Andrew DinsmorePresidentBuy600$7.97$4,782.0010,907View SEC Filing Icon  
3/28/2023Anthonie C VanekrisDirectorSell691$7.95$5,493.452,309View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF)

35.88% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.141,388$1.64M0.0%-42.5%1.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC24,981$0.29M0.0%-51.8%0.183%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.80,538$0.93M0.0%+1.3%0.589%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Pathstone Holdings LLC390,077$4.53M0.0%+42.0%2.851%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Uhlmann Price Securities LLC67,837$0.79M0.5%+1.7%0.496%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.227,875$2.64M0.0%+33.8%1.665%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC78,042$0.93M0.0%-41.5%0.570%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC112,334$1.30M0.0%-17.7%0.821%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC99,201$1.15M0.4%-8.2%0.725%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC185,809$2.16M0.3%+15.4%1.358%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/4/2025Osaic Holdings Inc.15,356$0.16M0.0%+11.1%0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.245,858$2.52M0.0%-14.4%1.797%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC51,831$0.53M0.0%-27.6%0.379%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC75,407$0.77M0.0%+44.8%0.551%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Baird Financial Group Inc.145,155$1.49M0.0%+1.0%1.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Guggenheim Capital LLC148,511$1.52M0.0%+5.0%1.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Invesco Ltd.161,109$1.65M0.0%+31.2%1.177%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.170,355$1.75M0.0%-34.9%1.245%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC108,007$1.11M0.4%-23.8%0.789%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/4/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC136,527$1.40M0.0%+190.0%0.998%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/4/2025WNY Asset Management LLC69,822$0.72M0.1%-16.2%0.510%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2025Uhlmann Price Securities LLC66,680$0.68M0.5%+10.3%0.487%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/16/2025Old Port Advisors15,596$0.16M0.0%-18.2%0.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/14/2025AdvisorNet Financial Inc3,007$31K0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/10/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC133,506$1.37M0.0%-38.5%0.976%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025K2 Principal Fund L.P.23,785$0.22M0.0%+56.6%0.174%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC71,637$0.65M0.0%-25.4%0.524%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.261,766$2.38M0.0%-29.0%1.913%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025Elequin Capital LP2,991$27K0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025Sit Investment Associates Inc.475,568$4.32M0.1%+49.4%3.476%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025HighTower Advisors LLC11,057$100K0.0%-21.4%0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/12/2025Invesco Ltd.122,838$1.12M0.0%+25.5%0.898%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/12/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC47,071$0.43M0.0%N/A0.344%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC141,706$1.29M0.5%+33.1%1.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC150,961$1.37M0.3%+9.1%1.103%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2025WNY Asset Management LLC83,322$0.76M0.1%-36.0%0.609%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2025Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.20,012$0.18M0.0%-6.4%0.146%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/21/2025Institute for Wealth Management LLC.56,370$0.51M0.1%-4.6%0.412%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/16/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC217,121$1.97M0.0%-10.1%1.587%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/17/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC241,524$2.34M0.0%-8.6%1.757%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/21/2025WNY Asset Management LLC130,171$1.26M0.2%-16.6%0.947%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Waverly Advisors LLC44,338$0.43M0.0%N/A0.322%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025K2 Principal Fund L.P.15,193$0.15M0.0%N/A0.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bulldog Investors LLP314,426$3.05M0.8%+238.2%2.287%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Capstone Investment Advisors LLC79,774$0.77M0.0%+179.8%0.580%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.303,119$2.94M0.0%-14.1%2.205%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025AQR Arbitrage LLC96,082$0.93M0.0%-27.8%0.699%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC106,451$1.03M0.4%-4.3%0.774%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC52,000$0.50M0.0%-8.3%0.378%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Guggenheim Capital LLC159,410$1.55M0.0%+5.5%1.159%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.90,891$0.88M0.0%N/A0.661%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Invesco Ltd.97,844$0.95M0.0%-5.8%0.712%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Sit Investment Associates Inc.318,285$3.08M0.1%+161.5%2.315%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN1,033,114$10.01M0.0%-0.1%7.514%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC25,119$0.24M0.0%-13.3%0.183%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.368,889$3.58M0.1%+61.4%2.683%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025HighTower Advisors LLC14,070$0.14M0.0%-13.9%0.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC11,536$0.11M0.0%-21.1%0.084%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC138,308$1.34M0.3%+8.3%1.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.90,891$0.88M0.0%N/A0.661%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2025Private Advisor Group LLC21,831$0.21M0.0%-5.0%0.159%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/31/2025Sanctuary Advisors LLC69,370$0.70M0.0%+7.3%0.505%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/2/2025Old Port Advisors19,712$0.19M0.1%-5.2%0.143%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2024Sanctuary Advisors LLC64,655$0.63M0.0%+310.0%0.470%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC32,006$0.29M0.0%N/A0.233%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Capstone Investment Advisors LLC28,512$0.26M0.0%N/A0.207%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2024Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.18,139$0.16M0.0%-78.9%0.132%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC90,723$0.82M0.0%-73.8%0.660%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.228,497$2.05M0.0%-8.0%1.662%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2024Wolverine Asset Management LLC14,442$0.13M0.0%+16.4%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/1/2024Beckerman Institutional LLC12,668$0.11M0.1%N/A0.092%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2024Vima LLC98,755$0.89M1.8%-14.5%0.718%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2024Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC264,178$2.38M0.0%-6.8%1.921%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/5/2024Sanctuary Advisors LLC15,768$0.12M0.0%N/A0.115%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC346,675$2.86M0.1%+2.9%2.521%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Vima LLC115,545$0.95M2.1%+20.6%0.840%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC65,050$0.54M0.1%+39.7%0.473%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/3/20249258 Wealth Management LLC43,987$0.36M0.1%-6.3%0.320%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/3/2024Shaker Financial Services LLC111,018$0.92M0.4%+14.2%0.807%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/2/2024Wolverine Asset Management LLC12,406$0.10M0.0%-86.8%0.090%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/18/2024Old Port Advisors21,798$0.18M0.1%-24.3%0.159%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/16/2024Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC283,568$2.34M0.0%-10.6%2.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/26/2024Old Port Advisors28,779$0.23M0.1%-11.7%0.209%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/17/2024Vima LLC95,791$0.78M0.2%-16.2%0.697%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.281,333$2.28M0.0%-0.8%2.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC337,023$2.74M0.1%+104.6%2.451%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024RPO LLC35,664$0.29M0.4%N/A0.259%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024WNY Asset Management LLC167,797$1.36M0.2%-3.3%1.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Matisse Capital26,176$0.21M0.1%N/A0.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC46,560$0.38M0.1%+231.9%0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/18/2024Aviance Capital Partners LLC29,449$0.24M0.0%-5.9%0.214%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/16/2024Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC317,034$2.57M0.0%+1.9%2.306%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/5/2024Twin Focus Capital Partners LLC18,600$0.15M0.0%N/A0.135%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/4/2024Vima LLC114,377$0.92M2.1%N/A0.832%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/15/2024Bulldog Investors LLP76,934$0.62M0.2%+9.7%0.560%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC14,626$0.12M0.0%-36.0%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Wells Fargo & Company MN1,007,180$8.14M0.0%+8.6%7.325%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC164,745$1.33M0.1%+109.5%1.198%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Aviance Capital Partners LLC31,304$0.25M0.1%-78.5%0.228%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/20249258 Wealth Management LLC47,293$0.38M0.1%-13.8%0.344%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund logo
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Today's Range

Now: $11.86
Low: $11.81
High: $11.94

50 Day Range

MA: $11.95
Low: $11.27
High: $12.53

52 Week Range

Now: $11.86
Low: $8.15
High: $12.59

Volume

25,326 shs

Average Volume

38,828 shs

Market Capitalization

$162.28 million

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

7.30%

Beta

1.01

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund?

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's top insider investors include:
  1. Saba Capital Management, LP (Major Shareholder)
  2. James Andrew Dinsmore (President)
  3. John Chester Ball (Treasurer)
Learn More about top insider investors at Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund.

Who are the major institutional investors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund?

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's top institutional investors include:
  1. Pathstone Holdings LLC — 2.85%
  2. Advisors Asset Management Inc. — 1.67%
  3. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC — 1.36%
  4. Ameriprise Financial Inc. — 1.03%
  5. Wolverine Asset Management LLC — 0.82%
  6. Shaker Financial Services LLC — 0.72%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock?

During the previous quarter, ECF stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Ameriprise Financial Inc.
  2. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC
  3. AQR Arbitrage LLC
  4. Wolverine Asset Management LLC
  5. Shaker Financial Services LLC

Which institutional investors are buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock?

In the previous quarter, ECF stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. Pathstone Holdings LLC
  2. Advisors Asset Management Inc.
  3. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC
  4. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC
  5. Raymond James Financial Inc.
In the previous year, these company insiders have bought Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock:
  1. Saba Capital Management, LP (Major Shareholder)
  2. James Andrew Dinsmore (President)
  3. John Chester Ball (Treasurer)
Learn More investors buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock.