ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD - Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ECF) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
Symbol
ECF on NYSE
Shares outstanding
13,520,057
Price per share
$12.13
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
3,770,922
Total reported value
$43,872,561
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-104,658
Value change
-$1,217,113
Number of holders
32
Price from insider filings
$12.13
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD - Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ECF) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 12% +9.5% $19,495,192 +$1,696,918 1,680,620 +9.5% Saba Capital Management, L.P. 07 Nov 2025
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7% +4.3% $11,006,679 +$350,551 946,404 +3.3% Wells Fargo & Company 31 Dec 2025
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 5.6% $7,674,097 772,042 Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 30 Jun 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 32 institutional investors reported holding 3,770,922 shares of ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD - Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ECF). This represents 28% of the company’s total 13,520,057 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD - Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ECF) together control 28% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 7% 946,404 +3.3% 0% $11,006,682
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 6.9% 932,552 +4.9% 0.22% $10,846,000
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 2.9% 393,918 +73% 0.08% $4,581,266
Pathstone Holdings, LLC 2.1% 277,902 -29% 0.01% $3,231,995
Bulldog Investors, LLP 2% 267,836 -14% 0.69% $3,114,933
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.5% 199,783 +7.5% 0.34% $2,323,480
MORGAN STANLEY 1.1% 154,779 -6.8% 0% $1,800,084
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.1% 144,880 -0.86% 0% $1,684,954
UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC 0.5% 67,718 -0.18% 0.47% $787,551
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.46% 62,147 -20% 0% $740,170
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.4% 53,857 -3.6% 0.07% $626,352
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.24% 32,592 +68% 0% $379,040
Focus Partners Wealth 0.24% 32,006 0% $372,230
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.23% 30,580 +1.2% 0.04% $355,640
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.22% 29,647 -70% 0.11% $344,795
K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. 0.18% 24,619 +3.5% 0.05% $286,319
LPL Financial LLC 0.17% 23,308 +28% 0% $271,073
PMG Family Office LLC 0.14% 18,286 0% 0.25% $212,666
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.12% 16,702 -11% 0% $194,000
Old Port Advisors 0.11% 14,327 -5% 0.04% $166,621
Beckerman Institutional, LLC 0.09% 12,794 0% 0.08% $148,794
MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.08% 11,100 0% 0.03% $129,093
UBS Group AG 0.08% 10,627 +4.8% 0% $123,592
GILPIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% 4,000 0% 0.04% $46,520
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc 0.02% 3,032 +0.6% 0% $35,264

Institutional Holders of ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD - Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (ECF) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 3,770,922 $43,872,561 -$1,217,113 $11.63 32
2025 Q3 6,533,504 $75,807,945 +$1,034,518 $11.60 55
2025 Q2 6,427,069 $65,881,560 +$3,250,938 $10.25 56
2025 Q1 6,110,072 $55,563,977 -$86,682 $9.08 53
2024 Q4 6,220,526 $60,297,762 +$4,227,705 $9.69 54
2024 Q3 5,908,210 $53,148,995 +$1,346,155 $8.99 58
2024 Q2 5,694,183 $46,898,191 +$659,604 $8.24 52
2024 Q1 5,603,202 $45,475,672 +$4,280,370 $8.12 63
2023 Q4 5,075,302 $41,003,090 +$591,372 $8.08 54
2023 Q3 4,809,395 $38,715,674 +$4,675,487 $8.05 47
2023 Q2 4,181,663 $35,957,582 +$2,947,406 $8.60 48
2023 Q1 3,904,509 $31,648,555 +$464,223 $8.11 53
2022 Q4 3,870,747 $30,886,608 -$470,635 $7.98 55
2022 Q3 3,937,142 $31,571,000 -$2,643,053 $8.01 47
2022 Q2 4,257,218 $36,335,000 -$2,479,567 $8.52 49
2022 Q1 4,691,109 $49,676,000 +$6,047,673 $10.59 50
2021 Q4 4,095,201 $50,555,000 -$2,445,073 $12.36 48
2021 Q3 4,306,311 $57,531,000 -$1,589,846 $13.36 42
2021 Q2 4,423,935 $65,149,000 +$133,285 $14.72 37
2021 Q1 4,416,801 $59,717,000 -$5,319,236 $13.52 38
2020 Q4 4,716,813 $65,420,779 +$666,136 $13.87 37
2020 Q3 4,664,776 $53,850,005 -$2,017,852 $11.55 34
2020 Q2 4,839,559 $55,613,000 -$1,771,897 $11.49 33
2020 Q1 5,076,368 $43,698,000 -$1,181,592 $8.58 41
2019 Q4 5,196,350 $61,112,000 +$1,017,908 $11.76 37
2019 Q3 5,076,699 $53,257,638 +$202,481 $10.49 38
2019 Q2 5,060,582 $51,930,000 +$1,436,107 $10.26 40
2019 Q1 4,922,212 $47,253,000 +$3,069,682 $9.60 37
2018 Q4 4,627,729 $39,759,000 +$1,338,551 $8.59 38
2018 Q3 4,331,678 $44,664,000 +$323,266 $10.31 33
2018 Q2 4,332,368 $40,893,000 +$942,101 $9.44 36
2018 Q1 4,218,536 $38,562,000 -$1,231,867 $9.15 31
2017 Q4 4,347,662 $40,905,000 -$849,640 $9.41 32
2017 Q3 4,398,189 $40,730,000 +$1,412,975 $9.26 32
2017 Q2 4,245,603 $38,866,000 -$2,139,725 $9.16 32
2017 Q1 4,413,569 $38,061,000 +$1,236,260 $8.63 36
2016 Q4 4,287,044 $35,450,000 -$908,188 $8.27 32
2016 Q3 4,371,964 $35,799,973 -$3,065,448 $8.19 31
2016 Q2 4,774,127 $37,594,345 +$1,242,564 $7.88 33
2016 Q1 4,623,801 $35,165,254 +$394,150 $7.60 35
2015 Q4 4,596,931 $35,648,601 +$1,501,566 $7.75 36
2015 Q3 4,381,465 $34,270,036 +$691,340 $7.82 30
2015 Q2 4,277,658 $37,771,335 -$843,627 $8.83 32
2015 Q1 4,398,877 $38,499,954 -$3,810,975 $8.76 30
2014 Q4 4,879,000 $42,491,273 +$230,514 $8.71 40
2014 Q3 4,830,503 $41,775,212 +$1,107,211 $8.65 34
2014 Q2 4,734,993 $41,794,359 +$559,462 $8.83 35
2014 Q1 4,663,464 $40,069,000 +$1,181,361 $8.60 34