ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FD (ECF)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | $21.2M | 1,604,273 | 0.54% | 18q | HELD |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | $12.4M | 936,651 | 0.23% | 8q | HELD |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $12.3M | 931,846 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.7%-$208.6K |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | $5.3M | 402,884 | 0.08% | 17q | -0.6%-$32.6K |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | $3.2M | 239,144 | 0.39% | 14q | +14.9%+$408.8K |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | $3.0M | 228,134 | 0.66% | 18q | HELD |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | $2.8M | 209,392 | 0.01% | 11q | -15.3%-$498.8K |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | $2.6M | 193,775 | 0.02% | 31q | +16.4%+$360.1K |
| Invesco Ltd. | $2.5M | 191,598 | 0.00% | 31q | -17.8%-$548.7K |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $1.9M | 142,802 | 0.00% | 35q | -1.1%-$20.4K |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | $1.8M | 133,444 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.3%-$22.6K |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $1.4M | 104,102 | 0.00% | 30q | +2.0%+$27.2K |
| VIMA LLC | $1.2M | 88,232 | 1.14% | 5q | -10.7%-$139.0K |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | $1.1M | 81,490 | 0.00% | 8q | HELD |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $1.1M | 81,328 | 0.00% | 7q | HELD |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.0M | 76,777 | 0.01% | 2q | +1889.6%+$963.2K |
| UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC | $976.1K | 73,888 | 0.04% | 8q | +7.5%+$68.3K |
| EVOLVE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC | $874.5K | 66,203 | 0.05% | 3q | -3.7%-$34.0K |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $722.0K | 54,655 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.2%-$8.6K |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | $690.7K | 52,289 | 0.06% | 30q | -0.9%-$6.2K |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC | $660.3K | 49,984 | 0.00% | 19q | -22.7%-$193.7K |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | $603.7K | 45,699 | 0.19% | 10q | +95.0%+$294.2K |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC | $514.1K | 38,919 | 0.00% | 7q | -8.4%-$47.3K |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | $480.5K | 37,508 | 0.00% | 12q | -5.3%-$26.7K |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | $460.0K | 34,876 | 0.00% | 23q | +99.6%+$229.6K |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | $430.5K | 32,592 | 0.00% | 24q | HELD |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $427.1K | 32,332 | 0.00% | 2q | +220.6%+$293.9K |
| Focus Partners Wealth | $422.8K | 32,006 | 0.00% | 3q | HELD |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | $408.3K | 30,905 | 0.04% | 31q | HELD |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | $357.0K | 27,029 | 0.00% | 16q | HELD |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | $325.2K | 24,619 | 0.02% | 7q | HELD |
| LPL Financial LLC | $311.0K | 23,546 | 0.00% | 15q | HELD |
| UBS Group AG | $266.6K | 20,184 | 0.00% | 31q | +66.9%+$106.8K |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | $262.0K | 19,831 | 0.00% | 26q | +7.4%+$18.1K |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | $248.0K | 18,772 | 0.09% | 14q | HELD |
| PMG Family Office LLC | $244.8K | 18,529 | 0.23% | 4q | +0.9%+$2.2K |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | $241.0K | 18,242 | 0.00% | 16q | -17.8%-$52.3K |
| CEERA INVESTMENTS, LLC | $181.2K | 13,719 | 0.08% | new | NEW |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC | $169.0K | 12,794 | 0.08% | 8q | HELD |
| Old Port Advisors | $158.1K | 11,967 | 0.03% | 22q | -3.6%-$5.9K |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | $153.9K | 11,650 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. | $146.6K | 11,100 | 0.03% | 20q | HELD |
| IFG Advisory, LLC | $53.5K | 4,053 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| GILPIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | $52.8K | 4,000 | 0.04% | 3q | HELD |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | $28.0K | 2,116 | 0.00% | 4q | +3.1% |
| Clear Street Group Inc. | $24.2K | 1,835 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | $23.3K | 1,767 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO | $17.2K | 1,300 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | $14.5K | 1,096 | 0.01% | 3q | +1.4% |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | $7.3K | 555 | 0.00% | 5q | -81.7%-$32.8K |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | $28 | 2 | 0.00% | 22q | HELD |
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | 13G/A | Wells Fargo & Company | 1.9% |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Ten percent owners and entities
Usually an institution that crossed a reporting threshold, or a company taking a strategic stake, rather than an individual with a view.
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 56,083 | $658.4K |
| 2026-10-08 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 27,937 | $333.8K |
| 2026-10-07 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 17,548 | $210.0K |
| 2026-10-19 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 17,079 | $195.9K |
| 2026-10-16 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 16,347 | $190.4K |
| 2026-10-12 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Bought | 14,600 | $175.6K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10 | $6.1M | 517,706 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 51 | $85.5M | 6,476,434 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 48 | $70.0M | 6,275,230 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 52 | $75.0M | 6,444,103 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 56 | $75.8M | 6,533,845 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 57 | $66.4M | 6,475,259 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 54 | $55.6M | 6,110,414 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 54 | $60.0M | 6,188,935 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 58 | $53.1M | 5,908,210 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 52 | $46.9M | 5,694,183 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 63 | $49.4M | 6,082,574 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2023 | 54 | $42.8M | 5,296,878 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2023 | 47 | $38.7M | 4,809,396 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2023 | 48 | $36.0M | 4,181,749 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 53 | $31.9M | 3,936,515 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 55 | $30.8M | 3,861,828 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 48 | $31.6M | 3,937,776 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 50 | $36.3M | 4,257,861 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 50 | $45.2M | 4,270,405 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 48 | $50.6M | 4,095,257 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 43 | $57.5M | 4,306,492 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 38 | $65.2M | 4,424,116 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 39 | $59.7M | 4,416,982 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 38 | $1.2B | 89,548,125 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 34 | $1.1B | 91,677,676 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 33 | $55.6M | 4,839,559 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 41 | $43.7M | 5,076,368 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 38 | $61.1M | 5,196,480 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 37 | $53.1M | 5,065,580 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 40 | $51.9M | 5,060,582 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 37 | $47.3M | 4,922,212 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 39 | $39.8M | 4,628,029 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |