ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FD (ECF)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 31 quarters.
50
Reporting holders
$72.7M
Reported value
0.0%
Held as options
+5
Holder change
Options share is the part of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares. A high figure means institutions are expressing a view on this security without owning much of it.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | $21.2M | 1,604,273 | 0.54% | 18q | HELD |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $12.3M | 931,846 | 0.00% | 31q | -50.8%-$12.7M |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | $5.3M | 402,884 | 0.08% | 34q | -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 | -49.0%-$1.3M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | $16.1K | 1,218 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | $14.5K | 1,096 | 0.01% | 3q | +1.4% |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | $12.4K | 936,651 | 0.23% | 8q | HELD |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | $7.3K | 555 | 0.00% | 5q | -81.7%-$32.8K |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | $460 | 34,876 | 0.00% | 23q | +99.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | 13G/A | Wells Fargo & Company | 6.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 50 | $72.7M | 5,506,125 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 45 | $70.4M | 6,309,738 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 49 | $68.5M | 5,888,434 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 52 | $65.1M | 5,606,544 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 52 | $57.9M | 5,651,977 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 50 | $50.8M | 5,581,846 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 49 | $60.0M | 6,184,627 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 52 | $53.5M | 5,947,330 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 48 | $48.5M | 5,888,008 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 59 | $48.9M | 6,025,568 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2023 | 51 | $42.3M | 5,235,429 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2023 | 44 | $38.2M | 4,740,241 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2023 | 43 | $35.3M | 4,109,708 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 47 | $31.5M | 3,882,824 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 46 | $29.2M | 3,665,407 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 48 | $31.6M | 3,937,776 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 50 | $36.3M | 4,257,861 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 51 | $49.7M | 4,691,293 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 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 | $65.4M | 4,717,041 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 34 | $53.9M | 4,664,776 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 33 | $55.6M | 4,839,559 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 41 | $53.4M | 6,208,115 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 38 | $61.1M | 5,196,480 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 38 | $63.7M | 6,067,666 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 40 | $60.5M | 5,900,477 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 37 | $55.6M | 5,796,182 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 39 | $47.2M | 5,498,083 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |