Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) Ownership
ECF ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 47.9% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.55% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 13.7M
- Float
- 0 shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 0.06% 7,543 shares short
- Days to cover
- 0.23 short interest up 312.4% vs prior month
- Institutions 47.92%
- Insiders 0.55%
- Other investors 51.53%
ECF insider transactions
latest 14| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $12.16 | 14,591 | $177,427 |
| 2026-02-17 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $12.20 | 6,072 | $74,078 |
| 2026-02-13 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $12.25 | 7,532 | $92,267 |
| 2026-02-11 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $12.24 | 14,110 | $172,706 |
| 2026-02-06 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $11.95 | 26,218 | $313,305 |
| 2026-02-05 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Sell | $12.02 | 7,824 | $94,044 |
| 2025-12-17 | James Andrew Dinsmore | Buy | $11.60 | 200 | $2,320 |
| 2025-11-07 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $12.15 | 33,764 | $410,233 |
| 2025-10-28 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $12.28 | 11,604 | $142,497 |
| 2025-08-19 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $10.69 | 8,031 | $85,851 |
| 2025-05-19 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $9.60 | 856 | $8,218 |
| 2025-05-05 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $9.23 | 9,751 | $90,002 |
| 2025-04-30 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $9.01 | 22,447 | $202,247 |
| 2025-04-28 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Buy | $8.97 | 600 | $5,382 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
ECF shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns ECF
Institutional investors own 47.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's shares and insiders 0.55%. Short interest is 0.06% of the float, or 0.23 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 3.6% since 2014.
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ECF ownership FAQ
What percentage of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 47.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.55%.
What is Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's short interest?
7,543 shares of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund were sold short, 0.06% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 0.23 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund?
Of the latest 14 reported insider transactions in Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (since April 28, 2025), 8 were purchases and 6 were sales.
How many shares of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund are outstanding?
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has 13.7M shares outstanding, of which an unreported number are in the public float.