Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.2M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and closing their positions.
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 33 (+3)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.5M → $35.2M (+$1.67M)
0.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.56% → 33.28% (+0.72%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 14
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$616K |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$329K |
| 3 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$254K |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$213K |
| 5 |
ST
Sentinel Trust
Houston,
Texas
|
+$182K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DA
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$475K |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$456K |
| 3 |
JGUA
John G. Ullman & Associates
Corning,
New York
|
-$211K |
| 4 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
-$88.9K |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$85.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KIM
26
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
| $143K | +$141K | +18,160 | New |
|
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $114K | +$12.7K | +1,626 | +13% |
|
|
ACP
28
Aviance Capital Partners
Naples,
Florida
| $92K | – | – | – |
|
|
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| $44K | -$30.3K | -3,893 | -41% |
|
|
TF
30
Tompkins Financial
Ithaca,
New York
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
31
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $16K | -$7.61K | -978 | -33% |
|
32
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
33 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $35.2M — up 5% from $33.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new ECF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $616K. The largest seller was Doliver Advisors, cutting an estimated $475K.
- 33 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q3 2013, up from 30 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $35.2M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $616K added.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $475K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.