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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.8M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.08% → 34.32% (+0.24%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.8M → $41.8M (-$19.1K)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 34 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
34
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$385K
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$289K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$264K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$192K
5
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$150K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$292K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$226K
3
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
-$154K
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$149K
5
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$114K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
26
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$147K +$150K +17,000 New
MIC
27
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$128K +$130K +14,750 New
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$108K – – –
HCMT
29
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$107K -$100K -11,365 -48%
First Trust Advisors
30
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$90K +$91.8K +10,415 New
TCM
31
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$24K – – –
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17K – – –
BBPWM
33
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K – – –
TC
35
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$149K -16,927 Closed
SCM
36
Saba Capital Management
New York
– -$114K -12,860 Closed
PCM
37
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$12K -1,391 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
38
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$7.06K -800 Closed
BRWA
39
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$2.29K -260 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $41.8M — down 0.05% from $41.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of ECF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $385K. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $292K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q3 2014, down from 35 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $41.8M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 0.05% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $385K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $292K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.