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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.5M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 39 (+5)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.8M → $42.5M (+$694K)

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.32% → 34.68% (+0.35%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+14.71%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$268K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$245K
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$209K
4
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$124K
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$105K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DI
Dalton Investments
Nevada
-$310K
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$309K
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$230K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$151K
5
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$107K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIC
26
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$224K +$93.3K +11,000 +75%
WAM
27
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$215K +$209K +24,655 New
ST
28
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$204K – – –
SFM
29
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$197K +$192K +22,667 New
AA
30
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$148K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$110K +$984 +116 +0.9%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$28K +$27K +3,179 New
TCM
33
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$24K – – –
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18K +$696 +82 +4%
BBPWM
35
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K – – –
PAM
37
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3K +$3.39K +400 New
RC
38
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$1.71K +$1.66K +196 New
BRWA
39
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2 +$2.21K +260 New
HCMT
40
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– -$107K -12,335 Closed
First Trust Advisors
41
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
– -$90K -10,415 Closed
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– +$8 +1 +4%
1
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

39 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $42.5M — up 1.7% from $41.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new ECF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mariner Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $268K. The largest seller was Dalton Investments, cutting an estimated $310K.

  • 39 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2014, up from 34 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $42.5M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $268K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Dalton Investments, an estimated $310K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.