Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.8M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 32 (+1)
0.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 31.41% → 31.03% (-0.38%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.5M → $37.8M (-$730K)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.39M |
| 2 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.1M |
| 3 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$376K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$207K |
| 5 |
ACP
Aviance Capital Partners
Naples,
Florida
|
+$174K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.38M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$333K |
| 3 |
DA
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$313K |
| 4 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$272K |
| 5 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$186K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $119K | +$7.61K | +842 | +7% |
|
|
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $113K | +$115K | +12,771 | New |
|
28
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
| $92K | +$93.9K | +10,384 | New |
|
|
HCMT
29
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
| $11K | +$11.2K | +1,235 | New |
|
30
Citigroup
New York
| $5K | -$30.1K | -3,329 | -86% |
|
|
BBPWM
31
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1K | +$615 | +68 | +83% |
|
|
33
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$333K | -38,046 | Closed |
|
|
AA
34
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$186K | -21,272 | Closed |
|
|
DI
35
Dalton Investments
Las Vegas,
Nevada
| – | -$106K | -12,061 | Closed |
|
36
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$10K | -1,161 | Closed |
|
ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
32 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $37.8M — down 1.9% from $38.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ECF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.39M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $4.38M.
- 32 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q2 2015, up from 31 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $37.8M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.39M added.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.