Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 32 (+1)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.7M → $40.9M (+$175K)
0.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.17% → 33.78% (-0.39%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$738K |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$345K |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$304K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$237K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$230K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$597K |
| 2 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$452K |
| 3 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$450K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$371K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$229K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BBPWM
26
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $35K | -$4.84K | -520 | -12% |
|
|
IA
27
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $24K | -$9.24K | -993 | -28% |
|
|
AG
28
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $13K | +$140 | +15 | +1% |
|
|
RFM
29
Royal Fund Management
Lady Lake,
Florida
| $12K | +$149 | +16 | +1% |
|
|
NSIM
30
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
CP
31
Corbenic Partners
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
| $8K | +$7.45K | +800 | New |
|
32
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $6K | -$59.4K | -6,384 | -90% |
|
|
BI
33
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
| – | -$450K | -48,595 | Closed |
|
|
ICOA
34
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
| – | -$204K | -22,048 | Closed |
|
|
SI
35
SII Investments
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| – | -$120K | -13,076 | Closed |
|
|
LCM
36
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| – | -$118K | -12,693 | Closed |
|
ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
32 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $40.9M — up 0.43% from $40.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new ECF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $738K. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $597K.
- 32 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2017, up from 31 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $40.9M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $738K added.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $597K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.