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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.7M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 9

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.9M → $44.7M (+$3.77M)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.48% → 33.48% (-0.01%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 33 (-3)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
33
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
9
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.41M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$390K
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$261K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$187K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$180K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$420K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$346K
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$329K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$325K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$308K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Florida
$68K +$43.5K +4,400 +201%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$31K -$188K -18,990 -86%
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$14K – – –
RFM
29
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$14K – – –
FHB
30
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$11K +$10.2K +1,030 New
S
31
SignatureFD
Georgia
$8K – – –
QCIG
32
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$8K +$4.94K +500 +160%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2K -$16.7K -1,690 -87%
SCM
34
Saba Capital Management
New York
– -$420K -44,542 Closed
CRC
35
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$329K -34,813 Closed
DA
36
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$325K -34,466 Closed
WAM
37
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$308K -32,709 Closed
MML Investors Services
38
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
– -$302K -32,002 Closed
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$287K -30,354 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
40
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$4K -415 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

33 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $44.7M — up 9.2% from $40.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of ECF and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $420K sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q3 2018, down from 36 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $44.7M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $420K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.