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ECF

Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.3M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 7

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.8M → $47.3M (+$7.49M)

2.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.77% → 38.04% (+2.3%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 37 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
37
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.13%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
7
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$907K
2
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
+$750K
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$678K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$433K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$321K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$512K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$219K
3
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$176K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$133K
5
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$100K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$116K – – –
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
27
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$114K +$111K +11,900 New
KWA
28
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$107K – – –
WAM
29
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$87K +$82.5K +8,852 +2,951%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$67K +$62.9K +6,754 +2,680%
PA
31
Parallel Advisors
California
$50K -$83.4K -8,949 -63%
CIAS
32
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$31K +$30.2K +3,241 New
AG
33
Advisor Group
Arizona
$13K – – –
RFM
34
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$13K – – –
FHB
35
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$10K – – –
QCIG
36
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$8K – – –
SIM
37
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$7K +$6.8K +730 New
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$512K -59,339 Closed
SPC
39
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$176K -20,490 Closed
CRC
40
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$133K -15,492 Closed
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$100K -11,700 Closed
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
42
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
– -$91K -10,603 Closed
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$13K -1,460 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

37 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $47.3M — up 19% from $39.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ECF and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $907K. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $512K sold.

  • 37 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q1 2019, down from 39 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $47.3M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $907K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $512K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.