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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.9M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 11

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.3M → $51.9M (+$4.68M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 40 (+3)

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.04% → 38.87% (+0.83%)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+8.11%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$919K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$354K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$341K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$223K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$218K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$698K
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$333K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$214K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$169K
5
LWAC
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
-$144K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$162K -$11.6K -1,184 -7%
IWM
27
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$162K +$149K +15,236 New
OPA
28
Old Port Advisors
Maine
$131K -$4.99K -511 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$124K – – –
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
30
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$122K – – –
DA
31
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$118K +$112K +11,458 New
KWA
32
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$114K – – –
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$72K – – –
CIAS
34
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$47K +$12.1K +1,239 +38%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K +$19.5K +2,000 New
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$14K – – –
RFM
37
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$14K – – –
PA
38
Parallel Advisors
California
$8K -$43.9K -4,489 -86%
QCIG
39
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$8K – – –
RFA
40
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K +$7.28K +745 New
LWAC
41
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
– -$144K -15,014 Closed
FHB
42
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
– -$10K -1,030 Closed
SIM
43
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
– -$7K -730 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

40 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $51.9M — up 9.9% from $47.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ECF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $919K. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $698K.

  • 40 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q2 2019, up from 37 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $51.9M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $919K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $698K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.