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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.3M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.9M → $53.3M (+$1.33M)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.87% → 38.99% (+0.12%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 38 (-2)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
38
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
10
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$1.65M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.61M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$493K
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$171K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$163K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.06M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.01M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$396K
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$336K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$302K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$166K – – –
OPA
27
Old Port Advisors
Maine
$126K -$4.48K -420 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$126K – – –
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
29
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$125K – – –
KWA
30
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$117K – – –
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73K – – –
FIA
32
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$26K +$26.6K +2,498 New
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K – – –
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$14K – – –
RFM
35
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$14K – – –
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$8K – – –
RFA
37
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K – – –
QCIG
38
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$5K -$3.37K -316 -38%
WAM
39
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.06M -103,175 Closed
CRC
40
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$234K -22,840 Closed
DA
41
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$118K -11,458 Closed
CIAS
42
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
– -$47K -4,480 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

38 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $53.3M — up 2.6% from $51.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of ECF and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.65M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.06M sold.

  • 38 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q3 2019, down from 40 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $53.3M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $1.65M added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $1.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.