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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.1M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 8

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.3M → $61.1M (+$7.86M)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.99% → 39.91% (+0.92%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 38 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
38
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% 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
15
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$504K
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$466K
4
LWAC
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
+$298K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$250K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$801K
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$430K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$430K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$400K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$156K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$193K +$6.44K +583 +4%
OPA
27
Old Port Advisors
Maine
$143K -$3.33K -301 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$142K – – –
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
29
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$140K – – –
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$119K -$801K -72,474 -88%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$82K +$77 +7 +0.1%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K – – –
RFM
33
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$16K – – –
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$16K +$541 +49 +4%
GWM
35
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$10K +$10.1K +913 New
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$9K – – –
RFA
37
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K – – –
AWM
38
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$1K +$1.44K +130 New
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$430K -40,967 Closed
SFS
40
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
– -$400K -38,154 Closed
KWA
41
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
– -$117K -11,119 Closed
FIA
42
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$26K -2,498 Closed
QCIG
43
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
– -$5K -507 Closed
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ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

38 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $61.1M — up 15% from $53.3M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ECF was balanced in Q4 2019: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.4M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $801K.

  • 38 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2019, unchanged from Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $61.1M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.4M added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $801K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.