Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $75M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.75% → 47.1% (-0.66%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $75.8M → $75M (-$851K)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 52 (-4)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$1.98M |
| 2 |
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
|
+$541K |
| 3 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$523K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$406K |
| 5 |
Focus Partners Wealth
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$382K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pathstone Holdings
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$1.34M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$830K |
| 4 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$532K |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$401K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GI
51
GAMMA Investing
Foster City,
California
| $174 | – | – | – |
|
|
PA
52
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $25 | – | – | – |
|
|
WAM
53
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.3M | -112,334 | Closed |
|
54
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$371K | -32,006 | Closed |
|
|
AA
55
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$290K | -24,981 | Closed |
|
|
LJAC
56
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
| – | -$135K | -11,636 | Closed |
|
|
OHWP
57
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$134K | -11,536 | Closed |
|
58
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$129K | -11,118 | Closed |
|
59
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$122K | -10,514 | Closed |
|
|
GWSG
60
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Centennial,
Colorado
| – | -$4.43K | -382 | Closed |
|
61
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$777 | -67 | Closed |
|
ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
52 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $75M — down 1.1% from $75.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of ECF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.98M. The largest seller was Pathstone Holdings, cutting an estimated $1.34M.
- 52 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2025, down from 56 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $75M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2025, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2025 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.98M added.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2025 was Pathstone Holdings, an estimated $1.34M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.