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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.5M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 8

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3134 (+3)

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.22%33.95% (+1.7%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.3M → $35.5M (+$1.23M)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+9.68%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
17
Reduced
8
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.25M +$1.06M +133,461 +14%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.11M +$326K +41,088 +5%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.14M +$3.14K +396 +0.1%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.95M +$14.2K +1,788 +0.7%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.95M -$167K -21,100 -8%
RVPG
6
Relative Value Partners Group
$1.77M -$54.8K -6,900 -3%
SIA
7
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.55M -$546K -68,834 -26%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.54M +$262K +32,949 +20%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.39M +$81.2K +10,229 +6%
MFS
10
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$52.1K +6,568 +5%
GFM
11
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$852K
LCM
12
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$795K +$270K +34,045 +50%
CWM
13
Concert Wealth Management
California
$612K +$43K +5,414 +7%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$606K +$28.4K +3,578 +5%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$447K -$2.28K -287 -0.5%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$438K
BI
17
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$388K -$126K -15,844 -24%
ST
18
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$365K
CRC
19
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$311K +$205K +25,786 +180%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$267K +$5.49K +692 +2%
CCM
21
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$264K
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$231K -$51.6K -6,499 -18%
MIC
23
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$195K -$4.71K -593 -2%
ACP
24
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$188K +$92.9K +11,700 +93%
ICAS
25
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$151K +$155K +19,557 New

ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

34 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $35.5M — up 3.6% from $34.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new ECF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.06M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $546K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2015, up from 31 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $35.5M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.06M added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $546K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.