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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.6M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35M → $37.6M (+$2.55M)

1.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.58%36.13% (+1.6%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 10

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3433 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
33
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.94%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.92M +$104K +13,528 +1%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.03M -$2.12K -275 -0%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.87M +$118K +15,283 +4%
SIA
4
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.3M +$277K +35,895 +14%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.11M +$151K +19,604 +8%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.98M -$548 -71 -0%
LCM
7
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.66M -$46.5K -6,031 -3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.6M +$177K +22,932 +13%
MFS
9
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$7.03K +911 +0.6%
SFS
10
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$891K +$788K +102,149 +934%
GFM
11
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$866K
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$806K +$132K +17,126 +20%
LJAC
13
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$732K +$717K +92,879 New
SCM
14
Saba Capital Management
New York
$721K
CWM
15
Concert Wealth Management
California
$660K +$31.5K +4,087 +5%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$442K -$7.45K -965 -2%
ACP
17
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$434K -$63.5K -8,231 -13%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$419K +$370K +47,971 +893%
RVPG
19
Relative Value Partners Group
$409K -$465K -60,202 -54%
CRC
20
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$385K +$377K +48,848 New
ST
21
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$371K
BI
22
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$277K
CCM
23
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$257K
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$253K
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$242K -$13.5K -1,745 -5%

ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

33 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $37.6M — up 7.3% from $35M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of ECF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $788K. The largest seller was 1607 Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.38M sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q2 2016, down from 34 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $37.6M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $788K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q2 2016 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $1.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.