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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.1M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 8

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3337 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.5M → $38.1M (+$2.61M)

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.68%33.64% (+0.96%)

Holders
37
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+12.12%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
10
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
$9.69M -$240K -28,096 -2%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.22M +$225K +26,311 +3%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.78M -$185K -21,596 -6%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.47M +$196K +22,913 +9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$2.42M +$411K +48,061 +21%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.15M +$90.2K +10,554 +4%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.73M +$302K +35,363 +21%
MML Investors Services
8
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$1.12M +130,969 New
LJAC
9
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$810K +$1.85K +216 +0.2%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$804K -$46.4K -5,432 -6%
CWM
11
Concert Wealth Management
California
$710K
SCM
12
Saba Capital Management
New York
$706K
ACP
13
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$673K +$102K +11,960 +18%
BI
14
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$665K
LCM
15
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$499K -$287K -33,600 -37%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$471K -$5.27K -616 -1%
SFS
17
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$439K +$434K +50,816 New
RVPG
18
Relative Value Partners Group
$422K
CRC
19
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$410K +$406K +47,524 New
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$351K +$348K +40,748 New
LCM
21
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$222K +$220K +25,713 New
MIC
22
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$217K
SIA
23
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$215K -$654K -76,552 -75%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$199K -$38.2K -4,468 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$147K +$31.5K +3,689 +28%

ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

37 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $38.1M — up 7.4% from $35.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new ECF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.12M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $654K.

  • 37 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q1 2017, up from 33 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $38.1M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $1.12M added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $654K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.