Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
ECF
32 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 32 (+1)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.7M → $40.9M (+$175K)
0.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.17% → 33.78% (-0.39%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$738K |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$345K |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$304K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$237K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$230K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$597K |
| 2 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$452K |
| 3 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$450K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$371K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$229K |
ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
32 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $40.9M — up 0.43% from $40.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new ECF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $738K. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $597K.
- 32 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q4 2017, up from 31 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $40.9M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $738K added.
- The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $597K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.