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Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.6M invested in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.78%32.78% (-1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3231 (-1)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.9M → $38.6M (-$2.34M)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
31
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
0.71%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.52M -$163K -17,460 -2%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.05M -$516K -55,316 -7%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.18M +$7.41K +794 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$3.84M +$839K +89,939 +27%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.24M -$8.7K -933 -0.3%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.72M -$78.3K -8,394 -4%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.03M -$469K -50,257 -31%
LJAC
8
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$836K -$23.8K -2,546 -3%
ACP
9
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$810K +$47.1K +5,049 +6%
IFWM
10
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$800K -$8.69K -931 -1%
SCM
11
Saba Capital Management
New York
$723K
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$560K -$11K -1,180 -2%
WAM
13
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$429K +$438K +46,913 New
DA
14
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$370K +$377K +40,399 New
RVPG
15
Relative Value Partners Group
$359K -$28.8K -3,082 -7%
CRC
16
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$316K +$322K +34,491 New
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$306K -$99.4K -10,656 -24%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$249K +$16.2K +1,741 +7%
LCM
19
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$235K +$240K +25,705 New
MIC
20
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$230K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$201K +$122K +13,087 +147%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$164K +$4.66K +500 +3%
PA
23
Parallel Advisors
California
$126K +$961 +103 +0.8%
KWA
24
KCS Wealth Advisory
California
$107K -$14.2K -1,525 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$64K

ECF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

31 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $38.6M — down 5.7% from $40.9M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ECF was balanced in Q1 2018: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $839K. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.83M sold.

  • 31 institutional investors held Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF) as of Q1 2018, down from 32 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $38.6M of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $839K added.
  • The largest Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $1.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.