Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF)
Stock · AMEX · Finance
$11.64as of 10/16/2026
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Active signals
ECF Signal Track Record
How signals performed across all stocks →What ECF's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.
| Signal | Times | Median 20-session return | Higher after 20 sessions | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Spike | 35 | +1.8% | 57% | September 24, 2026 |
| Bollinger Band Breakout | 25 | +3.3% | 76% | August 12, 2026 |
| Bollinger Band Breakdown | 19 | -1.5% | 47% | September 25, 2026 |
| 200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now | 18 | +1.6% | 61% | October 7, 2026 |
| Any 20-session window (baseline) | +1.5% | 58% |
Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.
About ECF
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Conv…
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Website
- gabelli.com/ticker/ecf/
Fundamentals
- 1-day range
- $11.61$11.8
- Market cap
- $—
- P/E (trailing)
- 25.18
- P/E (forward)
- —
- EPS (trailing)
- $0.46
- Dividend yield
- 7.54%
- Beta
- 1.09
- Avg. volume
- 30.5K
- Ex-dividend date
- September 16, 2026
- Dividend pay date
- December 28, 2018
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. Competitors
Chosen by industry and closest market cap.
- ECFEllsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.$11.65▼ 1.27%Market cap $—P/E 25.18$10.71$13.85
- CLMCornerstone Strategic Investment Fund Inc. Common Shares$6.18▼ 1.44%Market cap $—P/E —$6.23$8.53
- BWGBrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.$6.99▲ 0.29%Market cap $—P/E 7.59$6.76$8.77
- CCIFCarlyle Credit Income Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest$2.22▲ 3.26%Market cap $—P/E —$1.97$5.49
- BHVBlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust$11.26▲ 0.10%Market cap $—P/E —$10.04$15.15
- BCVBancroft Fund Ltd.$22.01▼ 1.73%Market cap $—P/E 3.68$21.06$27.33
- CRFCornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. (The) Common Stock$5.9▼ 0.51%Market cap $—P/E 5.73$6.05$8.16
| Symbol | Market cap | P/E ratio | Price | 1D | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECF Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. | $— | 25.18 | $11.65 | ▼ 1.27% | $10.71$13.85 |
| CLM Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund Inc. Common Shares | $— | — | $6.18 | ▼ 1.44% | $6.23$8.53 |
| BWG BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. | $— | 7.59 | $6.99 | ▲ 0.29% | $6.76$8.77 |
| CCIF Carlyle Credit Income Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest | $— | — | $2.22 | ▲ 3.26% | $1.97$5.49 |
| BHV BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | $— | — | $11.26 | ▲ 0.10% | $10.04$15.15 |
| BCV Bancroft Fund Ltd. | $— | 3.68 | $22.01 | ▼ 1.73% | $21.06$27.33 |
| CRF Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. (The) Common Stock | $— | 5.73 | $5.9 | ▼ 0.51% | $6.05$8.16 |
P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.
Latest news
- ECF: This Outperforming Fund Could Help To Diversify A PortfolioSeekingAlpha · 10/7/2026
- Ellsworth Growth And Income Fund Ltd. Q2 2026 CommentarySeekingAlpha · 9/23/2026
Insider Activity
Insider Actions →- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · October 7, 2026 · Buy17.5K @ $11.97
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · September 4, 2026 · Buy6.8K @ $12.36
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · September 3, 2026 · Buy5.0K @ $12.25
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · August 28, 2026 · Buy1.2K @ $12.47
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · August 27, 2026 · Buy3.9K @ $12.49
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · August 21, 2026 · Buy5.7K @ $12.53
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. · August 20, 2026 · Buy1.5K @ $12.52
Institutional Ownership
March 31, 2026
- Total shares held
- 6.28M
- Total value held
- $58.73M
- Institutional holders
- 48
- Unknown1.60M
- Unknown947.6K
- Unknown933.1K
- Unknown405.4K
- Unknown247.1K
- Unknown233.1K
- Unknown228.6K
- Unknown208.2K
- Unknown166.5K
- Unknown144.3K
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