Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund:ECF

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    Overview

    As of 6/7/2023

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$8.30$9.69-14.34%
    52 Wk Avg$8.55$9.78-12.64%
    52 Wk High$10.01$11.10-7.59%
    52 Wk Low$7.75$9.02-17.62%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution RateN/A
    Distribution Amount 
    Distribution Frequency 
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The Fund invests primarily in convertible and equity securities.

    Capital Structure

    As of 6/7/2023

    Total Investment Exposure:$187.799M
    Total Common Assets:$132.808M
    Common Shares Outstanding:13,705,666
    Leverage

    As of 6/7/2023

    Preferred Share Assets: $29.961M
    Total Debt (USD): $25.030M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $54.991M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $54.991M
    Effective Leverage (%): 29.28%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 9/30/2022

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.68%
    Other Expenses:0.48%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.00%
    Total: 1.16%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Davis Dinsmore Management Co

    Portfolio Managers
    James Dinsmore, Thomas H. Dinsmore

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Convertibles
    Ticker: ECF
    NAV Ticker: XECFX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 47,908
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.408M
    Inception Date: 6/20/1986
    Inception Share Price: $10.00
    Inception NAV: $9.30
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: September 30
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    Distributions

    As of

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

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    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

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    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 6/7/2023

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-13.99%
    1 Year-12.64%
    3 Year-8.92%
    5 Year-9.15%
    Z-Score

    As of 6/7/2023

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month0.42
    6 Month-0.23
    1 Year-0.84
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 5/31/2023
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD0.98%2.46%2.80%2.69%
    2022-31.61%-26.61%-29.07%-25.53%
    2021-0.73%2.15%13.98%5.77%
    202031.84%35.37%25.59%32.33%
    201947.13%32.98%33.46%25.30%
    2018-3.69%-2.84%-10.90%-6.14%
    201719.49%12.67%18.81%12.46%
    201612.96%9.33%17.56%11.29%
    2015-2.24%-2.30%-13.28%-6.40%
    201413.15%9.00%4.99%1.66%
    201318.31%19.79%20.17%19.89%
    201212.20%12.12%13.75%15.53%
    2011-7.05%-4.49%-8.82%-5.62%
    201016.85%15.18%  
    200941.77%42.62%  
    2008-36.78%-37.49%  
    200710.00%9.03%  
    200616.59%12.46%  
    20050.48%3.87%  
    20044.91%5.30%  
    200312.67%18.91%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 5/31/2023
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 6/7/2023
    2.32%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 3/31/2023
    122
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 9/30/2022
    37.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 3/31/2023

    Top Sectors

    As of 3/31/2023

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)64.29%
    Convertible62.35%
    Government (Super Sector)14.48%
    Government14.48%
    Sensitive (Super Sector)7.54%
    Defensive (Super Sector)7.31%
    Cyclical (Super Sector)6.34%
    Real Estate5.81%
    Technology3.96%
    Healthcare3.64%
    Top Holdings

    As of 3/31/2023

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    United States Treasury Bills 4.75053%$7.12M3.81%
    Microsoft Corp$4.12M2.21%
    United States Treasury Bills 4.60754%$3.70M1.98%
    Equinix Inc$3.61M1.93%
    United States Treasury Bills 4.62853%$3.49M1.87%
    United States Treasury Bills 4.79866%$3.45M1.85%
    Broadcom Inc$3.24M1.74%
    Mercadolibre Inc 2%$3.02M1.62%
    Indie Semiconductor Inc. 4.5%$2.93M1.57%
    Eli Lilly and Co$2.75M1.47%
    Credit Quality

    As of 3/31/2023

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 3/31/2023

    Country Allocation

    As of 3/31/2023

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Equity20.52%
    United States - Fixed Income3.16%
    United Kingdom - Equity0.67%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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