Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund:ECF

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    Overview

    As of 5/8/2025. NAV as of 5/7/2025.

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$9.43$10.64-12.78%
    52 Wk Avg$9.06$10.32-12.29%
    52 Wk High$10.14$11.43-8.90%
    52 Wk Low$7.92$9.40-16.74%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution Rate5.51%
    Distribution Amount$0.1300
    Distribution FrequencyQuarterly
    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 5/8/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$181.482M
    Total Common Assets:$145.145M
    Common Shares Outstanding:13,641,412
    Leverage

    As of 5/7/2025

    Preferred Share Assets: $28.058M
    Total Debt (USD): $8.280M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $36.338M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $36.338M
    Effective Leverage (%): 20.02%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 9/30/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.69%
    Other Expenses:0.77%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.00%
    Total: 1.46%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Gabelli Funds LLC

    Portfolio Managers
    James Dinsmore, Thomas H. Dinsmore

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Convertibles
    Ticker: ECF
    NAV Ticker: XECFX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 42,310
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.381M
    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 5/8/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

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

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 9/30/2023
    $0.0551
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 5/8/2025
    4.89%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 5/8/2025
    18.97%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 5/8/2025
    2.51%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 5/8/2025
    20.02%

    Pricing Information

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

    As of 5/8/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-11.70%
    1 Year-12.29%
    3 Year-12.92%
    5 Year-10.46%
    Z-Score

    As of 5/8/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.75
    6 Month-1.11
    1 Year-0.34
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 4/30/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD-5.42%-2.17%-5.89%-2.55%
    202427.42%18.64%21.90%10.92%
    20237.98%7.70%13.00%11.93%
    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%  
    2011-7.05%-4.49%  
    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%  
    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 4/30/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Convertibles

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 5/7/2025
    2.51%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 12/31/2024
    97
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 9/30/2024
    70.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 12/31/2024

    Top Sectors

    As of 12/31/2024

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)78.67%
    Convertible71.32%
    Sensitive (Super Sector)9.26%
    Preferred Stock7.35%
    Cyclical (Super Sector)5.27%
    Communication Services4.98%
    Real Estate4.66%
    Government (Super Sector)4.51%
    Government4.51%
    Technology4.28%
    Top Holdings

    As of 12/31/2024

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    United States Treasury Bills 4.28365%$7.89M4.33%
    Broadcom Inc$4.42M2.43%
    T-Mobile US Inc$4.33M2.38%
    Equinix Inc$3.77M2.07%
    Sarepta Therapeutics Inc 1.25%$3.74M2.05%
    TXNM Energy Inc. 5.75%$3.49M1.91%
    OSI System Inc. 2.25%$3.41M1.87%
    Microsoft Corp$3.37M1.85%
    PPL Capital Funding Inc. 2.875%$3.14M1.72%
    HCI Group, Inc. 4.75%$3.09M1.70%
    Credit Quality

    As of 12/31/2024

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 12/31/2024

    Country Allocation

    As of 12/31/2024

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Equity16.81%

    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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