Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF-PA) Stock Analysis & Price (Updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM ET)
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- Closed at $19.32, +1.20% vs the prior close of $19.09.
- Volume 419 shares, 0.2x its 50-day average (light).
- New SEC filings: 4 (Oct 15, 2026).
- No new insider buys or sales reported since the prior session.
ECF-PA rises 1.2% to $19.32, 3 up days in a row. Closed at $19.32, +1.20% vs the prior close of $19.09. Day range $19.32–$19.32, opened at $19.15.
ECF-PA daily analysis — what happened
A plain-English, data-only note written after every US trading day. Newest first; older days stay archived below.
Oct 16, 2026 — ECF-PA rises 1.2% to $19.32, 3 up days in a row
- Closed at $19.32, +1.20% vs the prior close of $19.09. Day range $19.32–$19.32, opened at $19.15.
- Volume was 419 shares, 0.2x its 50-day average of 2.04K — lighter than usual.
- Price is -2.4% vs its 50-day average ($19.79) and -7.9% vs its 200-day average ($20.98).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 20% of that range, 14.5% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight gains.
Oct 15, 2026 — ECF-PA rises 0.7% to $19.09
- Closed at $19.09, +0.66% vs the prior close of $18.97. Day range $18.61–$19.09, opened at $18.61.
- Volume was 583 shares, 0.3x its 50-day average of 2.04K — lighter than usual.
- Price is -3.7% vs its 50-day average ($19.82) and -9.1% vs its 200-day average ($21.00).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 14% of that range, 15.5% below the 52-week high.
Oct 14, 2026 — ECF-PA ends flat (+0.2%) to $18.97
- Closed at $18.97, +0.18% vs the prior close of $18.93. Day range $18.61–$18.97, opened at $18.81.
- Volume was 448 shares, 0.2x its 50-day average of 2.06K — lighter than usual.
- Price is -4.5% vs its 50-day average ($19.85) and -9.7% vs its 200-day average ($21.01).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 11% of that range, 16.1% below the 52-week high.
Oct 13, 2026 — ECF-PA ends flat (-0.2%) to $18.93, 3 down days in a row
- Closed at $18.93, -0.18% vs the prior close of $18.97. Day range $18.93–$19.23, opened at $19.23.
- Volume was 1.46K shares, 0.7x its 50-day average of 2.06K.
- Price is -4.8% vs its 50-day average ($19.89) and -10.0% vs its 200-day average ($21.03).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 10% of that range, 16.2% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight losses.
Oct 9, 2026 — ECF-PA ends flat (-0.3%) to $18.97
- Closed at $18.97, -0.26% vs the prior close of $19.01. Day range $18.51–$19.23, opened at $18.71.
- Volume was 3.02K shares, 1.5x its 50-day average of 2.01K.
- Price is -4.9% vs its 50-day average ($19.93) and -9.9% vs its 200-day average ($21.04).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 11% of that range, 16.1% below the 52-week high.
Oct 7, 2026 — ECF-PA dips 0.4% to $19.01 on 3.7x normal volume
- Closed at $19.01, -0.37% vs the prior close of $19.08. Day range $18.51–$19.50, opened at $18.75.
- Volume was 7.04K shares, 3.7x its 50-day average of 1.89K — unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -4.8% vs its 50-day average ($19.97) and -9.7% vs its 200-day average ($21.06).
- 52-week range $18.51–$22.60; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 15.9% below the 52-week high.
Oct 6, 2026 — ECF-PA rises 0.4% to $19.08 on 2.7x normal volume
- Closed at $19.08, +0.45% vs the prior close of $19.00. Day range $18.75–$19.08, opened at $18.98.
- Volume was 4.83K shares, 2.7x its 50-day average of 1.80K — unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -4.6% vs its 50-day average ($20.01) and -9.4% vs its 200-day average ($21.07).
- 52-week range $18.52–$22.60; today's close sits at 14% of that range, 15.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 4 straight gains.
Oct 5, 2026 — ECF-PA rises 1.0% to $19.00, 3 up days in a row
- Closed at $19.00, +0.96% vs the prior close of $18.82. Day range $19.00–$19.00, opened at $19.00.
- Volume was 146 shares, 0.1x its 50-day average of 1.86K — lighter than usual.
- Price is -5.2% vs its 50-day average ($20.05) and -9.9% vs its 200-day average ($21.08).
- 52-week range $18.52–$22.60; today's close sits at 12% of that range, 15.9% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight gains.
Oct 2, 2026 — ECF-PA ends flat (+0.3%) to $18.82
- Closed at $18.82, +0.27% vs the prior close of $18.77. Day range $18.74–$18.87, opened at $18.87.
- Volume was 1.76K shares, 1.0x its 50-day average of 1.83K.
- Price is -6.3% vs its 50-day average ($20.08) and -10.8% vs its 200-day average ($21.10).
- 52-week range $18.52–$22.60; today's close sits at 7% of that range, 16.7% below the 52-week high.
Oct 1, 2026 — ECF-PA ends flat (+0.1%) to $18.77
- Closed at $18.77, +0.05% vs the prior close of $18.76. Day range $18.75–$18.77, opened at $18.75.
- Volume was 995 shares, 0.5x its 50-day average of 1.84K — lighter than usual.
- Price is -6.7% vs its 50-day average ($20.11) and -11.1% vs its 200-day average ($21.12).
- 52-week range $18.52–$22.60; today's close sits at 6% of that range, 16.9% below the 52-week high.
Sep 30, 2026 — ECF-PA dips 1.9% to $18.76
- Closed at $18.76, -1.86% vs the prior close of $19.11. Day range $18.52–$18.76, opened at $18.70.
- Volume was 1.22K shares, 0.7x its 50-day average of 1.86K.
- Price is -6.9% vs its 50-day average ($20.15) and -11.2% vs its 200-day average ($21.13).
- 52-week range $18.52–$22.60; today's close sits at 6% of that range, 17.0% below the 52-week high.
ECF-PA latest news & SEC filings
Every SEC filing by or about ECF-PA in the last 120 days, explained in plain English. Updated daily, with a same-day refresh for new filings.
Oct 15, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 56,083 shares at $11.74 (≈$658.41K) on Oct 14, 2026; now holds 1,744,630
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Oct 14, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 14,600 shares at $12.03 (≈$175.64K) on Oct 12, 2026; now holds 1,688,547
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Oct 13, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 27,937 shares at $11.95 (≈$333.85K) on Oct 8, 2026; now holds 1,673,947
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Oct 9, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 17,548 shares at $11.97 (≈$210.05K) on Oct 7, 2026; now holds 1,646,010
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Sep 8, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 6,800 shares at $12.36 (≈$84.05K) on Sep 4, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 6,800 shares at $12.36 (≈$84.05K) on Sep 4, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 6,800 shares at $12.36 (≈$84.05K) on Sep 4, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 6,800 shares at $12.36 (≈$84.05K) on Sep 4, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 5,000 shares at $12.25 (≈$61.25K) on Sep 3, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 5,000 shares at $12.25 (≈$61.25K) on Sep 3, 2026
- …plus 2 more transaction lines in the filing.
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Sep 1, 2026 · Form 4 — Insider trade
Insider trade report (Form 4) — a director, officer or 10%+ owner changed their holdings
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 1,200 shares at $12.47 (≈$14.96K) on Aug 28, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 1,200 shares at $12.47 (≈$14.96K) on Aug 28, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 1,200 shares at $12.47 (≈$14.96K) on Aug 28, 2026
- Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought 1,200 shares at $12.47 (≈$14.96K) on Aug 28, 2026
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown in colour; awards, exercises and tax withholding are routine pay-related moves. Many sales are pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans.
Aug 31, 2026 · Form NPORT-P — NPORT-P filing
NPORT-P filing
Aug 19, 2026 · Form N-PX — Annual proxy voting record
Annual proxy voting record
Jul 28, 2026 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A — Update to a passive 5%+ stake (13G)
Update to a passive 5%+ stake (13G)
Filed by an outside investor (not the company). It reports a holding of more than 5% of a share class; percentage and holder name are in the filing.
Things to know before you trade ECF-PA
- How much it moves: over the last 20 sessions the average daily move was 1.05% (largest 4.2%).
- Liquidity: about 1.65K shares (≈$31.88K) trade per day on average. Thin volume can mean wider bid/ask spreads.
- 52-week position: $19.32 vs a range of $18.51–$22.60 (20% of the range).
- Dividends: last ex-dividend date Sep 21, 2026 ($0.3281/share); 4 payments in the past 12 months.
- Splits: none in the last 2 years.
- Insider trades (Form 4, last 12 months, recent 25 shown): 24 open-market buys, 1 sales; latest: Capital Management, L.P. Saba bought 6,800 shares on Sep 4, 2026.
- Latest filings: 8-K May 19, 2025.
- Listing: NYSE · industry: —.
ECF-PA market data (last 20 sessions)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 19.15 | 19.32 | 19.32 | 19.32 | 419 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 18.61 | 19.09 | 18.61 | 19.09 | 583 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 18.81 | 18.97 | 18.61 | 18.97 | 448 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 19.23 | 19.23 | 18.93 | 18.93 | 1.46K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 18.71 | 19.23 | 18.51 | 18.97 | 3.02K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 18.75 | 19.50 | 18.51 | 19.01 | 7.04K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 18.98 | 19.08 | 18.75 | 19.08 | 4.83K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 146 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 18.87 | 18.87 | 18.74 | 18.82 | 1.76K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.75 | 18.77 | 18.75 | 18.77 | 995 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.70 | 18.76 | 18.52 | 18.76 | 1.22K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 231 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 18.67 | 18.68 | 1.30K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 191 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 19.14 | 19.14 | 18.52 | 18.96 | 2.47K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 19.59 | 19.59 | 18.83 | 19.17 | 617 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19.71 | 19.71 | 19.44 | 19.44 | 686 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 18.52 | 19.33 | 18.52 | 19.24 | 2.11K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 19.87 | 19.87 | 19.07 | 19.41 | 3.18K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 19.32 | 19.32 | 19.32 | 19.32 | 285 |
About Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund (ECF-PA) is listed on the NYSE and classified by the SEC under “—”. Its business address is in MORRISTOWN, NJ. State of incorporation: DE. Fiscal year ends September 30. SEC CIK 793040.
ECF-PA board of directors & executives
From SEC Form 3/4/5 insider filings made in the last 12 months (date = latest filing).
Directors
| Name | Role | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Anthonie C Vanekris | Director | Jun 2, 2026 |
Executive officers
| Name | Title | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Jan 7, 2026 |
| J Christopher Jackson | Secretary | Aug 18, 2026 |
Recent insider buys & sales
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 6,800 | $12.36 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 6,800 | $12.36 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 6,800 | $12.36 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 6,800 | $12.36 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 5,000 | $12.25 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 5,000 | $12.25 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 5,000 | $12.25 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 5,000 | $12.25 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 1,200 | $12.47 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 1,200 | $12.47 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 1,200 | $12.47 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 1,200 | $12.47 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 3,900 | $12.49 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 3,900 | $12.49 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Capital Management, L.P. Saba | Buy | 3,900 | $12.49 |
ECF-PA financials (annual, from XBRL filings)
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No annual XBRL figures available (foreign filers often report on Form 20-F). | ||||
Latest balance sheet: total assets $—, total liabilities $—, cash $—.
ECF-PA earnings / results-day log
| Date | Filing | Close that day |
|---|---|---|
| No 8-K earnings releases in recent filings. | ||
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