| Browse All

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Rye, United States | NYSE American
12.15 USD -0.05 (-0.410%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.15

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. EDT

ECF has shown a relatively stable price movement in the recent 14-day period, with a slight upward trend. However, the overall price has been fluctuating within a narrow range, suggesting limited short-term momentum. The current price of $11.75 is near the 52-week low of $8.40, indicating potential for a rebound. The dividend yield of 6.4% is attractive, with a consistent payout history over the past few years. The payout ratio of 16.5% suggests that the dividends are sustainable. However, the recent earnings growth has been modest, and the revenue growth has been negative, which could indicate some underlying challenges. The stock's low beta of 1.048 suggests it is relatively less volatile compared to the market. Overall, ECF may present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, but long-term investors should consider the company's fundamentals and growth prospects before making a decision.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.042418
AutoETS0.042419
MSTL0.043949
AutoTheta0.051971

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 22.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.337
Excess Kurtosis -1.07
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Revenue per Share 0.412
Market Cap 166,094,176
Trailing P/E 3.39
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 866.87%
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=NGI1MzE=&bid=NGVkNg==&mid=NmZkYmY=&num=MTk0Mzg=&kid=NWNkODQ=&fid=MzIxZTY=&rid=421-=edoc_dnuf

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.65% 8.54% 7.58% 9.17%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-17 0.190 1.652174
2025-11-24 0.410 3.698557
2025-09-16 0.160 1.467948
2025-06-13 0.160 1.718712
2025-03-17 0.130 1.499154
2024-11-22 0.140 1.586492
2024-09-16 0.130 1.654527
2024-06-13 0.130 1.797996
2024-03-13 0.130 1.856245
2023-11-21 0.130 2.013427
2023-09-14 0.130 1.909371
2023-06-14 0.130 1.877399
2023-03-16 0.130 1.984643
2022-11-22 0.130 1.942300
2022-09-15 0.130 1.816060
2022-06-14 0.130 1.969357
2022-03-16 0.130 1.672320
2021-11-23 1.110 11.089713
2021-09-15 0.130 1.312754
2021-06-15 0.130 1.310982
2021-03-16 0.130 1.359825
2020-11-24 0.940 10.891636
2020-09-15 0.130 1.759996
2020-06-15 0.130 1.889442
2020-03-16 0.130 2.814378
2019-11-25 0.420 6.086391
2019-09-13 0.120 1.913168
2019-06-13 0.120 2.112228
2019-03-14 0.120 2.173659
2018-11-26 0.130 2.617904
2018-08-16 0.150 2.739375
2018-05-15 0.110 2.133289
2018-02-12 0.110 2.272114
2017-11-13 0.110 2.187393
2017-08-15 0.110 2.314517
2017-05-12 0.110 2.358646
2017-02-09 0.110 2.485429
2016-11-09 0.110 2.720994
2016-08-15 0.110 2.623274
2016-05-12 0.110 2.879347
2016-02-09 0.110 3.259577
2015-11-09 0.467 12.185585
2015-08-11 0.109 2.791060
2015-05-12 0.109 2.691385
2015-02-10 0.107 2.821309
2014-10-29 0.350 9.500735
2014-08-12 0.060 1.645703
2014-05-13 0.060 1.680284
2014-02-11 0.060 1.745237
2013-10-29 0.060 1.806008
2013-08-13 0.060 1.872949
2013-05-14 0.060 1.856587
2013-02-11 0.063 2.079270
2012-10-24 0.075 2.603388
2012-08-14 0.063 2.206487
2012-05-14 0.063 2.305804
2012-02-06 0.063 2.233602
2011-10-26 0.061 2.399503
2011-08-09 0.061 2.451466
2011-05-10 0.061 2.098808
2011-02-08 0.061 2.140467
2010-10-19 0.071 2.680864
2010-08-10 0.068 2.715457
2010-05-11 0.068 2.771131
2010-02-09 0.068 3.023860
2009-10-20 0.099 4.415373
2009-08-11 0.065 3.145623
2009-05-12 0.075 3.901764
2009-02-10 0.075 4.315487
2008-10-21 0.103 6.109397
2008-08-12 0.090 3.864239
2008-05-13 0.090 3.465539
2008-02-12 0.090 3.452950
2007-10-23 0.887 33.024154
2007-08-14 0.100 4.072087
2007-05-14 0.080 3.129520
2007-02-09 0.080 3.336936
2006-10-25 0.395 17.283816
2006-08-14 0.070 3.323830
2006-05-12 0.070 3.262278
2006-02-09 0.070 3.335949
2005-10-25 0.098 4.999434
2005-08-12 0.070 3.505691
2005-05-11 0.070 3.769923
2005-02-09 0.070 3.503363
2004-10-26 0.085 4.346563
2004-08-12 0.070 3.957309
2004-05-11 0.070 3.734032
2004-02-10 0.070 3.456856
2003-10-28 0.105 5.526973
2003-08-12 0.070 3.618626
2003-05-13 0.070 3.686008
2003-02-11 0.075 4.181287
2002-10-23 0.086 5.052865
2002-08-14 0.080 4.799934
2002-05-14 0.080 4.395543
2002-02-11 0.090 4.680291
2001-10-25 0.190 10.524448
2001-08-14 0.100 5.251120
2001-05-14 0.100 5.281469
2001-02-09 0.090 4.786323
2000-10-24 1.445 81.197803
2000-08-14 0.100 5.775549
2000-05-12 0.100 6.460193
2000-02-10 0.090 5.758973
1999-10-27 1.290 90.327276
1999-08-12 0.090 6.319711
1999-05-11 0.082 5.774675
1999-02-04 0.090 6.269589
1998-10-29 1.410 103.092003
1998-08-11 0.100 7.438442
1998-05-12 0.110 7.508284
1998-02-05 0.110 8.385246
1997-10-30 1.550 122.293784
1997-08-07 0.110 9.350593
1997-05-08 0.110 10.518699
1997-02-06 0.110 10.504979
1996-10-31 1.130 114.842133
1996-08-08 0.120 13.848602
1996-05-09 0.120 13.841228
1996-02-08 0.120 13.571859
1995-11-01 0.400 49.942287
1995-08-10 0.125 16.639649
1995-05-09 0.042 5.794074
1995-02-07 0.042 6.086863
1994-10-26 0.043 6.458923
1994-08-09 0.125 18.027786
1994-05-10 0.125 18.296861
1994-02-01 0.125 16.363894
1993-10-26 0.233 31.315706
1993-08-10 0.120 16.751725
1993-05-04 0.120 17.446491
1993-02-02 0.135 20.757415
1992-10-27 0.216 34.747137
1992-08-04 0.135 22.968851
1992-05-05 0.134 24.697869
1992-02-04 0.045 8.439989
1991-11-08 0.033 6.437121
1991-08-06 0.046 9.012612
1991-05-07 0.046 9.388413
1991-02-04 0.050 11.045057
1990-11-05 0.050 12.288321
1990-08-02 0.050 10.617788
1990-05-07 0.050 10.505226
1990-02-05 0.150 30.662540
1989-10-16 0.365 77.474336
1989-08-14 0.150 31.794916
1989-05-02 0.150 33.511020
1989-02-06 0.150 35.394724
1988-10-25 0.305 70.948602
1988-08-15 0.150 35.791425
1988-05-09 0.150 37.140843
1987-12-23 0.150 41.407990
1987-10-27 0.547 173.665303
1987-08-11 0.150 37.689136
1987-05-11 0.150 36.688578
1987-02-09 0.150 33.881987
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.76
dividendYield 6.23
exDividendDate 2026-03-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.59
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.048360653
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-03-17
dividendDate 2018-12-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.42191148
Address1 One Corporate Center
All Time High 17.34
All Time Low 3.67
Ask 12.23
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 34,290
Average Daily Volume3 Month 35,375
Average Volume 35,375
Average Volume10Days 34,290
Beta 1.048
Bid 12.2
Bid Size 400
Book Value 13.078
City Rye
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,419,984,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.15
Current Ratio 1.41
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 12.2956
Day Low 12.15
Display Name Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund
Dividend Date 1,545,955,200
Dividend Rate 0.76
Dividend Yield 6.23
Earnings Growth 2.704
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.457
Earnings Timestamp End 1,453,741,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,453,478,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 34.83
Enterprise Value 195,537,792
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.58
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 914 921 5118
Fifty Day Average 11.644
Fifty Day Average Change 0.50599957
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04345582
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 42.191147
Fifty Two Week High 12.65
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03952569
Fifty Two Week Low 8.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4177363
Fifty Two Week Range 8.57 - 12.65
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 519,917,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.38
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 5,614,082
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00551
Held Percent Institutions 0.48726
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,670,303
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Last Dividend Value 0.19
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary 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. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 166,094,176
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_269170
Most Recent Quarter 1,759,190,400
Net Income To Common 46,849,708
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 166,777,696
Open 12.32
Operating Margins 0.65225
Payout Ratio 0.16479999
Phone 914 921 5000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 12.15
Post Market Time 1,776,456,301
Previous Close 12.2
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9290411
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 29.585278
Profit Margins 8.66869
Quick Ratio 1.372
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.409838
Regular Market Day High 12.2956
Regular Market Day Low 12.15
Regular Market Day Range 12.15 - 12.2956
Regular Market Open 12.32
Regular Market Previous Close 12.2
Regular Market Price 12.15
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 39,857
Return On Assets 0.01193
Return On Equity 0.25329
Revenue Growth -0.037
Revenue Per Share 0.412
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 13,670,303
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0001
Shares Short 1,981
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,864
Short Name 27,623
Short Percent Of Float 0.0002
Short Ratio 0.09
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol ECF
Total Cash 883,892
Total Cash Per Share 0.065
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 5,614,082
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.59
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.048360653
Trailing Eps 3.58
Trailing P E 3.3938546
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.5563
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.59369946
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05137453
Type Disp Equity
Volume 39,857
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=NGI1MzE=&bid=NGVkNg==&mid=NmZkYmY=&num=MTk0Mzg=&kid=NWNkODQ=&fid=MzIxZTY=&rid=421-=edoc_dnuf
Zip 10,580-1422