Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.

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ECF

Price:

$11.8662

Market Cap:

$162.42M

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.

Industry

Asset Management - Income

IPO Date

1986-06-23

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

ECF

The ROE as of December 2025 (TTM) for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) is 10.70%

According to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current ROE is 10.70%. This represents a change of 162.03% compared to the average of 4.08% of the last 4 quarters.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) Historical ROE (quarterly & annually)

How has ECF ROE performed in the past?

The mean historical ROE of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. over the last ten years is 5.99%. The current 10.70% ROE has changed 78.82% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), ECF's ROE was at its highest in in the September 2020 quarter at 22.57%. The ROE was at its lowest in in the September 2022 quarter at -19.23%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

5.99%

Median

9.45%

Minimum

-27.92%

Maximum

17.21%

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) ROE by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. ROE, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 284.62%

Maximum Annual ROE = 17.21%

Minimum Annual Increase = -598.72%

Minimum Annual ROE = -27.92%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearROEChange
202414.64%284.62%
20233.81%-113.63%
2022-27.92%-265.00%
202116.92%-1.67%
202017.21%142.17%
20197.11%-36.52%
201811.19%26.08%
20178.88%-11.48%
201610.03%-598.72%
2015-2.01%-121.47%

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) Average ROE

How has ECF ROE performed in the past?

The current ROE of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) is greater than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

-3.16%

5-year avg

4.93%

10-year avg

5.99%

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) ROE vs. Peers

How is ECF’s ROE compared to its peers?

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.’s ROE is less than Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. (13.61%), less than Bancroft Fund Ltd. (9.09%), less than Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (6.89%), less than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. (9.04%), greater than PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II (-7.51%), less than Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (10.01%), less than Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I (0%), less than Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. (9.33%), less than The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (13.67%), greater than PGIM QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund- Class C (0%),

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