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ECF ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD

Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing 4 d ago. Close $12.11 on Oct 9, 2026, +16% from the 52-week low and -9% from the high.

In brief

ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD (ECF) has 27 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 4 insiders, the latest filed on Oct 9, 2026. In the last 90 days insiders made 5 open-market buys worth $510k and 0 open-market sells worth $0, net +$510k.

26 open-market trades have been scored at ECF. The newest: Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner) bought $210k of stock on Oct 7, 2026, filed Oct 9, 2026, scored 24 (weak). The largest of the 26 shown: Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner) bought $774k on Apr 3, 2025, scored 42 (moderate).

Last 90 days

Net insider value
+$510k
more bought than sold
Buys
5
$510k by 1 insider
Sells
0
$0 by 0 insiders
Insiders on file
4
with a Form 4 at this company

Price and insider trades, last year

ECFOct 9, 2026 · close 12.11

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Signals

Open-market buys and sells at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD, scored.

ScoreInsiderValueHoldingsPrice contextFiled
24WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$210k
17,548 shares
+1%+16% from low-10% from high
13WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$145k
11,800 shares
+1%+22% from low-9% from high
2WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$15k
1,200 shares
+0%+23% from low-8% from high
9WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$49k
3,900 shares
+0%+24% from low-8% from high
6WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$91k
7,289 shares
+0%+27% from low-8% from high
41ModerateAnthonie C Vanekris
director
sell
$41k
3,309 shares
-110%+52% from low-2% from high
25WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
sell
$252k
20,663 shares
-1%+57% from low-4% from high
21WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
sell
$92k
7,532 shares
-0%+59% from low-3% from high
23WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
sell
$173k
14,110 shares
-1%+58% from low-3% from high
28WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
sell
$407k
34,042 shares
-2%+55% from low-5% from high
20WeakJames Andrew Dinsmore
President
buy
$2,320
200 shares
+2%+46% from low-6% from high
23WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$410k
33,764 shares
+2%+52% from low-3% from high
13WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$142k
11,604 shares
+1%+54% from low-2% from high
6WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$86k
8,031 shares
+0%+32% from low-1% from high
2WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$8,218
856 shares
+0%+18% from low-2% from high
18WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$162k
17,576 shares
+1%+12% from low-7% from high
11WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$90k
9,751 shares
+1%+11% from low-7% from high
2WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$9,110
1,000 shares
+0%+10% from low-8% from high
30WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$245k
27,185 shares
+2%+9% from low-9% from high
12WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$5,382
600 shares
+0%+9% from low-9% from high
17WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$29k
3,400 shares
+0%+4% from low-14% from high
20WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$63k
7,178 shares
+0%+6% from low-11% from high
22WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$122k
14,065 shares
+1%+5% from low-13% from high
26WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$94k
11,276 shares
+1%+2% from low-15% from high
42ModerateSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$774k
89,021 shares
+6%+7% from low-10% from high
27WeakSaba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
buy
$374k
41,326 shares
+3%+9% from low-9% from high

Transactions

Every row filed, 35 in all.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Oct 7, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+17,548$11.97$210k1,646,0104 d ago
Sep 3, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+5,000$12.25$61k1,621,66235 d ago
Sep 4, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+6,800$12.36$84k1,628,46235 d ago
Aug 28, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+1,200$12.47$15k1,616,66242 d ago
Aug 27, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+3,900$12.49$49k1,615,462Aug 28, 2026
Aug 20, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+1,547$12.52$19k1,605,820Aug 24, 2026
Aug 21, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+5,742$12.53$72k1,611,562Aug 24, 2026
Oct 16, 2025Anthonie C Vanekris
director
SOpen-market sale
Common Sharesindirect: Trust account for daughter
-2,000$12.25$25k1,000Jun 2, 2026
Oct 16, 2025Anthonie C Vanekris
director
SOpen-market sale
Common Sharesindirect: Trust account for son
-1,309$12.28$16k1,000Jun 2, 2026
Feb 17, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-6,072$12.20$74k1,618,864Feb 19, 2026
Feb 18, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-14,591$12.16$177k1,604,273Feb 19, 2026
Feb 13, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-7,532$12.25$92k1,624,936Feb 17, 2026
Feb 11, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-14,110$12.24$173k1,632,468Feb 12, 2026
Feb 5, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-7,824$12.02$94k1,672,796Feb 9, 2026
Feb 6, 2026Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: -
-26,218$11.95$313k1,646,578Feb 9, 2026
Dec 17, 2025James Andrew Dinsmore
President
POpen-market purchase
Common Shares
+200$11.60$2,32012,292Jan 7, 2026
Nov 7, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+33,764$12.15$410k1,680,620Nov 10, 2025
Oct 28, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+11,604$12.28$142k1,646,856Oct 30, 2025
Aug 19, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+8,031$10.69$86k1,635,252Aug 21, 2025
Jun 26, 2025Mario J Gabelli
director, other
JOther
Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares
-320,000$10.00$3.2M20,000Jul 1, 2025
May 19, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+856$9.60$8,2181,627,221May 20, 2025
May 6, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+17,576$9.19$162k1,626,365May 8, 2025
May 5, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+9,751$9.23$90k1,608,789May 6, 2025
May 1, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+1,000$9.11$9,1101,599,038May 5, 2025
Apr 29, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+4,738$9.04$43k1,575,591May 1, 2025
Apr 30, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+22,447$9.01$202k1,598,038May 1, 2025
Apr 28, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+600$8.97$5,3821,570,853Apr 29, 2025
Apr 21, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+3,400$8.58$29k1,570,253Apr 22, 2025
Apr 15, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+7,178$8.75$63k1,566,853Apr 17, 2025
Apr 14, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+14,065$8.64$122k1,559,675Apr 15, 2025
Apr 8, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+11,276$8.37$94k1,545,610Apr 10, 2025
Apr 3, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+33,476$8.88$297k1,478,789Apr 7, 2025
Apr 4, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+55,545$8.59$477k1,534,334Apr 7, 2025
Apr 1, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+34,285$9.05$310k1,438,272Apr 3, 2025
Apr 2, 2025Saba Capital Management, L.P.
owner
POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: -
+7,041$9.05$64k1,445,313Apr 3, 2025

Insiders

Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.

Questions about ECF

Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.

Are insiders buying ECF?

As of Oct 9, 2026, SEC Form 4 filings show 5 open-market buys worth $510k by 1 insider and 0 open-market sells worth $0 by 0 insiders at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD in the last 90 days, net +$510k. Only purchases (code P) and sales (code S) count; grants, option exercises and tax withholding do not.

Who was the last insider to trade ECF on the open market?

Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner) bought $210k of ECF on Oct 7, 2026 and filed the Form 4 on Oct 9, 2026. InsiderTell scored 24 (weak).

How many insiders file Form 4 at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD?

4 people have filed a Form 4 at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD, among them James Andrew Dinsmore (President), Mario J Gabelli (10% owner and director), Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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