Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought $210k of ECF
owner at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD. 17,548 shares at an average of $11.97, traded Oct 7, 2026, filed Oct 9, 2026.
Score components
- +12Role10% owner
- +12Trade size$210k at market
- 0Relative to holdingsHoldings up 1.1%
- 0Price contextNear the top of the 52-week range
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying5 buys in 90 days
- -5Track recordMedian 6-month excess return -4% over 356 past buys
- -5Outside holderA 10% owner who is not an officer or director
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001510281-26-000334, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: - | +17,548 | $11.97 | $210k | 1,646,010 | 5 d ago |
Related signals
Other insiders at ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Weak | ECFbuy ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $334k 27,937 shares | +2% | |
| 13Weak | ECFbuy ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $145k 11,800 shares | +1% | |
| 2Weak | ECFbuy ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $15k 1,200 shares | +0% | |
| 9Weak | ECFbuy ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $49k 3,900 shares | +0% | |
| 6Weak | ECFbuy ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $91k 7,289 shares | +0% | |
| 41Moderate | ECFsell ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Anthonie C Vanekris director | $41k 3,309 shares | -110% | |
| 25Weak | ECFsell ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $252k 20,663 shares | -1% | |
| 21Weak | ECFsell ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $92k 7,532 shares | -0% | |
| 23Weak | ECFsell ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $173k 14,110 shares | -1% | |
| 28Weak | ECFsell ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | Saba Capital Management, L.P. owner | $407k 34,042 shares | -2% |
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.