There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF), including 38 buys and 2 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $3.68M and total insider selling at $5.5K.
Notable insiders with recent activity include Saba Capital Management, L.p., Kilrain Colin J., Ball John Chester. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.
Insider Transactions — ECF
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Transaction |
Shares |
Avg. Price |
Value |
Shares Owned |
| 2025-05-19 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
856 |
$9.60 |
$8.22K |
1,627,221 |
| 2025-05-06 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
17,576 |
$9.19 |
$161.52K |
1,626,365 |
| 2025-05-05 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
9,751 |
$9.23 |
$90K |
1,608,789 |
| 2025-05-01 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
1,000 |
$9.11 |
$9.11K |
1,599,038 |
| 2025-04-30 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
22,447 |
$9.01 |
$202.25K |
1,598,038 |
| 2025-04-29 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
4,738 |
$9.04 |
$42.83K |
1,575,591 |
| 2025-04-28 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
600 |
$8.97 |
$5.38K |
1,570,853 |
| 2025-04-21 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
3,400 |
$8.58 |
$29.17K |
1,570,253 |
| 2025-04-15 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
7,178 |
$8.75 |
$62.81K |
1,566,853 |
| 2025-04-14 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
14,065 |
$8.64 |
$121.52K |
1,559,675 |
| 2025-04-08 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
11,276 |
$8.37 |
$94.38K |
1,545,610 |
| 2025-04-04 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
55,545 |
$8.59 |
$477.13K |
1,534,334 |
| 2025-04-03 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
33,476 |
$8.88 |
$297.27K |
1,478,789 |
| 2025-04-02 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
7,041 |
$9.05 |
$63.72K |
1,445,313 |
| 2025-04-01 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
34,285 |
$9.05 |
$310.28K |
1,438,272 |
| 2025-02-13 |
Kilrain Colin J. |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2024-09-27 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Buy |
3,302 |
$8.93 |
$29.49K |
1,403,987 |
| 2024-08-01 |
Saba Capital Management, L.p. |
10 Percent Owner |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
1,381,252 |
| 2024-02-22 |
Ball John Chester |
Treasurer |
Informative Buy |
31 |
$8.16 |
$252.99 |
31 |
| 2024-01-23 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
President |
Informative Buy |
600 |
$7.97 |
$4.78K |
10,907 |
| 2023-06-26 |
Gabelli Mario J |
Director |
Other (Buy) |
150,000 |
$10.00 |
$1.5M |
- |
| 2023-03-28 |
Vanekris Anthonie C |
Director |
Informative Sell |
691 |
$7.95 |
$5.49K |
2,309 |
| 2020-08-19 |
Goldstein Peter D. |
Officer |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2019-07-12 |
Nakamura Kuni |
Director |
Informative Buy |
595 |
$10.40 |
$6.19K |
2,400 |
| 2019-07-11 |
Nakamura Kuni |
Director |
Informative Buy |
105 |
$10.32 |
$1.08K |
1,805 |
| 2019-07-10 |
Nakamura Kuni |
Director |
Informative Buy |
1,700 |
$10.36 |
$17.61K |
1,700 |
| 2019-01-15 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
President |
Informative Buy |
1,350 |
$8.82 |
$11.91K |
6,822 |
| 2018-02-05 |
Bizzell Kinchen C |
Director |
Informative Buy |
549 |
$9.10 |
$5K |
7,716 |
| 2018-01-17 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
President |
Informative Buy |
600 |
$9.59 |
$5.75K |
5,185 |
| 2017-09-18 |
Nakamura Kuni |
Director |
Informative Buy |
250 |
$25.00 |
$6.25K |
250 |
| 2017-09-18 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
President |
Informative Buy |
1,000 |
$25.00 |
$25K |
1,000 |
| 2017-05-17 |
Ball John Chester |
Officer |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2017-01-19 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
Director |
Informative Buy |
600 |
$8.52 |
$5.11K |
4,367 |
| 2016-05-27 |
Nakamura Kuni |
Director |
Informative Buy |
3,200 |
$7.75 |
$24.8K |
3,200 |
| 2016-05-19 |
Bizzell Kinchen C |
Director |
Informative Buy |
655 |
$7.60 |
$4.98K |
6,562 |
| 2016-04-26 |
Conn James P |
Director |
Informative Buy |
1,000 |
$7.80 |
$7.8K |
1,000 |
| 2016-03-01 |
Dinsmore James Andrew |
Director |
Informative Sell |
1 |
$7.24 |
$7.24 |
3,616 |
| 2016-02-29 |
Levine Gary I |
Officer |
Other (Buy) |
- |
- |
- |
5,065 |
| 2016-02-03 |
Pierre Mercedes A |
Officer |
Other (Buy) |
- |
- |
- |
5,421 |
| 2015-12-29 |
Platt Nicolas W |
Director |
Informative Buy |
200 |
$7.75 |
$1.55K |
700 |
| 2015-12-09 |
Melarkey Michael J |
Director |
Informative Buy |
2,600 |
$7.69 |
$19.99K |
2,600 |
| 2015-11-25 |
Ortiz Germaine M |
Officer |
Other (Buy) |
- |
- |
- |
3,562 |
| 2015-11-25 |
Lake H Tucker Jr |
Officer |
Other (Buy) |
- |
- |
- |
6,383 |
| 2015-11-18 |
Mullady Agnes |
Officer |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2015-11-09 |
Vanekris Anthonie C |
Director |
Informative Buy |
3,000 |
$8.02 |
$24.05K |
3,000 |
| 2015-11-01 |
Gabelli Mario J |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2015-11-01 |
Conn James P |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2015-11-01 |
Fahrenkopf Frank J Jr |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2015-11-01 |
Vanekris Anthonie C |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2015-11-01 |
Melarkey Michael J |
Director |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
- |
■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant)
■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion
■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale
■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry
