NYSEMKT:ECF

Ellsworth Fund Stock Insider Trading

Financial Services > Asset Management - Income

Buy ECF

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$12.17

-0.0500 (-0.409%)

At Close: Jul 31, 2026

Ellsworth Fund Stock Insider Power

Based on the 100 latest insides trades, we have calculated the insider power to be positive at 42.11. In total, the insiders bought 842.17K and sold 43.1M ECF shares in the last 100 trades. The insider score can be negative despite buy/sell ratio being positive. The score focuses on the quality of the trades.

Insider Power (Last 100 transactions)	42.11
● Buy	842.17K shares
● Sell	43.1M shares
82% Buy Activity Negligible or No Correlation
Sell Signal Low Confidence Jul 27, 2026 Analysis Breakdown: Signal is highly questionable due to a strongly contradictory positive Insider Power Score of 42.11. Confidence increased due to high data reliability score of 90.

Historical Insider Trades

Date	Type	Person	Role	Amount
Jan 17, 2018 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew President	CEO / President	600 Value: $6K
Jan 17, 2018 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew President	CEO / President	600 Value: $6K
Sep 18, 2017 Buy	Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew President	CEO / President	1 000 Value: $25.0K
Sep 18, 2017 Buy	Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares P-Purchase	Nakamura Kuni Director	Director	250 Value: $6K
Sep 18, 2017 Buy	Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares P-Purchase	Nakamura Kuni Director	Director	250 Value: $6K
Sep 18, 2017 Buy	Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew President	CEO / President	1 000 Value: $25.0K
May 17, 2017 Buy	Common Stock J-Other	Ball John Chester Officer	Officer	0 Value: $0
May 17, 2017 Buy	Common Stock J-Other	Ball John Chester Officer	Officer	0 Value: $0
Jan 19, 2017 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew Director	Director	600 Value: $5K
Jan 19, 2017 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Dinsmore James Andrew Director	Director	600 Value: $5K
May 27, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Nakamura Kuni Director	Director	3 200 Value: $24.8K
May 27, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Nakamura Kuni Director	Director	3 200 Value: $24.8K
May 19, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Bizzell Kinchen C Director	Director	655 Value: $5K
May 19, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Bizzell Kinchen C Director	Director	655 Value: $5K
Apr 26, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Conn James P Director	Director	1 000 Value: $8K
Apr 26, 2016 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Conn James P Director	Director	1 000 Value: $8K
Mar 01, 2016 Sell	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001 S-Sale	Dinsmore James Andrew Director	Director	1 Value: $7
Mar 01, 2016 Sell	Common Shares, Par Value $0.001 S-Sale	Dinsmore James Andrew Director	Director	1 Value: $7
Feb 29, 2016 Buy	Shares of Beneficial Interest J-Other	Levine Gary I Insider	Other	0 Value: $0
Feb 29, 2016 Buy	Shares of Beneficial Interest J-Other	Levine Gary I Insider	Other	0 Value: $0
Feb 03, 2016 Buy	Shares of Beneficial Interest J-Other	Pierre Mercedes A Insider	Other	0 Value: $0
Feb 03, 2016 Buy	Shares of Beneficial Interest J-Other	Pierre Mercedes A Insider	Other	0 Value: $0
Dec 29, 2015 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Platt Nicolas W Director	Director	200 Value: $2K
Dec 29, 2015 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Platt Nicolas W Director	Director	200 Value: $2K
Dec 09, 2015 Buy	Common Shares P-Purchase	Melarkey Michael J Director	Director	2 600 Value: $20.0K

About Insider Power

Insider Power is a proprietary algorithm developed by StockInvest.us to evaluate the significance of insider transactions. The calculation considers the size, type, and timing of transactions, as well as the insider’s role within the company.

It is important to note that, in general, there is little to no correlation between insider transactions and short-term stock price movements. In one of our studies, only 0.22%^* of stocks with insider activity showed a measurable correlation — and even then, it was unclear whether the effect was caused by insider actions or simply by the stock’s broader trend.

While our algorithms are designed to highlight potentially meaningful signals, these cannot be regarded as statistically significant on their own. Insider trading activity should therefore be seen as informative rather than as direct trading guidance. The Insider Power metric was created to present this information in a clearer and more accessible way, helping investors better understand the possible context of insider activity.

* October 6th, 2025 - Tested on 5562 stocks

ABOUT ELLSWORTH FUND LTD

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 Balan...

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