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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. filings document governance and shareholder-voting matters for a Delaware statutory trust operating as a closed-end diversified management investment company. Proxy materials cover annual meeting procedures, registrant filing status, trustee oversight and voting mechanics. Fund-related disclosures also frame ECF's closed-end structure, common-shareholder matters, distribution governance and capital-structure topics tied to its investment focus in convertible securities and common stock.
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund director Anthonie C. van Ekris reported two indirect open-market sales of Common Shares. On October 16, 2025, a trust account for his son sold 1,309 shares at $12.2776 per share, and a trust account for his daughter sold 2,000 shares at $12.2520 per share. Both trust accounts, for which he serves as trustee, each held 1,000 shares following the transactions. No derivative securities were reported.
Wells Fargo & Company filed Amendment No. 7 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership in Ellsworth Growth and Income. The filing reports 947,639 shares beneficially owned, representing 6.9% of the company’s common shares. The filing states Wells Fargo has sole dispositive power over those shares and discloses related broker‑dealer subsidiaries. The signature block shows the filing was signed on 05/12/2026.
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. has called its annual shareholder meeting for May 11, 2026, with a record date of March 12, 2026. Shareholders are being asked to elect four trustees to three‑year terms, with three nominees (Kinchen C. Bizzell, James P. Conn, and Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.) elected by common and preferred shareholders voting together and one nominee (Michael J. Melarkey) elected separately by preferred shareholders.
The Board remains largely independent, with a Lead Independent Trustee and standing Audit and Nominating Committees. The proxy describes trustee qualifications, compensation, and beneficial ownership, and confirms Tait Weller & Baker LLP as the independent auditor. It also explains Delaware’s control share statute and how it may limit voting rights for large share accumulations unless approved by other shareholders.
Saba Capital Management, L.P., a 10% owner of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd (ECF), reported two open-market sales of common stock. It sold 14,591 shares on 18 Feb 2026 at 12.16 per share and 6,072 shares on 17 Feb 2026 at 12.20 per share, all held indirectly, leaving 1,604,273 shares owned afterward.
Saba Capital Management, L.P., a 10% owner of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. (ECF), reported an open-market sale of common stock. On February 13, 2026, it sold 7,532 shares at $12.25 per share in a coded “S” transaction.
After this sale, Saba Capital Management, L.P. reported indirect beneficial ownership of 1,624,936 common shares. The filing shows this as an indirect position rather than shares held directly.
Saba Capital Management, L.P., a 10% owner of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd, reported an open-market sale of common stock. On 02/11/2026, it sold 14,110 shares at a price of $12.24 per share. After this transaction, Saba Capital Management, L.P. indirectly beneficially owned 1,632,468 shares of the fund’s common stock.
Saba Capital Management, L.P., a 10% owner of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd., reported two open-market sales of the fund’s common stock. On February 5, 2026, it sold 7,824 shares at $12.02 per share. On February 6, 2026, it sold 26,218 shares at $11.95 per share. After these transactions, Saba Capital indirectly owned 1,646,578 common shares of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund.
Wells Fargo & Company has reported beneficial ownership of 946,404 common shares of beneficial interest of Ellsworth Growth and Income, representing 7% of the class as of 12/31/2025.
Wells Fargo has sole dispositive power over all 946,404 shares and sole voting power over 1 share, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Ellsworth Growth and Income. The report is made by Wells Fargo & Company on its own behalf and on behalf of its broker-dealer subsidiaries Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. reported an insider share purchase by President and Director James A. Dinsmore. On 12/17/2025, he acquired 200 common shares in an open-market purchase at a price of $11.60 per share. Following this transaction, he beneficially owned 12,292 common shares, held directly.
Saba Capital Management filed Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D/A on Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), reporting beneficial ownership of 1,680,620 common shares, representing 12.29% of the class based on 13,676,849 shares outstanding as of 3/31/25. The filing lists shared voting and dispositive power over 1,680,620 shares and no sole power.
Saba reports that approximately $14,070,900 was paid in total to acquire the reported shares, funded by investor subscriptions, capital appreciation, and ordinary-course margin borrowings. The amendment states that recent transactions within sixty days prior to 11/07/25 were open-market trades detailed in Schedule A. Item 4 (Purpose of Transaction) is marked not applicable. The amendment updates Items 3, 5, and 7 and identifies the reporting persons as Saba Capital Management, L.P., Saba Capital Management GP, LLC, and Boaz R. Weinstein.