ECF - Ellsworth Growth and Income 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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $180.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 3.70
- Beta
- 1.06
- 52-Week Range
- 9.58-13.3
- Dividend Yield
- $0.92
- IPO Date
- Jun 23, 1986
- Exchange
- AMEX
Frequently asked ECF overview questions
- What is ECF?
- ECF is the ticker symbol for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd., a listed mutual fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. Listed on AMEX. ECF is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are ECF's key statistics?
- Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) carries a market capitalization of $180.7M, 52-week range of 9.58-13.3. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does ECF belong to?
- Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare ECF's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the ECF data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for ECF, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.