ECF (Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd)
Insider Trading Activity
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by ECF officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
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| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2026-09-01 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2026-08-24 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2026-06-02 | ANTHONIE C VANEKRIS | Director | Sell | — | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Sell | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Sell | — | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Sell | — | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Sell | — | — |
| 2026-01-07 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | MARIO J GABELLI | Director | J | — | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Boaz Weinstein | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-22 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-17 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-15 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2024-09-30 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10%+ Owner | Buy | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | MARIO J GABELLI | Director | J | — | — |
| 2024-02-23 | John Chester Ball | Treasurer | Buy | — | — |
| 2024-01-25 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-11-07 | ANTHONIE C VANEKRIS | Director | Sell | — | — |
| 2023-06-29 | MARIO J GABELLI | Director | J | — | — |
| 2022-07-07 | MARIO J GABELLI | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2022-07-06 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2019-07-16 | Kuni Nakamura | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2019-07-12 | Kuni Nakamura | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2019-01-17 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2018-02-07 | Kinchen C Bizzell | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2018-01-19 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2017-09-19 | Kuni Nakamura | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2017-09-19 | James Andrew Dinsmore | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2017-01-20 | James Andrew Dinsmore | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2016-09-09 | Kuni Nakamura | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2016-05-23 | Kinchen C Bizzell | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2016-04-28 | JAMES P CONN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2016-03-03 | James Andrew Dinsmore | Director | Sell | — | — |
| 2016-02-29 | GARY I LEVINE | — | J | — | — |
| 2016-02-03 | MERCEDES A PIERRE | — | J | — | — |
| 2015-12-30 | NICOLAS W PLATT | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2015-12-11 | MICHAEL J MELARKEY | Director | Buy | — | — |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 10%+ Owner | 1,626,365 | — |
| — | 10%+ Owner | 1,621,662 | — |
| — | Director | 145,000 | — |
| — | Chairman and CEO | 73,311 | — |
| — | Director | 68,101 | — |
| — | President | 20,245 | — |
| — | — | 15,371 | — |
| — | — | 15,371 | — |
| — | — | 14,719 | — |
| — | — | 12,937 | — |
| — | President | 12,292 | — |
| — | Director | 11,134 | — |
| — | Vice President | 10,505 | — |
| — | Director | 7,716 | — |
| — | Director | 6,129 | — |
| — | Vice President & CCO | 5,421 | — |
| — | — | 5,064 | — |
| — | Vice President | 3,562 | — |
| — | Director | 2,600 | — |
| — | Director | 1,000 | — |
| — | Director | 1,000 | — |
| — | Director | 700 | — |
| — | Treasurer | 31 | — |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the ECF quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.