What is ECF's relative strength rating?

Relative strength percentiles for ECF are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.

What sector is ECF in?

ECF is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.

Is ECF in a leading sector?

Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.

Volatility metrics for ECF — average daily range (ADR%), average true range (ATR%), and beta — are not available for the current snapshot. These indicators update daily with each pipeline run.

Does ECF have a seasonal pattern?

TickerStance computes ECF's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what ECF has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

When did ECF last report earnings?

No SEC EDGAR filings are linked to ECF in the current TickerStance fundamentals database. This can occur for tickers without a matched CIK (some ADRs, ETFs, and recently listed securities) or when the fundamentals pipeline has not yet processed this ticker.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF)

TODAY'S READ · AS OF 2026-08-24

As of 2026-08-24, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) has a 3-month relative strength percentile of — within the TickerStance CS+ADRC universe (~5,000 tickers). The current market Stance is 47.8 (Neutral). Sector: Other. TickerStance reports observed regime conditions across the full CS+ADRC universe; band assignment reflects current breadth, momentum, and macro inputs computed at the daily close. Percentile ranks run from 1 (weakest) to 99 (strongest) relative to all universe members on the same date.

RS methodology →

Market-wide RS; lit = leaderboard

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3 month—pctile

6 month—pctile

1 year—pctile

Classic—IBD pctile

LDR—leadership

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!ADR%—!A/D—!RVOL—!$ Vol—

Market backdrop

47.8Neutral

Trend30% weight44.9 Breadth30% weight50.6 Leadership20% weight42.4 Macro20% weight59.0 Full stance breakdown →

§ Seasonality

10y · since 2022

Best monthJan on averageavg +4.59% · 75% win · n 4

Worst monthMar on averageavg -3.51% · 25% win · n 4

ECF monthly seasonality strip
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	ECF Jan avg: 4.59% median: 5.29% win: 75% σ: 5.15% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Feb avg: -2.85% median: -3.74% win: 25% σ: 3.23% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Mar avg: -3.51% median: -4.31% win: 25% σ: 3.11% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Apr avg: -0.12% median: -0.86% win: 20% σ: 7.65% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF May avg: 2.98% median: 4.86% win: 60% σ: 5.58% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Jun avg: 1.08% median: 1.85% win: 60% σ: 6.19% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Jul avg: 2.20% median: 3.02% win: 80% σ: 6.15% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Aug avg: 1.11% median: 0.92% win: 75% σ: 2.71% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31 (current)	ECF Sep avg: -3.23% median: -2.10% win: 50% σ: 8.75% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Oct avg: 1.84% median: 4.84% win: 75% σ: 7.96% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Nov avg: 0.84% median: 0.99% win: 50% σ: 6.52% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	ECF Dec avg: -0.24% median: -1.25% win: 50% σ: 4.83% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

Evidence · 1 of 3

Receipts behind the read

0 of 5 pass

Leadership

Is it leading?

Relative strength across horizons plus the leadership score.

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1y

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LDR

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StageWeinstein stage analysis

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Smart money

Who's accumulating?

Accumulation rating, relative volume, U/D ratio, breakout-day proof.

Fundamentals · ECF

Does the business back the chart?

No SEC filings on file for this ticker. Fundamentals section requires EDGAR coverage.

Evidence · 2 of 3

Sector context

Other

Top peers · Other

Who else is leading?

PFX
82RS 3m
HRZN
82RS 3m
MAIN
79RS 3m

Sector vs market

Other

Energy100

Technology91

Healthcare82

Financials73

Materials64

Industrials55

ETF OWNERS

ETFs holding ECF

ECF appears in 1 ETF as of May 2026: CEFS at 0.59% weight, $2M notional.

Held by 1 ETFs · $2M across latest filings · largest weight 0.59% (CEFS).

ETFs holding: 1
Total value: $2M
Top 3 concentration: 100.0%
Max weight: CEFS · 0.59%

Top 1 by value, from SEC N-PORT-P filings dated May 2026.

ETFs holding ECF ranked by value
ETF	Weight	Value	Δ
CEFS	0.59%	$2M	+0.03 pp

CEFS added +0.03 pp

As filed in N-PORT — quarterly holdings with up to ~60-day publication lag. Not live positioning.

Public attention · ECF

Is the crowd watching?

No attention data for this ticker yet — it joins the daily scan once a baseline builds.

Reference

Company snapshot

SectorOther

Industryn/a

SICn/a

Float13.6Mshares

Shares out13.7Mshares

Market cap$169.6MMicro Cap

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is ECF's relative strength rating?: Relative strength percentiles for ECF are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.
What sector is ECF in?: ECF is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.
Is ECF in a leading sector?: Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.
How volatile is ECF?: Volatility metrics for ECF — average daily range (ADR%), average true range (ATR%), and beta — are not available for the current snapshot. These indicators update daily with each pipeline run.
Does ECF have a seasonal pattern?: TickerStance computes ECF's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what ECF has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) — Stance & relative strength

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Market backdrop

§ Seasonality

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Does the business back the chart?

Sector context

Who else is leading?

Other

ETFs holding ECF

Is the crowd watching?

Company snapshot

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?

§ Seasonality

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) — Stance & relative strength

ECF is not confirmed as a leader. 3m RS is unavailable, Market Stance is 47.8

Lenses lit

Market backdrop

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Does the business back the chart?

Sector context

Who else is leading?

Other

ETFs holding ECF

Is the crowd watching?

Company snapshot

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?