ECF Ellsworth Fund Ltd
Ellsworth Fund Ltd (ECF) Insider Activity
What the officers, directors and large holders did with their own shares. Only open-market purchases and sales count toward the totals — grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are compensation mechanics, not decisions, and they're listed separately below.
How much of that selling was preplanned? 0% planned / 100% discretionary
Largest single sale: $313.3K.
Where they traded
Last open-market purchase: August 27, 2026 , by Saba Capital Management, L.P. .
Recent open-market activity
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Price | Value | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 3,900 | $12.49 | $48.7K | 1,615,462 | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 5,742 | $12.53 | $71.9K | 1,611,562 | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 1,547 | $12.52 | $19.4K | 1,605,820 | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 14,591 | $12.16 | $177.4K | 1,604,273 −0.9% of holding | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 6,072 | $12.20 | $74.1K | 1,618,864 −0.4% of holding | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 7,532 | $12.25 | $92.3K | 1,624,936 −0.5% of holding | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 14,110 | $12.24 | $172.7K | 1,632,468 −0.9% of holding | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 26,218 | $11.95 | $313.3K | 1,646,578 −1.6% of holding | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Sell | 7,824 | $12.02 | $94.0K | 1,672,796 −0.5% of holding | |
| Dinsmore James Andrew | President | Buy | 200 | $11.60 | $2.3K | 12,292 | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 33,764 | $12.15 | $410.2K | 1,680,620 | |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 11,604 | $12.28 | $142.5K | 1,646,856 | |
| VANEKRIS ANTHONIE C 2 fills | Director | Sell | 3,309 | $12.26 | $40.6K | 1,000 −76.8% of holding |
Form 4s are due within two business days of a transaction, so this is close to real time — unlike the quarterly 13F data on the Institutional tab. A single large sale often reflects a prearranged 10b5-1 plan rather than a fresh view, so read a pattern of sales rather than any one of them.