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Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) Fair Value & Analysis

Financial Services · US · Market cap $181M

Price$13.09
Fair Value$21.33
Upside+62.9%
Quality95/100
Evidence: High Range $16.00 – $26.67

Fair value as of: Jun 26, 2026

Analysis

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) currently trades at $13.09, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $21.33 — implying the stock looks roughly 62.9% undervalued today. We read business quality at 95/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high) — always confirm before acting.

About the company

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. It invests in the public equity markets. The fund primarily invests in convertible securities. It invests in stocks of companies across market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and S&P 500 Index. It was formerly known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. was formed on June 27, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd (ECF) undervalued?
As of Jun 26, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $21.33 versus a price of $13.09 — about +63% (undervalued). Model-based estimate, not financial advice.
What is the fair value of ECF?
Our 21-model fair value for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd is $21.33 (as of Jun 26, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is $13.09.
What is the quality score of ECF?
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd has a Quality Score of 95/100, measuring profitability, growth and balance-sheet strength from non-valuation factors.

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data — nothing guessed.

Educational research only · not financial advice · no buy/sell recommendation. Model-based estimates are not certainties; their reliability depends on data quality and assumptions.