| Previous Close | 12.32 |
| Open | 12.28 |
| Bid | 12.21 x 800 |
| Ask | 12.23 x 1400 |
| Day's Range | 12.22 - 12.30 |
| 52 Week Range | 9.31 - 12.37 |
| Volume | 21,983 |
| Avg. Volume | 48,028 |
| Market Cap | 159.534M |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.91 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 14.34 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.85 |
| Earnings Date | Jan 21, 2016 - Jan 24, 2016 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.79 (6.41%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 15, 2020 |
| 1y Target Est | N/A |
The Board of Trustees of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (NYSE American: ECF) (the "Fund") declared a $0.13 per share cash distribution payable on March 24, 2020 to common shareholders of record on March 17, 2020. The $0.13 first quarter 2020 distribution is an 8% increase from $0.12 in the same period last year and brings the 2020 minimum annual distribution to $0.52 per share. The increase follows on the strength of the Fund’s market return in 2019, which increased 47%.
The Board of Trustees of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (NYSE American:ECF) (the "Fund") reaffirmed its 5% distribution policy and declared a $0.13 per share cash distribution payable on March 24, 2020 to common shareholders of record on March 17, 2020.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers. This publication does not announce a credit rating action and is not an indication of whether or not a credit rating action is likely in the near future.
The Board of Trustees of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (NYSE American:ECF) (the “Fund”) reaffirmed its 5% distribution policy and declared a $0.12 per share cash distribution payable on June 21, 2019 to common shareholders of record on June 14, 2019. The Fund intends to pay a quarterly distribution of an amount determined each quarter by the Board of Trustees. Under the Fund’s current distribution policy, the Fund intends to pay a minimum annual distribution of 5% of the Fund’s trailing 12-month average month-end market price or an amount sufficient to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code for regulated investment companies.