ECF
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund LtdCompany with tickers: ECF, ECF-PA
CIK
793040
CUSIP
289074106
Shares Outstanding
13,670,303
13F Activity (30d)
5 filings
4 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
22/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P16
Days to cover 1.0 — P14
Short-volume trend -4.0% — P37
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-15 | 16,001 | 25,161 | -9,160 | 1.00 |
| 2021-06-30 | 8,531 | 16,001 | -7,470 | 1.00 |
| 2021-07-15 | 35,444 | 8,531 | +26,913 | 1.11 |
| 2021-07-30 | 27,630 | 35,444 | -7,814 | 1.04 |
| 2021-08-13 | 20,055 | 27,630 | -7,575 | 1.00 |
| 2021-08-31 | 14,770 | 20,055 | -5,285 | 1.00 |
| 2021-09-15 | 13,853 | 14,770 | -917 | 1.00 |
| 2021-09-30 | 3,986 | 13,853 | -9,867 | 1.00 |
| 2021-10-15 | 106 | 3,986 | -3,880 | 1.00 |
| 2021-10-29 | 7,334 | 106 | +7,228 | 1.00 |
| 2021-11-15 | 14,200 | 7,334 | +6,866 | 1.00 |
| 2021-11-30 | 16,852 | 14,200 | +2,652 | 1.00 |
| 2021-12-15 | 1,000 | 16,852 | -15,852 | 1.00 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1,476 | 1,000 | +476 | 1.00 |
| 2022-01-14 | 305 | 1,476 | -1,171 | 1.00 |
| 2022-01-31 | 449 | 305 | +144 | 1.00 |
| 2022-02-15 | 9,197 | 449 | +8,748 | 1.00 |
| 2022-02-28 | 1,747 | 9,197 | -7,450 | 1.00 |
| 2022-03-15 | 1,837 | 1,747 | +90 | 1.00 |
| 2022-03-31 | 5,325 | 1,837 | +3,488 | 1.00 |
| 2022-04-14 | 5,014 | 5,325 | -311 | 1.00 |
| 2022-04-29 | 8,296 | 5,014 | +3,282 | 1.00 |
| 2022-05-13 | 8,105 | 8,296 | -191 | 1.00 |
| 2022-05-31 | 5,612 | 8,105 | -2,493 | 1.00 |
| 2022-06-15 | 18,676 | 5,612 | +13,064 | 1.00 |
| 2022-06-30 | 16,212 | 18,676 | -2,464 | 1.00 |
| 2022-07-15 | 12,794 | 16,212 | -3,418 | 1.00 |
| 2022-07-29 | 24,124 | 12,794 | +11,330 | 1.00 |
| 2022-08-15 | 30,109 | 24,124 | +5,985 | 1.00 |
| 2022-08-31 | 27,156 | 30,109 | -2,953 | 1.00 |
| 2022-09-15 | 22,495 | 27,156 | -4,661 | 1.00 |
| 2022-09-30 | 20,675 | 22,495 | -1,820 | 1.00 |
| 2022-10-14 | 10,982 | 20,675 | -9,693 | 1.00 |
| 2022-10-31 | 32,983 | 10,982 | +22,001 | 1.00 |
| 2022-11-15 | 17,005 | 32,983 | -15,978 | 1.00 |
| 2022-11-30 | 5,098 | 17,005 | -11,907 | 1.00 |
| 2022-12-15 | 3,518 | 5,098 | -1,580 | 1.00 |
| 2022-12-30 | 10,308 | 3,518 | +6,790 | 1.00 |
| 2023-01-13 | 6,617 | 10,308 | -3,691 | 1.00 |
| 2023-01-31 | 4,671 | 6,617 | -1,946 | 1.00 |
| 2023-02-15 | 4,591 | 4,671 | -80 | 1.00 |
| 2023-02-28 | 7,365 | 4,591 | +2,774 | 1.00 |
| 2023-03-15 | 23,843 | 7,365 | +16,478 | 1.00 |
| 2023-03-31 | 30,154 | 23,843 | +6,311 | 1.00 |
| 2023-04-14 | 3,906 | 30,154 | -26,248 | 1.00 |
| 2023-04-28 | 10,816 | 3,906 | +6,910 | 1.00 |
| 2023-05-15 | 7,635 | 10,816 | -3,181 | 1.00 |
| 2023-05-31 | 8,437 | 7,635 | +802 | 1.00 |
| 2023-06-15 | 31,798 | 8,437 | +23,361 | 1.00 |
| 2023-06-30 | 64,291 | 31,798 | +32,493 | 1.56 |
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