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ECF vs EVV

Side-by-side comparison of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. (ECF) and Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ECF and EVV operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • EVV is the larger of the two at $1.42B, about 9.8x ECF ($145.0M).
  • Over the past year, ECF is down 5.2% and EVV is down 15.9% - ECF leads by 10.7 points.
  • ECF has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for EVV).
PerformanceECF-5.21%EVV-15.91%
2025-10-20+0.00%2026-10-16
MetricECFEVV
Company
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
Price
-
-
Market cap
$145.0M
$1.42B
1M return
-4.59%
-4.26%
1Y return
-5.21%
-15.91%
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
AMEX
AMEX
IPO
1986
2003
News (4w)
4
3
Recent ratings
0
0
ECF

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.

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.

EVV

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating-rate loans, government agency mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds that are rated below investment grade. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of three and a half years and average quality BBB/BBB- in its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index. Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund was formed on May 30, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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