Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $9.04 +0.01 (+0.11%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ECF vs. IFN, TYG, MCI, RMT, MVF, EVN, MYN, LEO, HQL, and KTFShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include The India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. The India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ECF or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M4.68N/AN/AN/AThe India Fund$110.12M4.49N/AN/AN/A Is ECF or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A The India Fund N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ECF or IFN? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ECF or IFN? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECF or IFN a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Does the media prefer ECF or IFN? In the previous week, The India Fund had 7 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for The India Fund and 2 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat The India Fund's score of 0.78 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive The India Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECF or IFN? The India Fund received 143 more outperform votes than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/AN/AThe India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats The India Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllsworth Growth and Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$123.69M$6.67B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield5.86%6.92%5.79%4.02%P/E RatioN/A3.5322.0032.71Price / Sales4.6821.5526.0827.84Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.872.654.47Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.78%0.95%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-0.33%-2.22%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance18.02%1.89%537.91%4.36% Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECFEllsworth Growth and Income FundN/A$9.04+0.1%N/A+17.1%$123.69M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$15.80+1.5%N/A-12.8%$490.69M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$39.97+1.2%N/A+28.1%$430.22M$214.33M0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.95+0.2%N/A+13.2%$425.31M$37.92M0.00N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.24flatN/A-7.7%$417.62M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.82-0.1%N/A+1.4%$411.34M$11.04M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.13+0.5%N/A+3.8%$401.83M$38.57M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.60-0.4%N/A-3.7%$367.81M$1.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.84+0.2%N/A-0.5%$363.78M$73.46M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.51+0.2%N/A-2.2%$361.19M$86.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.01-0.1%N/A-2.7%$352.75M$35.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors DWS Municipal Income Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ECF) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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