Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 12,500 shares of ECF short. 0.09% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.09% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,500 shares, a drop of 27.3% from the previous total of 17,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.09% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.93%), Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (1.47%), Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (4.56%), Royce Otc Micro (0.13%), CION Investment Corporation (1.85%), India Fund, Inc. (0.44%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (0.51%), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (0.63%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.11%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ECF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund as its price is falling. ECF shares are trading up $0.09 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ECF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ECF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.