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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund (Ellsworth Growth andome Fund) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 12.36 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Ellsworth Growth andome Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 12.36.


The historical rank and industry rank for Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

ECF' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.81   Med: 8.86   Max: 34.83
Current: 12.36


During the past 13 years, Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's highest Yield on Cost was 34.83. The lowest was 4.81. And the median was 8.86.


ECF's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
86.24% of 1214 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.985 vs ECF: 12.36

Competitive Comparison of Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ellsworth Growth andome Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Ellsworth Growth andome Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Ellsworth Growth andome Fund is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Ellsworth Growth andome Fund  (AMEX:ECF) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Ellsworth Growth andome Fund (Ellsworth Growth andome Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd operate as a closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The company invests in convertible and equity securities. It invests in various sectors, such as healthcare, financial services, computer software and services, energy and utilities, real estate investment trusts, semiconductors, telecommunications, business services, food and beverage, consumer products, transportation, consumer services among others.
Executives
Anthonie C Vanekris director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
James Andrew Dinsmore officer: Vice President C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Kinchen C Bizzell director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
James P Conn director
Gary I Levine other: former Exec. VP and CFO C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Nicolas W Platt director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Agnes Mullady officer: Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Mario J Gabelli director, other: Control Person of Adviser 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Fahrenkopf Frank J Jr director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Davis Dinsmore Management Co/nj other: Investment Adviser 65 MADISON AVE, SUITE 550, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Thomas H Dinsmore director, officer: Chairman of the Board C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 65 MADISON AVE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960

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