Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF) Competitors $10.72 +0.07 (+0.61%) As of 02:57 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ECF vs. DSU, CION, PEO, ECC, RMT, IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, and MVFShould you be buying Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund include BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit ROYCE OTC MICRO India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to ECF or DSU? In the previous week, Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 0.55 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 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ECF or DSU? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ECF or DSU? 35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ECF or DSU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllsworth Growth and Income Fund$26.44M5.55N/AN/AN/ABlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is ECF or DSU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellsworth Growth and Income FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Is ECF or DSU a better dividend stock? Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. SummaryEllsworth Growth and Income Fund beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 5 of the 7 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 ECF 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$146.68M$39.05B$12.35B$20.89BDividend Yield5.22%3.42%5.52%3.60%P/E RatioN/A16.1719.0228.30Price / Sales5.559.3425.8052.84Price / CashN/AN/A21.7723.77Price / BookN/AN/A2.285.18Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.01B$992.10M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.26%-0.65%-0.36%1 Month Performance1.23%1.06%0.38%1.14%1 Year Performance25.09%8.39%540.34%10.37% 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$10.73+0.6%N/A+24.8%$146.75M$26.44M0.00N/APositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56+0.2%N/A-2.5%$574.93MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑CIONCION Investment0.9906 of 5 stars$10.63-1.4%$10.75+1.2%-13.0%$553.46M$252.43M-55.92N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.81+0.5%N/A-7.2%$546.89MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit3.4881 of 5 stars$6.85+9.6%$8.67+26.5%-32.0%$527.11M$179.77M-17.12N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.75+3.0%N/A+1.0%$493.88MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.40+0.5%N/A-16.1%$478.32MN/A0.0021,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.05+0.1%N/A+19.9%$463.65MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.55-0.3%N/A+11.1%$417.17MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.52-1.1%N/A-3.2%$417.13MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.69-0.1%N/A-11.9%$403.17MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors ROYCE OTC MICRO Competitors India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund 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 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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