Does ECF pay a dividend?

Yes. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.75% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.01 per share.

How much does ECF pay in dividends?

$1.01 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next ECF ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ECF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

ECF Dividend

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.

AMEXFinancial ServicesStockData as of September 16, 2026

Dividend yield: 8.75%
Annual dividend: $1.01
Payout ratio: 0.00
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $11.54
Market cap: $158M

Is ECF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is far above the marketAt 8.75%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.85% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 16 timesAcross 39 complete years, the annual total fell in 2010, 2011, 2013 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2013.

ECF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1987 to 2025.

Peak $0.6400 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for ECF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 16, 2026	September 23, 2026	$0.2200	Quarterly
June 15, 2026	June 23, 2026	$0.1900	Quarterly
March 17, 2026	March 24, 2026	$0.1900	Quarterly
November 24, 2025	December 30, 2025	$0.4100	Quarterly
September 16, 2025	September 23, 2025	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 13, 2025	June 23, 2025	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 17, 2025	March 24, 2025	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 22, 2024	December 30, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
September 16, 2024	September 23, 2024	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 21, 2024	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 13, 2024	March 21, 2024	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 21, 2023	December 28, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	September 22, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	June 23, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 16, 2023	March 24, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 22, 2022	December 28, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 15, 2022	September 23, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 14, 2022	June 23, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 16, 2022	March 24, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 23, 2021	December 28, 2021	$1.1100	Quarterly
September 15, 2021	September 23, 2021	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 15, 2021	June 23, 2021	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 16, 2021	March 24, 2021	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 24, 2020	December 29, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
September 15, 2020	September 23, 2020	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 15, 2020	June 23, 2020	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 16, 2020	March 24, 2020	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 25, 2019	December 27, 2019	$0.4200	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	September 23, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	June 21, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	March 22, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 26, 2018	December 28, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
August 16, 2018	August 24, 2018	$0.1500	Quarterly
May 15, 2018	May 23, 2018	$0.1100	Quarterly
February 12, 2018	February 21, 2018	$0.1100	Quarterly
November 13, 2017	December 15, 2017	$0.1100	Quarterly
August 15, 2017	August 24, 2017	$0.1100	Quarterly
May 12, 2017	May 23, 2017	$0.1100	Quarterly
February 9, 2017	February 21, 2017	$0.1100	Quarterly
November 9, 2016	December 16, 2016	$0.1100	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does ECF pay a dividend?: Yes. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.75% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.01 per share.
How much does ECF pay in dividends?: $1.01 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next ECF ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ECF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.