Performance analysis of ECF (Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ECF has had an average annual return of +27.80%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ECF has had an average annual return of +7.26%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, ECF has had an average annual return of +13.54%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, ECF has had an average annual return of +8.86%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20.27% | +29.92% | +27.43% | +7.98% | -31.61% | -0.73% | +31.84% | +47.13% | -3.67% | +19.49% | +12.96% | -2.24% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +13.15% | +18.30% | +12.20% | -7.05% | +16.85% | +41.77% | -36.78% | +10% | +16.60% | +0.49% | +4.91% | +11.78% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -10.10% | +14.31% | +14.49% | +2.28% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +6.96% | -5.71% | -3.37% | +12.65% | +7.56% | +1.85% | +20.27% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.61% | -3.49% | -5.00% | -0.44% | +8.19% | +6.49% | +3.02% | +4.54% | +6.54% | +6.90% | -3.05% | +0.26% | +29.92% |
| 2024 | -2.10% | +1.77% | +2.49% | -4.99% | +4.86% | +3.47% | +4.49% | +1.63% | +4.26% | +2.78% | +9.45% | -2.81% | +27.43% |
| 2023 | +9.90% | -3.99% | -2.12% | -0.86% | -1.37% | +10.13% | +2.56% | -1.93% | -5.45% | -9.69% | +6.34% | +6.31% | +7.98% |
| 2022 | -11.17% | -5.10% | +2.93% | -9.07% | -4.36% | -6.08% | +8.80% | +0.22% | -12.54% | +7.37% | -1.04% | -4.77% | -31.61% |
| 2021 | +9.16% | -4.95% | -5.17% | +6.29% | -0.83% | +4.23% | -0.75% | -0.20% | -7.53% | +2.99% | -1.86% | -0.80% | -0.73% |
| 2020 | +0.43% | -11.52% | -16.47% | +15.62% | +11.29% | +5.31% | +2.87% | +4.74% | -5.67% | -2.77% | +17.92% | +12.49% | +31.84% |
| 2019 | +6.64% | +5.90% | +0.20% | +2.29% | -4.28% | +10.49% | +3.90% | +0.47% | -0.95% | +2.95% | +7.25% | +5.28% | +47.13% |
| 2018 | +0.85% | -3.35% | +0.99% | +1.42% | +1.72% | +1.18% | +1.80% | +5.86% | +2.89% | -11.54% | -0.52% | -3.91% | -3.67% |
| 2017 | +1.93% | +5.01% | -1.26% | +4.17% | +0.67% | +2.46% | +2.73% | -2.11% | +1.76% | +0.22% | +5.21% | -2.49% | +19.49% |
Drawdown analysis of ECF (Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the ECF was -49.87%, occurring on Oct 10, 2008. Recovery took 561 trading sessions.
Since Nov 1, 1999 ECF has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 7 times
- 10% or more: 13 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -49.87% | Oct 29, 2007 | 240 | Oct 10, 2008 | 561 | Jan 3, 2011 | 801 |
| -47.25% | Feb 16, 2021 | 682 | Oct 31, 2023 | 485 | Oct 8, 2025 | 1167 |
| -42.19% | Feb 20, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 92 | Aug 3, 2020 | 114 |
| -22.03% | Sep 26, 2018 | 59 | Dec 20, 2018 | 122 | Jun 18, 2019 | 181 |
| -20.58% | Jun 23, 2015 | 145 | Jan 20, 2016 | 140 | Aug 9, 2016 | 285 |
| -20.19% | May 31, 2011 | 88 | Oct 4, 2011 | 252 | Oct 3, 2012 | 340 |
| -20.19% | Jan 9, 2002 | 135 | Jul 24, 2002 | 219 | Jun 6, 2003 | 354 |
| -16.57% | Aug 31, 2001 | 9 | Sep 20, 2001 | 44 | Nov 21, 2001 | 53 |
| -14.75% | Aug 31, 2000 | 65 | Dec 4, 2000 | 38 | Jan 30, 2001 | 103 |
| -14.29% | Mar 5, 2004 | 110 | Aug 12, 2004 | 355 | Jan 9, 2006 | 465 |
| -13.92% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 35 | Oct 5, 2007 | 53 |
| -13.17% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 18 | Apr 24, 2026 | 60 |
| -11.90% | Aug 18, 2020 | 14 | Sep 8, 2020 | 49 | Nov 16, 2020 | 63 |
| -10.00% | Jan 24, 2018 | 8 | Feb 5, 2018 | 94 | Jun 20, 2018 | 102 |
| -9.60% | Sep 3, 2014 | 30 | Oct 15, 2014 | 30 | Nov 26, 2014 | 60 |
| -8.33% | Aug 12, 2019 | 36 | Oct 2, 2019 | 22 | Nov 1, 2019 | 58 |
| -8.06% | Oct 9, 2025 | 31 | Nov 21, 2025 | 33 | Jan 12, 2026 | 64 |
| -7.96% | Jan 30, 2001 | 48 | Apr 9, 2001 | 24 | May 14, 2001 | 72 |
| -7.27% | Oct 4, 2012 | 28 | Nov 15, 2012 | 34 | Jan 7, 2013 | 62 |
| -6.88% | May 20, 2013 | 24 | Jun 24, 2013 | 58 | Sep 16, 2013 | 82 |
| -6.88% | Sep 6, 2016 | 43 | Nov 4, 2016 | 30 | Dec 19, 2016 | 73 |
| -6.74% | Nov 21, 2001 | 18 | Dec 18, 2001 | 13 | Jan 8, 2002 | 31 |
| -6.32% | Jul 14, 2003 | 85 | Nov 11, 2003 | 43 | Jan 14, 2004 | 128 |
| -6.16% | Mar 30, 2006 | 74 | Jul 17, 2006 | 26 | Aug 22, 2006 | 100 |
| -5.71% | Nov 30, 1999 | 13 | Dec 17, 1999 | 21 | Jan 19, 2000 | 34 |