The Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. is a closed-end equity mutual fund that was initially established by GAMCO Investors, Inc. Gabelli Funds, LLC currently oversees its management. This fund primarily concentrates its investments in convertible securities, operating within the public equity markets. Its portfolio is diversified across company stocks of all market capitalizations. To gauge its performance, the fund references several benchmarks: the Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, the Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index, and the S&P 500 Index. Originally known as Ellsworth Fund Ltd., this U.S.-domiciled fund commenced operations on June 27, 1986.