 Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Increases Quarterly Dividend Over Previous Quarter
and Announces Earnings and Financial Update
Davis-Dinsmore Management Company
July 17, 2007 - Ellsworth Fund Ltd. (AMEX - ECF) today reported financial highlights and certain portfolio information for the nine months ended June 30, 2007.
The Fund declared its eighty-fourth quarterly dividend today. The ten cents ($0.10) per share dividend is payable from net investment income, and represents an increase of 25%, or two cents ($0.02) per share, over the previous dividend.
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Payable date |
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Record date |
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$0.10 per share
from ordinary income |
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August 30, 2007 |
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August 16, 2007 |
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Three Months Ended
June 30 |
Nine Months Ended
June 30 |
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Earnings Report |
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Net Income |
$1,118,000 |
$927,000 |
$3,347,000 |
$3,072,000 |
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Per Share |
$0.09 |
$0.07 |
$0.26 |
$0.25 |
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Shares Outstanding |
12,659,098 |
12,429,083 |
12,659,098 |
12,429,083 |
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Total Net Assets |
$129,587,000 |
$115,438,000 |
$129,587,000 |
$115,438,000 |
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Net Asset Value Per Share |
$10.24 |
$9.29 |
$10.24 |
$9.29 |
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Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2007 |
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Top Ten Holdings by underlying common stock as of June 30, 2007 |
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% of |
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Market price |
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$9.14 |
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Net Assets |
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Net asset value (NAV) |
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$10.24 |
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LSB Industries, Inc. |
3.2 |
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Premium/(Discount) |
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(10.74)% |
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Celanese Corp. |
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3.1 |
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Total Net Assets |
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$129,587,000 |
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Prudential Financial, Inc. |
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2.4 |
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12-Month income distribution |
$0.36 |
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LSI Corp. |
2.3 |
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Yield on market price |
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3.94% |
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The Walt Disney Company |
2.3 |
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Ratio of expenses |
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1.09%* |
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Bristow Group Inc. |
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2.2 |
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Ratio of net income |
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3.62%* |
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Alleghany Corp. |
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2.0 |
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Portfolio turnover |
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59.71% |
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. |
2.0 |
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Shares outstanding |
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12,659,098 |
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MetLife, Inc. |
2.0 |
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* Annualized |
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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. |
2.0 |
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Major Industry Exposure |
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% of |
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Portfolio Ratings from Moody's |
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as of June 30, 2007 |
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Net Assets |
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as of June 30, 2007 |
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Insurance |
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9.5 |
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(From S&P when Moody's
is unavailable) |
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% of
Portfolio |
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Energy |
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9.3 |
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Aa |
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11 |
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Pharmaceuticals |
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7.5 |
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A |
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16 |
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Semiconductors |
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6.6 |
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Baa |
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17 |
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Banking/Savings and Loan |
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6.5 |
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Ba |
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7 |
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Multi-Industry |
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6.5 |
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B |
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19 |
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Computer Hardware |
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5.3 |
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<B |
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0 |
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Computer Software |
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4.9 |
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NR |
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28 |
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Chemicals |
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4.6 |
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Common Stocks |
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2 |
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Health Care |
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4.2 |
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Asset Allocation |
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% of |
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as of June 30, 2007 |
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Net Assets |
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Convertible Bonds and Notes |
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64.1 |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes |
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1.2 |
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Convertible Preferred Stock |
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11.3 |
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Mandatory Conv. Securities |
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18.9 |
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Common Stock |
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