# Ellsworth Growth (ECF) — Dividends

ECF · AMEX · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ecf/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.01 |
| Forward yield | 8.56% |
| Growth streak | 2 years |

Ellsworth Growth pays a dividend four times a year. Its most recent payment, $0.22 per share, had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of September 16, 2026 and was paid on September 23, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.01 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 8.48% at a share price of $11.91.

From 2022 through early 2025 the amount was nearly flat at $0.13 per share, with one $0.14 payment in November 2024. Since mid-2025 it has varied more: $0.16 in June and September 2025, $0.41 in November 2025, $0.19 in March and June 2026 and $0.22 in September 2026. Payments by calendar year were $0.52 in 2022 and 2023 and $0.53 in 2024. For 2025 they were $0.45 without the larger November payment and $0.86 with it. The oldest entry, from November 2021, was an unusually large $1.11. The source gives a growth streak of two years.

Ex-dates fall in mid-March, mid-June, mid-September and late November. The first three are paid about a week later, and the November payment in late December. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in late November 2026 and be paid in late December.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.22 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.41 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | $0.16 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | $0.16 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.14 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | $0.13 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | $0.13 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | $0.13 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 | $0.13 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | $0.13 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 23, 2022 | $0.13 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | $0.13 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Dec 28, 2021 | $1.11 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Ellsworth Growth (ECF) pay a dividend?

Yes. Ellsworth Growth pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.22 per share.

### What is ECF's dividend yield?

Ellsworth Growth paid $1.01 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 8.56% at the last price of $11.80. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is ECF's most recent ex-dividend date?

Ellsworth Growth's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 16, 2026, payable on Sep 23, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has ECF been raising its dividend?

Yes — Ellsworth Growth has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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