MORRISTOWN, NJ--(Marketwired - Jan 14, 2014) -  Ellsworth Fund Ltd. (NYSE MKT: ECF) has released unaudited monthly portfolio data for December 2013 including asset allocation, representative holdings and other fund characteristics.

The portfolio data will be posted on Ellsworth's website at www.ellsworthfund.com. Printed copies may be obtained by calling (973) 631-1177.

Ellsworth Fund Ltd. operates as a closed-end, diversified management investment company and invests primarily in convertible securities, with the objectives of providing income and the potential for capital appreciation; which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal, over the long-term, due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. Its shares are traded on the NYSE MKT exchange under the ticker symbol ECF.

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