MORRISTOWN, NJ, Apr 13, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Ellsworth Fund Ltd. ECF 0.00% has released unaudited monthly portfolio data for March including asset allocation, quality 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 Amex Equities exchange under the ticker symbol ECF.