X0303 4 2008-09-15 0 0000793040 ELLSWORTH FUND LTD ECF 0001014776 DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO/NJ 65 MADISON AVE SUITE 550 MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 0 0 0 1 Investment adviser Shares of Beneficial Interest 2008-09-15 4 S 0 7664 6.5547 D 16624 D Includes 6,589 shares acquired on various dates in fiscal years 2004 through 2008 under the ECF dividend reinvestment plan. /s/ Gary I. Levine 2008-09-17