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Bancroft Fund Ltd

BCV
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000009521

No open-market purchases or sales by Bancroft Fund Ltd insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 41 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $59.1M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesBCV.PA

13F holders, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Sep 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
33
−2 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
1.33M
−55.9K (−4.0%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$39.3M
−$4.96M (−11.2%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
3
12 more added
Sold out
5
10 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting BCV on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2021: 33 institutions
Q1 2021: 35 institutionsQ2 2021: 36 institutionsQ3 2021: 33 institutionsQ4 2021: 38 institutionsQ1 2022: 35 institutionsQ2 2022: 37 institutionsQ3 2022: 31 institutionsQ4 2022: 31 institutionsQ1 2023: 30 institutionsQ2 2023: 37 institutionsQ3 2023: 36 institutionsQ4 2023: 38 institutionsQ1 2024: 42 institutionsQ2 2024: 38 institutionsQ3 2024: 38 institutionsQ4 2024: 43 institutionsQ1 2025: 40 institutionsQ2 2025: 37 institutionsQ3 2025: 37 institutionsQ4 2025: 34 institutionsQ1 2026: 38 institutionsQ2 2026: 41 institutions
Value heldQ3 2021: $39.3M
Q1 2021: $40.1MQ2 2021: $44.4MQ3 2021: $39.3MQ4 2021: $33.6MQ1 2022: $24.1MQ2 2022: $20.6MQ3 2022: $18.5MQ4 2022: $17.8MQ1 2023: $17.8MQ2 2023: $18.2MQ3 2023: $17.1MQ4 2023: $20.9MQ1 2024: $22.4MQ2 2024: $20.7MQ3 2024: $24.8MQ4 2024: $29.5MQ1 2025: $32.7MQ2 2025: $37.1MQ3 2025: $47.8MQ4 2025: $48.6MQ1 2026: $47.2MQ2 2026: $59.1M
Institutions holding BCV and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202641$59.1M
Q1 202638$47.2M
Q4 202534$48.6M
Q3 202537$47.8M
Q2 202537$37.1M
Q1 202540$32.7M
Q4 202443$29.5M
Q3 202438$24.8M
Q2 202438$20.7M
Q1 202442$22.4M
Q4 202338$20.9M
Q3 202336$17.1M
Q2 202337$18.2M
Q1 202330$17.8M
Q4 202231$17.8M
Q3 202231$18.5M
Q2 202237$20.6M
Q1 202235$24.1M
Q4 202138$33.6M
Q3 202133$39.3M
Q2 202136$44.4M
Q1 202135$40.1M

Institutions, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding BCV in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.381,835$11.3M0.17%−62,135−14.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley153,110$4.54M0.00%−4,679−3.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co104,838$3.11M0.01%−114,340−52.2%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC99,627$2.95M0.00%+99,627New
Wells Fargo & Company94,608$2.80M0.00%+2,377+2.6%Added
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.60,000$1.78M0.22%−2,000−3.2%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada56,635$1.68M0.00%+2,385+4.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.44,456$1.32M0.01%+1,803+4.2%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC41,509$1.23M0.01%+41,509New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.37,557$1.11M0.00%+2,948+8.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates35,935$1.06M0.00%−7,875−18.0%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC34,509$1.02M0.41%+1,797+5.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.28,749$852.0K0.00%−4,695−14.0%Reduced
Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc20,700$613.0K0.04%+12,400+149.4%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.20,629$611.2K0.05%+1,705+9.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc17,925$531.0K0.00%+502+2.9%Added
Ceera Investments, LLC12,445$369.0K0.20%+380+3.1%Added
David J Yvars Group11,145$330.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Trust N.A.11,145$330.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.11,106$329.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.10,299$305.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.9,901$293.0K0.00%−3,940−28.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.8,308$246.0K0.00%+2,054+32.8%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC7,807$231.0K0.00%−27,394−77.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,328$128.0K0.00%+1,398+47.7%Added
Bank of America Corp1,783$53.0K0.00%−452−20.2%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC1,750$52.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sonora Investment Management, LLC1,754$52.0K0.01%+1,754New
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC701$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.676$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bogart Wealth, LLC171$5.00K0.00%+2+1.2%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)90$3.00K0.00%−100−52.6%Reduced
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.96$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont0$00.00%−468−100.0%Sold out
US Bancorp0$00.00%−278−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−164−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group (Ca)––––Not filed