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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
42
+4 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
1.40M
+90.1K (+6.9%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$22.4M
+$1.49M (+7.1%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
7
16 more added
Sold out
3
12 more reduced

Compare with Q4 2023: 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 holdersQ1 2024: 42 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 heldQ1 2024: $22.4M
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding BCV in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.139,259$2.23M0.04%+63,711+84.3%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC125,446$2.01M0.78%+58,480+87.3%Added
John G Ullman & Associates Inc101,122$1.62M0.25%+8,350+9.0%Added
Morgan Stanley87,101$1.39M0.00%−7,856−8.3%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC86,934$1.39M0.06%+12,131+16.2%Added
UBS Group AG78,446$1.25M0.00%+12,237+18.5%Added
PFG Investments, LLC63,454$1.01M0.06%+63,454New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.58,740$939.0K0.00%−192−0.3%Reduced
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp58,336$932.8K0.24%+29,532+102.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada50,552$808.0K0.00%+920+1.9%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.46,726$747.1K0.02%+2,721+6.2%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC45,876$733.6K0.00%+1,331+3.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC39,859$637.3K0.00%+2,216+5.9%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc37,487$599.7K0.00%−171,538−82.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC36,259$579.8K0.00%+36,259New
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.33,000$527.7K0.09%−2,000−5.7%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.32,199$514.9K0.04%+15,753+95.8%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.27,649$442.1K0.05%−6,562−19.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company27,224$435.3K0.00%−44,874−62.2%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC23,900$382.2K0.00%+3,000+14.4%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP22,345$357.3K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
CNH Partners LLC21,668$346.5K0.01%−816−3.6%Reduced
RMB Capital Management, LLC20,000$319.8K0.01%+10,000+100.0%Added
Raymond James & Associates19,513$312.0K0.00%−3,992−17.0%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC18,499$296.0K0.00%−1,085−5.5%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC17,008$272.0K0.00%+17,008New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC15,686$250.8K0.05%+1,391+9.7%Added
Round Rock Advisors, LLC15,650$250.2K0.06%−465−2.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.11,896$190.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers10,088$161.3K0.00%+10,088New
McIlrath & Eck, LLC6,890$110.2K0.02%+143+2.1%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC5,922$94.7K0.00%+5,922New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC3,188$51.0K0.00%+3,188New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,754$44.0K0.00%−899−24.6%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,313$37.0K0.00%−760−24.7%Reduced
Huntington National Bank1,900$30.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC1,730$27.7K0.03%+330+23.6%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC1,000$16.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp892$14.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont752$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC294$4.70K0.00%+294New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)208$3.33K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.0$00.00%−23,972−100.0%Sold out
Western Pacific Wealth Management, LP0$00.00%−1,844−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−1,458−100.0%Sold out