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, Q4 2024
Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Dec 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
- 43
- +6 vs. Q3 2024
- Shares held
- 1.66M
- +172.5K (+11.6%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $29.5M
- +$4.83M (+19.6%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 8
- 13 more added
- Sold out
- 2
- 18 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2024: 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 41 | $59.1M |
| Q1 2026 | 38 | $47.2M |
| Q4 2025 | 34 | $48.6M |
| Q3 2025 | 37 | $47.8M |
| Q2 2025 | 37 | $37.1M |
| Q1 2025 | 40 | $32.7M |
| Q4 2024 | 43 | $29.5M |
| Q3 2024 | 38 | $24.8M |
| Q2 2024 | 38 | $20.7M |
| Q1 2024 | 42 | $22.4M |
| Q4 2023 | 38 | $20.9M |
| Q3 2023 | 36 | $17.1M |
| Q2 2023 | 37 | $18.2M |
| Q1 2023 | 30 | $17.8M |
| Q4 2022 | 31 | $17.8M |
| Q3 2022 | 31 | $18.5M |
| Q2 2022 | 37 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2022 | 35 | $24.1M |
| Q4 2021 | 38 | $33.6M |
| Q3 2021 | 33 | $39.3M |
| Q2 2021 | 36 | $44.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 35 | $40.1M |
Institutions, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 282,401 | $5.00M | 0.13% | +29,286+11.6% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 145,320 | $2.57M | 0.05% | −1,755−1.2% | Reduced |
| Sit Investment Associates Inc | 106,056 | $1.88M | 0.04% | +106,056 | New |
| Morgan Stanley | 91,822 | $1.63M | 0.00% | +2,945+3.3% | Added |
| John G Ullman & Associates Inc | 86,982 | $1.54M | 0.23% | −5,674−6.1% | Reduced |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC | 66,809 | $1.18M | 0.95% | −451−0.7% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 65,394 | $1.16M | 0.44% | −18,595−22.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 63,362 | $1.12M | 0.00% | −8,735−12.1% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 57,843 | $1.02M | 0.00% | +2,744+5.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 57,464 | $1.02M | 0.01% | +24,972+76.9% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 57,000 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −7,381−11.5% | Reduced |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 55,465 | $982.3K | 0.19% | +20,177+57.2% | Added |
| Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp | 52,274 | $925.8K | 0.15% | −372−0.7% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 45,168 | $799.9K | 0.00% | +3,012+7.1% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 41,447 | $734.1K | 0.00% | −833−2.0% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 41,354 | $733.0K | 0.00% | −1,938−4.5% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 40,806 | $722.7K | 0.23% | +40,806 | New |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 39,176 | $693.8K | 0.18% | +16,831+75.3% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 31,426 | $556.6K | 0.02% | −32,689−51.0% | Reduced |
| Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc. | 28,000 | $495.9K | 0.08% | +28,000 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 23,414 | $414.7K | 0.00% | −4,036−14.7% | Reduced |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 19,313 | $342.0K | 0.26% | +293+1.5% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 19,300 | $341.8K | 0.00% | −4,949−20.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 17,876 | $316.6K | 0.00% | −70−0.4% | Reduced |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 17,462 | $309.3K | 0.03% | −9,966−36.3% | Reduced |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 16,204 | $287.0K | 0.02% | −984−5.7% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 15,992 | $283.2K | 0.00% | −128−0.8% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 15,987 | $283.0K | 0.00% | −1,377−7.9% | Reduced |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 15,000 | $265.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 12,520 | $221.7K | 0.00% | +12,520 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 11,717 | $207.5K | 0.00% | +11,717 | New |
| McIlrath & Eck, LLC | 7,296 | $129.2K | 0.02% | +126+1.8% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 6,546 | $115.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 3,764 | $66.7K | 0.00% | −634−14.4% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,971 | $34.9K | 0.00% | +33+1.7% | Added |
| Tandem Financial, LLC | 1,022 | $18.1K | 0.02% | +1,022 | New |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $17.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 1,000 | $17.7K | 0.01% | +1,000 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 386 | $6.84K | 0.00% | +6+1.6% | Added |
| LRI Investments, LLC | 305 | $5.41K | 0.00% | +5+1.7% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 211 | $3.74K | 0.00% | +3+1.4% | Added |
| Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC | 200 | $3.54K | 0.00% | +200 | New |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 14 | $256 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −27,478−100.0% | Sold out |
| MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Raymond James & Associates | – | – | – | – | Not filed |