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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, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Jun 30, 2025. 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
37
−2 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
1.96M
+87.8K (+4.7%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$37.1M
+$4.42M (+13.5%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
3
16 more added
Sold out
5
10 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 holdersQ2 2025: 37 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 heldQ2 2025: $37.1M
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding BCV in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Ameriprise Financial Inc285,799$5.40M0.00%+70,606+32.8%Added
Sit Investment Associates Inc284,438$5.38M0.11%+1,366+0.5%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.252,145$4.77M0.13%−7,535−2.9%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.145,007$2.74M0.05%−804−0.6%Reduced
Morgan Stanley105,064$1.99M0.00%+13,764+15.1%Added
John G Ullman & Associates Inc82,913$1.57M0.23%−2,431−2.8%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC78,810$1.49M0.01%+17,794+29.2%Added
Beckerman Institutional, LLC75,779$1.43M0.95%+160.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC67,607$1.28M0.00%+14,495+27.3%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC65,250$1.23M0.21%+3,307+5.3%Added
UBS Group AG65,193$1.23M0.00%−838−1.3%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.49,567$937.0K0.00%−2,775−5.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada41,693$788.0K0.00%−468−1.1%Reduced
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC40,842$771.9K0.23%+553+1.4%Added
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp33,898$640.7K0.09%−12,841−27.5%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.31,618$597.6K0.00%+18,522+141.4%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC28,889$546.0K0.00%−9,816−25.4%Reduced
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.28,000$529.2K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC22,296$421.4K0.30%+2,649+13.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company20,554$388.5K0.00%+261+1.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc19,773$373.7K0.00%+4,164+26.7%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers18,946$358.1K0.00%+900+5.0%Added
GWM Advisors LLC17,800$336.4K0.00%−1,500−7.8%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC15,987$302.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
RMB Capital Management, LLC15,000$283.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC12,649$239.1K0.00%+12,649New
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.12,335$233.1K0.02%−2,385−16.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp11,969$226.2K0.00%+326+2.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.8,415$159.2K0.00%+4,118+95.8%Added
McIlrath & Eck, LLC7,558$142.8K0.02%+131+1.8%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc7,174$135.6K0.00%+7,174New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.6,160$116.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC1,000$18.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP1,000$18.9K0.00%+1,000New
Bank of America Corp386$7.29K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC305$5.77K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC14$2730.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bulldog Investors, LLP0$00.00%−39,448−100.0%Sold out
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co0$00.00%−1,971−100.0%Sold out
JPMorgan Chase & Co0$00.00%−1,496−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−1,458−100.0%Sold out
Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Noble Wealth Management PBC––––Not filed