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 2025
Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Dec 31, 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
- 34
- −3 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 2.20M
- +11.3K (+0.5%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $48.6M
- +$721.4K (+1.5%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 2
- 14 more added
- Sold out
- 5
- 14 more reduced
Compare with Q3 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.
| 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 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 361,294 | $7.98M | 0.27% | +46,755+14.9% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 302,213 | $6.68M | 0.00% | −4,737−1.5% | Reduced |
| Sit Investment Associates Inc | 255,169 | $5.64M | 0.11% | −29,269−10.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 172,388 | $3.81M | 0.00% | +32,155+22.9% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 122,619 | $2.71M | 0.01% | +22,954+23.0% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 101,214 | $2.24M | 0.00% | +1,586+1.6% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 97,374 | $2.15M | 0.32% | +17,095+21.3% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 97,301 | $2.15M | 0.02% | +22,717+30.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 74,091 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +20,495+38.2% | Added |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC | 73,904 | $1.63M | 0.92% | −1,015−1.4% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 65,376 | $1.44M | 0.00% | −1,155−1.7% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 65,125 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +269+0.4% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 46,148 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −3,010−6.1% | Reduced |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 39,448 | $871.8K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 39,356 | $866.2K | 0.21% | +524+1.3% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 35,419 | $783.0K | 0.00% | −6,825−16.2% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 29,460 | $651.1K | 0.00% | +3,165+12.0% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 27,688 | $611.9K | 0.19% | −7,354−21.0% | Reduced |
| Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc. | 27,000 | $596.7K | 0.09% | −1,000−3.6% | Reduced |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 23,519 | $519.8K | 0.31% | +367+1.6% | Added |
| Evolve Private Wealth, LLC | 21,541 | $476.1K | 0.03% | +21,541 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 19,894 | $439.7K | 0.00% | −16,048−44.6% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 19,659 | $434.5K | 0.00% | −1,416−6.7% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 17,510 | $387.0K | 0.00% | −1,906−9.8% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 16,600 | $366.9K | 0.00% | −400−2.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 14,068 | $310.9K | 0.00% | −1,919−12.0% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 12,086 | $267.1K | 0.00% | +2,670+28.4% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 8,403 | $185.8K | 0.00% | +239+2.9% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 6,205 | $137.1K | 0.00% | −455−6.8% | Reduced |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 2,479 | $54.8K | 0.00% | +2,479 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,000 | $22.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $22.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 1,000 | $22.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LRI Investments, LLC | 309 | $6.84K | 0.00% | +4+1.3% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −56,498−100.0% | Sold out |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −31,929−100.0% | Sold out |
| RMB Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,760−100.0% | Sold out |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14−100.0% | Sold out |