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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRI Investments, LLC | 309 | $6.84K | 0.00% | +4+1.3% | Added |
| 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 |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 2,479 | $54.8K | 0.00% | +2,479 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 6,205 | $137.1K | 0.00% | −455−6.8% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 8,403 | $185.8K | 0.00% | +239+2.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 12,086 | $267.1K | 0.00% | +2,670+28.4% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 14,068 | $310.9K | 0.00% | −1,919−12.0% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 16,600 | $366.9K | 0.00% | −400−2.4% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 17,510 | $387.0K | 0.00% | −1,906−9.8% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 19,659 | $434.5K | 0.00% | −1,416−6.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 19,894 | $439.7K | 0.00% | −16,048−44.6% | Reduced |
| Evolve Private Wealth, LLC | 21,541 | $476.1K | 0.03% | +21,541 | New |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 23,519 | $519.8K | 0.31% | +367+1.6% | Added |
| Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc. | 27,000 | $596.7K | 0.09% | −1,000−3.6% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 27,688 | $611.9K | 0.19% | −7,354−21.0% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 29,460 | $651.1K | 0.00% | +3,165+12.0% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 35,419 | $783.0K | 0.00% | −6,825−16.2% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 39,356 | $866.2K | 0.21% | +524+1.3% | Added |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 39,448 | $871.8K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 46,148 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −3,010−6.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 65,125 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +269+0.4% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 65,376 | $1.44M | 0.00% | −1,155−1.7% | Reduced |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC | 73,904 | $1.63M | 0.92% | −1,015−1.4% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 74,091 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +20,495+38.2% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 97,301 | $2.15M | 0.02% | +22,717+30.5% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 97,374 | $2.15M | 0.32% | +17,095+21.3% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 101,214 | $2.24M | 0.00% | +1,586+1.6% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 122,619 | $2.71M | 0.01% | +22,954+23.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 172,388 | $3.81M | 0.00% | +32,155+22.9% | Added |
| Sit Investment Associates Inc | 255,169 | $5.64M | 0.11% | −29,269−10.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 302,213 | $6.68M | 0.00% | −4,737−1.5% | Reduced |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 361,294 | $7.98M | 0.27% | +46,755+14.9% | 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 |