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 2026
Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 38
- +4 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 2.19M
- −5.50K (−0.3%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $47.2M
- −$1.34M (−2.8%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 4
- 13 more added
- Sold out
- 0
- 13 more reduced
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 304,265 | $6.55M | 0.00% | +2,052+0.7% | Added |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 277,479 | $5.98M | 0.19% | −83,815−23.2% | Reduced |
| Sit Investment Associates Inc | 255,169 | $5.50M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 148,204 | $3.19M | 0.00% | −24,184−14.0% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 145,422 | $3.13M | 0.01% | +22,803+18.6% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 107,851 | $2.32M | 0.33% | +10,477+10.8% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 100,823 | $2.17M | 0.00% | −391−0.4% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 91,338 | $1.97M | 0.02% | −5,963−6.1% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 89,139 | $1.92M | 0.00% | +15,048+20.3% | Added |
| Beckerman Institutional, LLC | 73,919 | $1.59M | 0.85% | +150.0% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 60,873 | $1.31M | 0.00% | −4,252−6.5% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 59,011 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −6,365−9.7% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 40,748 | $878.0K | 0.00% | −5,400−11.7% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 39,885 | $859.1K | 0.22% | +529+1.3% | Added |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | 39,448 | $849.7K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 36,148 | $779.0K | 0.00% | +729+2.1% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 35,881 | $772.9K | 0.01% | +35,881 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 30,792 | $663.3K | 0.00% | +1,332+4.5% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 25,913 | $558.2K | 0.00% | +13,827+114.4% | Added |
| Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc. | 25,700 | $553.6K | 0.08% | −1,300−4.8% | Reduced |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 24,189 | $521.0K | 0.03% | +670+2.8% | Added |
| Evolve Private Wealth, LLC | 21,555 | $464.3K | 0.02% | +14+0.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 19,684 | $424.0K | 0.00% | −210−1.1% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 19,354 | $416.9K | 0.00% | −305−1.6% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 17,341 | $373.5K | 0.00% | +8,938+106.4% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 16,113 | $347.1K | 0.00% | −1,397−8.0% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 15,221 | $327.9K | 0.11% | −12,467−45.0% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 15,200 | $327.4K | 0.00% | −1,400−8.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 14,068 | $303.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 13,638 | $293.8K | 0.00% | +13,638 | New |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,705 | $273.7K | 0.00% | +12,705 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 9,205 | $198.3K | 0.00% | +3,000+48.3% | Added |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 2,479 | $53.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $21.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,000 | $21.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC | 1,000 | $21.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LRI Investments, LLC | 309 | $6.66K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 290 | $6.25K | 0.00% | +290 | New |