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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 38 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 heldQ1 2026: $47.2M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding BCV in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Ameriprise Financial Inc304,265$6.55M0.00%+2,052+0.7%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.277,479$5.98M0.19%−83,815−23.2%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc255,169$5.50M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley148,204$3.19M0.00%−24,184−14.0%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC145,422$3.13M0.01%+22,803+18.6%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC107,851$2.32M0.33%+10,477+10.8%Added
Bank of America Corp100,823$2.17M0.00%−391−0.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC91,338$1.97M0.02%−5,963−6.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.89,139$1.92M0.00%+15,048+20.3%Added
Beckerman Institutional, LLC73,919$1.59M0.85%+150.0%Added
UBS Group AG60,873$1.31M0.00%−4,252−6.5%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC59,011$1.27M0.00%−6,365−9.7%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.40,748$878.0K0.00%−5,400−11.7%Reduced
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC39,885$859.1K0.22%+529+1.3%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP39,448$849.7K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada36,148$779.0K0.00%+729+2.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.35,881$772.9K0.01%+35,881New
Stifel Financial Corp30,792$663.3K0.00%+1,332+4.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP25,913$558.2K0.00%+13,827+114.4%Added
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.25,700$553.6K0.08%−1,300−4.8%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC24,189$521.0K0.03%+670+2.8%Added
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC21,555$464.3K0.02%+14+0.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company19,684$424.0K0.00%−210−1.1%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers19,354$416.9K0.00%−305−1.6%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.17,341$373.5K0.00%+8,938+106.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc16,113$347.1K0.00%−1,397−8.0%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC15,221$327.9K0.11%−12,467−45.0%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC15,200$327.4K0.00%−1,400−8.4%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC14,068$303.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC13,638$293.8K0.00%+13,638New
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC12,705$273.7K0.00%+12,705New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,205$198.3K0.00%+3,000+48.3%Added
Caldwell Trust Co2,479$53.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC1,000$21.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP1,000$21.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Noble Wealth Management PBC1,000$21.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC309$6.66K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc290$6.25K0.00%+290New