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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 2026

Institutional positions in Bancroft Fund Ltd as of Jun 30, 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
41
+3 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
2.27M
+80.4K (+3.7%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$59.1M
+$11.8M (+25.1%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
5
11 more added
Sold out
2
14 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2026: 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 2026: 41 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 2026: $59.1M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bancroft Fund Ltd; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding BCV in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Assetmark, Inc290$7.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC309$8.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP1,000$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Noble Wealth Management PBC1,000$26.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co1,240$32.2K0.00%−1,239−50.0%Reduced
Clear Street Group Inc.1,432$37.2K0.00%+1,432New
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.6,046$157.1K0.01%+6,046New
Raymond James Financial Inc7,790$202.5K0.00%+7,790New
Decision Investments, Inc7,800$202.7K0.18%+7,800New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.9,205$239.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP11,574$300.8K0.00%+11,574New
GWM Advisors LLC12,500$324.9K0.00%−2,700−17.8%Reduced
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC12,875$334.6K0.00%+170+1.3%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC14,068$365.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC15,132$393.3K0.12%−89−0.6%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc16,237$422.0K0.00%+124+0.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.18,781$488.2K0.00%+1,440+8.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company19,684$511.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers19,908$517.4K0.00%+554+2.9%Added
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC20,178$524.4K0.03%−1,377−6.4%Reduced
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers, Inc.25,700$667.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC26,293$683.4K0.03%+2,104+8.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp29,013$754.0K0.00%−1,779−5.8%Reduced
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC36,723$954.4K0.19%−3,162−7.9%Reduced
Bulldog Investors, LLP39,448$1.03M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.39,596$1.03M0.00%−1,152−2.8%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada40,125$1.04M0.00%+3,977+11.0%Added
First Trust Advisors LP41,029$1.07M0.00%+15,116+58.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC47,668$1.24M0.00%−11,343−19.2%Reduced
UBS Group AG58,385$1.52M0.00%−2,488−4.1%Reduced
Beckerman Institutional, LLC72,888$1.89M0.90%−1,031−1.4%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.81,873$2.13M0.00%−7,266−8.2%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC92,190$2.40M0.02%+852+0.9%Added
Bank of America Corp100,823$2.62M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC120,208$3.12M0.39%+12,357+11.5%Added
Morgan Stanley141,663$3.68M0.00%−6,541−4.4%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC148,531$3.86M0.01%+3,109+2.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.162,398$4.22M0.06%+126,517+352.6%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc250,913$6.52M0.00%−53,352−17.5%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc255,169$6.63M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Saba Capital Management, L.P.265,074$6.89M0.21%−12,405−4.5%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−13,638−100.0%Sold out
Ancora Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out