Bancroft Fund Ltd
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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
Open-market trades, last 90 days
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) by Bancroft Fund Ltd insiders, counted by Form 4 filing. Trades with a flagged price and duplicate filings are left out.
- Open-market buys
- 0 filings
- Open-market sells
- 0 filings
- Insiders trading
- 0
- Net value
- $0
- Purchases minus sales
Insider roster
Directors, officers and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 for Bancroft Fund Ltd, current and former, most recent filer first. Last reported holding is the position after the last non-derivative trade in their latest filing.
| Name | Title | Last reported holding | Last filing | Filings, past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanekris Anthonie C | Director | 500Indirect | Jun 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Gabelli Mario J | Director, Other: Control Person of Adviser | 25,700Indirect | Jan 7, 2026 | 2 |
| Dinsmore James Andrew | President | 990 | Jan 7, 2026 | 1 |
| Ball John Chester | Treasurer | 16 | Feb 23, 2024 | 0 |
| Mullady Agnes | Director | 150 | Feb 18, 2022 | 0 |
Insider trades
Each row adds up one type of transaction in one Form 4 filing. Only open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown by default; use the filters to see grants, option exercises and other codes.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 (view filing) | Oct 16, 2025 | 229 daysLate | Vanekris Anthonie CDirector | SSale | −1.15K | $23.53 | −$27.1K | −69.7%500 after | 2 lots |
| Jan 7, 2026 (view filing) | Dec 17, 2025 | 21 daysLate | Dinsmore James AndrewPresident | PPurchase | +220 | $21.50 | +$4.73K | +28.6%990 after | |
| Jan 7, 2026 (view filing) | Jan 5 | 2 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.30K | $22.26 | −$28.9K | −4.8%25.7K after | |
| Oct 21, 2025 (view filing) | Oct 20 | 1 day | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.00K | $23.43 | −$23.4K | −3.6%27.0K after | |
| Dec 26, 2024 (view filing) | Dec 23 | 3 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.50K | $17.74 | −$26.6K | −5.1%28.0K after | |
| Aug 29, 2024 (view filing) | Aug 29 | Same day | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −4.00K | $16.38 | −$65.5K | −3.0%131.0K after | |
| Jul 31, 2024 (view filing) | Jul 29 | 2 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.50K | $16.31 | −$24.5K | −4.8%29.5K after | |
| Jul 31, 2024 (view filing) | Mar 28 | 125 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −4.00K | $15.90 | −$63.6K | −2.9%135.0K after | Amended |
| Apr 12, 2024 (view filing) | Apr 11 | 1 day | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −2.00K | $15.46 | −$30.9K | −6.1%31.0K after | |
| Feb 23, 2024 (view filing) | Feb 22 | 1 day | Ball John ChesterTreasurer | PPurchase | +16 | $15.72 | +$251.52 | New position16 after | |
| Feb 6, 2024 (view filing) | Feb 2 | 4 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −2.00K | $15.40 | −$30.8K | −5.7%33.0K after | |
| Jan 25, 2024 (view filing) | Jan 23 | 2 days | Dinsmore James AndrewPresident | PPurchase | +300 | $15.41 | +$4.62K | +79.3%678.08 after | |
| Jan 2, 2024 (view filing) | Dec 28, 2023 | 5 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.73K | $16.26 | −$28.2K | −1.2%139.0K after | |
| Dec 8, 2023 (view filing) | Dec 7 | 1 day | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −1.00K | $15.15 | −$15.2K | −2.8%35.0K after | |
| Nov 7, 2023 (view filing) | Jun 12 | 148 daysLate | Vanekris Anthonie CDirector | SSale | −350 | $16.98 | −$5.94K | −28.0%900 after | |
| Oct 27, 2023 (view filing) | Oct 26 | 1 day | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001 | −4.00K | $14.22 | −$56.9K | −10.0%36.0K after | |
| Jun 12, 2023 (view filing) | Jun 8 | 4 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSaleCommon Shares, Par Value $0.001 | −3.00K | $16.98 | −$50.9K | −7.0%40.0K after | |
| May 3, 2023 (view filing) | May 1 | 2 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −2.00K | $16.36 | −$32.7K | −4.4%43.0K after | |
| Apr 17, 2023 (view filing) | Apr 14 | 3 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −12.0K | $16.58 | −$199.0K | −21.1%45.0K after | |
| Mar 3, 2023 (view filing) | Mar 2 | 1 day | Dinsmore James AndrewPresident | PPurchase | +350 | $18.00 | +$6.30K | New position350 after | |
| Oct 21, 2022 (view filing) | Oct 19 | 2 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −3.00K | $16.71 | −$50.1K | −5.0%57.0K after | |
| Jun 17, 2022 (view filing) | Jun 15 | 2 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | PPurchase | +1.00K | $17.93 | +$17.9K | +0.7%140.7K after | |
| Feb 18, 2022 (view filing) | Feb 17 | 1 day | Mullady AgnesDirector | PPurchase | +150 | $23.00 | +$3.45K | New position150 after | |
| Aug 10, 2021 (view filing) | Aug 6 | 4 days | Gabelli Mario JDirector, Other: Control Person of Adviser | SSale | −2.00K | $31.06 | −$62.1K | −3.2%60.0K after |