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BCV Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 3.50%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $50,040.00

Bancroft Fund Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Bancroft Fund by year and by quarter.

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Bancroft Fund Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $22.50
Price Change: ▲ Price Increase of +0.29 (1.31%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

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Bancroft Fund Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
10/20/2025Mario J GabelliInsiderSell1,000$23.43$23,430.0027,000View SEC Filing Icon  
12/23/2024Mario J GabelliInsiderSell1,500$17.74$26,610.0028,000View SEC Filing Icon  
8/29/2024Mario J GabelliInsiderSell4,000$16.38$65,520.00131,000View SEC Filing Icon  
7/29/2024Mario J GabelliInsiderSell1,500$16.31$24,465.0029,500View SEC Filing Icon  
4/11/2024Mario J GabelliInsiderSell2,000$15.46$30,920.0031,000View SEC Filing Icon  
3/28/2024Mario J GabelliInsiderSell2,000$15.90$31,800.00137,000View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2024John Chester BallTreasurerBuy16$15.71$251.3616View SEC Filing Icon  
1/23/2024James Andrew DinsmorePresidentBuy300$15.40$4,620.00678View SEC Filing Icon  
12/7/2023Mario J GabelliInsiderSell1,000$15.15$15,150.0035,000View SEC Filing Icon  
10/26/2023Mario J GabelliInsiderSell4,000$14.22$56,880.0036,000View SEC Filing Icon  
6/12/2023Anthonie C VanekrisDirectorSell350$16.98$5,943.00900View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV)

22.43% of Bancroft Fund stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Bancroft Fund Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/17/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC17,000$0.37M0.0%-4.5%0.290%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC31,929$0.70M0.0%N/A0.545%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bulldog Investors LLP39,448$0.86M0.2%N/A0.673%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE99,628$2.18M0.0%+25,710.4%1.700%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.306,950$6.72M0.0%+7.4%5.236%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Pathstone Holdings LLC99,665$2.18M0.0%+245.0%1.700%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP9,416$0.21M0.0%N/A0.161%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025PNC Financial Services Group Inc.6,660$0.15M0.0%+8.1%0.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Uhlmann Price Securities LLC23,152$0.51M0.3%+3.8%0.395%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.56,498$1.24M0.0%-61.0%0.964%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Beckerman Institutional LLC74,919$1.64M1.0%-1.1%1.278%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC3,760$82K0.0%-70.3%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC35,042$0.77M0.3%N/A0.598%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC80,279$1.76M0.3%+23.0%1.369%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/16/2025Mezzasalma Advisors LLC38,832$0.85M0.2%-4.9%0.662%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/4/2025Osaic Holdings Inc.8,415$0.16M0.0%+95.8%0.144%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.285,799$5.40M0.0%+32.8%4.875%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.7,174$0.14M0.0%N/A0.122%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC17,800$0.34M0.0%-7.8%0.304%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Guggenheim Capital LLC78,810$1.49M0.0%+29.2%1.344%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Invesco Ltd.31,618$0.60M0.0%+141.4%0.539%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.145,007$2.74M0.0%-0.6%2.474%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC3,780$71K0.0%+1,790.0%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2025Cetera Investment Advisers18,946$0.36M0.0%+5.0%0.323%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/4/2025Wolverine Asset Management LLC12,649$0.24M0.0%N/A0.216%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.19,773$0.37M0.0%+26.7%0.337%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2025Uhlmann Price Securities LLC22,296$0.42M0.3%+13.5%0.380%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2025Mezzasalma Advisors LLC40,842$0.77M0.2%+1.4%0.697%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2025John G Ullman & Associates Inc.82,913$1.57M0.2%-2.8%1.414%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2025Koshinski Asset Management Inc.12,335$0.23M0.0%-16.2%0.210%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/18/2025Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp33,898$0.64M0.1%-27.5%0.578%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2025Royal Bank of Canada42,161$0.74M0.0%+2.0%0.719%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2025Sit Investment Associates Inc.283,072$4.93M0.1%+166.9%4.829%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/12/2025Invesco Ltd.13,096$0.23M0.0%N/A0.223%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2025John G Ullman & Associates Inc.85,344$1.49M0.2%-1.9%1.456%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC61,943$1.08M0.2%+11.7%1.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2025Beckerman Institutional LLC75,763$1.32M1.0%+13.4%1.292%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2025Koshinski Asset Management Inc.14,720$0.26M0.0%-9.2%0.251%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2025Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp46,739$0.81M0.1%-10.6%0.797%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2025Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.52,342$0.91M0.0%-8.2%0.893%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Saba Capital Management L.P.282,401$5M0.1%+11.6%4.811%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bulldog Investors LLP39,176$0.69M0.2%+75.3%0.667%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.57,843$1.02M0.0%+5.0%0.985%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Stifel Financial Corp11,717$0.21M0.0%N/A0.200%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Shaker Financial Services LLC65,394$1.16M0.4%-22.1%1.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC19,300$0.34M0.0%-20.4%0.329%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.28,000$0.50M0.1%N/A0.477%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Guggenheim Capital LLC57,464$1.02M0.0%+76.9%0.979%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.12,520$0.22M0.0%N/A0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Sit Investment Associates Inc.106,056$1.88M0.0%N/A1.807%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN23,414$0.42M0.0%-14.7%0.399%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.17,462$0.31M0.0%-36.3%0.297%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC45,168$0.80M0.0%+7.1%0.769%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.145,320$2.57M0.0%-1.2%2.476%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Commonwealth Equity Services LLC15,987$0.28M0.0%-7.9%0.272%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Cornerstone Advisors LLC31,426$0.56M0.0%-51.0%0.535%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC55,465$0.98M0.2%+57.2%0.945%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.12,520$0.22M0.0%N/A0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2025John G Ullman & Associates Inc.86,982$1.54M0.2%-6.1%1.482%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2025Mezzasalma Advisors LLC40,806$0.72M0.2%N/A0.695%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2025Koshinski Asset Management Inc.16,204$0.29M0.0%-5.7%0.276%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2024John G Ullman & Associates Inc.92,656$1.55M0.2%-4.0%1.578%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2024Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.27,428$0.46M0.0%-21.2%0.467%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC64,115$1.08M0.0%-43.5%1.092%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.147,075$2.47M0.0%-0.9%2.504%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Curi RMB Capital LLC15,000$0.25M0.0%-25.0%0.256%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2024Wolverine Asset Management LLC27,478$0.46M0.0%+424.3%0.468%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/1/2024Beckerman Institutional LLC67,260$1.13M0.9%N/A1.146%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/31/2024Shaker Financial Services LLC83,989$1.41M0.5%+23.7%1.430%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2024Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp52,646$0.88M0.2%+1.3%0.896%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/10/2024Koshinski Asset Management Inc.17,188$0.29M0.0%-5.4%0.293%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC113,423$1.78M0.1%+30.5%1.931%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC18,690$0.29M0.1%+19.2%0.318%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/3/2024Shaker Financial Services LLC67,889$1.06M0.4%-45.9%1.157%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/2/2024Wolverine Asset Management LLC5,241$82K0.0%-11.5%0.089%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2024Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp51,976$0.81M0.2%-10.9%0.885%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/31/2024Commonwealth Equity Services LLC17,507$0.27M0.0%-5.4%0.298%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.64,028$1M0.0%+9.0%1.091%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.33,000$0.53M0.1%-5.7%0.562%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.139,259$2.23M0.0%+84.3%2.372%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC86,934$1.39M0.1%+16.2%1.480%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024Koshinski Asset Management Inc.27,649$0.44M0.0%-19.2%0.471%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2024John G Ullman & Associates Inc.101,122$1.62M0.2%+9.0%1.723%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp58,336$0.93M0.2%+102.5%0.994%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC15,686$0.25M0.1%+9.7%0.267%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2024PFG Investments LLC63,454$1.02M0.1%N/A1.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/15/2024Bulldog Investors LLP22,345$0.36M0.1%+47.6%0.383%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.35,000$0.56M0.1%-12.5%0.600%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC74,803$1.20M0.1%+89.1%1.283%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Shaker Financial Services LLC66,966$1.07M0.4%-9.9%1.149%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/31/2024John G Ullman & Associates Inc.92,772$1.48M0.2%+409.3%1.591%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2024Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp28,804$0.46M0.1%N/A0.494%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2024Koshinski Asset Management Inc.34,211$0.55M0.1%+71.9%0.587%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2024Round Rock Advisors LLC16,115$0.26M0.1%-31.9%0.276%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/25/2024Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC14,295$0.23M0.1%+23.2%0.245%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2024Raymond James & Associates23,505$0.38M0.0%-17.7%0.403%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2023AQR Arbitrage LLC23,148$0.37M0.0%+3.4%0.394%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2023Cornerstone Advisors LLC39,557$0.62M0.0%+127.7%0.673%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/2/2023Shaker Financial Services LLC74,295$1.17M0.5%-30.4%1.264%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/1/2023John G Ullman & Associates Inc.18,214$0.29M0.0%N/A0.310%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Bancroft Fund logo
Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It primarily invests in convertible securities including convertible debt and convertible preferred stocks. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index, Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, and Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index. The fund was formerly known as Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Today's Range

Now: $22.50
Low: $22.26
High: $22.50

50 Day Range

MA: $22.67
Low: $21.32
High: $23.84

52 Week Range

Now: $22.50
Low: $15.63
High: $23.88

Volume

19,190 shs

Average Volume

22,021 shs

Market Capitalization

$131.90 million

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

5.91%

Beta

0.92

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Bancroft Fund?

Bancroft Fund's top insider investors include:
  1. Mario J Gabelli (Insider)
  2. James Andrew Dinsmore (President)
  3. John Chester Ball (Treasurer)
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Who are the major institutional investors of Bancroft Fund?

Bancroft Fund's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Ameriprise Financial Inc. — 5.24%
  2. Pathstone Holdings LLC — 1.70%
  3. Bank of America Corp DE — 1.70%
  4. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC — 1.37%
  5. Beckerman Institutional LLC — 1.28%
  6. Advisors Asset Management Inc. — 0.96%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Bancroft Fund stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Bancroft Fund stock?

In the previous quarter, BCV stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Advisors Asset Management Inc.
  2. Wolverine Asset Management LLC
  3. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC
  4. Beckerman Institutional LLC
  5. NewEdge Advisors LLC

Which institutional investors are buying Bancroft Fund stock?

Within the previous quarter, BCV stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Bank of America Corp DE
  2. Pathstone Holdings LLC
  3. Bulldog Investors LLP
  4. Shaker Financial Services LLC
  5. Verition Fund Management LLC
  6. Ameriprise Financial Inc.
  7. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC
  8. First Trust Advisors LP
Within the previous year, these company insiders have bought Bancroft Fund stock:
  1. Mario J Gabelli (Insider)
  2. James Andrew Dinsmore (President)
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