BANCROFT FD LTD BCV
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 059695106
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.09.
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 32 |
| Q4 2022 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | 31 |
| Q2 2023 | 38 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 22 | 10 |
| Q1 2023 | 15 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | 17 | 11 |
Biggest buyers
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. | New | +40.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +23.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | New | +18.2k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | New | +17.4k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | New | +15.1k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | New | +11.2k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Added | +11.2k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | New | +10.2k |
| Curi Capital, LLC | New | +10.0k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +4.5k |
Biggest sellers
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -92.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -27.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -8.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Reduced | -7.7k |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -3.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.2k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Reduced | -2.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -2.1k |
| Round Rock Advisors LLC | Reduced | -1.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -872 |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (4.5%, 2026-08-14), Saba Capital Management, L.P. (4.9%, 2026-03-30)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $3.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $17.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $50.1k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $6.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $288.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-12 | VANEKRIS ANTHONIE C Director · Trust account for son | Sold | $5.9k350 shares |
| 2023-06-08 | GABELLI MARIO J Director · Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Sold | $50.9k3.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | GABELLI MARIO J Director · Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Sold | $32.7k2.0k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | GABELLI MARIO J Director · Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Sold | $199.0k12.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.9k $2.8m | Reduced -27.9k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 106.7k $1.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.1k $1.3m | Added +23.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $1.2m | Reduced -92.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.7k $1.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.9k $1.0m | Added +11.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.0k $1.0m | Reduced -275 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.2k $926.0k | Added +921 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.6k $864.2k | Reduced -2.1k |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 40.0k $683.6k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.8k $594.7k | Added +1.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $585.4k | Added +1.3k |
| Round Rock Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 23.7k $404.2k | Reduced -1.4k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.4k $382.6k | Added +301 |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.9k $340.0k | Reduced -3.6k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $325.5k | Added +57 |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.9k $323.8k | Added +4.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $311.0k | New |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.4k $296.9k | New |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 15.1k $258.8k | New |
| Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.5k $230.0k | Unchanged |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $220.3k | Added +1.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $202.4k | Unchanged |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.2k $191.8k | New |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2k $174.2k | New |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $170.9k | New |
| McIlrath & Eck, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.6k $113.1k | Unchanged |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $70.1k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9k $32.3k | Reduced -7.7k |
| Western Pacific Wealth Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8k $31.5k | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $21.7k | Reduced -3.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $17.1k | Reduced -872 |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $17.1k | Unchanged |
| TRUST CO OF VERMONT 0.00% of their portfolio | 752 $12.9k | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 204 $3.5k | Unchanged |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189 $3.0k | Added +44 |
| Vigilant Capital Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177 $3.0k | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |