BCV

Bancroft Fund Ltd

21.83

Oct 20 • 3:58 PM ET +0.22 (1.02%)

21.83

Aftermarket • 4:15 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Financial Closed-End Fund - Debt USA Micro AMEX

Peers: GCV BGH GHY DMO JLS

| Held by: FCEF CEFS

Index	-
Market Cap	122.85M
Enterprise Value	-
Income	-
Sales	-
Book/sh	-
Cash/sh	-
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	1.46 (6.69%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 16, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	0.78% -15.93%
Payout	-
Employees	-
IPO	Jun 27, 1972

P/E	-
Forward P/E	-
PEG	-
P/S	-
P/B	-
P/C	-
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	-
EV/Sales	-
Quick Ratio	-
Current Ratio	-
Debt/Eq	-
LT Debt/Eq	-
Option/Short	No / Yes

EPS (ttm)	-
EPS next Y	-
EPS next Q	-
EPS this Y	-
EPS next Y	-
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	- -
Sales past 3/5Y	- -
EPS Y/Y TTM	-
Sales Y/Y TTM	-
EPS Q/Q	-
Sales Q/Q	-
Earnings	-
EPS/Sales Surpr.	- -

Insider Own	3.13%
Insider Trans	-1.25%
Inst Own	40.25%
Inst Trans	-
ROA	-
ROE	-
ROIC	-
Gross Margin	-
Oper. Margin	-
Profit Margin	-
SMA20	-4.97%
SMA50	-8.88%
SMA200	-9.01%
Trades

Shs Outstand	5.63M
Shs Float	5.45M
Short Float	0.17%
Short Ratio	0.62
Short Interest	0.01M
52W High	27.33 -20.12%
52W Low	21.06 3.66%
Volatility	2.40% 2.12%
ATR (14)	0.48
RSI (14)	30.97
Beta	1.05
Rel Volume	1.41
Avg Volume	15.10K
Volume	21,268

Perf Week	-4.21%
Perf Month	-9.46%
Perf Quarter	-11.22%
Perf Half Y	-8.20%
Perf YTD	-1.22%
Perf Year	-6.79%
Perf 3Y	48.81%
Perf 5Y	-28.47%
Perf 10Y	7.27%
Recom	-
Target Price	-
Prev Close	21.61
Price	21.83
Change %	1.02%

Aug-12-26 10:41AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Increases Quarterly Distribution 17% to $0.41 Per Share From $0.35 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
May-13-26 10:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-11-26 05:53PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 per Share Reaffirms Annualized Distribution of $1.40 per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-12-25 02:07PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-27-25 07:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 per Share (GlobeNewswire)
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Aug-26-25 07:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Increases Annual Distribution 10% to $1.40 From $1.28 (GlobeNewswire)
May-14-25 11:40AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-21-25 04:36PM	NCV: High Yield And Fully Covered Distribution (SeekingAlpha)
Feb-13-25 02:03PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-29-25 04:35PM	UPDATE - United Kingdom Investment Trusts (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-28-25 03:34PM	Discount Doctor to Visit United Kingdom in Support of Investment Trusts (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-13-24 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-23-24 08:16AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
May-16-24 08:52AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-14-24 08:38AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 per Share (GlobeNewswire)
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Nov-16-23 08:47AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-25-23 08:43AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-18-23 04:30PM	UPDATE - Gabelli Funds Presents Talkin Bout 3 Generations of Dinsmore Convertible Management (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-02-23 09:05AM	UPDATE - Gabelli Funds Presents Back to the Future with Closed-End Funds (GlobeNewswire)
May-18-23 08:08AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution Of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-17-23 08:10AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
Nov-11-22 09:07AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-18-22 08:05AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
May-13-22 08:05AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-09-22 08:23AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
Jan-12-22 03:17PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (Moody's)
Nov-12-21 08:35AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $3.17 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-19-21 08:20AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
May-13-21 09:10AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-25-21 10:00AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. NAV Performance up 37% and Market Return up 29% in 2020 Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (Business Wire)
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Jan-22-21 11:02AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (Moody's)
Nov-13-20 08:45AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $2.25 Per Share Fiscal Year 2020 NAV Performance Up 20% (Business Wire)
Aug-20-20 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.29 Per Share (Business Wire)
Jul-15-20 11:32AM	14 Closed-End Funds That Have Held Their Own in This Wild Year (Barrons.com)
May-14-20 09:05AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Reaffims Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.29 Per Share (Business Wire)
Mar-16-20 12:30PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Suspends Rights Offering for Common Shares (Business Wire) -13.01%
Mar-06-20 04:42PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Rights Offering for Common Shares (Business Wire)
Feb-19-20 09:20AM	Corrected: Bancroft Fund Ltd. NAV Performance up 33% and Market Return up 50% Raises Annual Distribution 16% to $1.16 Per Share From $1.00 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-12-20 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.29 Per Share (Business Wire)
Jan-30-20 09:57AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (Moody's)
Nov-15-19 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Declares Distribution of $0.97 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-22-19 10:10AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
May-23-19 10:04AM	Fans of Teslas stock might find the car makers bonds a profitable investment (MarketWatch)
May-16-19 02:13PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-22-19 04:25PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (Moody's)
09:24AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Nov-16-18 09:51AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Declares Distribution of $1.65 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-23-18 09:01AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
May-17-18 09:14AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-23-18 09:13AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Nov-16-17 04:05PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Declares Distribution of $0.41 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-25-17 11:55AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
May-18-17 11:17AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-23-17 05:22PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Jan-04-17 01:04PM	BANCROFT FUND LTD Financials
Nov-18-16 09:08AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Declares Distribution of $0.52 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-17-16 04:48PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-04-16 07:07PM	Moody's assigns an A1 rating to preferred shares issued by Bancroft Fund Ltd. (Moody's)
04:38PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces the Offering of $30 Million of 5.375% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares (Business Wire)
Aug-01-16 11:17AM	Teton Advisors Announces Launch of TETON Convertible Securities Fund (Business Wire)
Jun-14-16 02:09AM	Qian Hu Corp. Ltd. :BCV-SG: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers : June 14, 2016 (Capital Cube)
May-19-16 09:43AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-25-16 04:16PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution of $0.25 Per Share (Business Wire)
Jan-26-16 01:33PM	As Markets Falter, Closed-End Funds Have Potential To Shine (Forbes)
Oct-19-15 05:02PM	Dinsmore Capital Management Co. Announces Results of Special Shareholders Meeting (Marketwired)
Oct-16-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Sep-16-15 01:15PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Aug-18-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
Aug-17-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares a Third Quarter Dividend and Reports Share Repurchase Activity (Marketwired)
04:50PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Change to Special Meeting Record Date (Marketwired)
Jul-27-15 11:55AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Date of a Special Shareholders Meeting to Approve New Management Agreement (Marketwired)
11:54AM	Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. Announces Date of a Special Shareholders Meeting to Approve New Management Agreement (Marketwired)
Jul-23-15 03:49PM	Dinsmore Capital Management and Gabelli Funds Announce Alliance to Manage Convertible Portfolios (Marketwired)
Jun-16-15 01:52PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Jun-01-15 10:52AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Corrected Earnings (Marketwired)
May-29-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
May-19-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares a Quarterly Dividend and Reports Share Repurchase Activity (Marketwired)
May-14-15 09:54AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Apr-14-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Mar-16-15 02:30PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Feb-13-15 05:05PM	First quarter earnings and financial update reported (noodls)
05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
09:48AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Feb-09-15 05:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Announces Results of Annual Shareholders' Meeting and Reports on Share Repurchase Program Activity (Marketwired)
Jan-13-15 11:39AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Dec-23-14 09:09AM	Fourth quarter earnings and financial update reported (noodls)
08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
Dec-22-14 09:25AM	Issue price announced for the 2014 year-end dividend (noodls)
09:16AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Issue Price for the 2014 Year-End Dividend Payable on December 29, 2014 (Marketwired)
Dec-18-14 04:30PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Increase to Share Repurchase Program and Commitment to Improving the Valuation of Its Shares (Marketwired)
Dec-15-14 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Nov-25-14 04:30PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Begins Share Repurchase Program (Marketwired)
Nov-19-14 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces 5% Distribution Policy and 3% Share Repurchase Program (Marketwired)
Nov-17-14 03:06PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Year-End Distribution of Investment Income and Annual Meeting Date (Marketwired)
Nov-14-14 12:48PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Oct-20-14 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Sep-17-14 01:34PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Sep-03-14 04:38PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
Aug-18-14 02:00PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend (Marketwired)
Aug-14-14 02:54PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Dinsmore James Andrew	President	Dec 17 '25	Buy	21.50	220	4,730	990	Jan 07 02:11 PM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Jan 05 '26	Sale	22.25	1,300	28,932	25,700	Jan 07 01:40 PM

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.

Portfolio ManagerMr. Thomas Hall Dinsmore C.F.A.

PresidentMr. James A. Dinsmore C.F.A.

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting OfficerMr. John Chester Ball

Chief Compliance OfficerMr. Richard John Walz

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