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BCV

Bancroft Fund Ltd

Dec 11 • 04:00PM ET

18.32

Dollar change +0.03
Percentage change 0.16	%

Financial • Closed-End Fund - Debt • USA • AMEX

Index	-	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-8.30	Insider Own	2.96%	Shs Outstand	5.87M	Perf Week	-1.03%
Market Cap	107.59M	Forward P/E	-	EPS next Y	-	Insider Trans	-3.06%	Shs Float	5.70M	Perf Month	1.50%
Income	-	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	26.02%	Short Float	0.17%	Perf Quarter	12.32%
Sales	4.98M	P/S	21.60	EPS this Y	-	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	0.53	Perf Half Y	14.68%
Book/sh	18.61	P/B	0.98	EPS next Y	-	ROA	-	Short Interest	0.01M	Perf Year	18.42%
Cash/sh	-	P/C	-	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	-	52W Range	14.51 - 18.64	Perf YTD	14.64%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	-	ROI	-	52W High	-1.73%	Beta	0.97
Dividend TTM	1.28 (6.99%)	Quick Ratio	-	Sales past 5Y	-	Gross Margin	-	52W Low	26.26%	ATR (14)	0.23
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 22, 2024	Current Ratio	-	EPS Y/Y TTM	-	Oper. Margin	-	RSI (14)	59.05	Volatility	0.98% 1.16%
Employees	-	Debt/Eq	-	Sales Y/Y TTM	-	Profit Margin	-	Recom	-	Target Price	-
Option/Short	No / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	-	EPS Q/Q	-	Payout	-	Rel Volume	1.36	Prev Close	18.29
Sales Surprise	-	EPS Surprise	-	Sales Q/Q	-	Earnings	-	Avg Volume	18.31K	Price	18.32
SMA20	0.21%	SMA50	4.39%	SMA200	12.93%	Trades		Volume	24,828	Change	0.16%

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)
Nov-16-23 08:47AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.32 Per Share (GlobeNewswire)
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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)
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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)
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)
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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)
Jul-15-14 08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Jun-16-14 12:27PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Apr-17-14 10:17AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Apr-11-14 08:33AM	Bancroft Fund reports share repurchase program completion (theflyonthewall.com)
08:30AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Share Repurchase Program Concludes Successfully (Marketwired)
Mar-14-14 10:29AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Mar-04-14 12:40PM	CEF Weekly Update: An Overvalued Fund Now Slightly Less Overvalued (Morningstar)
Feb-26-14 11:31AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Announces Earnings and Financial Update (Marketwired)
Feb-21-14 01:14PM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares First Quarter Dividend, Announces Results of Annual Shareholders' Meeting and Reports on Share Repurchase Program Activity (Marketwired)
Feb-19-14 10:53AM	Bancroft Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data (Marketwired)
Feb-14-14 07:00AM	Should You Become a Convert to Convertibles Funds? (Morningstar)

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.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Aug 29 '24	Sale	16.38	4,000	65,523	131,000	Aug 29 05:46 PM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Jul 29 '24	Sale	16.31	1,500	24,465	29,500	Jul 31 03:27 PM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Apr 11 '24	Sale	15.46	2,000	30,916	31,000	Apr 12 01:32 PM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Mar 28 '24	Sale	15.90	2,000	31,796	137,000	Apr 01 02:58 PM
Ball John Chester	Treasurer	Feb 22 '24	Buy	15.71	16	251	16	Feb 23 12:02 PM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Feb 02 '24	Sale	15.40	2,000	30,808	33,000	Feb 06 11:51 AM
Dinsmore James Andrew	President	Jan 23 '24	Buy	15.40	300	4,622	678	Jan 25 11:37 AM
GABELLI MARIO J	Control Person of Adviser	Dec 28 '23	Sale	16.26	1,732	28,161	139,000	Jan 02 02:49 PM

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