BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Stock (BCV) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
BCV on NYSE
Shares outstanding
5,791,509
Price per share
$23.92
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
2,197,859
Total reported value
$48,566,381
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-10,236
Value change
-$202,913
Number of holders
34
Price from insider filings
$23.92
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Stock (BCV) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 6.1% +21% $7,786,488 +$1,326,833 355,835 +21% Saba Capital Management, L.P. 29 Oct 2025
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 5.3% $6,716,772 306,950 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 30 Sep 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 34 institutional investors reported holding 2,197,859 shares of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Stock (BCV). This represents 38% of the company’s total 5,791,509 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Stock (BCV) together control 37% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 6.2% 361,294 +15% 0.27% $7,984,597
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 5.2% 302,213 -1.5% 0% $6,675,882
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 4.4% 255,169 -10% 0.11% $5,639,000
MORGAN STANLEY 3% 172,387 +23% 0% $3,809,753
Pathstone Holdings, LLC 2.1% 122,619 +23% 0.01% $2,709,890
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 1.7% 101,214 +1.6% 0% $2,236,829
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.7% 97,374 +21% 0.32% $2,151,958
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 1.7% 97,301 +30% 0.02% $2,150,352
Invesco Ltd. 1.3% 74,091 +38% 0% $1,637,411
Beckerman Institutional, LLC 1.3% 73,904 -1.4% 0.92% $1,633,282
LPL Financial LLC 1.1% 65,376 -1.7% 0% $1,444,819
UBS Group AG 1.1% 65,125 +0.41% 0% $1,439,263
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.8% 46,148 -6.1% 0% $1,020,000
Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.68% 39,448 0% 0.19% $871,801
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC 0.68% 39,356 +1.3% 0.21% $866,230
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.61% 35,419 -16% 0% $783,000
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.51% 29,460 +12% 0% $651,067
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.48% 27,688 -21% 0.19% $611,905
GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.47% 27,000 -3.6% 0.09% $596,700
UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC 0.41% 23,519 +1.6% 0.31% $519,794
EVOLVE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC 0.37% 21,541 0% 0.03% $476,056
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.34% 19,894 -45% 0% $439,657
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.34% 19,659 -6.7% 0% $434,457
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.3% 17,510 -9.8% 0% $386,980
NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.29% 16,600 -2.4% 0% $366,860

Institutional Holders of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Stock (BCV) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 2,197,859 $48,566,381 -$202,913 $22.10 34
2025 Q3 2,186,554 $47,844,955 +$5,324,641 $21.88 37
2025 Q2 1,961,832 $37,079,604 +$1,726,414 $18.90 37
2025 Q1 1,875,004 $32,672,440 +$3,632,942 $17.42 40
2024 Q4 1,664,068 $29,470,176 +$2,526,235 $17.71 43
2024 Q3 1,481,587 $24,846,694 +$1,648,695 $16.77 37
2024 Q2 1,322,841 $20,728,293 -$1,243,962 $15.67 38
2024 Q1 1,399,765 $22,382,190 +$1,458,959 $15.99 42
2023 Q4 1,308,160 $20,893,315 +$3,025,668 $15.98 37
2023 Q3 1,086,756 $17,129,739 +$259,454 $15.77 36
2023 Q2 1,067,645 $18,246,406 +$278,487 $17.09 37
2023 Q1 1,051,365 $17,831,256 -$534,608 $16.99 30
2022 Q4 1,084,187 $17,757,731 -$423,710 $16.38 31
2022 Q3 1,105,905 $18,488,000 -$689,217 $16.72 31
2022 Q2 1,140,207 $20,591,000 -$1,315,607 $18.06 37
2022 Q1 1,241,300 $28,276,681 -$882,000 $22.78 36
2021 Q4 1,271,267 $33,596,485 -$1,193,419 $26.43 38
2021 Q3 1,326,127 $39,293,223 -$1,658,764 $29.63 33
2021 Q2 1,385,022 $44,350,000 +$921,019 $32.02 34
2021 Q1 1,359,975 $40,102,000 -$3,458,049 $29.49 33
2020 Q4 1,464,641 $44,138,000 +$1,773,187 $30.14 32
2020 Q3 1,406,410 $34,948,000 -$3,069,623 $24.85 31
2020 Q2 1,531,017 $36,513,000 +$761,265 $23.85 30
2020 Q1 1,502,315 $29,236,000 -$2,891,223 $19.46 29
2019 Q4 1,646,742 $42,978,000 +$2,369,843 $26.10 32
2019 Q3 1,559,781 $36,869,000 +$651,702 $23.64 31
2019 Q2 1,532,238 $34,317,000 +$364,539 $22.39 31
2019 Q1 1,519,833 $32,492,000 -$587,937 $21.38 32
2018 Q4 1,550,350 $28,876,000 +$843,421 $18.63 32
2018 Q3 1,487,070 $34,057,000 +$384,732 $22.90 35
2018 Q2 1,474,042 $32,228,000 -$1,533,286 $21.88 40
2018 Q1 1,525,338 $32,120,000 +$7,081,580 $20.99 35
2017 Q4 1,186,452 $25,810,000 +$654,044 $21.76 30
2017 Q3 1,155,779 $25,299,000 +$1,547,863 $21.89 31
2017 Q2 1,085,099 $23,491,000 -$394,662 $21.67 30
2017 Q1 1,095,261 $23,036,563 +$1,253,053 $21.04 33
2016 Q4 1,034,975 $20,942,000 -$7,243 $20.23 30
2016 Q3 1,039,063 $21,816,224 -$9,390,116 $21.01 28
2016 Q2 1,510,873 $28,275,000 -$841,274 $18.71 29
2016 Q1 1,627,719 $29,217,000 +$1,416,499 $17.95 31
2015 Q4 1,800,192 $33,215,000 -$964,681 $18.20 31
2015 Q3 1,537,189 $28,749,000 -$4,873,189 $18.70 33
2015 Q2 1,758,840 $37,250,000 +$5,540,525 $21.18 32
2015 Q1 1,497,341 $31,338,223 -$5,629,170 $20.93 31
2014 Q4 1,769,109 $35,482,173 +$330,422 $20.06 33
2014 Q3 1,778,277 $35,134,646 +$441,934 $19.76 33
2014 Q2 1,729,017 $34,883,662 +$518,752 $20.18 38
2014 Q1 1,706,126 $33,352,000 +$1,726,594 $19.55 32