BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value (BCV)

CUSIP: 059695106

Q1 2015 13F Holders as of 31 Mar 2015

Type / Class
Equity / Common Shares, $0.001 par value
Shares outstanding
5,827,059
Total 13F shares
1,497,341
Share change
-281,870
Total reported value
$31,338,223
Price per share
$20.93
Number of holders
31
Value change
-$5,629,170
Number of buys
13
Number of sells
15

Security key

059695106

Report period

Q1 2015

Institutions

31

Top holders

10

Top shareholders of BCV - BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Ownership % is shown only when it is directly reported or safely comparable across share classes.

Methodology: rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Holder Source Role / Reporting Ownership % Shares Holdings Value 12M Net Δ As of Details
UBS Group AG
13F
Company
4.7%
271,103
$5,438,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Ancora Advisors LLC
13F
Company
4.4%
255,000
$5,115,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
13F
Company
3.6%
210,633
$4,225,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
13F
Company
2.7%
155,300
$3,115,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
MORGAN STANLEY
13F
Company
2.1%
119,822
$2,403,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
1607 Capital Partners, LLC
13F
Company
1.9%
113,522
$2,277,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC
13F
Company
1.9%
111,239
$2,232,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Bulldog Investors, LLP
13F
Company
1.8%
102,168
$2,049,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
MSI Financial Services Inc
13F
Company
1.1%
62,294
$1,250,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
13F
Company
0.86%
50,339
$1,010,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
13F
Company
0.84%
48,971
$982,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
DOLIVER ADVISORS, LP
13F
Company
0.76%
44,124
$885,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC
13F
Company
0.75%
43,495
$873,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES
13F
Company
0.61%
35,816
$718,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
13F
Company
0.57%
33,057
$663,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.
13F
Company
0.53%
31,101
$624,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
13F
Company
0.38%
21,869
$439,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
LPL Financial LLC
13F
Company
0.25%
14,614
$293,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
13F
Company
0.18%
10,595
$213,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Dalton Investments, Inc.
13F
Company
0.18%
10,374
$208,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Lehman Financial Resources, Inc.
13F
Company
0.09%
5,263
$106,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
13F
Company
0.08%
4,656
$94,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
WESTPORT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INC
13F
Company
0.04%
2,284
$46,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
13F
Company
0.03%
2,000
$35,140 31 Dec 2014
13F
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
13F
Company
0.03%
1,810
$36,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
13F
Company
0.03%
1,808
$36,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
SIGNATUREFD, LLC
13F
Company
0.03%
1,611
$32,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
13F
Company
0.02%
1,444
$28,967 31 Dec 2014
13F
CITIGROUP INC
13F
Company
0.02%
1,220
$24,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
Ranger International Management, LP
13F
Company
0.01%
626
$13,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
13F
Company
0.01%
500
$10,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
13F
Company
0%
248
$5,000 31 Dec 2014
13F
NATIONAL PLANNING CORP
13F
Company
0%
203
$4,066 31 Dec 2014
13F
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)
13F
Company
0%
77
$2,000 31 Dec 2014
13F

Institutional Holders of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value (BCV) as of Q1 2015

As of 31 Mar 2015, BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value (BCV) was held by 31 institutional shareholders that filed Form 13F with the SEC. Together, they reported ownership of 1,497,341 shares. The largest 10 holders included UBS Group AG, Advisors Asset Management, Inc., ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, MORGAN STANLEY, 1607 Capital Partners, LLC, Bulldog Investors, LLC, GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC, MetLife Securities, Inc, GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, and FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD. This page lists 31 institutional shareholders reporting positions in this security for the Q1 2015 filing period.
Investor Option Weight % Change % Value $ * Price Shares Share Change Activity Report Period

Compare Q1 2015 vs Q4 2014 Across Filers

Q4 2014 holders
33
Q1 2015 holders
31
Holder diff
-2
Investor Q4 2014 Shares Q1 2015 Shares Share Diff Share Chg % Q4 2014 Value $ Q1 2015 Value $ Value Diff $ Value Chg %

Trend: ostatnie 8 kwartałów (+ wybrane okresy porównania).

Quarterly Holders Trend
Quarterly Value Trend
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* Reported Price is the price of the security as of the portfolio date. This value is significant in that it is the last known price at which the security was still held.
An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.
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