What does CUSIP 059695106 represent in this 13F holders report?

CUSIP 059695106 is the security identifier for BCV - BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value used to aggregate holder disclosures.

How many institutions held BCV - BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value in Q4 2015?

31 institutional investors reported BCV - BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value for Q4 2015. Use the holders table for investor-level position and value details.

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

CUSIP: 059695106

Q4 2015 13F Holders as of 31 Dec 2015

Type / Class: Equity / Common Shares, $0.001 par value
Shares outstanding: 5,827,059
Total 13F shares: 1,800,192
Share change: -47,445
Total reported value: $33,215,000
Price per share: $18.20
Number of holders: 31
Value change: -$964,681
Number of buys: 20
Number of sells: 15

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What is CUSIP 059695106?
CUSIP 059695106 identifies BCV - BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value in SEC institutional holdings data.

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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 by the holder's primary source 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%	273,399	$5,113,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.	13F	Company	3%	172,851	$3,232,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	13F	Company	2.9%	169,938	$3,178,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
MORGAN STANLEY	13F	Company	2.3%	134,943	$2,523,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC	13F	Company	1.8%	107,020	$2,002,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
1607 Capital Partners, LLC	13F	Company	1.7%	100,473	$1,879,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Bulldog Investors, LLP	13F	Company	1.6%	92,809	$1,736,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
MSI Financial Services Inc	13F	Company	0.97%	56,239	$1,052,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL	13F	Company	0.95%	55,400	$1,036,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC	13F	Company	0.9%	52,545	$983,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES	13F	Company	0.79%	45,825	$857,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD	13F	Company	0.75%	43,881	$821,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.	13F	Company	0.5%	29,201	$546,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.	13F	Company	0.45%	26,166	$489,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
DOLIVER ADVISORS, LP	13F	Company	0.41%	23,710	$443,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC	13F	Company	0.39%	22,754	$426,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	13F	Company	0.38%	21,868	$409,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
LPL Financial LLC	13F	Company	0.28%	16,352	$309,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Gramercy Funds Management LLC	13F	Company	0.27%	15,791	$295,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
RELIANCE TRUST CO OF DELAWARE	13F	Company	0.22%	13,007	$243,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Virtu KCG Holdings LLC	13F	Company	0.22%	12,585	$235,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	13F	Company	0.21%	12,325	$230,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Concert Wealth Management Inc.	13F	Company	0.18%	10,242	$191,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	13F	Company	0.17%	9,983	$187,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Lehman Financial Resources, Inc.	13F	Company	0.09%	5,263	$98,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	13F	Company	0.08%	4,508	$84,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
WESTPORT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INC	13F	Company	0.05%	2,759	$52,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
CITIGROUP INC	13F	Company	0.03%	1,933	$36,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
SIGNATUREFD, LLC	13F	Company	0.03%	1,611	$30,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
Formidable Asset Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.02%	970	$18,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	13F	Company	0.01%	500	$10,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	13F	Company	0%	237	$4,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	13F	Company	0%	101	$2,000	—	30 Sep 2015	13F

Institutional Holders of BANCROFT FUND LTD - Common Shares, $0.001 par value (BCV) as of Q4 2015

As of 31 Dec 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 1,800,192 shares. The largest 10 holders included UBS Group AG, Ancora Advisors, LLC, Advisors Asset Management, Inc., MORGAN STANLEY, GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC, 1607 Capital Partners, LLC, LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., Bulldog Investors, LLC, RMB Capital Management, LLC, and MetLife Securities, Inc. This page lists 31 institutional shareholders reporting positions in this security for the Q4 2015 filing period.

Investor	Option	Weight %	Change %	Value $	* Price	Shares	Share Change	Activity	Report Period

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Investor	Q3 2015 Shares	Q4 2015 Shares	Share Diff	Share Chg %	Q3 2015 Value $	Q4 2015 Value $	Value Diff $	Value Chg %

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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.
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