SEC ownership of BANCROFT FUND LTD

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000009521.

Comparable stake leader

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC

Disclosed value leader

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

Comparable rows

41/43

Latest evidence

31 Mar 2026

Top shareholders Insider holders Latest transactions

Public ticker: BCV, BCV-PA on NYSE
Parsed ownership sources: 13D/G, 13F, and 3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
Largest SEC-reported holder: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
Comparable ownership rows: 41 of 43
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
Latest 13D/G holder: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
Latest parsed ownership date: 31 Mar 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
Issuer CIK: 0000009521
Issuer location: Morristown, NJ

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of BANCROFT FUND LTD (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC

Disclosed value leader

Saba Capital Management, ...

Comparable rows

41/43

Latest evidence

31 Mar 2026

13D/G 13F 3/4/5 Lead comparable stake: 5.3% 2 rows are not safely comparable across share classes. 13D/G row: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Showing 1-8 of 43 holder rows.

Quick read

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 5.3%.

41 of 43 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC's linked filing trail.

Comparable ownership Top 5

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 5.3%

Saba Capital Management, L.P. 4.9%

Mario J. Gabelli 2.7%

Anthonie C. Vanekris 0.02%

James A. Dinsmore 0.02%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 43 holder rows

Holder	Evidence	Ownership %	Position	12M Net Δ	As of
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	13D/G 13F Company 13D/G 13F	5.3%	$6,716,772 306,950 shares	$0	30 Sep 2025
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	13D/G 13F Company 13D/G 13F	4.9%	$6,871,594 287,274 shares	-$1,639,979	17 Mar 2026
Mario J. Gabelli	3/4/5 Director, Control Person of Adviser 3/4/5	2.7%	$3,467,053 156,700 shares	-$52,358	05 Jan 2026
Anthonie C. Vanekris	3/4/5 Director 3/4/5	0.02%	$23,524 1,000 shares	-$27,057	16 Oct 2025
James A. Dinsmore	3/4/5 President, Director 3/4/5	0.02%	$21,285 990 shares	+$4,730	17 Dec 2025
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC	13F Company 13F	4.4%	$5,496,000 255,169 shares	—	31 Mar 2026
MORGAN STANLEY	13F Company 13F	2.5%	$3,192,301 148,204 shares	—	31 Mar 2026
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	13F Company 13F	2.5%	$3,132,385 145,422 shares	—	31 Mar 2026

How to read this table

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.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$74,685.

Buys

$4,730

Insiders: 1

Sells

$79,415

Insiders: 2

Net

-$74,685

Shares: -3,230

Window

Last 12 months

4 rolling buckets

Buy value Sell value

Shares: 220 Shares: 3,450

Window (months)	Buy shares	Sell shares	Buy value	Sell value	Net value
0-3	0	0	$0	$0	$0
3-6	0	1,300	$0	$28,932	-$28,932
6-9	220	2,150	$4,730	$50,484	-$45,754
9-12	0	0	$0	$0	$0

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-6 of 6 reporting-owner rows connected to BANCROFT FUND LTD. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows

Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder

Mario J. Gabelli

Net 12M change

-$74,685

Latest report

05 Jan 2026

Name	Relationship	Holdings Value	Past Year Net Change	Change %	Valuation	Report Date
Mario J. Gabelli	Director, Control Person of Adviser	$3,467,053	-$52,358	-1.5%	Mixed	05 Jan 2026
Anthonie C. Vanekris	Director	$23,524	-$27,057	-53%	Filing P/S	16 Oct 2025
James A. Dinsmore	President, Director	$21,285	+$4,730	+29%	Filing P/S	17 Dec 2025
Agnes Mullady	Director	$2,311			Mixed	17 Feb 2022
John C. Ball	Treasurer	$251			Filing P/S	22 Feb 2024
Christina A. Peeney	Director				Mixed	15 Nov 2023

Recent insider transactions for BANCROFT FUND LTD

Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider	Symbol	Class	Transaction	%	SEC-reported value	SEC-reported price	Shares	Shares owned	Date	Ownership
Mario J. Gabelli	BCV	Common Shares	Sale	-4.81%	$28,932	$22.26	-1,300	25,700	05 Jan 2026	Associated Capital Group, Inc.
James A. Dinsmore	BCV	Common Shares	Purchase	28.6%	$4,730	$21.50	220	990	17 Dec 2025	Direct
Mario J. Gabelli	BCV	Common Shares	Sale	-3.57%	$23,426	$23.43	-1,000	27,000	20 Oct 2025	Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Anthonie C. Vanekris	BCV	Common Shares	Sale	-44.4%	$9,406	$23.52	-400	500	16 Oct 2025	Trust account for son
Anthonie C. Vanekris	BCV	Common Shares	Sale	-60%	$17,651	$23.53	-750	500	16 Oct 2025	Trust account for daughter

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.