Bancroft Fund Ltd. BCV
Set alert
21.75 USD -0.45 -2.03%
At close · Oct 30
21.80 +0.05 +0.23%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
21.71 Day range 22.22
21.25 52-week range 26.84
- YTD
- -1.58%
- 1 year
- -8.19%
- Open
- 22.15
- Prev close
- 22.20
- Mkt cap
- 122.40M
- Vol
- 17.07K
- Avg vol
- 14.08K
- EPS
- 6.41
- P/E
- 3.39
- Div yield
- 6.96%
More statistics
- Low
- 21.71
- High
- 22.22
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- Beta
- 0.96
- Short ratio
- 0.60
- Inst. own
- 26.02%
- Dividend
- 1.28
- Ex-div date
- Nov 21, 2024
- 50-d avg
- 17.74
- 200-d avg
- 16.32
- 1y target
- 0.00
6M chart
Events in this range
- Jun 15, 2026Dividend: 0.35
- Sep 16, 2026Dividend: 0.41
Signals (32)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 28, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 13, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 9, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 25, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 24, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 8, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 28, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 28, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 26, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 20, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 4, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 4, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 21, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 17, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 5, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 28, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 13, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 5, 2026 | 5 months ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 104.92M
- Enterprise value
- 137.81M
- Trailing P/E
- 7.53
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 21.06
- Price / book
- 0.97
- EPS (TTM)
- 2.39
- Beta
- 0.96
- Dividend yield
- 6.96%
- Payout ratio
- 40.94%
- Profit margin
- 28.88%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 4.98M
- Revenue growth
- 0.00%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 491
- Total debt
- 0
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Shares outstanding
- 5.83M
- Short % of float
- 0.00%
- 50-day average
- 17.74
- 200-day average
- 16.32
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 0.00
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
About Bancroft Fund Ltd.
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
News
- Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup (October 18, 2026)
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- BCV: Deep Discount And Another Payout Lift
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Increases Quarterly Distribution 17% to $0.41 Per Share From $0.35 Per Share
- BCV: A Safer Way To Play A Frothy Market
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share
- Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) Trading 2% Higher – Still a Buy?
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL JOHN CHESTER | Officer and Treasurer | Purchase | Feb 21, 2024 | 16 |
| DINSMORE JAMES ANDREW | President | Purchase | Jan 22, 2024 | 678 |
| GABELLI MARIO JOSEPH | Director | Sale | Aug 28, 2024 | 160,500 |
| VAN EKRIS ANTHONIE C | Director | Sale | Jun 11, 2023 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 4.31% | 253,115 | 4.56M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 2.50% | 147,075 | 2.65M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Ullman (John G.) & Associates, Inc. | 1.58% | 92,656 | 1.67M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.51% | 88,877 | 1.60M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 1.43% | 83,989 | 1.51M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| UBS Group AG | 1.23% | 72,097 | 1.30M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund | 0.87% | 51,135 | 920.43K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Special Opportunities Fd | 0.38% | 22,345 | 402.21K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| High Income Securities Fund | 0.23% | 13,721 | 246.98K | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Cornerstone Total Return Fund | 0.22% | 12,980 | 233.64K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| AQR Funds-AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fd | 0.10% | 5,722 | 103.00K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Rydex Series Funds-Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund | 0.06% | 3,517 | 63.31K | Sep 29, 2024 |