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BANCROFT FUND LTD

BANCROFT FUND LTD is a fund registered in the United States, based in Rye, active since 2005.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol BCV.²

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerBCV on NYSE²
HeadquartersRye, United States²
Incorporated inDE³
Business address65 Madison Avenue, Suite 550, Morristown, Nj 07960³
Legal formFUND²
Kind of organizationFund²
LEI5493000X4Y1FB4G26P45²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States²
Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 0000009521²

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Corporate structure

BANCROFT FUND LTD sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of BANCROFT FUND LTD

Ameriprise Financial Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD, latest Aug 14, 2026 (2 filings since Nov 14, 2025)
Saba Capital Management, L.P. Filed SCHEDULE 13D/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD, latest Mar 30, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 13, 2025)
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. Filed SC 13G/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD, latest Jan 10, 2022

BANCROFT FUND LTD Rye, New York, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led BANCROFT FUND LTD, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Thomas H. Dinsmore2014

Chair

Thomas H. Dinsmore2008–2014

President

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerThomas H. Dinsmore Jan 15, 2014 to Jan 15, 2014⁴
ChairThomas H. Dinsmore Jul 21, 2008 to Jan 15, 2014⁵
PresidentJames Andrew Dinsmore Mar 3, 2023 to now⁶
PresidentJane D. Okeeffe Jul 21, 2008 to Jan 12, 2021⁷

Board members and other officers (19)

SecretaryJ. Christopher Jackson Aug 18, 2026 to now⁸
SecretaryPeter D. Goldstein Aug 27, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020⁹
TreasurerAgnes Mullady Nov 23, 2015 to Nov 23, 2015¹⁰
Vice PresidentJames Andrew Dinsmore Nov 9, 2009 to Nov 13, 2009¹¹
Vice PresidentGermaine M. Ortiz Aug 24, 2007 to Aug 24, 2007¹²
Board memberJames Andrew Dinsmore Jan 7, 2026 to now¹³
Board memberChristina A. Peeney Nov 24, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023¹⁴
Board memberAgnes Mullady Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 18, 2022¹⁵
Board memberMario Gabelli Dec 6, 2017 to now¹⁶
Board memberJames P. Conn Nov 3, 2015 to Apr 28, 2016¹⁷
Board memberKuni Nakamura Nov 3, 2015 to Oct 5, 2017¹⁸
Board memberMichael J. Melarkey Nov 4, 2015 to Dec 11, 2015¹⁹
Board memberAnthonie C. Vanekris Nov 5, 2015 to now²⁰
Board memberElizabeth C. Bogan Nov 26, 2012 to Jun 19, 2013²¹
Board memberGordon F. Ahalt Apr 23, 2010 to Apr 23, 2010²²
Board memberKinchen C. Bizzell Feb 1, 2008 to Feb 7, 2018²³
Board memberJane D. Okeeffe Jul 21, 2008 to Jan 12, 2021⁷
Board memberDaniel Diss Harding Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 4, 2007²⁴
Board memberNicolas W. Platt Sep 19, 2006 to Sep 19, 2006²⁵

Former names

BANCROFT CONVERTIBLE FUND INCDec 29, 1995 to Mar 30, 2006³

Timeline

Jan 15, 2014New chief executive Thomas H. Dinsmore becomes CEO⁴
Oct 18, 2005Founded BANCROFT FUND LTD is founded²

Filings

95 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 26 insider forms, 8 large holders, 61 other. The latest 20:

Aug 31, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Aug 19, 2026N-PX EDGAR
Aug 18, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Jun 8, 2026N-CSRS EDGAR
Jun 2, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
Jun 1, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Mar 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
Mar 19, 2026DEFA14A BANCROFT FUND LTD. (BCV) - DEFA14A EDGAR
Mar 19, 2026DEF 14A BANCROFT FUND LTD. (BCV) - DEF 14A EDGAR
Mar 2, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Jan 7, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
Jan 7, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
Dec 15, 2025N-CEN EDGAR
Dec 8, 2025N-CSR EDGAR
Dec 1, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
Nov 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
Oct 31, 2025SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
Oct 21, 20254 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
Aug 29, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR

The 95 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

24 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 6 buys and 18 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Jan 5, 2026	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,300	$22.26	$28.9K	Form 4
Dec 17, 2025	Dinsmore James AndrewPresident	Buy	220	$21.50	$4.7K	Form 4
Oct 20, 2025	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,000	$23.43	$23.4K	Form 4
Oct 16, 2025	VANEKRIS ANTHONIE CDirector	Sale	1,150	$23.53	$27.1K	Form 4
Dec 23, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,500	$17.74	$26.6K	Form 4
Aug 29, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	4,000	$16.38	$65.5K	Form 4
Jul 29, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,500	$16.31	$24.5K	Form 4
Apr 11, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	2,000	$15.46	$30.9K	Form 4
Mar 28, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	4,000	$15.90	$63.6K	Form 4
Mar 28, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	2,000	$15.90	$31.8K	Form 4
Feb 22, 2024	Ball John ChesterTreasurer	Buy	16	$15.72	$252	Form 4
Feb 2, 2024	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	2,000	$15.40	$30.8K	Form 4
Jan 23, 2024	Dinsmore James AndrewPresident	Buy	300	$15.41	$4.6K	Form 4
Dec 28, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,732	$16.26	$28.2K	Form 4
Dec 7, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	1,000	$15.15	$15.2K	Form 4
Oct 26, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	4,000	$14.22	$56.9K	Form 4
Jun 12, 2023	VANEKRIS ANTHONIE CDirector	Sale	350	$16.98	$5.9K	Form 4
Jun 8, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	3,000	$16.98	$50.9K	Form 4
May 1, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	2,000	$16.36	$32.7K	Form 4
Apr 14, 2023	GABELLI MARIO JDirector	Sale	12,000	$16.58	$199.0K	Form 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Ameriprise FinancialSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Nov 14, 2025 to Aug 14, 2026²⁶
Saba Capital Management, L.P.SCHEDULE 13D/A, 5 filings Feb 13, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026²⁷
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.SC 13G/A, 1 filing Jan 10, 2022²⁸

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 42. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	265,074	$6.9M	0.2%	−12,405
Ameriprise Financial Inc	250,913	$6.5M	0.0%	−53,352
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.	162,398	$4.2M	0.1%	+126,517
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	148,531	$3.9M	0.0%	+3,109
Morgan Stanley	141,663	$3.7M	0.0%	−6,541
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC	120,208	$3.1M	0.4%	+12,357
Bank Of America Corp /de/	100,823	$2.6M	0.0%	No change
Guggenheim Capital LLC	92,190	$2.4M	0.0%	+852
Invesco Ltd.	81,873	$2.1M	0.0%	−7,266
Beckerman Institutional, LLC	72,888	$1.9M	0.9%	−1,031
UBS Group AG	58,385	$1.5M	0.0%	−2,488
LPL Financial LLC	47,668	$1.2M	0.0%	−11,343
First Trust Advisors LP	41,029	$1.1M	0.0%	+15,116
Royal Bank Of Canada	40,125	$1.0M	0.0%	+3,977
Bulldog Investors, LLP	39,448	$1.0M	0.2%	No change
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC	36,723	$954.4K	0.2%	−3,162
Stifel Financial Corp	29,013	$754.0K	0.0%	−1,779
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC	26,293	$683.4K	0.0%	+2,104
GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.	25,700	$667.9K	0.1%	No change
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC	20,178	$524.4K	0.0%	−1,377
Cetera Investment Advisers	19,908	$517.4K	0.0%	+554
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	19,684	$511.6K	0.0%	No change
Osaic Holdings, Inc.	18,781	$488.2K	0.0%	+1,440
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	16,237	$422.0K	0.0%	+124
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	15,132	$393.3K	0.1%	−89

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How BANCROFT FUND LTD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARBANCROFT FUND LTD¹
CIK0000009521
Employer ID (EIN)04-2476994¹
Incorporated inDelaware¹
Fiscal year endsOctober 31¹
Business address65 Madison Avenue, Suite 550, Morristown, NJ 07960¹
Phone(973) 631-1177¹
On EDGAR sinceDec 5, 1995¹
Filings499 in all: 4 (104), DEF 14A (32), N-Q (29), NPORT-P (28), N-CSR (24), N-CSRS (23), NSAR-B (23), 40-17G (22)¹
All 50 form types
NSAR-A (22), 144 (21), N-PX (21), 3 (16), DEFA14A (15), SC 13G/A (15), N-30D (14), N-CEN (8), PRE 14A (8), N-2/A (7), CORRESP (6), N-2 (5), EFFECT (4), SC 13G (4), SCHEDULE 13D/A (4), 3/A (3), 497 (3), 497AD (3), 5 (3), POS EX (3), SC 13D/A (3), 4/A (2), 40-17G/A (2), DEFR14A (2), NSAR-B/A (2), SC TO-I/A (2), 8-A12B (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFS14A (1), N-8A/A (1), N-CSR/A (1), N-CSRS/A (1), N-PX/A (1), NPORT-EX (1), PREC14A (1), PRER14A (1), PRES14A (1), SC 13D (1), SC TO-I (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)
Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 19, 2026

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARBANCROFT FUND LTD filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFBANCROFT FUND LTD LEI record (5493000X4Y1FB4G26P45)
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SEC EDGARBANCROFT FUND LTD filings on SEC EDGAR
4
SEC EDGARThomas H. Dinsmore, Chief executive officer
5
SEC EDGARThomas H. Dinsmore, Chair
6
SEC EDGARJames Andrew Dinsmore, President
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SEC EDGARJane D. Okeeffe, President
8
SEC EDGARJ. Christopher Jackson, Secretary
9
SEC EDGARPeter D. Goldstein, Secretary
10
SEC EDGARAgnes Mullady, Treasurer
11
SEC EDGARJames Andrew Dinsmore, Vice President
12
SEC EDGARGermaine M. Ortiz, Vice President
13
SEC EDGARJames Andrew Dinsmore, Board member
14
SEC EDGARChristina A. Peeney, Board member
15
SEC EDGARAgnes Mullady, Board member
16
SEC EDGARMario Gabelli, Board member
17
SEC EDGARJames P. Conn, Board member
18
SEC EDGARKuni Nakamura, Board member
19
SEC EDGARMichael J. Melarkey, Board member
20
SEC EDGARAnthonie C. Vanekris, Board member
21
SEC EDGARElizabeth C. Bogan, Board member
22
SEC EDGARGordon F. Ahalt, Board member
23
SEC EDGARKinchen C. Bizzell, Board member
24
SEC EDGARDaniel Diss Harding, Board member
25
SEC EDGARNicolas W. Platt, Board member
26
SEC EDGARAmeriprise Financial SCHEDULE 13G/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD
27
SEC EDGARSaba Capital Management, L.P. SCHEDULE 13D/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD
28
SEC EDGARAdvisors Asset Management, Inc. SC 13G/A on BANCROFT FUND LTD