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Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Rye, United States | NYSE American
23.83 USD +0.03 (0.111%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 23.83 -0.03 (-0.035%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:16 p.m. EDT

BCV has shown mixed short-term price movements with recent volatility, suggesting a lack of strong momentum. The current price is near the 52-week high, but the recent dip may present a buy-the-dip opportunity. The dividend yield is attractive at 5.99%, with a consistent payout history, making it appealing for income-focused investors. However, the long-term growth prospects are somewhat muted, given the recent revenue decline and low earnings growth. While the fundamentals are stable, the stock may not be ideal for long-term holding unless there's a clear improvement in revenue trends.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.024074
AutoETS0.033092
AutoTheta0.034189
MSTL0.036690

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.521
Excess Kurtosis -0.74
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Revenue per Share 0.804
Market Cap 138,748,528
Trailing P/E 3.23
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 916.56%
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=NzZjZjM=&bid=OTA3YQ==&mid=NGNlN2E=&num=NWRhZWU=&kid=NTVhZGY=&fid=NTNiMDc=&rid=321-=edoc_dnuf

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.57% 6.60% 8.18% 10.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-17 0.350 1.574449
2025-11-24 0.350 1.642715
2025-09-16 0.320 1.537636
2025-06-13 0.320 1.845952
2025-03-17 0.320 1.954626
2024-11-22 0.320 1.917111
2024-09-16 0.320 2.164524
2024-06-13 0.320 2.294391
2024-03-13 0.320 2.372975
2023-11-21 0.320 2.529608
2023-09-14 0.320 2.396921
2023-06-14 0.320 2.316220
2023-03-16 0.320 2.365859
2022-11-22 0.320 2.372871
2022-09-15 0.320 2.185068
2022-06-14 0.320 2.378616
2022-03-16 0.320 1.989731
2021-11-23 3.170 14.009834
2021-09-15 0.320 1.560091
2021-06-15 0.320 1.538107
2021-03-16 0.320 1.595510
2020-11-24 2.250 12.474611
2020-09-15 0.290 1.908824
2020-06-15 0.290 2.097906
2020-03-16 0.290 2.941376
2019-11-25 0.970 6.751309
2019-09-13 0.250 1.848714
2019-06-13 0.250 2.113672
2019-03-14 0.250 2.193960
2018-11-26 1.650 15.833576
2018-09-13 0.250 2.228260
2018-06-14 0.250 2.308544
2018-03-14 0.250 2.352726
2017-11-27 0.410 3.965144
2017-09-14 0.250 2.446995
2017-06-14 0.250 2.505246
2017-03-15 0.250 2.624440
2016-11-23 0.520 5.589292
2016-09-14 0.250 2.740415
2016-06-14 0.250 3.122726
2016-03-14 0.250 3.286494
2015-11-25 0.231 3.010097
2015-09-08 0.257 3.153087
2015-06-09 0.254 2.881246
2015-03-10 0.250 3.040263
2014-11-25 0.142 1.745517
2014-09-09 0.120 1.480346
2014-06-11 0.120 1.511489
2014-03-11 0.120 1.517538
2013-11-26 0.200 2.768888
2013-09-10 0.120 1.745118
2013-06-11 0.120 1.770005
2013-03-11 0.120 1.803634
2012-11-28 0.195 3.166722
2012-09-11 0.128 2.058069
2012-06-12 0.128 2.174140
2012-03-13 0.128 2.027258
2011-11-29 0.165 2.911683
2011-09-13 0.128 2.262337
2011-06-07 0.128 2.050355
2011-03-08 0.128 2.046691
2010-11-23 0.216 3.777703
2010-09-07 0.150 2.747171
2010-06-08 0.150 2.932043
2010-03-09 0.150 2.791394
2009-11-24 0.256 5.210398
2009-09-08 0.130 2.809879
2009-06-09 0.170 3.871737
2009-03-10 0.170 5.115764
2008-11-25 0.190 5.598452
2008-09-09 0.210 4.158666
2008-06-10 0.210 3.615560
2008-03-12 0.210 3.752930
2007-11-27 2.175 38.407928
2007-09-11 0.210 3.731213
2007-06-12 0.210 3.616567
2007-03-13 0.210 3.980077
2006-11-29 0.731 14.411982
2006-09-12 0.180 3.777508
2006-06-13 0.180 3.912457
2006-03-14 0.180 3.866305
2005-11-30 0.243 5.591900
2005-09-13 0.170 3.770505
2005-06-13 0.170 3.955535
2005-03-14 0.170 3.871383
2004-12-01 0.188 4.309335
2004-09-13 0.170 3.949659
2004-06-14 0.170 4.006000
2004-03-12 0.170 3.797170
2003-11-25 0.210 4.927726
2003-09-16 0.160 3.616049
2003-06-11 0.160 3.646041
2003-03-12 0.180 4.507247
2002-11-26 0.231 5.508362
2002-09-11 0.180 4.578411
2002-06-11 0.180 4.393178
2002-03-11 0.200 4.716619
2001-11-27 0.380 9.075192
2001-06-12 0.240 5.535628
2001-03-13 0.210 4.922692
2000-11-20 3.515 90.214619
2000-09-12 0.210 5.032346
2000-06-13 0.210 5.596580
2000-03-14 0.200 5.638159
1999-11-22 3.080 91.766492
1999-09-13 0.200 5.939928
1999-06-11 0.210 6.521075
1999-03-12 0.210 6.215847
1998-11-27 3.125 90.227233
1998-09-10 0.230 7.750447
1998-06-12 0.230 6.734591
1998-03-12 0.230 6.790878
1997-11-26 3.756 119.477625
1997-09-11 0.280 10.077956
1997-06-12 0.280 10.921720
1997-03-06 0.280 11.714180
1996-12-03 2.490 104.309264
1996-09-05 0.280 13.227303
1996-06-06 0.280 13.464300
1996-03-07 0.280 13.334630
1995-11-28 0.920 47.423985
1995-09-07 0.290 15.496598
1995-06-08 0.290 16.169435
1995-03-07 0.290 17.427049
1994-11-22 0.300 19.257195
1994-09-06 0.430 23.783414
1994-06-07 0.300 17.405282
1994-03-08 0.305 18.263978
1993-11-23 1.010 58.603632
1993-09-07 0.310 18.699073
1993-06-10 0.320 20.614636
1993-03-09 0.320 20.682766
1992-11-23 0.105 7.406399
1992-09-04 0.340 23.515255
1992-06-09 0.113 8.462359
1992-03-03 0.340 25.610376
1991-12-10 0.100 8.140122
1991-09-03 0.116 9.694796
1991-06-11 0.116 9.826882
1991-03-07 0.116 10.105636
1990-12-03 0.121 11.809085
1990-08-29 0.116 10.798469
1990-06-04 0.116 10.103115
1990-03-09 0.116 10.241279
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.4
dividendYield 5.88
exDividendDate 2026-03-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.053773604
lastDividendValue 0.35
lastDividendDate 2026-03-17
dividendDate 2018-12-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5044248
Address1 One Corporate Center
All Time High 36.33
All Time Low 8.32
Ask 23.97
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 24,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 15,827
Average Volume 15,827
Average Volume10Days 24,070
Beta 0.963
Bid 23.85
Bid Size 300
Book Value 25.053
City Rye
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,419,984,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 23.83
Current Ratio 8.533
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 24.12
Day Low 23.83
Debt To Equity 0.0
Display Name Bancroft Fund
Dividend Date 1,545,955,200
Dividend Rate 1.4
Dividend Yield 5.88
Earnings Growth 4.324
Earnings Quarterly Growth 3.864
Earnings Timestamp End 1,717,704,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,717,704,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.37
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 914 921 5118
Fifty Day Average 22.677
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1529999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05084446
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 50.442482
Fifty Two Week High 24.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7199993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.029327875
Fifty Two Week Low 15.69
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5188018
Fifty Two Week Range 15.69 - 24.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.17
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,681,156
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03024
Held Percent Institutions 0.36488998
Implied Shares Outstanding 5,822,431
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Last Dividend Value 0.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 138,748,528
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253871
Most Recent Quarter 1,759,190,400
Net Income To Common 41,388,300
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 138,594,236
Open 24.06
Operating Margins 0.64382005
Payout Ratio 0.1737
Phone 914 921 5000
Post Market Change -0.034999847
Post Market Change Percent -0.14665765
Post Market Price 23.83
Post Market Time 1,776,456,293
Previous Close 23.8035
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9511835
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 29.639801
Profit Margins 9.16563
Quick Ratio 8.341
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0265007
Regular Market Change Percent 0.111331
Regular Market Day High 24.12
Regular Market Day Low 23.83
Regular Market Day Range 23.83 - 24.12
Regular Market Open 24.06
Regular Market Previous Close 23.8035
Regular Market Price 23.83
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 20,703
Return On Assets 0.01186
Return On Equity 0.27246
Revenue Growth -0.067
Revenue Per Share 0.804
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 5,822,431
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 103
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,438
Short Name 12,944
Short Percent Of Float 0.0
Short Ratio 0.01
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BCV
Total Debt 775
Total Revenue 4,681,156
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.053773604
Trailing Eps 7.37
Trailing P E 3.2333786
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 21.98965
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.8403492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.083691604
Type Disp Equity
Volume 20,703
Website https://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=NzZjZjM=&bid=OTA3YQ==&mid=NGNlN2E=&num=NWRhZWU=&kid=NTVhZGY=&fid=NTNiMDc=&rid=321-=edoc_dnuf
Zip 10,580-1422