Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV)
Stock · AMEX · Finance
$21.99as of 10/16/2026
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Active signals
BCV Signal Track Record
How signals performed across all stocks →What BCV's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.
| Signal | Times | Median 20-session return | Higher after 20 sessions | Last signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Spike | 37 | +0.6% | 54% | July 30, 2026 |
| Bollinger Band Breakout | 24 | +3.6% | 71% | August 12, 2026 |
| 200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now | 16 | +2.2% | 75% | October 6, 2026 |
| Bollinger Band BreakdownActive now | 16 | +2.1% | 56% | September 16, 2026 |
| Any 20-session window (baseline) | +1.2% | 58% |
Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.
About BCV
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…
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Website
- gabelli.com/ticker/bcv/
Fundamentals
- 1-day range
- $21.99$22.2
- Market cap
- $—
- P/E (trailing)
- 3.68
- P/E (forward)
- —
- EPS (trailing)
- $-7.83
- Dividend yield
- 5.55%
- Beta
- 1.04
- Avg. volume
- 15.1K
- Ex-dividend date
- September 16, 2026
- Dividend pay date
- December 28, 2018
Bancroft Fund Ltd. Competitors
Chosen by industry and closest market cap.
- BCVBancroft Fund Ltd.$22.01▼ 1.73%Market cap $—P/E 3.68$21.06$27.33
- CRFCornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. (The) Common Stock$5.9▼ 0.51%Market cap $—P/E 5.73$6.05$8.16
- CCIFCarlyle Credit Income Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest$2.22▲ 3.26%Market cap $—P/E —$1.97$5.49
- CLMCornerstone Strategic Investment Fund Inc. Common Shares$6.18▼ 1.44%Market cap $—P/E —$6.23$8.53
- BWGBrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.$6.99▲ 0.29%Market cap $—P/E 7.59$6.76$8.77
- BHVBlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust$11.26▲ 0.10%Market cap $—P/E —$10.04$15.15
- DHYCredit Suisse High Yield Credit Fund Common Stock$16.07▲ 0.37%Market cap $—P/E —$0.0026$16.67
| Symbol | Market cap | P/E ratio | Price | 1D | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCV Bancroft Fund Ltd. | $— | 3.68 | $22.01 | ▼ 1.73% | $21.06$27.33 |
| CRF Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc. (The) Common Stock | $— | 5.73 | $5.9 | ▼ 0.51% | $6.05$8.16 |
| CCIF Carlyle Credit Income Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest | $— | — | $2.22 | ▲ 3.26% | $1.97$5.49 |
| CLM Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund Inc. Common Shares | $— | — | $6.18 | ▼ 1.44% | $6.23$8.53 |
| BWG BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. | $— | 7.59 | $6.99 | ▲ 0.29% | $6.76$8.77 |
| BHV BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | $— | — | $11.26 | ▲ 0.10% | $10.04$15.15 |
| DHY Credit Suisse High Yield Credit Fund Common Stock | $— | — | $16.07 | ▲ 0.37% | $0.0026$16.67 |
P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.
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Institutional Ownership
March 31, 2026
- Total shares held
- 2.19M
- Total value held
- $40.54M
- Institutional holders
- 38
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