BCV Bancroft Fund (BCV) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0000009521
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
16
13F, latest reported quarter
Bancroft Fund insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
No insider purchases or sales are on record for BANCROFT FUND LTD in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 16 sales), the last on Oct 20, 2025.
- The trade is 5.1% of the 25,700 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 16 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GABELLI MARIO J sold about $28.9K of BCV on Jan 5, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 16 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Jan 23, 2024.
- -4.8% median (-4.8% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 22.2% of the 990 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 16 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President Dinsmore James Andrew bought about $4.7K of BCV on Dec 17, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 16 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 16 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 15 sales), the last on Dec 23, 2024.
- The trade is 3.7% of the 27,000 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 16 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GABELLI MARIO J sold about $23.4K of BCV on Oct 20, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 16 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 12, 2023.
- The trade is 150.0% of the 500 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 16 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director VANEKRIS ANTHONIE C sold about $17.6K of BCV on Oct 16, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 16 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 12, 2023.
- The trade is 80.0% of the 500 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 16 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director VANEKRIS ANTHONIE C sold about $9.4K of BCV on Oct 16, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 16 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.26 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
16 funds bought in last quarter
below 91% of Funds & Trusts
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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-0.3%12M
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Who owns BCV: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
265,074 sh
$6.9M
250,913 sh
$6.5M
162,398 sh
$4.2M
148,531 sh
$3.9M
141,663 sh
$3.7M
Congress trades in BCV
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
BCV planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
BCV mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF
$601.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.8%
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF
$731.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.2%
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund
$30.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
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