Who owns Bancroft Fund Ltd.?
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Institutional ownership of BCV from SEC Form 13F filings across 41 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 41 institutions disclosed 2.2M shares of Bancroft Fund Ltd. worth $51.5M — about 39.7% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is Saba Capital Management, L.P.. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
41
13F holders
$51.5M
value, 2026 filers
39.7%
of shares outstanding (2.2M sh)
6
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of BCV's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 265,074 | $6.9M | 0.2% | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2 | SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | 255,169 | $6,632 | 0.1% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| 3 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 250,913 | $6.5M | 0.0% | 4.5% | -17.5% |
| 4 | Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 162,398 | $4.2M | 0.1% | 2.9% | +352.6% |
| 5 | Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 148,531 | $3.9M | 0.0% | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 6 | MORGAN STANLEY | 141,663 | $3.7M | 0.0% | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 7 | BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | 120,208 | $3.1M | 0.4% | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 8 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 100,823 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| 9 | GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | 92,190 | $2.4M | 0.0% | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 81,873 | $2.1M | 0.0% | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 11 | Beckerman Institutional, LLC | 72,888 | $1.9M | 0.9% | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 12 | UBS Group AG | 58,385 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 1% | -4.1% |
| 13 | LPL Financial LLC | 47,668 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 14 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 41,029 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +58.3% |
| 15 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 40,125 | $1.0M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +11.0% |
| 16 | Bulldog Investors, LLP | 39,448 | $1.0M | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 36,723 | $954,419 | 0.2% | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 18 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 29,013 | $754,046 | 0.0% | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 19 | UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC | 26,293 | $683,401 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 20 | GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. | 25,700 | $667,943 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 21 | EVOLVE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC | 20,178 | $524,426 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 22 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 19,908 | $517,420 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 23 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 19,684 | $511,579 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 24 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 18,781 | $488,234 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 25 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 16,237 | $421,996 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +0.8% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.