Every Form 4 that Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow BCV and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full BCV filings page.
BANCROFT FUND LTD director Anthonie C. van Ekris reported indirect open-market sales of 1,150 Common Shares held in family trusts. On October 16, 2025, a trust for his son sold 400 shares at $23.515 and a trust for his daughter sold 750 shares at $23.5347. Each trust held 500 shares after the transactions, with Mr. van Ekris serving as trustee.
Bancroft Fund Ltd. insider trade reported: President and director James A. Dinsmore disclosed buying 220 common shares of Bancroft Fund Ltd. on 12/17/2025 at a price of $21.5 per share. Following this purchase, he beneficially owned a total of 990 common shares, held in direct ownership form. The filing reflects a routine insider acquisition by a senior officer and board member of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (ticker BCV).
Mario J. Gabelli, a director and control person of the investment adviser to Bancroft Fund Ltd (BCV), reported a share sale and updated holdings. On 01/05/2026, 1,300 common shares of Bancroft Fund were sold at $22.255 per share, reported as a disposition. Following this transaction, 25,700 common shares were reported as indirectly owned through Associated Capital Group, Inc. (ACG), and 131,000 common shares were reported as directly owned.
The filing notes that the reported shares reflect the total shares owned by ACG. Gabelli is the Executive Chair and controlling shareholder of ACG, but he has less than a 100% interest in ACG and disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by ACG that exceed his indirect pecuniary interest.
Mario J. Gabelli filed a Form 4 reporting the sale of 1,000 Bancroft Fund Ltd (BCV) common shares on 10/20/2025 at a price of $23.4265 per share.
Following the reported transaction, the filing lists 131,000 shares held directly and 27,000 shares held indirectly through Associated Capital Group, Inc. (ACG). The note states Mr. Gabelli is Executive Chair and controlling shareholder of ACG and disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by ACG beyond his indirect pecuniary interest. The form identifies him as a Director and “Control Person of Adviser” to the issuer.