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Bancroft Fund Ltd.

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$25.80

-0.30 (-1.15%)
Current Price
Previous Close $26.10
Open $25.82
Day High $26.15
Day Low $25.80
Volume 7,610
Fetched: 2026-06-18T05:41:59
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $1.37 / 5.25%
Shares Outstanding 5.82M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 5.25%
Quarterly Dividend $1.37
Total Debt $940K
Revenue $3.98M
Net Income $37.69M
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
Market Cap $150.22M
P/E Ratio 3.85
EPS (TTM) $6.70
Exchange ASE
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📊 Comprehensive Analysis
Company Data
Sales$3.98M
Income$37.69M
Book/sh$24.53
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio2.75
Current Ratio2.89
Debt/Eq0.57
EPS Growth TTM-73.40%
Returns & Margins
ROA0.92%
ROE25.49%
Gross Margin100.00%
Operating Margin46.98%
Profit Margin984.47%
Ownership
Insider Ownership3.13%
Institutional Ownership38.96%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
P/S37.76
P/B1.05
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Technical Indicators
SMA20$25.53
SMA50$24.57
SMA200$22.48
RSI48.40
ATR0.6229
Short Float0.01%
Short Ratio0.02
Volatility1.00
Rel Volume0.44
Performance History
Week+5.86%
Month+7.12%
Quarter+17.78%
6 Months+20.99%
YTD+20.71%
Year+48.29%
3 Years+92.15%
5 Years+28.18%
10 Years+224.98%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-17 $25.80 7,900
2026-06-16 $26.10 9,000
2026-06-15 $25.75 7,000
2026-06-12 $25.17 42,900
2026-06-11 $24.92 15,400
2026-06-10 $24.37 30,000
2026-06-09 $25.04 16,600
2026-06-08 $25.26 16,600
2026-06-05 $25.46 20,600
2026-06-04 $26.10 10,900
2026-06-03 $26.37 21,300
2026-06-02 $26.47 28,700
2026-06-01 $26.25 15,000
2026-05-29 $26.07 19,400
2026-05-28 $25.95 14,100
2026-05-27 $25.62 14,700
2026-05-26 $25.50 27,100
2026-05-22 $25.08 22,500
2026-05-21 $24.91 15,200
2026-05-20 $24.46 6,400
2026-05-19 $24.11 8,200
2026-05-18 $24.09 24,200
About Bancroft Fund Ltd.

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.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2022-10-31 2021-10-31
Revenue
Total Revenue $43,426,023 $14,401,059 $-48,376,135 $42,810,819
Operating Revenue $43,426,023 $14,401,059 $-48,376,135 $42,810,819
Expenses
Interest Expense $889 $1,594 $1,102 $655
Operating Expense $520,268 $499,648 $428,419 $572,622
Other Operating Expenses $-3,220 $-2,432 $-2,263 $-1,918
General And Administrative Expense $430,144 $430,318 $362,090 $507,557
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Net Interest Income $3,576,646 $4,210,387 $1,452,290 $1,786,267
Interest Income $3,577,535 $4,211,981 $1,453,392 $1,786,922
Normalized Income $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Net Income Common Stockholders $41,388,301 $12,299,840 $-50,417,054 $40,625,697
Net Income $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Net Income Continuous Operations $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Pretax Income $42,905,755 $13,901,411 $-48,804,554 $42,238,197
Per Share
Basic EPS - $2.39 $-8.30 $7.84
Diluted EPS - - - $7.84
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $0 $0 $0 $0
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $41,388,301 $12,299,840 $-50,417,054 $40,625,697
Preferred Stock Dividends $1,517,454 $1,601,571 $1,612,500 $1,612,500
Gain On Sale Of Security $5,341,199 $5,897,310 $5,562,229 $22,884,089
Selling General And Administration $430,144 $430,318 $362,090 $507,557
Diluted Average Shares - $5,146,377 $6,074,344 $5,181,849
Basic Average Shares - - - $5,181,849
Fetched: 2026-06-16
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2022-10-31 2021-10-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $173,618,301 $141,336,006 $147,635,105 $212,538,057
Total Assets $173,844,420 $150,824,130 $147,999,608 $213,098,775
Investmentin Financial Assets $171,866,358 $148,923,399 $147,041,944 $212,409,735
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total $171,866,358 $148,923,399 $147,041,944 $212,409,735
Prepaid Assets $43,193 - $510 $699
Receivables $1,879,689 $1,845,049 $767,615 $563,864
Cash And Cash Equivalents - $502 $157 -
Cash Financial - $502 $157 -
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold - $502 $157 -
Debt
Net Debt $775 - - $1,090
Total Debt $775 - - $1,090
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $775 - - $1,090
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $226,119 $9,488,124 $364,503 $560,718
Payables $210,379 $9,397,607 $340,180 $545,020
Other Payable $188,673 $102,546 $183,409 $388,249
Accounts Payable $21,706 $9,295,061 $156,771 $156,771
Equity
Common Stock Equity $145,815,126 $111,904,431 $117,635,105 $182,538,057
Preferred Stock Equity $27,803,175 $29,431,575 $30,000,000 $30,000,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $173,618,301 $141,336,006 $147,635,105 $212,538,057
Stockholders Equity $173,618,301 $141,336,006 $147,635,105 $212,538,057
Retained Earnings $25,698,794 $-8,219,482 $-3,693,140 $69,562,392
Preferred Securities Outside Stock Equity - - $30,000,000 $30,000,000
Other
Preferred Shares Number $1,112,127 $1,177,263 $1,200,000 $1,200,000
Ordinary Shares Number $5,820,312 $5,828,923 $5,838,458 $5,517,786
Share Issued $5,820,312 $5,828,923 $5,838,458 $5,517,786
Tangible Book Value $145,815,126 $111,904,431 $117,635,105 $182,538,057
Invested Capital $145,815,901 - - $182,539,147
Total Capitalization $173,619,076 - - $212,539,147
Capital Stock $147,919,507 $149,555,488 $151,328,245 $142,975,665
Common Stock $120,116,332 $120,123,913 $121,328,245 $112,975,665
Preferred Stock $27,803,175 $29,431,575 $30,000,000 $30,000,000
Investments And Advances $171,866,358 $148,923,399 $147,041,944 $212,409,735
Fetched: 2026-06-16