$BCV

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Ownership

13F as of Q2 2026 · 5.6M shares outstanding

Who owns BCV?

By type of holder

Institutions 39.5% Insiders 3.8% Everyone else 56.7%

Concentration Top 10 holders own 34.5%

Ameriprise Financial Inc 4.5% · Boaz R. Weinstein 5.1%

Institutional ownership

39.5%

+0.5 pts vs last qtr

Institutional holders

+1 vs last qtr

Net shares bought

+29.2K

by institutions in Q2 2026

New / sold out

4 / 3

positions opened vs closed

How is ownership changing?

Institutions, last 8 quarters

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026

Advisors Asset Management, Inc. +126.5K
First Trust Advisors LP +15.1K

Biggest sellers in Q2 2026

Ameriprise Financial Inc −53.4K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. SOLD OUT −40.7K

Who is planning to sell?

No insider has filed a notice of proposed sale (Form 144) for Bancroft Fund Ltd in the last 12 months.

Is your stake being diluted?

There are not yet two fiscal years of reported share counts for Bancroft Fund Ltd.

How patient are the owners?

Institutional shares by how long they've been held

5+ years29% 3–5 years21% 1–3 years36% Under 1 year14%

Quarterly turnover

8.0%

of institutional shares changed hands

Top 10 managers, median time held

3 years

Super Investors

Investment managers reporting BCV on Form 13F

Holder	Shares	% of company	Change vs last qtr	Held since	% of their book
AF Ameriprise Financial Inc	250.9K	4.46%	−53.4K (−17.5%)	≤2021	0.0%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding307.0K (Q3'25) Change over 8 quarters+195.8K Share of the company4.460% Ameriprise Financial Inc's full portfolio →
SC Saba Capital Management, L.P. 13D · 4.9%	265.1K	4.71%	−12.4K (−4.5%)	2023	0.2%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding361.3K (Q4'25) Change over 8 quarters+12.0K Share of the company4.710% Disclosed stake13D · 4.9% Saba Capital Management, L.P.'s full portfolio →

Ameriprise Financial Inc

250.9K

% of company

4.46%

Change vs last qtr

−53.4K (−17.5%)

Held since

≤2021

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

13D · 4.9%

265.1K

% of company

4.71%

Change vs last qtr

−12.4K (−4.5%)

Held since

2023

26 more super investors behind a free account

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Institutional Funds

Mutual funds and ETFs reporting BCV on Form N-PORT; together they hold 1.6% of the company

Fund	Position value	Shares	% of company	% of the fund	As of
FT First Trust Income Opportunities ETF First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII	$825K	34.0K	0.60%	0.99%	August 31, 2026
SC Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange Listed Funds Trust	$731K	27.7K	0.49%	0.17%	May 31, 2026

First Trust Income Opportunities ETF

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

Position value

$825K

% of company

0.60%

% of the fund

0.99%

As of

August 31, 2026

Saba Closed-End Funds ETF

Exchange Listed Funds Trust

Position value

$731K

% of company

0.49%

% of the fund

0.17%

As of

May 31, 2026

3 more funds behind a free account

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Insiders and 5%+ holders

From Forms 3/4/5 and Schedules 13D/G

Holder	Shares	% of company	Change vs last qtr	8 quarters	Held since	% of their book
BR Boaz R. Weinstein 5%+ holder 13D · 4.9%	287.3K	5.10%	—	—	—	—
This holder reports through Schedule 13D/G, not a quarterly 13F. Share of the company5.100% Disclosed stake13D · 4.9% View the 13D/G filing →
GM Gabelli Mario J Insider	212.1K	3.77%	—	—	—	—
Insider holdings come from Form 3/4/5 filings, which are not quarterly. Share of the company3.770% Gabelli Mario J's insider activity →

Boaz R. Weinstein

5%+ holder13D · 4.9%

287.3K

% of company

5.10%

Change vs last qtr

—

Held since

—

Gabelli Mario J

Insider

212.1K

% of company

3.77%

Change vs last qtr

—

Held since

—

2 more holders behind a free account

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