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Bancroft Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.4M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.8M → $33.4M (+$1.51M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3232 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.05%31.95% (-0.1%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
32
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
U
1
UBS
Switzerland
$5.39M +$323K +16,719 +6%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.41M -$3.87K -200 -0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.88M +$2.72M +140,417 +2,050%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.71M -$543K -28,075 -17%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.25M -$25.1K -1,300 -1%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.04M +$38.7K +2,002 +2%
BI
7
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$2M
DA
8
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.68M -$38.7K -2,003 -2%
KIM
9
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$1.61M -$140K -7,250 -8%
MFS
10
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.24M +$58.1K +3,006 +5%
FIMG
11
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.08M -$595K -30,757 -36%
GFM
12
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$947K -$430K -22,233 -31%
AA
13
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$932K +$38.7K +2,000 +4%
OC
14
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$835K +$28.5K +1,475 +4%
TJHA
15
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$750K -$26.4K -1,364 -3%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$732K +$314K +16,224 +76%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$699K +$692K +35,776 New
DI
18
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$445K -$74.3K -3,842 -14%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$336K +$17.4K +899 +6%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$311K -$13.2K -683 -4%
LCM
21
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$274K +$20.2K +1,042 +8%
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$205K
CWM
23
Concert Wealth Management
California
$197K +$195K +10,095 New
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$156K +$154K +7,954 New
LFR
25
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$103K +$102K +5,263 New

BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

32 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $33.4M — up 4.7% from $31.8M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BCV was balanced in Q1 2014: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 9 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.7M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $33.4M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $2.72M added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $1.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.