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Bancroft Fund

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.9M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 6

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3239 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.4M → $34.9M (+$1.53M)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.95%32.38% (+0.43%)

Holders
39
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+21.88%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
U
1
UBS
Switzerland
$5.56M -$1.51K -76 -0%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.87M +$346K +17,430 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.1M +$122K +6,165 +4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.77M -$22.9K -1,153 -0.8%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.32M
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.19M +$75.7K +3,817 +4%
BI
7
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$2.06M
MFS
8
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.26M -$15.8K -794 -1%
FIMG
9
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$1.08M -$36.7K -1,852 -3%
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.06M -$659K -33,222 -39%
GFM
11
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$977K
AA
12
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$962K
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$882K +$124K +6,236 +17%
OC
14
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$874K +$12K +605 +1%
JAM
15
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$847K +$832K +41,969 New
RCM
16
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$835K +$821K +41,400 New
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$781K +$57.9K +2,920 +8%
TJHA
18
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$775K
DI
19
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$462K +$2.7K +136 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$441K +$92.6K +4,667 +27%
LCM
21
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$406K +$121K +6,088 +43%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$299K -$21.7K -1,092 -7%
SFS
23
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$268K +$263K +13,261 New
CAN
24
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$238K +$26.3K +1,324 +13%
CWM
25
Concert Wealth Management
California
$197K +$20 +1 +0%

BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

39 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $34.9M — up 4.6% from $33.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BCV positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jolley Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $832K. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.61M sold.

  • 39 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q2 2014, up from 32 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $34.9M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Jolley Asset Management, an estimated $832K added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $1.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.