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BCV

Bancroft Fund
BCV

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.8M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 6

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.3M → $25.8M (+$511K)

0.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.96% → 22.54% (+0.58%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 29 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
29
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
0.66%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
6
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$744K
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$303K
3
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$223K
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$96.3K
5
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
+$55K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KA
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$221K
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$210K
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$209K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$196K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$33.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.5M +$4.19K +192 +0.1%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.17M +$744K +34,090 +17%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.07M -$31.7K -1,452 -1%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.85M +$303K +13,900 +12%
GCIA
5
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.23M +$22.8K +1,046 +2%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$1.2M +$5.72K +262 +0.5%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$950K -$12.9K -592 -1%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$777K -$33.7K -1,546 -4%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$589K +$46.7K +2,142 +9%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$584K +$5.74K +263 +1%
SFS
11
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$402K -$196K -8,994 -33%
SCM
12
Saba Capital Management
New York
$348K – – –
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$308K +$96.3K +4,412 +45%
Koshinski Asset Management
14
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$273K +$9.52K +436 +4%
IFWM
15
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$255K +$22.2K +1,019 +10%
S
16
SignatureFD
Georgia
$235K +$698 +32 +0.3%
OC
17
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$223K +$223K +10,226 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$182K +$13.1K +599 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$181K – – –
ASN
20
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$120K -$7.44K -341 -6%
GWM
21
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$86K +$55K +2,522 +172%
SFSIG
22
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$66K – – –
IA
23
IFP Advisors
Florida
$48K – – –
TJHA
24
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$39K +$698 +32 +2%
JCM
25
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$33K -$2.07K -95 -6%
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BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

29 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $25.8M — up 2% from $25.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of BCV and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $744K. The largest seller was Kovack Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $221K sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q4 2017, down from 30 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $25.8M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $744K added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Kovack Advisors, an estimated $221K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.