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BCV

Bancroft Fund

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.1M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 8

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.2M → $34.1M (+$1.83M)

0.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.81%28.05% (+0.25%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3935 (-4)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
35
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-10.26%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
8
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.46M +$1.17M +52,261 +19%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.02M -$105K -4,680 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.92M +$26K +1,158 +0.7%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.73M +$418K +18,612 +13%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.6M +$1.57M +69,944 New
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$1.5M +$141K +6,276 +11%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.34M +$211K +9,392 +19%
GCIA
8
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.28M
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.1M -$205K -9,128 -16%
CRC
10
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.05M -$1.05M -46,954 -51%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$977K -$520K -23,187 -35%
MML Investors Services
12
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$646K +$153K +6,829 +32%
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$558K -$221K -9,850 -29%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$505K -$108K -4,822 -18%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
15
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$433K +$382K +17,039 +915%
SCM
16
Saba Capital Management
New York
$366K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$307K +$2.04K +91 +0.7%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$279K +$273K +12,167 New
IFWM
19
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$266K -$2.42K -108 -0.9%
RJT
20
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$255K
DA
21
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$222K -$281K -12,531 -56%
First Trust Advisors
22
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$216K +$211K +9,418 New
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$207K +$23.9K +1,063 +13%
S
24
SignatureFD
Georgia
$206K
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$191K

BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

35 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $34.1M — up 5.7% from $32.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of BCV and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, cutting an estimated $1.05M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q3 2018, down from 39 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $34.1M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.