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BCV

Bancroft Fund
BCV

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.3M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 6

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.2M → $34.3M (+$2.11M)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.67% → 29.07% (+0.4%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 30 (-1)

Holders
30
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
0.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$353K
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$316K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$271K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$210K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$194K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$446K
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$228K
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$200K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$174K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$95.6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$8.64M +$59.3K +2,755 +0.7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.47M -$446K -20,726 -9%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.35M +$316K +14,676 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.98M -$151 -7 -0%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.35M +$353K +16,392 +19%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.5M +$33.9K +1,575 +2%
GCIA
7
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.36M – – –
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.33M -$174K -8,087 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.14M +$23.9K +1,109 +2%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$809K -$95.6K -4,441 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$622K -$8.66K -402 -1%
MML Investors Services
12
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$515K +$25.5K +1,185 +5%
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$501K +$112K +5,193 +30%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$439K +$13.3K +620 +3%
SCM
15
Saba Capital Management
New York
$389K – – –
WAM
16
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$281K +$271K +12,570 New
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$280K +$59.7K +2,774 +28%
RJT
18
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$250K – – –
IFWM
19
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$244K -$5.81K -270 -2%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$218K +$210K +9,744 New
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$202K +$194K +9,019 New
GWM
22
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$111K +$65 +3 +0.1%
CL
23
CSS LLC
Illinois
$97K +$93.7K +4,352 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$69K +$15.5K +719 +30%
SFSIG
25
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$68K – – –
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BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

30 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $34.3M — up 6.6% from $32.2M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BCV was balanced in Q2 2019: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 11 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, adding an estimated $353K. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $446K.

  • 30 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q2 2019, down from 31 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $34.3M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q2 2019, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $353K added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $446K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.