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Bancroft Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $43M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.9M → $43M (+$6.11M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3132 (+1)

1.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.65%31.31% (+1.7%)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
0.63%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
11
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$12.5M +$2.06M +83,706 +21%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.23M +$12.6K +512 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.43M -$183K -7,455 -4%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.23M -$534K -21,739 -12%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.62M +$276K +11,245 +9%
CA
6
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.77M +$841K +34,214 +48%
GCIA
7
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.65M +$58K +2,359 +4%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.51M +$135K +5,483 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.12M -$198K -8,052 -16%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$771K -$193K -7,864 -21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$744K +$7.77K +316 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$654K +$616K +25,081 New
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$587K +$553K +22,482 New
Koshinski Asset Management
14
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$526K +$495K +20,157 New
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$433K -$5.28K -215 -1%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$352K -$719K -29,265 -68%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$326K
RJT
18
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$291K
IFWM
19
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$280K
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$245K +$8.55K +348 +4%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$227K -$418 -17 -0.2%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$220K -$33.1K -1,346 -14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
23
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$84K +$2.92K +119 +4%
SFSIG
24
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$79K
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$33K +$1.16K +47 +4%

BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

32 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $43M — up 17% from $36.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BCV positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.06M. The largest seller was Geode Capital Management, cutting an estimated $719K.

  • 32 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q4 2019, up from 31 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $43M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.06M added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Geode Capital Management, an estimated $719K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.