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BCV

Bancroft Fund
BCV

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.2M invested in Bancroft Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.31% → 28.3% (-3%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 32 → 30 (-2)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43M → $29.2M (-$13.7M)

Holders
30
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.66%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.8M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.02M
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$902K
4
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$381K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$257K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$4.41M
2
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.35M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$689K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$352K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$245K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$10.1M +$1.02M +42,343 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.2M -$126K -5,227 -3%
CA
3
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.79M +$902K +37,371 +35%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.6M -$689K -28,559 -18%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$2.03M +$1.8M +74,618 +252%
Cohen & Steers
6
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.61M -$1.35M -56,069 -40%
GCIA
7
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$1.23M – – –
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$984K -$172K -7,140 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$911K +$90.9K +3,765 +9%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$645K +$257K +10,665 +47%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$552K -$3.23K -134 -0.5%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$487K -$1.57K -65 -0.3%
Koshinski Asset Management
13
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$396K +$5.21K +216 +1%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$340K -$4.41M -182,784 -91%
MC
15
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$307K +$381K +15,798 New
RJT
16
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$217K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$216K -$34.1K -1,414 -11%
IFWM
18
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$201K -$9.82K -407 -4%
Osaic Holdings
19
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$142K +$460K +19,056 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
20
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$63K – – –
SFSIG
21
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$59K – – –
AA
22
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$34K +$24.1K +1,000 +133%
BFEC
23
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$25K – – –
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17K – – –
OSAM
25
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$15K +$18.2K +756 New
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BCV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

30 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bancroft Fund (BCV) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $29.2M — down 32% from $43M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BCV was balanced in Q1 2020: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 8 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.8M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $4.41M.

  • 30 institutional investors held Bancroft Fund (BCV) as of Q1 2020, down from 32 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $29.2M of Bancroft Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Bancroft Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.8M added.
  • The largest Bancroft Fund seller in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.