Bancroft Fund raises yearly distribution by 10% to $1.40 per share
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 26 2025
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Distribution Increase: The Bancroft Fund's Board of Trustees has increased the quarterly distribution to $0.35 per share, effective December 2025.
Percentage Growth: This marks a 10% increase from the previous distribution of $0.32 per share.
Annualized Rate: The annualized distribution rate will rise from $1.28 to $1.40 per share following this adjustment.
Fund Performance: The increase reflects the strong performance of the Fund, which has achieved a NAV total return of 20% year to date.
Analyst Views on BCV
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About BCV
Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The Fund invests primarily in convertible and equity securities. The Fund's investment portfolio includes convertible corporate bonds, convertible preferred stocks, mandatory convertible securities and common stocks. The Fund invests in various industries, such as computer software and services, health care, business services, financial services, security software, consumer services, communications equipment, energy and utilities, semiconductors, telecommunications, real estate investment trusts, diversified industrial, entertainment, airlines, equipment and supplies, transportation and agriculture. Gabelli Funds, LLC serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
