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US · SEC FORM 4
BANCROFT FUND LTD
BCV · NYSE · CIK 0000009521 · Closed-End Funds · Asset Management
INSIDER SIGNAL
0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window
0 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 0 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Insider activity timeline
No Form 4 transaction event is present in the current 180-day window.
Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying
These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2025-12-17 · Dinsmore James Andrew.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
Price performance
- 1M
- -6.3%
- 3M
- -6.6%
- 6M
- -5.9%
- 12M
- -4.6%
Volatility & liquidity
- Volatility
- 19.4%
- Beta
- —
- Avg daily value
- USD 340,856
Valuation
- Market cap
- —
- P/E
- —
Fundamentals
- Profit margin
- —
- ROE
- —
- Industry
- Asset Management
Market data
Price data up to: 2026-10-15 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · Status: PASS
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 9,349
- Previous report
- 5,990
- Avg daily volume
- 9,531
- Days to cover
- ≤ 1.0
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | Dinsmore James Andrew | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 220 | USD 21.50 | USD 4,730 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-02-22 | Ball John Chester | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 16 | USD 15.72 | USD 252 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-01-23 | Dinsmore James Andrew | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 300 | USD 15.41 | USD 4,623 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-03-02 | Dinsmore James Andrew | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 350 | USD 18.00 | USD 6,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-06-15 | GABELLI MARIO J | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 1,000 | USD 17.93 | USD 17,930 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-02-17 | Mullady Agnes | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 150 | USD 23.00 | USD 3,450 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
3 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 44 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | GABELLI MARIO J | Sale (S) | Common Shares | 1,300 | USD 22.26 | USD 28,938 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-17 | Dinsmore James Andrew | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 220 | USD 21.50 | USD 4,730 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-20 | GABELLI MARIO J | Sale (S) | Common Shares | 1,000 | USD 23.43 | USD 23,430 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (3 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | GABELLI MARIO J | Sale (S) | Common Shares | 1,300 | USD 22.26 | USD 28,938 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-17 | Dinsmore James Andrew | Purchase (P) | Common Shares | 220 | USD 21.50 | USD 4,730 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-20 | GABELLI MARIO J | Sale (S) | Common Shares | 1,000 | USD 23.43 | USD 23,430 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | BCV |
| CIK | 0000009521 |
| Sector | Closed-End Funds |
| Industry | Asset Management Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | Investment company (SEC forms N-2, N-2/A, N-30D) |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 44 transaction lines from 2020-01-09 to 2026-01-05 6 P purchase lines · 37 S sale lines · 1 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.