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HoldFallen FavouriteBancroft Fund Ltd. · Financial Services · United States · $136M · Avg Vol: $250K/d
Fallen Favourite: A good business that is expensive and falling. Wait for the price to catch up.
ABOUT BANCROFT FUND LTD.
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Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-end management investment company that specializes in investing in convertible securities, including convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. Managed by Gabelli Funds, the fund aims to provide capital appreciation and income by exploiting the unique risk-reward profile of hybrid instruments. Its competitive edge lies in its experienced management team's ability to identify undervalued convertible assets with strong underlying equity potential.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 42.8M | -48.4M | 14.4M | 43.4M | 0.4% | 4.0M |
| EPS | 7.84 | -8.30 | 2.39 | 7.37 | -1.5% | 6.70 |
| Shares | 5.5M | 5.8M | 5.8M | 5.8M | +5.5% | 5.6M |
| Debt | 1.1K | — | — | 775 | -8.2% | — |
| Equity | 212.5M | 147.6M | 141.3M | 173.6M | -4.9% | — |
| Op CF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Calmer than 90% of stocks we rank over the past year (21% a year).
How this is worked out
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of BCV are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCV | Bancroft Fund Ltd.(you) | $136M | 51 | Hold |
| EVG | Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund | $142M | 53 | Hold |
| VBF | Invesco Bond Fund | $163M | 51 | Hold |
| PNI | PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II | $152M | 48 | Hold |
| BSL | Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund | $168M | 52 | Hold |
| GLQ | Clough Global Equity Fund | $154M | 47 | Hold |
| WEA | Western Asset Premier Bond Fund | $123M | 46 | Hold |
| ECF | Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. | $169M | 48 | Hold |
| HEQ | John Hancock Diversified Income Fund | $134M | 44 | Hold |
| RGT | Royce Global Trust, Inc. | $95M | 49 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 12.7x · Gross margin 100.0%
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