BCV - Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $153.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 3.58
- Beta
- 0.98
- 52-Week Range
- 17.76-26.53
- Dividend Yield
- $1.34
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Exchange
- AMEX
Frequently asked BCV overview questions
- What is BCV?
- BCV is the ticker symbol for Bancroft Fund Ltd., a listed mutual fund. Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. Listed on AMEX. BCV is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are BCV's key statistics?
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) carries a market capitalization of $153.7M, 52-week range of 17.76-26.53. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does BCV belong to?
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BCV's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BCV data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BCV, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.