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Bancroft Fund Ltd  as of 06/18/2013

AMEX / BCV Asset Class:  Convertible Sec Funds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  21.54%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return 4.44% 3.40% 14.40% 8.61%
Lipper Pct. Rank 78 75 75 75
NAV Return 5.12% 3.89% 18.10% 9.70%
Lipper Pct. Rank 88 75 67 67
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-12.390% -13.374% -14.640%

NAV $20.95 Market Price $17.57
Net Change $0.10 Market Change $0.09
Premium/Discount -16.13%
1 YR NAV Return 18.103%
1 YR NAV Rank 67
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 2.60%
Distribution Yield (Market) 3.21%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.120
Ex-Div Date 3/11/2013
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $2.009
Ex-Div Date 11/27/2007
Dividend Frequency Quarterly
YTD Dividends $0.120
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 4/20/1971
Fund Advisor Dinsmore Capital Management Co
Manager & Tenure Dinsmore since 1996
O'Keeffe since 2011
Dinsmore since 2011
Phone 800-914-1177
Website www.bancroftfund.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 5/31/2013 $113.5
% Leveraged Assets as of 10/31/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 44.00%
Mgmt Fees 0.790%
Expense Ratio 1.100%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation by investing primarily in convertible securities.
Top Holdings (as of 10/31/2012)
Wells Fargo & Co PFD 2.44%
Chesapeake Enrgy 1.91%
Bank of America Corp PFD 1.74%
General Motors Co 1.59%
Apache Corp DR 1.37%
PPL Corp 1.32%
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 1.30%
New York Community Capital Trust V 1.17%
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc 0.98%
Huntington Bancshares Inc 0.97%
Top Sectors (as of 10/31/2012)
Financials 6.89%
Oil & Gas 3.30%
Non Classified Equity 2.90%
Consumer Goods 2.32%
Consumer Services 0.98%
Basic Materials 0.58%
Technology 0.52%



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