Compare · BCV vs CET
BCV vs CET
Side-by-side comparison of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) and Central Securities Corporation (CET): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BCV and CET operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- CET is the larger of the two at $13.38B, about 105.5x BCV ($126.9M).
- Both names hit the wire about 3 times in the past 4 weeks.
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. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It primarily invests in convertible securities including convertible debt and convertible preferred stocks. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index, Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, and Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index. The fund was formerly known as Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.
Central Securities Corporation
Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Central Securities Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York, New York.
Latest BCV
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Jackson J Christopher
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Increases Quarterly Distribution 17% to $0.41 Per Share From $0.35 Per Share
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- Director Vanekris Anthonie C sold $27,057 worth of shares (1,150 units at $23.53) (SEC Form 4)
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 per Share Reaffirms Annualized Distribution of $1.40 per Share
- President Dinsmore James Andrew bought $4,730 worth of shares (220 units at $21.50), increasing direct ownership by 29% to 990 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest CET
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Central Securities Corporation
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by Central Securities Corporation
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Central Securities Corporation
- Central Securities Corporation Releases Report to Stockholders
- Large owner Endeavor Foundation, Inc. gifted 30,820 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.33% to 9,450,785 units (SEC Form 4)
- CEO & President Hill John C bought $12,086 worth of shares (233 units at $51.87), increasing direct ownership by 0.29% to 77,601 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Blackford Leo Price bought $10,686 worth of shares (204 units at $52.38), increasing direct ownership by 0.43% to 48,050 units (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Endeavor Foundation, Inc. gifted 38,200 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.40% to 9,481,635 units (SEC Form 4)
- Central Securities Corporation Declares Dividend
- Large owner Endeavor Foundation, Inc. gifted 19,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.20% to 9,519,835 units (SEC Form 4)