James Andrew Dinsmore bought $4,730 of BCV
President at BANCROFT FUND LTD. 220 shares at an average of $21.50, traded Dec 17, 2025, filed Jan 7, 2026.
Score components
- +20RolePresident
- 0Trade size$5k at market
- +6Relative to holdingsHoldings up 29%
- 0Price contextNear the top of the 52-week range
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m +1.9%, 3m +1.5%, 6m +13.3%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001476425-26-000003, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Shares | +220 | $21.50 | $4,730 | 990 | Jan 7, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at BANCROFT FUND LTD and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48Moderate | BANCROFT FUND LTD | Anthonie C Vanekris director | $27k 1,150 shares | -92% | |
| 20Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $29k 1,300 shares | -5% | |
| 23Weak | BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $23k 1,000 shares | -4% | |
| 20Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $27k 1,500 shares | -5% | |
| 23Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $66k 4,000 shares | -3% | |
| 15Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $24k 1,500 shares | -5% | |
| 23Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $64k 4,000 shares | -3% | |
| 20Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $31k 2,000 shares | -6% | |
| 20Weak | BCVsell BANCROFT FUND LTD | Mario J Gabelli director, other | $32k 2,000 shares | -1% | |
| 30Weak | BCVbuy BANCROFT FUND LTD | John Chester Ball Treasurer | $251 16 shares | - |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.