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Anthonie C Vanekris sold $27k of BCV

director at BANCROFT FUND LTD. 1,150 shares at an average of $23.53, traded Oct 16, 2025, filed Jun 2, 2026.

Warning score
48
Value
$27k
1,150 shares
Holdings after
500
-92% from before
From 52-week low
+54%
low $14.38, close $22.15
From 52-week high
0%
high $22.15, as of Oct 16, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $27k at market
    +5
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 92% of holdings
    +20
  • Cluster
    2 insiders selling within 14 days
    +8

What happened after comparable sells

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.

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.

BCVOct 9, 2026 · close 23.21
Since filing Jun 2, 2026: -10.8%SPY +3.0% · excess -13.7%

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 0001247238-26-000004, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Oct 16, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Sharesindirect: Trust account for daughter
-750$23.53$18k500Jun 2, 2026
Oct 16, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Sharesindirect: Trust account for son
-400$23.52$9,406500Jun 2, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at BANCROFT FUND LTD and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
20Weak
BCVsell
BANCROFT FUND LTD
Mario J Gabelli
director, other
$29k
1,300 shares
-5%
26Weak
BCVbuy
BANCROFT FUND LTD
James Andrew Dinsmore
President
$4,730
220 shares
+29%
23Weak
BCVsell 2
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%
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
-
20Weak
BCVsell
BANCROFT FUND LTD
Mario J Gabelli
director, other
$31k
2,000 shares
-6%
30Weak
BCVbuy
BANCROFT FUND LTD
James Andrew Dinsmore
President
$4,622
300 shares
+79%
20Weak
BCVsell
BANCROFT FUND LTD
Mario J Gabelli
director, other
$28k
1,732 shares
-1%

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.

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