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BCV: Bancroft Fund Limited (CEF)
Basic Info 17.82 0.02(0.11%) May 23
| Asset Class: | Convertibles |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (98%) |
| Start Date: | 09/10/1984 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 03/17/2025 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 8.86% |
| Expenses | - |
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Performance Analytics (As of 05/16/2025)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2025) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 09/10/1984 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -1.3 | 4.4 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 28.1 | 9.6 | -27.6 | 11.2 | 30.0 | 50.4 | -4.0 | 13.4 | 18.6 | -4.6 | 10.6 | 17.0 | 12.4 | -7.6 | 17.5 | 43.4 | -39.4 | 14.0 | 15.5 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 9.8 | -8.7 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 24.4 | 17.4 | 29.3 | -12.4 | 24.6 | 15.2 | 19.5 | -9.9 | 2.8 | -12.4 | -22.3 | -5.9 | 22.2 | -3.8 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.57 | 1.47 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.41 | NA | NA | 0.26 | 1.57 | 0.3 | -1.26 | 0.48 | 0.74 | 3.25 | -0.33 | 1.3 | 1.31 | -0.35 | 1.03 | 2.04 | 1.33 | -0.46 | 1.11 | 1.73 | -1.19 | 0.88 | 2.07 | -0.44 | 0.52 | 0.69 | -0.6 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 1.49 | 1.06 | 1.73 | -0.95 | 1.75 | 0.9 | 1.24 | -1.18 | -0.21 | -0.94 | -0.96 | -0.45 | 1.18 | -1.25 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 12.4 | 12.4 | 18.4 | 39.6 | 42.2 | NA | NA | 54.5 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 29.7 | 19.5 | 42.2 | 8.5 | 18.1 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 20.0 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 50.5 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 23.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 8.5 | 25.7 | 33.9 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 23.5 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 20.8 | NA | NA | 17.5 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 40.1 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 25.1 | 33.7 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 27.4 | 22.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.07 | NA | NA | 0.08 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.26 | -0.04 | 0.12 | 0.16 | -0.05 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.15 | -0.08 | 0.23 | 0.39 | -0.34 | 0.19 | 0.29 | -0.09 | 0.13 | 0.27 | -0.49 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 0.4 | 1.02 | -0.38 | 2.04 | 0.35 | 0.44 | -0.36 | -0.07 | -0.52 | -0.69 | 0.07 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alpha | NA | NA | -0.03 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.05 | NA | NA | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.0 | -0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.08 | -0.05 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.02 | -0.04 | -0.02 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.03 | NA | NA |
| Beta | NA | NA | -0.37 | -0.15 | -0.18 | 1.22 | NA | NA | 0.57 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.91 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.77 | 1.1 | 1.17 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.2 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.4 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.4 | 0.33 | 0.38 | -1.38 | NA | NA |
| RSquared | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.06 | NA | NA | 0.09 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 1.8 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.1 | N/A | 8.8 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 14.4 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -76.8 | 7.7 | -56.4 | 48.0 | 101.9 | -29.0 | -5.3 | N/A | 7.7 | 0.0 | -69.0 | 32.4 | 81.4 | -28.3 | 106.9 | -8.7 | 28.0 | 97.6 | -10.4 | -3.3 | 5.5 | -17.6 | -8.3 | -11.5 | -70.8 | 120.7 | 68.8 | 7.9 | -1.7 | -10.2 | -4.7 | -79.9 | 11.8 | -3.0 | -17.0 | 38.0 | 86.0 | 34.1 | -31.9 | 118.3 | 100.4 | -4.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 09/10/1984
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