BCV vs. VKQ, IQI, VCV, RCS, PPT, PMO, RFI, TOYO, PMM, and FUND
Should you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include INV VK MUN TR (VKQ), Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI), INV VK CA VALU (VCV), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Putnam Mun Oppo (PMO), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI), TOYO (TOYO), Putnam Managed (PMM), and Sprott Focus Trust (FUND). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
Bancroft Fund vs. Its Competitors
INV VK MUN TR (NYSE:VKQ) and Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
32.0% of INV VK MUN TR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of INV VK MUN TR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bancroft Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, INV VK MUN TR had 2 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for INV VK MUN TR and 0 mentions for Bancroft Fund. Bancroft Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat INV VK MUN TR's score of -0.20 indicating that Bancroft Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
INV VK MUN TR pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%.
INV VK MUN TR has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bancroft Fund beats INV VK MUN TR on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BCV) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
