Bancroft Fund (BCV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.86 +0.17 (+0.86%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Bancroft Fund Short Interest DataBancroft Fund (BCV) has a short interest of 6,800 shares. This marks a -41.38% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 19,523 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-41.38%Dollar Volume Sold Short$130.42 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares5,860,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.12%Today's Trading Volume13,836 sharesAverage Trading Volume19,523 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average71% Short Selling Bancroft Fund? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBCV Short Interest Over TimeBCV Days to Cover Over TimeBCV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Bancroft Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20256,800 shares $130.42 thousand -41.4%N/A0.4 $19.18 6/30/202511,600 shares $219.24 thousand +87.1%0.2%0.7 $18.90 6/15/20256,200 shares $112.65 thousand +63.2%0.1%0.4 $18.17 5/31/20253,800 shares $68.17 thousand -28.3%0.1%0.2 $17.94 5/15/20255,300 shares $95.14 thousand -30.3%0.1%0.2 $17.95 4/30/20257,600 shares $127.91 thousand +40.7%N/A0.3 $16.83 4/15/20255,400 shares $87.91 thousand -71.4%0.1%0.2 $16.28 3/31/202518,900 shares $329.24 thousand -4.1%0.3%0.8 $17.42 3/15/202519,700 shares $348.10 thousand +5.4%0.3%0.9 $17.67 2/28/202518,700 shares $0.00 +392.1%0.3%1.1 $0.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BCV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bancroft Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20253,800 shares $0.00 +123.5%0.1%0.2 $0.00 1/31/20251,700 shares $0.00 -58.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/15/20254,100 shares $0.00 -69.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/31/202413,600 shares $0.00 +491.3%N/A0.8 $0.00 12/15/20242,300 shares $0.00 -77.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 11/30/202410,000 shares $0.00 +3.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/15/20249,700 shares $0.00 -36.2%N/A0.6 $0.00 10/31/202415,200 shares $0.00 +11.8%N/A0.9 $0.00 10/15/202413,600 shares $0.00 +47.8%N/A0.8 $0.00 9/30/20249,200 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $0.00 9/15/20249,200 shares $0.00 +5.8%N/A0.6 $0.00 8/31/20248,700 shares $0.00 -52.7%N/A0.6 $0.00 8/15/202418,400 shares $0.00 +12.2%N/A1.1 $0.00 7/31/202416,400 shares $0.00 +144.8%N/A0.9 $0.00 7/15/20246,700 shares $0.00 -50.7%N/A0.4 $0.00 6/30/202413,600 shares $0.00 -21.4%N/A0.8 $0.00 6/15/202417,300 shares $0.00 +55.9%N/A0.9 $0.00 5/31/202411,100 shares $0.00 +54.2%N/A0.5 $0.00 5/15/20247,200 shares $0.00 -19.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/30/20248,900 shares $0.00 +97.8%N/A0.4 $0.00 4/15/20244,500 shares $0.00 -44.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/31/20248,100 shares $0.00 +68.8%N/A0.3 $0.00 3/15/20244,800 shares $0.00 +11.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/29/20244,300 shares $0.00 -59.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/15/202410,600 shares $0.00 +65.6%N/A0.4 $0.00 1/31/20246,400 shares $0.00 +36.2%N/A0.3 $0.00 1/15/20244,700 shares $0.00 -60.2%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/31/202311,800 shares $0.00 +37.2%N/A0.6 $0.00 12/15/20238,600 shares $0.00 +100.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/30/20234,300 shares $0.00 +13.2%N/A0.2 $0.00Game Over for Tesla? 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Our research shows xAI is growing 7X faster than OpenAI—and could be the source of the next wave of AI millionaires.Click here to see the backdoor way to get exposure to xAI from a regular brokerage account. 11/15/20233,800 shares $0.00 -53.7%N/A0.3 $0.00 10/31/20238,200 shares $0.00 +121.6%N/A0.6 $0.00 10/15/20233,700 shares $0.00 -69.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 9/30/202312,300 shares $0.00 +24.2%N/A0.8 $0.00 9/15/20239,900 shares $0.00 +102.0%N/A0.7 $0.00 8/31/20234,900 shares $0.00 +32.4%N/A0.3 $0.00 8/15/20233,700 shares $0.00 -52.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/31/20237,700 shares $0.00 -28.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 7/15/202310,800 shares $0.00 +33.3%N/A0.6 $0.00 6/30/20238,100 shares $0.00 +350.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 6/15/20231,800 shares $0.00 -78.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/31/20238,300 shares $0.00 +196.4%N/A0.4 $0.00 5/15/20232,800 shares $0.00 -15.2%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/20233,300 shares $0.00 +26.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/20232,600 shares $0.00 -83.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/31/202316,100 shares $0.00 +906.3%N/A1 $0.00 3/15/20231,600 shares $0.00 -62.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 2/28/20234,300 shares $0.00 -21.8%N/A0.3 $0.00 2/15/20235,500 shares $0.00 -52.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 1/31/202311,600 shares $0.00 +132.0%N/A0.7 $0.00 1/15/20235,000 shares $0.00 +35.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 12/30/20223,700 shares $0.00 -49.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/15/20227,300 shares $0.00 +2,333.3%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/30/2022300 shares $0.00 -91.2%N/A0 $0.00 11/15/20223,400 shares $0.00 -59.5%N/A0.3 $0.00 10/31/20228,400 shares $0.00 +55.6%N/A0.7 $0.00 10/15/20225,400 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.4 $0.00 9/30/202213,800 shares $0.00 +206.7%N/A1.1 $0.00 9/15/20224,500 shares $0.00 -61.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 8/31/202211,800 shares $0.00 -7.8%N/A0.8 $0.00 8/15/202212,800 shares $0.00 +161.2%N/A0.8 $0.00 7/31/20224,900 shares $0.00 +69.0%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/15/20222,900 shares $0.00 -45.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20225,300 shares $0.00 +65.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 6/15/20223,200 shares $0.00 -8.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/20223,500 shares $0.00 -25.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/15/20224,700 shares $0.00 -50.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/20229,500 shares $0.00 +72.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 4/15/20225,500 shares $0.00 -74.8%N/A0.3 $0.00 3/31/202221,800 shares $0.00 +21.8%N/A0.9 $0.00 3/15/202217,900 shares $0.00 +9.8%N/A0.7 $0.00 2/28/202216,300 shares $0.00 -11.9%N/A0.6 $0.00 2/15/202218,500 shares $0.00 +670.8%N/A0.7 $0.00 1/31/20222,400 shares $56.66 thousand -25.0%N/A0.1 $23.61 1/15/20223,200 shares $0.00 +28.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/31/20212,500 shares $0.00 +525.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/15/2021400 shares $0.00 -95.5%N/A0 $0.00 11/30/20218,900 shares $0.00 +423.5%N/A0.4 $0.00 11/15/20211,700 shares $0.00 -77.6%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/29/20217,600 shares $0.00 +10.1%N/A0.6 $0.00Game Over for Tesla? 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Our research shows xAI is growing 7X faster than OpenAI—and could be the source of the next wave of AI millionaires.Click here to see the backdoor way to get exposure to xAI from a regular brokerage account. 10/15/20216,900 shares $0.00 +21.1%N/A0.4 $0.00 9/30/20215,700 shares $0.00 +1,325.0%N/A0.3 $0.00 9/15/2021400 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0 $0.00 8/31/2021400 shares $0.00 -89.7%N/A0 $0.00 8/13/20213,900 shares $0.00 +1,200.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/30/2021300 shares $0.00 -57.1%N/A0 $0.00 7/15/2021700 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0 $0.00 6/30/2021700 shares $0.00 -93.1%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/15/202110,100 shares $0.00 -53.7%N/A0.7 $0.00 5/28/202121,800 shares $0.00 +186.8%N/A1.4 $0.00 5/14/20217,600 shares $0.00 +55.1%N/A0.4 $0.00 4/30/20214,900 shares $0.00 -51.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/202110,100 shares $315.93 thousand +9.8%N/A0.4 $31.28 3/31/20219,200 shares $289.62 thousand +33.3%N/A0.3 $31.48 3/15/20216,900 shares $209.97 thousand +165.4%N/A0.2 $30.43 2/26/20212,600 shares $77.45 thousand -81.7%N/A0.1 $29.79 2/12/202114,200 shares $420.18 thousand -18.9%N/A0.4 $29.59 1/29/202117,500 shares $556.68 thousand +230.2%N/A0.5 $31.81 1/15/20215,300 shares $185.50 thousand -34.6%N/A0.2 $35.00 12/31/20208,100 shares $240.00 thousand -1.2%N/A0.3 $29.63 12/15/20208,200 shares $233.86 thousand -54.4%N/A0.3 $28.52 11/30/202018,000 shares $489.78 thousand +221.4%N/A0.6 $27.21 11/15/20205,600 shares $152.10 thousand +107.4%N/A0.2 $27.16 10/30/20202,700 shares $68.12 thousand +80.0%N/A0.1 $25.23 10/15/20201,500 shares $39.39 thousand +7.1%N/A0 $26.26 9/30/20201,400 shares $34.79 thousand +1,300.0%N/A0.1 $24.85 9/15/20201,900 shares $48.37 thousand +1,800.0%N/A0.1 $25.46 8/31/2020100 shares $2.51 thousand -92.9%N/A0 $25.06 8/14/20201,400 shares $37.41 thousand -87.4%N/A0.1 $26.72 BCV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bancroft Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bancroft Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 6,800 shares of BCV short. Learn More on Bancroft Fund's current short interest. Is Bancroft Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bancroft Fund saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,800 shares, a drop of 41.4% from the previous total of 11,600 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Bancroft Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Bancroft Fund: Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (0.38%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.18%), PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (1.29%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.09%), PUTNAM MUN OPPO (0.07%), Putnam Managed (0.21%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.06%), PUTNAM MAST INT (0.16%), Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (0.18%), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (0.12%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Bancroft Fund stock? Short selling BCV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bancroft Fund as its price is falling. BCV shares are trading up $0.10 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Bancroft Fund? A short squeeze for Bancroft Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BCV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bancroft Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BCV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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