Bancroft Fund Ltd. Reaffirms Its 5% Minimum Distribution Policy and Declares Distribution, Payable on September 23, 2020
August 20, 2020 at 08:30 am EDT
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The Board of Trustees of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the “Fund”) declared a $0.29 per share cash distribution payable on September 23, 2020 to common shareholders of record on September 16, 2020. The Fund intends to pay the greater of either an annual distribution of 5% of the Fund’s trailing 12-month average month-end market price or an amount that meets the minimum distribution requirement of the Internal Revenue Code for regulated investment companies. Each quarter, the Board of Trustees reviews the amount of any potential distribution from the income, realized capital gain, or capital available.
Bancroft Fund Ltd. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs primary investment objective is to provide income and the potential for capital appreciation, which objectives the Fund considers to be relatively equal over the long term due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. The Fund invests primarily in convertible and equity securities. The Fund's investment portfolio includes convertible corporate bonds, convertible preferred stocks, mandatory convertible securities and common stocks. The Fund invests in various industries, such as computer software and services, health care, business services, financial services, security software, consumer services, communications equipment, energy and utilities, semiconductors, telecommunications, real estate investment trusts, diversified industrial, entertainment, airlines, equipment and supplies, transportation and agriculture. Gabelli Funds, LLC serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.
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