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Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) stock price history
Every NYSE American trading session of Bancroft Fund Ltd. from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026: 11,120 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
BCV adjusted close, 1980 to 2026
- $26.47
- All time high, 2026
- $26.96
- 52 week high, $20.36 low
- 11,120
- Daily sessions since 1980
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1980 to 2026 series and minute bars.
BCV key facts
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) closed at $21.22 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE American.
- BCV's all time high close is $26.47, set on Jun 2, 2026; its all time low close is $0.9624 on Oct 17, 1990.
- BCV's 52 week range is $20.36 to $26.96.
- BCV returned -3.3% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +4.1% over five years.
- Over ten years BCV returned +144%, +9.3% a year compounded.
- BCV's deepest drawdown was -54.5% from Apr 23, 1986 to Oct 17, 1990.
- DataCedar holds 11,120 daily sessions of BCV history from Mar 17, 1980 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
BCV price chart, 1980 to 2026
BCV returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -8.1% |
| 3 months | -17.1% |
| 6 months | -13.9% |
| Year to date | -1.3% |
| 1 year | -3.3% |
| 3 years | +79.4% |
| 5 years | +4.1% |
| 10 years | +143.7% |
| Since Mar 17, 1980 | +1,447% |
| Compound annual growth, 46.7 years | +6.0% |
BCV records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $26.47 on Jun 2, 2026
- All time low close
- $0.9624 on Oct 17, 1990
- 52 week high
- $26.96 on Jun 2, 2026
- 52 week low
- $20.36 on Nov 21, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -54.5% from Apr 23, 1986 to Oct 17, 1990, recovered Sep 13, 1996
- Best single session
- +15.0% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -18.2% on Apr 27, 1982
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 22.2%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 48%
- Growth of 1 since 1980
- 15.5×
- Best calendar year
- 2019, +50%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -39%
BCV price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1980 starts on Mar 17, 1980; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $21.68 | $26.96 | $20.80 | $21.22 | -1.1% | 3.3M | 218 |
| 2025 | $16.43 | $22.81 | $14.45 | $21.46 | +33.4% | 5.4M | 250 |
| 2024 | $13.37 | $16.93 | $12.37 | $16.08 | +19.8% | 5M | 252 |
| 2023 | $12.85 | $14.92 | $11.59 | $13.43 | +5.6% | 4.1M | 250 |
| 2022 | $19.18 | $19.29 | $12.43 | $12.72 | -33.7% | 4.5M | 250 |
| 2021 | $19.06 | $23.12 | $18.02 | $19.18 | -0.0% | 5.6M | 252 |
| 2020 | $14.79 | $20.88 | $8.20 | $19.18 | +29.8% | 6.5M | 252 |
| 2019 | $9.62 | $15.04 | $9.62 | $14.78 | +50.5% | 3.3M | 244 |
| 2018 | $10.28 | $11.37 | $9.12 | $9.82 | -4.0% | 4.5M | 250 |
| 2017 | $9.10 | $10.51 | $9.00 | $10.23 | +13.4% | 2.7M | 251 |
| 2016 | $7.51 | $9.85 | $6.57 | $9.02 | +18.6% | 4.8M | 252 |
| 2015 | $8.05 | $8.82 | $7.31 | $7.60 | -4.7% | 2.9M | 250 |
| 2014 | $7.16 | $8.21 | $7.03 | $7.98 | +10.6% | 2.8M | 248 |
| 2013 | $6.19 | $7.22 | $6.19 | $7.21 | +17.0% | 3.6M | 249 |
| 2012 | $5.52 | $6.30 | $5.47 | $6.16 | +12.4% | 2.6M | 250 |
| 2011 | $5.93 | $6.42 | $5.06 | $5.48 | -7.6% | 2.9M | 250 |
| 2010 | $5.09 | $5.95 | $4.81 | $5.93 | +17.5% | 2.6M | 251 |
| 2009 | $3.55 | $5.17 | $3.06 | $5.05 | +43.5% | 2.7M | 251 |
| 2008 | $5.71 | $5.91 | $2.59 | $3.52 | -39.4% | 2.9M | 244 |
| 2007 | $5.10 | $5.97 | $4.97 | $5.80 | +13.9% | 2.4M | 241 |
| 2006 | $4.40 | $5.13 | $4.38 | $5.10 | +15.5% | 2.3M | 249 |
| 2005 | $4.47 | $4.47 | $3.99 | $4.41 | -1.5% | 2.6M | 252 |
| 2004 | $4.24 | $4.49 | $4.04 | $4.48 | +6.1% | 2.2M | 252 |
| 2003 | $3.87 | $4.50 | $3.81 | $4.22 | +9.8% | 1.6M | 250 |
| 2002 | $4.19 | $4.36 | $3.45 | $3.85 | -8.7% | 1.1M | 249 |
| 2001 | $3.82 | $5.11 | $3.74 | $4.21 | +10.4% | 1.3M | 247 |
| 2000 | $3.35 | $4.15 | $3.31 | $3.82 | +13.2% | 1.3M | 239 |
| 1999 | $3.21 | $3.43 | $2.99 | $3.37 | +5.8% | 1.2M | 223 |
| 1998 | $2.95 | $3.71 | $2.78 | $3.19 | +8.1% | 1.3M | 251 |
| 1997 | $2.37 | $3.14 | $2.24 | $2.95 | +24.6% | 992.7K | 253 |
| 1996 | $2.01 | $2.37 | $1.94 | $2.37 | +17.6% | 760K | 251 |
| 1995 | $1.56 | $2.12 | $1.54 | $2.01 | +29.3% | 638.3K | 209 |
| 1994 | $1.77 | $1.82 | $1.51 | $1.56 | -12.3% | 757.9K | 224 |
| 1993 | $1.43 | $1.78 | $1.41 | $1.78 | +24.7% | 759.6K | 217 |
| 1992 | $1.24 | $1.47 | $1.23 | $1.42 | +15.2% | 843.3K | 238 |
| 1991 | $1.03 | $1.25 | $1.00 | $1.24 | +19.5% | 613.3K | 237 |
| 1990 | $1.15 | $1.18 | $0.9544 | $1.04 | -10.0% | 690.7K | 232 |
| 1989 | $1.12 | $1.23 | $1.11 | $1.15 | +2.8% | 867K | 252 |
| 1988 | $1.29 | $1.46 | $1.07 | $1.12 | -12.4% | 458.3K | 225 |
| 1987 | $1.64 | $1.87 | $1.24 | $1.28 | -22.2% | 282.6K | 211 |
| 1986 | $1.75 | $2.13 | $1.63 | $1.64 | -5.9% | 256.8K | 193 |
| 1985 | $1.44 | $1.78 | $1.44 | $1.74 | +22.2% | 310.9K | 213 |
| 1984 | $1.46 | $1.57 | $1.33 | $1.43 | -2.2% | 292.9K | 208 |
| 1983 | $1.36 | $1.70 | $1.33 | $1.46 | +6.4% | 217.3K | 196 |
| 1982 | $1.50 | $1.50 | $1.05 | $1.37 | -8.5% | 299.8K | 215 |
| 1981 | $1.63 | $1.82 | $1.34 | $1.50 | -7.8% | 283.9K | 212 |
| 1980 | $1.37 | $1.68 | $1.22 | $1.63 | n/a | 206.3K | 167 |
BCV monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $21.22 | -2.4% |
| October 2026 | $21.75 | -5.8% |
| September 2026 | $23.08 | -4.8% |
| August 2026 | $24.25 | +2.4% |
| July 2026 | $23.69 | -8.8% |
| June 2026 | $25.99 | -0.3% |
| May 2026 | $26.07 | +9.2% |
| April 2026 | $23.88 | +12.4% |
| March 2026 | $21.24 | -4.0% |
| February 2026 | $22.12 | -6.1% |
| January 2026 | $23.55 | +9.7% |
| December 2025 | $21.46 | -0.2% |
About the BCV data
Daily bars. 11,120 sessions from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE American trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Nov 5, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE American trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 17, 1980, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse-american%3ABCV/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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