
Bancroft Fund Announces Dividend, Earnings and Financial Update Davis-Dinsmore Management Company
Morristown, NJ, August 14, 2007 -- Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) today reported financial highlights and certain portfolio information for the nine months ended July 31, 2007.
The Fund declared its one hundred forty-seventh quarterly dividend today:
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$0.21 per share from ordinary income |
Payable date September 27, 2007 |
Record date September 13, 2007 |
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Three Months Ended July 31 |
Nine Months Ended July 31 |
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Earnings Report |
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Net Income |
$1,309,000 |
$1,125,000 |
$3,647,000 |
$3,419,000 |
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Per Share |
$0.23 |
$0.20 |
$0.64 |
$0.61 |
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Shares Outstanding |
5,733,016 |
5,625,134 |
5,733,016 |
5,625,134 |
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Total Net Assets |
$133,301,000 |
$122,180,000 |
$133,301,000 |
$122,180,000 |
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Net Asset Value Per Share |
$23.25 |
$21.72 |
$23.25 |
$21.72 |
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Fund Statistics as of July 31, 2007 |
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Top Ten Holdings by underlying common stock as of July 31, 2007 |
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% of |
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Market price |
$20.95 |
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Net Assets |
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Net asset value (NAV) |
$23.25 |
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LSI Corp. |
2.7 |
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Premium/(Discount) |
(9.89)% |
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U.S. Bancorp |
2.6 |
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Total Net Assets |
$133,301,000 |
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LSB Industries, Inc. |
2.3 |
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12-Month income distribution |
$0.865 |
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Prudential Financial, Inc. |
2.3 |
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Yield on market value |
4.13% |
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The Walt Disney Company |
2.2 |
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Ratio of expenses |
1.06%* |
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Bristow Group Inc. |
2.1 |
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Ratio of net income |
3.71%* |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
2.1 |
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Portfolio turnover |
65.21% |
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. |
2.1 |
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Shares outstanding |
5,733,016 |
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Nabors Industries Ltd. |
2.1 |
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* Annualized |
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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. |
2.0 |
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Major Industry Exposure |
% of |
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Portfolio Ratings from Moody's |
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as of July 31, 2007 |
Net Assets |
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as of July 31, 2007 |
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Energy |
10.3 |
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(From S&P when Moody's is unavailable) |
% of Portfolio |
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Insurance |
8.8 |
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Aa |
13 |
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Pharmaceuticals |
8.4 |
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A |
19 |
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Banking/Savings and Loan |
7.7 |
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Baa |
15 |
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Semiconductors |
6.9 |
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Ba |
9 |
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Computer Hardware |
5.1 |
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B |
17 |
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Health Care |
4.8 |
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NR |
27 |
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Minerals and Mining |
4.5 |
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Multi-Industry |
4.4 |
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Telecommunications |
3.9 |
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Asset Allocation |
% of |
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as of July 31, 2007 |
Net Assets |
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Convertible Bonds and Notes |
62.3 |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes |
1.1 |
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Convertible Preferred Stocks |
10.8 |
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Mandatory Conv. Securities |
20.2 |
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Short-term Securities |
5.0 |
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Other Assets |
0.6 | |
Data is unaudited and as of July 31, 2007. This selected information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Fund's Annual Report to Shareholders for the six months ended April 30, 2007.
Bancroft is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Bancroft's investment objective is to seek a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve this objective by investing primarily in convertible securities.
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