Does BCV pay a dividend?

Yes. Bancroft Fund Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.50% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.37 per share.

How much does BCV pay in dividends?

$1.37 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next BCV ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BCV. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

BCV Dividend

Bancroft Fund Ltd.

AMEXFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 5.50%
Annual dividend: $1.37
Payout ratio: 0.00
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $24.89
Market cap: $145M

Is BCV a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median5.50% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 15 timesAcross 37 complete years, the annual total fell in 2011, 2013, 2016 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2016.

BCV dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1989 to 2025.

Peak $1.40 in 1990Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for BCV, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 15, 2026	June 23, 2026	$0.3500	Quarterly
March 17, 2026	March 24, 2026	$0.3500	Quarterly
November 24, 2025	December 30, 2025	$0.3500	Quarterly
September 16, 2025	September 23, 2025	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 13, 2025	June 23, 2025	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 17, 2025	March 24, 2025	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 22, 2024	December 30, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
September 16, 2024	September 23, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 13, 2024	June 21, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 13, 2024	March 21, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 21, 2023	December 28, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	September 22, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	June 23, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 16, 2023	March 24, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 22, 2022	December 28, 2022	$0.3200	Quarterly
September 15, 2022	September 23, 2022	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 14, 2022	June 23, 2022	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 16, 2022	March 24, 2022	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 23, 2021	December 28, 2021	$3.1700	Quarterly
September 15, 2021	September 23, 2021	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 15, 2021	June 23, 2021	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 16, 2021	March 24, 2021	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 24, 2020	December 29, 2020	$2.2500	Quarterly
September 15, 2020	September 23, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
June 15, 2020	June 23, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
March 16, 2020	March 24, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
November 25, 2019	December 27, 2019	$0.9700	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	September 23, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	June 21, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	March 22, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 26, 2018	December 28, 2018	$1.6500	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 21, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	June 22, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 14, 2018	March 22, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 27, 2017	December 27, 2017	$0.4100	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	September 22, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 14, 2017	June 23, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 15, 2017	March 24, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 23, 2016	December 29, 2016	$0.5200	Quarterly
September 14, 2016	September 23, 2016	$0.2500	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BCV pay a dividend?: Yes. Bancroft Fund Ltd. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.50% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.37 per share.
How much does BCV pay in dividends?: $1.37 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next BCV ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BCV. Dates appear here once the company declares them.