What is BCV's Income Quality Score?

As of the June 30, 2026 public snapshot, Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) has an Income Quality Score of 70 out of 100, classified a Friend.

Is BCV a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BCV is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the BCV distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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BCV Income Quality Score

Name: BCV Income Quality Score
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Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) has an Income Quality Score of 70/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

70/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

66 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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About this snapshot
This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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BCVBancroft Fund Ltd.

70FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

63/100

Working Capital Preservation

78/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

57/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

14Years raised

2Years cut

34Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19870.5Held
19881.26Raised
19891.439Raised
19901.46Raised
19911.35Lower total
19920.68Lower total
19993.08Raised
20004.135Raised
20011.67Lower total
20020.791Lower total
20030.71Lower total
20040.698Lower total
20050.753Raised
20061.271Raised
20072.805Raised
20080.82Lower total
20090.726Lower total
20100.666Lower total
20110.5475Lower total
20120.5775Raised
20130.56Lower total
20140.502Lower total
20151.786Raised
20161.27Lower total
20171.16Lower total
20182.4Raised
20191.72Cut
20203.12Raised
20214.13Raised
20221.28Cut
20231.28Held
20241.28Held
20251.31Raised
20260.7Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.