Compare · BCV vs EVV
BCV vs EVV
Side-by-side comparison of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) and Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BCV and EVV operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- EVV is the larger of the two at $1.42B, about 11.2x BCV ($126.9M).
- Over the past year, BCV is up 39.3% and EVV is down 8.2% - BCV leads by 47.4 points.
- EVV has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for BCV).
- Company
- Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- Price
- $25.90+0.54%
- $9.24+0.00%
- Market cap
- $126.9M
- $1.42B
- 1M return
- +3.97%
- -2.94%
- 1Y return
- +39.28%
- -8.15%
- Industry
- Finance/Investors Services
- Finance/Investors Services
- Exchange
- AMEX
- AMEX
- IPO
- 1972
- 2003
- News (4w)
- 2
- 8
- Recent ratings
- 0
- 0
Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets. It primarily invests in convertible securities including convertible debt and convertible preferred stocks. The fund invests in stocks of companies across market capitalization. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index, Bank of America Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index, and Barclays Balanced U.S. Convertibles Index. The fund was formerly known as Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating-rate loans, government agency mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds that are rated below investment grade. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of three and a half years and average quality BBB/BBB- in its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index. Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund was formed on May 30, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BCV
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- Director Vanekris Anthonie C sold $27,057 worth of shares (1,150 units at $23.53) (SEC Form 4)
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 Per Share
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- Bancroft Fund Ltd. Declares Distribution of $0.35 per Share Reaffirms Annualized Distribution of $1.40 per Share
- President Dinsmore James Andrew bought $4,730 worth of shares (220 units at $21.50), increasing direct ownership by 29% to 990 units (SEC Form 4)
- Control Person of Adviser Gabelli Mario J sold $28,932 worth of shares (1,300 units at $22.25) (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Latest EVV
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-I/A filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund, Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust, and Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announce Final Results of Auction Preferred Shares Tender Offers
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-I/A filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
- Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund, Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust, and Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announce Upcoming Expiration of Auction Preferred Shares Tender Offers
- Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds
- SEC Form SC TO-I filed by Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund