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BCV vs NEA

Side-by-side comparison of Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV) and Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BCV and NEA operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NEA is the larger of the two at $4.19B, about 33.0x BCV ($126.9M).
  • Over the past year, BCV is up 38.3% and NEA is up 6.2% - BCV leads by 32.1 points.
  • BCV has hit the wire 2 times in the past 4 weeks while NEA has been quiet.
PerformanceBCV+38.26%NEA+6.16%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBCVNEA
Company
Bancroft Fund Ltd.
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
Price
$25.71-0.19%
$11.46-0.30%
Market cap
$126.9M
$4.19B
1M return
+3.21%
-1.12%
1Y return
+38.26%
+6.16%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
AMEX
NYSE
IPO
1972
2002
News (4w)
2
0
Recent ratings
0
0
BCV

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.

NEA

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in undervalued municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. It seeks to invest in securities that are rated Baa/BBB or better by S&P, Moody's, or Fitch. The fund's investment portfolio comprises investments in various industries, which include transportation, healthcare, utilities, housing/multifamily, and water and sewer. It was formerly known as Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund. Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund was formed on November 21, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

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