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Dividend history and payout analysis for Bancroft Fund Ltd. (BCV). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.
| Metric (FY) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividends per share (FY) | $1.31 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $4.13 | $3.12 | $1.72 | $2.40 | $1.16 | $1.27 | $0.99 | $0.50 | $0.56 | $0.59 | $0.56 | $0.67 | $0.73 | $0.82 | $2.80 | $1.27 | $0.75 | $0.70 | $0.71 | $0.79 | $0.83 | $4.14 | $3.68 | $3.81 | $4.51 | $3.33 | $1.79 | $1.33 | $1.93 | $0.89 | $0.46 | $0.48 |
| Dividend yield (FY) % | N/A | 7.63% | N/A | 23.27% | 10.61% | 7.47% | 11.83% | 9.04% | 7.82% | 9.40% | 4.30% | 2.77% | 3.02% | 3.32% | 3.76% | 4.27% | 4.63% | 26.84% | 6.31% | 4.05% | 3.93% | 3.76% | 3.70% | 5.34% | 20.32% | 15.31% | 15.67% | 15.31% | 11.46% | 7.27% | 7.57% | 9.37% | 8.87% | 6.41% | 7.86% | 11.70% |
| Payout ratio (FY) % | N/A | 53.67% | N/A | -49.41% | 39.38% | 34.12% | 58.79% | 105.62% | 41.00% | 192.47% | 209.77% | 28.88% | 15.64% | 44.08% | 262.05% | 23.49% | 16.99% | -36.07% | 42.05% | 33.95% | 51.59% | 94.80% | 24.16% | -76.17% | -232.41% | 92.17% | 81.16% | 378.99% | 54.37% | 33.55% | 47.69% | 3757.14% | 46.51% | 43.12% | 31.67% | -101.09% |
| Pay Date | Ex-Date | Record Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | November 24, 25 | 2025-11-24 | $0.35 |
| 2025-09-23 | September 16, 25 | 2025-09-16 | $0.32 |
| 2025-06-23 | June 13, 25 | 2025-06-13 | $0.32 |
| 2025-03-24 | March 17, 25 | 2025-03-17 | $0.32 |
| 2024-12-30 | November 22, 24 | 2024-11-22 | $0.32 |
| 2024-09-23 | September 16, 24 | 2024-09-16 | $0.32 |
| 2024-06-21 | June 13, 24 | 2024-06-13 | $0.32 |
| 2024-03-21 | March 13, 24 | 2024-03-14 | $0.32 |
| 2023-12-28 | November 21, 23 | 2023-11-22 | $0.32 |
| 2023-09-22 | September 14, 23 | 2023-09-15 | $0.32 |
| 2023-06-23 | June 14, 23 | 2023-06-15 | $0.32 |
| 2023-03-24 | March 16, 23 | 2023-03-17 | $0.32 |
| 2022-12-28 | November 22, 22 | 2022-11-23 | $0.32 |
| 2022-09-23 | September 15, 22 | 2022-09-16 | $0.32 |
| 2022-06-23 | June 14, 22 | 2022-06-15 | $0.32 |
| 2022-03-24 | March 16, 22 | 2022-03-17 | $0.32 |
| 2021-12-28 | November 23, 21 | 2021-11-24 | $3.17 |
| 2021-09-23 | September 15, 21 | 2021-09-16 | $0.32 |
| 2021-06-23 | June 15, 21 | 2021-06-16 | $0.32 |
| 2021-03-24 | March 16, 21 | 2021-03-17 | $0.32 |
| 2020-12-29 | November 24, 20 | 2020-11-25 | $2.25 |
| 2020-09-23 | September 15, 20 | 2020-09-16 | $0.29 |
| 2020-06-23 | June 15, 20 | 2020-06-16 | $0.29 |
| 2020-03-24 | March 16, 20 | 2020-03-17 | $0.29 |
| 2019-12-27 | November 25, 19 | 2019-11-26 | $0.97 |
| 2019-09-23 | September 13, 19 | 2019-09-16 | $0.25 |
| 2019-06-21 | June 13, 19 | 2019-06-14 | $0.25 |
| 2019-03-22 | March 14, 19 | 2019-03-15 | $0.25 |
| 2018-12-28 | November 26, 18 | 2018-11-27 | $1.65 |
| 2018-09-21 | September 13, 18 | 2018-09-14 | $0.25 |
| 2018-06-22 | June 14, 18 | 2018-06-15 | $0.25 |
| 2018-03-22 | March 14, 18 | 2018-03-15 | $0.25 |
| 2017-12-27 | November 27, 17 | 2017-11-28 | $0.41 |
| 2017-09-22 | September 14, 17 | 2017-09-15 | $0.25 |
| 2017-06-23 | June 14, 17 | 2017-06-16 | $0.25 |
| 2017-03-24 | March 15, 17 | 2017-03-17 | $0.25 |
| 2016-12-29 | November 23, 16 | 2016-11-28 | $0.52 |
| 2016-09-23 | September 14, 16 | 2016-09-16 | $0.25 |
| 2016-06-23 | June 14, 16 | 2016-06-16 | $0.25 |
| 2016-03-23 | March 14, 16 | 2016-03-16 | $0.25 |
| 2015-12-29 | November 25, 15 | 2015-11-30 | $0.23 |
| 2015-09-24 | September 08, 15 | 2015-09-10 | $0.26 |
| 2015-06-25 | June 09, 15 | 2015-06-11 | $0.25 |
| 2015-03-26 | March 10, 15 | 2015-03-12 | $0.25 |
| 2014-12-29 | November 25, 14 | 2014-11-28 | $0.14 |
| 2014-09-25 | September 09, 14 | 2014-09-11 | $0.12 |
| 2014-06-27 | June 11, 14 | 2014-06-13 | $0.12 |
| 2014-03-27 | March 11, 14 | 2014-03-13 | $0.12 |
| 2013-12-30 | November 26, 13 | 2013-11-29 | $0.20 |
| 2013-09-26 | September 10, 13 | 2013-09-12 | $0.12 |
| 2013-06-27 | June 11, 13 | 2013-06-13 | $0.12 |
| 2013-03-27 | March 11, 13 | 2013-03-13 | $0.12 |
| 2012-12-28 | November 28, 12 | 2012-11-30 | $0.20 |
| 2012-09-27 | September 11, 12 | 2012-09-13 | $0.13 |
| 2012-06-28 | June 12, 12 | 2012-06-14 | $0.13 |
| 2012-03-29 | March 13, 12 | 2012-03-15 | $0.13 |
| 2011-12-29 | November 29, 11 | 2011-12-01 | $0.17 |
| 2011-09-29 | September 13, 11 | 2011-09-15 | $0.13 |
| 2011-06-23 | June 07, 11 | 2011-06-09 | $0.13 |
| 2011-03-24 | March 08, 11 | 2011-03-10 | $0.13 |
| 2010-12-27 | November 23, 10 | 2010-11-26 | $0.22 |
| 2010-09-23 | September 07, 10 | 2010-09-09 | $0.15 |
| 2010-06-24 | June 08, 10 | 2010-06-10 | $0.15 |
| 2010-03-25 | March 09, 10 | 2010-03-11 | $0.15 |
| 2009-12-28 | November 24, 09 | 2009-11-27 | $0.26 |
| 2009-09-24 | September 08, 09 | 2009-09-10 | $0.13 |
| 2009-06-25 | June 09, 09 | 2009-06-11 | $0.17 |
| 2009-03-26 | March 10, 09 | 2009-03-12 | $0.17 |
| 2008-12-29 | November 25, 08 | 2008-11-28 | $0.19 |
| 2008-09-25 | September 09, 08 | 2008-09-11 | $0.21 |
| 2008-06-26 | June 10, 08 | 2008-06-12 | $0.21 |
| 2008-03-28 | March 12, 08 | 2008-03-14 | $0.21 |
| 2007-12-26 | November 27, 07 | 2007-11-29 | $2.17 |
| 2007-09-27 | September 11, 07 | 2007-09-13 | $0.21 |
| 2007-06-28 | June 12, 07 | 2007-06-14 | $0.21 |
| 2007-03-29 | March 13, 07 | 2007-03-15 | $0.21 |
| 2006-12-26 | November 29, 06 | 2006-12-01 | $0.73 |
| 2006-09-28 | September 12, 06 | 2006-09-14 | $0.18 |
| 2006-06-29 | June 13, 06 | 2006-06-15 | $0.18 |
| 2006-03-30 | March 14, 06 | 2006-03-16 | $0.18 |
| 2005-12-27 | November 30, 05 | 2005-12-02 | $0.24 |
| 2005-09-29 | September 13, 05 | 2005-09-15 | $0.17 |
| 2005-06-29 | June 13, 05 | 2005-06-15 | $0.17 |
| 2005-03-30 | March 14, 05 | 2005-03-16 | $0.17 |
| N/A | December 01, 04 | N/A | $0.19 |
| 2004-09-29 | September 13, 04 | 2004-09-15 | $0.17 |
| 2004-06-29 | June 14, 04 | 2004-06-15 | $0.17 |
| 2004-03-30 | March 12, 04 | 2004-03-16 | $0.17 |
| 2003-12-26 | November 25, 03 | 2003-11-28 | $0.21 |
| 2003-09-29 | September 16, 03 | 2003-09-18 | $0.16 |
| 2003-06-27 | June 11, 03 | 2003-06-13 | $0.16 |
| 2003-03-28 | March 12, 03 | 2003-03-14 | $0.18 |
| 2002-12-27 | November 26, 02 | 2002-11-29 | $0.23 |
| 2002-09-27 | September 11, 02 | 2002-09-13 | $0.18 |
| 2002-06-27 | June 11, 02 | 2002-06-13 | $0.18 |
| 2002-03-27 | March 11, 02 | 2002-03-13 | $0.20 |
| 2001-12-27 | November 27, 01 | 2001-11-29 | $0.38 |
| 2001-06-28 | June 12, 01 | 2001-06-14 | $0.24 |
| 2001-03-29 | March 13, 01 | 2001-03-15 | $0.21 |
| 2000-12-28 | November 20, 00 | 2000-11-23 | $3.52 |
The dividend yield shows how much Bancroft Fund Ltd. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.
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