Gabelli Mario J Form 3/A BANCROFT FUND / MARIO J GABELLI ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GABELLI MARIO J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC

ONE CORPORATE CENTER

(Street)

RYE NY 10580

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANCROFT FUND LTD [ BCV ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Control Person of Adviser

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/04/2015

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	187,867(1)	D
Common Shares	55,400	I	GAMCO Investors, Inc.(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The initial holdings that were previously reported as 200,000 common shares should have been reported as 187,867 common shares.

2. The shares reported reflect the total shares owned by GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMCO). Mario J. Gabelli is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, controlling shareholder of GAMCO and Chief Investment Officer of Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC (the Adviser). Mr. Gabelli has less than a 100% interest in GAMCO and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by it which are in excess of his indirect pecuniary interest.

	Agnes Mullady as Attorney-in-Fact for Mario J. Gabelli	01/28/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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