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GAM General American Investors (GAM) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Funds & Trusts · Registered investment company · CIK 0000040417
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Cluster · 5 insidersC-suite buying · 4
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about GAM

Insiders, 180 days
+$672.3K net bought
5 buyers

General American Investors insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC insiders bought a net $672.3K of stock across 112 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 5 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Stark Eugene S
VP Administration
BUY
2026-09-24 SECtraded 2026-09-23
5,000
$113.8K
-0.5%
Context
  • 23 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (23 buys), the last on Sep 15, 2026.
  • +8.2% median (+8.1% mean) 90-day return after 17 previous buys.
  • The trade is 12.8% of the 39,000 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: VP Administration Stark Eugene S bought about $113.8K of GAM on Sep 23, 2026; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
DAVIDSON SPENCER
BUY
2026-09-24 SECtraded 2026-09-23
10,000
$227.5K
-0.5%
Context
  • 22 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 buys, 3 sales), the last on Dec 8, 2025.
  • +6.9% median (+6.4% mean) 90-day return after 19 previous buys.
  • The trade is 5.3% of the 189,387 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Insider DAVIDSON SPENCER bought about $227.5K of GAM on Sep 23, 2026; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Grassi Craig Anthony
Vice-President
BUY
2026-09-23 SECtraded 2026-09-22
2,000
$46.2K
-0.4%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Mar 7, 2025.
  • +7.6% median (+7.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 64.5% of the 3,100 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Vice-President Grassi Craig Anthony bought about $46.2K of GAM on Sep 22, 2026; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Priest Jeffrey W
President & CEO
BUY
2026-09-18 SEC
4,000
$93.8K
-2.0%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 buys), the last on Apr 8, 2026.
  • +6.5% median (+6.5% mean) 90-day return after 17 previous buys.
  • The trade is 9.0% of the 44,691 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Priest Jeffrey W bought about $93.8K of GAM on Sep 18, 2026; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Jin Samantha X.
Treasurer/PAO/PFO
BUY
2026-09-18 SECtraded 2026-09-17
1,000
$23.7K
-2.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 1,000 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Treasurer/PAO/PFO Jin Samantha X. bought about $23.7K of GAM on Sep 17, 2026; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
112 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$672.3K over 180 days
+$672.3K over 90 days
more than 82% of Funds & Trusts
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
<0.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+13.9%12M
-0%+7%+14%+21%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-07 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $540.2K2025-11-12 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $420.3K2025-12-10 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $415.2K2026-09-23 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $227.5K2025-11-24 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $190.9K2025-10-30 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $184.7K2025-11-14 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $146.6K2026-04-08 · Stark Eugene S bought $124.2K2026-04-08 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $123.5K2026-09-15 · Stark Eugene S bought $120.0K2026-09-23 · Stark Eugene S bought $113.8K2025-11-24 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $102.9K2026-01-13 · Stark Eugene S bought $99.9K2025-10-29 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $95.2K2025-10-24 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $95.1K2026-09-18 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $93.8K2025-11-13 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $85.6K2025-10-23 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $84.9K2026-03-13 · Stark Eugene S bought $74.8K2025-10-31 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $66.4K2025-12-08 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $50.1K2026-09-17 · Jin Samantha X. bought $47.4K2026-09-22 · Grassi Craig Anthony bought $46.2K2026-02-03 · Majmudar Anang K. bought $42.5K2025-11-04 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $42.1K2025-11-18 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $36.5K2025-11-25 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $30.0K2026-04-08 · Stark Eugene S bought $28.7K2026-02-04 · Majmudar Anang K. bought $27.4K2026-04-17 · Majmudar Anang K. bought $24.8K2026-09-17 · Jin Samantha X. bought $23.7K2026-03-12 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $19.9K2026-03-30 · Stark Eugene S bought $15.9K2026-03-30 · Stark Eugene S bought $15.9K2026-04-20 · Majmudar Anang K. bought $12.3K2026-03-27 · Stark Eugene S bought $5.0K2026-03-27 · Stark Eugene S bought $5.0K2025-11-05 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $4.5K2025-11-06 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $4.2K2026-01-13 · Majmudar Anang K. bought $1.6K2025-12-08 · Priest Jeffrey W bought $1.5K2025-11-03 · DAVIDSON SPENCER bought $1.3K
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Who owns GAM: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in GAM

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GAM planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
5 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $672.3K bought by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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GAM Stock Sonar score 2/7 axes

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Insider conviction
89
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$672K · 82 pct, sector of 142
  • Insider buyers, 180d5 · 96 pct, sector of 142
Risk and compliance
100
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.0% · 100 pct, sector of 46
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
5 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, Growth, Institutional and government, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: not filed
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: not filed
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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GAM filings, in plain words

Are General American Investors insiders buying or selling GAM?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, General American Investors insiders were net buyers, a net $672.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 5 buyers.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, General American Investors insiders were net buyers of GAM, a net $672.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 5 buyers. 5 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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