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Insider trades reported on SEC Form 4: when the people who run a company buy or sell its shares with their own money.
How to read it
- Form 4
- The form a company insider (officer, director or owner of more than 10%) must file with the SEC within two business days of buying or selling the company's shares.
- Buy (P) and Sell (S)
- Open-market purchases and sales. Gifts, option exercises and automatic tax withholding are left out because they say little about what the insider thinks.
- Value
- Shares times price, as reported on the filing.
- 10b5-1
- A trade made under a plan set up in advance. Planned sales are common and usually say less than an unplanned purchase.
- Late filing
- A Form 4 filed more than two business days after the trade.
- Vs. S&P 500
- How the stock did after the trade minus how the overall market did in the same weeks.
A real example
In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.
Explain it like I'm 13
If the coach of a team bets his own allowance that his team will win, that tells you something. A Form 4 is the note a company boss must hand in whenever he buys or sells his own company's shares, so everyone can see it.
Data from public SEC filings and congressional reports. Information, not investment advice. Check every number against the filing linked on the page.
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC (GAM): Insider Trades and Fund Holdings
In the past 12 months, GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC insiders reported 7 open-market purchases worth $672K and no sales.
Timeline: news and trades
Company filings (8-K), insider trades, notices of planned sales (Form 144), Congress trades and fund moves in the past year, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2026Insider buyOther Spencer Davidson bought $227,500
- Sep 23, 2026Insider buyVP Eugene S. Stark bought $113,750
- Sep 22, 2026Insider buyPresident Craig Anthony Grassi bought $46,160
- Sep 18, 2026Insider buyCEO Jeffrey W. Priest bought $93,840
- Sep 17, 2026Insider buyTreasurer Samantha X. Jin bought $71,040
- Sep 15, 2026Insider buyVP Eugene S. Stark bought $120,000
Recent insider trades
Open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) from Form 4. Grants, option exercises and gifts are not shown. Latest filing: Sep 24, 2026.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Spencer DavidsonOther | ▲ BUY | $228K | 35 |
| Sep 24 | Eugene S. StarkVP | ▲ BUY | $114K | 45 |
| Sep 23 | Craig Anthony GrassiPresident | ▲ BUY | $46K | 55 |
| Sep 18 | Jeffrey W. PriestCEO | ▲ BUY | $94K | 41 |
| Sep 18 | Samantha X. JinTreasurer | ▲ BUY | $47K | 50 |
| Sep 18 | Samantha X. JinTreasurer | ▲ BUY | $24K | 47 |
| Sep 15 | Eugene S. StarkVP | ▲ BUY | $120K | 50 |
Insiders who traded in the past year
| Insider | Role | Buys | Bought | Sells | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Davidson | Other | 1 | $228K | 0 | $0 |
| Eugene S. Stark | VP | 2 | $234K | 0 | $0 |
| Craig Anthony Grassi | President | 1 | $46K | 0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey W. Priest | CEO | 1 | $94K | 0 | $0 |
| Samantha X. Jin | Treasurer | 2 | $71K | 0 | $0 |
55 Craig Anthony Grassi (President), 2026-09-22. What the score means
A All 7 insider trades reported on time. How it is graded
Reading these numbers
Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversification, a house. Purchases with their own money are rarer and are usually read as more informative. A Form 4 is due within two business days of the trade. How to read a Form 4 →