ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd (ASA): Insider Trades and Fund Holdings
In the past 12 months, ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd insiders reported 3 open-market purchases worth $12.3M and 2 sales worth $943K; 0 of the sales were reported as made under a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Price today, live from TradingView. Values and changes on this page use our weekly prices (as of Oct 2), so trades line up with filings. Why
What the filings say about ASA
ASA insiders were on both sides over the past year, buying $12.3 million in 3 trades and selling $942,863 in 2.
Written from the filings listed under Sources at the end of this page. Not investment advice.
ASA price, with every reported trade
▲ insider buy▼ insider sale● Congress■ fund● planned sale■ 5% stake at prices of Oct 2
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.
- Feb 20, 2026Insider saleCOO Alexander Merk sold $928,743
- Feb 19, 2026Insider saleCOO Alexander Merk sold $14,120
- Feb 13, 2026Insider buy10% owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought $3.6 million
- Feb 12, 2026Insider buy10% owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought $5.8 million
- Feb 11, 2026Insider buy10% owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought $2.9 million
Daily chart and analysis
Live daily prices and indicators from TradingView. The chart above uses our weekly prices so trades line up with filings.
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: Feb 20, 2026.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | Alexander MerkCOO | ▼ SELL | $929K | |
| Feb 20 | Alexander MerkCOO | ▼ SELL | $14K | |
| Feb 17 | Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% owner | ▲ BUY | $5.82M | 25 |
| Feb 17 | Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% owner | ▲ BUY | $3.62M | 22 |
| Feb 12 | Saba Capital Management, L.P.10% owner | ▲ BUY | $2.90M | 22 |
Insiders who traded in the past year
| Insider | Role | Buys | Bought | Sells | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Merk | COO | 0 | $0 | 2 | $943K |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | 3 | $12.3M | 0 | $0 |
25 Saba Capital Management, L.P. (10% owner), 2026-02-12. What the score means
A All 5 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 →
Sources
- Form 4: Alexander Merk, sale · filed 2026-02-20
- Form 4: Alexander Merk, sale · filed 2026-02-20
- Form 4: Saba Capital Management, L.P., purchase · filed 2026-02-17
- Form 4: Saba Capital Management, L.P., purchase · filed 2026-02-17
- Form 4: Saba Capital Management, L.P., purchase · filed 2026-02-12
All 5 Form 4 filings for ASA are in the table above, each linked to the SEC.
About this page
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.