ASA · Insider Trading

ASA GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED

Every open-market purchase and sale reported by ASA officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.

Form 4 Filings
50
most recent
Open-Market Buys
47
code P
Sales
2
code S
Reporting Insiders
5
current holders
ASA — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2026-02-20)
FiledInsiderRole TypeSharesValue
2026-02-20 Alexander Merk COO Sell −13,355 −$942.86K
2026-02-17 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +134,093 +$9.44M
2026-02-12 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +40,222 +$2.90M
2026-02-11 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +88,140 +$6.24M
2026-02-09 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +31,219 +$2.03M
2026-02-05 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +35,121 +$2.33M
2026-02-03 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +8,466 +$544.11K
2026-02-02 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +38,783 +$2.70M
2026-01-29 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +60,895 +$4.58M
2026-01-27 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +1,400 +$102.06K
2026-01-22 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +3,723 +$246.02K
2026-01-20 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +9,195 +$583.77K
2026-01-15 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +20,162 +$1.30M
2026-01-13 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +9,508 +$610.32K
2026-01-12 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +6,631 +$408.05K
2026-01-08 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +6,878 +$417.79K
2026-01-06 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +8,770 +$529.01K
2026-01-05 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +8,782 +$517.52K
2026-01-02 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +16,004 +$962.49K
2025-12-30 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +11,292 +$667.21K
2025-12-29 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +5,284 +$323.80K
2025-12-22 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +3,881 +$223.24K
2025-12-18 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +18,495 +$1.06M
2025-12-16 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +7,866 +$457.01K
2025-12-15 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +13,696 +$792.31K
2025-12-11 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +10,397 +$562.37K
2025-12-11 Alexander Merk Chief Operating Officer Sell −500 −$26.90K
2025-12-09 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +7,542 +$395.20K
2025-12-08 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +23,410 +$1.24M
2025-12-04 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +17,654 +$937.75K
2025-12-02 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner MIXED −2,199 +$511.08K
2025-11-26 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +7,283 +$355.05K
2025-11-24 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +37,280 +$1.76M
2025-11-20 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +12,362 +$593.18K
2025-11-18 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +18,124 +$858.17K
2025-11-17 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +2,550 +$126.05K
2025-11-12 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +14,280 +$683.13K
2025-11-06 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +20,998 +$934.38K
2025-11-04 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +26,152 +$1.21M
2025-11-03 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +17,547 +$808.08K
2025-10-30 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +21,975 +$995.91K
2025-10-28 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +28,500 +$1.26M
2025-10-27 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +41,507 +$1.91M
2025-10-23 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +45,090 +$2.03M
2025-10-21 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +11,566 +$579.46K
2025-10-20 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +105,772 +$5.31M
2025-10-16 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +45,003 +$2.27M
2025-10-14 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +75,263 +$3.57M
2025-10-09 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +23,813 +$1.15M
2025-10-08 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner Buy +46,649 +$2.17M
ASA — Current Insider Holders
InsiderRole Shares HeldValue
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10%+ Owner 5,853,141 $295.29M
Boaz Weinstein 10%+ Owner 4,310,895 $217.48M
Alexander Merk COO 303,805 $15.33M
Mary Joan Hoene Director 8,600 $433.87K
William Donovan Director 4,200 $211.89K
ASA Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at ASA?
5 officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners currently report holdings in ASA via SEC Form 4.
Are ASA insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for ASA, 47 were open-market purchases (code P) and 2 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is ASA insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent ASA filing is dated 2026-02-20.
How to read Form 4 activity

Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.

Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.

Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the ASA quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.

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