TDF · Insider Trading

Templeton Dragon Fund

Every open-market purchase and sale reported by TDF 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
35
code P
Sales
13
code S
Reporting Insiders
0
current holders
TDF — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2018-09-19)
FiledInsiderRole TypeSharesValue
2018-09-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −542,176 −$10.46M
2018-07-24 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +10,000 +$210.00K
2018-07-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +34,940 +$736.19K
2018-07-17 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +11,260 +$237.02K
2018-07-11 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +64,334 +$1.37M
2018-07-10 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +36,730 +$777.57K
2018-07-09 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +173,028 +$3.59M
2018-07-03 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +25,298 +$527.21K
2018-07-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +226,700 +$4.80M
2018-06-29 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +174,360 +$3.62M
2018-06-28 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +62,000 +$1.31M
2018-06-27 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +40,734 +$870.08K
2018-06-26 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +32,000 +$684.48K
2018-06-22 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +22,562 +$496.36K
2018-06-14 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +30,804 +$703.56K
2018-06-13 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +16,310 +$373.01K
2018-05-15 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −84,594 −$1.92M
2018-05-08 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +8,348 +$180.23K
2018-05-07 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −38,400 −$830.98K
2018-05-04 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −49,600 −$1.07M
2018-05-03 Bates Ann Torre Director Buy +2,295 +$49.97K
2018-05-03 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −38,970 −$846.43K
2018-05-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner MIXED −91,600 −$1.99M
2018-04-20 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +9,400 +$205.95K
2018-04-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +160,600 +$3.51M
2018-04-18 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +2,800 +$61.74K
2018-04-17 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +2,458 +$54.17K
2018-04-12 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +29,900 +$669.76K
2018-04-09 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +35,144 +$764.73K
2018-04-03 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +21,400 +$466.52K
2018-04-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +35,400 +$785.88K
2018-03-23 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +73,838 +$1.66M
2018-03-21 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −32,546 −$745.30K
2018-03-20 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −28,000 −$637.28K
2018-03-19 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −41,336 −$950.31K
2018-03-16 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −56,024 −$1.29M
2018-03-15 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −72,800 −$1.68M
2018-03-09 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +63,840 +$1.43M
2018-02-22 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +20,000 +$453.40K
2018-02-07 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +8,200 +$180.40K
2018-02-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner MIXED — —
2018-01-04 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +72,336 +$1.58M
2018-01-03 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +60,000 +$1.30M
2018-01-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +49,218 +$1.05M
2017-12-11 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +80,000 +$1.64M
2017-11-02 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Buy +196,466 +$4.21M
2017-10-13 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 10%+ Owner Sell −53,690 −$1.16M
2017-10-05 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Buy +200,000 +$4.23M
2017-09-29 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −12,204 −$258.11K
2017-09-27 CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 10%+ Owner Sell −419,940 −$8.85M
TDF Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at TDF?
No current Form 4 beneficial owners are on file for TDF.
Are TDF insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for TDF, 35 were open-market purchases (code P) and 13 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is TDF insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent TDF filing is dated 2018-09-19.
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 TDF quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.

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