No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 17 Feb 2026.
ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd, classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 51 filings signed by 2 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 48 purchases totalling €33.7M and 2 sales totalling €35k; 1 insider sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. The net balance comes to €33.7M on the buying side. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. The largest single trade was a purchase of €4.9M by Saba Capital Management, L.P., published on 17 February 2026. Among those who bought: 1 major shareholder.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,808 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 51 filings here. Since 2016, the database holds 129 purchases and 2 sales by insiders of the company.
The last purchase on record was published on 17 February 2026, which is 243 days ago. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. also feature in our signals. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd (NYSE: ASA) is a U.S.-listed investment vehicle focused on precious metals and precious-metals-related mining exposure. For international investors, ASA is not an operating miner; it is a listed fund/holding structure that provides targeted exposure to the gold theme, while also maintaining exposure to silver, platinum, diamonds, and other precious resources. The company is SEC-registered and trades on the NYSE. In regulatory filings and company materials, ASA is identified as a U.S. public company for listing and disclosure purposes, with a historical and operational footprint tied to New York, while some SEC documents also reference administrative service addresses in Maine. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1230869/000199937124003468/asa-defa14a_031324.htm?utm_source=openai))
Founded in 1958, ASA is one of the longer-standing names in publicly traded precious-metals investing. Its core mandate is to invest primarily in common shares or equivalent securities of companies engaged, directly or indirectly, in the exploration, mining, or processing of gold and other precious metals. It may also hold bullion, instruments representing interests in precious metals, and shares of other investment companies or ETFs that track bullion-like exposure. SEC filings state that at least 80% of total assets must be invested in line with this fundamental policy. That structure gives shareholders diversified exposure across the precious-metals value chain without requiring a direct investment in a single mine or project. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1230869/000199937125010231/asa_ncsrs-053125.htm?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, ASA occupies a specialist niche between a traditional closed-end fund and a thematic commodity allocation vehicle. Its appeal lies in providing liquid, exchange-traded exposure to the operating leverage of mining equities, while maintaining a portfolio framework that can span producers, developers, royalties, and metal-linked instruments. The fund is globally oriented, but its performance is still heavily influenced by the direction of gold prices, the U.S. dollar, inflation expectations, mining cost inflation, and sentiment toward hard-asset hedges. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1230869/000199937125010231/asa_ncsrs-053125.htm?utm_source=openai))
Recent filings suggest the name has remained active and relevant in a stronger precious-metals backdrop. SEC reports released in 2025 and 2026 reference solid recent performance periods and continued adherence to the precious-metals strategy. A spring 2026 SEC filing confirms ongoing regulatory reporting, while more recent Form 4 activity underscores that ASA remains on the radar of activist and institutional investors. For investors in France, Belgium, or Switzerland, ASA is therefore best viewed as a specialized, cyclical, gold-linked listed fund on the NYSE with long operating history and meaningful sensitivity to the precious-metals complex. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000825202/000199937125012691/focus-ncsrs_063025.htm?utm_source=openai))
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