GAM insider buying – General American Investors Co Inc
96 insider purchases since 2016 worth $7.6M by 6 different insiders. Last 12 months: 22 purchases, $2.7M. Most recent filing: 2026-09-24.
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 34 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON SPENCER Other | $3.1M 19× · 120,471 sh | 2016-09-02 2026-09-23 | 22× · $6.7M last 2025-05-08 | 1,633,388 shares as of 2026-09-24 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| Priest Jeffrey W CEO | $2.7M 32× · 100,753 sh | 2016-02-09 2026-09-18 | – | 256,645 shares as of 2026-09-18 | Holds - never sold |
| Stark Eugene S Officer | $1.3M 28× · 49,863 sh | 2016-05-17 2026-09-23 | – | 154,303 shares as of 2026-09-24 | Holds - never sold |
| Majmudar Anang K. CEO | $334,674 14× · 12,110 sh | 2017-11-10 2026-04-20 | – | 50,842 shares as of 2026-04-21 | Holds - never sold |
| Jin Samantha X. Officer | $71,040 1× · 3,000 sh | 2026-09-17 2026-09-17 | – | 14,345 shares as of 2026-09-18 | Holds - never sold |
| Grassi Craig Anthony CEO | $62,410 2× · 2,650 sh | 2025-03-06 2026-09-22 | – | 76,477 shares as of 2026-09-23 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | $1.3M | 6 | – | – |
| 2025 | 22 | $3.0M | 5 | 2 | $709,939 |
| 2024 | 12 | $550,776 | 3 | 4 | $793,587 |
| 2023 | 6 | $199,964 | 3 | – | – |
| 2022 | 7 | $252,851 | 3 | – | – |
| 2020 | 1 | $19,192 | 1 | 1 | $207,450 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $113,668 |
| 2018 | 5 | $295,440 | 2 | 4 | $504,745 |
| 2017 | 18 | $900,598 | 4 | 27 | $4.6M |
| 2016 | 10 | $1.1M | 3 | 35 | $6.0M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 5,000 | $22.75 | $113,750 | +14.7% | SEC |
| 2026-09-24 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 10,000 | $22.75 | $227,500 | +5.6% | SEC |
| 2026-09-23 | Grassi Craig Anthony | CEO | 2,000 | $23.08 | $46,160 | +181.8% | SEC |
| 2026-09-18 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 4,000 | $23.46 | $93,840 | +9.8% | SEC |
| 2026-09-18 | Jin Samantha X. | Officer | 3,000 | $23.68 | $71,040 | SEC | |
| 2026-09-15 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 5,000 | $24.00 | $120,000 | +41.7% | SEC |
| 2026-04-21 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 500 | $24.66 | $12,330 | +4.3% | SEC |
| 2026-04-17 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 1,000 | $24.81 | $24,810 | +9.5% | SEC |
| 2026-04-08 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 6,151 | $24.86 | $152,933 | +22.1% | SEC |
| 2026-04-08 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 5,000 | $24.69 | $123,450 | +14.0% | SEC |
| 2026-03-30 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 838 | $24.94 | $20,902 | +3.1% | SEC |
| 2026-03-16 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 3,000 | $24.95 | $74,850 | +12.5% | SEC |
| 2026-03-13 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 800 | $24.90 | $19,920 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2026-02-04 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 2,795 | $25.00 | $69,875 | +36.3% | SEC |
| 2026-01-14 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 4,000 | $24.98 | $99,920 | +20.0% | SEC |
| 2025-12-10 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 16,608 | $25.00 | $415,200 | +90.8% | SEC |
| 2025-12-09 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 2,000 | $25.04 | $50,080 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 7,651 | $24.95 | $190,892 | +72.4% | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 5,321 | $24.98 | $132,919 | +3.1% | SEC |
| 2025-11-19 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 1,462 | $24.98 | $36,521 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2025-11-17 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 5,868 | $24.98 | $146,583 | +3.6% | SEC |
| 2025-11-13 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 20,251 | $24.98 | $505,870 | +14.0% | SEC |
| 2025-11-10 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 21,610 | $25.00 | $540,250 | +17.6% | SEC |
| 2025-11-05 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 1,736 | $24.98 | $43,364 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2025-10-31 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 2,657 | $24.98 | $66,372 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2025-10-30 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 11,205 | $24.98 | $279,901 | +10.5% | SEC |
| 2025-10-24 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 7,208 | $24.98 | $180,056 | +7.2% | SEC |
| 2025-10-21 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Other | 789 | $24.97 | $19,701 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2025-07-30 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 177 | $56.92 | $10,075 | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2025-05-22 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 1,000 | $24.80 | $24,800 | +5.3% | SEC |
| 2025-05-08 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 1,141 | $24.75 | $28,240 | +6.7% | SEC |
| 2025-04-01 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 1,735 | $24.75 | $42,941 | +11.3% | SEC |
| 2025-03-10 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 950 | $24.68 | $23,446 | +15.1% | SEC |
| 2025-03-07 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 5,000 | $24.70 | $123,500 | +34.5% | SEC |
| 2025-03-07 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 900 | $24.69 | $22,221 | +16.7% | SEC |
| 2025-03-06 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 2,500 | $25.00 | $62,500 | +20.8% | SEC |
| 2025-03-06 | Grassi Craig Anthony | CEO | 650 | $25.00 | $16,250 | +185.7% | SEC |
| 2024-12-31 | Majmudar Anang K. | CEO | 427 | $24.92 | $10,641 | +8.6% | SEC |
| 2024-12-31 | Stark Eugene S | Officer | 500 | $25.00 | $12,500 | +4.5% | SEC |
| 2024-12-17 | Priest Jeffrey W | CEO | 6,000 | $25.00 | $150,000 | +63.9% | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 96 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Director | 17,400 | $24.82 | $431,868 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-04-01 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Director | 11,199 | $24.83 | $278,071 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-23 | 1975 TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G LAND TRUST | Other | 6,397 | $24.63 | $157,558 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-22 | 1975 TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G LAND TRUST | Other | 9,695 | $24.65 | $238,982 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-21 | 1975 TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G LAND TRUST | Other | 6,868 | $24.66 | $169,365 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-03-13 | 1975 TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G LAND TRUST | Other | 9,100 | $25.02 | $227,682 | Sale | SEC |
| 2020-10-13 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Director | 7,500 | $27.66 | $207,450 | Sale | SEC |
| 2019-09-17 | BERENS RODNEY B | Director | 3,095 | $36.73 | $113,668 | Sale | SEC |
| 2018-09-21 | BERENS RODNEY B | Director | 4,000 | $37.21 | $148,840 | Sale | SEC |
| 2018-04-19 | TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL STEPHEN F UW ALTSCHUL HG | Director | 2,066 | $34.25 | $70,760 | Sale | SEC |
| 2018-04-19 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Director | 4,100 | $34.25 | $140,425 | Sale | SEC |
| 2018-01-26 | BERENS RODNEY B | Director | 4,000 | $36.18 | $144,720 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-07 | TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL EMILY H U A D 1 9 67 | Director | 3,000 | $33.53 | $100,590 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-07 | TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL CHARLES U A D 10 22 58 | Director | 2,000 | $33.53 | $67,060 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-07 | DAVIDSON SPENCER | Director | 8,700 | $33.53 | $291,704 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 74 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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