W Whitney George bought $1.5M of FUND
director, owner, other at SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC.. 179,607 shares at an average of $8.18, traded Sep 29, 2025, filed Oct 1, 2025.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +25Trade size$1.5M at market
- 0Relative to holdingsHoldings up 2.3%
- 0Price contextMid range
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -0.4%, 3m +6.7%, 6m +20.6%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001193125-25-226554, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stockindirect: Held by Trust | -29,800 | $8.18 | $244k | 312,583 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +59,537 | $8.18 | $487k | 7,990,791 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Spouse | +49,318 | $8.18 | $403k | 3,215,943 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Trust | +21,373 | $8.18 | $175k | 1,393,736 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Trust | +4,868 | $8.18 | $40k | 317,451 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Trust | +3,970 | $8.18 | $32k | 258,898 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Trust | +1,714 | $8.18 | $14k | 111,808 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Held by Foundation | +38,827 | $8.18 | $318k | 2,531,852 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Moderate | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $1.8M 181,813 shares | +2% | |
| 38Weak | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $848k 88,058 shares | +1% | |
| 45Moderate | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $1.2M 135,086 shares | +2% | |
| 15Weak | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $16k 1,785 shares | +0% | |
| 26Weak | FUNDsell SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $157k 17,700 shares | -5% | |
| 40Moderate | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $2.3M 270,237 shares | +3% | |
| 20Weak | FUNDsell SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | Thomas W Ulrich See Remarks | $9,314 1,117 shares | -12% | |
| 28Weak | FUNDsell SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $244k 29,800 shares | -9% | |
| 40Moderate | FUNDbuy SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $1.5M 196,329 shares | +2% | |
| 32Weak | FUNDsell SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | W Whitney George director, owner, other | $215k 29,900 shares | -11% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.