Andrew Dakos bought $43k of SWZ
President and CEO at Total Return Securities Fund. 7,000 shares at an average of $6.18, traded Feb 26, 2026, filed Mar 2, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +6Trade size$43k at market
- +6Relative to holdingsHoldings up 45%
- +10Price context6% above the 52-week low
- +8Cluster2 insiders buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying4 buys 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.
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 0001398344-26-004183, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Limited Partnership | +5,000 | $6.17 | $31k | 20,677 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Limited Partnership | +2,000 | $6.20 | $12k | 22,677 | Mar 2, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Total Return Securities Fund and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Weak | Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $12k 2,000 shares | +7% | |
| 53Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $116k 20,000 shares | +50% | |
| 18Weak | SWZbuy Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $18k 3,000 shares | +12% | |
| 59Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $66k 11,200 shares | +16% | |
| 57Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $36k 6,000 shares | +9% | |
| 48Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Phillip Goldstein Secretary | $60k 10,000 shares | +10% | |
| 56Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $30k 5,024 shares | +8% | |
| 69Notable | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $147k 24,500 shares | +65% | |
| 48Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Phillip Goldstein Secretary | $60k 10,000 shares | +11% | |
| 46Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Phillip Goldstein Secretary | $30k 5,000 shares | +6% |
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.