Andrew Dakos bought $66k of SWZ
President and CEO at Total Return Securities Fund. 11,200 shares at an average of $5.91, traded Mar 27, 2026, filed Mar 31, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +8Trade size$66k at market
- +3Relative to holdingsHoldings up 16%
- +10Price context1% above the 52-week low
- +8Cluster2 insiders buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying9 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.
This signal so far: 1m +2.0%, 3m +0.2%, 6m -3.4%.
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 0001398344-26-005935, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Limited Partnership | +5,900 | $5.92 | $35k | 78,019 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Limited Partnership | +5,300 | $5.91 | $31k | 83,319 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Total Return Securities Fund and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro nowfree Oct 20, 2026 | Total Return Securities Fund | Phillip Goldstein Secretary | $29k 5,000 shares | +4% | |
| 43Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $12k 2,000 shares | +7% | |
| 70Notable | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $116k 20,000 shares | +50% | |
| 36Weak | Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $18k 3,000 shares | +12% | |
| 43Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | P Das Rajeev Secretary | $18k 3,066 shares | +918% | |
| 33Weak | Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $5,910 1,000 shares | +4% | |
| 28Weak | SWZbuy Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $15k 2,517 shares | +12% | |
| 36Weak | Total Return Securities Fund | Moritz A Sell director | $8,780 1,483 shares | +7% | |
| 44Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Phillip Goldstein Secretary | $36k 5,980 shares | +5% | |
| 55Moderate | Total Return Securities Fund | Andrew Dakos President and CEO | $30k 5,000 shares | +4% |
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.