Phillip Goldstein bought $134k of PCF
director, other at HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND. 25,000 shares at an average of $5.38, traded Aug 19, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +11Trade size$134k at market
- +10Relative to holdingsHoldings up 52%
- +10Price context5% above the 52-week low
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying2 buys in 90 days
- -5Track recordMedian 6-month excess return -14% over 11 past buys
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 0001398344-26-015264, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +10,000 | $5.40 | $54k | 57,860 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +10,000 | $5.37 | $54k | 67,860 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +5,000 | $5.34 | $27k | 72,860 | Aug 21, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Weak | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director, other | $4,341 819 shares | +2% | |
| 38Weak | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director, other | $31k 5,688 shares | +14% | |
| 50Moderate | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director, other | $98k 17,905 shares | +76% | |
| 40Moderate | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director, other | $106k 17,514 shares | +295% | |
| 16Weak | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | P Das Rajeev other | $20k 3,256 shares | - | |
| 31Weak | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director | $35k 5,787 shares | +3937% | |
| 33Weak | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Moritz A Sell director | $4,695 789 shares | +7% | |
| 46Moderate | PCFbuy HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Moritz A Sell director | $34k 5,587 shares | +103% | |
| 47Moderate | PCFsell HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | Phillip Goldstein director | $180k 26,280 shares | -99% | |
| 35Weak | PCFsell HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND | P Das Rajeev director | $2,892 431 shares | -378% |
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.