John Chester Ball bought $253 of GDL
President & Treasurer at GDL FUND. 32 shares at an average of $7.91, traded Feb 22, 2024, filed Feb 23, 2024.
Score components
- +22RoleCFO
- 0Trade size$253 at market
- +8Relative to holdingsFirst purchase: no shares before this trade
- +10Price context7% above the 52-week low
- 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 +2.4%, 3m +2.0%, 6m +5.7%.
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 0001271163-24-000021, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | POpen-market purchase Common Shares, Par Value $0.001 | +32 | $7.91 | $253 | 32 | Feb 23, 2024 |
Related signals
Other insiders at GDL FUND and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Weak | GDLsell GDL FUND | Mario J Gabelli director, owner, other | $6,816 800 shares | -0% | |
| 25Weak | GDLsell GDL FUND | Mario J Gabelli director, owner, other | $6,712 800 shares | -0% | |
| 25Weak | GDLsell GDL FUND | Mario J Gabelli director, owner, other | $20k 2,500 shares | -1% | |
| 25Weak | GDLsell GDL FUND | Mario J Gabelli director, owner, other | $2,484 307 shares | -0% | |
| 15Weak | GDLsell GDL FUND | Mario J Gabelli director, owner, other | $16k 2,000 shares | -0% |
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.