Alexander Merk, the Chief Operating Officer of $ASA, sold 500 shares of the company on 12-10-2025 for an estimated $26,903. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 0.2% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 303,805 shares of this class of $ASA stock.
$ASA Insider Trading Activity
$ASA insiders have traded $ASA stock on the open market 66 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 65 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ASA stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. SABA has made 65 purchases buying 1,967,345 shares for an estimated $79,119,860 and 0 sales.
- ALEXANDER MERK (Chief Operating Officer) sold 500 shares for an estimated $26,903
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$ASA Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 25 institutional investors add shares of $ASA stock to their portfolio, and 32 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC removed 2,253,058 shares (-99.1%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $103,190,056
- SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 1,402,840 shares (+43.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $64,250,071
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO removed 474,599 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $21,736,634
- MORGAN STANLEY added 368,151 shares (+30.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $16,861,315
- ALMITAS CAPITAL LLC added 335,342 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $15,358,663
- VERITION FUND MANAGEMENT LLC removed 195,161 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $8,938,373
- THOMAS J. HERZFELD ADVISORS, INC. added 169,030 shares (+1455.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $7,741,573
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