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GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC

GAM Net selling
CIK 0000040417 #2206 in the set updated 17 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$6.92M
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$12.17M
$0.00 on a plan · $0.00 straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$12.17M
146 of 146 sales
Net
−$5.24M
−$5.24M against sales at will

By person

29 insiders · 284 transactions
Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Worth
Change
Priest Jeffrey W
President & CEO
$2.56M (41)
—
+$2.56M
195,189
$4.68M
+7.3%
ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G JR
Director
—
$2.50M (27)
−$2.50M
86,062
$2.07M
−45.5%
DAVIDSON SPENCER
Chairman
$2.76M (26)
$4.33M (28)
−$1.57M
173,637
$4.17M
−20.2%
Stark Eugene S
VP Administration
$1.13M (38)
—
+$1.13M
167,888
$4.03M
+35.5%
1975 TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G LAND TRUST entity
Trustee is a director
—
$1.01M (8)
−$1.01M
—
—
—
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G UW ALTSCHUL HELEN G entity
Director is a Trustee
—
$849.82K (5)
−$849.82K
9,819
$235.66K
−75.6%
TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL EMILY H U A D 1 9 67 entity
Director
—
$483.42K (7)
−$483.42K
41,313
$991.51K
−26.0%
BERENS RODNEY B
Director
—
$407.22K (5)
−$407.22K
2,890
$69.36K
−79.3%
Majmudar Anang K.
Senior Vice-President
$397.44K (30)
—
+$397.44K
13,357
$320.57K
—
TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL CHARLES U A D 10 22 58 entity
Director
—
$299.09K (4)
−$299.09K
2,748
$65.95K
−76.6%
TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL STEPHEN F U A D 10 22 58 entity
Director
$69.67K (1)
$331.25K (7)
−$261.58K
6,990
$167.76K
−63.3%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL STEPHEN F UW ALTSCHUL HG entity
Director
—
$253.69K (6)
−$253.69K
0
$0.00
−100.0%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL SERENA UAD 12 15 72 entity
Director
—
$214.41K (5)
−$214.41K
6,338
$152.11K
−50.7%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL EMILY H UAD 12 15 72 entity
Director
—
$214.25K (4)
−$214.25K
5,025
$120.60K
−56.4%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G UW ALTSCHUL FRANK entity
Ttee/Beneficiary is a Director
—
$201.57K (4)
−$201.57K
1,668
$40.03K
−78.3%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL CHARLES UW ALTSCHUL HG entity
Director
—
$192.53K (6)
−$192.53K
3,899
$93.58K
−59.8%
TRUST FBO SERENA VR ALTSCHUL UAD 5/22/71 entity
Director was a Trustee
—
$188.66K (6)
−$188.66K
6,419
$154.06K
−46.8%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G JR UAD 12 15 72 entity
Director
—
$170.85K (3)
−$170.85K
4,908
$117.79K
−51.4%
TRUST FBO VON REIS ALTSCHUL SERENA UW ALTSCHUL HELEN G entity
Trustee is a Director
—
$132.39K (4)
−$132.39K
2,731
$65.54K
−59.4%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL CHARLES UAD 12 15 72 entity
Director
—
$130.69K (3)
−$130.69K
1,844
$44.26K
−68.4%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL ARTHUR G JR UW ALTSCHUL FRANK entity
Trustee is a director
—
$85.11K (3)
−$85.11K
0
$0.00
−100.0%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL EMILY H UW ALTSCHUL HG entity
Director
—
$66.02K (2)
−$66.02K
2,326
$55.82K
0.0%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL EMILY H UW ALTSCHUL F entity
Director
—
$31.80K (3)
−$31.80K
0
$0.00
−100.0%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL STEPHEN F UW ALTSCHUL F entity
Director
—
$26.72K (1)
−$26.72K
0
$0.00
−100.0%
TRUST FBO VON REIS ALTSCHUL SERENA UW ALTSCHUL FRANK entity
Trustee is a Director
—
$23.34K (2)
−$23.34K
527
$12.65K
−57.0%
Grassi Craig Anthony
Vice-President
$18.72K (2)
—
+$18.72K
32,407
$777.77K
+2.4%
TRUST FBO ALTSCHUL CHARLES UW ALTSCHUL F entity
Director
—
$13.41K (1)
−$13.41K
546
$13.10K
−42.3%
Trust FBO James Wagner Altschul, U/A/D 08/20/1998 entity
Director
—
$13.00K (1)
−$13.00K
269
$6.46K
−59.8%
Siri von Reis 2012 Family Trust entity
Director
—
$25.71 (1)
−$25.71
—
—
—

No percentages here. GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC reports its share count only per share class, which the XBRL frames API does not carry.

Individual transactions

134
Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
Stark Eugene S
15 Sep 2026
VP Administration
Buy
5,000
$24.00
$120.00K
Majmudar Anang K.
20 Apr 2026
Senior Vice-President
Buy
500
$24.66
$12.33K
Majmudar Anang K.
17 Apr 2026
Senior Vice-President
Buy
1,000
$24.81
$24.81K
Stark Eugene S
8 Apr 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
5,000
$24.85
$124.25K
Stark Eugene S
8 Apr 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
1,151
$24.92
$28.68K
Priest Jeffrey W
8 Apr 2026
President & CEO
Buy
5,000
$24.69
$123.43K
Stark Eugene S
30 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
638
$24.95
$15.92K
Stark Eugene S
30 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
638
$24.95
$15.92K
Stark Eugene S
27 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
200
$24.92
$4.98K
Stark Eugene S
27 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
200
$24.92
$4.98K
Stark Eugene S
20 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
11
$24.95
$274.45
Stark Eugene S
13 Mar 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
3,000
$24.95
$74.85K
Priest Jeffrey W
12 Mar 2026
President & CEO
Buy
800
$24.90
$19.92K
Majmudar Anang K.
4 Feb 2026
Senior Vice-President
Buy
1,095
$25.00
$27.38K
Majmudar Anang K.
3 Feb 2026
Senior Vice-President
Buy
1,700
$25.00
$42.50K
Stark Eugene S
13 Jan 2026
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
4,000
$24.98
$99.92K
Majmudar Anang K.
13 Jan 2026
Senior Vice-President
Buy
64
$24.98
$1.60K
Priest Jeffrey W
10 Dec 2025
President & CEO
Buy
16,608
$25.00
$415.26K
Majmudar Anang K.
8 Dec 2025
Senior Vice-President
Buy
36
$24.98
$899.28
Priest Jeffrey W
8 Dec 2025
President & CEO
Buy
60
$25.00
$1.50K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
8 Dec 2025
Chairman
Buy
2,000
$25.04
$50.07K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
25 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
1,201
$24.98
$30.00K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
24 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
4,120
$24.98
$102.92K
Priest Jeffrey W
24 Nov 2025
President & CEO
Buy
7,651
$24.95
$190.89K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
18 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
1,462
$24.98
$36.52K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
14 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
5,868
$24.98
$146.58K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
13 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
3,427
$24.98
$85.61K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
12 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
16,824
$24.98
$420.18K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
7 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
21,610
$25.00
$540.17K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
6 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
168
$24.99
$4.20K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
5 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
179
$24.98
$4.47K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
4 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
1,684
$24.98
$42.07K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
3 Nov 2025
Chairman
Buy
52
$24.95
$1.30K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
31 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
2,657
$24.98
$66.37K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
30 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
7,394
$24.98
$184.69K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
29 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
3,811
$24.98
$95.20K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
24 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
3,808
$24.98
$95.12K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
23 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
3,400
$24.98
$84.93K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
20 Oct 2025
Chairman
Buy
789
$24.97
$19.70K
Stark Eugene S
30 Jul 2025
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
177
$56.92
$10.07K
Majmudar Anang K.
17 Jun 2025
Senior Vice-President
Buy
355
$24.62
$8.74K
Stark Eugene S
22 May 2025
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
500
$24.80
$12.40K
Stark Eugene S
22 May 2025
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
500
$24.80
$12.40K
Priest Jeffrey W
8 May 2025
President & CEO
Buy
1,141
$24.75
$28.24K
Priest Jeffrey W
1 Apr 2025
President & CEO
Buy
1,735
$24.75
$42.94K
Majmudar Anang K.
10 Mar 2025
Senior Vice-President
Buy
950
$24.68
$23.45K
Grassi Craig Anthony
7 Mar 2025
Vice-President
Buy indirect
100
$24.70
$2.47K
Stark Eugene S
7 Mar 2025
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
5,000
$24.70
$123.50K
Majmudar Anang K.
7 Mar 2025
Senior Vice-President
Buy
900
$24.69
$22.22K
Grassi Craig Anthony
6 Mar 2025
Vice-President
Buy indirect
650
$25.00
$16.25K
Stark Eugene S
6 Mar 2025
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
2,500
$25.00
$62.50K
Majmudar Anang K.
31 Dec 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
427
$24.92
$10.64K
Stark Eugene S
30 Dec 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy indirect
250
$25.00
$6.25K
Stark Eugene S
30 Dec 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
250
$25.00
$6.25K
Majmudar Anang K.
27 Dec 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
83
$24.99
$2.07K
Majmudar Anang K.
19 Dec 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
90
$24.91
$2.24K
Priest Jeffrey W
16 Dec 2024
President & CEO
Buy
6,000
$25.00
$149.98K
Majmudar Anang K.
11 Dec 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
400
$52.07
$20.83K
Stark Eugene S
14 Jun 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
147
$24.70
$3.63K
Stark Eugene S
14 Jun 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
1,826
$24.76
$45.21K
Stark Eugene S
29 May 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
27
$24.65
$665.55
Stark Eugene S
29 May 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
235
$47.70
$11.21K
Priest Jeffrey W
23 May 2024
President & CEO
Buy
2,192
$24.67
$54.08K
Majmudar Anang K.
11 Apr 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
300
$24.98
$7.49K
Stark Eugene S
10 Apr 2024
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
2,500
$25.00
$62.50K
Priest Jeffrey W
3 Apr 2024
President & CEO
Buy
4,000
$25.09
$100.35K
Majmudar Anang K.
21 Mar 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
430
$46.19
$19.86K
Majmudar Anang K.
19 Jan 2024
Senior Vice-President
Buy
400
$42.75
$17.10K
Priest Jeffrey W
8 Jan 2024
President & CEO
Buy
1,000
$42.19
$42.19K
Majmudar Anang K.
1 Dec 2023
Senior Vice-President
Buy
526
$24.68
$12.98K
Stark Eugene S
28 Sep 2023
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
2,500
$24.40
$61.00K
Stark Eugene S
21 Sep 2023
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
250
$41.00
$10.25K
Priest Jeffrey W
7 Sep 2023
President & CEO
Buy indirect
3,381
$25.01
$84.56K
Priest Jeffrey W
22 Aug 2023
President & CEO
Buy
500
$40.81
$20.41K
Stark Eugene S
16 Aug 2023
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
262
$41.10
$10.77K
Majmudar Anang K.
23 Dec 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
549
$25.33
$13.90K
Majmudar Anang K.
22 Dec 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
425
$25.30
$10.75K
Majmudar Anang K.
9 Nov 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
201
$25.12
$5.05K
Majmudar Anang K.
8 Nov 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
99
$25.09
$2.48K
Majmudar Anang K.
2 Nov 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
200
$24.97
$4.99K
Majmudar Anang K.
28 Oct 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
1,300
$24.97
$32.47K
Majmudar Anang K.
26 Oct 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
300
$25.21
$7.56K
Majmudar Anang K.
25 Oct 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
400
$24.99
$10.00K
Majmudar Anang K.
24 Oct 2022
Senior Vice-President
Buy
500
$24.88
$12.44K
Priest Jeffrey W
23 Sep 2022
President & CEO
Buy
500
$34.00
$17.00K
Priest Jeffrey W
15 Jun 2022
President & CEO
Buy
300
$35.56
$10.67K
Priest Jeffrey W
24 May 2022
President & CEO
Buy
134
$36.10
$4.84K
Priest Jeffrey W
20 May 2022
President & CEO
Buy
500
$36.12
$18.06K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
6 May 2022
Director
Buy
5,000
$26.00
$130.00K
Priest Jeffrey W
19 Mar 2020
President & CEO
Buy
800
$23.99
$19.19K
Priest Jeffrey W
12 Dec 2018
President & CEO
Buy
500
$30.75
$15.37K
Majmudar Anang K.
30 Nov 2018
Vice-President
Buy
35
$32.40
$1.13K
Stark Eugene S
23 Nov 2018
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
500
$30.69
$15.35K
Priest Jeffrey W
29 Oct 2018
President & CEO
Buy
1,500
$33.04
$49.56K
TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL STEPHEN F U A D 10 22 58
18 Apr 2018
Director
Buy
2,034
$34.25
$69.67K
Priest Jeffrey W
22 Mar 2018
President & CEO
Buy
2,000
$25.79
$51.58K
Priest Jeffrey W
21 Mar 2018
President & CEO
Buy
1,200
$25.80
$30.96K
Majmudar Anang K.
9 Mar 2018
Vice-President
Buy
243
$35.45
$8.61K
Majmudar Anang K.
8 Feb 2018
Vice-President
Buy
225
$33.09
$7.45K
Priest Jeffrey W
8 Feb 2018
President & CEO
Buy indirect
2,000
$33.14
$66.28K
Priest Jeffrey W
8 Feb 2018
President & CEO
Buy
2,000
$33.17
$66.34K
Stark Eugene S
26 Dec 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
600
$26.35
$15.81K
Stark Eugene S
22 Dec 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
900
$26.35
$23.72K
Stark Eugene S
21 Dec 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy indirect
500
$26.31
$13.15K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
20 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
1,300
$34.13
$44.37K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
18 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
5,000
$34.18
$170.89K
Stark Eugene S
15 Dec 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
700
$33.88
$23.72K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
15 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
800
$33.87
$27.10K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
14 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
1,800
$33.70
$60.66K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
13 Dec 2017
Director
Buy
400
$33.83
$13.53K
Priest Jeffrey W
28 Nov 2017
President & CEO
Buy indirect
2,500
$33.49
$83.73K
Priest Jeffrey W
28 Nov 2017
President & CEO
Buy
2,500
$33.50
$83.75K
Majmudar Anang K.
10 Nov 2017
Vice-President
Buy
708
$33.13
$23.46K
Priest Jeffrey W
21 Sep 2017
President & CEO
Buy
1,000
$35.45
$35.45K
Priest Jeffrey W
15 Sep 2017
President & CEO
Buy
300
$35.21
$10.56K
Stark Eugene S
7 Aug 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy indirect
250
$26.35
$6.59K
Stark Eugene S
7 Aug 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
750
$26.35
$19.76K
Stark Eugene S
30 Jun 2017
VP Administration /CCO/PFO
Buy indirect
250
$26.60
$6.65K
Stark Eugene S
30 Jun 2017
VP Administration /CCO/PFO
Buy
750
$26.60
$19.95K
Priest Jeffrey W
16 May 2017
President & CEO
Buy
1,500
$34.18
$51.27K
Stark Eugene S
3 Mar 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy indirect
250
$25.79
$6.45K
Stark Eugene S
3 Mar 2017
VP Administration/CCO/PFO
Buy
750
$25.79
$19.34K
Priest Jeffrey W
2 Feb 2017
President & CEO
Buy indirect
5,000
$25.63
$128.15K
Priest Jeffrey W
9 Jan 2017
President & CEO
Buy indirect
395
$31.75
$12.54K
Priest Jeffrey W
13 Dec 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
2,900
$25.66
$74.42K
Priest Jeffrey W
13 Dec 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
1,100
$26.14
$28.75K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
9 Dec 2016
Director
Buy
11,113
$25.97
$288.65K
DAVIDSON SPENCER
21 Nov 2016
Director
Buy
377
$25.97
$9.79K
Priest Jeffrey W
16 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
1,950
$25.99
$50.68K
Priest Jeffrey W
16 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
650
$25.99
$16.89K
Priest Jeffrey W
15 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
1,050
$25.99
$27.29K
Priest Jeffrey W
15 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
350
$25.99
$9.10K
Priest Jeffrey W
14 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
4,300
$25.90
$111.38K
Priest Jeffrey W
14 Nov 2016
President & CEO
Buy indirect
4,500
$30.08
$135.36K
Showing 250 of 284 transactions. The figures above use every one of them.

What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 247
Amendments (4/A) skipped 12
Filings about a different issuer 0
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 0
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 0
Sales straight out of an exercise 0
Sales at will 146
Transactions with no price 0
Shares from compensation/vesting 100,195
Sales filed before the plan box existed 128
History held since 6 Sep 2016