ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ASA · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
68
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q2
$521.43M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $136.83M vs Q2
18.79M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 96.74%
11.38M
13F Shares Held
▼ 797,328 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ASA largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 4.66M | 24.67% | 24.67% | $213.28B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.40M |
MORGAN STANLEY | 1.57M | 8.29% | 8.29% | $71.69B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 368.2K |
SESSA CAPITAL IM, L.P. | 1.05M | 5.56% | 5.56% | $48.09B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
UNCOMMON CENTS INVESTING LLC | 517.8K | 2.74% | 2.74% | $23.71B | Oct 16, 2025 | ▼ 9.6K |
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 505.9K | 2.68% | 2.68% | $23.17B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 27.1K |
TWELVE POINTS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | 478.8K | 2.54% | 2.54% | $21.93B | Oct 22, 2025 | ▼ 21.4K |
ALMITAS CAPITAL LLC | 335.3K | 1.78% | 1.78% | $15.36B | Nov 17, 2025 | NEW |
SPROTT INC. | 280.2K | 1.48% | 1.48% | $12.83B | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | 227.8K | 1.21% | 1.21% | $10.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS | 186.4K | 98.74% | 98.74% | $8.53B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 72 |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
13
Increased
+1.98M shares7
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−2.39M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
409.9K
+1.98M / −2.39M
Net new holders
-1
7 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ASA insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
27
Buy transactions
2
Sell transactions
13.50
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merk Alexander COO | Feb 19, 2026 | Sale | 200 | $70.60 | $14.1K | 13.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Merk Alexander COO | Feb 20, 2026 | Sale | 13,155 | $70.60 | $928.7K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 13, 2026 | Purchase | 50,560 | $71.50 | $3.62M | 5.90M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 12, 2026 | Purchase | 83,533 | $69.69 | $5.82M | 5.85M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 11, 2026 | Purchase | 40,222 | $72.09 | $2.90M | 5.77M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 10, 2026 | Purchase | 62,201 | $71.10 | $4.42M | 5.73M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 9, 2026 | Purchase | 25,939 | $69.99 | $1.82M | 5.67M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 6, 2026 | Purchase | 15,796 | $65.91 | $1.04M | 5.64M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 5, 2026 | Purchase | 15,423 | $64.31 | $991.9K | 5.63M | Form 4 ↗ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10 percent owner | Feb 4, 2026 | Purchase | 6,788 | $66.45 | $451.1K | 5.61M | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 60.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 3.26%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 36.15%.
The largest institutional shareholder of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., holding approximately 4.66 million shares — equal to 24.67% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 68 institutional investors currently hold ASA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $521,425,810 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ASA ownershipASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 60.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. with a 24.67% stake. Company insiders hold 3.26%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.