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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC.

FUND · Nasdaq · CIK 0000825202 · Closed-End Funds · Asset Management

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

2 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

14 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 0 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-09-29 · GEORGE W WHITNEY · $1.8M

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying2 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesNone
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
GEORGE W WHITNEYDirector,TenPercentOwner,Other
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: GEORGE W WHITNEY · $2.7M
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-06-29–2026-06-29

Roles in the peak window: Director,TenPercentOwner,Other. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-09-29 · GEORGE W WHITNEY.

Recent Form 4 activity

29Purchases
1Sales
3Other Form 4 lines
7SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING14 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER0 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
19,211
Previous report
32,102
Avg daily volume
18,022
Days to cover
1.1

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock181,813USD 10.05USD 1,827,221SEC filing ↗
2026-06-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock88,058USD 9.63USD 847,999SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock135,086USD 8.96USD 1,209,868SEC filing ↗
2026-01-06GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock1,785USD 8.89USD 15,869SEC filing ↗
2025-12-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock270,237USD 8.60USD 2,324,038SEC filing ↗
2025-09-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock179,607USD 8.18USD 1,469,185SEC filing ↗
2025-06-30GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock196,329USD 7.41USD 1,454,798SEC filing ↗
2025-03-28GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock200,137USD 7.30USD 1,461,000SEC filing ↗
2024-12-30GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock323,896USD 7.27USD 2,354,724SEC filing ↗
2022-10-18GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock2,408USD 7.27USD 17,506SEC filing ↗
2022-10-17GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock7,800USD 7.22USD 56,316SEC filing ↗
2022-10-06GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock7,410USD 7.22USD 53,500SEC filing ↗
2022-10-05GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock6,790USD 7.26USD 49,295SEC filing ↗
2022-10-04GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock5,800USD 7.28USD 42,224SEC filing ↗
2022-07-21Ulrich Thomas WPurchase (P)Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share890USD 7.83USD 6,969SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

33 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 156 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock181,813USD 10.05USD 1,827,221SEC filing ↗
2026-06-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock88,058USD 9.63USD 847,999SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock135,086USD 8.96USD 1,209,868SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (8 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock181,813USD 10.05USD 1,827,221SEC filing ↗
2026-06-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock88,058USD 9.63USD 847,999SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock135,086USD 8.96USD 1,209,868SEC filing ↗
2026-01-06GEORGE W WHITNEYSale (S)Common Stock17,700USD 8.85USD 156,645SEC filing ↗
2026-01-06GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock1,785USD 8.89USD 15,869SEC filing ↗
2026-01-02GEORGE W WHITNEYGift (G)Common Stock17,440USD 8.68USD 151,379SEC filing ↗
2025-12-29GEORGE W WHITNEYPurchase (P)Common Stock270,237USD 8.60USD 2,324,038SEC filing ↗
2025-12-10GEORGE W WHITNEYGift (G)Common Stock4,500USD 8.80USD 39,600SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerFUND
CIK0000825202
SectorClosed-End Funds
IndustryAsset Management Yahoo Finance
SEC SICInvestment company (SEC forms N-2, N-2/A, N-30D)
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history156 transaction lines from 2020-01-02 to 2026-09-29
115 P purchase lines · 16 S sale lines · 25 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.