ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd
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ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd (NYSE:ASA) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 27 items for ASA at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-23, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 13 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ASA spans PREC14A, DFAN14A, PX14A6G, 8-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Merk Files Proxy to Oppose Saba BDC Conversion at Nov 30 Meeting
- Merk Escalates Proxy Fight, Warns Saba BDC Conversion Could Cost ~$150M in Taxes
- ASA Discount to NAV Breaches 20% as Activist Escalates Governance Fight
- Activist Demands Tender Offer at NAV Before Saba BDC Conversion
- ASA Board Approves Conversion to BDC, Selects Saba as Investment Manager
Short Interest & Short Volume
1.00 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 23,721 shares in ASA as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 17.9% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 45.7% of ASA volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.