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Sprott Focus Trust Inc.

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Sprott Focus Trust Inc.

FUND·NASDAQ·Unknown·CIK 0000825202

Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund. It is managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP, with co-management by Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States, seeking to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. Its primary investment strategy focuses on value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks its portfolio performance against the Russell 3000 Index. Formerly known as Royce Focus Trust, Inc., Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. was formed on March 2, 1988, and is domiciled in the United States.

Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (NASDAQ:FUND) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 1 item for FUND at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-01, rated 7/10. Recent SEC coverage for FUND spans 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Director George W. Whitney Buys $1.83M of Sprott Focus Trust Stock

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.27 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 32,102 shares in FUND as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 29.5% increase from the prior period — about 1.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 15.6% of FUND volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)32,102 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 29.5%
Days to cover1.27 at avg daily volume of 25,352
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)15.6% of 14,305 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume12.4%

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.

$9.65
52-week range · as of 2026-10-01 $7.97 – $10.99
Market cap
$286.27M
Volume
21.4K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 21.5K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:24 UTC · Market overnight

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FUND
Oct 01, 2026, 5:55 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Director George W. Whitney Buys $1.83M of Sprott Focus Trust Stock
Price at Filing: $9.61
Real-time Price: $9.65 info
Change: +$0.040 (+0.42%) info
Market Cap: $286.275M info
Sentiment: Positive
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