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General American Investors Co Inc

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General American Investors Co Inc

GAM·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0000040417

General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager that invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The firm focuses on growth stocks across various sectors, including Information Technology, Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Retailing, Communication Services, Industrials, Health Care, Energy, and Materials. It employs a fundamental analysis approach with bottom-up stock picking, supported by in-house research, to make its investment decisions. General American Investors Company, Inc. was founded in 1927 and operates from New York, New York.

General American Investors Co Inc (NYSE:GAM) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 2 items for GAM at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-06-29, rated 7/10. Across its 2 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 1 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GAM spans SCHEDULE 13D/A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Saba Capital Reduces Stake in General American Investors by Over $5 Million
  • Chairman Spencer Davidson Reports 6.0% Beneficial Ownership in General American Investors

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 8,142 shares in GAM as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 3143.8% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 54.6% of GAM volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)8,142 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 3143.8%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 16,856
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)54.6% of 9,088 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume34.5%

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.

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$63.76
52-week range · as of 2026-06-29 $55.09 – $66.18
Market cap
$1.52B
Volume
13.8K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 18.7K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:23 UTC · Market overnight

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GAM
Jun 29, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $63.11
Real-time Price: $63.76 info
Change: +$0.650 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $1.52B info
GAM
Jan 06, 2026, 4:13 PM EST
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $60.14
Real-time Price: $63.76 info
Change: +$3.63 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $1.52B info
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