Whitney George Biography and Net Worth

Portfolio Manager of Sprott Focus Trust

Whitney George serves as President of Sprott Inc., Chief Investment Officer of Sprott Asset Management LP and Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings, Inc. He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management USA. Mr. George joined Sprott in 2015 and previously spent 23 years in senior roles at Royce & Associates LLC ("Royce") in New York. He was Co-Chief Investment Officer of Royce from 2009 to 2013 and played a key role in the firm’s growth and evolution into a leading U.S. small-cap manager with peak assets of more than US$40 billion. At Sprott, Mr. George is also portfolio manager of Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), a closed-end equity investment fund that seeks to provide long-term growth of capital through a focused portfolio of value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. Prior to joining Royce, Mr. George held positions with Dominick & Dominick, Inc., WR Lazard & Laidlaw, Inc., Laidlaw, Adams & Peck and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Whitney holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College.

What is Whitney George's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Whitney George is at least $57.62 million as of December 30th, 2024. Mr. George owns 7,813,063 shares of Sprott Focus Trust stock worth more than $57,621,340 as of March 28th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. George may own. Learn More about Whitney George's net worth.
How old is Whitney George?: Mr. George is currently 66 years old. There are 1 older executives and no younger executives at Sprott Focus Trust. Learn More on Whitney George's age.
How do I contact Whitney George?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. George and other Sprott Focus Trust executives is , , . Sprott Focus Trust can also be reached via phone at (760) 444-5297. Learn More on Whitney George's contact information.
Has Whitney George been buying or selling shares of Sprott Focus Trust?: Whitney George has not been actively trading shares of Sprott Focus Trust during the past quarter. Most recently, on Monday, December 30th, W Whitney George bought 106,939 shares of Sprott Focus Trust stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.27 per share, with a total value of $777,446.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the portfolio manager now directly owns 7,813,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at $56,800,968.01. Learn More on Whitney George's trading history.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Sprott Focus Trust?: In the last year, Sprott Focus Trust insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 106,939 shares worth more than $777,446.53. In the last year, insiders at the financial services provider sold shares 2 times. They sold a total of 41,621 shares worth more than $312,519.19. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 30th when Portfolio Manager W Whitney George bought 106,939 shares worth more than $777,446.53. Insiders at Sprott Focus Trust own 50.6% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Sprott Focus Trust.
Information on this page was last updated on 12/30/2024.

Whitney George Insider Trading History at Sprott Focus Trust

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
12/30/2024	Buy	106,939	$7.27	$777,446.53	7,813,063
9/16/2024	Sell	26,000	$7.58	$197,080.00	321,114
6/28/2024	Sell	15,621	$7.39	$115,439.19	263,151
8/16/2023	Sell	1,789	$8.02	$14,347.78	329,860
8/10/2023	Sell	3,111	$8.15	$25,354.65	330,754
10/17/2022	Buy	7,800	$7.22	$56,316.00	88,267
10/6/2022	Buy	7,410	$7.22	$53,500.20	80,467
10/4/2022	Buy	5,800	$7.28	$42,224.00	66,267
6/23/2022	Buy	8,494	$7.50	$63,705.00	59,420
5/18/2022	Buy	20,000	$8.22	$164,400.00	40,000
5/16/2022	Buy	10,000	$8.25	$82,500.00	20,000
5/12/2022	Buy	10,000	$8.20	$82,000.00	10,000
1/24/2022	Buy	6,743	$7.91	$53,337.13	611,734
8/30/2021	Buy	10,100	$8.46	$85,446.00
10/8/2020	Buy	91,428	$6.03	$551,310.84
10/6/2020	Buy	73,358	$6.00	$440,148.00
9/23/2020	Buy	26,699	$5.95	$158,859.05	6,581,427
9/21/2020	Buy	23,301	$6.01	$140,039.01	6,581,427
9/10/2020	Buy	19,072	$6.20	$118,246.40	6,581,427
9/8/2020	Buy	700	$6.12	$4,284.00	6,581,427
9/2/2020	Buy	10,000	$6.32	$63,200.00	6,541,427
7/28/2020	Buy	25,000	$6.25	$156,250.00	6,531,427
7/8/2020	Buy	30,598	$5.99	$183,282.02
3/24/2020	Buy	44,024	$5.00	$220,120.00	6,248,960
3/18/2020	Buy	63,760	$4.48	$285,644.80	6,165,200
3/16/2020	Buy	179,794	$4.63	$832,446.22	6,125,000
3/12/2020	Buy	40,000	$4.92	$196,800.00	6,125,000
2/28/2020	Buy	40,000	$6.42	$256,800.00	6,085,000
2/26/2020	Buy	64,257	$6.96	$447,228.72	6,085,000
2/24/2020	Buy	19,058	$7.20	$137,217.60	6,085,000
2/6/2020	Buy	29,280	$7.37	$215,793.60	6,085,000
2/4/2020	Buy	800	$7.25	$5,800.00	6,085,000
1/27/2020	Buy	34,066	$7.25	$246,978.50	6,085,000
1/23/2020	Buy	2,266	$7.42	$16,813.72	6,085,000
1/15/2020	Buy	40,182	$7.43	$298,552.26	6,085,000
1/13/2020	Buy	28,051	$7.40	$207,577.40	6,000,671
1/10/2020	Buy	12,497	$7.31	$91,353.07	6,000,671
10/24/2019	Buy	16,929	$6.80	$115,117.20	6,006,671
10/9/2019	Buy	20,802	$6.54	$136,045.08
9/3/2019	Buy	20,000	$6.63	$132,600.00	5,899,935
8/6/2019	Buy	64,725	$6.67	$431,715.75
6/5/2019	Buy	14,670	$6.49	$95,208.30	5,724,552
6/3/2019	Buy	20,000	$6.35	$127,000.00	5,724,552
5/23/2019	Buy	63,709	$6.66	$424,301.94	5,700,422
5/21/2019	Buy	24,409	$6.67	$162,808.03	5,700,422
5/8/2019	Buy	30,272	$6.97	$210,995.84	5,679,922
5/6/2019	Buy	16,530	$6.91	$114,222.30	5,679,922
5/3/2019	Buy	21,906	$6.99	$153,122.94	5,679,922
4/25/2019	Buy	25,000	$7.09	$177,250.00	5,679,922
4/22/2019	Buy	25,000	$7.03	$175,750.00
4/11/2019	Buy	18,575	$7.05	$130,953.75	5,629,920
4/9/2019	Buy	38,380	$7.01	$269,043.80	5,629,920
1/7/2019	Buy	11,990	$6.02	$72,179.80
12/18/2018	Buy	50,000	$5.91	$295,500.00	5,236,704
12/13/2018	Buy	172,351	$6.17	$1,063,405.67	5,036,704
11/2/2018	Buy	19,555	$6.88	$134,538.40	4,992,704
10/25/2018	Buy	84,616	$6.84	$578,773.44	4,990,396
10/11/2018	Buy	88,878	$7.00	$622,146.00	4,861,907
10/9/2018	Buy	389	$7.08	$2,754.12	4,861,907
10/4/2018	Buy	100,000	$7.34	$734,000.00	4,861,518
2/6/2018	Buy	65,546	$7.85	$514,536.10
6/27/2016	Buy	26,361	$6.15	$162,120.15	4,089,532
1/20/2016	Buy	74,605	$4.87	$363,326.35	4,036,641
1/19/2016	Buy	75,395	$5.05	$380,744.75	3,962,036
1/14/2016	Buy	50,000	$5.20	$260,000.00	3,886,641
1/12/2016	Buy	51,800	$5.30	$274,540.00	3,836,641
1/7/2016	Buy	50,000	$5.50	$275,000.00	3,703,838
12/15/2015	Buy	250,700	$5.67	$1,421,469.00	3,653,838
12/10/2015	Buy	49,539	$5.95	$294,757.05	3,403,138
12/8/2015	Buy	23,335	$5.95	$138,843.25	3,353,599
12/7/2015	Buy	27,126	$6.00	$162,756.00	3,330,264
11/13/2015	Buy	58,200	$5.99	$348,618.00	3,303,138
10/2/2015	Buy	1,497	$5.90	$8,832.30	3,244,938
9/30/2015	Buy	18,231	$5.92	$107,927.52	3,194,668
9/29/2015	Buy	31,769	$5.83	$185,213.27	3,176,437
9/24/2015	Buy	53,006	$6.01	$318,566.06	3,144,668
9/23/2015	Buy	150,500	$6.06	$912,030.00	3,091,662
8/25/2015	Buy	50,000	$6.05	$302,500.00	2,860,666
8/24/2015	Buy	24,508	$5.94	$145,577.52	2,810,666
7/23/2015	Buy	100,000	$6.80	$680,000.00
6/29/2015	Buy	50,000	$7.20	$360,000.00
6/3/2015	Buy	46,300	$7.49	$346,787.00
6/1/2015	Buy	24,126	$7.50	$180,945.00
5/29/2015	Buy	22,592	$7.49	$169,214.08
5/18/2015	Buy	12,500	$7.58	$94,750.00
5/14/2015	Buy	50,000	$7.59	$379,500.00
5/6/2015	Buy	126,215	$7.52	$949,136.80
1/15/2015	Buy	16,000	$7.10	$113,600.00
1/12/2015	Buy	37,100	$7.15	$265,265.00
1/7/2015	Buy	6,300	$7.20	$45,360.00
1/6/2015	Buy	35,600	$7.13	$253,828.00
1/5/2015	Buy	14,400	$7.15	$102,960.00
12/30/2014	Buy	20,600	$7.33	$150,998.00
12/29/2014	Buy	12,375	$7.35	$90,956.25
12/24/2014	Buy	7,625	$7.35	$56,043.75
12/22/2014	Buy	27,727	$7.40	$205,179.80
12/19/2014	Buy	9,330	$7.35	$68,575.50
12/18/2014	Buy	26,130	$7.28	$190,226.40
9/30/2014	Buy	12,070	$7.90	$95,353.00
9/29/2014	Buy	6,847	$7.90	$54,091.30
9/25/2014	Buy	25,715	$7.99	$205,462.85
9/24/2014	Buy	27,315	$7.99	$218,246.85
6/27/2014	Buy	10,850	$8.45	$91,682.50
6/26/2014	Buy	19,662	$8.44	$165,947.28
6/25/2014	Buy	16,700	$8.44	$140,948.00
6/24/2014	Buy	5,527	$8.45	$46,703.15
6/23/2014	Buy	15,826	$8.44	$133,571.44
6/11/2014	Buy	3,075	$8.25	$25,368.75
6/10/2014	Buy	14,629	$8.24	$120,542.96
6/9/2014	Buy	50,000	$8.29	$414,500.00
5/20/2014	Buy	1,910	$8.00	$15,280.00
5/15/2014	Buy	30,237	$7.99	$241,593.63
4/28/2014	Buy	49,798	$8.05	$400,873.90
4/25/2014	Buy	50,202	$8.02	$402,620.04
3/13/2014	Buy	24,916	$7.83	$195,092.28
3/12/2014	Buy	1,782	$7.85	$13,988.70
3/11/2014	Buy	4,802	$7.90	$37,935.80
3/10/2014	Buy	3,200	$8.00	$25,600.00
3/6/2014	Buy	39,367	$8.04	$316,510.68
2/25/2014	Buy	26,789	$7.86	$210,561.54
2/21/2014	Buy	6,306	$7.84	$49,439.04
2/5/2014	Buy	44,789	$7.28	$326,063.92
12/11/2013	Buy	100,000	$7.40	$740,000.00
10/4/2013	Buy	3,100	$7.25	$22,475.00
10/3/2013	Buy	25,000	$7.25	$181,250.00
10/2/2013	Buy	18,798	$7.24	$136,097.52
9/13/2013	Buy	15,839	$7.24	$114,674.36
9/12/2013	Buy	25,000	$7.30	$182,500.00
9/11/2013	Buy	6,118	$7.40	$45,273.20
9/10/2013	Buy	13,595	$7.39	$100,467.05
9/9/2013	Buy	3,900	$7.27	$28,353.00
8/19/2013	Buy	50,000	$7.17	$358,500.00
8/13/2013	Buy	14,960	$7.29	$109,058.40
8/12/2013	Buy	25,295	$7.28	$184,147.60
8/9/2013	Buy	4,523	$7.24	$32,746.52
8/8/2013	Buy	4,300	$7.22	$31,046.00
8/7/2013	Buy	26,249	$7.22	$189,517.78
8/6/2013	Buy	12,953	$7.22	$93,520.66
8/5/2013	Buy	25,000	$7.28	$182,000.00
7/23/2013	Buy	6,600	$7.30	$48,180.00
7/22/2013	Buy	25,000	$7.25	$181,250.00
7/18/2013	Buy	12,628	$7.24	$91,426.72
7/17/2013	Buy	4,009	$7.22	$28,944.98
7/16/2013	Buy	19,512	$7.20	$140,486.40
7/15/2013	Buy	13,851	$7.18	$99,450.18
7/12/2013	Buy	8,196	$7.20	$59,011.20
7/11/2013	Buy	28,092	$7.12	$200,015.04
6/5/2013	Buy	2,400	$7.18	$17,232.00
5/22/2013	Buy	9,883	$7.16	$70,762.28
5/17/2013	Buy	125,000	$7.21	$901,250.00
5/8/2013	Buy	125,000	$7.17	$896,250.00
4/15/2013	Buy	8,704	$6.85	$59,622.40
4/11/2013	Buy	16,296	$6.89	$112,279.44
3/12/2013	Buy	25,000	$6.96	$174,000.00
1/30/2013	Buy	9,618	$7.11	$68,383.98

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Whitney George Buying and Selling Activity at Sprott Focus Trust

Sprott Focus Trust Company Overview

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

Today's Range

Now: $7.38

$7.34

$7.47

50 Day Range

MA: $7.53

$7.19

$7.74

2 Week Range

Now: $7.38

$7.15

$8.23

Volume

48,558 shs

Average Volume

36,965 shs

Market Capitalization

$219.81 million

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

8.19%

Beta

1.04