GAM - General American Investors Company, Inc.
General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $1.50B
- P/E Ratio
- 8.79
- Beta
- 0.84
- 52-Week Range
- 53.55-66.18
- Dividend Yield
- $6.40
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked GAM overview questions
- What is GAM?
- GAM is the ticker symbol for General American Investors Company, Inc., a listed mutual fund. General American Investors Company, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Listed on NYSE. GAM is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are GAM's key statistics?
- General American Investors Company, Inc. (GAM) carries a market capitalization of $1.50B, 52-week range of 53.55-66.18. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does GAM belong to?
- General American Investors Company, Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare GAM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the GAM data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for GAM, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.