AU Insider Trading
AngloGold Ashanti Plc (AU) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Gold industry, with a market capitalization near $44.93B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 38,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Led by Alberto Calderon Phil, public since 1998-08-05.
In the last 12 months, AngloGold Ashanti Plc insiders made 0 buy transactions and 1 sale transaction.
| Date | Name | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Graves Paul W | A-Award | 967 | $0.00 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Graves Paul W | 0 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| May 20, 2026 | Busia Kojo Osei Frimpong | S-Sale | 400 | $89.09 | $35.6K |
| May 12, 2026 | Tilk Jochen Erhard | A-Award | 2,371 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | Sands Diana L | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | Busia Kojo Osei Frimpong | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | Cleaver Bruce Alan | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | Ferguson Alan Murray | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | Garner Albert Headden | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
| May 12, 2026 | MAGIE JINHEE | A-Award | 1,580 | $0.00 | $0 |
AU Insider Activity by Quarter
Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under AU's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q1 2026. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter.
| Quarter | Purchases | Bought | Sales | Sold | Other Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 (so far) | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | N/A | 1 | $35.6K | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 |
AU Institutional Ownership (13F)
As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 562 institutions reported holding 234,955,834 AU shares, valued at $19.17B as reported, 46.5% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is -7 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 74 opened a position, 71 closed one, 239 added and 170 trimmed.
Top Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 31,040,264 | $2.51B | +722,268 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 18,033,983 | $1.46B | -708,255 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 16,732,620 | $1.35B | +210,141 |
| FMR LLC | 16,549,887 | $1.34B | -1,957,170 |
| Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd | 11,195,133 | $907.0M | -4,106,931 |
| STATE STREET CORP | 5,960,561 | $482.1M | +113,237 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5,887,391 | $523.1M | +185,302 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 5,766,942 | $466.5M | +76,529 |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 5,538,816 | $448.6M | +538,280 |
| NORGES BANK | 4,997,219 | $404.7M | No comparable report |
By Quarter
| Quarter | Institutions | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 562 | 234,955,834 | $19.17B |
| Q1 2026 | 569 | 226,541,051 | $22.29B |
| Q4 2025 | 520 | 218,652,550 | $18.86B |
| Q3 2025 | 429 | 215,979,756 | $15.22B |
| Q2 2025 | 330 | 184,557,074 | $8.68B |
| Q1 2025 | 262 | 165,061,330 | $6.33B |
| Q4 2024 | 263 | 167,755,357 | $3.99B |
| Q3 2024 | 213 | 138,349,127 | $3.91B |
| Q2 2024 | 190 | 142,434,588 | $3.74B |
From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.
ETFs Holding AU
| Fund | Weight of AU | Shares (as reported) | Value (as reported) | Source updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 0.26% | 838,101 | $75.5M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| GNR State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF | 0.90% | 506,572 | $46.2M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FXZ First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund | 4.57% | 187,116 | $16.8M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| RECS Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF | 0.23% | 159,231 | $14.3M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| EMCS Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Selection ETF | 1.00% | 124,971 | $11.2M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| NANR State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF | 1.23% | 110,455 | $10.1M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | 0.39% | 110,450 | $9.9M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| ONEY State Street SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF | 1.40% | 95,482 | $8.7M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FTRI First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF | 7.22% | 92,673 | $8.3M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| IDEQ Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF | 0.32% | 66,185 | $6.2M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| GOAU U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF | 2.95% | 60,364 | $5.6M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| OMFL Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF | 0.10% | 51,594 | $4.6M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FTLS First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF | 0.15% | 40,075 | $3.6M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FEP First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund | 0.61% | 33,077 | $3.0M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| FDT First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund | 0.19% | 29,921 | $2.7M | Oct 8, 2026 |
From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows AU's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as AU's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for AU reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is AU's share of that fund.
How to Read AU Insider Activity
Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 1 sales versus 0 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.
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Frequently asked AU insider trading questions
- How active are AU insiders right now?
- Over the trailing twelve months, AngloGold Ashanti Plc (AU) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 1 sale transaction. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (1 sales vs 0 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
- What counts as an insider transaction?
- Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
- Are AU insider buys a bullish signal?
- Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
- How do AU insider transactions affect options pricing?
- Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.