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Andrew Dakos

SWZ
PRESIDENT AND CEO · TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND · CIK 0001341021
FILING MIX · LIFETIME67%/33%
BUYS
68
SELLS
33
TOTAL VALUE
$4.69M
COMPANIES
6
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
209,900
AVG SELL PX
$8.50
TRADE KIND
SHOWING 101 / 101
Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
64 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 130 pending
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by Andrew Dakos, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d64+59.38%-0.90%+0.09%-0.99%-1.10%-3.84
14d64+45.31%-1.94%-0.22%-1.72%-1.19%-3.64
30d64+50.00%-3.04%-0.06%-2.98%-1.37%-4.17
60d64+43.75%-1.59%+3.15%-4.95%-5.17%-5.08
90d64(7 pending)+35.09%-1.11%+6.48%-7.07%-6.00%-6.67
180d64(40 pending)+37.50%+1.80%+9.40%-7.60%-10.58%—
1y64(41 pending)+34.78%+8.05%+17.00%-8.95%-8.59%—
2y64(42 pending)+72.73%-0.92%+17.00%-17.92%-15.49%—
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
SWZ · 120,600 shares · as of May 28, 2026
031,50063,00094,500126,000202120222023202420252026SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY ● SELL ●
2020
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FLOW · 68 buys / 33 sellsCOVERAGE · 26 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
133$14.07$1.9K0Jun 3, 2026Jun 4, 2026 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
5,184$14.11$73.1K0Jun 3, 2026Jun 4, 2026 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
1,077$14.02$15.1K5,184Jun 2, 2026Jun 4, 2026 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President and CEO
200$25.00$5.0K0Jun 2, 2026Jun 4, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
100$5.98$598120,600May 28, 2026May 29, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,400$5.99$32.3K126,000May 28, 2026May 29, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
3,000$5.98$17.9K120,500May 27, 2026May 29, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,500$5.97$26.9K117,500May 27, 2026May 29, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,987$5.96$17.8K113,000May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
13$5.95$77110,013May 19, 2026May 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,000$5.95$23.8K110,000May 18, 2026May 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
3,000$6.09$18.3K106,000Apr 17, 2026Apr 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,718$6.06$28.6K100,000Apr 16, 2026Apr 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
547$6.04$3.3K40,000Apr 16, 2026Apr 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
3,000$6.05$18.1K103,000Apr 16, 2026Apr 20, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,000$5.98$23.9K94,282Apr 8, 2026Apr 9, 2026 ↗View →
TRC
TEJON RANCH CO
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
913$18.84$17.2K35,449Apr 7, 2026Apr 7, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$5.95$11.9K90,282Apr 7, 2026Apr 9, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
100$5.95$59588,282Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,863$5.93$28.8K88.182Apr 2, 2026Apr 6, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,300$5.91$31.3K83,319Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,900$5.92$34.9K78,019Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
1,000$5.95$6.0K73,119Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,000$5.96$29.8K72,119Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
3,324$6.00$19.9K67,119Mar 12, 2026Mar 13, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
1,700$6.00$10.2K63,795Mar 11, 2026Mar 13, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
12,500$5.97$74.6K62,095Mar 6, 2026Mar 9, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
12,000$6.01$72.1K49,595Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
9,918$5.95$59.0K37,595Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,000$6.15$30.8K27,677Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.20$12.4K22,677Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
5,000$6.17$30.9K20,677Feb 26, 2026Mar 2, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
326$6.14$2.0K14,329Feb 24, 2026Feb 25, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
1,348$6.17$8.3K15,677Feb 24, 2026Feb 25, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
1,372$8.12$11.1K18,268Feb 24, 2026Feb 26, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.13$12.3K14,003Feb 23, 2026Feb 25, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.14$12.3K12,003Feb 23, 2026Feb 25, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
183$6.14$1.1K7,186Feb 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,817$6.16$17.4K10,003Feb 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
4,881$6.12$29.9K7,003Feb 19, 2026Feb 23, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
119$6.11$7272,122Feb 19, 2026Feb 23, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
3,989$8.10$32.3K16,896Feb 11, 2026Feb 13, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.03$12.1K37,453Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.02$12.0K39,453Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
2,000$6.04$12.1K35,453Feb 4, 2026Feb 5, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
7,000$5.97$41.8K30,453Feb 3, 2026Feb 5, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
3,000$5.96$17.9K33,453Feb 3, 2026Feb 5, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
SALE
President and CEO
11,675$6.81$79.5K23,453Jan 23, 2026Jan 27, 2026 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
SALE
President and CEO
997$6.81$6.8K2,003Jan 23, 2026Jan 27, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
119$7.97$94812,907Jan 23, 2026Jan 26, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
SALE
5,000$7.97$39.9K12,788Jan 22, 2026Jan 26, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
10,000$7.97$79.7K17,788Jan 22, 2026Jan 26, 2026 ↗View →
CMU
MFS HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL TRUST
SALE
678$3.50$2.4K24,878Jan 20, 2026Jan 22, 2026 ↗View →
CMU
MFS HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
678$3.50$2.4K24,878Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026 ↗View →
TRC
TEJON RANCH CO
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,043$15.77$16.4K34,536Jan 12, 2026Jan 13, 2026 ↗View →
CXH
MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST
PURCHASE
100$7.92$7927,788Jan 2, 2026Jan 26, 2026 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
4,098$14.66$60.1K6,064Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
35,064$6.07$212.8K35,128Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025 ↗View →
TRC
TEJON RANCH CO
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,032$15.98$16.5K33,493Nov 4, 2025Nov 6, 2025 ↗View →
TRC
TEJON RANCH CO
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
461$16.96$7.8K32,461Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 2025 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
President
94,433$7.07$667.6K10,705Dec 12, 2024Dec 16, 2024 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
377$13.74$5.2K4,880Sep 20, 2024Sep 23, 2024 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President
70,092$6.48$454.2K105,138Aug 15, 2024Aug 19, 2024 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
154$15.69$2.4K782Apr 5, 2022Apr 7, 2022 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
2,016$15.69$31.6K10,162Apr 5, 2022Apr 7, 2022 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
968$15.69$15.2K5,257Apr 5, 2022Apr 7, 2022 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
1,000$8.82$8.8K3,000Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
572$9.31$5.3K2,000Feb 3, 2022Feb 4, 2022 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
428$9.38$4.0K1,428Feb 2, 2022Feb 4, 2022 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
200$25.00$5.0K200Jan 27, 2022Jan 28, 2022 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President
33,301$8.36$278.4K35,046Nov 1, 2021Jun 9, 2022 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President
31,745$8.36$265.4K33,490Nov 1, 2021Nov 3, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
10,000$10.02$100.2K1,745Sep 16, 2021Sep 17, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
20,000$9.96$199.3K11,745Sep 15, 2021Sep 17, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
10,000$9.95$99.5K31,745Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
10,000$9.94$99.4K41,745Sep 13, 2021Sep 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
966——0Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
156——0Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,889——6,225Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
303——936Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
6,257——12,178Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SALE
President
3,200——0Jul 9, 2021Jul 14, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
39,000$8.24$321.4K51,745Feb 2, 2021Feb 3, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
9,355$8.59$80.4K12,745Jan 21, 2021Jan 22, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
1,900$8.72$16.6K22,100Jan 20, 2021Jan 22, 2021 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
1,299$8.96$11.6K24,000Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
5,000$8.83$44.1K25,299Dec 16, 2020Dec 17, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
5,000$8.40$42.0K30,299Oct 14, 2020Oct 15, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
2,819$8.35$23.5K35,299Oct 13, 2020Oct 15, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
2,892$8.33$24.1K38,118Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
2,497$8.33$20.8K41,010Sep 29, 2020Sep 30, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
10,000$8.33$83.3K43,507Sep 28, 2020Sep 30, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
5,303$8.45$44.8K53,507Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
1,190$8.54$10.2K58,810Sep 18, 2020Sep 21, 2020 ↗View →
PCF
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND
SALE
10,000$8.61$86.1K60,000Sep 17, 2020Sep 21, 2020 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,000$25.25$25.3K3,200Jun 8, 2020Jun 10, 2020 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,000$13.25$13.3K5,921Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,000$25.60$25.6K2,200Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020 ↗View →
SWZ
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES FUND
PURCHASE
President and CEO
1,000$7.75$7.8K1,064Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,000$25.60$25.6K2,200Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020 ↗View →
SPE
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
PURCHASE
President
1,000$13.25$13.3K5,921Feb 28, 2020Mar 3, 2020 ↗View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001341021
ROLE
President and CEO
PRIMARY
SWZ
COMPANIES
6
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
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