Vista Gold Insider Trades
NYSE: VGZBasic MaterialsPrecious MetalsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 0 · $0
- Sales
- 10 · $7.30M
- Shares bought / sold
- 0 / 3.61M
- Net activity
- Net selling $7.3 million
Vista Gold insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Vista Gold insiders reported 22 transactions on SEC Form 4: 0 open-market purchases and 10 sales. Insiders bought $0 and sold $7.3 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $7.3 million. The largest seller was SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F., with $6.1 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows Earnest Frederick Hume (President & CEO) reporting a transaction in 38,668 shares on Mar 13, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put VGZ's ownership changes in context.
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VGZ insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Tax withholding | 127,304 | $262.25K | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 16,667 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 247,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 20,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Tax withholding | 54,367 | $112.00K | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 9,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 118,667 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 9,668 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 242,200 | $498.93K | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 32,334 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 477,667 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 38,668 | — | Form 4 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.Former 10% Beneficial Owner | Sale | 400,000 | $880.00K | Form 4 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 156,688 | $352.55K | Form 4 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 724,056 | $1.52M | Form 4 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 1,242,469 | $2.16M | Form 4 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 2,872 | $6.52K | Form 4 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 2,872 | $6.52K | Form 4 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 364,714 | $798.72K | Form 4 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 364,714 | $798.72K | Form 4 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 176,285 | $386.06K | Form 4 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 176,285 | $386.06K | Form 4 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 136,934 | $302.62K | Form 4 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 136,934 | $302.62K | Form 4 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 136,934 | $302.62K | Form 4 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 169,075 | $395.64K | Form 4 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 169,075 | $395.64K | Form 4 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 169,075 | $395.64K | Form 4 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 15,251 | $33.55K | Form 4 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 15,251 | $33.55K | Form 4 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 200,000 | $460.00K | Form 4 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 200,000 | $460.00K | Form 4 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC10% Owner | Sale | 400,000 | $884.00K | Form 4 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | Sale | 400,000 | $884.00K | Form 4 |
| May 22, 2025 | SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC & Palmedo Peter F.10% Owner | other | 3,424,217 | $4.18M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Tax withholding | 81,237 | $58.49K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 172,668 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 154,117 | $110.96K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 333,917 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Tax withholding | 33,069 | $23.81K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 82,583 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Buy | 3,500 | $1.69K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 95,010 | $38.95K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 38,666 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 141,083 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Earnest Frederick HumePresident & CEO | Option exercise | 26,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Tax withholding | 49,936 | $20.47K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 20,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 72,916 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Tobler Douglas L.CFO | Option exercise | 13,334 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Tax withholding | 20,399 | $8.36K | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 9,666 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 35,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Solly Pamela A.VP, Investor Relations | Option exercise | 6,334 | — | Form 4 |
| Jul 20, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 12,000 | $40.80K | Form 4 |
| Jul 19, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 11,000 | $37.07K | Form 4 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 3,000 | $9.60K | Form 4 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 5,000 | $16.60K | Form 4 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 12,000 | $39.72K | Form 4 |
| Jun 22, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 22,000 | $61.60K | Form 4 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Buy | 5,000 | $12.80K | Form 4 |
| Jun 14, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Buy | 3,000 | $8.52K | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 45,000 | $126.00K | Form 4 |
| Jun 1, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Buy | 3,400 | $9.69K | Form 4 |
| Mar 28, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 1,100 | $4.32K | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2011 | SPROTT INC.10% Owner | Sale | 13,000 | $42.90K | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4