First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
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Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Scott T Fleming. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Scott T Fleming has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund 35,000
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Scott T Fleming. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
2023-12-14 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 15,000 16.4666 15,000 16.4666 246,999 291 19.5300 45,951 18.60
2023-11-21 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 17,500 17.5555 17,500 17.5555 307,221
2022-10-05 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 7,500 16.4836 7,500 16.4836 123,627
2022-09-15 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 7,500 18.0500 7,500 18.0500 135,375
2020-03-23 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 7,500 13.1500 7,500 13.1500 98,625
2020-03-12 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 2,500 19.1250 2,500 19.1250 47,812
2018-12-17 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 2,500 18.7365 2,500 18.7365 46,841
2018-12-13 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 2,500 19.5199 2,500 19.5199 48,800
2018-06-08 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 5,000 21.8750 5,000 21.8750 109,375
2016-11-10 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 225 21.4750 225 21.4750 4,832
2016-09-22 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 225 23.1930 225 23.1930 5,218
2015-12-03 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 5,000 21.6800 5,000 21.6800 108,400
2015-03-11 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 3,300 22.4376 3,300 22.4376 74,044
2015-03-11 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 1,700 22.4392 1,700 22.4392 38,147
2014-10-15 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 17 21.2350 17 21.2350 361
2014-10-15 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 400 21.2399 400 21.2399 8,496
2014-10-15 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 2,083 21.2400 2,083 21.2400 44,243
2014-09-23 FPF FLEMING SCOTT T 2,500 21.6200 2,500 21.6200 54,050

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Insider Trades
Insider Sales FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

FPF / First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Scott T Fleming as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2023-12-15 2023-12-14 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 15,000 35,000 75.00 16.47 246,999 576,331
2023-12-08 2023-11-21 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 17,500 47,712 57.92 17.56 307,221 837,608
2022-10-05 2022-10-05 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 7,500 30,000 33.33 16.48 123,627 494,508
2022-09-15 2022-09-15 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 7,500 22,500 50.00 18.05 135,375 406,125
2020-03-24 2020-03-23 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 7,500 20,000 60.00 13.15 98,625 263,000
2020-03-13 2020-03-12 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 2,500 15,000 20.00 19.12 47,812 286,875
2018-12-17 2018-12-17 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 2,500 12,500 25.00 18.74 46,841 234,206
2018-12-13 2018-12-13 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 2,500 12,500 25.00 19.52 48,800 243,999
2018-06-08 2018-06-08 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 5,000 20,000 33.33 21.88 109,375 437,500
2018-01-19 2018-01-18 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
J - Other -450 15,000 -2.91
2016-11-14 2016-11-10 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 225 15,450 1.48 21.48 4,832 331,789
2016-09-22 2016-09-22 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 225 15,225 1.50 23.19 5,218 353,113
2015-12-03 2015-12-03 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 5,000 15,000 50.00 21.68 108,400 325,200
2015-03-12 2015-03-11 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 1,700 10,000 20.48 22.44 38,147 224,392
2015-03-12 2015-03-11 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 3,300 8,300 66.00 22.44 74,044 186,232
2014-10-16 2014-10-15 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 2,083 5,000 71.41 21.24 44,243 106,200
2014-10-16 2014-10-15 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 400 2,917 15.89 21.24 8,496 61,957
2014-10-16 2014-10-15 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 17 2,517 0.68 21.24 361 53,448
2014-10-10 2014-09-23 4 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
P - Purchase 2,500 2,500 21.62 54,050 54,050
2013-05-22 3 FPF First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
Common Shares
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)