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General American Investors Co. INC (GAM) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of General American Investors Co. INC from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026: 11,632 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
GAM adjusted close, 1980 to 2026
- $67.95
- All time high, 2026
- $68.57
- 52 week high, $56.24 low
- 11,632
- Daily sessions since 1980
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1980 to 2026 series and minute bars.
GAM key facts
- General American Investors Co. INC (GAM) closed at $65.56 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE.
- GAM's all time high close is $67.95, set on Aug 25, 2026; its all time low close is $0.5585 on Mar 27, 1980.
- GAM's 52 week range is $56.24 to $68.57.
- GAM returned +14.5% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +102.8% over five years.
- Over ten years GAM returned +260%, +13.7% a year compounded.
- GAM's deepest drawdown was -66.6% from Oct 16, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 11,632 daily sessions of GAM history from Mar 17, 1980 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
GAM price chart, 1980 to 2026
GAM returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | -2.8% |
| 6 months | +2.1% |
| Year to date | +11.5% |
| 1 year | +14.5% |
| 3 years | +102.3% |
| 5 years | +102.8% |
| 10 years | +260.2% |
| Since Mar 17, 1980 | +10,157% |
| Compound annual growth, 46.7 years | +10.4% |
GAM records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $67.95 on Aug 25, 2026
- All time low close
- $0.5585 on Mar 27, 1980
- 52 week high
- $68.57 on Aug 17, 2026
- 52 week low
- $56.24 on Nov 18, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -66.6% from Oct 16, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered May 17, 2013
- Best single session
- +15.8% on Oct 21, 1987
- Worst single session
- -17.4% on Jan 15, 1982
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 13.2%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 54%
- Growth of 1 since 1980
- 103×
- Best calendar year
- 1991, +86%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -48%
GAM price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1980 starts on Mar 17, 1980; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $59.14 | $68.57 | $56.85 | $65.56 | +11.6% | 5.9M | 218 |
| 2025 | $45.98 | $59.99 | $37.59 | $58.73 | +28.6% | 5.2M | 250 |
| 2024 | $34.98 | $47.39 | $34.37 | $45.66 | +29.5% | 7.1M | 252 |
| 2023 | $27.72 | $35.76 | $27.49 | $35.24 | +26.8% | 5.8M | 250 |
| 2022 | $32.74 | $33.61 | $24.83 | $27.79 | -14.8% | 6.9M | 249 |
| 2021 | $25.45 | $33.12 | $24.59 | $32.63 | +28.0% | 5.7M | 247 |
| 2020 | $25.60 | $26.62 | $14.92 | $25.48 | -0.8% | 10.9M | 253 |
| 2019 | $19.12 | $26.02 | $18.86 | $25.70 | +34.0% | 9.7M | 251 |
| 2018 | $21.31 | $23.52 | $18.21 | $19.18 | -10.3% | 12M | 250 |
| 2017 | $19.06 | $22.43 | $18.89 | $21.37 | +12.5% | 11.1M | 249 |
| 2016 | $17.25 | $19.36 | $14.48 | $18.99 | +8.3% | 15.6M | 251 |
| 2015 | $19.02 | $19.63 | $16.25 | $17.54 | -7.8% | 16.4M | 252 |
| 2014 | $17.28 | $19.31 | $15.95 | $19.02 | +9.5% | 9.9M | 252 |
| 2013 | $13.02 | $17.43 | $13.02 | $17.38 | +34.4% | 7M | 252 |
| 2012 | $11.15 | $13.36 | $11.08 | $12.93 | +17.7% | 9M | 250 |
| 2011 | $11.64 | $12.65 | $8.90 | $10.99 | -5.3% | 10.3M | 252 |
| 2010 | $10.02 | $11.64 | $8.85 | $11.61 | +16.2% | 13.2M | 252 |
| 2009 | $7.30 | $10.23 | $5.07 | $9.99 | +36.9% | 12.7M | 251 |
| 2008 | $14.08 | $14.52 | $5.25 | $7.30 | -48.2% | 10M | 250 |
| 2007 | $12.96 | $15.39 | $11.95 | $14.10 | +8.7% | 7M | 247 |
| 2006 | $11.21 | $13.22 | $11.14 | $12.96 | +16.3% | 6.3M | 249 |
| 2005 | $9.89 | $11.41 | $9.33 | $11.15 | +13.0% | 7.2M | 252 |
| 2004 | $9.08 | $9.91 | $8.52 | $9.86 | +8.9% | 6.2M | 252 |
| 2003 | $7.18 | $9.07 | $6.57 | $9.06 | +27.1% | 6.2M | 250 |
| 2002 | $9.78 | $10.20 | $6.54 | $7.13 | -27.2% | 6.8M | 243 |
| 2001 | $9.51 | $10.93 | $7.57 | $9.78 | +4.3% | 4.9M | 245 |
| 2000 | $7.94 | $9.96 | $7.68 | $9.38 | +18.3% | 4.9M | 250 |
| 1999 | $5.69 | $7.93 | $5.69 | $7.93 | +39.6% | 4.9M | 250 |
| 1998 | $4.33 | $5.82 | $4.04 | $5.68 | +31.4% | 4.1M | 252 |
| 1997 | $3.07 | $4.37 | $3.00 | $4.32 | +40.0% | 5.1M | 233 |
| 1996 | $2.63 | $3.16 | $2.57 | $3.09 | +17.4% | 5.8M | 233 |
| 1995 | $2.15 | $2.71 | $2.13 | $2.63 | +22.0% | 8.8M | 252 |
| 1994 | $2.52 | $2.58 | $2.13 | $2.15 | -14.5% | 5.8M | 252 |
| 1993 | $2.98 | $3.01 | $2.34 | $2.52 | -16.2% | 5.2M | 253 |
| 1992 | $2.65 | $3.04 | $2.47 | $3.01 | +11.1% | 5.9M | 254 |
| 1991 | $1.48 | $2.73 | $1.37 | $2.71 | +85.7% | 4.6M | 249 |
| 1990 | $1.38 | $1.73 | $1.22 | $1.46 | +3.9% | 3.2M | 248 |
| 1989 | $0.9577 | $1.42 | $0.9489 | $1.40 | +49.2% | 3.3M | 251 |
| 1988 | $0.9129 | $1.16 | $0.8962 | $0.9401 | +7.0% | 2.7M | 240 |
| 1987 | $1.07 | $1.36 | $0.7923 | $0.8784 | -17.7% | 3.3M | 253 |
| 1986 | $0.9495 | $1.14 | $0.8936 | $1.07 | +11.6% | 3.1M | 251 |
| 1985 | $0.8378 | $0.9805 | $0.7509 | $0.9557 | +14.1% | 1.7M | 252 |
| 1984 | $1.07 | $1.12 | $0.7881 | $0.8378 | -22.0% | 2.3M | 252 |
| 1983 | $0.9991 | $1.14 | $0.7943 | $1.07 | +6.8% | 1.5M | 246 |
| 1982 | $1.08 | $1.08 | $0.6826 | $1.01 | -6.9% | 1.9M | 247 |
| 1981 | $1.14 | $1.17 | $0.8254 | $1.08 | -5.4% | 1.3M | 245 |
| 1980 | $0.6268 | $1.19 | $0.5585 | $1.14 | n/a | 1.1M | 200 |
GAM monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $65.56 | +2.5% |
| October 2026 | $63.93 | +0.8% |
| September 2026 | $63.44 | -4.8% |
| August 2026 | $66.63 | +2.5% |
| July 2026 | $65.00 | +2.0% |
| June 2026 | $63.75 | -0.1% |
| May 2026 | $63.84 | -0.9% |
| April 2026 | $64.45 | +10.2% |
| March 2026 | $58.47 | -5.4% |
| February 2026 | $61.79 | +1.7% |
| January 2026 | $60.77 | +3.5% |
| December 2025 | $58.73 | -0.0% |
About the GAM data
Daily bars. 11,632 sessions from Mar 17, 1980 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 17, 1980, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse%3AGAM/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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Common questions
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