Pres, CEO
Andrew Dakos is the President, CEO, and Director of Total Return Securities Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company focused on achieving long-term total returns.[[1]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SWZ/form-4-total-return-securities-fund-insider-trading-activity-ef8512a5f26e.html)[[2]](https://whalewisdom.com/filing/dakos-andrew-4-2026-02-05-185513-0500-swz)[[5]](https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/SWZ/financials) Based at 250 Pehle Ave., Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663, Dakos has been actively involved in the company's insider trading activities, including recent open-market purchases of 16,000 SWZ shares on February 3–4, 2026, at prices between $5.96 and $6.04 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 39,453 shares, plus 2,003 shares held indirectly through a limited partnership in which he has a beneficial interest (disclaiming ownership beyond pecuniary interest).[[1]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SWZ/form-4-total-return-securities-fund-insider-trading-activity-ef8512a5f26e.html)[[2]](https://whalewisdom.com/filing/dakos-andrew-4-2026-02-05-185513-0500-swz)[[6]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/andrew-dakos-acquires-10000-shares-of-total-return-securities-nyseswz-stock-2026-02-05/)[[7]](https://fintel.io/sn/us/swz)
Dakos's tenure includes prior transactions such as selling 11,675 shares directly and 997 indirectly at $6.81 under Rule 16b-3, demonstrating ongoing engagement with SWZ's equity.[[4]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SWZ/form-4-total-return-securities-fund-insider-trading-activity-5ffef4536aed.html) His leadership role underscores his commitment to the fund's operations as reported in multiple SEC Form 4 filings.[[3]](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000813623/000139834426002336/xslF345X05/fp0097474-1_4.xml)[[8]](https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+4+Total+Return+Securities+For:+Feb+03+Filed+by:+Dakos+Andrew/25956547.html)
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