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Insider Transactions
| Date | Insider | Dir. | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Smith, Gregory | Buy | 5,000 | $64K |
Score uses open-market buys only
· 1 open-market
· Return is unrealized, to today's price; a
“· Nd” mark means the 90-day window is still open (N of 90 days) — too early to judge.
Score Breakdown
| Component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Conviction (unique buyers) ✓ FREE PREVIEW | 30 | 30 |
| Buy/sell ratio | 20 | |
| Dollar value | 25 | |
| Lobbying activity | 15 | |
| Contract wins | 10 | |
| Insider track record | 10 | |
| Private placements | 8 | |
| Confluence bonus | 10 | |
| Cluster timing (velocity) | 10 | |
| Buy/sell reversal pattern | 8 | |
| Total | 55 | 100 |
Buying Insiders
| Insider | Credibility | Buy Value (90d) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith, Gregory | — | $64K |
Credibility score: historical hit rate × avg 90d return × sample size.
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Lobbying Registrations
No active OCL lobbying registrations in the last 90 days.
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Government Contract Wins
No government contract wins in the last 90 days.
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Private Placements
Private placement history, deal size, and lock-up expiry tracking.
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Political Footprint
4 insiders linked to VMET are also individual political donors — $16K across 206 donations (2007–2023).
Liberal Party of Canada · $10K
New Democratic Party · $5K
Conservative Party of Canada · $1K
Sources: Elections Canada (individual donations only — corporate political donations banned federally since 2007), the federal Registry of Lobbyists, and federal contract disclosures. Insiders matched to donors by name. Shown for transparency from disclosed public records — this is not a Confluence Score input, implies no causal link between donations, lobbying, or contracts, and is not a claim of wrongdoing.
Indigenous Consultation
No Indigenous consultation records on file for VMET.
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Short Interest
Shares short
151,608
Net change
+62,708
(+70.5%)
Short interest rose 71% since the prior report.
History
Sep 15:
151,608
Aug 31:
88,900
Aug 15:
78,904
Jul 31:
94,688
Jul 15:
135,162
Jun 30:
165,919
Aggregate short position from CIRO's Consolidated Short Position Report (published twice monthly).
Boardroom Connections
| Insider | Other boards | Also an insider at |
|---|---|---|
| Little, Mary Lois | 4 | TK (55), CMIL, PE, SAE |
| Koval, Marshall | 2 | EQX (67), SR |
| McGregor, Elizabeth Dianne | 2 | KGC (78), OLA (23) |
| Forster, Douglas Burton | 2 | NKG (51), NCAU (48) |
| de Groot, Marcel H. | 1 | GAU (80) |
| O'Flaherty, Daniel | 1 | MMX (33) |
| McDonald, Michael Stephen | 1 | BTO (57) |
| Elguindi, Omaya Ismail | 1 | NCAU (48) |
| Johnson, Blayne, Barry | 1 | NCAU (48) |
| vint, Michael | 1 | NCAU (48) |
| KOBALIA, VERA | 1 | ARK |
| Smith, Gregory (name match?) | 2 | GAU (80), EQX (67) |
People who file as insiders here and at other TSX/TSXV companies (number in brackets = that company's
Confluence Score). A well-connected insider taking a seat at a new junior can be an early tell. Matched by
name across SEDI filings; funds and 10%+ holders excluded.
Notable Investors
Marcel de Groot
Financier
Resource financier; co-founder of the Lumina group of mining companies.
8 open-market buys · $425K · last Dec 2025
People on a hand-curated roster of notable Canadian resource financiers & company-builders who appear
on this company's public SEDI insider register. Their participation can be a conviction tell. Display-only
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