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Marketable Equity Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Marketable Equity Securities  
Marketable Equity Securities

3. Marketable Equity Securities

 

Solitario's investments in marketable equity securities are carried at fair value, which is based upon quoted prices of the securities owned. The cost of marketable equity securities sold is determined by the specific identification method. Changes in fair value are recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Solitario owned the following marketable equity securities:

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

shares

 

 

Fair value

(000’s)

 

 

shares

 

 

Fair value

(000’s)

 

Vendetta Mining Corp.

 

 

7,750,000

 

 

$55

 

 

 

7,750,000

 

 

$57

 

Vox Royalty Corp.

 

 

5,700

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

237

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$82

 

 

 

 

 

 

$294

 

 

The following tables summarize Solitario’s marketable equity securities and adjustments to fair value:

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30,

2026

 

 

December 31,

2025

 

Marketable equity securities at cost

 

$1,082

 

 

$1,177

 

Cumulative unrealized loss on marketable equity securities

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

(883)

Marketable equity securities at fair value

 

$82

 

 

$294

 

 

The following table represents changes in marketable equity securities:

 

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

 

Six months ended

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Cost of marketable equity securities sold

 

$73

 

 

$156

 

 

$95

 

 

$156

 

Realized gain on marketable equity securities sold

 

 

138

 

 

 

1,351

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

1,351

 

Gross proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities sold

 

 

(211)

 

 

(1,507)

 

 

(270)

 

 

(1,507)

Net gain on marketable equity securities

 

 

56

 

 

 

201

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

586

 

Change in marketable equity securities at fair value *

 

$155

 

 

$1,305

 

 

$212

 

 

$921

 

 

* Certain amounts in the three months ended June 30, 2025 may not add due to rounding.

 

The following table represents the realized and unrealized (loss) gain on marketable equity securities:

 

 

 

Three months ended

June 30,

 

 

Six months ended

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Unrealized loss on marketable equity securities

 

$(82)

 

$(1,150)

 

$(117)

 

$(765)

Realized gain on marketable equity securities sold

 

 

138

 

 

 

1,351

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

1,351

 

Net gain on marketable equity securities

 

$56

 

 

$201

 

 

$58

 

 

$586

 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, Solitario sold 34,300 and 44,300 shares, respectively, of its holdings of Vox Royalty common stock for gross proceeds of $211,000 and $270,000, respectively, and recorded a gain on sale of $138,000 and $175,000, respectively.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Solitario sold its holdings of 100,000 shares of Kinross common stock for gross proceeds of $1,401,000, which was netted by the settlement of $403,000 to close out its $10.00 Kinross covered call covering all 100,000 shares of Kinross previously held by Solitario, which had a May 16, 2025 settlement date, resulting in net proceeds of $998,000, after fees and commissions. Solitario recorded a gain on sale of $1,319,000 on the date of sale. See also Note 7 “Derivative Instruments” below. Also, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Solitario sold 34,055 of its Vox Royalty shares for proceeds of $106,000 and recorded a gain on sale of $32,000 on the date of sale.