Large Insider Purchases
Institutional-Scale SEC Form 4 Buy Signals
The Signal of $1M+ Conviction
When a corporate executive invests more than $1,000,000 of their own capital into company shares, it represents the highest level of conviction. These seven-figure purchases reflect management's belief in the company's future value.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-14 23:49 | 2022-07-13 | MSM | MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC | JACOBSON MITCHELL | Director, 10% owner | Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $72.25 | 200,000 | $14,450,000 | 272,450 | +276.1% |
| 2022-07-13 14:45 | 2022-07-08 | CLIR | ClearSign Technologies Corp | HOFFMAN Robert Thurston Sr | Director, 10% owner | Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control | BUY | $1.11 | 1,591,594 | $1,766,669 | 13,153 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-14 03:56 | 2022-07-11 | CAMP | N/A | B. Riley Asset Management, LLC | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $4.13 | 374,207 | $1,547,234 | 2,081,572 | +21.9% |
| 2022-07-13 21:59 | 2022-07-13 | PLAY | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. | MORRIS CHRISTOPHER DANIEL | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $30.54 | 33,400 | $1,020,096 | 48,206 | +225.6% |
| 2022-07-14 04:27 | 2022-07-08 | ETTX | N/A | Innoviva, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.20 | 19,270,476 | $42,395,047 | 29,270,476 | +192.7% |
| 2022-07-14 02:03 | 2022-07-11 | OXY | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $58.05 | 4,304,146 | $249,841,902 | 179,741,891 | +2.5% |
| 2022-07-13 01:27 | 2022-07-08 | SBOW | N/A | Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $29.37 | 578,378 | $16,985,632 | 3,281,356 | +21.4% |
| 2022-07-12 23:12 | 2022-07-08 | SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | GURLEY J WILLIAM | Director | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $5.43 | 1,000,000 | $5,428,200 | 2,149,762 | +87.0% |
| 2022-07-12 03:42 | 2022-07-07 | ANNX | Annexon, Inc. | Satter Muneer A | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.84 | 2,453,988 | $9,423,314 | 4,408,966 | +125.5% |
| 2022-07-11 23:10 | 2022-07-07 | ARKR | Ark Restaurants Corp. | SATTERFIELD THOMAS A JR | 10% owner | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $18.85 | 72,837 | $1,372,708 | 43,500 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-09 01:00 | 2022-07-06 | TTNP | N/A | Lazar David E. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.86 | 2,226,190 | $1,922,983 | 359,066 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-07 15:47 | 2022-06-23 | N/A | N/A | Susan Lieberman Dell Separate Property Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.91 | 470,514 | $11,249,990 | 2,774,150 | +20.4% |
| 2022-07-08 00:00 | 2022-07-05 | MCRB | Seres Therapeutics, Inc. | Nutritional Health LTP Fund General Partner LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.15 | 8,738,243 | $27,525,465 | 5,825,495 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-08 00:00 | 2022-07-01 | ECF-B | ELLSWORTH GROWTH & INCOME FUND LTD | GABELLI MARIO J | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 790,000 | $7,900,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-07 15:47 | 2022-06-23 | N/A | N/A | MSD CAPITAL L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.91 | 2,038,896 | $48,750,003 | 1,849,433 | +100.0% |
| 2022-07-08 00:00 | 2022-07-05 | OXY | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $57.94 | 12,042,470 | $697,778,043 | 175,437,745 | +7.4% |
| 2022-07-07 22:54 | 2022-07-06 | RFL | Rafael Holdings, Inc. | JONAS HOWARD S | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.86 | 3,225,806 | $5,999,999 | 3,338,367 | +2,865.8% |
| 2022-07-06 23:35 | 2022-06-24 | QTNT | N/A | WILKERSON L JOHN | Director | Other | BUY | $0.30 | 4,666,666 | $1,400,000 | 11,995,740 | +63.7% |
| 2022-07-07 00:27 | 2022-07-01 | ETNB | N/A | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.55 | 2,816,900 | $9,999,995 | 7,782,669 | +56.7% |
| 2022-07-06 23:35 | 2022-06-24 | QTNT | N/A | SHROFF ZUBEEN | Director | Other | BUY | $0.30 | 4,666,666 | $1,400,000 | 11,995,740 | +63.7% |
| 2022-07-05 13:05 | 2022-06-30 | IE | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. | FRIEDLAND ROBERT M | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Metal Mining | BUY | $8.60 | 179,517 | $1,544,475 | 8,545,891 | +2.1% |
| 2022-07-05 17:55 | 2022-06-30 | TREIX | N/A | Eiben Lawrence Scott | Director, Officer - Chief Financial Officer | Other | BUY | $10.11 | 98,912 | $1,000,000 | 194,016 | +104.0% |
| 2022-07-05 23:14 | 2022-07-01 | NEE | NEXTERA ENERGY INC | KETCHUM JOHN W | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Electric Services | BUY | $78.33 | 12,909 | $1,011,162 | 132,894 | +10.8% |
| 2022-07-05 23:45 | 2022-06-30 | XAIR | Beyond Air, Inc. | Carey Robert | Director | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $6.45 | 175,000 | $1,128,295 | 742,323 | +30.8% |
| 2022-07-05 23:10 | 2022-07-05 | VRCA | Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Manning Paul B | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.10 | 4,761,904 | $9,999,998 | 13,651,128 | +53.6% |
| 2022-07-06 03:24 | 2022-06-30 | NDLS | NOODLES & Co | Mill Road Capital III, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $4.68 | 304,719 | $1,425,628 | 324,922 | +1,508.3% |
| 2022-07-06 00:32 | 2022-07-05 | VRCA | Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.10 | 1,428,571 | $2,999,999 | 5,038,983 | +39.6% |
| 2022-07-01 23:24 | 2022-06-30 | NKE | NIKE, Inc. | ROGERS JOHN W JR | Director | Rubber & Plastics Footwear | BUY | $102.96 | 10,000 | $1,029,646 | 25,681 | +63.8% |
| 2022-07-01 19:31 | 2022-06-30 | N/A | N/A | Saudi National Bank | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.01 | 561,469 | $11,234,995 | 635,787 | +755.5% |
| 2022-07-01 17:09 | 2022-06-29 | GIM | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.43 | 290,490 | $1,286,784 | 30,500,303 | +1.0% |
| 2022-07-02 00:03 | 2022-06-29 | RSVR | Reservoir Media, Inc. | Taylor Ryan P. | Director, Other | Services-Amusement & Recreation Services | BUY | $6.58 | 156,415 | $1,029,367 | 418,576 | +59.7% |
| 2022-07-01 20:23 | 2022-06-29 | KRTX | N/A | HEALY JAMES | Director | Other | BUY | $122.80 | 120,000 | $14,736,156 | 2,072,441 | +6.1% |
| 2022-07-01 21:24 | 2022-06-29 | ATHA | LeonaBio, Inc. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $2.99 | 1,371,362 | $4,100,372 | 4,797,278 | +40.0% |
| 2022-07-02 04:14 | 2022-06-29 | OXY | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $58.91 | 9,887,040 | $582,449,481 | 163,395,275 | +6.4% |
| 2022-07-01 00:53 | 2022-06-28 | RMAX | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | Peterson Adam K | 10% owner | Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) | BUY | $24.09 | 47,015 | $1,132,479 | 2,088,609 | +2.3% |
| 2022-06-30 21:34 | 2022-06-29 | N/A | N/A | SPC Wilson Point, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.01 | 275,954 | $5,521,285 | 3,912,470 | +7.6% |
| 2022-06-30 23:45 | 2022-06-28 | CAMP | N/A | B. Riley Asset Management, LLC | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $4.49 | 225,000 | $1,009,643 | 1,600,465 | +16.4% |
| 2022-06-30 21:26 | 2022-06-28 | DRI | DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC | WILMOTT TIMOTHY J | Director | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $120.00 | 10,000 | $1,200,000 | 27,094 | +58.5% |
| 2022-06-29 23:00 | 2022-06-29 | N/A | N/A | UAW Chrysler Retireees Medical Benefits Plan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5,011.02 | 1,976 | $9,899,997 | 5,255 | +60.2% |
| 2022-06-30 02:59 | 2022-06-14 | SBIG | SpringBig Holdings, Inc. | TCAC Sponsor, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming Services | BUY | $10.00 | 600,000 | $6,000,000 | 600,000 | +100.0% |
| 2022-06-29 23:41 | 2022-06-28 | N/A | N/A | Packer Craig | Director, Officer - CEO and President | Other | BUY | $14.15 | 308,884 | $4,370,709 | 878,995 | +54.2% |
| 2022-06-29 23:39 | 2022-06-28 | N/A | N/A | Kirshenbaum Alan | Director, Officer - Executive Vice President | Other | BUY | $14.15 | 308,884 | $4,370,709 | 878,995 | +54.2% |
| 2022-06-30 04:30 | 2022-06-27 | LAZY | N/A | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.05 | 87,990 | $1,060,121 | 239,909 | +57.9% |
| 2022-06-29 23:37 | 2022-06-27 | APLT | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.00 | 3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4,555,077 | +331.7% |
| 2022-06-29 01:08 | 2022-06-27 | CAFLX | N/A | Allianz Fund Investments, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 2,490,000 | $24,900,000 | 2,500,000 | +24,900.0% |
| 2022-06-27 22:15 | 2022-06-27 | N/A | N/A | UAW Chrysler Retireees Medical Benefits Plan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.95 | 2,985,224 | $29,702,979 | 8,181,054 | +57.5% |
| 2022-06-28 02:31 | 2022-06-23 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | STAFFIERI MICHAEL DAVID | Officer - Chief Operating Officer, DKC | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $77.70 | 20,000 | $1,554,000 | 61,190 | +48.6% |
| 2022-06-27 19:02 | 2022-06-23 | GIM | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.33 | 362,862 | $1,570,140 | 30,166,571 | +1.2% |
| 2022-06-28 01:08 | 2022-06-23 | CPSS | CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. | BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Finance Services | BUY | $10.42 | 284,312 | $2,961,280 | 5,043,398 | +6.0% |
| 2022-06-28 01:43 | 2022-06-23 | OXY | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $55.39 | 794,389 | $44,001,445 | 153,508,235 | +0.5% |
Institutional Conviction in Form 4
Tracking these institutional-scale purchases allows you to follow the "smart money" when their conviction is highest. When an executive or a 10% beneficial owner commits a seven-figure sum to an open-market transaction, it bypasses the routine noise of stock-based compensation. These trades are often a precursor to major corporate developments or a signal that management views the current market valuation as significantly disconnected from the company’s internal growth trajectory. By monitoring these high-value entries, investors can align their portfolios with the capital of those who possess the most intimate understanding of a business's long-term health and potential.
Filtering the Market Noise
Our platform is designed to eliminate the noise and focus strictly on high-impact accumulation from directors and CEOs betting big on their company’s future. The SEC EDGAR database is frequently flooded with thousands of automated Form 4 filings, many of which involve small, technical, or pre-scheduled trades that offer little predictive value for the average investor. By applying a strict $1,000,000 minimum threshold, we isolate the transactions where insiders are taking substantial personal financial risk. This high-conviction filter serves as a powerful transparency tool, identifying the exact moments when corporate leadership moves away from passive ownership toward aggressive capital deployment.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.