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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-05 04:11 | 2021-06-02 | RM | Regional Management Corp. | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $47.76 | 61,602 | $2,942,407 | 930,209 | +7.1% |
| 2021-06-03 20:20 | 2021-06-01 | PFSI | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | MFN Partners, LP | Director | Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents | BUY | $62.67 | 46,990 | $2,944,863 | 2,831,768 | +1.7% |
| 2021-06-03 20:24 | 2021-06-01 | PFSI | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | NANJI FARHAD | Director | Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents | BUY | $62.67 | 46,990 | $2,944,863 | 2,831,768 | +1.7% |
| 2021-06-03 23:46 | 2021-06-01 | PROG | N/A | Athyrium Opportunities Fund (A) LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.86 | 1,268,115 | $3,626,809 | 28,299,741 | +4.7% |
| 2021-06-03 19:24 | 2021-06-02 | CNTA | Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc | GAP (Bermuda) LTD | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $20.00 | 1,500,000 | $30,000,000 | 9,681,818 | +18.3% |
| 2021-06-03 23:41 | 2021-06-01 | PROG | N/A | Athyrium Capital Management, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.86 | 1,268,115 | $3,626,809 | 28,299,741 | +4.7% |
| 2021-06-03 23:09 | 2021-06-02 | VPG | Vishay Precision Group, Inc. | Cummins Wes | Director | Electronic Components & Accessories | BUY | $35.07 | 30,000 | $1,052,205 | 140,000 | +27.3% |
| 2021-06-03 23:42 | 2021-06-01 | DAWN | Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | AI Day 1 LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 875,000 | $14,000,000 | 9,377,776 | +10.3% |
| 2021-06-04 00:46 | 2020-04-17 | MS | MORGAN STANLEY | LUCZO STEPHEN J | Director | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $38.59 | 29,000 | $1,119,229 | 154,449 | +23.1% |
| 2021-06-04 01:55 | 2021-06-03 | ARYA | Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Director | Laboratory Analytical Instruments | BUY | $10.05 | 330,050 | $3,317,003 | 489,975 | +206.4% |
| 2021-06-04 00:31 | 2021-06-01 | RVPH | REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. | VEDANTA PARTNERS, LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.75 | 1,330,000 | $4,987,500 | 399,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-06-04 00:04 | 2021-06-01 | OMIC | N/A | Flynn James E | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $22.00 | 1,500,000 | $33,000,000 | 1,627,148 | +1,179.7% |
| 2021-06-03 04:36 | 2021-06-01 | FIGS | FIGS, Inc. | Varelas Christopher Peter | Director | Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | BUY | $22.00 | 45,455 | $1,000,010 | 52,274 | +666.6% |
| 2021-06-03 01:40 | 2021-06-01 | DAWN | Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | Atlas Venture Fund XI, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 500,000 | $8,000,000 | 250,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-06-02 23:11 | 2021-06-01 | FFIN | FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC | Edwards Murray Hamilton | Director | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $50.85 | 29,765 | $1,513,550 | 190,417 | +18.5% |
| 2021-06-02 23:48 | 2021-06-01 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $70.98 | 28,173 | $1,999,858 | 35,091,862 | +0.1% |
| 2021-06-01 20:44 | 2021-05-28 | N-A | N/A | Manufacturers Life Reinsurance Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.95 | 119,346 | $2,500,005 | 38,008,309 | +0.3% |
| 2021-06-01 20:29 | 2021-05-28 | N-A | N/A | Manulife (International) Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.95 | 358,039 | $7,500,016 | 26,313,345 | +1.4% |
| 2021-06-01 19:12 | 2021-05-28 | N-A | N/A | Manufacturers Life Insurance Co (Bermuda Branch) | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.97 | 596,731 | $12,516,198 | 9,983,484 | +6.4% |
| 2021-06-02 01:31 | 2021-06-01 | FRG | N/A | Laurence Andrew M | Officer - Executive Vice President | Other | BUY | $36.00 | 50,000 | $1,800,000 | 400,750 | +14.3% |
| 2021-06-02 01:42 | 2021-05-27 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.47 | 245,020 | $1,095,705 | 10,049,224 | +2.5% |
| 2021-06-01 18:46 | 2021-06-01 | N/A | N/A | Beker Harvey | Other | Other | BUY | $2,500.00 | 1,086 | $2,715,000 | 129 | +100.0% |
| 2021-06-02 01:31 | 2021-05-27 | UONE | URBAN ONE, INC. | SEMLER ERIC | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $4.29 | 1,006,838 | $4,316,113 | 3,228,035 | +45.3% |
| 2021-05-28 15:23 | 2021-05-26 | N/A | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | MS Credit Partners Holdings Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.05 | 473,787 | $9,973,211 | 3,723,950 | +14.6% |
| 2021-05-28 16:03 | 2021-05-28 | SRLP | N/A | Sprague HP Holdings LLC | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $16.50 | 16,058,484 | $264,964,986 | 18,173,849 | +759.1% |
| 2021-05-28 15:58 | 2021-05-26 | J | JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. | Thompson Christopher M.T. | Director | Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors | BUY | $140.22 | 10,000 | $1,402,180 | 31,611 | +46.3% |
| 2021-05-29 01:41 | 2021-05-26 | ETNB | N/A | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.60 | 207,417 | $3,857,064 | 4,943,631 | +4.4% |
| 2021-05-28 23:24 | 2021-05-26 | BFLY | Butterfly Network, Inc. | ROBBINS LARRY | Director, 10% owner | X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus | BUY | $11.09 | 189,905 | $2,106,787 | 4,964,751 | +4.0% |
| 2021-05-29 01:13 | 2021-05-27 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $70.86 | 28,224 | $1,999,896 | 35,063,689 | +0.1% |
| 2021-05-28 23:41 | 2021-05-26 | COTY | COTY INC. | Cottage Holdco B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $11.78 | 245,700 | $2,894,346 | 463,853,684 | +0.1% |
| 2021-05-27 19:06 | 2021-05-27 | FWAC | Mobile Infrastructure Corp | Fifth Wall Acquisition Sponsor III, LLC | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $10.00 | 907,000 | $9,070,000 | 907,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-27 19:07 | 2021-05-27 | FWAC | Mobile Infrastructure Corp | Mykhaylovskyy Andriy | Director, Officer - Chief Financial Officer | Real Estate | BUY | $10.00 | 907,000 | $9,070,000 | 907,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-27 19:09 | 2021-05-27 | FWAC | Mobile Infrastructure Corp | Wallace Brendan | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board and CEO | Real Estate | BUY | $10.00 | 907,000 | $9,070,000 | 907,000 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-27 16:14 | 2021-05-26 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc. | Keffer Pueo | Director | Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) | BUY | $15.85 | 63,250 | $1,002,797 | 130,950 | +93.4% |
| 2021-05-28 04:41 | 2021-05-26 | BMBL | Bumble Inc. | Griffin Amy | Director | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $42.81 | 117,500 | $5,029,964 | 117,500 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-27 23:32 | 2021-05-25 | CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Special Industry Machinery, NEC | BUY | $30.65 | 230,000 | $7,050,213 | 2,326,091 | +11.0% |
| 2021-05-26 23:16 | 2021-05-24 | PFSI | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | MFN Partners, LP | Director | Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents | BUY | $62.49 | 187,870 | $11,739,076 | 2,771,936 | +7.3% |
| 2021-05-27 02:56 | 2021-05-24 | PTON | PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC. | TCV X Cycle, L.P. | Other | Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC | BUY | $98.98 | 16,492 | $1,632,332 | 5,557 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-27 00:04 | 2021-05-24 | PCOR | PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Griffith William J.G. | Director, 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $67.00 | 250,000 | $16,750,000 | 177,265 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-26 23:55 | 2021-05-24 | PCOR | PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ICONIQ Strategic Partners III, L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $67.00 | 250,000 | $16,750,000 | 177,265 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-26 22:55 | 2021-05-24 | PFSI | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | NANJI FARHAD | Director | Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents | BUY | $62.49 | 187,870 | $11,739,076 | 2,771,936 | +7.3% |
| 2021-05-27 00:15 | 2021-05-24 | RRD | N/A | Chatham Asset Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.97 | 224,945 | $1,341,819 | 9,124,935 | +2.5% |
| 2021-05-27 01:40 | 2021-05-24 | GDRX | GoodRx Holdings, Inc. | Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $32.51 | 57,963 | $1,884,250 | 3,532,276 | +1.7% |
| 2021-05-26 14:42 | 2021-05-25 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.64 | 400,000 | $1,455,960 | 192,771,694 | +0.2% |
| 2021-05-27 02:57 | 2021-05-24 | PTON | PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC. | TCV IX Cycle, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC | BUY | $98.98 | 39,388 | $3,898,518 | 17,592 | +100.0% |
| 2021-05-26 18:53 | 2021-05-24 | ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | BIOTECH TARGET N V | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $20.22 | 100,000 | $2,021,620 | 4,477,964 | +2.3% |
| 2021-05-26 23:54 | 2021-05-25 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $35.58 | 30,000 | $1,067,499 | 6,272,170 | +0.5% |
| 2021-05-26 23:56 | 2021-05-24 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.96 | 398,714 | $1,577,751 | 9,804,204 | +4.2% |
| 2021-05-26 16:03 | 2021-05-25 | PLAG | Planet Green Holdings Corp. | Zhou Bin | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties | BUY | $2.50 | 1,320,000 | $3,300,000 | 2,942,000 | +81.4% |
| 2021-05-26 23:13 | 2021-05-24 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $71.64 | 41,874 | $2,999,770 | 35,035,465 | +0.1% |
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.