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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-01 15:17 | 2020-08-28 | ODT | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $14.25 | 1,052,631 | $14,999,992 | 15,127,900 | +7.5% |
| 2020-09-02 00:03 | 2020-08-28 | GBLI | Global Indemnity Group, LLC | FOX SAUL A | Director, 10% owner | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $22.89 | 620,000 | $14,191,800 | 1,393,747 | +80.1% |
| 2020-09-02 00:31 | 2020-09-01 | ETTX | N/A | Innoviva, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.68 | 4,672,897 | $12,499,999 | 18,672,897 | +33.4% |
| 2020-09-02 04:44 | 2020-08-31 | BMRN | BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | PYOTT DAVID E I | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $78.26 | 12,800 | $1,001,715 | 30,740 | +71.3% |
| 2020-09-01 23:30 | 2020-08-28 | ODT | N/A | Boxer Capital, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.25 | 1,403,509 | $20,000,003 | 4,766,886 | +41.7% |
| 2020-09-01 00:02 | 2020-08-27 | NGM | N/A | COLUMN GROUP L P | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.83 | 62,494 | $1,114,381 | 1,762,936 | +3.7% |
| 2020-09-01 02:09 | 2020-08-27 | PLAG | Planet Green Holdings Corp. | Zhou Bin | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties | BUY | $2.60 | 650,000 | $1,690,000 | 1,622,000 | +66.9% |
| 2020-08-31 14:00 | 2020-08-26 | YTEN | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.25 | 365,241 | $1,552,274 | 793,635 | +85.3% |
| 2020-08-28 23:29 | 2020-08-26 | INBX | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.92 | 180,219 | $3,409,870 | 1,427,307 | +14.5% |
| 2020-08-28 21:38 | 2020-08-26 | LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | MAHAN JAMES S III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $20.49 | 73,327 | $1,502,566 | 3,308,577 | +2.3% |
| 2020-08-27 22:24 | 2020-08-27 | N/A | N/A | UAW Chrysler Retireees Medical Benefits Plan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.58 | 7,088,847 | $75,000,001 | 12,623,403 | +128.1% |
| 2020-08-28 00:29 | 2020-08-25 | ATCX | N/A | Atlas Technical Consultants Holdings LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.47 | 2,187,500 | $16,340,625 | 22,361,483 | +10.8% |
| 2020-08-28 02:50 | 2020-08-25 | CAR | AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | SRS Investment Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) | BUY | $33.50 | 285,390 | $9,561,421 | 17,429,830 | +1.7% |
| 2020-08-28 00:42 | 2020-08-25 | AXS | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | DAVIS CHARLES A | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $45.59 | 463,727 | $21,141,824 | 6,777,806 | +7.3% |
| 2020-08-27 00:14 | 2020-08-26 | KW | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | MCMORROW WILLIAM J | Director, Officer - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Real Estate | BUY | $14.07 | 75,000 | $1,055,250 | 9,649,517 | +0.8% |
| 2020-08-27 02:38 | 2020-08-26 | SLP | Simulations Plus, Inc. | WOLTOSZ WALTER S | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $58.16 | 24,000 | $1,395,840 | 4,755,309 | +0.5% |
| 2020-08-26 00:18 | 2020-08-20 | JBGS | JBG SMITH Properties | Stewart Robert Alexander | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $27.52 | 36,500 | $1,004,557 | 122,790 | +42.3% |
| 2020-08-26 00:12 | 2020-08-21 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | FERTITTA FRANK J III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $16.94 | 290,000 | $4,911,730 | 49,553,472 | +0.6% |
| 2020-08-26 00:12 | 2020-08-21 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | FERTITTA LORENZO J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Vice President | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $16.94 | 290,000 | $4,911,730 | 49,553,472 | +0.6% |
| 2020-08-25 18:03 | 2016-08-11 | SOAN | N/A | Blankenship Alex K | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $625.00 | 12,000,000 | $7,500,000,000 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-25 23:34 | 2020-08-21 | HRMY | Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | Novo Holdings A/S | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $24.00 | 132,503 | $3,180,072 | 4,409,803 | +3.1% |
| 2020-08-25 23:13 | 2020-08-21 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $12.72 | 87,200 | $1,109,568 | 1,335,425 | +7.0% |
| 2020-08-25 23:05 | 2020-08-21 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub David | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $12.72 | 87,200 | $1,109,568 | 1,335,425 | +7.0% |
| 2020-08-26 02:47 | 2020-08-24 | INBX | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.39 | 131,465 | $2,548,686 | 1,247,088 | +11.8% |
| 2020-08-26 00:21 | 2020-08-21 | AXS | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | DAVIS CHARLES A | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $45.14 | 311,415 | $14,057,273 | 6,314,079 | +5.2% |
| 2020-08-25 20:10 | 2020-08-21 | EVF | Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.88 | 170,893 | $1,004,219 | 8,019,738 | +2.2% |
| 2020-08-25 23:54 | 2020-08-21 | LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | SUBIN NEIL S | Director, 10% owner | Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) | BUY | $10.00 | 500,000 | $5,000,000 | 425,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-25 22:00 | 2020-08-21 | LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | MAHAN JAMES S III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $19.79 | 57,153 | $1,130,949 | 3,235,250 | +1.8% |
| 2020-08-24 13:05 | 2020-08-19 | EYEN | HYPERION DEFI, INC. | Grant Stuart M. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.71 | 784,620 | $2,128,203 | 4,044,748 | +24.1% |
| 2020-08-25 04:09 | 2020-08-20 | HRMY | Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | Nielsen Jack | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $27.58 | 37,957 | $1,046,805 | 37,957 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-25 00:41 | 2020-08-20 | CAR | AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | SRS Investment Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) | BUY | $32.82 | 212,337 | $6,968,157 | 17,144,440 | +1.3% |
| 2020-08-24 13:30 | 2020-07-28 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | OCM Growth Holdings LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.00 | 97,791 | $1,271,288 | 14,933,310 | +0.7% |
| 2020-08-25 01:21 | 2020-08-20 | FTK | FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ | Nierenberg David | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $2.00 | 690,147 | $1,378,155 | 124,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-21 23:30 | 2020-08-19 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | Packer Craig | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $11.97 | 83,633 | $1,001,338 | 225,116 | +59.1% |
| 2020-08-22 00:05 | 2020-08-19 | ONCS | N/A | China Grand Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Holdings Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.25 | 2,398,800 | $7,796,100 | 2,399,800 | +239,880.0% |
| 2020-08-21 23:29 | 2020-08-19 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $12.67 | 149,404 | $1,892,500 | 1,248,225 | +13.6% |
| 2020-08-21 23:31 | 2020-08-19 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub David | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $12.67 | 149,404 | $1,892,500 | 1,248,225 | +13.6% |
| 2020-08-22 00:19 | 2020-08-19 | KOD | Kodiak Sciences Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $48.23 | 203,486 | $9,815,005 | 10,791,092 | +1.9% |
| 2020-08-21 23:50 | 2020-08-19 | AXS | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | DAVIS CHARLES A | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $45.69 | 501,895 | $22,932,887 | 6,002,664 | +9.1% |
| 2020-08-21 17:40 | 2020-08-19 | LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | MAHAN JAMES S III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $19.52 | 57,501 | $1,122,477 | 3,178,097 | +1.8% |
| 2020-08-21 17:21 | 2020-08-20 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $14.09 | 373,233 | $5,259,674 | 245,212,353 | +0.2% |
| 2020-08-21 00:12 | 2020-08-18 | LCAP | MSP Recovery, Inc. | Kapadia Aman | Director | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $10.00 | 180,000 | $1,800,000 | 180,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-21 00:11 | 2020-08-18 | LCAP | MSP Recovery, Inc. | Lionheart Equities, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $10.00 | 595,000 | $5,950,000 | 595,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-21 00:12 | 2020-08-18 | LCAP | MSP Recovery, Inc. | Sternberg Ophir | Director, Officer, 10% owner - PRESIDENT AND CEO | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $10.00 | 595,000 | $5,950,000 | 595,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-21 01:48 | 2020-08-18 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | FERTITTA LORENZO J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Vice President | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $16.03 | 90,200 | $1,445,861 | 49,353,672 | +0.2% |
| 2020-08-21 01:48 | 2020-08-18 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | FERTITTA FRANK J III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $16.03 | 90,200 | $1,445,861 | 49,353,672 | +0.2% |
| 2020-08-20 17:44 | 2020-07-28 | MMT | MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST | Buller Steven E | Director | Other | BUY | $12,012.00 | 2,100 | $25,225,200 | 2,100 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-20 21:09 | 2020-03-13 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $35.82 | 1,395,000 | $49,975,178 | 1,395,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-08-20 16:21 | 2020-08-18 | EVF | Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.84 | 250,000 | $1,460,000 | 7,864,642 | +3.3% |
| 2020-08-21 00:15 | 2020-08-13 | HPTO | HopTo Inc. | Skeels Jonathon R | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $0.30 | 6,888,345 | $2,066,504 | 8,285,495 | +493.0% |
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.