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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-22 03:05 | 2020-05-19 | CDEV | Permian Resources Corp | Riverstone Non-ECI USRPI AIV, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $0.90 | 2,449,861 | $2,207,325 | 87,765,708 | +2.9% |
| 2020-05-21 23:01 | 2020-05-20 | MCY | MERCURY GENERAL CORP | JOSEPH GEORGE | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $38.72 | 58,559 | $2,267,404 | 19,549,434 | +0.3% |
| 2020-05-22 00:00 | 2020-05-19 | OYST | N/A | InvOpps GP IV, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.00 | 178,571 | $4,999,988 | 1,850,818 | +10.7% |
| 2020-05-20 23:34 | 2020-05-19 | N/A | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Packer Craig | Director, Officer - CEO and President | Other | BUY | $14.16 | 482,714 | $6,835,230 | 2,203,111 | +28.1% |
| 2020-05-21 03:25 | 2020-05-18 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P. | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $9.55 | 112,800 | $1,077,488 | 2,388,508 | +5.0% |
| 2020-05-20 23:34 | 2020-05-19 | N/A | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Kirshenbaum Alan | Director, Officer - COO and CFO | Other | BUY | $14.16 | 482,714 | $6,835,230 | 2,203,111 | +28.1% |
| 2020-05-20 23:35 | 2020-05-19 | N/A | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Ostrover Douglas I | Director | Other | BUY | $14.16 | 482,714 | $6,835,230 | 2,203,111 | +28.1% |
| 2020-05-21 00:15 | 2020-05-18 | AXLA | N/A | Flagship Ventures Fund IV General Partner LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.75 | 3,800,000 | $18,050,000 | 2,886,023 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-21 03:22 | 2020-05-18 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Blackstone Group Inc | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $9.55 | 112,800 | $1,077,488 | 2,388,508 | +5.0% |
| 2020-05-20 23:52 | 2020-05-18 | ETM | N/A | FIELD JOSEPH M | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman Emeritus | Other | BUY | $1.32 | 1,200,000 | $1,584,000 | 15,151,336 | +8.6% |
| 2020-05-20 23:24 | 2020-05-18 | TPC | TUTOR PERINI CORP | KLEIN MICHAEL R | Director | General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs | BUY | $7.76 | 150,000 | $1,164,000 | 599,890 | +33.3% |
| 2020-05-20 20:24 | 2020-05-19 | MCY | MERCURY GENERAL CORP | JOSEPH GEORGE | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $38.86 | 26,000 | $1,010,360 | 19,490,875 | +0.1% |
| 2020-05-21 00:10 | 2020-05-19 | UEPS | LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC | Value Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd | 10% owner | Functions Related To Depository Banking, NEC | BUY | $4.00 | 2,103,069 | $8,412,276 | 9,266,897 | +29.4% |
| 2020-05-20 02:52 | 2020-05-15 | N/A | N/A | NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.90 | 458,996 | $8,675,024 | 8,209,355 | +5.9% |
| 2020-05-20 01:41 | 2020-05-15 | CRTX | Quince Therapeutics, Inc. | Lamond David | Director | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $55.35 | 44,648 | $2,471,253 | 1,697,984 | +2.7% |
| 2020-05-20 00:06 | 2020-05-18 | CARR | CARRIER GLOBAL Corp | Gitlin David L. | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip | BUY | $17.45 | 57,580 | $1,004,765 | 70,473 | +446.6% |
| 2020-05-19 22:13 | 2020-05-15 | MYOV | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.22 | 84,812 | $1,036,589 | 48,553,284 | +0.2% |
| 2020-05-19 15:39 | 2020-05-05 | N/A | N/A | GHL Investments Ltd | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 1,400,000 | $14,000,000 | 4,200,000 | +50.0% |
| 2020-05-20 02:04 | 2020-05-15 | SYY | SYSCO CORP | Frank Joshua D. | Director | Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products | BUY | $48.06 | 703,700 | $33,819,892 | 24,375,303 | +3.0% |
| 2020-05-20 02:03 | 2020-05-15 | SYY | SYSCO CORP | PELTZ NELSON | Director | Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products | BUY | $48.06 | 703,700 | $33,819,892 | 24,375,303 | +3.0% |
| 2020-05-20 04:12 | 2020-05-11 | FBNK | FuboTV Inc. | BRONFMAN EDGAR JR | Director | Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production | BUY | $7.00 | 285,714 | $1,999,998 | 285,714 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-20 01:08 | 2020-05-15 | AES | AES Corporation | UBBEN JEFFREY W | Director, Other | Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers | BUY | $11.67 | 500,000 | $5,835,000 | 4,846,500 | +11.5% |
| 2020-05-19 15:51 | 2020-05-18 | BRKA | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | WITMER MERYL B | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $2,243.37 | 1,008 | $2,261,321 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-18 23:18 | 2020-05-15 | GBX | GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC | FURMAN WILLIAM A | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $16.52 | 100,000 | $1,652,000 | 340,096 | +41.7% |
| 2020-05-19 00:25 | 2020-05-15 | N/A | N/A | Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.90 | 323,237 | $6,109,179 | 5,839,979 | +5.9% |
| 2020-05-18 23:47 | 2020-05-14 | BLFS | BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC | Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. | 10% owner | Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | BUY | $10.50 | 1,904,762 | $20,000,001 | 4,373,333 | +77.2% |
| 2020-05-19 01:23 | 2020-05-14 | CDEV | Permian Resources Corp | REL US Centennial Holdings, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $0.88 | 2,076,020 | $1,835,617 | 85,315,847 | +2.5% |
| 2020-05-19 01:22 | 2020-05-14 | CDEV | Permian Resources Corp | Riverstone Non-ECI USRPI AIV, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $0.88 | 2,076,020 | $1,835,617 | 85,315,847 | +2.5% |
| 2020-05-19 03:02 | 2020-05-14 | FPRX | N/A | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.10 | 293,587 | $1,203,707 | 541,084 | +118.6% |
| 2020-05-19 00:00 | 2020-05-15 | MCY | MERCURY GENERAL CORP | JOSEPH GEORGE | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $37.80 | 41,418 | $1,565,600 | 19,464,875 | +0.2% |
| 2020-05-18 21:30 | 2020-05-14 | MCY | MERCURY GENERAL CORP | JOSEPH GEORGE | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $35.94 | 122,715 | $4,410,377 | 19,423,457 | +0.6% |
| 2020-05-19 02:14 | 2020-05-14 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $7.96 | 300,000 | $2,388,420 | 329,163 | +1,028.7% |
| 2020-05-16 03:42 | 2020-05-13 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P. | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $8.72 | 244,500 | $2,132,040 | 2,275,708 | +12.0% |
| 2020-05-16 04:07 | 2020-05-13 | RESI | N/A | Deer Park Road Management Company, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.36 | 508,710 | $3,236,159 | 7,258,569 | +7.5% |
| 2020-05-16 00:26 | 2020-05-13 | GIK-U | N/A | Katz Avi S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO, Pres, Exec Chairman | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 650,000 | $6,500,000 | 6,385,000 | +11.3% |
| 2020-05-15 22:28 | 2020-05-13 | MYOV | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.18 | 91,331 | $1,112,402 | 48,468,472 | +0.2% |
| 2020-05-15 23:01 | 2020-05-13 | CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | Anholt Investments Ltd. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $15.18 | 131,100 | $1,990,636 | 8,563,460 | +1.6% |
| 2020-05-16 01:16 | 2020-05-05 | LYRA | Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. | Soleus Private Equity GP I, LLC | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 155,000 | $2,480,000 | 155,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-15 17:07 | 2020-05-13 | PHD | Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.48 | 150,569 | $1,276,479 | 3,647,224 | +4.3% |
| 2020-05-16 00:21 | 2020-05-13 | ATEX | Anterix Inc. | Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $54.20 | 233,353 | $12,648,106 | 5,251,015 | +4.7% |
| 2020-05-16 03:45 | 2020-05-13 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Blackstone Group Inc | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $8.72 | 244,500 | $2,132,040 | 2,275,708 | +12.0% |
| 2020-05-15 20:45 | 2020-05-13 | MCY | MERCURY GENERAL CORP | JOSEPH GEORGE | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $36.25 | 157,000 | $5,691,250 | 19,300,742 | +0.8% |
| 2020-05-15 23:58 | 2020-05-15 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Hamilton Thomas Edward | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $5.96 | 200,000 | $1,192,920 | 330,000 | +153.8% |
| 2020-05-16 00:16 | 2020-05-13 | AON | Aon plc | KNIGHT LESTER B | Director | Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service | BUY | $195.00 | 70,000 | $13,650,000 | 55,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-05-14 23:31 | 2020-05-12 | AYLA | N/A | aMoon 2 Fund Limited Partnership | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 800,000 | $12,000,000 | 2,991,473 | +36.5% |
| 2020-05-14 23:41 | 2020-05-12 | AYLA | N/A | Israel Biotech Fund I, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 225,000 | $3,375,000 | 3,315,119 | +7.3% |
| 2020-05-15 03:30 | 2020-05-12 | AYLA | N/A | Harel Insurance Co LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 550,000 | $8,250,000 | 2,163,834 | +34.1% |
| 2020-05-15 01:25 | 2020-05-12 | BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Paulson John | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.65 | 5,000,000 | $83,251,500 | 25,839,035 | +24.0% |
| 2020-05-14 23:31 | 2020-05-12 | NNI | NELNET INC | DUNLAP MICHAEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman of Board | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $44.57 | 1,347,200 | $60,044,704 | 1,600,000 | +532.9% |
| 2020-05-14 23:56 | 2020-05-13 | ZION | ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ | SIMMONS HARRIS H | Director, Officer, Other - Chairman | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $26.43 | 40,000 | $1,057,072 | 1,222,254 | +3.4% |
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.