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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-03 00:16 | 2020-03-31 | FSLY | Fastly, Inc. | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.08 | 304,977 | $5,818,961 | 8,901,679 | +3.5% |
| 2020-04-03 01:07 | 2020-03-31 | NGM | N/A | COLUMN GROUP L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.40 | 250,984 | $3,111,022 | 1,289,154 | +24.2% |
| 2020-04-02 23:15 | 2020-04-01 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | Meister Keith A. | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $10.97 | 100,000 | $1,097,130 | 22,537,696 | +0.4% |
| 2020-04-03 01:24 | 2020-03-31 | PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | Inversora Carso, S.A. de C.V. | 10% owner, Other | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $7.37 | 150,000 | $1,104,945 | 23,361,778 | +0.6% |
| 2020-04-03 01:14 | 2020-03-31 | NGM | N/A | GOEDDEL DAVID V | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.40 | 250,984 | $3,111,022 | 17,646,061 | +1.4% |
| 2020-04-02 14:26 | 2020-03-31 | SNX | TD SYNNEX CORP | MIAU MATTHEW | Director | Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software | BUY | $74.20 | 52,000 | $3,858,270 | 5,289,980 | +1.0% |
| 2020-04-03 01:54 | 2020-04-01 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | SALEM PAUL J | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $10.87 | 182,000 | $1,978,759 | 1,322,000 | +16.0% |
| 2020-04-02 20:29 | 2020-03-31 | UNP | UNION PACIFIC CORP | DeLaney William J III | Director | Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | BUY | $138.20 | 15,000 | $2,073,000 | 20,000 | +300.0% |
| 2020-04-02 00:12 | 2020-03-30 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $111.30 | 9,492 | $1,056,456 | 24,130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020-04-02 04:25 | 2020-03-30 | CWEN | Clearway Energy, Inc. | Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC | 10% owner | Electric Services | BUY | $19.13 | 120,000 | $2,295,000 | 168,726 | +246.3% |
| 2020-04-01 22:35 | 2020-03-30 | GHY | PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. | Benjamin Scott E | Director | Other | BUY | $61,978.34 | 7,500 | $464,837,549 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2020-04-01 17:55 | 2020-03-30 | MYOV | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $7.81 | 140,000 | $1,093,750 | 46,788,604 | +0.3% |
| 2020-04-02 00:02 | 2020-03-30 | NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | Standard General L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $2.93 | 589,475 | $1,724,863 | 18,224,731 | +3.3% |
| 2020-04-01 22:04 | 2020-03-31 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | Meister Keith A. | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $11.94 | 1,000,000 | $11,939,100 | 22,437,696 | +4.7% |
| 2020-04-01 23:05 | 2020-03-30 | OCX | Insight Molecular Diagnostics Inc. | ANDREWS RONALD ASBURY | Director, Officer - CEO and President | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $945.63 | 45,216 | $42,757,452 | 62,698 | +258.6% |
| 2020-04-02 03:09 | 2020-03-30 | FPH | Five Point Holdings, LLC | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $4.90 | 628,605 | $3,079,473 | 1,249,392 | +101.3% |
| 2020-04-01 20:27 | 2020-03-31 | SNX | TD SYNNEX CORP | SILVER STAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD | 10% owner | Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software | BUY | $74.24 | 50,000 | $3,712,090 | 5,289,980 | +1.0% |
| 2020-04-01 22:15 | 2020-03-31 | CRGS | N/A | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $125,000.00 | 37,500 | $4,687,500,000 | 37,500 | +100.0% |
| 2020-04-02 00:21 | 2020-03-30 | WAAS | N/A | ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.10 | 31,971,571 | $866,429,574 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-31 23:37 | 2020-03-27 | N/A | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | MS Credit Partners Holdings Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.65 | 479,197 | $8,937,019 | 1,051,885 | +83.7% |
| 2020-03-31 23:42 | 2020-03-27 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $111.06 | 53,806 | $5,975,791 | 24,120,508 | +0.2% |
| 2020-03-31 23:17 | 2019-07-23 | RZLT | Rezolute, Inc. | HANDOK, INC. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $0.29 | 34,482,758 | $10,000,000 | 91,300,933 | +60.7% |
| 2020-04-01 00:02 | 2020-03-27 | PHAT | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $24.58 | 60,600 | $1,489,263 | 3,707,408 | +1.7% |
| 2020-03-31 22:00 | 2020-03-30 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | Meister Keith A. | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $11.33 | 500,000 | $5,663,800 | 21,437,696 | +2.4% |
| 2020-03-31 22:01 | 2020-03-30 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | SALEM PAUL J | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $11.54 | 340,000 | $3,922,376 | 1,140,000 | +42.5% |
| 2020-03-31 23:54 | 2020-03-27 | ARMP | Armata Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Innoviva, Inc. | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $2.87 | 7,717,661 | $22,149,687 | 8,710,800 | +777.1% |
| 2020-03-31 23:41 | 2020-03-27 | HHC | N/A | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $50.00 | 10,000,000 | $500,000,000 | 12,197,389 | +455.1% |
| 2020-03-30 22:36 | 2020-03-13 | TAYD | TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. | SOCHET IRA | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC | BUY | $9.50 | 150,000 | $1,425,000 | 151,526 | +9,829.6% |
| 2020-03-30 16:17 | 2020-03-30 | AVX | N/A | KYOCERA CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.75 | 31,763,491 | $690,855,920 | 153,563,491 | +26.1% |
| 2020-03-30 16:58 | 2020-03-26 | N/A | N/A | UAW Chrysler Retireees Medical Benefits Plan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 5,000,000 | $50,000,000 | 4,660,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-31 00:08 | 2020-03-26 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $110.99 | 50,036 | $5,553,406 | 24,066,702 | +0.2% |
| 2020-03-30 18:34 | 2020-03-26 | MYOV | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $7.96 | 140,000 | $1,114,064 | 46,648,604 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-30 15:51 | 2020-03-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $39.08 | 160,000 | $6,252,944 | 47,400,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-30 23:45 | 2020-03-19 | NRK | NUVEEN NEW YORK AMT-FREE QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 417 | $41,700,000 | 1,721 | +32.0% |
| 2020-03-31 02:49 | 2020-03-26 | INFO | N/A | FORD WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $58.46 | 20,000 | $1,169,200 | 42,666 | +88.2% |
| 2020-03-30 22:31 | 2020-03-26 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.04 | 148,037 | $1,190,217 | 13,999,965 | +1.1% |
| 2020-03-28 02:59 | 2020-03-11 | TAYD | TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. | SOCHET IRA | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC | BUY | $9.24 | 151,534 | $1,399,810 | 151,526 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-27 23:31 | 2020-03-25 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $104.07 | 103,548 | $10,776,354 | 24,016,666 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-28 01:36 | 2020-03-25 | CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $43.01 | 200,000 | $8,602,680 | 3,901,515 | +5.4% |
| 2020-03-27 23:06 | 2020-03-25 | GMS | N/A | Ross Ronald R | Director | Other | BUY | $15.97 | 81,200 | $1,296,626 | 440,592 | +22.6% |
| 2020-03-28 00:07 | 2020-03-25 | CASI | N/A | He Wei-Wu | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $2.03 | 524,493 | $1,066,714 | 1,352,020 | +63.4% |
| 2020-03-27 23:56 | 2020-03-25 | AMCI | ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. | Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $10.15 | 384,300 | $3,900,645 | 2,601,100 | +17.3% |
| 2020-03-28 00:20 | 2020-03-25 | PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | Inversora Carso, S.A. de C.V. | 10% owner, Other | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $6.54 | 465,256 | $3,044,356 | 23,211,778 | +2.0% |
| 2020-03-27 18:03 | 2020-03-26 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | TTWFGP LLC | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $41.00 | 145,000 | $5,945,450 | 47,240,277 | +0.3% |
| 2020-03-28 04:32 | 2020-03-25 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.70 | 150,000 | $1,155,000 | 13,851,928 | +1.1% |
| 2020-03-28 04:02 | 2020-03-24 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.92 | 150,000 | $1,038,000 | 13,701,928 | +1.1% |
| 2020-03-27 00:17 | 2020-03-26 | ESCC | N/A | WINN STEPHEN T | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.19 | 10,576,487 | $12,586,020 | 10,576,487 | +100.0% |
| 2020-03-26 23:44 | 2020-03-24 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $101.27 | 90,159 | $9,130,312 | 23,913,118 | +0.4% |
| 2020-03-26 18:39 | 2020-03-24 | MYOV | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $7.65 | 319,300 | $2,442,453 | 46,508,604 | +0.7% |
| 2020-03-26 23:55 | 2020-03-24 | NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | Standard General L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $3.36 | 558,655 | $1,877,248 | 17,635,256 | +3.3% |
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.