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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-28 00:29 | 2020-02-25 | EHI | WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.27 | 169,806 | $1,743,857 | 8,306,829 | +2.1% |
| 2020-02-27 18:53 | 2020-02-26 | CNK | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | MITCHELL LEE ROY | Director | Services-Motion Picture Theaters | BUY | $26.71 | 74,800 | $1,997,908 | 5,478,550 | +1.4% |
| 2020-02-28 03:25 | 2020-02-25 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $57.16 | 45,000 | $2,572,200 | 31,667,979 | +0.1% |
| 2020-02-27 02:18 | 2020-02-24 | ESSC | N/A | Double Ventures Holdings Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 167,000 | $1,670,000 | 1,667,000 | +11.1% |
| 2020-02-27 02:16 | 2020-02-24 | ESSC | N/A | Yu Fan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 167,000 | $1,670,000 | 1,667,000 | +11.1% |
| 2020-02-27 00:35 | 2020-02-24 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $127.15 | 97,475 | $12,394,044 | 21,603,366 | +0.5% |
| 2020-02-27 01:19 | 2020-02-24 | SIX | N/A | Ruchim Arik W | Director | Other | BUY | $29.37 | 1,500,000 | $44,052,300 | 7,000,000 | +27.3% |
| 2020-02-27 01:02 | 2020-02-24 | PLT | N/A | Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $13.90 | 750,000 | $10,428,000 | 7,102,201 | +11.8% |
| 2020-02-26 15:30 | 2020-02-24 | INOV | N/A | Dunleavy Keith R | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO and Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $20.33 | 63,005 | $1,281,100 | 600,000 | +11.7% |
| 2020-02-27 02:13 | 2020-02-24 | ESSC | N/A | Hao Chun Yi | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CFO | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 167,000 | $1,670,000 | 1,667,000 | +11.1% |
| 2020-02-27 01:31 | 2020-02-24 | CBL | CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC | ASHNER MICHAEL L | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $0.52 | 2,750,000 | $1,439,900 | 14,133,091 | +24.2% |
| 2020-02-27 02:39 | 2020-02-24 | NOG | NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. | Rowling Robert B. | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $1.48 | 5,000,000 | $7,392,000 | 85,129,101 | +6.2% |
| 2020-02-27 01:06 | 2020-02-24 | KOD | Kodiak Sciences Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $57.87 | 377,249 | $21,830,230 | 10,464,977 | +3.7% |
| 2020-02-27 01:25 | 2020-02-26 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $24.21 | 208,000 | $5,036,574 | 18,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-02-27 01:28 | 2020-02-26 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $20.72 | 300,000 | $6,215,940 | 243,439,120 | +0.1% |
| 2020-02-27 00:33 | 2020-02-24 | GEO | GEO GROUP INC | ZOLEY GEORGE C | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs | BUY | $16.96 | 265,063 | $4,495,177 | 2,115,060 | +14.3% |
| 2020-02-26 00:52 | 2020-02-21 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $131.79 | 43,305 | $5,707,166 | 21,505,891 | +0.2% |
| 2020-02-26 02:04 | 2020-02-24 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | Chiang Willie CW | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $15.82 | 65,000 | $1,028,482 | 140,104 | +86.5% |
| 2020-02-26 01:29 | 2020-02-21 | W | Wayfair Inc. | Spruce House Partnership LLC | 10% owner | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $75.33 | 750,000 | $56,495,025 | 7,750,000 | +10.7% |
| 2020-02-26 00:30 | 2020-02-25 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.60 | 1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | 34,106,212 | +3.8% |
| 2020-02-26 04:10 | 2020-02-25 | AGRX | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.00 | 3,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 14,919,925 | +25.2% |
| 2020-02-26 00:41 | 2020-02-25 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $24.52 | 50,000 | $1,226,015 | 4,633,218 | +1.1% |
| 2020-02-26 01:02 | 2020-02-24 | MGY | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $7.79 | 201,000 | $1,566,393 | 6,830,349 | +3.0% |
| 2020-02-26 01:29 | 2020-02-20 | BIF | SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. | STEWART WEST INDIES TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.66 | 657,097 | $7,661,751 | 1,787,963 | +58.1% |
| 2020-02-25 01:17 | 2020-02-20 | UHAL | U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | SHOEN EDWARD J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, President | Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) | BUY | $343.12 | 5,420 | $1,859,689 | 8,316,004 | +0.1% |
| 2020-02-25 01:03 | 2020-02-20 | LYFT | Lyft, Inc. | Roberts Brian Keith | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $45.25 | 22,500 | $1,018,096 | 678,741 | +3.4% |
| 2020-02-25 01:17 | 2020-02-20 | UHAL | U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | Willow Grove Holdings LP | 10% owner | Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) | BUY | $343.12 | 5,420 | $1,859,689 | 725,120 | +0.8% |
| 2020-02-25 03:19 | 2020-02-20 | ALTG | Alta Equipment Group Inc. | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $10.03 | 208,229 | $2,089,370 | 5,200,269 | +4.2% |
| 2020-02-25 01:07 | 2020-02-19 | ET | Energy Transfer LP | WARREN KELCY L | Director, Officer - CEO | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $12.53 | 3,603,791 | $45,155,501 | 97,577,803 | +3.8% |
| 2020-02-25 00:09 | 2020-02-21 | MS | MORGAN STANLEY | LUCZO STEPHEN J | Director | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $53.00 | 50,000 | $2,649,955 | 121,000 | +70.4% |
| 2020-02-24 23:07 | 2020-02-21 | VSAT | VIASAT INC | BALDRIDGE RICHARD A | Director, Officer - Chief Operating Officer | Communications Services, NEC | BUY | $55.54 | 27,150 | $1,507,911 | 146,304 | +22.8% |
| 2020-02-25 02:38 | 2020-02-24 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | ARMSTRONG GREG L | Director | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $15.90 | 70,187 | $1,116,303 | 1,745,812 | +4.2% |
| 2020-02-25 01:17 | 2020-02-20 | UHAL | U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | SHOEN MARK V | 10% owner | Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) | BUY | $343.12 | 5,420 | $1,859,689 | 8,318,004 | +0.1% |
| 2020-02-25 00:20 | 2020-02-19 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $54.93 | 60,000 | $3,295,500 | 31,571,502 | +0.2% |
| 2020-02-24 17:31 | 2020-02-20 | BG | N/A | HECKMAN GREGORY A | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $53.76 | 37,180 | $1,998,656 | 130,832 | +39.7% |
| 2020-02-25 00:53 | 2020-02-24 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $25.06 | 50,000 | $1,252,850 | 4,620,718 | +1.1% |
| 2020-02-25 01:18 | 2020-02-24 | SMPL | Simply Good Foods Co | KILTS JAMES M | Director | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $22.54 | 88,500 | $1,994,640 | 826,317 | +12.0% |
| 2020-02-25 02:05 | 2020-02-20 | BIF | SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. | STEWART WEST INDIES TRADING CO., LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.66 | 657,097 | $7,661,751 | 8,625,682 | +8.2% |
| 2020-02-25 02:25 | 2020-02-20 | BIF | SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. | SUSAN L CICIORA TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.66 | 791,887 | $9,233,402 | 7,629,606 | +11.6% |
| 2020-02-21 22:42 | 2020-02-19 | HIO | WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.26 | 1,733,567 | $9,115,615 | 15,127,446 | +12.9% |
| 2020-02-22 01:54 | 2020-02-19 | UROV | N/A | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | Other | Other | BUY | $13.08 | 103,250 | $1,350,510 | 22,963,263 | +0.5% |
| 2020-02-22 00:46 | 2020-02-14 | SCPH | N/A | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.20 | 271,993 | $2,230,343 | 3,518,998 | +8.4% |
| 2020-02-21 22:38 | 2020-02-19 | EHI | WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.39 | 387,065 | $4,023,463 | 8,032,265 | +5.1% |
| 2020-02-22 00:46 | 2020-02-21 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $25.85 | 50,000 | $1,292,280 | 4,608,218 | +1.1% |
| 2020-02-22 00:41 | 2018-12-13 | SRT | N/A | CSP ALPHA HOLDINGS PARENT PTE LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.73 | 468,365 | $3,149,989 | 21,235,032 | +2.3% |
| 2020-02-20 21:36 | 2020-02-18 | ZGYHU | N/A | Li Yubao | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 232,500 | $2,325,000 | 232,500 | +100.0% |
| 2020-02-21 00:00 | 2020-02-20 | DERM | N/A | Bald Eagle Acquisition Corp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.75 | 40,926,025 | $767,362,969 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2020-02-21 01:01 | 2020-02-20 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $26.11 | 50,000 | $1,305,615 | 4,595,718 | +1.1% |
| 2020-02-19 23:58 | 2020-02-13 | NAVB | N/A | Scott John K Jr. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.85 | 2,373,529 | $2,017,500 | 8,042,162 | +41.9% |
| 2020-02-19 22:08 | 2020-02-14 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.18 | 830,944 | $4,303,210 | 32,941,571 | +2.6% |
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.