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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-07 16:53 | 2020-01-03 | EFR | Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust | UBS Group AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.55 | 347,473 | $4,708,259 | 1,067,292 | +48.3% |
| 2020-01-08 00:16 | 2020-01-07 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.60 | 1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | 31,606,212 | +4.1% |
| 2020-01-06 16:55 | 2020-01-02 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.02 | 248,118 | $1,245,552 | 26,162,526 | +1.0% |
| 2020-01-07 02:38 | 2020-01-02 | OCX | Insight Molecular Diagnostics Inc. | BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. | 10% owner | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $2.16 | 1,391,466 | $3,000,001 | 13,666,204 | +11.3% |
| 2020-01-06 14:37 | 2020-01-03 | FRG | N/A | Vintage Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 2,354,000 | $28,248,000 | 14,954,262 | +18.7% |
| 2020-01-04 01:42 | 2019-12-31 | NA | N/A | Manulife (International) Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.65 | 751,361 | $16,265,016 | 18,141,063 | +4.3% |
| 2020-01-04 01:36 | 2019-12-31 | NA | N/A | Manufacturers Life Reinsurance Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.65 | 1,165,429 | $25,228,502 | 28,138,420 | +4.3% |
| 2020-01-04 00:37 | 2019-12-31 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $128.38 | 68,000 | $8,729,840 | 20,625,133 | +0.3% |
| 2020-01-04 03:16 | 2019-12-26 | KOOL | Thermogenesis Holdings Inc. | Xu Xiaochun | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture | BUY | $2,277,134.00 | 1,367,648 | $3,114,317,760,832 | 683,824 | +100.0% |
| 2020-01-04 01:04 | 2020-01-03 | CLUB | N/A | Walsh Patrick | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 4,300,000 | $6,450,000 | 4,300,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-01-03 22:09 | 2020-01-02 | EFR | Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust | UBS Group AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.56 | 351,906 | $4,771,845 | 719,819 | +95.6% |
| 2020-01-04 00:16 | 2019-12-31 | CAG | CONAGRA BRANDS INC. | OMTVEDT CRAIG P | Director | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $33.99 | 40,000 | $1,359,488 | 75,027 | +114.2% |
| 2020-01-04 00:10 | 2019-12-31 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $27.89 | 126,000 | $3,514,556 | 4,395,718 | +3.0% |
| 2020-01-03 00:45 | 2019-12-30 | N/A | N/A | Muzinich US Private Debt, SCSp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100.00 | 351,454 | $35,145,367 | 351,338 | +100.0% |
| 2020-01-03 01:16 | 2019-12-30 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $127.26 | 65,000 | $8,272,212 | 20,557,133 | +0.3% |
| 2020-01-02 22:20 | 2020-01-02 | N/A | Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. | Cohen Frank | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $11.44 | 218,572 | $2,500,000 | 538,428 | +68.3% |
| 2020-01-03 00:41 | 2019-12-30 | N/A | N/A | Muzinich & Co., Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100.00 | 20,940 | $2,093,983 | 41,876 | +100.0% |
| 2020-01-03 01:50 | 2019-12-30 | ADES | Arq Inc. | Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $10.37 | 126,387 | $1,311,151 | 1,966,647 | +6.9% |
| 2020-01-02 20:54 | 2019-12-30 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 350,094 | $1,751,520 | 25,914,408 | +1.4% |
| 2020-01-03 00:28 | 2019-12-10 | KYN | Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. | TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5,000,000.00 | 200,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020-01-03 00:01 | 2019-12-30 | USWS | N/A | MATLIN DAVID J | Director | Other | BUY | $1.25 | 1,000,000 | $1,250,000 | 3,014,603 | +49.6% |
| 2020-01-03 00:09 | 2019-12-30 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $27.91 | 103,000 | $2,874,967 | 4,364,218 | +2.4% |
| 2020-01-01 00:40 | 2019-12-27 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $127.67 | 98,076 | $12,521,363 | 20,492,133 | +0.5% |
| 2019-12-31 19:05 | 2019-12-30 | EVV | Eaton Vance Ltd Duration Income Fund | UBS Group AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.20 | 101,397 | $1,338,795 | 1,444,717 | +7.5% |
| 2019-12-30 23:32 | 2019-12-27 | N-A | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 89,152 | $1,337,282 | 6,594,376 | +1.4% |
| 2019-12-31 00:33 | 2019-12-26 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $125.72 | 94,057 | $11,824,667 | 20,394,057 | +0.5% |
| 2019-12-30 18:28 | 2019-12-26 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 290,904 | $1,454,520 | 25,564,314 | +1.2% |
| 2019-12-31 00:17 | 2019-12-24 | VRA | Vera Bradley, Inc. | Miller P. Michael | Director, 10% owner | Leather & Leather Products | BUY | $11.73 | 883,340 | $10,361,578 | 3,907,467 | +29.2% |
| 2019-12-31 00:17 | 2019-12-24 | VRA | Vera Bradley, Inc. | Miller Patricia R. | Director, 10% owner | Leather & Leather Products | BUY | $11.73 | 883,340 | $10,361,578 | 3,907,467 | +29.2% |
| 2019-12-27 17:40 | 2019-12-01 | N-A | N/A | Partners Group Private Equity II, LLC | Other | Other | BUY | $6.10 | 1,312,207 | $8,000,000 | 4,737,136 | +38.3% |
| 2019-12-28 00:00 | 2019-12-24 | ATNX | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.39 | 73,698 | $1,060,514 | 11,532,467 | +0.6% |
| 2019-12-26 20:22 | 2019-12-23 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 259,077 | $1,294,530 | 25,273,410 | +1.0% |
| 2019-12-27 00:31 | 2019-12-23 | KODK | EASTMAN KODAK CO | CONTINENZA JAMES V | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $2.50 | 400,000 | $1,000,000 | 553,263 | +261.0% |
| 2019-12-26 14:04 | 2019-12-19 | ATNX | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.03 | 606,302 | $8,503,810 | 11,458,769 | +5.6% |
| 2019-12-27 01:59 | 2019-12-20 | FPRX | N/A | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.05 | 515,020 | $2,085,831 | 536,608 | +2,385.7% |
| 2019-12-27 05:23 | 2019-12-23 | OTIVF | N/A | Ivy Jerry Lafe JR | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1,040,000.00 | 5,200,000 | $5,408,000,000,000 | 9,197,575 | +130.1% |
| 2019-12-24 00:05 | 2019-12-19 | XCUR | EXICURE, INC. | Muralidhar Bali | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.75 | 727,000 | $1,999,250 | 6,977,000 | +11.6% |
| 2019-12-23 20:53 | 2019-12-19 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.97 | 663,664 | $3,299,804 | 25,014,333 | +2.7% |
| 2019-12-24 00:05 | 2019-12-19 | EPD | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | WILLIAMS RANDA DUNCAN | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $27.88 | 88,400 | $2,464,380 | 4,338,468 | +2.1% |
| 2019-12-21 03:10 | 2019-12-18 | MNPR | Monopar Therapeutics | Hendricks Diane | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.00 | 468,750 | $3,750,000 | 468,750 | +100.0% |
| 2019-12-21 02:32 | 2019-12-18 | MNPR | Monopar Therapeutics | Leo Karl | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.00 | 156,564 | $1,252,510 | 314 | +100.0% |
| 2019-12-21 01:01 | 2019-12-20 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | OCM Growth Holdings LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 2,157,011 | $32,355,172 | 13,743,841 | +18.6% |
| 2019-12-21 01:16 | 2019-12-20 | NLTX | Neurogene Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.40 | 3,017,542 | $25,347,353 | 12,872,664 | +30.6% |
| 2019-12-21 00:14 | 2019-12-19 | RIBT | RiceBran Technologies | CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO | 10% owner | Grain Mill Products | BUY | $1.25 | 3,200,000 | $4,000,000 | 10,649,068 | +43.0% |
| 2019-12-21 03:18 | 2019-12-19 | XOMA | XOMA Royalty Corp | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $22.00 | 373,195 | $8,210,290 | 1,103,314 | +51.1% |
| 2019-12-21 02:33 | 2019-12-18 | MNPR | Monopar Therapeutics | Tactic Pharma LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.00 | 125,000 | $1,000,000 | 291,667 | +75.0% |
| 2019-12-21 00:24 | 2019-12-20 | FDX | FEDEX CORP | EDWARDSON JOHN A | Director | Air Courier Services | BUY | $148.22 | 10,000 | $1,482,200 | 77,966 | +14.7% |
| 2019-12-20 00:01 | 2019-12-17 | HCCOU | N/A | HCMC Sponsor LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 700,000 | $7,000,000 | 700,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-12-20 03:42 | 2019-12-13 | N/A | N/A | NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.49 | 211,596 | $4,335,602 | 6,166,643 | +3.6% |
| 2019-12-20 00:00 | 2019-12-17 | HCCOU | N/A | Ditkoff Charles J. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 700,000 | $7,000,000 | 700,000 | +100.0% |
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.