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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 16:25 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | Other | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 1,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 3,666,666 | +37.5% |
| 2019-10-19 02:56 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | NELSEN ROBERT | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 1,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-19 02:54 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | ARCH Venture Partners IX, LLC | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 1,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-18 23:16 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 500,000 | $10,000,000 | 5,499,999 | +10.0% |
| 2019-10-18 23:14 | 2019-10-16 | STRM | N/A | LUCAS KENAN | Director | Other | BUY | $1.02 | 1,500,000 | $1,530,000 | 3,341,637 | +81.4% |
| 2019-10-17 23:55 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | SVF Endurance (Cayman) Ltd | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 950,000 | $19,000,000 | 22,616,666 | +4.4% |
| 2019-10-17 20:35 | 2019-10-15 | EFF | N/A | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.41 | 65,094 | $1,003,099 | 1,441,903 | +4.7% |
| 2019-10-17 20:31 | 2019-10-15 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.68 | 238,056 | $1,114,102 | 19,225,872 | +1.3% |
| 2019-10-18 01:57 | 2019-10-15 | SMTI | Sanara MedTech Inc. | Nixon Ronald T | Director, 10% owner | Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | BUY | $8.30 | 963,856 | $8,000,005 | 963,856 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-17 23:27 | 2019-10-15 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | Feldstein Andrew T | Officer - Chief Investment Officer | Surety Insurance | BUY | $46.27 | 23,400 | $1,082,601 | 129,100 | +22.1% |
| 2019-10-18 00:10 | 2019-10-15 | NRGX | PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund | IVASCYN DANIEL J | Other | Other | BUY | $16.17 | 182,250 | $2,947,584 | 182,250 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-18 00:24 | 2019-10-15 | SMTI | Sanara MedTech Inc. | STUCKERT JAMES W | Director, 10% owner | Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | BUY | $8.30 | 180,723 | $1,500,001 | 814,830 | +28.5% |
| 2019-10-16 23:48 | 2019-10-11 | CMCT | Creative Media & Community Trust Corp | CIM Service Provider, LLC | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $19.17 | 2,468,390 | $47,315,334 | 2,586,371 | +2,092.2% |
| 2019-10-16 23:33 | 2019-10-16 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Alaska Permanent Fund Corp | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $20.00 | 1,500,000 | $30,000,000 | 5,555,556 | +37.0% |
| 2019-10-17 00:10 | 2019-10-14 | USAT | CANTALOUPE, INC. | Hudson Executive Capital LP | 10% owner | Calculating & Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers) | BUY | $7.08 | 245,000 | $1,734,527 | 10,385,172 | +2.4% |
| 2019-10-17 03:22 | 2019-10-14 | NGM | N/A | Svennilson Peter | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.31 | 103,000 | $1,061,930 | 16,323,079 | +0.6% |
| 2019-10-17 03:27 | 2019-10-14 | NGM | N/A | COLUMN GROUP L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.31 | 103,000 | $1,061,930 | 156,172 | +193.7% |
| 2019-10-17 03:18 | 2019-10-14 | NGM | N/A | GOEDDEL DAVID V | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.31 | 103,000 | $1,061,930 | 16,513,079 | +0.6% |
| 2019-10-17 00:03 | 2019-10-11 | ATEX | Anterix Inc. | Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $40.12 | 143,582 | $5,760,165 | 4,739,731 | +3.1% |
| 2019-10-15 22:36 | 2019-10-11 | CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $36.78 | 68,252 | $2,510,527 | 2,687,065 | +2.6% |
| 2019-10-15 18:53 | 2019-10-10 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.69 | 941,700 | $4,413,748 | 18,987,816 | +5.2% |
| 2019-10-16 00:23 | 2019-10-10 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | Feldstein Andrew T | Officer - Chief Investment Officer | Surety Insurance | BUY | $45.54 | 34,900 | $1,589,339 | 105,700 | +49.3% |
| 2019-10-16 00:21 | 2019-10-10 | SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | GURLEY J WILLIAM | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $20.83 | 150,000 | $3,124,245 | 694,507 | +27.5% |
| 2019-10-16 00:48 | 2019-10-10 | WOW | WideOpenWest, Inc. | Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $5.82 | 175,348 | $1,019,684 | 31,262,595 | +0.6% |
| 2019-10-11 01:30 | 2019-10-08 | CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $33.35 | 73,578 | $2,454,135 | 2,603,971 | +2.9% |
| 2019-10-10 19:54 | 2019-10-08 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.71 | 606,100 | $2,856,671 | 18,046,206 | +3.5% |
| 2019-10-10 23:38 | 2019-10-08 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | Feldstein Andrew T | Officer - Chief Investment Officer | Surety Insurance | BUY | $44.45 | 23,200 | $1,031,124 | 70,800 | +48.7% |
| 2019-10-10 23:58 | 2019-10-08 | CWH | Camping World Holdings, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $7.92 | 650,182 | $5,151,912 | 6,108,808 | +11.9% |
| 2019-10-10 23:41 | 2019-10-08 | TERP | N/A | BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.77 | 2,981,514 | $49,999,990 | 32,859,562 | +10.0% |
| 2019-10-10 04:35 | 2019-10-07 | VIE | N/A | Tong Xiaomeng | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.00 | 300,000 | $5,700,000 | 300,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-10 04:31 | 2019-10-07 | CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $33.32 | 40,000 | $1,332,800 | 2,530,393 | +1.6% |
| 2019-10-10 04:01 | 2019-10-07 | VIE | N/A | Wicki Andreas | Director | Other | BUY | $19.00 | 500,000 | $9,500,000 | 1,750,000 | +40.0% |
| 2019-10-09 23:53 | 2019-10-07 | VIE | N/A | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.00 | 425,000 | $8,075,000 | 14,650,334 | +3.0% |
| 2019-10-10 01:23 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | 5AM Ventures IV, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 333,333 | $4,999,995 | 333,333 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-10 00:19 | 2019-10-07 | WOW | WideOpenWest, Inc. | Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $5.61 | 534,200 | $2,999,319 | 31,087,247 | +1.7% |
| 2019-10-08 21:54 | 2019-10-04 | PPR | Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.73 | 657,807 | $3,111,427 | 17,440,106 | +3.9% |
| 2019-10-09 03:13 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | Redmile Group, LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 400,000 | $6,000,000 | 2,268,718 | +21.4% |
| 2019-10-08 22:39 | 2019-10-04 | N/A | N/A | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 125,035 | $1,875,525 | 372,010 | +50.6% |
| 2019-10-08 22:37 | 2019-10-04 | N/A | N/A | Golub David | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 125,035 | $1,875,525 | 372,010 | +50.6% |
| 2019-10-08 23:32 | 2019-10-04 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | Feldstein Andrew T | Officer - Chief Investment Officer | Surety Insurance | BUY | $43.89 | 23,600 | $1,035,693 | 47,600 | +98.3% |
| 2019-10-09 01:22 | 2019-10-04 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $16.37 | 663,344 | $10,862,192 | 20,697,623 | +3.3% |
| 2019-10-09 00:40 | 2019-10-04 | FPRX | N/A | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.74 | 601,482 | $2,250,986 | 342,843 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-08 02:40 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | Versant Vantage I, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 333,333 | $4,999,995 | 333,333 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-07 16:44 | 2019-10-04 | N-A | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 333,333 | $5,000,000 | 5,606,263 | +6.3% |
| 2019-10-08 02:53 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | HealthCap VII, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 266,667 | $4,000,005 | 2,366,104 | +12.7% |
| 2019-10-08 02:39 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | Versant V Luxco S.a r.l. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 333,333 | $4,999,995 | 333,333 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-08 01:03 | 2019-07-09 | ZNRG | N/A | BAKER DAVE JOSEPH | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $0.08 | 20,000,000 | $1,600,000 | 40,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-10-08 01:08 | 2019-05-15 | ZNRG | N/A | MIKLES RICHARD | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $0.07 | 16,200,000 | $1,198,800 | 25,000,000 | +184.1% |
| 2019-10-08 02:33 | 2019-10-07 | APRE | Clear Creek Independent School District | Christenson Johan | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 266,667 | $4,000,005 | 2,366,104 | +12.7% |
| 2019-10-08 02:05 | 2019-10-03 | WMS | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. | Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Plastics Foam Products | BUY | $31.61 | 97,010 | $3,066,350 | 12,562,461 | +0.8% |
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.