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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-13 00:26 | 2019-09-10 | ATEX | Anterix Inc. | Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $39.25 | 76,883 | $3,017,435 | 4,468,195 | +1.8% |
| 2019-09-12 23:18 | 2019-09-10 | TPTX | N/A | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | Director | Other | BUY | $45.00 | 177,777 | $7,999,965 | 2,170,327 | +8.9% |
| 2019-09-12 23:23 | 2019-09-12 | CELH | Celsius Holdings, Inc. | DESANTIS CARL | 10% owner | Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters | BUY | $3.60 | 500,000 | $1,800,000 | 21,841,295 | +2.3% |
| 2019-09-12 23:49 | 2019-09-09 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.51 | 87,450 | $2,493,234 | 27,010,843 | +0.3% |
| 2019-09-12 03:39 | 2019-09-09 | CSTR | N/A | Flynn Thomas R. | Director | Other | BUY | $15.41 | 97,340 | $1,500,009 | 132,897 | +273.8% |
| 2019-09-12 01:42 | 2019-09-10 | TPTX | N/A | George Simeon | Director | Other | BUY | $45.00 | 177,777 | $7,999,965 | 2,170,327 | +8.9% |
| 2019-09-12 03:10 | 2019-09-11 | RBB | RBB Bancorp | Chang Peter M | Director | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $20.00 | 115,000 | $2,300,000 | 525,717 | +28.0% |
| 2019-09-11 23:21 | 2019-09-09 | LAND | GLADSTONE LAND Corp | GLADSTONE DAVID | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $11.87 | 210,000 | $2,493,561 | 2,298,585 | +10.1% |
| 2019-09-11 23:30 | 2019-09-10 | ITCI | N/A | Alafi Christopher D | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.26 | 485,000 | $4,974,694 | 4,673,270 | +11.6% |
| 2019-09-12 00:25 | 2019-09-09 | LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. | Zinterhofer Eric Louis | Director | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $17.00 | 100,000 | $1,700,000 | 1,381,037 | +7.8% |
| 2019-09-11 23:42 | 2019-09-11 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.65 | 606,061 | $1,000,001 | 22,900,836 | +2.7% |
| 2019-09-12 00:27 | 2019-09-09 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $15.09 | 840,888 | $12,687,991 | 16,980,417 | +5.2% |
| 2019-09-11 00:27 | 2019-09-04 | HOME | N/A | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.08 | 240,278 | $1,459,881 | 8,345,214 | +3.0% |
| 2019-09-11 00:06 | 2019-09-06 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | TUCHMAN MARTIN | Director | Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing | BUY | $25.64 | 50,400 | $1,292,180 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-09-11 00:59 | 2019-09-10 | DOMO | DOMO, INC. | James Joshua G | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Founder, CEO and Chairman | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $17.00 | 60,000 | $1,020,000 | 160,000 | +60.0% |
| 2019-09-11 02:56 | 2019-09-06 | ORGO | Organogenesis Holdings Inc. | Avista Capital Managing Member IV, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $5.18 | 537,000 | $2,782,519 | 18,114,265 | +3.1% |
| 2019-09-09 21:01 | 2019-09-09 | CI | Cigna Group | Cordani David | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Hospital & Medical Service Plans | BUY | $155.17 | 32,509 | $5,044,422 | 355,914 | +10.1% |
| 2019-09-10 00:00 | 2019-09-09 | CLDR | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 439,914 | $2,199,570 | 18,598,388 | +2.4% |
| 2019-09-09 23:49 | 2019-09-05 | GLYC | CRESCENT BIOPHARMA, INC. | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.18 | 1,668,746 | $5,309,950 | 528,891 | +100.0% |
| 2019-09-09 23:46 | 2019-09-05 | COTY | COTY INC. | Hughes Fiona | Officer - Chief Marketing Officer, CB | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $9.81 | 210,000 | $2,059,260 | 210,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-09-06 21:02 | 2019-08-15 | HOME | N/A | SOSIN CLIFFORD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 1,286,901 | $6,913,876 | 7,836,901 | +19.6% |
| 2019-09-07 02:13 | 2019-09-04 | CERC | Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.05 | 2,200,000 | $6,706,040 | 20,683,233 | +11.9% |
| 2019-09-07 03:28 | 2019-09-04 | AERI | N/A | Foresite Capital Management II, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.47 | 115,900 | $2,140,893 | 2,350,477 | +5.2% |
| 2019-09-07 03:20 | 2019-09-04 | PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | Inversora Carso, S.A. de C.V. | 10% owner, Other | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $23.59 | 80,000 | $1,886,840 | 16,708,920 | +0.5% |
| 2019-09-06 23:09 | 2019-09-04 | ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | BIOTECH TARGET N V | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $33.78 | 80,000 | $2,702,208 | 3,652,964 | +2.2% |
| 2019-09-07 00:58 | 2019-09-04 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $15.32 | 654,011 | $10,017,225 | 16,139,529 | +4.2% |
| 2019-09-05 17:39 | 2019-09-03 | COT | N/A | Harrington Thomas | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $12.56 | 80,000 | $1,004,944 | 132,493 | +152.4% |
| 2019-09-05 13:00 | 2019-09-03 | YEXT | Yext, Inc. | Walrath Michael | Director | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $16.42 | 85,429 | $1,402,326 | 214,216 | +66.3% |
| 2019-09-05 14:18 | 2019-09-04 | ELAN | Elanco Animal Health Inc | Simmons Jeffrey N | Director, Officer - President, CEO & Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $26.55 | 75,750 | $2,011,163 | 470,006 | +19.2% |
| 2019-09-05 23:05 | 2019-09-03 | PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | Barry John F | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $6.34 | 237,857 | $1,508,180 | 39,906,051 | +0.6% |
| 2019-09-06 00:28 | 2019-09-03 | LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. | Zinterhofer Eric Louis | Director | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $16.26 | 65,000 | $1,057,037 | 1,281,037 | +5.3% |
| 2019-09-05 23:37 | 2019-09-03 | PGNX | N/A | Velan Capital, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $4.45 | 521,038 | $2,317,421 | 7,939,710 | +7.0% |
| 2019-09-06 01:51 | 2019-09-03 | ORGO | Organogenesis Holdings Inc. | Avista Capital Managing Member IV, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.84 | 577,600 | $2,797,548 | 17,577,265 | +3.4% |
| 2019-09-05 00:12 | 2019-08-30 | N-A | N/A | Manulife (International) Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.18 | 586,175 | $13,000,003 | 17,226,047 | +3.5% |
| 2019-09-05 00:06 | 2019-08-30 | N-A | N/A | Manufacturers Life Reinsurance Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.18 | 1,352,710 | $30,000,007 | 24,810,100 | +5.8% |
| 2019-09-05 01:12 | 2019-08-30 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Omaha Aggregator (Cayman) L.P. | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $8.68 | 162,100 | $1,406,866 | 1,278,808 | +14.5% |
| 2019-09-05 03:38 | 2019-08-30 | AERI | N/A | Foresite Capital Management II, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.00 | 75,000 | $1,574,738 | 2,325,477 | +3.3% |
| 2019-09-05 01:24 | 2019-08-30 | ITCI | N/A | Alafi Christopher D | Director | Other | BUY | $8.52 | 125,000 | $1,065,213 | 4,188,270 | +3.1% |
| 2019-09-05 00:13 | 2019-08-30 | PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | Barry John F | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $6.39 | 201,548 | $1,288,456 | 39,668,194 | +0.5% |
| 2019-09-05 01:24 | 2019-09-04 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.65 | 606,061 | $1,000,001 | 22,294,775 | +2.8% |
| 2019-09-04 23:29 | 2019-08-30 | RM | Regional Management Corp. | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $25.88 | 75,000 | $1,941,000 | 41,355 | +100.0% |
| 2019-09-05 01:11 | 2019-08-30 | GTES | Gates Industrial Corp plc | Blackstone Group Inc | 10% owner | General Industrial Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $8.68 | 162,100 | $1,406,866 | 1,278,808 | +14.5% |
| 2019-09-05 01:49 | 2019-08-30 | COTY | COTY INC. | Laubies Pierre | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $9.54 | 262,000 | $2,499,952 | 3,218,675 | +8.9% |
| 2019-09-05 01:44 | 2019-08-30 | COTY | COTY INC. | HARF PETER | Director | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $9.49 | 1,051,507 | $9,979,643 | 11,266,958 | +10.3% |
| 2019-09-03 23:09 | 2019-08-30 | NEWM | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | Reed Michael | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | BUY | $8.78 | 250,000 | $2,195,000 | 627,361 | +66.2% |
| 2019-09-04 03:42 | 2019-08-29 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $74.61 | 764,501 | $57,042,248 | 5,864,501 | +15.0% |
| 2019-09-03 20:07 | 2019-08-29 | N/A | N/A | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 336,036 | +42.4% |
| 2019-09-03 20:05 | 2019-08-29 | N/A | N/A | Golub David | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 336,036 | +42.4% |
| 2019-09-04 01:28 | 2019-09-03 | PVH | PVH CORP. /DE/ | CHIRICO EMANUEL | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments | BUY | $74.99 | 133,155 | $9,985,746 | 417,351 | +46.9% |
| 2019-09-04 00:21 | 2019-08-29 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $15.03 | 627,439 | $9,432,730 | 15,485,518 | +4.2% |
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.