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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-24 00:00 | 2019-05-21 | CNDT | CONDUENT Inc | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $9.00 | 211,159 | $1,900,431 | 31,635,714 | +0.7% |
| 2019-05-23 22:34 | 2019-05-21 | N/A | N/A | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 216,177 | +86.1% |
| 2019-05-23 15:27 | 2019-05-22 | ARR | Armour Residential REIT Inc. | Zimmer Jeffrey J | Director, Officer - Co-CEO and President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $17.93 | 80,000 | $1,434,600 | 80,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-23 22:38 | 2019-05-21 | N/A | N/A | Golub David | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 216,177 | +86.1% |
| 2019-05-23 15:32 | 2019-05-21 | ADMA | Adma Biologics Inc. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $4.00 | 4,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 11,521,102 | +53.2% |
| 2019-05-24 01:37 | 2019-05-21 | UROV | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5,041.75 | 19,830 | $99,977,835 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-23 02:12 | 2019-05-20 | EOLS | Evolus, Inc. | BLANK SIMONE | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $19.25 | 628,536 | $12,099,318 | 923,560 | +213.0% |
| 2019-05-23 03:21 | 2019-05-20 | MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | OCAMPO JOHN L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $13.30 | 100,000 | $1,329,600 | 9,808,142 | +1.0% |
| 2019-05-23 00:56 | 2019-05-20 | MDCO | N/A | DENNER ALEXANDER J | Director | Other | BUY | $33.89 | 431,000 | $14,606,461 | 4,067,000 | +11.9% |
| 2019-05-22 19:33 | 2019-05-21 | BG | N/A | HECKMAN GREGORY A | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $51.93 | 38,588 | $2,003,856 | 55,054 | +234.3% |
| 2019-05-22 03:29 | 2019-05-17 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, L.P. | Other | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $23.73 | 1,995,291 | $47,340,673 | 4,207,565 | +90.2% |
| 2019-05-22 03:27 | 2019-05-17 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | Welling Glenn W. | Director, 10% owner | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $23.73 | 1,995,291 | $47,340,673 | 4,207,565 | +90.2% |
| 2019-05-21 23:11 | 2019-05-17 | CHAP | N/A | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.45 | 250,000 | $1,112,500 | 2,656,217 | +10.4% |
| 2019-05-22 03:07 | 2019-05-17 | XON | PRECIGEN, INC. | KIRK RANDAL J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.65 | 422,423 | $1,966,083 | 930,504 | +83.1% |
| 2019-05-22 03:05 | 2019-05-17 | XON | PRECIGEN, INC. | KIRK RANDAL J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.65 | 633,631 | $2,949,109 | 148,817 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-21 19:04 | 2018-09-14 | IBTX | N/A | SMITH G STACY | Director | Other | BUY | $65.90 | 25,000 | $1,647,388 | 81,904 | +43.9% |
| 2019-05-22 01:29 | 2019-05-17 | SRT | N/A | Sharda Mukesh | Director | Other | BUY | $7.48 | 274,064 | $2,049,999 | 274,064 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-22 01:28 | 2019-05-17 | SRT | N/A | Rao Bharat | Director | Other | BUY | $7.48 | 274,064 | $2,049,999 | 274,064 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-21 00:09 | 2019-05-16 | APLT | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | Shendelman Shoshana | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President and CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 125,000 | $1,250,000 | 3,605,662 | +3.6% |
| 2019-05-20 23:35 | 2019-05-16 | SCPL | N/A | Park West Asset Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.93 | 497,500 | $7,925,175 | 3,000,000 | +19.9% |
| 2019-05-20 23:31 | 2019-05-16 | CLR | N/A | Hamm Harold | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Other | BUY | $42.71 | 93,000 | $3,972,170 | 64,452 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-21 00:01 | 2019-05-16 | CNDT | CONDUENT Inc | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $8.84 | 2,522,598 | $22,308,848 | 31,424,555 | +8.7% |
| 2019-05-21 00:08 | 2019-05-16 | APLT | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | MARCUS JOEL S | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 150,000 | $1,500,000 | 404,860 | +58.9% |
| 2019-05-21 00:11 | 2019-05-17 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $15.72 | 250,000 | $3,929,925 | 18,833,400 | +1.3% |
| 2019-05-21 03:59 | 2019-05-16 | APLT | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 975,000 | $9,750,000 | 975,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-17 23:59 | 2019-05-17 | N-A | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Texas County & District Retirement System | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.68 | 238,945 | $4,702,685 | 3,799,764 | +6.7% |
| 2019-05-18 00:00 | 2019-05-15 | FRGI | N/A | Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.96 | 252,295 | $3,520,878 | 4,424,069 | +6.0% |
| 2019-05-18 00:51 | 2018-05-25 | IBTX | N/A | SMITH G STACY | Director | Other | BUY | $74.13 | 25,000 | $1,853,305 | 24,145 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-18 00:50 | 2018-09-14 | IBTX | N/A | SMITH G STACY | Director | Other | BUY | $65.90 | 25,000 | $1,647,388 | 28,808 | +656.5% |
| 2019-05-18 00:08 | 2019-05-15 | COTY | COTY INC. | Pieraccioni Giovanni | Officer - Chief Operating Officer, CB | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $12.91 | 93,100 | $1,202,200 | 93,100 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-17 02:11 | 2019-05-14 | BBCP | Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. | Argand Partners, LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Construction - Special Trade Contractors | BUY | $4.50 | 1,625,000 | $7,312,500 | 15,477,138 | +11.7% |
| 2019-05-17 00:08 | 2019-05-14 | BBCP | Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. | Stevens Brent M | Director, 10% owner | Construction - Special Trade Contractors | BUY | $4.50 | 1,000,000 | $4,500,000 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-16 23:06 | 2019-05-16 | SYMC | Gen Digital Inc. | Feld Peter A | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.73 | 650,000 | $12,825,800 | 18,958,151 | +3.6% |
| 2019-05-16 23:04 | 2019-05-15 | SYMC | Gen Digital Inc. | Feld Peter A | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.51 | 650,000 | $12,678,445 | 18,499,877 | +3.6% |
| 2019-05-16 23:01 | 2019-05-14 | SYMC | Gen Digital Inc. | Feld Peter A | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.53 | 700,000 | $13,669,460 | 18,041,602 | +4.0% |
| 2019-05-16 14:54 | 2019-05-15 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.84 | 1,358,698 | $2,500,004 | 17,852,351 | +8.2% |
| 2019-05-17 01:43 | 2019-05-14 | NOG | NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. | Rowling Robert B. | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.23 | 1,000,000 | $2,231,300 | 74,713,619 | +1.4% |
| 2019-05-17 02:28 | 2019-05-14 | COTY | COTY INC. | HARF PETER | Director | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $12.06 | 439,668 | $5,304,243 | 8,899,188 | +5.2% |
| 2019-05-16 00:28 | 2019-05-13 | NANX | SOLESENCE, INC. | WHITMORE BRADFORD T | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $0.40 | 4,189,000 | $1,675,600 | 17,096,435 | +32.5% |
| 2019-05-16 01:16 | 2019-05-13 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, L.P. | Other | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $23.61 | 2,083,081 | $49,189,875 | 2,212,274 | +1,612.4% |
| 2019-05-16 00:25 | 2019-05-13 | IMMU | N/A | Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $15.11 | 750,000 | $11,328,750 | 18,464,461 | +4.2% |
| 2019-05-16 01:13 | 2019-05-13 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | Welling Glenn W. | Director, 10% owner | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $23.61 | 2,083,081 | $49,189,875 | 2,212,274 | +1,612.4% |
| 2019-05-15 13:04 | 2019-05-14 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.00 | 1,000,000 | $1,995,000 | 28,347,177 | +3.7% |
| 2019-05-15 21:49 | 2019-05-13 | MIST | Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. | FONDS DE SOLIDARITE DES TRAVAILLEURS DU QUEBEC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 433,333 | $6,499,995 | 2,720,310 | +18.9% |
| 2019-05-16 00:08 | 2019-05-13 | QRTEA | QVC Group, Inc. | MALONE JOHN C | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $12.48 | 800,000 | $9,986,320 | 816,470 | +4,857.3% |
| 2019-05-16 01:03 | 2019-05-14 | ITCI | N/A | Alafi Christopher D | Director | Other | BUY | $12.56 | 100,000 | $1,256,350 | 4,053,270 | +2.5% |
| 2019-05-16 00:08 | 2019-05-13 | QRTEA | QVC Group, Inc. | GEORGE MICHAEL A | Director, Officer - President, CEO | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $12.51 | 244,568 | $3,060,402 | 1,939,137 | +14.4% |
| 2019-05-15 23:18 | 2019-05-13 | AXLA | N/A | Flagship Ventures Fund IV General Partner LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 500,000 | $10,000,000 | 986,023 | +102.9% |
| 2019-05-16 00:59 | 2019-05-13 | NXTC | NextCure, Inc. | Sofinnova Venture Partners IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 400,000 | $6,000,000 | 2,521,856 | +18.9% |
| 2019-05-16 00:08 | 2019-05-13 | QRTEA | QVC Group, Inc. | MAFFEI GREGORY B | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses | BUY | $12.49 | 100,000 | $1,248,810 | 4,706,157 | +2.2% |
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.