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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-13 15:34 | 2019-05-10 | AMG | Affiliated Managers Group Inc. | Horgen Jay C. | Officer - President and CFO | Investment Advice | BUY | $93.19 | 11,000 | $1,025,090 | 115,527 | +10.5% |
| 2019-05-11 02:44 | 2019-05-08 | TGE | N/A | Enagas U.S.A. LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.22 | 120,000 | $2,906,280 | 1,127,935 | +11.9% |
| 2019-05-11 02:33 | 2019-05-08 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Infrastructure Associates L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.22 | 120,000 | $2,906,400 | 1,127,935 | +11.9% |
| 2019-05-11 00:29 | 2019-05-08 | SCPL | N/A | Park West Asset Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.15 | 250,000 | $3,787,500 | 2,502,500 | +11.1% |
| 2019-05-10 21:09 | 2019-05-08 | FARM | FARMER BROTHERS CO | Levin Easterly Partners LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products | BUY | $17.43 | 129,979 | $2,265,196 | 2,534,243 | +5.4% |
| 2019-05-11 00:14 | 2019-05-08 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | SALEM PAUL J | Director | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $25.40 | 800,000 | $20,322,240 | 800,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-10 17:14 | 2019-05-08 | GTE | GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.18 | 1,569,100 | $3,416,401 | 76,126,486 | +2.1% |
| 2019-05-11 02:30 | 2019-05-08 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Holdings III L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.22 | 120,000 | $2,906,400 | 1,127,935 | +11.9% |
| 2019-05-10 20:33 | 2019-05-08 | PKD | N/A | Hicks George G | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.10 | 124,000 | $2,492,400 | 1,746,697 | +7.6% |
| 2019-05-10 01:08 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Walker Paul Edward | Director | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:07 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Sonsini Peter W. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:05 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Makhzoumi Mohamad | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:05 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Florence Anthony A. Jr. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:05 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Chang Carmen | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:04 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Behbahani Ali | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:02 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | Growth Equity Opportunities V, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-09 13:15 | 2019-05-08 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.11 | 907,000 | $1,914,586 | 26,792,177 | +3.5% |
| 2019-05-10 02:56 | 2019-05-07 | DFRG | N/A | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.09 | 265,000 | $1,614,142 | 400,000 | +196.3% |
| 2019-05-09 23:21 | 2019-05-09 | MIST | Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. | RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 666,667 | $10,000,005 | 3,521,856 | +23.3% |
| 2019-05-10 00:54 | 2019-05-08 | MIST | Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. | BDC CAPITAL INC. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 200,000 | $3,000,000 | 2,388,088 | +9.1% |
| 2019-05-10 00:05 | 2019-05-07 | TGE | N/A | GIC Private Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.24 | 78,309 | $1,898,116 | 773,510 | +11.3% |
| 2019-05-10 01:04 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | BASKETT FOREST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:07 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | SANDELL SCOTT D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:06 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | MAKOWER JOSHUA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:06 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | MOTT DAVID M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-10 01:51 | 2019-05-07 | EIGI | N/A | Okumus Fund Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.08 | 403,123 | $2,048,349 | 14,007,722 | +3.0% |
| 2019-05-09 19:27 | 2019-05-07 | VVR | Invesco Senior Income Trust | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.33 | 257,312 | $1,114,161 | 21,379,846 | +1.2% |
| 2019-05-10 00:21 | 2019-05-07 | UFI | UNIFI INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | Director, Other | Textile Mill Products | BUY | $20.45 | 115,000 | $2,351,256 | 1,245,902 | +10.2% |
| 2019-05-10 01:02 | 2019-05-07 | RGLS | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.08 | 1,136,704 | $1,227,640 | 2,052,454 | +124.1% |
| 2019-05-09 00:04 | 2019-05-06 | ATNX | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.71 | 100,000 | $1,271,150 | 9,196,022 | +1.1% |
| 2019-05-08 17:15 | 2019-05-06 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $19.47 | 200,000 | $3,894,020 | 240,401,954 | +0.1% |
| 2019-05-08 03:00 | 2019-04-26 | N/A | N/A | NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.51 | 207,442 | $4,253,847 | 3,475,819 | +6.3% |
| 2019-05-08 03:18 | 2019-05-03 | TGE | N/A | Enagas U.S.A. LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.12 | 223,900 | $5,399,371 | 1,056,751 | +26.9% |
| 2019-05-08 02:53 | 2019-05-03 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Infrastructure Associates L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.12 | 223,900 | $5,399,662 | 1,056,751 | +26.9% |
| 2019-05-08 01:24 | 2019-04-23 | ZM | Zoom Communications, Inc. | Bucantini Enterprises Ltd | 10% owner | Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | BUY | $36.00 | 350,000 | $12,600,000 | 350,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-08 01:30 | 2019-05-03 | SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc | ZAMKOW MICHAEL JAY | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $59.76 | 17,000 | $1,015,920 | 38,000 | +81.0% |
| 2019-05-08 03:01 | 2019-05-03 | TGE | N/A | GIC Private Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.04 | 61,590 | $1,480,796 | 695,201 | +9.7% |
| 2019-05-08 02:55 | 2019-05-03 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Holdings III L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.12 | 223,900 | $5,399,662 | 1,056,751 | +26.9% |
| 2019-05-07 16:23 | 2019-05-06 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | KEYES KEVIN | Director, Officer - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $9.62 | 300,000 | $2,887,470 | 1,284,779 | +30.5% |
| 2019-05-08 00:45 | 2019-05-03 | CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | SMITH WAYNE T | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | BUY | $3.37 | 993,449 | $3,345,241 | 2,629,931 | +60.7% |
| 2019-05-06 23:41 | 2019-05-02 | EVLV | N/A | Lalo Eyal | Director | Other | BUY | $0.75 | 4,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-06 23:33 | 2019-05-02 | EVLV | N/A | Friedman Michael | Director | Other | BUY | $0.75 | 1,800,000 | $1,350,000 | 2,500,000 | +257.1% |
| 2019-05-07 00:30 | 2019-05-02 | NVUS | Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OrbiMed Israel GP Ltd. | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.10 | 646,204 | $2,003,232 | 3,183,314 | +25.5% |
| 2019-05-07 00:28 | 2019-05-02 | NVUS | Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chimovits Erez | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.10 | 646,204 | $2,003,232 | 3,183,314 | +25.5% |
| 2019-05-07 04:04 | 2019-05-02 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | Musk Elon | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $243.00 | 102,880 | $24,999,840 | 33,927,560 | +0.3% |
| 2019-05-06 15:32 | 2019-05-03 | UNH | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | WICHMANN DAVID S | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Hospital & Medical Service Plans | BUY | $231.79 | 20,000 | $4,635,730 | 904,367 | +2.3% |
| 2019-05-06 23:18 | 2019-05-02 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | PLANT JOHN C | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $22.14 | 50,000 | $1,106,930 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2019-05-03 23:27 | 2019-05-01 | UNH | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | MCNABB FREDERICK WILLIAM III | Director | Hospital & Medical Service Plans | BUY | $233.21 | 6,430 | $1,499,534 | 7,879 | +443.8% |
| 2019-05-03 16:16 | 2019-05-02 | TGE | N/A | GIC Private Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.77 | 58,986 | $1,402,097 | 633,611 | +10.3% |
| 2019-05-04 01:39 | 2019-05-03 | STAA | STAAR SURGICAL CO | BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. | 10% owner | Ophthalmic Goods | BUY | $22.23 | 100,000 | $2,223,000 | 10,840,630 | +0.9% |
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.