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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-21 00:35 | 2019-03-18 | LCUT | LIFETIME BRANDS, INC | Centre Partners V, L.P. | 10% owner | Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware | BUY | $9.41 | 124,171 | $1,168,784 | 5,784,708 | +2.2% |
| 2019-03-19 23:52 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | SVF Investments (UK) Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-20 00:04 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | Dexxon Holdings Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-19 23:49 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | Lo Andrew | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-19 23:18 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | Roivant Sciences Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-20 00:03 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | Machado Patrick | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-20 00:15 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | QVT Associates GP LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-20 00:04 | 2019-03-15 | XNCR | Xencor Inc | STAFFORD JOHN S III | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $29.04 | 39,400 | $1,144,357 | 5,057,248 | +0.8% |
| 2019-03-20 00:53 | 2019-03-15 | WOW | WideOpenWest, Inc. | Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $9.32 | 226,635 | $2,112,691 | 29,239,030 | +0.8% |
| 2019-03-20 02:10 | 2019-03-15 | CWH | Camping World Holdings, Inc. | LEMONIS MARCUS | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $13.27 | 99,094 | $1,314,591 | 99,094 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-20 00:03 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-20 00:06 | 2019-03-18 | AXON | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.50 | 6,666,667 | $10,000,001 | 105,952,381 | +6.7% |
| 2019-03-18 23:17 | 2019-03-14 | N/A | N/A | Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.61 | 237,034 | $4,885,271 | 2,360,222 | +11.2% |
| 2019-03-19 03:59 | 2019-03-14 | TGE | N/A | Enagas U.S.A. LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.07 | 284,500 | $6,849,110 | 168,765 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-19 03:49 | 2019-03-14 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Infrastructure Associates L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.07 | 284,500 | $6,848,512 | 168,765 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-19 04:15 | 2019-03-14 | RCMT | RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Vizi Bradley | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman & President | Services-Help Supply Services | BUY | $3.92 | 637,000 | $2,497,040 | 2,692,065 | +31.0% |
| 2019-03-18 16:37 | 2019-03-14 | LAND | GLADSTONE LAND Corp | GLADSTONE DAVID | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $12.00 | 100,000 | $1,199,610 | 2,088,585 | +5.0% |
| 2019-03-19 01:20 | 2019-03-14 | SEM | SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP | ORTENZIO ROCCO A | Director, Officer - Vice Chairman and Co-Founder | Services-Hospitals | BUY | $14.18 | 306,189 | $4,340,841 | 5,318,374 | +6.1% |
| 2019-03-19 03:17 | 2019-03-14 | TGE | N/A | GIC Private Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.04 | 85,225 | $2,048,869 | 85,225 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-19 03:51 | 2019-03-14 | TGE | N/A | Blackstone Holdings III L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.07 | 284,500 | $6,848,512 | 168,765 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-15 20:27 | 2019-03-12 | GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | SOFTBANK VISION FUND (AIV M1) L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $9.83 | 2,033,990 | $20,000,020 | 27,850,460 | +7.9% |
| 2019-03-15 23:07 | 2016-12-30 | EXPI | eXp World Holdings, Inc. | Frederick Eugene | Director | Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) | BUY | $100,000.00 | 30,769 | $3,076,900,000 | 287,565 | +12.0% |
| 2019-03-16 01:36 | 2019-03-12 | DFRG | N/A | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.26 | 571,000 | $4,145,232 | 5,131,000 | +12.5% |
| 2019-03-16 00:01 | 2019-03-14 | GCP | N/A | Dalbergia Investments LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.95 | 6,990,798 | $202,383,602 | 12,664,548 | +123.2% |
| 2019-03-16 02:50 | 2019-03-14 | ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | BIOTECH TARGET N V | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $49.89 | 50,000 | $2,494,355 | 3,522,964 | +1.4% |
| 2019-03-15 23:05 | 2019-03-13 | OSG | N/A | CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $1.90 | 8,585,152 | $16,311,789 | 17,965,341 | +91.5% |
| 2019-03-14 23:34 | 2019-03-12 | VYGR | Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $11.96 | 4,179,728 | $49,999,996 | 4,179,728 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-14 22:19 | 2019-03-12 | GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | SOFTBANK VISION FUND (AIV M1) L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $9.83 | 2,033,990 | $19,999,817 | 27,850,420 | +7.9% |
| 2019-03-15 00:46 | 2019-03-12 | CVRS | N/A | Hudson Executive Capital LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.38 | 2,899,391 | $4,000,000 | 14,235,545 | +25.6% |
| 2019-03-15 00:47 | 2019-03-12 | CVRS | N/A | Braunstein Douglas L | Director | Other | BUY | $1.38 | 2,899,391 | $4,000,000 | 14,235,545 | +25.6% |
| 2019-03-15 02:03 | 2019-03-12 | ATVI | N/A | NOLAN PETER J | Director | Other | BUY | $42.95 | 100,000 | $4,295,470 | 109,093 | +1,099.7% |
| 2019-03-15 04:43 | 2019-03-14 | FOX | N/A | MURDOCH LACHLAN K | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Other | BUY | $51.20 | 316,317 | $16,195,430 | 454,118 | +229.5% |
| 2019-03-14 23:54 | 2019-03-12 | SUI | SUN COMMUNITIES INC | WEISS ARTHUR A | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $117.84 | 257,179 | $30,305,973 | 257,179 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-15 00:51 | 2019-03-12 | WOW | WideOpenWest, Inc. | Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $8.19 | 193,108 | $1,581,979 | 29,012,395 | +0.7% |
| 2019-03-14 23:06 | 2019-03-14 | BECN | N/A | CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $33.31 | 5,609,763 | $186,876,913 | 5,924,163 | +1,784.3% |
| 2019-03-13 22:32 | 2019-03-11 | APLS | Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Morningside Venture Investments Ltd | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $17.00 | 441,176 | $7,499,992 | 12,015,802 | +3.8% |
| 2019-03-14 00:29 | 2019-03-11 | ESGR | N/A | Silvester Dominic Francis Michael | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $169.88 | 27,775 | $4,718,545 | 483,168 | +6.1% |
| 2019-03-12 23:35 | 2019-03-08 | EGLE | N/A | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.46 | 445,432 | $1,985,290 | 329,076 | +100.0% |
| 2019-03-13 00:00 | 2019-03-08 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | PLANT JOHN C | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $18.67 | 105,000 | $1,960,298 | 220,000 | +91.3% |
| 2019-03-13 01:26 | 2019-03-08 | RIBT | RiceBran Technologies | CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO | 10% owner | Grain Mill Products | BUY | $3.00 | 666,667 | $2,000,001 | 6,279,702 | +11.9% |
| 2019-03-11 18:53 | 2019-03-07 | N/A | N/A | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 129,419 | +340.3% |
| 2019-03-11 18:51 | 2019-03-07 | N/A | N/A | Golub David | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 100,028 | $1,500,420 | 129,419 | +340.3% |
| 2019-03-12 00:42 | 2019-03-07 | ODT | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $18.26 | 140,000 | $2,556,316 | 13,086,038 | +1.1% |
| 2019-03-11 18:22 | 2019-03-08 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $19.66 | 300,000 | $5,897,550 | 238,500,393 | +0.1% |
| 2019-03-08 17:01 | 2019-03-07 | N-A | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 266,667 | $4,000,000 | 3,098,283 | +9.4% |
| 2019-03-09 02:33 | 2019-03-06 | CERC | Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $5.50 | 374,486 | $2,059,299 | 18,264,285 | +2.1% |
| 2019-03-09 00:11 | 2019-03-06 | ESGR | N/A | O'Shea Paul James | Director, Officer - President | Other | BUY | $167.41 | 6,000 | $1,004,460 | 160,331 | +3.9% |
| 2019-03-09 03:33 | 2019-03-06 | GASS | StealthGas Inc. | Glendon Capital Management LP | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $3.20 | 499,536 | $1,598,865 | 5,952,902 | +9.2% |
| 2019-03-08 21:13 | 2019-03-06 | MDCO | N/A | DENNER ALEXANDER J | Director | Other | BUY | $24.91 | 248,100 | $6,180,171 | 3,636,000 | +7.3% |
| 2019-03-09 04:09 | 2019-03-06 | DAL | DELTA AIR LINES, INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Air Transportation, Scheduled | BUY | $49.40 | 5,368,956 | $265,233,943 | 70,903,956 | +8.2% |
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.