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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-23 04:44 | 2019-01-18 | ALPN | N/A | Venkatesan Jay | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 190,875 | $1,024,999 | 3,994,781 | +5.0% |
| 2019-01-23 01:14 | 2019-01-18 | ALPN | N/A | Frazier Life Sciences VIII, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 372,439 | $1,999,997 | 2,571,450 | +16.9% |
| 2019-01-23 02:15 | 2019-01-21 | ISCO-OB | International Stem Cell CORP | Semechkin Andrey | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.75 | 599,222 | $1,048,639 | 4,034,594 | +17.4% |
| 2019-01-23 01:09 | 2019-01-18 | ALPN | N/A | Topper James N | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 372,439 | $1,999,997 | 2,571,450 | +16.9% |
| 2019-01-22 22:32 | 2019-01-18 | LAWS | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | 10% owner | Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $32.00 | 1,723,787 | $55,161,184 | 4,301,249 | +66.9% |
| 2019-01-23 01:00 | 2019-01-18 | XLRN | N/A | CELGENE CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $43.00 | 706,206 | $30,366,858 | 6,824,685 | +11.5% |
| 2019-01-23 04:44 | 2019-01-18 | ALPN | N/A | GOLD MITCHELL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 190,875 | $1,024,999 | 3,994,781 | +5.0% |
| 2019-01-23 02:47 | 2018-12-26 | FLUX | Flux Power Holdings, Inc. | Cleveland Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $1.10 | 2,450,000 | $2,695,000 | 5,159,100 | +90.4% |
| 2019-01-19 00:38 | 2018-12-03 | FLMN | N/A | HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.36 | 1,785,053 | $13,135,134 | 109,121 | +100.0% |
| 2019-01-19 02:11 | 2019-01-16 | GTT | N/A | SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.96 | 1,092,000 | $27,253,808 | 11,992,000 | +10.0% |
| 2019-01-19 00:35 | 2019-01-16 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.84 | 815,217 | $1,499,999 | 14,048,002 | +6.2% |
| 2019-01-18 03:55 | 2019-01-16 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.06 | 81,636 | $10,944,220 | 19,966,358 | +0.4% |
| 2019-01-18 03:54 | 2019-01-15 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.11 | 50,564 | $6,730,539 | 19,884,722 | +0.3% |
| 2019-01-18 00:06 | 2019-01-15 | N/A | N/A | Peck Aaron Daniel | Officer - CFO & Corporate Secretary | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 200,000 | $2,000,000 | 200,100 | +200,000.0% |
| 2019-01-18 02:02 | 2019-01-15 | QMCO | QUANTUM CORP /DE/ | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Computer Storage Devices | BUY | $1.57 | 1,333,953 | $2,088,970 | 3,529,077 | +60.8% |
| 2019-01-17 18:42 | 2019-01-15 | EHI | WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.08 | 429,563 | $3,899,960 | 6,588,393 | +7.0% |
| 2019-01-18 04:34 | 2018-02-14 | MOTS | Motus GI Holdings Inc. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $2.76 | 410,000 | $1,130,001 | 3,210,541 | +14.6% |
| 2019-01-18 00:08 | 2019-01-15 | N/A | N/A | KOENIG THEODORE L | Director, Officer - Chairman, Director & CEO | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 200,000 | $2,000,000 | 200,100 | +200,000.0% |
| 2019-01-17 19:05 | 2019-01-15 | HIX | WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.25 | 248,424 | $1,551,433 | 9,973,309 | +2.6% |
| 2019-01-17 00:31 | 2019-01-14 | N/A | N/A | NLGI US Private Debt Fund I | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100.00 | 490,000 | $49,000,000 | 4,290,000 | +12.9% |
| 2019-01-17 00:59 | 2019-01-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.83 | 49,226 | $6,587,812 | 19,834,158 | +0.2% |
| 2019-01-16 01:10 | 2019-01-11 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.44 | 54,114 | $7,275,227 | 19,784,932 | +0.3% |
| 2019-01-15 21:31 | 2019-01-11 | EHI | WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.02 | 446,171 | $4,023,882 | 5,772,625 | +8.4% |
| 2019-01-15 21:47 | 2019-01-14 | JQC | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.61 | 230,130 | $1,751,289 | 14,140,775 | +1.7% |
| 2019-01-16 02:20 | 2019-01-11 | INTX | N/A | General Catalyst Group IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.38 | 13,443,400 | $45,438,692 | 37,787,129 | +55.2% |
| 2019-01-15 21:38 | 2019-01-11 | HIX | WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.22 | 203,461 | $1,266,504 | 9,724,885 | +2.1% |
| 2019-01-15 02:20 | 2019-01-07 | CBAT | CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. | Li Yunfei | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $1.02 | 1,666,667 | $1,700,000 | 5,592,685 | +42.5% |
| 2019-01-12 00:35 | 2019-01-10 | VLT | Invesco High Income Trust II | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.40 | 85,142 | $1,140,903 | 1,171,306 | +7.8% |
| 2019-01-12 00:27 | 2019-01-09 | HIO | WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.66 | 365,625 | $1,702,569 | 13,392,528 | +2.8% |
| 2019-01-12 01:40 | 2019-01-09 | MEET | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.50 | 220,700 | $1,213,254 | 5,501,741 | +4.2% |
| 2019-01-12 00:31 | 2019-01-09 | HIX | WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.19 | 184,665 | $1,143,076 | 9,521,424 | +2.0% |
| 2019-01-11 01:26 | 2019-01-10 | EQGP | N/A | Equitrans Midstream Corp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 11,097,287 | $221,945,740 | 302,470,474 | +3.8% |
| 2019-01-11 02:32 | 2018-12-18 | KURA | Kura Oncology, Inc. | EcoR1 Capital Fund Qualified, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $13.57 | 213,888 | $2,901,840 | 4,408,097 | +5.1% |
| 2019-01-09 20:27 | 2019-01-09 | MDT | Medtronic plc | ISHRAK OMAR | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | BUY | $84.05 | 12,000 | $1,008,540 | 570,722 | +2.1% |
| 2019-01-09 22:16 | 2019-01-04 | EHI | WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.62 | 121,012 | $1,042,894 | 5,579,406 | +2.2% |
| 2019-01-10 05:54 | 2019-01-07 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.37 | 1,300,000 | $6,985,290 | 4,938,893 | +35.7% |
| 2019-01-10 05:07 | 2019-01-07 | INTX | N/A | iSubscribed Inc. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $3.68 | 13,435,388 | $49,442,228 | 13,435,388 | +100.0% |
| 2019-01-10 03:04 | 2019-01-07 | INTX | N/A | WC SACD One Parent, Inc. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $3.68 | 13,435,388 | $49,442,228 | 13,435,388 | +100.0% |
| 2019-01-09 00:19 | 2019-01-04 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.04 | 9,060 | $1,214,444 | 19,726,518 | +0.0% |
| 2019-01-08 19:20 | 2019-01-04 | EFR | Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust | UBS Group AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.88 | 111,000 | $1,429,680 | 339,330 | +48.6% |
| 2019-01-09 03:16 | 2019-01-04 | MEET | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.11 | 475,112 | $2,426,587 | 5,281,041 | +9.9% |
| 2019-01-08 00:47 | 2019-01-03 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $132.70 | 87,700 | $11,637,702 | 19,717,458 | +0.4% |
| 2019-01-08 00:03 | 2019-01-03 | CVNA | CARVANA CO. | SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LP | 10% owner | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $29.71 | 100,000 | $2,970,990 | 5,600,000 | +1.8% |
| 2019-01-08 01:10 | 2019-01-04 | ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | BIOTECH TARGET N V | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $41.29 | 80,000 | $3,303,256 | 3,472,964 | +2.4% |
| 2019-01-07 19:26 | 2019-01-03 | EFR | Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust | UBS Group AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.69 | 113,549 | $1,440,937 | 228,330 | +98.9% |
| 2019-01-04 23:01 | 2019-01-02 | OCPIX | N/A | OppenheimerFunds, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.58 | 782,881 | $7,500,000 | 5,025,158 | +18.5% |
| 2019-01-05 01:44 | 2019-01-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.17 | 92,900 | $12,464,402 | 19,629,758 | +0.5% |
| 2019-01-05 00:02 | 2019-01-02 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | Retirement Plan of Carilion Clinic | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.19 | 395,306 | $6,004,693 | 1,409,038 | +39.0% |
| 2019-01-04 20:26 | 2018-12-26 | FLMN | N/A | HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.29 | 1,390,003 | $10,133,956 | 6,394,098 | +27.8% |
| 2019-01-04 23:05 | 2019-01-02 | OCPIX | N/A | TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.58 | 782,881 | $7,500,000 | 5,028,157 | +18.4% |
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.