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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-20 15:09 | 2018-12-18 | CHK | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | DUNHAM ARCHIE W | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.22 | 1,200,000 | $2,660,400 | 6,047,375 | +24.8% |
| 2018-12-21 02:56 | 2018-12-20 | SGMS | Light & Wonder, Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $15.63 | 200,000 | $3,126,000 | 34,950,736 | +0.6% |
| 2018-12-20 17:37 | 2018-12-18 | AXON | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 99,285,714 | +11.2% |
| 2018-12-20 17:38 | 2018-12-18 | AXON | N/A | VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 99,285,714 | +11.2% |
| 2018-12-21 05:10 | 2018-12-18 | MEET | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.98 | 652,221 | $2,598,644 | 3,933,497 | +19.9% |
| 2018-12-21 01:22 | 2018-12-18 | SJM | J M SMUCKER Co | SMUCKER TIMOTHY P | Director | Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies | BUY | $98.26 | 11,000 | $1,080,844 | 579,652 | +1.9% |
| 2018-12-21 00:56 | 2018-12-19 | CNX | CNX Resources Corp | LANIGAN BERNARD JR | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $11.95 | 100,000 | $1,195,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-21 02:25 | 2018-12-18 | RLH | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.31 | 303,675 | $2,219,712 | 3,554,039 | +9.3% |
| 2018-12-20 18:15 | 2018-12-19 | INSG | INSEEGO CORP. | North Sound Trading, LP | 10% owner | Communications Equipment, NEC | BUY | $3.00 | 1,721,070 | $5,163,210 | 9,246,570 | +22.9% |
| 2018-12-20 14:05 | 2018-12-19 | INSG | INSEEGO CORP. | Golden Harbor Ltd. | 10% owner | Communications Equipment, NEC | BUY | $3.00 | 9,752,729 | $29,258,187 | 18,799,229 | +107.8% |
| 2018-12-20 00:34 | 2018-12-17 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.38 | 100,000 | $13,337,580 | 18,766,358 | +0.5% |
| 2018-12-20 00:32 | 2018-12-18 | ECC | Eagle Point Credit Co Inc. | Majewski Thomas P. | Director, Officer, Other - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $23,800.00 | 25,000 | $595,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-20 00:22 | 2018-12-17 | REPR | KORU Medical Systems, Inc. | Manko Joseph M. Jr. | Director, 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $1.22 | 3,346,677 | $4,068,221 | 3,346,677 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-19 16:06 | 2018-12-18 | DYSL | N/A | Sulick Peter | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | 2,778,730 | +109.1% |
| 2018-12-20 00:10 | 2018-12-17 | CVNA | CARVANA CO. | SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LP | 10% owner | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $33.84 | 630,000 | $21,321,972 | 5,500,000 | +12.9% |
| 2018-12-20 01:31 | 2018-11-26 | EGLE | N/A | Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.57 | 1,021,610 | $4,665,999 | 25,259,902 | +4.2% |
| 2018-12-19 21:14 | 2018-12-17 | ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | BIOTECH TARGET N V | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $47.73 | 60,000 | $2,864,070 | 3,342,964 | +1.8% |
| 2018-12-20 00:09 | 2018-12-17 | CMIA | CUMULUS MEDIA INC | Nimbus Atlas LLC | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.79 | 110,000 | $1,187,131 | 1,674,273 | +7.0% |
| 2018-12-20 01:56 | 2018-12-17 | CFFA | N/A | CF Finance Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 600,000 | $6,000,000 | 600,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-20 05:06 | 2018-12-17 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $12.52 | 181,805 | $2,276,926 | 6,315,173 | +3.0% |
| 2018-12-18 17:01 | 2018-12-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $135.16 | 74,000 | $10,002,188 | 18,666,358 | +0.4% |
| 2018-12-18 22:41 | 2018-12-14 | MHK | MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC | BALCAEN FILIP | Director | Carpets & Rugs | BUY | $117.66 | 24,937 | $2,933,963 | 884,751 | +2.9% |
| 2018-12-18 20:10 | 2018-12-17 | VBIV | N/A | Kariv Tomer | Director | Other | BUY | $1.40 | 1,428,571 | $1,999,999 | 185,714 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-19 02:20 | 2018-12-14 | GMRE | Chiron Real Estate Inc. | Huang Yanping | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $9.00 | 1,111,111 | $9,999,999 | 3,715,611 | +42.7% |
| 2018-12-19 00:15 | 2018-12-14 | GMRE | Chiron Real Estate Inc. | Zhang Jing Guo | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $9.00 | 1,111,111 | $9,999,999 | 3,715,611 | +42.7% |
| 2018-12-19 02:09 | 2018-12-14 | GMRE | Chiron Real Estate Inc. | ZH USA, LLC | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $9.00 | 1,111,111 | $9,999,999 | 3,715,611 | +42.7% |
| 2018-12-19 01:34 | 2018-12-14 | USCR | N/A | ROSSI THEODORE P | Director | Other | BUY | $33.40 | 40,000 | $1,335,944 | 68,411 | +140.8% |
| 2018-12-19 02:19 | 2018-12-14 | GRA | N/A | 40 North Latitude Fund LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $60.52 | 779,664 | $47,186,435 | 8,217,486 | +10.5% |
| 2018-12-18 19:31 | 2018-12-17 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $22.98 | 100,000 | $2,298,460 | 9,058,682 | +1.1% |
| 2018-12-18 00:25 | 2018-12-13 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $135.95 | 67,400 | $9,162,875 | 18,592,358 | +0.4% |
| 2018-12-18 01:02 | 2018-12-13 | GMS | N/A | Ross Ronald R | Director | Other | BUY | $15.66 | 100,000 | $1,565,520 | 250,790 | +66.3% |
| 2018-12-18 00:32 | 2018-12-14 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director, 10% owner | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $10.96 | 200,000 | $2,192,000 | 2,419,500 | +9.0% |
| 2018-12-18 02:44 | 2018-12-13 | APPN | Appian Corporation | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $26.40 | 200,000 | $5,280,160 | 7,273,491 | +2.8% |
| 2018-12-18 00:30 | 2018-12-13 | LAZY | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.34 | 198,627 | $1,060,728 | 253,145 | +364.3% |
| 2018-12-18 01:08 | 2018-12-13 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | Boze Brandon B | Director, 10% owner, Other | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $21.92 | 59,239 | $1,298,519 | 21,900,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018-12-18 03:18 | 2018-12-13 | CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | Anholt Investments Ltd. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $14.67 | 83,449 | $1,224,214 | 120,231 | +226.9% |
| 2018-12-18 03:22 | 2018-12-13 | MX | MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp | BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $7.00 | 515,000 | $3,606,751 | 3,455,706 | +17.5% |
| 2018-12-18 00:35 | 2018-12-14 | HDS | N/A | DEANGELO JOSEPH J | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | Other | BUY | $36.99 | 50,000 | $1,849,580 | 292,618 | +20.6% |
| 2018-12-18 00:21 | 2018-12-13 | FUND | SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. | GEORGE W WHITNEY | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $6.15 | 225,000 | $1,382,918 | 5,211,704 | +4.5% |
| 2018-12-18 01:52 | 2018-12-17 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $13.14 | 500,000 | $6,567,500 | 17,817,199 | +2.9% |
| 2018-12-17 17:02 | 2018-12-13 | VBIV | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.40 | 14,285,714 | $20,000,000 | 23,631,439 | +152.9% |
| 2018-12-18 00:21 | 2018-12-13 | MDCO | N/A | DENNER ALEXANDER J | Director | Other | BUY | $20.26 | 819,000 | $16,592,449 | 2,741,000 | +42.6% |
| 2018-12-18 01:25 | 2018-12-13 | CWH | Camping World Holdings, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $15.12 | 70,108 | $1,059,781 | 3,858,808 | +1.9% |
| 2018-12-18 01:21 | 2018-12-14 | IHRT | iHeartMedia, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $0.16 | 9,950,510 | $1,600,042 | 16,761,917 | +146.1% |
| 2018-12-14 15:49 | 2018-12-12 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $136.82 | 10,200 | $1,395,531 | 18,524,958 | +0.1% |
| 2018-12-14 17:42 | 2018-12-12 | MHK | MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC | BALCAEN FILIP | Director | Carpets & Rugs | BUY | $118.86 | 52,546 | $6,245,360 | 859,814 | +6.5% |
| 2018-12-15 00:06 | 2018-12-12 | YRIV | N/A | Liu XiangYao | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 339,435 | $1,697,447 | 339,435 | +100.0% |
| 2018-12-15 02:14 | 2018-12-14 | RARX | N/A | Shah Rajeev M. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.50 | 1,006,452 | $15,600,006 | 4,858,260 | +26.1% |
| 2018-12-15 02:59 | 2018-12-12 | DFRG | N/A | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.46 | 240,000 | $1,551,504 | 4,172,000 | +6.1% |
| 2018-12-15 02:17 | 2018-12-12 | RARX | N/A | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.50 | 1,006,452 | $15,600,006 | 4,858,260 | +26.1% |
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.