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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-22 01:14 | 2018-08-17 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | Director, Other | Computer Storage Devices | BUY | $52.95 | 23,200 | $1,228,440 | 26,396,565 | +0.1% |
| 2018-08-21 00:03 | 2018-08-17 | CERC | Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.91 | 1,000,000 | $3,910,000 | 17,480,000 | +6.1% |
| 2018-08-21 01:51 | 2018-08-16 | FTSV | N/A | Nieh Peter | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.18 | 67,500 | $1,024,893 | 67,500 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-21 01:08 | 2018-08-16 | LGCY | N/A | Baines Creek Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.63 | 227,866 | $1,056,022 | 14,687,316 | +1.6% |
| 2018-08-21 01:15 | 2018-08-16 | FTSV | N/A | SCHAEPE CHRISTOPHER J | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.03 | 66,542 | $1,000,013 | 66,542 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-21 01:19 | 2018-08-16 | CORT | CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC | BAKER G LEONARD JR | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.50 | 105,792 | $1,322,876 | 2,799,112 | +3.9% |
| 2018-08-21 02:10 | 2018-08-16 | PURE | PURE BIOSCIENCE, INC. | Lee Tom Y | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $0.45 | 2,336,187 | $1,051,284 | 21,002,853 | +12.5% |
| 2018-08-18 03:38 | 2018-08-15 | AMID | N/A | ARCLIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS FUND V, L.P. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $6.16 | 597,728 | $3,682,244 | 14,575,437 | +4.3% |
| 2018-08-17 23:02 | 2018-08-15 | ANDX | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director | Other | BUY | $48.42 | 43,256 | $2,094,317 | 468,449 | +10.2% |
| 2018-08-17 23:45 | 2018-08-16 | FOX | N/A | MURDOCH LACHLAN K | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Other | BUY | $45.48 | 137,801 | $6,267,189 | 137,801 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-17 23:45 | 2018-08-15 | PENN | PENN Entertainment, Inc. | WILMOTT TIMOTHY J | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $30.85 | 100,000 | $3,085,000 | 612,867 | +19.5% |
| 2018-08-17 23:07 | 2018-08-15 | GNMX | N/A | BARER SOL J | Director | Other | BUY | $0.96 | 2,551,020 | $2,448,979 | 2,551,020 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-17 23:06 | 2018-08-15 | GNMX | N/A | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.96 | 2,551,020 | $2,448,979 | 18,424,036 | +16.1% |
| 2018-08-18 00:42 | 2018-08-16 | CPT | CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST | ODEN D KEITH | Director, Officer - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $93.82 | 43,070 | $4,040,827 | 265,716 | +19.3% |
| 2018-08-17 01:31 | 2018-08-15 | MIC | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp | MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 10% owner | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $44.77 | 65,000 | $2,910,050 | 11,231,392 | +0.6% |
| 2018-08-17 00:43 | 2018-08-14 | EYES | Vivani Medical, Inc. | Williams Gregg | Director, 10% owner | Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | BUY | $1.55 | 3,247,362 | $5,033,086 | 29,967,201 | +12.2% |
| 2018-08-16 22:18 | 2018-08-14 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.83 | 169,363 | $3,528,407 | 6,530,276 | +2.7% |
| 2018-08-16 14:30 | 2018-08-15 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | INGRAM DOUGLAS S | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $125.26 | 16,000 | $2,004,211 | 399,250 | +4.2% |
| 2018-08-17 00:35 | 2018-08-14 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | Director, Other | Computer Storage Devices | BUY | $52.82 | 931,882 | $49,224,710 | 26,373,365 | +3.7% |
| 2018-08-17 00:51 | 2018-08-14 | CORT | CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC | BAKER G LEONARD JR | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.48 | 179,686 | $2,241,960 | 2,693,320 | +7.1% |
| 2018-08-15 23:52 | 2018-08-13 | MHK | MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC | BALCAEN FILIP | Director | Carpets & Rugs | BUY | $181.00 | 10,000 | $1,810,000 | 402,768 | +2.5% |
| 2018-08-16 00:47 | 2018-08-13 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $12.01 | 260,000 | $3,123,692 | 1,135,000 | +29.7% |
| 2018-08-15 23:28 | 2018-08-15 | NWS | NEWS CORP | Thomson Robert J | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | BUY | $14.13 | 72,000 | $1,017,144 | 72,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-16 00:00 | 2018-08-13 | CATM | N/A | Hudson Executive Capital LP | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $29.89 | 54,898 | $1,640,901 | 8,126,933 | +0.7% |
| 2018-08-15 23:44 | 2018-06-19 | VRCA | Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Manning Paul B | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 300,000 | $4,500,000 | 1,260,244 | +31.2% |
| 2018-08-16 00:07 | 2018-08-13 | CTXR | Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Mazur Leonard L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.28 | 3,137,255 | $4,000,000 | 6,855,595 | +84.4% |
| 2018-08-15 23:58 | 2018-08-13 | ANDX | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director | Other | BUY | $48.79 | 56,700 | $2,766,268 | 425,193 | +15.4% |
| 2018-08-16 01:59 | 2018-08-13 | GTT | N/A | SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.80 | 745,899 | $25,955,048 | 8,581,536 | +9.5% |
| 2018-08-16 04:30 | 2018-08-13 | EGN | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | Other | Other | BUY | $74.61 | 949,316 | $70,831,600 | 7,666,382 | +14.1% |
| 2018-08-15 23:50 | 2018-08-13 | VCNX | VACCINEX, INC. | FRIEDBERG ALBERT | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 2,458,333 | $29,499,996 | 583,333 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-16 00:06 | 2018-08-13 | CTXR | Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | HOLUBIAK MYRON Z | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President and CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.28 | 784,314 | $1,000,000 | 1,304,196 | +150.9% |
| 2018-08-14 17:16 | 2018-08-10 | N/A | N/A | Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.96 | 122,657 | $2,570,891 | 1,725,424 | +7.7% |
| 2018-08-15 02:32 | 2018-08-14 | FI | EXPRO GROUP HOLDINGS N.V. | Mosing Michael Frank | 10% owner | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $8.68 | 300,938 | $2,611,269 | 8,755,709 | +3.6% |
| 2018-08-14 18:13 | 2018-08-10 | SHSP | N/A | CAT ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.96 | 85,900 | $1,027,785 | 1,022,835 | +9.2% |
| 2018-08-15 01:24 | 2018-08-10 | MIC | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp | MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 10% owner | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $44.82 | 113,342 | $5,080,124 | 11,166,392 | +1.0% |
| 2018-08-14 23:16 | 2018-08-14 | MCHP | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC | MOORTHY GANESH | Officer - COO | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $84.10 | 12,000 | $1,009,201 | 246,193 | +5.1% |
| 2018-08-15 03:49 | 2018-08-13 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.30 | 75,000 | $1,297,245 | 44,787,130 | +0.2% |
| 2018-08-14 23:50 | 2018-08-10 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.38 | 570,777 | $2,500,003 | 4,898,771 | +13.2% |
| 2018-08-14 16:00 | 2018-08-10 | ZGNX | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $52.00 | 100,000 | $5,200,000 | 4,070,357 | +2.5% |
| 2018-08-13 23:08 | 2018-08-10 | MXWL | N/A | Golubovich Ilya | Director | Other | BUY | $3.25 | 369,100 | $1,199,575 | 1,947,302 | +23.4% |
| 2018-08-13 15:15 | 2018-08-10 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.85 | 100,000 | $13,385,200 | 15,600,000 | +0.6% |
| 2018-08-14 00:20 | 2018-08-09 | NWL | NEWELL BRANDS INC. | ICAHN BRETT | Director | Plastics Products, NEC | BUY | $21.00 | 110,000 | $2,310,000 | 62,550 | +100.0% |
| 2018-08-14 00:22 | 2018-08-09 | NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | Standard General L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $8.59 | 182,439 | $1,567,352 | 14,867,152 | +1.2% |
| 2018-08-14 02:25 | 2018-08-09 | ANDX | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director | Other | BUY | $49.41 | 48,374 | $2,390,077 | 368,493 | +15.1% |
| 2018-08-13 23:04 | 2018-08-10 | MXWL | N/A | Fink Franz | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $3.25 | 400,000 | $1,300,000 | 1,047,713 | +61.8% |
| 2018-08-14 01:20 | 2018-08-09 | HAIR | Venus Concept Inc. | Kliman Gilbert H | Director, 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $1.50 | 2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 5,355,786 | +59.6% |
| 2018-08-14 01:20 | 2018-08-09 | HAIR | Venus Concept Inc. | InterWest Partners IX, LP | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $1.50 | 2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 5,355,786 | +59.6% |
| 2018-08-13 15:58 | 2018-08-09 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.34 | 138,943 | $2,269,662 | 44,712,130 | +0.3% |
| 2018-08-14 04:53 | 2018-08-13 | SGMS | Light & Wonder, Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $31.73 | 175,000 | $5,552,453 | 34,750,736 | +0.5% |
| 2018-08-14 00:25 | 2018-08-10 | RUN | Sunrun Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $12.43 | 323,340 | $4,020,539 | 14,823,340 | +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.