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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-16 03:43 | 2018-05-11 | EVLO | Evelo Biosciences Inc. | Flagship Ventures Fund IV General Partner LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 281,250 | $4,500,000 | 18,233,403 | +1.6% |
| 2018-05-15 23:13 | 2018-05-11 | DDR | SITE Centers Corp. | Otto Alexander | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.43 | 690,632 | $5,134,296 | 57,750,850 | +1.2% |
| 2018-05-15 22:54 | 2018-05-11 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Li Jennifer | Director | Cigarettes | BUY | $81.30 | 40,000 | $3,251,984 | 62,323 | +179.2% |
| 2018-05-15 23:30 | 2018-05-11 | EFC | Ellington Financial Inc. | Vranos Michael W | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Co-Chief Investment Officer | Real Estate | BUY | $15.83 | 79,795 | $1,263,298 | 394,321 | +25.4% |
| 2018-05-15 22:50 | 2018-05-11 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Geissler Werner | Director | Cigarettes | BUY | $81.44 | 48,750 | $3,970,376 | 58,026 | +525.5% |
| 2018-05-16 03:41 | 2018-05-11 | EVLO | Evelo Biosciences Inc. | Flagship Ventures Fund V General Partner LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 281,250 | $4,500,000 | 18,233,403 | +1.6% |
| 2018-05-15 23:37 | 2018-05-11 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.33 | 100,000 | $1,932,760 | 13,265,028 | +0.8% |
| 2018-05-15 01:41 | 2018-05-14 | AMH | American Homes 4 Rent | HUGHES B WAYNE ET AL | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $20.64 | 242,223 | $4,999,967 | 13,531,246 | +1.8% |
| 2018-05-15 00:00 | 2018-05-10 | HGV | Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. | Potter Leonard | Director | Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places | BUY | $40.38 | 25,000 | $1,009,520 | 30,000 | +500.0% |
| 2018-05-14 15:23 | 2018-05-10 | NVT | nVent Electric plc | Baldwin Brian M | Director | Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) | BUY | $24.89 | 369,293 | $9,191,555 | 15,780,875 | +2.4% |
| 2018-05-15 00:00 | 2018-05-11 | MIC | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp | Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) INC | Director | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $38.01 | 175,000 | $6,651,750 | 6,100,043 | +3.0% |
| 2018-05-15 00:16 | 2018-05-14 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $35.04 | 64,125 | $2,246,940 | 740,969 | +9.5% |
| 2018-05-15 02:08 | 2018-05-10 | GDL | GDL FUND | GABELLI MARIO J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 2,007,700 | $20,072,182 | 2,417,622 | +489.8% |
| 2018-05-14 23:27 | 2018-05-11 | TEN | N/A | Kesseler Brian J | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $46.63 | 21,500 | $1,002,545 | 79,126 | +37.3% |
| 2018-05-11 16:33 | 2018-05-09 | MHK | MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC | BALCAEN FILIP | Director | Carpets & Rugs | BUY | $209.82 | 10,046 | $2,107,841 | 219,013 | +4.8% |
| 2018-05-11 23:06 | 2018-05-09 | DDR | SITE Centers Corp. | Otto Alexander | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.48 | 589,116 | $4,404,467 | 57,060,218 | +1.0% |
| 2018-05-11 22:46 | 2018-05-09 | CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | Anholt Investments Ltd. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $22.25 | 62,000 | $1,379,581 | 88,000 | +238.5% |
| 2018-05-11 22:45 | 2018-05-07 | CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | Anholt Investments Ltd. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $18.28 | 221,848 | $4,055,803 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-11 17:45 | 2018-05-10 | MIC | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp | Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) INC | Director | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $39.02 | 141,204 | $5,509,780 | 5,925,043 | +2.4% |
| 2018-05-11 23:15 | 2018-05-09 | TEVA | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD | MIGNONE ROBERTO | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $19.24 | 750,000 | $14,432,850 | 1,500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-11 23:45 | 2018-05-09 | UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | SHAPIRO EDWARD | Director | Air Transportation, Scheduled | BUY | $65.86 | 50,000 | $3,293,150 | 102,707 | +94.9% |
| 2018-05-10 14:43 | 2018-05-09 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $129.22 | 150,000 | $19,382,775 | 11,450,193 | +1.3% |
| 2018-05-10 23:09 | 2018-05-08 | ECC | Eagle Point Credit Co Inc. | Eagle Point Credit Management LLC | Other | Other | BUY | $18.42 | 1,357,589 | $25,000,001 | 1,457,589 | +1,357.6% |
| 2018-05-11 00:08 | 2018-05-10 | OBNK | Origin Bancorp, Inc. | Davison James E Jr | Director | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $34.00 | 65,000 | $2,210,000 | 649,184 | +11.1% |
| 2018-05-10 23:32 | 2018-05-08 | MDB | MongoDB, Inc. | Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $40.23 | 1,214,850 | $48,878,396 | 3,830,271 | +46.4% |
| 2018-05-11 01:21 | 2018-05-10 | AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | CRACCHIOLO JAMES M | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Investment Advice | BUY | $136.04 | 7,400 | $1,006,678 | 242,416 | +3.1% |
| 2018-05-10 15:29 | 2018-05-08 | SOHU | N/A | ZHANG CHARLES | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Other | BUY | $35.34 | 100,000 | $3,533,500 | 7,951,760 | +1.3% |
| 2018-05-10 15:27 | 2018-05-08 | SOHU | N/A | PHOTON GROUP LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $35.34 | 100,000 | $3,533,500 | 7,951,760 | +1.3% |
| 2018-05-11 00:22 | 2018-05-08 | ADS | BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $201.80 | 202,600 | $40,884,396 | 6,080,000 | +3.4% |
| 2018-05-11 00:00 | 2018-05-09 | DISCA | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | WARGO J DAVID | Director | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $21.37 | 50,000 | $1,068,600 | 317,591 | +18.7% |
| 2018-05-10 18:46 | 2018-05-10 | BRK-A | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Jain Ajit | Director, Officer - Vice Chairman | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $199.82 | 6,000 | $1,198,920 | 128,395 | +4.9% |
| 2018-05-11 00:52 | 2018-05-08 | ETM | N/A | FIELD JOSEPH M | Director, Officer - Chairman Emeritus | Other | BUY | $8.19 | 302,562 | $2,477,862 | 6,161,897 | +5.2% |
| 2018-05-09 16:13 | 2018-05-08 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $127.32 | 350,000 | $44,562,000 | 11,300,193 | +3.2% |
| 2018-05-10 04:22 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Khuong Chau Quang | Director, 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 312,500 | $5,000,000 | 2,444,221 | +14.7% |
| 2018-05-10 00:02 | 2018-05-07 | SIEN | N/A | Haines Timothy | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 281,482 | $3,800,007 | 2,480,494 | +12.8% |
| 2018-05-10 04:19 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Tansey Casey M | Director, 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 187,500 | $3,000,000 | 187,500 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-09 23:05 | 2018-05-08 | DDR | SITE Centers Corp. | Otto Alexander | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.35 | 409,188 | $3,007,900 | 56,471,102 | +0.7% |
| 2018-05-10 04:16 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Erony Joyce | Director, 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 125,000 | $2,000,000 | 1,497,043 | +9.1% |
| 2018-05-09 23:51 | 2018-05-09 | XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | Casey Donald M Jr. | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Dental Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $44.52 | 22,500 | $1,001,720 | 22,500 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-10 00:10 | 2018-05-07 | SIEN | N/A | Abingworth LLP | Other | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 281,482 | $3,800,007 | 2,480,494 | +12.8% |
| 2018-05-10 04:19 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Amzak Health Investors, LLC | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 125,000 | $2,000,000 | 1,497,043 | +9.1% |
| 2018-05-09 22:59 | 2018-05-07 | CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | Anholt Investments Ltd. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $18.44 | 224,948 | $4,147,839 | 53,100 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-10 01:36 | 2018-05-07 | MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | OCAMPO JOHN L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $21.99 | 60,000 | $1,319,280 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-09 23:53 | 2018-05-09 | XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | ALEXOS NICHOLAS W | Officer - EVP, CFO | Dental Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $44.71 | 50,000 | $2,235,500 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018-05-09 23:59 | 2018-05-07 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $34.90 | 47,562 | $1,660,085 | 672,134 | +7.6% |
| 2018-05-10 00:30 | 2018-05-07 | TPX | SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. | JAFFER REHAN | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $44.60 | 688,800 | $30,718,758 | 8,000,000 | +9.4% |
| 2018-05-10 04:46 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | NELSON MARILYN C | Director | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 62,500 | $1,000,000 | 631,451 | +11.0% |
| 2018-05-09 20:43 | 2018-05-08 | FLR | FLUOR CORP | FLUOR PETER J | Director | Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors | BUY | $44.54 | 50,000 | $2,227,035 | 143,220 | +53.6% |
| 2018-05-10 04:21 | 2018-05-07 | INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.00 | 312,500 | $5,000,000 | 2,444,221 | +14.7% |
| 2018-05-08 17:39 | 2018-05-07 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $132.78 | 289,195 | $38,399,457 | 10,950,193 | +2.7% |
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.