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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 05:10 | 2018-03-02 | TSRO | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $57.40 | 145,532 | $8,354,177 | 739,516 | +24.5% |
| 2018-03-06 00:07 | 2018-03-01 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | TUCHMAN MARTIN | Director | Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing | BUY | $16.41 | 79,324 | $1,301,707 | 77,500 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-06 02:56 | 2018-03-01 | BOMN | BOSTON OMAHA Corp | Peterson Adam K | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Co-Chief Executive Officer | Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors | BUY | $23.30 | 3,218,884 | $74,999,997 | 9,585,719 | +50.6% |
| 2018-03-05 14:29 | 2018-03-02 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.94 | 364,800 | $1,073,716 | 1,875,300 | +24.2% |
| 2018-03-06 00:52 | 2018-03-01 | RIG | Transocean Ltd. | Perestroika | Director, 10% owner | Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | BUY | $9.29 | 2,000,000 | $18,583,600 | 33,096,351 | +6.4% |
| 2018-03-06 00:51 | 2018-03-01 | RIG | Transocean Ltd. | Mohn Frederik Wilhelm | Director, 10% owner | Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | BUY | $9.29 | 2,000,000 | $18,583,600 | 33,096,351 | +6.4% |
| 2018-03-06 01:47 | 2018-03-01 | LGCY | N/A | Baines Creek Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.96 | 434,137 | $1,718,227 | 12,013,357 | +3.7% |
| 2018-03-06 03:56 | 2018-03-01 | ANDX | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director | Other | BUY | $46.14 | 28,134 | $1,298,100 | 320,119 | +9.6% |
| 2018-03-05 16:09 | 2018-03-01 | LC | LendingClub Corp | Chen Tian Qiao | 10% owner | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $3.63 | 12,501,254 | $45,358,300 | 97,814,405 | +14.7% |
| 2018-03-06 00:32 | 2018-03-01 | CLR | N/A | Hamm Harold | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Other | BUY | $48.74 | 31,995 | $1,559,427 | 1,393,973 | +2.3% |
| 2018-03-05 21:58 | 2018-02-27 | HGEN | N/A | NOMIS BAY LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.28 | 29,893,424 | $8,370,159 | 33,573,530 | +812.3% |
| 2018-03-05 17:20 | 2018-03-02 | LAWS | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | 10% owner | Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $24.00 | 125,000 | $3,000,000 | 2,454,202 | +5.4% |
| 2018-03-06 00:01 | 2018-03-01 | PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | Barry John F | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $6.58 | 242,186 | $1,594,649 | 34,183,071 | +0.7% |
| 2018-03-05 21:16 | 2018-03-02 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V. | 10% owner | Radiotelephone Communications | BUY | $62.12 | 240,000 | $14,908,872 | 538,231,077 | +0.0% |
| 2018-03-05 21:13 | 2018-03-01 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V. | 10% owner | Radiotelephone Communications | BUY | $61.73 | 260,000 | $16,050,216 | 537,991,077 | +0.0% |
| 2018-03-06 01:56 | 2018-03-01 | MB | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $36.56 | 147,189 | $5,381,318 | 657,423 | +28.8% |
| 2018-03-06 01:07 | 2018-03-01 | ANGI | Angi Inc. | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $14.90 | 3,087,280 | $46,008,190 | 468,995 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-06 00:37 | 2018-03-01 | FOLD | AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $13.69 | 100,000 | $1,369,000 | 17,988,597 | +0.6% |
| 2018-03-06 02:20 | 2018-03-01 | FLDM | STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC. | LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Laboratory Analytical Instruments | BUY | $6.25 | 250,355 | $1,563,893 | 89,211 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-03 01:11 | 2018-02-28 | OCN | ONITY GROUP INC. | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents | BUY | $3.56 | 539,798 | $1,923,894 | 5,857,855 | +10.2% |
| 2018-03-03 02:02 | 2018-02-28 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | Welling Glenn W. | Director, 10% owner | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $34.83 | 1,407,543 | $49,023,456 | 1,407,543 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-03 01:00 | 2018-03-01 | FRGI | N/A | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.25 | 365,009 | $6,296,989 | 3,263,578 | +12.6% |
| 2018-03-03 00:58 | 2018-02-28 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $32.83 | 950,000 | $31,186,505 | 19,557,352 | +5.1% |
| 2018-03-02 21:33 | 2018-02-28 | LAWS | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | 10% owner | Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $24.00 | 100,000 | $2,400,000 | 2,329,202 | +4.5% |
| 2018-03-03 00:02 | 2018-02-28 | PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | Barry John F | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $6.63 | 269,197 | $1,784,749 | 33,940,885 | +0.8% |
| 2018-03-03 00:26 | 2018-03-01 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $31.71 | 132,240 | $4,193,410 | 5,270,118 | +2.6% |
| 2018-03-03 01:56 | 2018-02-28 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $30.06 | 40,000 | $1,202,528 | 3,630,419 | +1.1% |
| 2018-03-03 00:05 | 2018-02-28 | PRTX | N/A | KLING ARNOLD P | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President | Other | BUY | $1.20 | 18,557,805 | $22,269,366 | 41,133,892 | +82.2% |
| 2018-03-03 00:45 | 2018-02-28 | AXS | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | DAVIS CHARLES A | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $49.90 | 25,000 | $1,247,600 | 34,063 | +275.8% |
| 2018-03-03 00:15 | 2018-02-28 | CMG | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $318.14 | 420,322 | $133,721,241 | 2,882,463 | +17.1% |
| 2018-03-03 02:44 | 2018-02-28 | AKAO | N/A | DUGGAN ROBERT W | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.31 | 527,396 | $5,438,877 | 6,205,148 | +9.3% |
| 2018-03-03 00:18 | 2018-03-01 | GCH | N/A | CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.13 | 181,772 | $2,386,666 | 181,772 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-03 00:17 | 2018-03-01 | ABE | N/A | CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.10 | 98,196 | $1,482,760 | 98,196 | +100.0% |
| 2018-03-02 03:48 | 2018-02-27 | ANDX | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director | Other | BUY | $47.29 | 41,835 | $1,978,348 | 291,985 | +16.7% |
| 2018-03-01 22:36 | 2018-02-28 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V. | 10% owner | Radiotelephone Communications | BUY | $60.84 | 240,000 | $14,601,072 | 537,731,077 | +0.0% |
| 2018-03-02 00:40 | 2018-02-27 | HGEN | N/A | Chappell Dale | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.09 | 32,028,669 | $3,001,086 | 46,876,309 | +215.7% |
| 2018-03-01 02:35 | 2018-02-27 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | STARKS DANIEL J | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $60.77 | 29,554 | $1,795,902 | 7,012,839 | +0.4% |
| 2018-03-01 02:34 | 2018-02-27 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | STARKS DANIEL J | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $60.67 | 40,037 | $2,429,237 | 6,983,285 | +0.6% |
| 2018-03-01 01:52 | 2018-02-26 | LGCY | N/A | Baines Creek Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.52 | 540,262 | $1,899,453 | 11,579,220 | +4.9% |
| 2018-03-01 00:57 | 2018-02-26 | CLR | N/A | Hamm Harold | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Other | BUY | $50.26 | 99,028 | $4,977,444 | 1,361,978 | +7.8% |
| 2018-02-28 20:36 | 2018-02-27 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V. | 10% owner | Radiotelephone Communications | BUY | $60.50 | 310,000 | $18,756,457 | 537,491,077 | +0.1% |
| 2018-03-01 01:38 | 2018-02-26 | ANGI | Angi Inc. | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $14.97 | 340,137 | $5,090,694 | 452,617 | +302.4% |
| 2018-03-01 00:46 | 2018-02-26 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $32.56 | 64,775 | $2,108,944 | 162,790 | +66.1% |
| 2018-02-27 17:23 | 2018-02-26 | N-A | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 245,948 | $3,689,224 | 15,767,611 | +1.6% |
| 2018-02-28 00:05 | 2018-02-23 | DDR | SITE Centers Corp. | Otto Alexander | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.81 | 1,351,558 | $10,558,236 | 49,721,192 | +2.8% |
| 2018-02-28 04:15 | 2018-02-23 | BW | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. | STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% owner | Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces | BUY | $6.89 | 200,000 | $1,378,420 | 5,821,962 | +3.6% |
| 2018-02-27 20:43 | 2018-02-26 | MSO | N/A | Rieder Richard M | Other | Other | BUY | $100.00 | 30,000 | $3,000,000 | 40,000 | +300.0% |
| 2018-02-27 22:20 | 2018-02-26 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V. | 10% owner | Radiotelephone Communications | BUY | $60.64 | 190,000 | $11,521,524 | 537,181,077 | +0.0% |
| 2018-02-28 00:50 | 2018-02-23 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $31.82 | 150,000 | $4,772,340 | 3,590,419 | +4.4% |
| 2018-02-28 00:38 | 2018-02-23 | NIHD | N/A | SAMBERG JOSEPH D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.98 | 1,265,147 | $1,244,778 | 10,000,000 | +14.5% |
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.