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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-18 23:58 | 2017-08-16 | RNGR | Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | Agee Brett T. | Director | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $14.50 | 137,931 | $2,000,000 | 137,391 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-18 23:56 | 2017-08-16 | RNGR | Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | Agee Richard E. | Director | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $14.50 | 137,931 | $2,000,000 | 137,391 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-18 23:50 | 2017-08-16 | AYX | N/A | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.47 | 45,000 | $1,011,159 | 1,653,844 | +2.8% |
| 2017-08-18 23:30 | 2017-08-16 | TPB | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Standard General L.P. | 10% owner | Tobacco Products | BUY | $16.52 | 100,000 | $1,652,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-18 18:41 | 2017-08-16 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $35.98 | 60,000 | $2,158,536 | 5,248,799 | +1.2% |
| 2017-08-18 23:20 | 2017-08-17 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.10 | 37,498 | $1,503,827 | 973,969 | +4.0% |
| 2017-08-19 01:57 | 2017-08-16 | XNCR | Xencor Inc | STAFFORD JOHN S III | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $20.39 | 147,535 | $3,008,401 | 5,174,535 | +2.9% |
| 2017-08-17 23:59 | 2017-08-15 | FDC | N/A | Shanahan Jeff | Officer - Executive Vice President | Other | BUY | $17.81 | 118,135 | $2,103,984 | 1,122,038 | +11.8% |
| 2017-08-17 23:51 | 2017-08-15 | DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | Berk Howard M | Director | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $39.23 | 39,689 | $1,557,130 | 740,545 | +5.7% |
| 2017-08-18 01:41 | 2017-08-17 | KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | SCULLY ROBERT W | Director | Investment Advice | BUY | $18.21 | 55,000 | $1,001,550 | 55,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-18 00:41 | 2017-08-15 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $28.48 | 403,000 | $11,478,488 | 16,572,019 | +2.5% |
| 2017-08-17 23:06 | 2017-08-16 | TBBK | Bancorp, Inc. | Castle Creek Capital Partners VI, LP | Director | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $7.41 | 225,000 | $1,666,305 | 2,932,898 | +8.3% |
| 2017-08-17 23:50 | 2017-08-15 | DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | MSD CAPITAL L P | Director | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $39.23 | 39,689 | $1,557,130 | 740,545 | +5.7% |
| 2017-08-18 03:33 | 2017-08-15 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | MFP PARTNERS LP | 10% owner, Other | Agricultural Production-Crops | BUY | $3.20 | 375,000 | $1,200,000 | 4,507,838 | +9.1% |
| 2017-08-16 18:44 | 2017-08-14 | PWON | N/A | LU DANNY Y | Officer, 10% owner - Vice-President | Other | BUY | $0.53 | 2,852,858 | $1,512,015 | 5,376,464 | +113.0% |
| 2017-08-17 00:58 | 2017-08-14 | WAIR | N/A | Bancroft Thomas | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.79 | 369,359 | $2,877,787 | 9,941,177 | +3.9% |
| 2017-08-17 01:00 | 2017-08-14 | FRGI | N/A | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | Director | Other | BUY | $18.41 | 140,000 | $2,577,330 | 1,656,295 | +9.2% |
| 2017-08-16 23:38 | 2017-08-14 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.48 | 44,542 | $1,802,904 | 936,471 | +5.0% |
| 2017-08-16 23:45 | 2017-08-16 | ACRS | Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. | SCHIFF ANDREW N | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $23.02 | 108,601 | $2,499,995 | 634,455 | +20.7% |
| 2017-08-17 00:50 | 2017-08-15 | ETP | N/A | WARREN KELCY L | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $18.65 | 1,000,000 | $18,650,000 | 2,031,646 | +96.9% |
| 2017-08-16 14:31 | 2017-08-14 | MYOK | N/A | Sanofi | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $35.50 | 350,000 | $12,425,000 | 4,018,899 | +9.5% |
| 2017-08-16 23:15 | 2017-08-14 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.34 | 93,367 | $1,805,820 | 5,625,324 | +1.7% |
| 2017-08-16 23:21 | 2017-08-15 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $46.91 | 21,554 | $1,011,098 | 3,156,440 | +0.7% |
| 2017-08-17 00:55 | 2017-08-14 | CRZO | N/A | WEBSTER STEVEN A | Director | Other | BUY | $13.56 | 151,900 | $2,059,521 | 2,801,310 | +5.7% |
| 2017-08-15 14:50 | 2017-08-11 | TWNK | N/A | Toler William Douglas | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $13.86 | 75,000 | $1,039,808 | 560,000 | +15.5% |
| 2017-08-16 00:07 | 2017-08-11 | AYX | N/A | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.87 | 55,000 | $1,257,944 | 1,608,844 | +3.5% |
| 2017-08-15 18:27 | 2017-08-11 | CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | Chen Tian Qiao | 10% owner | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | BUY | $7.27 | 9,766,897 | $70,999,481 | 25,407,682 | +62.4% |
| 2017-08-15 18:01 | 2017-08-11 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.43 | 80,000 | $1,714,400 | 12,483,305 | +0.6% |
| 2017-08-14 23:17 | 2017-08-10 | XNAFX | N/A | Colony NorthStar, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.90 | 134,831 | $1,200,000 | 1,489,115 | +10.0% |
| 2017-08-15 01:28 | 2017-08-10 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $28.47 | 202,500 | $5,765,985 | 16,169,019 | +1.3% |
| 2017-08-15 01:03 | 2017-08-10 | HRI | HERC HOLDINGS INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing | BUY | $38.95 | 109,249 | $4,254,866 | 4,494,789 | +2.5% |
| 2017-08-14 15:57 | 2017-08-11 | XON | PRECIGEN, INC. | KIRK RANDAL J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $18.85 | 132,625 | $2,499,981 | 6,782,622 | +2.0% |
| 2017-08-14 22:49 | 2017-08-11 | BGNE | BeOne Medicines Ltd. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $71.00 | 176,056 | $12,499,976 | 3,476,256 | +5.3% |
| 2017-08-15 02:01 | 2017-08-09 | FLDM | STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC. | LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Laboratory Analytical Instruments | BUY | $3.30 | 4,003,129 | $13,210,326 | 19,818 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-14 22:25 | 2017-08-10 | AURX | Nuo Therapeutics, Inc. | SHEEDY CHARLES E | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $0.22 | 5,220,000 | $1,159,884 | 8,286,312 | +170.2% |
| 2017-08-11 21:41 | 2017-08-10 | CAPL | CrossAmerica Partners LP | Reilly John B. III | Director | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $26.00 | 50,000 | $1,299,765 | 190,869 | +35.5% |
| 2017-08-11 23:27 | 2017-08-10 | FAX | ABRDN ASIA-PACIFIC INCOME FUND, INC. | Voya Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24,000,000.00 | 24,000,000 | $576,000,000,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-11 23:34 | 2017-08-09 | EGRX | Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Braunstein Douglas L | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $49.07 | 20,400 | $1,001,087 | 971,000 | +2.1% |
| 2017-08-12 02:49 | 2017-08-09 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) | BUY | $3.37 | 476,400 | $1,604,753 | 15,316,441 | +3.2% |
| 2017-08-12 03:30 | 2017-08-09 | FRGI | N/A | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | Director | Other | BUY | $18.83 | 160,000 | $3,012,272 | 1,516,295 | +11.8% |
| 2017-08-11 18:15 | 2017-08-09 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.97 | 150,000 | $5,245,020 | 5,188,799 | +3.0% |
| 2017-08-12 00:11 | 2017-08-10 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.03 | 63,887 | $2,557,390 | 891,929 | +7.7% |
| 2017-08-12 00:12 | 2017-08-09 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.66 | 280,568 | $5,235,399 | 43,809,155 | +0.6% |
| 2017-08-11 23:36 | 2017-08-10 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.99 | 79,772 | $1,515,030 | 5,531,957 | +1.5% |
| 2017-08-11 18:50 | 2017-08-10 | VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. | Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | 10% owner | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $15.60 | 1,666,666 | $25,999,990 | 20,330,503 | +8.9% |
| 2017-08-10 22:36 | 2017-08-09 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $135.33 | 18,084 | $2,447,317 | 10,296,485 | +0.2% |
| 2017-08-11 02:12 | 2017-08-08 | SEAS | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | Hill Path Capital Partners Co-Investment S LP | 10% owner | Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation | BUY | $12.67 | 352,800 | $4,471,564 | 5,116,259 | +7.4% |
| 2017-08-11 02:10 | 2017-08-08 | SEAS | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | Hill Path Capital Partners LP | 10% owner | Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation | BUY | $12.67 | 352,800 | $4,471,564 | 5,116,259 | +7.4% |
| 2017-08-11 01:07 | - | CTXR | Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Mazur Leonard L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.13 | 421,400 | $1,738,275 | 1,779,663 | +31.0% |
| 2017-08-10 23:26 | 2017-08-08 | ETSY | ETSY INC | Silverman Josh | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $15.67 | 64,000 | $1,002,880 | 64,000 | +100.0% |
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.