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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-10 23:05 | 2017-08-08 | PSIX | POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Weichai America Corp. | 10% owner | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $9.50 | 200,000 | $1,900,000 | 2,928,752 | +7.3% |
| 2017-08-10 23:39 | 2017-08-08 | GSB | N/A | 210/GSB Acquisition Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.92 | 390,000 | $1,529,931 | 3,716,800 | +11.7% |
| 2017-08-10 23:42 | 2017-08-10 | VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. | North Island Ventures, LLC | 10% owner | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $15.44 | 338,124 | $5,220,635 | 40,064,103 | +0.9% |
| 2017-08-09 23:52 | 2017-08-08 | GE | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Flannery John Leonard | Officer - CEO and Director | Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) | BUY | $25.56 | 103,983 | $2,657,805 | 106,006 | +5,140.0% |
| 2017-08-09 22:50 | 2017-08-08 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.90 | 100,000 | $13,489,930 | 10,278,401 | +1.0% |
| 2017-08-10 02:24 | 2017-08-07 | HDNG | N/A | Levenson Ryan | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.39 | 86,773 | $1,248,525 | 1,315,090 | +7.1% |
| 2017-08-10 00:31 | 2017-08-07 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $28.39 | 60,819 | $1,726,633 | 15,966,519 | +0.4% |
| 2017-08-09 23:32 | 2017-08-07 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.17 | 52,778 | $2,120,282 | 828,042 | +6.8% |
| 2017-08-09 20:34 | 2017-08-07 | AER | AerCap Holdings N.V. | LAWRENCE JAMES A | Director | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $49.81 | 100,000 | $4,980,720 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-09 23:42 | 2017-08-07 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.55 | 419,127 | $7,775,602 | 43,528,587 | +1.0% |
| 2017-08-09 19:38 | 2017-08-09 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | ARMSTRONG GREG L | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board & CEO | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $21.53 | 50,000 | $1,076,735 | 700,625 | +7.7% |
| 2017-08-10 00:19 | 2017-08-07 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.96 | 119,658 | $2,268,237 | 5,452,185 | +2.2% |
| 2017-08-09 23:45 | 2017-08-07 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $41.86 | 50,000 | $2,092,760 | 3,447,763 | +1.5% |
| 2017-08-08 19:06 | 2017-08-07 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.84 | 100,000 | $13,483,920 | 10,178,401 | +1.0% |
| 2017-08-09 00:20 | 2017-08-04 | BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | SCHARF CHARLES W | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $53.82 | 186,900 | $10,058,098 | 223,640 | +508.7% |
| 2017-08-08 00:29 | 2017-08-03 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | GATES WILLIAM H III | 10% owner | Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics | BUY | $132.57 | 75,500 | $10,009,126 | 28,495,893 | +0.3% |
| 2017-08-07 22:21 | 2017-08-04 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.62 | 59,190 | $7,968,045 | 10,078,401 | +0.6% |
| 2017-08-08 01:45 | 2017-08-03 | AYX | N/A | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.06 | 166,168 | $3,665,915 | 1,526,740 | +12.2% |
| 2017-08-08 03:03 | 2017-08-03 | WMS | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. | Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Plastics Foam Products | BUY | $20.32 | 3,446,293 | $70,042,804 | 80,316 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-08 00:59 | 2017-08-03 | NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | DONDERO JAMES D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $24.28 | 41,900 | $1,017,479 | 41,900 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-05 00:21 | 2017-08-03 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.35 | 100,000 | $13,334,900 | 10,019,211 | +1.0% |
| 2017-08-05 02:00 | 2017-08-02 | TRN | TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner | Railroad Equipment | BUY | $27.56 | 323,095 | $8,905,467 | 15,905,700 | +2.1% |
| 2017-08-05 02:01 | 2017-08-03 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.85 | 76,136 | $1,435,301 | 5,332,527 | +1.4% |
| 2017-08-03 23:23 | 2017-08-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.99 | 80,000 | $10,719,184 | 9,919,211 | +0.8% |
| 2017-08-04 02:36 | 2017-08-01 | PLSE | PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC. | DUGGAN ROBERT W | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $23.14 | 277,450 | $6,419,305 | 3,387,694 | +8.9% |
| 2017-08-03 00:17 | 2017-08-01 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $134.30 | 18,214 | $2,446,198 | 9,839,211 | +0.2% |
| 2017-08-03 00:14 | 2017-07-31 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.27 | 80,000 | $10,661,552 | 9,820,997 | +0.8% |
| 2017-08-03 00:50 | 2017-07-31 | N-A | N/A | Griffin Capital Vertical Partners, L.P. | Other | Other | BUY | $8.61 | 159,518 | $1,373,450 | 307,925 | +107.5% |
| 2017-08-02 23:15 | 2017-07-28 | EMGC | N/A | Mitchell Antony | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $0.20 | 5,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 5,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-02 23:44 | 2017-07-31 | APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Investment Advice | BUY | $27.95 | 109,026 | $3,046,841 | 33,796,135 | +0.3% |
| 2017-08-03 02:30 | 2017-07-31 | LE | LANDS' END, INC. | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $13.00 | 100,949 | $1,312,337 | 14,607,809 | +0.7% |
| 2017-08-03 00:20 | 2017-07-31 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.49 | 114,292 | $2,112,756 | 5,256,391 | +2.2% |
| 2017-08-01 23:52 | 2017-07-28 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.18 | 79,204 | $10,548,270 | 9,740,997 | +0.8% |
| 2017-08-01 22:48 | 2017-06-01 | N-A | N/A | Partners Group Finance USD IC Ltd | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $5.07 | 1,980,967 | $10,050,038 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-02 00:16 | 2017-07-28 | APPN | Appian Corporation | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.46 | 195,437 | $3,802,579 | 3,726,999 | +5.5% |
| 2017-08-01 23:39 | 2017-07-28 | RDFN | N/A | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 260,000 | $3,900,000 | 1,773,484 | +17.2% |
| 2017-08-01 17:42 | 2017-07-24 | MODD | Modular Medical, Inc. | MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 10% owner | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $0.66 | 5,664,690 | $3,738,695 | 5,664,690 | +100.0% |
| 2017-08-02 00:33 | 2017-07-28 | CABO | Cable One, Inc. | GRAHAM DONALD | 10% owner | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $742.52 | 8,187 | $6,079,011 | 279,733 | +3.0% |
| 2017-08-01 00:07 | 2017-07-27 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.67 | 80,000 | $10,693,632 | 9,661,793 | +0.8% |
| 2017-07-31 16:57 | 2017-07-28 | N-A | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 270,554 | $4,058,310 | 14,020,404 | +2.0% |
| 2017-07-31 23:52 | 2017-07-27 | APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. | TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Investment Advice | BUY | $27.89 | 234,300 | $6,535,213 | 33,687,109 | +0.7% |
| 2017-08-01 01:38 | 2017-07-28 | CCI | CROWN CASTLE INC. | MARTIN J LANDIS | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $100.64 | 30,000 | $3,019,269 | 4,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-07-28 23:05 | 2017-07-26 | DVMT | Dell Technologies Inc. | DELL MICHAEL S | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Electronic Computers | BUY | $31.29 | 33,567 | $1,050,311 | 404,973 | +9.0% |
| 2017-07-28 23:33 | 2017-06-19 | ATNX | N/A | Zhang Song-Yi | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.00 | 146,819 | $1,615,009 | 6,802,700 | +2.2% |
| 2017-07-28 15:51 | 2017-07-27 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | INGRAM DOUGLAS S | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $42.50 | 47,058 | $1,999,965 | 382,058 | +14.0% |
| 2017-07-28 23:24 | 2017-07-26 | SAFE | N/A | ISTAR INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.55 | 97,499 | $1,808,158 | 5,142,099 | +1.9% |
| 2017-07-28 22:44 | 2017-07-27 | NAC | Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund | BARCLAYS PLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 50 | $5,000,000 | 1,141 | +4.6% |
| 2017-07-28 23:18 | 2017-07-26 | AXE | N/A | ZELL SAMUEL | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $81.34 | 526,277 | $42,806,055 | 526,277 | +100.0% |
| 2017-07-27 18:09 | 2017-07-26 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Winder Investment Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $133.36 | 80,000 | $10,669,176 | 9,581,793 | +0.8% |
| 2017-07-28 01:10 | 2017-07-25 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Clearway Capital Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) | BUY | $2.89 | 592,883 | $1,714,736 | 14,592,193 | +4.2% |
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.