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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-20 22:47 | 2017-06-16 | BOMN | BOSTON OMAHA Corp | MAGNOLIA CAPITAL FUND, LP | 10% owner | Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors | BUY | $13.00 | 3,461,538 | $44,999,994 | 7,935,719 | +77.4% |
| 2017-06-21 03:44 | 2017-06-16 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Brook | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $6.35 | 411,636 | $2,611,954 | 6,743,732 | +6.5% |
| 2017-06-21 03:44 | 2017-06-16 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Seth | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.35 | 411,636 | $2,611,954 | 6,743,732 | +6.5% |
| 2017-06-20 21:56 | 2017-06-16 | BOMN | BOSTON OMAHA Corp | Boulderado Group, LLC | 10% owner | Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors | BUY | $13.00 | 459,808 | $5,977,504 | 267,500 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-20 00:21 | 2017-06-14 | ALXN | N/A | HANTSON LUDWIG | Director, Officer - CEO | Other | BUY | $116.72 | 10,000 | $1,167,200 | 38,725 | +34.8% |
| 2017-06-17 01:28 | 2017-06-15 | XNAFX | N/A | Colony NorthStar, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.10 | 538,462 | $4,900,000 | 726,846 | +285.8% |
| 2017-06-16 13:17 | 2017-06-15 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $6.43 | 200,000 | $1,285,700 | 163,393,143 | +0.1% |
| 2017-06-16 23:05 | 2017-06-14 | CLUB | N/A | HG Vora Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.60 | 3,850,000 | $13,860,000 | 8,500,000 | +82.8% |
| 2017-06-17 03:06 | 2017-06-14 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.44 | 291,901 | $6,257,394 | 42,703,569 | +0.7% |
| 2017-06-16 23:04 | 2017-06-14 | ALXN | N/A | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director | Other | BUY | $117.33 | 660,779 | $77,530,720 | 980,146 | +206.9% |
| 2017-06-16 23:03 | 2017-06-14 | ALXN | N/A | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director | Other | BUY | $116.32 | 1,348,955 | $156,915,437 | 7,317,906 | +22.6% |
| 2017-06-16 03:10 | 2017-06-13 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Seth | Director | Other | BUY | $6.25 | 467,921 | $2,925,161 | 6,332,096 | +8.0% |
| 2017-06-16 03:10 | 2017-06-13 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Brook | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $6.25 | 467,921 | $2,925,161 | 6,332,096 | +8.0% |
| 2017-06-15 00:17 | 2017-06-12 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | Retirement Plan of Carilion Clinic | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 181,889 | $2,728,328 | 332,445 | +120.8% |
| 2017-06-15 01:27 | 2017-06-13 | SXCP | N/A | Sun Coal & Coke LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.50 | 66,196 | $1,158,695 | 26,696,713 | +0.2% |
| 2017-06-14 23:28 | 2017-06-14 | OXLC | Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | Frantz Leroy Scott | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 200,000 | $5,000,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-15 02:13 | 2017-06-12 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | OCM Growth Holdings LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 909,443 | $13,641,641 | 1,662,223 | +120.8% |
| 2017-06-15 00:14 | 2017-06-12 | N/A | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | Carilion Clinic | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 181,889 | $2,728,328 | 332,445 | +120.8% |
| 2017-06-15 00:39 | 2017-06-12 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.84 | 37,738 | $1,541,360 | 775,264 | +5.1% |
| 2017-06-14 20:44 | 2017-06-12 | KEF | N/A | Bulldog Investors General Partnership | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.53 | 455,000 | $4,336,150 | 169,012 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-14 19:26 | 2017-06-13 | GEL | GENESIS ENERGY LP | Deere Robert V | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $30.34 | 34,000 | $1,031,560 | 783,935 | +4.5% |
| 2017-06-14 23:31 | 2017-06-12 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Agricultural Production-Crops | BUY | $3.96 | 343,979 | $1,363,705 | 434,748 | +379.0% |
| 2017-06-13 23:26 | 2017-06-09 | DVMT | Dell Technologies Inc. | DELL MICHAEL S | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Electronic Computers | BUY | $25.60 | 44,672 | $1,143,527 | 371,406 | +13.7% |
| 2017-06-13 23:10 | 2017-06-09 | APPN | Appian Corporation | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $18.48 | 67,547 | $1,248,336 | 1,968,311 | +3.6% |
| 2017-06-14 01:25 | 2017-06-09 | MB | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.79 | 369,345 | $10,265,686 | 1,954,830 | +23.3% |
| 2017-06-13 00:10 | 2017-06-09 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.05 | 2,603,538 | $39,183,254 | 14,856,319 | +21.2% |
| 2017-06-13 04:45 | 2017-06-08 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Brook | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $6.15 | 552,146 | $3,396,692 | 5,864,175 | +10.4% |
| 2017-06-13 04:44 | 2017-06-08 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Seth | Director | Other | BUY | $6.15 | 552,146 | $3,396,692 | 5,864,175 | +10.4% |
| 2017-06-13 03:28 | 2017-06-08 | REV | N/A | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.59 | 347,028 | $6,798,105 | 42,411,668 | +0.8% |
| 2017-06-12 23:20 | 2017-06-12 | SSTI | SOUNDTHINKING, INC. | LAUDER GARY M | Director, 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $11.00 | 91,000 | $1,001,000 | 91,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-12 22:34 | 2017-06-09 | IDT | IDT CORP | JONAS HOWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $14.93 | 1,000,000 | $14,930,000 | 1,958,752 | +104.3% |
| 2017-06-09 22:57 | 2017-06-05 | AIRT | Air T, Inc. | Swenson Nicholas John | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Air Courier Services | BUY | $193,537,611.00 | 113 | $21,869,750,043 | 717,566 | +0.0% |
| 2017-06-10 01:00 | 2017-06-08 | FRGI | N/A | FRIEDMAN BRIAN P | Director | Other | BUY | $21.12 | 309,115 | $6,527,149 | 1,356,295 | +29.5% |
| 2017-06-10 00:12 | 2017-06-08 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $40.25 | 42,950 | $1,728,832 | 737,526 | +6.2% |
| 2017-06-09 16:51 | 2017-06-07 | KEF | N/A | Bulldog Investors General Partnership | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.53 | 250,000 | $2,382,500 | 164,012 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-09 16:30 | 2017-06-07 | KEF | N/A | Bulldog Investors, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.53 | 250,000 | $2,382,500 | 1,627,674 | +18.1% |
| 2017-06-10 00:00 | 2017-06-07 | KBLMU | FORUM MARKETS Inc | KRAUSS MARLENE | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Finance Services | BUY | $10.00 | 350,000 | $3,500,000 | 3,225,000 | +12.2% |
| 2017-06-09 23:50 | 2017-06-07 | SIGM | N/A | SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.80 | 400,000 | $2,318,360 | 4,468,819 | +9.8% |
| 2017-06-09 03:34 | 2017-06-06 | APPN | Appian Corporation | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $19.66 | 205,360 | $4,037,172 | 1,900,764 | +12.1% |
| 2017-06-09 00:18 | 2017-06-06 | TREE | LendingTree, Inc. | Liberty Interactive Corp | Director, 10% owner | Loan Brokers | BUY | $170.70 | 450,000 | $76,815,000 | 3,223,989 | +16.2% |
| 2017-06-08 23:18 | 2017-06-08 | TDY | TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC | MEHRABIAN ROBERT | Officer - Chairman, Pres. & CEO | Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys | BUY | $129.41 | 10,000 | $1,294,050 | 258,104 | +4.0% |
| 2017-06-09 01:58 | 2017-06-06 | XENE | Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.81 | 358,698 | $1,366,137 | 284,171 | +100.0% |
| 2017-06-08 23:54 | 2017-06-08 | N-A | N/A | PAPPALARDO A NEIL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $44.00 | 34,000 | $1,496,000 | 9,934,754 | +0.3% |
| 2017-06-08 01:18 | 2017-06-05 | SEAS | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | Hill Path Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation | BUY | $17.26 | 170,000 | $2,933,775 | 400,686 | +73.7% |
| 2017-06-08 01:15 | 2017-06-05 | SEAS | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | Hill Path Capital Partners LP | 10% owner | Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation | BUY | $17.26 | 170,000 | $2,933,775 | 400,686 | +73.7% |
| 2017-06-08 01:15 | 2017-06-06 | SXCP | N/A | Sun Coal & Coke LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.15 | 86,600 | $1,484,757 | 26,534,242 | +0.3% |
| 2017-06-08 03:05 | 2017-06-05 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Seth | Director | Other | BUY | $6.08 | 584,901 | $3,554,092 | 5,312,029 | +12.4% |
| 2017-06-08 03:04 | 2017-06-05 | MCC | PhenixFIN Corp | Taube Brook | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $6.08 | 584,901 | $3,554,092 | 5,312,029 | +12.4% |
| 2017-06-08 00:48 | 2017-06-07 | TEP | N/A | DEHAEMERS DAVID G JR | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $46.47 | 35,783 | $1,662,836 | 404,137 | +9.7% |
| 2017-06-07 23:30 | 2017-06-05 | TPX | SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. | Nabi Usman | Director | Household Furniture | BUY | $47.37 | 100,000 | $4,736,560 | 1,990,100 | +5.3% |
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.