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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-04 00:35 | 2017-03-01 | COT | N/A | ROSENFELD ERIC | Director | Other | BUY | $10.60 | 125,000 | $1,325,000 | 125,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-03-03 22:19 | 2017-03-01 | CSU | SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC. | Arbiter Partners Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities | BUY | $15.22 | 245,129 | $3,731,697 | 4,490,769 | +5.8% |
| 2017-03-03 01:02 | 2017-03-01 | AMH | American Homes 4 Rent | HUGHES B WAYNE ET AL | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $23.39 | 485,232 | $11,348,169 | 8,219,253 | +6.3% |
| 2017-03-03 00:08 | 2017-02-28 | CVRS | N/A | Lightcap Jeffrey C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.66 | 7,557,436 | $5,000,000 | 32,500,478 | +30.3% |
| 2017-03-03 00:07 | 2017-02-28 | CVRS | N/A | HealthCor Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.66 | 7,557,436 | $5,000,000 | 15,409,537 | +96.2% |
| 2017-03-03 00:15 | 2017-02-28 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, CEO & President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $44.00 | 35,200 | $1,548,800 | 228,112 | +18.2% |
| 2017-03-01 14:13 | 2017-02-28 | N-A | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | UFCW-Northern California Employers Joint Pension Plan | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.16 | 99,175 | $1,999,264 | 1,555,491 | +6.8% |
| 2017-03-02 01:08 | 2017-03-01 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | ARMSTRONG GREG L | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board & CEO | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $31.00 | 50,000 | $1,550,000 | 500,625 | +11.1% |
| 2017-03-02 00:19 | 2017-02-27 | ALQA | N/A | CELGENE CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.50 | 4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 7,046,100 | +131.3% |
| 2017-02-28 16:35 | 2017-02-27 | NA | N/A | STRS OHIO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 180,731 | $2,710,970 | 12,375,530 | +1.5% |
| 2017-03-01 01:30 | 2017-02-24 | LDR | N/A | Strong Jeffrey A. | Director | Other | BUY | $51.62 | 43,946 | $2,268,554 | 525,361 | +9.1% |
| 2017-03-01 03:47 | 2017-02-15 | WIZD | Prairie Operating Co. | KESSLER PAUL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $0.13 | 9,601,500 | $1,293,322 | 44,810,036 | +27.3% |
| 2017-02-28 21:14 | 2017-02-28 | COG | Coterra Energy Inc. | KELLEY ROBERT | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $22.00 | 100,000 | $2,200,000 | 617,500 | +19.3% |
| 2017-03-01 01:43 | 2017-02-23 | ASFI | N/A | STERN RICKY | Officer, 10% owner - Senior Vice President | Other | BUY | $10.35 | 471,086 | $4,875,740 | 714,364 | +193.6% |
| 2017-02-25 01:00 | 2017-02-22 | IEP | ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P. | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner, Other | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $53.71 | 2,549,189 | $136,916,941 | 132,548,239 | +2.0% |
| 2017-02-25 01:57 | 2017-02-24 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.29 | 475,999 | $13,940,773 | 34,749,450 | +1.4% |
| 2017-02-25 01:56 | 2017-02-24 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.29 | 224,001 | $6,560,407 | 16,352,683 | +1.4% |
| 2017-02-24 21:54 | 2017-02-23 | BGIO | N/A | Rieder Richard M | Other | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 200,000 | $2,000,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-25 01:07 | 2017-02-22 | EVOK | Evoke Pharma Inc | WIDDER KENNETH J | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.90 | 450,000 | $1,305,000 | 36,821 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-24 01:58 | 2017-02-23 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.01 | 408,000 | $12,243,019 | 34,273,451 | +1.2% |
| 2017-02-24 01:57 | 2017-02-23 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.01 | 192,000 | $5,761,421 | 16,128,682 | +1.2% |
| 2017-02-23 17:23 | 2017-02-21 | GNC | N/A | MORAN ROBERT F | Director, Officer - Interim CEO | Other | BUY | $8.44 | 592,259 | $5,000,028 | 653,271 | +970.7% |
| 2017-02-23 17:21 | 2017-02-21 | GNC | N/A | HINES MICHAEL F | Director | Other | BUY | $8.18 | 125,000 | $1,022,250 | 168,989 | +284.2% |
| 2017-02-23 01:51 | 2017-02-22 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.46 | 510,000 | $15,532,254 | 33,865,451 | +1.5% |
| 2017-02-23 01:51 | 2017-02-22 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.46 | 240,000 | $7,309,296 | 15,936,682 | +1.5% |
| 2017-02-23 01:46 | 2017-02-17 | JMBA | N/A | Welling Glenn W. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.78 | 120,200 | $1,175,784 | 2,196,670 | +5.8% |
| 2017-02-22 02:33 | 2017-02-21 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.12 | 272,000 | $8,192,994 | 33,355,451 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-22 02:32 | 2017-02-21 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $30.12 | 128,000 | $3,855,526 | 15,696,682 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-22 01:53 | 2016-11-08 | PBYA | N/A | LEVINE EVAN | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $0.80 | 4,928,046 | $3,942,437 | 6,600,000 | +294.7% |
| 2017-02-21 18:07 | 2017-02-16 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $30.06 | 40,000 | $1,202,500 | 8,659,300 | +0.5% |
| 2017-02-21 18:01 | 2017-02-16 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $54.03 | 20,000 | $1,080,650 | 3,074,163 | +0.7% |
| 2017-02-17 23:12 | 2017-02-15 | UMH | UMH PROPERTIES, INC. | MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORP | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $13.88 | 72,072 | $1,000,000 | 1,088,365 | +7.1% |
| 2017-02-18 02:11 | 2017-02-17 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.78 | 128,000 | $3,812,275 | 15,568,682 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-18 02:10 | 2017-02-17 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.78 | 272,000 | $8,101,085 | 33,083,451 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-17 20:09 | 2017-02-15 | N/A | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | Hough Thomas A. | Director | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 4,943 | $494,315,000 | 4,943 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-17 21:42 | 2017-02-15 | N/A | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | Hough Thomas A. | Director | Other | BUY | $40,000.00 | 1,977 | $79,090,400 | 1,977 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-17 21:03 | 2017-01-20 | N/A | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT MEMBER, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $88,487,761.41 | 5,680,855 | $502,686,147,140,437 | 10,651,924 | +114.3% |
| 2017-02-18 01:02 | 2017-02-15 | BTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. | BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $2.70 | 2,222,222 | $5,999,999 | 27,119,254 | +8.9% |
| 2017-02-17 20:11 | 2017-02-15 | N/A | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | MARGOLIS JAY | Director | Other | BUY | $250,000.00 | 12,358 | $3,089,470,000 | 12,358 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-17 21:41 | 2017-02-15 | N/A | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | MARGOLIS JAY | Director | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 4,943 | $494,315,000 | 4,943 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-18 01:57 | 2017-02-15 | COTY | COTY INC. | Pane Camillo | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $19.54 | 72,350 | $1,413,487 | 287,657 | +33.6% |
| 2017-02-17 02:03 | 2017-02-16 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.20 | 272,000 | $7,943,515 | 32,811,451 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-17 02:03 | 2017-02-16 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.20 | 128,000 | $3,738,125 | 15,440,682 | +0.8% |
| 2017-02-17 00:43 | 2017-02-14 | CIGI | Colliers International Group Inc. | SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LP | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $38.28 | 65,100 | $2,492,028 | 5,985,242 | +1.1% |
| 2017-02-17 01:11 | 2017-02-14 | SRRA | N/A | Topper James N | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.35 | 5,925,926 | $8,000,000 | 5,925,926 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-16 17:43 | 2017-02-14 | TPHS | Trinity Place Holdings Inc. | MFP PARTNERS LP | 10% owner, Other | Opeators of Nonresidential Buildings | BUY | $7.50 | 136,449 | $1,023,368 | 3,670,577 | +3.9% |
| 2017-02-16 01:36 | 2017-02-15 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.27 | 289,000 | $8,458,192 | 32,539,451 | +0.9% |
| 2017-02-16 01:35 | 2017-02-15 | ARNC | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $29.27 | 136,000 | $3,980,326 | 15,312,682 | +0.9% |
| 2017-02-16 01:21 | 2017-02-13 | VRML | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | Schuler Henri George | 10% owner | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $1.40 | 1,947,052 | $2,725,873 | 726,671 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-15 21:06 | 2017-02-13 | PIH | FG Nexus Inc. | Fundamental Global Investors, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Finance Services | BUY | $8.00 | 505,000 | $4,040,000 | 289,598 | +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.