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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 23:47 | 2016-12-01 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | Laubenthal Raymond F | Director | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $245.39 | 7,200 | $1,766,838 | 1,615 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-30 17:48 | 2016-11-28 | PGRE | Paramount Group, Inc. | Otto-Bernstein Katharina | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $15.69 | 100,000 | $1,569,220 | 12,031,489 | +0.8% |
| 2016-12-01 02:23 | 2016-11-29 | HD | HOME DEPOT, INC. | VADON MARK C | Director | Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers | BUY | $129.87 | 15,000 | $1,948,050 | 31,095 | +93.2% |
| 2016-12-01 00:46 | 2016-10-28 | AFSI | N/A | KARFUNKEL GEORGE | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.36 | 175,000 | $4,437,493 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-12-01 01:35 | 2016-11-28 | SKX | N/A | GREENBERG ROBERT | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $21.96 | 500,000 | $10,980,600 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-29 23:02 | 2016-11-25 | DWCH | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.66 | 198,954 | $1,324,596 | 1,709,011 | +13.2% |
| 2016-11-29 22:37 | 2016-10-05 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3,470.64 | 33,000,000 | $114,531,159,600 | 1,710,000,000 | +2.0% |
| 2016-11-30 00:30 | 2016-10-31 | FKWL | FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | Jyoung Joon Won | Director, 10% owner | Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus | BUY | $2.00 | 528,350 | $1,056,700 | 1,869,012 | +39.4% |
| 2016-11-30 02:00 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | Florence Anthony A. Jr. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:54 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | Sonsini Peter W. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:53 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | Viswanathan Ravi | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:49 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 02:01 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | BASKETT FOREST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:58 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | KOLLURI KRISHNA KITTU | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:56 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | SANDELL SCOTT D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:59 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | KERINS PATRICK J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 01:57 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | MOTT DAVID M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 02:03 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | BARRETT M JAMES | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-30 00:35 | 2016-11-28 | CSU | SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC. | Arbiter Partners Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities | BUY | $15.66 | 105,000 | $1,643,891 | 3,313,461 | +3.3% |
| 2016-11-30 02:02 | 2016-11-29 | TCON | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.75 | 869,565 | $4,999,999 | 2,758,039 | +46.0% |
| 2016-11-29 00:11 | 2016-11-23 | DWCH | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.67 | 298,637 | $1,990,893 | 1,597,767 | +23.0% |
| 2016-11-28 19:35 | 2016-08-09 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $879.29 | 202,206,049 | $177,797,554,619 | 1,677,306,049 | +13.7% |
| 2016-11-29 02:13 | 2016-11-23 | TRNC | N/A | SOON-SHIONG PATRICK | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.92 | 84,675 | $1,093,628 | 933,741 | +10.0% |
| 2016-11-28 16:58 | 2016-11-23 | KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | CARANO BANDEL L | Director, 10% owner | Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts | BUY | $6.00 | 833,000 | $4,998,000 | 13,264,443 | +6.7% |
| 2016-11-26 03:40 | 2016-08-01 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $863.68 | 230,100,000 | $198,731,962,650 | 1,475,100,000 | +18.5% |
| 2016-11-26 02:24 | 2016-07-18 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $848.70 | 239,867,497 | $203,574,561,247 | 1,275,000,000 | +23.2% |
| 2016-11-26 01:28 | 2016-07-05 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $795.91 | 198,132,503 | $157,695,977,288 | 1,026,132,503 | +23.9% |
| 2016-11-26 05:58 | 2016-11-23 | IMGL | N/A | AE Financial Management Ltd. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CFO | Other | BUY | $35,000.00 | 4,454,000 | $155,890,000,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-25 18:40 | 2016-11-23 | IMGL | N/A | Armstrong Geoffrey John | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President Secretary | Other | BUY | $28,970.15 | 4,020,000 | $116,460,000,186 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-26 00:05 | 2016-11-22 | SCOO | N/A | Anson Funds Management LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $87.00 | 71,083 | $6,184,221 | 184,645 | +62.6% |
| 2016-11-24 05:45 | 2016-11-21 | STRZA | N/A | Merion Investment Management LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $33.94 | 386,587 | $13,120,763 | 9,143,450 | +4.4% |
| 2016-11-23 23:12 | 2016-11-22 | PGRE | Paramount Group, Inc. | Otto-Bernstein Katharina | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $15.74 | 100,000 | $1,573,510 | 11,931,489 | +0.8% |
| 2016-11-24 01:24 | 2016-11-21 | PTI | N/A | Cormorant Asset Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.40 | 361,863 | $4,124,949 | 3,379,945 | +12.0% |
| 2016-11-24 01:01 | 2016-11-21 | DKL | Delek Logistics Partners, LP | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | 10% owner | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $25.78 | 38,959 | $1,004,468 | 14,907,045 | +0.3% |
| 2016-11-24 01:35 | 2016-11-22 | BDGE | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ | BASSWOOD PARTNERS, L.L.C. | 10% owner | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $31.00 | 585,465 | $18,149,415 | 1,001,532 | +140.7% |
| 2016-11-23 23:37 | 2016-11-21 | GTIM | Good Times Restaurants Inc. | DELTA PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $3.00 | 392,007 | $1,176,021 | 2,248,436 | +21.1% |
| 2016-11-23 18:34 | 2016-10-25 | ESNC | N/A | He Jilun | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.72 | 9,006,810 | $6,457,883 | 8,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-24 01:32 | 2016-11-22 | BDGE | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 10% owner | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $31.00 | 800,000 | $24,800,000 | 1,001,532 | +397.0% |
| 2016-11-24 01:24 | 2016-11-21 | POST | Post Holdings, Inc. | STIRITZ WILLIAM P | Director | Grain Mill Products | BUY | $75.48 | 120,000 | $9,057,384 | 33,091 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-22 23:53 | 2016-11-21 | DWCH | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.79 | 583,689 | $3,964,649 | 1,592,784 | +57.8% |
| 2016-11-23 00:18 | 2016-11-18 | MEEC | Birchtech Corp. | Alterna Core Capital Assets Fund II, L.P. | 10% owner | Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC | BUY | $1.20 | 1,700,000 | $2,040,000 | 51,497,819 | +3.4% |
| 2016-11-23 00:17 | 2016-06-29 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $849.10 | 209,000,000 | $177,461,586,500 | 828,000,000 | +33.8% |
| 2016-11-23 01:08 | 2016-11-19 | APLP | N/A | Archrock, Inc. | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $15.20 | 5,482,581 | $83,312,753 | 29,064,637 | +23.2% |
| 2016-11-22 22:55 | 2016-11-18 | DUK | Duke Energy CORP | YOHO FRANK H | Officer - EVP&Pres Natural Gas Business | Electric & Other Services Combined | BUY | $74.00 | 14,850 | $1,098,900 | 23,687 | +168.0% |
| 2016-11-23 01:42 | 2016-11-18 | HD | HOME DEPOT, INC. | BOYD JEFFERY H | Director | Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers | BUY | $128.27 | 10,000 | $1,282,700 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-11-23 00:45 | 2016-11-21 | CSU | SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC. | Arbiter Partners Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities | BUY | $15.46 | 68,148 | $1,053,261 | 3,174,932 | +2.2% |
| 2016-11-22 02:37 | 2016-06-14 | NGBL | N/A | Goldfarb Max | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2,815.25 | 85,130,000 | $239,662,343,169 | 86,000,000 | +9,785.1% |
| 2016-11-22 00:05 | 2016-11-17 | NRESF | NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES FUND | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $20.20 | 94,059 | $1,900,000 | 144,210 | +187.6% |
| 2016-11-22 01:00 | 2016-11-21 | ARMK | Aramark | FOSS ERIC J | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $34.50 | 87,566 | $3,021,430 | 1,514,253 | +6.1% |
| 2016-11-22 02:13 | 2016-11-18 | BGNE | BeOne Medicines Ltd. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $32.00 | 1,760,495 | $56,335,840 | 3,317,977 | +113.0% |
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.