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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-22 21:51 | 2016-06-22 | BIOS | Option Care Health, Inc. | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Home Health Care Services | BUY | $2.00 | 4,200,000 | $8,400,000 | 5,622,410 | +295.3% |
| 2016-06-22 04:25 | 2016-06-17 | LC | LendingClub Corp | Chen Tian Qiao | 10% owner | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $4.01 | 24,299,900 | $97,398,859 | 57,739,270 | +72.7% |
| 2016-06-22 00:52 | 2016-06-17 | VIVE | N/A | Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 300,000 | $1,500,000 | 2,599,711 | +13.0% |
| 2016-06-22 03:07 | 2016-06-19 | NTRA | Natera, Inc. | BOTHA ROELOF | Director, 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $11.94 | 837,521 | $10,000,001 | 666,210 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-22 00:21 | 2016-06-17 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $21.71 | 66,500 | $1,443,622 | 1,930,917 | +3.6% |
| 2016-06-22 00:03 | 2016-06-17 | WWWW | N/A | Okumus Fund Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.43 | 233,610 | $4,072,009 | 9,239,364 | +2.6% |
| 2016-06-20 20:00 | 2016-06-17 | N-A | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Fidelity & Guaranty Life | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.22 | 258,736 | $4,973,946 | 1,921,683 | +15.6% |
| 2016-06-20 15:30 | 2016-06-16 | MFRM | N/A | 40 North Latitude Fund LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $32.44 | 128,956 | $4,182,752 | 1,437,717 | +9.9% |
| 2016-06-21 00:08 | 2016-06-17 | VIVMF | N/A | JANNEY DANIEL | Director | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 200,000 | $1,000,000 | 881,954 | +29.3% |
| 2016-06-20 13:00 | 2016-06-16 | AAOI | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | MOORE ALAN D | Director | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $10.08 | 105,000 | $1,057,970 | 222,542 | +89.3% |
| 2016-06-21 03:11 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.30 | 4,041,682 | $57,796,053 | 4,687,177 | +626.1% |
| 2016-06-17 21:10 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | Brown University | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.30 | 2,155,563 | $30,824,551 | 2,499,827 | +626.1% |
| 2016-06-17 23:15 | 2016-06-15 | DM | N/A | DOMINION RESOURCES INC /VA/ | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.02 | 74,764 | $2,019,839 | 50,271,536 | +0.1% |
| 2016-06-18 00:05 | 2016-06-17 | N-A | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.22 | 258,736 | $4,973,946 | 1,921,683 | +15.6% |
| 2016-06-17 21:20 | 2016-06-16 | NVG | Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 1,800 | $180,000,000 | 1,800 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-17 04:00 | 2016-06-14 | LC | LendingClub Corp | Chen Tian Qiao | 10% owner | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $4.65 | 4,391,440 | $20,399,556 | 33,439,370 | +15.1% |
| 2016-06-17 00:47 | 2016-06-14 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $363.86 | 64,731 | $23,552,860 | 23,418,396 | +0.3% |
| 2016-06-15 15:17 | 2016-06-13 | PNK | N/A | SANFILIPPO ANTHONY MICHAEL | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $11.15 | 153,500 | $1,711,387 | 250,000 | +159.1% |
| 2016-06-16 02:31 | 2016-06-13 | LE | LANDS' END, INC. | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $15.75 | 204,650 | $3,222,296 | 11,612,036 | +1.8% |
| 2016-06-15 23:46 | 2016-06-13 | SHLD | N/A | FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.12 | 105,300 | $1,276,236 | 27,791,848 | +0.4% |
| 2016-06-14 23:05 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | N/A | Allegheny Technologies Inc Master Pension Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.26 | 86,046 | $1,657,246 | 1,428,607 | +6.4% |
| 2016-06-14 23:05 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.26 | 165,946 | $3,196,120 | 2,745,419 | +6.4% |
| 2016-06-14 23:05 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.26 | 184,384 | $3,551,236 | 3,061,301 | +6.4% |
| 2016-06-14 18:01 | 2016-06-13 | PSX | Phillips 66 | Loomis William R Jr | Director | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $78.87 | 12,680 | $1,000,011 | 12,680 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-14 23:58 | 2016-06-10 | CNXR | N/A | Francisco Partners GP IV Management Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.27 | 1,550,286 | $1,975,684 | 517,594 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-14 23:51 | 2016-06-10 | CNXR | N/A | Perlman Ezra | Director | Other | BUY | $1.27 | 1,550,286 | $1,975,684 | 1,550,286 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-15 00:01 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | MSD CAPITAL L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.30 | 2,155,563 | $30,824,551 | 2,499,827 | +626.1% |
| 2016-06-15 00:02 | 2016-06-10 | WWWW | N/A | Okumus Fund Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.50 | 4,026,264 | $70,469,283 | 9,161,494 | +78.4% |
| 2016-06-15 03:19 | 2016-06-10 | PSX | Phillips 66 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $79.59 | 756,780 | $60,234,391 | 78,782,000 | +1.0% |
| 2016-06-14 01:03 | 2016-06-09 | WMS | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. | CHLAPATY JOSEPH A | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, President & CEO | Plastics Foam Products | BUY | $26.79 | 65,500 | $1,754,922 | 500 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-14 04:43 | 2016-06-02 | VMEM | N/A | Grant Bruce Harvey | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.60 | 2,818,766 | $1,680,548 | 12,024,768 | +30.6% |
| 2016-06-13 23:56 | 2016-06-10 | N/A | Blue Owl Capital Corp | Ostrover Douglas I | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.30 | 2,155,564 | $30,824,565 | 624,957 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-13 23:14 | 2016-06-09 | JMP | N/A | Jolson Joseph A | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Other | BUY | $5.33 | 489,221 | $2,608,380 | 4,227,617 | +13.1% |
| 2016-06-13 13:47 | 2016-06-10 | VRX | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | PAPA JOSEPH C | Director, Officer - CHAIRMAN & CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $24.48 | 202,000 | $4,944,960 | 2,442,199 | +9.0% |
| 2016-06-14 04:15 | 2016-06-09 | LE | LANDS' END, INC. | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $15.93 | 292,403 | $4,657,278 | 11,407,386 | +2.6% |
| 2016-06-14 03:21 | 2016-06-09 | BCO | BRINKS CO | Pertz Douglas A | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo | BUY | $29.87 | 83,696 | $2,500,000 | 85,346 | +5,072.5% |
| 2016-06-13 23:10 | 2016-06-09 | NXEO | N/A | ROSS WILBUR L JR | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 13,506,250 | +8.0% |
| 2016-06-13 22:03 | 2016-06-10 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.69 | 88,316 | $1,297,671 | 12,072,158 | +0.7% |
| 2016-06-14 03:14 | 2015-10-23 | PURE | PURE BIOSCIENCE, INC. | Franchise Brands, LLC | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $0.45 | 13,333,333 | $6,000,000 | 18,666,666 | +250.0% |
| 2016-06-10 21:16 | 2016-06-08 | BLBD | Blue Bird Corp | ASP BB Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Truck & Bus Bodies | BUY | $11.00 | 5,000,000 | $55,000,000 | 12,000,000 | +71.4% |
| 2016-06-11 04:40 | 2016-06-08 | FLXN | N/A | LUBASH BARBARA N | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 714,285 | $9,999,990 | 20,739 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-10 21:38 | 2016-06-08 | PSA | Public Storage | HUGHES B WAYNE JR | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $252.42 | 22,100 | $5,578,551 | 22,100 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-11 03:25 | 2016-06-08 | FLXN | N/A | COLELLA SAMUEL D | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 714,285 | $9,999,990 | 20,739 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-11 04:16 | 2016-06-08 | FLXN | N/A | Versant Ventures III, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 714,285 | $9,999,990 | 20,739 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-11 03:00 | 2016-06-08 | AAP | ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC | Smith Jeffrey C | Director | Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores | BUY | $154.84 | 397,624 | $61,567,703 | 1,027,401 | +63.1% |
| 2016-06-11 02:46 | 2016-06-08 | MDCO | N/A | Cox Christopher T | Officer - EVP & Chief Corp. Dev. Officer | Other | BUY | $37.90 | 45,985 | $1,742,923 | 33,670 | +100.0% |
| 2016-06-11 00:51 | 2016-06-08 | SHLD | N/A | FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.75 | 186,000 | $2,372,244 | 27,686,548 | +0.7% |
| 2016-06-10 20:25 | 2016-06-08 | AXDX | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.14 | 101,272 | $1,432,401 | 736,994 | +15.9% |
| 2016-06-10 00:35 | 2016-06-07 | NH | N/A | SOON-SHIONG PATRICK | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 357,143 | $5,000,002 | 67,214,114 | +0.5% |
| 2016-06-09 15:06 | 2016-06-07 | AAP | ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC | Greco Thomas | Director, Officer - CEO | Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores | BUY | $150.82 | 6,700 | $1,010,494 | 35,904 | +22.9% |
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.