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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-14 00:46 | 2016-05-12 | REED | REED'S, INC. | REED CHRISTOPHER J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters | BUY | $39,000.00 | 10,000 | $390,000,000 | 3,224,190 | +0.3% |
| 2016-05-13 23:58 | 2016-05-11 | NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Director | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $18.00 | 250,000 | $4,500,000 | 2,662,180 | +10.4% |
| 2016-05-14 00:04 | 2016-05-12 | MDCO | N/A | ESHELMAN FREDRIC N | Director | Other | BUY | $33.68 | 300,000 | $10,104,000 | 300,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-13 13:15 | 2016-05-11 | NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | 10% owner | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $18.00 | 300,000 | $5,400,000 | 790,527 | +61.2% |
| 2016-05-12 22:30 | 2016-05-11 | ROVI | N/A | Welling Glenn W. | Director | Other | BUY | $16.24 | 200,000 | $3,248,540 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-13 00:23 | 2016-05-10 | TPB | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Standard General L.P. | 10% owner | Tobacco Products | BUY | $4.49 | 6,525,710 | $29,276,293 | 7,560,958 | +630.4% |
| 2016-05-13 00:00 | 2016-05-11 | ASFI | N/A | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.34 | 1,903,274 | $19,684,040 | 4,005,701 | +90.5% |
| 2016-05-12 00:04 | 2016-05-10 | CDOM | BioCardia, Inc. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $0.10 | 114,937,148 | $11,493,715 | 149,734,604 | +330.3% |
| 2016-05-11 13:58 | 2016-05-09 | IDI | Fluent, Inc. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $4.80 | 2,190,000 | $10,512,000 | 15,607,973 | +16.3% |
| 2016-05-12 01:36 | 2016-05-11 | NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | GORDON CARL L | Director | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $18.00 | 250,000 | $4,500,000 | 2,662,180 | +10.4% |
| 2016-05-12 01:57 | 2016-05-11 | NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 10% owner | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $18.00 | 277,777 | $4,999,986 | 5,573,658 | +5.2% |
| 2016-05-11 22:21 | 2011-05-20 | CETC | N/A | Lv Jianhua | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President, CEO and Chairman | Other | BUY | $6.00 | 1,254,077 | $7,524,462 | 1,254,077 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-11 23:25 | 2016-05-11 | NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Other | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $18.00 | 200,000 | $3,600,000 | 976,214 | +25.8% |
| 2016-05-11 01:20 | 2016-05-09 | PGLC | N/A | Honig Barry C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.65 | 815,041 | $2,974,900 | 2,052,150 | +65.9% |
| 2016-05-10 23:35 | 2016-04-21 | VNCE | VINCE HOLDING CORP. | KROUSE RODGER R | 10% owner | Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores | BUY | $5.50 | 195,663 | $1,076,147 | 28,499,209 | +0.7% |
| 2016-05-10 23:32 | 2016-04-21 | VNCE | VINCE HOLDING CORP. | LEDER MARC J | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores | BUY | $5.50 | 195,663 | $1,076,147 | 28,499,209 | +0.7% |
| 2016-05-10 00:24 | 2016-05-05 | MRTX | N/A | Braslyn Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.21 | 65,782 | $1,197,903 | 1,615,183 | +4.2% |
| 2016-05-10 00:11 | 2016-05-06 | H | Hyatt Hotels Corp | Grismer Patrick J | Officer - See Remarks | Hotels & Motels | BUY | $48.98 | 25,000 | $1,224,500 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-10 01:33 | 2016-05-05 | SMLP | N/A | ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.48 | 59,807 | $1,224,913 | 5,654,247 | +1.1% |
| 2016-05-10 02:23 | 2016-05-05 | WNR | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Other | BUY | $22.02 | 150,000 | $3,303,075 | 3,452,609 | +4.5% |
| 2016-05-10 01:00 | 2016-05-06 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Singh R Nicholas | Officer - Chief Legal Officer | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $10.85 | 135,600 | $1,471,260 | 21,899 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-07 02:35 | 2016-05-04 | MB | N/A | Abdiel Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.93 | 296,794 | $4,430,125 | 2,811,894 | +11.8% |
| 2016-05-06 22:23 | 2016-05-05 | RILY | BRC Group Holdings, Inc. | RILEY BRYANT R | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Investment Advice | BUY | $9.50 | 152,372 | $1,447,534 | 3,935,278 | +4.0% |
| 2016-05-06 16:47 | 2016-05-04 | OZRK | N/A | Whipple Ross M | Director | Other | BUY | $37.78 | 120,000 | $4,533,864 | 74,975 | +100.0% |
| 2016-05-06 01:01 | 2015-05-01 | N-A | N/A | Benefit Street Partners LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 138,889 | $1,250,001 | 150,000 | +1,250.0% |
| 2016-05-06 02:26 | 2016-05-03 | ADMA | Adma Biologics Inc. | Grossman Adam S | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.50 | 200,000 | $1,300,000 | 843,668 | +31.1% |
| 2016-05-05 18:51 | 2016-05-03 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $49.21 | 50,000 | $2,460,525 | 2,989,990 | +1.7% |
| 2016-05-05 18:46 | 2016-05-03 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.19 | 84,243 | $2,121,879 | 330,132 | +34.3% |
| 2016-05-05 04:59 | 2016-05-02 | SMLP | N/A | ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.51 | 73,895 | $1,515,756 | 5,594,440 | +1.3% |
| 2016-05-05 01:54 | 2016-05-04 | RXDX | N/A | Casdin Alexander W. | Director | Other | BUY | $6.25 | 232,000 | $1,450,000 | 706,464 | +48.9% |
| 2016-05-03 23:17 | 2016-05-03 | TPX | SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. | THOMPSON SCOTT L | Director, Officer - CEO & PRESIDENT | Household Furniture | BUY | $59.96 | 16,679 | $1,000,073 | 121,365 | +15.9% |
| 2016-05-03 23:17 | 2016-05-03 | TPX | SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. | Hytinen Barry | Officer - CFO, EVP | Household Furniture | BUY | $60.02 | 16,665 | $1,000,152 | 32,687 | +104.0% |
| 2016-05-04 00:58 | 2016-05-02 | CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $89.05 | 67,500 | $6,010,936 | 68,849 | +5,003.7% |
| 2016-05-04 00:13 | 2016-05-03 | INFN | N/A | Fallon Thomas J | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $11.95 | 100,000 | $1,195,030 | 988,815 | +11.3% |
| 2016-05-03 23:26 | 2016-05-03 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | LUCZO STEPHEN J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Computer Storage Devices | BUY | $20.08 | 200,000 | $4,016,340 | 1,826,969 | +12.3% |
| 2016-05-03 01:50 | 2016-04-28 | PRGX | N/A | HEADLANDS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP (THE PARTNERSHIP) | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.75 | 500,000 | $2,375,000 | 2,773,766 | +22.0% |
| 2016-04-30 03:00 | 2016-04-27 | SMLP | N/A | ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.12 | 63,675 | $1,281,026 | 5,520,545 | +1.2% |
| 2016-04-29 21:30 | 2016-04-28 | MYL | N/A | HIGGINS MELINA E | Director | Other | BUY | $42.92 | 35,000 | $1,502,137 | 54,000 | +184.2% |
| 2016-04-30 01:03 | 2016-04-28 | UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | Harford Barney | Director | Air Transportation, Scheduled | BUY | $49.07 | 60,000 | $2,943,900 | 60,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-04-28 22:52 | 2016-04-26 | CAT | CATERPILLAR INC | CALHOUN DAVID L | Director | Construction Machinery & Equip | BUY | $77.44 | 25,000 | $1,936,000 | 33,129 | +307.5% |
| 2016-04-28 00:17 | 2016-04-27 | MFRM | N/A | Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.28 | 50,000 | $2,064,120 | 27,544 | +100.0% |
| 2016-04-28 00:15 | 2016-04-25 | MFRM | N/A | Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.32 | 115,000 | $4,751,754 | 27,008 | +100.0% |
| 2016-04-28 00:00 | 2016-04-25 | MGP | N/A | MURREN JAMES | Director | Other | BUY | $21.00 | 225,000 | $4,725,000 | 59,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-04-27 17:55 | 2016-04-26 | DRRX | N/A | 21 APRIL FUND, LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.25 | 5,500,000 | $6,875,000 | 19,881,546 | +38.2% |
| 2016-04-27 02:49 | 2016-04-25 | RESN | N/A | Fox Michael J | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.99 | 345,700 | $1,031,915 | 1,035,000 | +50.2% |
| 2016-04-27 01:41 | 2016-04-22 | SMLP | N/A | ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.97 | 54,633 | $1,091,234 | 5,456,870 | +1.0% |
| 2016-04-25 18:39 | 2016-04-22 | ERC | ALLSPRING MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.33 | 154,300 | $1,902,519 | 5,886,725 | +2.7% |
| 2016-04-26 00:19 | 2016-04-21 | VNCE | VINCE HOLDING CORP. | KROUSE RODGER R | 10% owner | Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores | BUY | $5.50 | 195,663 | $1,076,147 | 28,334,845 | +0.7% |
| 2016-04-26 00:16 | 2016-04-21 | VNCE | VINCE HOLDING CORP. | LEDER MARC J | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores | BUY | $5.50 | 195,663 | $1,076,147 | 28,334,845 | +0.7% |
| 2016-04-26 01:13 | 2016-04-21 | UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | SHAPIRO EDWARD | Director | Air Transportation, Scheduled | BUY | $52.10 | 1,905,000 | $99,251,643 | 16,294,711 | +13.2% |
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.