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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-23 16:30 | 2015-11-19 | CTXS | N/A | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | Other | Other | BUY | $73.02 | 178,500 | $13,034,034 | 2,174,586 | +8.9% |
| 2015-11-23 14:31 | 2015-11-19 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $11.88 | 500,000 | $5,937,500 | 1,137,449 | +78.4% |
| 2015-11-24 01:57 | 2015-11-23 | GPS | GAP INC | PECK ARTHUR L | Director, Officer - CEO | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $26.99 | 37,150 | $1,002,563 | 37,150 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-24 01:38 | 2015-11-19 | ENSV | Enservco Corp. | CROSS RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $0.49 | 14,332,000 | $7,022,680 | 8,766,117 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-23 16:02 | 2015-11-20 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer - Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $139.93 | 20,000 | $2,798,600 | 244,740 | +8.9% |
| 2015-11-24 01:35 | 2015-11-19 | MTCH | N/A | MCINERNEY THOMAS | Director | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 150,000 | $1,800,000 | 150,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-24 02:22 | 2015-11-23 | JWN | N/A | SATRE PHILIP G | Director | Other | BUY | $56.89 | 17,600 | $1,001,199 | 42,361 | +71.1% |
| 2015-11-23 17:02 | 2015-11-19 | ARES | Ares Management Corporation | Kissick John H. | Director, Officer - Co-Founder & Partner | Investment Advice | BUY | $13.85 | 91,667 | $1,269,524 | 91,667 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-23 17:00 | 2015-11-19 | ARES | Ares Management Corporation | Arougheti Michael J | Director, Officer - Co-Founder & President | Investment Advice | BUY | $13.81 | 75,000 | $1,035,990 | 75,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-23 21:25 | 2015-11-20 | ON | ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | MCCRANIE J DANIEL | Director | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $10.20 | 100,000 | $1,019,770 | 260,781 | +62.2% |
| 2015-11-24 00:33 | 2015-11-20 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $27.14 | 334,000 | $9,064,894 | 2,870,567 | +13.2% |
| 2015-11-21 01:33 | 2015-11-18 | PJT | PJT Partners Inc. | Taubman Paul J | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Investment Advice | BUY | $20.00 | 250,000 | $5,000,000 | 250,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-21 04:36 | 2015-11-19 | ARES | Ares Management Corporation | Rosenthal Bennett | Director, Officer - Co-Founder & Partner | Investment Advice | BUY | $13.82 | 91,666 | $1,266,476 | 91,666 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-21 01:02 | 2015-11-18 | SGEN | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $43.94 | 329,358 | $14,471,958 | 33,428,852 | +1.0% |
| 2015-11-21 05:25 | 2015-11-19 | ARES | Ares Management Corporation | KAPLAN DAVID B | Director, Officer - Co-Founder & Partner | Investment Advice | BUY | $13.85 | 91,667 | $1,269,322 | 91,667 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-21 02:05 | 2015-04-27 | ABTL | N/A | Ceiba International Corp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.65 | 708,129 | $3,292,800 | 1,576,145 | +81.6% |
| 2015-11-21 01:55 | 2015-11-19 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $26.86 | 54,000 | $1,450,440 | 2,536,567 | +2.2% |
| 2015-11-20 20:53 | 2015-11-18 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $26.17 | 112,000 | $2,931,264 | 2,482,567 | +4.7% |
| 2015-11-20 04:51 | 2015-11-17 | YUME | N/A | Singer Eric | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.66 | 782,841 | $2,085,488 | 1,349,928 | +138.0% |
| 2015-11-19 23:43 | 2015-09-22 | N-A | N/A | Hospital Sisters Health System | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.10 | 4,234,234 | $46,999,997 | 7,705,558 | +122.0% |
| 2015-11-20 01:14 | 2015-11-19 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | ARMSTRONG GREG L | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board & CEO | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $11.09 | 100,000 | $1,108,640 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-20 01:34 | 2015-11-17 | LOXO | N/A | AISLING CAPITAL III LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.50 | 265,000 | $7,022,500 | 3,796,182 | +7.5% |
| 2015-11-19 03:55 | 2015-11-16 | WVE | Wave Life Sciences Ltd. | TAKANASHI KEN | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 125,000 | $2,000,000 | 1,984,130 | +6.7% |
| 2015-11-19 03:29 | 2015-11-16 | WVE | Wave Life Sciences Ltd. | Tanaka Masaharu | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 76,250 | $1,220,000 | 3,228,690 | +2.4% |
| 2015-11-18 14:05 | 2015-11-17 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $20.49 | 135,254 | $2,771,179 | 18,667,631 | +0.7% |
| 2015-11-18 21:55 | 2015-11-18 | INST | N/A | Coates Joshua L. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 125,000 | $2,000,000 | 43,750 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-19 01:30 | 2015-11-16 | WVE | Wave Life Sciences Ltd. | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.00 | 1,875,000 | $30,000,000 | 7,088,651 | +36.0% |
| 2015-11-19 00:08 | 2015-11-16 | KBIO | N/A | Shkreli Martin | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.35 | 1,211,115 | $1,632,099 | 1,625,200 | +292.5% |
| 2015-11-19 03:32 | 2015-11-16 | KBIO | N/A | Anthion Partners II LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.42 | 713,726 | $1,014,276 | 424,800 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-19 00:20 | 2015-11-16 | SRG | Seritage Growth Properties | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $35.17 | 61,900 | $2,177,147 | 3,519,950 | +1.8% |
| 2015-11-19 02:08 | 2015-11-16 | SGMS | Light & Wonder, Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $8.02 | 300,000 | $2,405,190 | 34,555,737 | +0.9% |
| 2015-11-19 05:01 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | SRB ASSOCIATES VII LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 200,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,210,787 | +19.8% |
| 2015-11-19 02:36 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | BYBEE CLINTON | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 300,000 | $1,500,000 | 1,885,090 | +18.9% |
| 2015-11-18 22:26 | 2015-11-16 | VYGR | Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | Sanofi | Other | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $14.00 | 125,000 | $1,750,000 | 2,477,941 | +5.3% |
| 2015-11-19 02:39 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 9 L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 585,935 | $2,929,675 | 2,659,804 | +28.3% |
| 2015-11-19 05:12 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | JAGGERS JOHN V | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 200,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,210,984 | +19.8% |
| 2015-11-19 03:55 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 300,000 | $1,500,000 | 1,885,090 | +18.9% |
| 2015-11-19 02:44 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 600,000 | $3,000,000 | 694,921 | +632.1% |
| 2015-11-19 05:13 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | BAYLESS JON W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 200,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,325,118 | +17.8% |
| 2015-11-19 02:39 | 2015-11-17 | XCOM | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.00 | 800,000 | $4,000,000 | 971,733 | +465.8% |
| 2015-11-19 01:25 | 2015-11-12 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $26.30 | 105,000 | $2,761,385 | 2,370,567 | +4.6% |
| 2015-11-18 00:34 | 2015-11-13 | KTEC | N/A | PITON CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.50 | 113,500 | $1,191,750 | 300,000 | +60.9% |
| 2015-11-17 20:25 | 2015-11-09 | GULTU | Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust | MILLER LLOYD I III | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $0.20 | 9,308,224 | $1,861,645 | 22,422,195 | +71.0% |
| 2015-11-17 14:05 | 2015-11-16 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $20.21 | 110,422 | $2,231,982 | 18,532,377 | +0.6% |
| 2015-11-18 02:33 | 2015-11-17 | GGZ | Gabelli Global Small & Mid Cap Value Trust | GABELLI MARIO J | Director, Other | Other | BUY | $11.50 | 1,600,000 | $18,400,000 | 1,655,533 | +2,881.2% |
| 2015-11-18 01:14 | 2015-10-01 | TNGO | N/A | Slusky Alexander R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.16 | 2,684,576 | $19,223,980 | 3,962,251 | +210.1% |
| 2015-11-18 01:11 | 2015-09-09 | TNGO | N/A | Slusky Alexander R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.69 | 1,277,675 | $9,822,893 | 1,277,675 | +100.0% |
| 2015-11-16 20:20 | 2015-11-13 | HSY | HERSHEY CO | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% owner | Sugar & Confectionery Products | BUY | $83.82 | 190,000 | $15,925,800 | 12,703,821 | +1.5% |
| 2015-11-16 19:48 | 2015-11-13 | HSY | HERSHEY CO | HERSHEY TRUST CO | 10% owner | Sugar & Confectionery Products | BUY | $83.82 | 190,000 | $15,925,800 | 12,703,821 | +1.5% |
| 2015-11-17 01:00 | 2015-11-11 | CAPL | CrossAmerica Partners LP | CST BRANDS, INC. | 10% owner | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $24.99 | 46,737 | $1,167,897 | 5,969,398 | +0.8% |
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.