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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-28 23:05 | 2015-09-25 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.78 | 107,723 | $2,130,761 | 2,378,212 | +4.7% |
| 2015-09-29 04:08 | 2014-07-18 | SOMD | N/A | PERROTTI FRANK JR. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.44 | 2,898,766 | $1,274,877 | 10,521,079 | +38.0% |
| 2015-09-29 04:05 | 2011-03-01 | SOMD | N/A | PERROTTI FRANK JR. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.21 | 7,450,605 | $1,554,196 | 7,622,313 | +4,339.1% |
| 2015-09-29 00:05 | 2015-09-25 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.73 | 247,390 | $11,313,417 | 8,886,831 | +2.9% |
| 2015-09-28 19:54 | 2015-09-25 | N-A | N/A | Winton Capital Management Ltd | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 450,000 | $9,000,000 | 500,000 | +900.0% |
| 2015-09-28 23:05 | 2015-09-25 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.78 | 119,692 | $2,367,508 | 2,653,294 | +4.7% |
| 2015-09-28 15:42 | 2015-09-25 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $9.08 | 202,900 | $1,841,480 | 157,693,343 | +0.1% |
| 2015-09-29 00:29 | 2015-09-28 | LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Natural Gas Distribution | BUY | $47.14 | 2,042,928 | $96,303,626 | 27,042,928 | +8.2% |
| 2015-09-28 20:25 | 2015-08-20 | PFSW | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.39 | 99,546 | $1,233,484 | 1,878,615 | +5.6% |
| 2015-09-28 23:53 | 2015-09-25 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $14.14 | 500,000 | $7,070,000 | 3,062,731 | +19.5% |
| 2015-09-25 23:49 | 2015-09-24 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $44.42 | 299,610 | $13,308,377 | 8,639,441 | +3.6% |
| 2015-09-26 00:01 | 2015-09-24 | HCOM | N/A | Twin Haven Capital Partners, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.20 | 52,219 | $1,107,043 | 784,285 | +7.1% |
| 2015-09-26 01:51 | 2015-09-23 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $31.61 | 52,887 | $1,671,948 | 3,476,457 | +1.5% |
| 2015-09-26 03:17 | 2015-09-23 | LE | LANDS' END, INC. | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $26.80 | 299,878 | $8,035,501 | 9,033,349 | +3.4% |
| 2015-09-26 03:14 | 2015-09-23 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $24.91 | 233,655 | $5,819,668 | 29,531,152 | +0.8% |
| 2015-09-26 00:45 | 2015-09-23 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $534.67 | 147,209 | $78,708,575 | 23,016,992 | +0.6% |
| 2015-09-25 22:49 | 2015-03-17 | WKHS | Workhorse Group Inc. | BAKSA STEPHEN D | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $338,916.89 | 3,543,565 | $1,200,974,022,226 | 19,721,768 | +21.9% |
| 2015-09-26 02:03 | 2015-09-23 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.36 | 7,088,914 | $30,939,565 | 3,276,600,381 | +0.2% |
| 2015-09-25 00:30 | 2012-11-29 | WKHS | Workhorse Group Inc. | LUKENS JOSEPH THEODORE JR | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $418,246.29 | 7,688,698 | $3,215,769,400,360 | 5,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-24 22:04 | 2015-09-22 | FIVE | FIVE BELOW, INC | MUSSAFER DAVID M | Director | Retail-Variety Stores | BUY | $33.35 | 90,000 | $3,001,320 | 90,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-24 23:12 | 2015-09-22 | WYY | WIDEPOINT CORP | Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $0.79 | 4,004,158 | $3,161,283 | 12,774,251 | +45.7% |
| 2015-09-25 00:07 | 2015-09-23 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $27.12 | 372,600 | $10,104,130 | 5,618,071 | +7.1% |
| 2015-09-24 00:35 | 2015-09-21 | CAPL | CrossAmerica Partners LP | CST BRANDS, INC. | 10% owner | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $24.04 | 57,411 | $1,380,212 | 5,341,719 | +1.1% |
| 2015-09-23 23:05 | 2015-09-21 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $6.09 | 170,332 | $1,037,323 | 5,969,253 | +2.9% |
| 2015-09-24 01:08 | 2015-09-21 | BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $12.60 | 146,841 | $1,850,828 | 6,859,311 | +2.2% |
| 2015-09-22 23:06 | 2015-09-18 | EVRI | N/A | Mast Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.35 | 680,000 | $3,636,980 | 916,304 | +287.8% |
| 2015-09-23 03:29 | 2015-09-18 | LE | LANDS' END, INC. | LAMPERT EDWARD S | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $26.61 | 374,460 | $9,966,141 | 8,733,471 | +4.5% |
| 2015-09-22 23:47 | 2015-09-18 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $27.98 | 616,500 | $17,246,834 | 5,848,771 | +11.8% |
| 2015-09-23 01:39 | 2015-09-18 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.43 | 13,334,531 | $59,126,644 | 3,269,511,467 | +0.4% |
| 2015-09-22 17:48 | 2015-09-22 | RGNX | REGENXBIO Inc. | Flynn James E | 10% owner, Other | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $22.00 | 175,000 | $3,850,000 | 49,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-18 18:47 | 2015-09-16 | MHFI | S&P Global Inc. | Chinn Michael | Officer - President,SPCIQ/SNL Financial | Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies | BUY | $94.78 | 11,000 | $1,042,588 | 11,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-18 18:35 | 2015-08-24 | PFSW | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.02 | 597,155 | $7,772,928 | 1,861,272 | +47.2% |
| 2015-09-19 01:42 | 2015-09-16 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $44.74 | 129,640 | $5,799,627 | 65,031,667 | +0.2% |
| 2015-09-19 04:45 | 2015-09-16 | MRTX | N/A | Boxer Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $45.00 | 45,000 | $2,025,000 | 522,500 | +9.4% |
| 2015-09-18 01:33 | 2015-09-15 | CLI | Veris Residential, Inc. | Litt Jonathan | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $19.95 | 210,000 | $4,189,353 | 687,400 | +44.0% |
| 2015-09-17 18:42 | 2015-09-15 | ISRL | N/A | Naphtha Holding, LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $120.00 | 55,000 | $6,600,000 | 1,919,514 | +2.9% |
| 2015-09-17 23:49 | 2015-09-15 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.86 | 590,100 | $17,031,289 | 5,442,171 | +12.2% |
| 2015-09-18 01:50 | 2015-09-15 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.77 | 7,454,072 | $35,558,160 | 3,256,176,936 | +0.2% |
| 2015-09-16 17:27 | 2015-09-15 | SNI | N/A | Scripps Eaton M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $67.47 | 33,310 | $2,247,426 | 1,713,289 | +2.0% |
| 2015-09-16 23:05 | 2015-09-14 | EVRI | N/A | Mast Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.98 | 230,000 | $1,144,825 | 835,679 | +38.0% |
| 2015-09-17 02:33 | 2015-09-14 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $25.16 | 213,124 | $5,363,138 | 29,263,680 | +0.7% |
| 2015-09-17 01:25 | 2015-09-16 | MRTX | N/A | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $45.00 | 150,000 | $6,750,000 | 2,744,052 | +5.8% |
| 2015-09-16 23:31 | 2015-09-14 | AEO | AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L | Director, Officer - Exec Chairman & Interim CEO | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $15.74 | 500,000 | $7,870,000 | 3,534,560 | +16.5% |
| 2015-09-15 17:03 | 2015-09-11 | HES | N/A | HESS JOHN B | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $52.27 | 143,900 | $7,521,869 | 9,670 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-16 02:04 | 2015-09-11 | SGEN | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $42.56 | 5,159,484 | $219,604,149 | 32,164,870 | +19.1% |
| 2015-09-14 15:33 | 2015-09-10 | BKS | N/A | RIGGIO LEONARD | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $12.59 | 1,000,000 | $12,590,800 | 8,594,491 | +13.2% |
| 2015-09-14 14:09 | 2015-09-11 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.03 | 110,600 | $1,109,628 | 157,304,843 | +0.1% |
| 2015-09-15 04:40 | 2015-09-11 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $32.02 | 46,388 | $1,485,232 | 3,419,770 | +1.4% |
| 2015-09-14 22:38 | 2015-09-11 | TEGP | N/A | DEHAEMERS DAVID G JR | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $25.65 | 50,000 | $1,282,700 | 490,000 | +11.4% |
| 2015-09-14 23:03 | 2015-09-10 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $38.00 | 80,000 | $3,040,000 | 2,872,130 | +2.9% |
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.