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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-15 01:22 | 2015-09-10 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.60 | 612,300 | $17,514,352 | 4,852,371 | +14.4% |
| 2015-09-11 18:20 | 2015-09-03 | N/A | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | Smith Edgar R. III | Director, 10% owner | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $19.81 | 301,143 | $5,965,643 | 725,919 | +70.9% |
| 2015-09-12 00:26 | 2015-09-09 | BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $12.84 | 378,396 | $4,857,091 | 6,679,165 | +6.0% |
| 2015-09-11 23:11 | 2015-09-10 | AQXP | Neurogene Inc. | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.50 | 2,480,032 | $38,440,496 | 6,022,104 | +70.0% |
| 2015-09-10 23:10 | 2015-09-10 | AVT | AVNET INC | LAWRENCE JAMES A | Director | Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, NEC | BUY | $42.60 | 46,700 | $1,989,420 | 285,048 | +19.6% |
| 2015-09-10 19:32 | 2015-08-19 | SIZE | N/A | UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $66.98 | 104,000 | $6,965,920 | 739,200 | +16.4% |
| 2015-09-10 19:09 | 2015-08-18 | SIZE | N/A | UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $67.43 | 52,600 | $3,546,818 | 675,700 | +8.4% |
| 2015-09-10 01:30 | 2015-09-04 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $16.45 | 65,400 | $1,075,830 | 1,207,398 | +5.7% |
| 2015-09-09 20:27 | 2015-09-04 | N/A | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | Hood William K | Director, 10% owner | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $19.81 | 293,471 | $5,813,661 | 725,919 | +67.9% |
| 2015-09-09 15:58 | 2015-09-04 | AVHI | N/A | Nash Joshua Lionel | Director | Other | BUY | $13.49 | 155,599 | $2,099,186 | 49,799 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-10 02:51 | 2015-09-04 | PSX | Phillips 66 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $79.37 | 3,511,470 | $278,709,237 | 61,486,926 | +6.1% |
| 2015-09-09 23:47 | 2015-09-04 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.98 | 611,000 | $17,709,041 | 4,240,071 | +16.8% |
| 2015-09-09 00:42 | 2015-09-04 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | FLORES JAMES C | Director, Officer - Vice Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $9.70 | 2,200,000 | $21,343,740 | 2,850,000 | +338.5% |
| 2015-09-08 22:40 | 2015-09-03 | ROVI | N/A | Welling Glenn W. | Director | Other | BUY | $10.84 | 450,000 | $4,877,055 | 651,470 | +223.4% |
| 2015-09-08 23:14 | 2015-07-22 | CMK | N/A | Bulldog Investors, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.64 | 500,300 | $4,322,592 | 1,510,617 | +49.5% |
| 2015-09-04 23:40 | 2015-08-21 | SCY | SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. | Greig Andrew Carlyle | Director | Metal Mining | BUY | $0.10 | 19,610,400 | $1,961,040 | 19,610,400 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-04 21:24 | 2015-09-02 | SYN | Theriva Biologics, Inc. | KIRK RANDAL J | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.20 | 937,500 | $3,000,000 | 9,613,268 | +10.8% |
| 2015-09-03 13:05 | 2015-09-02 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $20.48 | 55,851 | $1,143,940 | 17,363,947 | +0.3% |
| 2015-09-03 23:25 | 2015-09-01 | DG | DOLLAR GENERAL CORP | CALBERT MICHAEL M | Director | Retail-Variety Stores | BUY | $72.47 | 38,000 | $2,753,909 | 55,179 | +221.2% |
| 2015-09-03 19:32 | 2015-09-01 | AKP | N/A | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 1,605 | $40,125,000 | 1,605 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-03 19:35 | 2015-09-01 | AFB | AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 5,644 | $141,100,000 | 5,644 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-04 00:28 | 2015-09-01 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.76 | 586,200 | $16,858,584 | 3,629,071 | +19.3% |
| 2015-09-03 17:25 | 2015-09-01 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $43.46 | 100,000 | $4,346,410 | 64,902,027 | +0.2% |
| 2015-09-02 17:59 | 2015-08-31 | BLUU | N/A | Taurus Financial Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $569,055.21 | 850,000 | $483,696,928,500 | 1,000,000 | +566.7% |
| 2015-09-02 13:05 | 2015-09-01 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $20.42 | 115,100 | $2,349,939 | 17,308,096 | +0.7% |
| 2015-09-03 03:21 | 2015-08-31 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.11 | 8,017,785 | $40,990,926 | 3,248,722,864 | +0.2% |
| 2015-09-02 00:23 | 2015-08-28 | TACO | N/A | Pleasant Lake Partners LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.09 | 107,400 | $1,405,855 | 4,982,470 | +2.2% |
| 2015-09-02 00:00 | 2015-08-28 | AWP | abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund | Lieber Samuel A | Director, Officer - President | Other | BUY | $5.85 | 200,000 | $1,169,640 | 143,785 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-01 23:18 | 2015-08-28 | GPS | GAP INC | FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $33.00 | 4,929,504 | $162,648,984 | 11,829,488 | +71.4% |
| 2015-09-01 23:17 | 2015-08-28 | GPS | GAP INC | FISHER ROBERT J | Director, 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $33.00 | 3,083,769 | $101,748,958 | 11,043,125 | +38.7% |
| 2015-09-01 23:20 | 2015-08-28 | GPS | GAP INC | FISHER JOHN J | 10% owner | Retail-Family Clothing Stores | BUY | $33.00 | 5,029,850 | $165,959,901 | 17,726,544 | +39.6% |
| 2015-09-01 23:30 | 2015-08-28 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $33.57 | 70,097 | $2,353,353 | 8,549,324 | +0.8% |
| 2015-08-31 23:34 | 2015-08-28 | CTXS | N/A | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | Other | Other | BUY | $68.51 | 27,034 | $1,852,024 | 3,874,914 | +0.7% |
| 2015-08-31 20:39 | 2015-08-27 | INOV | N/A | Dunleavy Keith R | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $21.30 | 50,000 | $1,065,025 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-01 00:29 | 2015-08-27 | NEWM | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | BUY | $15.25 | 77,000 | $1,174,250 | 1,165,782 | +7.1% |
| 2015-08-31 20:35 | 2015-08-27 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $31.46 | 33,896 | $1,066,304 | 3,368,513 | +1.0% |
| 2015-09-01 00:43 | 2015-08-27 | SRG | Seritage Growth Properties | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $39.52 | 59,500 | $2,351,428 | 3,367,250 | +1.8% |
| 2015-09-01 00:22 | 2015-08-28 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | MOFFETT JAMES R | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $10.57 | 100,000 | $1,057,280 | 107,552 | +1,324.2% |
| 2015-09-01 01:08 | 2015-08-27 | SNR | N/A | EDENS WESLEY R | Director | Other | BUY | $11.36 | 200,000 | $2,272,080 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-01 01:07 | 2015-08-27 | FIG | N/A | EDENS WESLEY R | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Principal | Other | BUY | $6.06 | 200,000 | $1,211,040 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-31 23:51 | 2015-08-13 | CXW | CoreCivic, Inc. | RUSSELL JOSEPH V | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $30.98 | 35,000 | $1,084,363 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-31 23:51 | 2015-08-27 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $29.65 | 544,200 | $16,133,353 | 3,042,871 | +21.8% |
| 2015-08-31 23:15 | 2015-08-27 | AXE | N/A | ZELL SAMUEL | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $60.60 | 1,850,000 | $112,105,560 | 1,850,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-28 23:30 | 2015-08-28 | SSTK | Shutterstock, Inc. | Oringer Jonathan | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $34.02 | 100,000 | $3,402,000 | 16,256,327 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-29 02:37 | 2015-08-26 | DSW | Designer Brands Inc. | Schottenstein Joseph A. | Director | Retail-Shoe Stores | BUY | $28.32 | 500,000 | $14,160,000 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-28 23:58 | 2015-08-26 | BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $12.27 | 131,797 | $1,617,057 | 6,232,525 | +2.2% |
| 2015-08-29 03:13 | 2015-08-26 | PSX | Phillips 66 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $74.68 | 3,175,041 | $237,120,952 | 57,975,456 | +5.8% |
| 2015-08-29 02:37 | 2015-08-26 | DSW | Designer Brands Inc. | SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Retail-Shoe Stores | BUY | $28.32 | 500,000 | $14,160,000 | 500,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-29 03:03 | 2015-08-26 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.89 | 16,795,982 | $82,145,789 | 3,240,705,079 | +0.5% |
| 2015-08-28 23:05 | 2015-08-26 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $32.87 | 57,503 | $1,890,198 | 8,479,227 | +0.7% |
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.