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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-27 14:02 | 2015-08-25 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | FRANKLIN MARTIN E | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $17.81 | 224,100 | $3,990,571 | 863,949 | +35.0% |
| 2015-08-28 00:12 | 2015-08-25 | TACO | N/A | Pleasant Lake Partners LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.92 | 411,381 | $5,315,330 | 4,875,070 | +9.2% |
| 2015-08-28 02:56 | 2015-08-26 | AMH | American Homes 4 Rent | HUGHES B WAYNE ET AL | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $15.53 | 4,000,000 | $62,120,000 | 7,010,000 | +132.9% |
| 2015-08-27 23:31 | 2015-08-27 | SSTK | Shutterstock, Inc. | Oringer Jonathan | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | BUY | $32.56 | 100,000 | $3,256,000 | 16,156,327 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-27 13:05 | 2015-08-26 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $19.87 | 100,500 | $1,996,754 | 17,148,452 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-27 17:52 | 2015-08-26 | RE | EVEREST GROUP, LTD. | GALTNEY WILLIAM F JR | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $169.75 | 10,000 | $1,697,500 | 34,750 | +40.4% |
| 2015-08-28 04:12 | 2015-08-26 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $24.10 | 50,000 | $1,204,945 | 1,920,567 | +2.7% |
| 2015-08-27 02:03 | 2015-08-25 | CTXS | N/A | ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | Other | Other | BUY | $68.06 | 198,000 | $13,474,989 | 3,847,880 | +5.4% |
| 2015-08-27 02:01 | 2015-08-25 | CTXS | N/A | ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | Other | Other | BUY | $68.06 | 102,000 | $6,941,661 | 1,982,160 | +5.4% |
| 2015-08-26 23:35 | 2015-08-24 | HMTV | N/A | Pleasant Lake Partners LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.29 | 171,354 | $2,276,952 | 1,920,408 | +9.8% |
| 2015-08-26 13:09 | 2015-08-25 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $19.63 | 100,500 | $1,972,694 | 17,047,952 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-27 01:40 | 2015-08-25 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $30.74 | 37,658 | $1,157,471 | 3,334,617 | +1.1% |
| 2015-08-26 23:02 | 2015-08-24 | C | CITIGROUP INC | ONEILL MICHAEL E | Director | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $50.16 | 28,700 | $1,439,563 | 28,700 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-26 23:54 | 2015-08-25 | ENH | N/A | CHARMAN JOHN | Director, Officer - Chmn & Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $61.77 | 100,000 | $6,176,500 | 811,255 | +14.1% |
| 2015-08-27 01:50 | 2015-08-24 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.06 | 523,200 | $14,679,318 | 2,498,671 | +26.5% |
| 2015-08-26 17:01 | 2015-08-24 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $44.19 | 311,313 | $13,757,139 | 64,802,027 | +0.5% |
| 2015-08-27 02:03 | 2015-08-24 | BIOS | Option Care Health, Inc. | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Home Health Care Services | BUY | $1.88 | 789,503 | $1,484,266 | 1,422,410 | +124.7% |
| 2015-08-27 04:48 | 2015-08-24 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $25.07 | 250,000 | $6,268,250 | 1,870,567 | +15.4% |
| 2015-08-25 23:05 | 2015-08-21 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $15.64 | 81,191 | $1,270,022 | 1,014,607 | +8.7% |
| 2015-08-25 14:04 | 2015-08-24 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.99 | 223,600 | $2,458,080 | 157,002,043 | +0.1% |
| 2015-08-25 13:09 | 2015-08-24 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $19.67 | 100,500 | $1,976,483 | 16,947,452 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-25 13:05 | 2015-08-21 | AYR | Aircastle LTD | MARUBENI CORP /FI | Director, 10% owner | Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC | BUY | $20.22 | 87,719 | $1,773,319 | 16,846,952 | +0.5% |
| 2015-08-25 15:18 | 2015-08-24 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer - Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $134.71 | 20,000 | $2,694,280 | 229,171 | +9.6% |
| 2015-08-26 00:58 | 2015-08-21 | STAA | STAAR SURGICAL CO | BROADWOOD PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Ophthalmic Goods | BUY | $7.17 | 188,881 | $1,354,239 | 8,306,463 | +2.3% |
| 2015-08-25 23:09 | 2015-08-21 | NK | ImmunityBio, Inc. | SOON-SHIONG PATRICK | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $23.00 | 450,000 | $10,350,000 | 41,016,557 | +1.1% |
| 2015-08-26 01:38 | 2015-08-21 | THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | BUY | $48.39 | 500,000 | $24,197,000 | 15,990,230 | +3.2% |
| 2015-08-26 01:44 | 2015-08-21 | BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $12.62 | 592,565 | $7,479,118 | 6,100,728 | +10.8% |
| 2015-08-26 03:16 | 2015-08-25 | RAX | N/A | WESTON GRAHAM M | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $29.24 | 85,500 | $2,500,174 | 318,599 | +36.7% |
| 2015-08-26 02:16 | 2015-08-21 | ARRY | N/A | Redmile Group, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.38 | 790,000 | $4,252,175 | 17,200,610 | +4.8% |
| 2015-08-25 18:37 | 2015-06-09 | XPWR | N/A | DEBRUCE PAUL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2,000.00 | 1,190 | $2,380,000 | 1,190 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-26 00:43 | 2015-08-21 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.70 | 21,327,788 | $100,161,691 | 3,223,909,097 | +0.7% |
| 2015-08-25 14:33 | 2015-08-24 | KS | N/A | STONE ROGER W | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $20.91 | 100,000 | $2,091,320 | 3,197,147 | +3.2% |
| 2015-08-24 23:05 | 2015-08-20 | BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | ABELE JOHN E | Other | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $16.77 | 200,000 | $3,354,320 | 500,000 | +66.7% |
| 2015-08-24 13:03 | 2015-08-21 | CG | Carlyle Group Inc. | Youngkin Glenn A. | Officer - See Remarks | Investment Advice | BUY | $21.21 | 100,000 | $2,121,000 | 431,910 | +30.1% |
| 2015-08-24 16:02 | 2015-08-20 | RCMT | RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | IRS Partners No. 19, L.P. | 10% owner | Services-Help Supply Services | BUY | $4.76 | 437,600 | $2,082,976 | 1,991,375 | +28.2% |
| 2015-08-24 22:59 | 2015-08-24 | SCTY | N/A | Musk Elon | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $40.49 | 123,510 | $5,000,364 | 20,805,082 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-24 14:53 | 2015-08-21 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.24 | 185,000 | $2,264,345 | 156,778,443 | +0.1% |
| 2015-08-24 22:55 | 2015-08-20 | AVHI | N/A | Nash Joshua Lionel | Director | Other | BUY | $13.90 | 200,000 | $2,780,000 | 28,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-25 00:45 | 2015-08-20 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $31.80 | 38,917 | $1,237,459 | 3,296,959 | +1.2% |
| 2015-08-24 21:34 | 2015-08-21 | ISRL | N/A | Naphtha Holding, LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $120.00 | 33,565 | $4,027,800 | 1,864,514 | +1.8% |
| 2015-08-24 22:31 | 2015-08-20 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $64.00 | 100,000 | $6,400,030 | 4,272,140 | +2.4% |
| 2015-08-24 23:05 | 2015-08-20 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $6.51 | 174,545 | $1,136,829 | 5,776,625 | +3.1% |
| 2015-08-25 01:44 | 2015-08-20 | CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $67.78 | 221,198 | $14,992,911 | 130,903 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-25 00:05 | 2015-08-20 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $22.61 | 376,572 | $8,516,100 | 29,037,295 | +1.3% |
| 2015-08-25 00:36 | 2015-08-20 | ADXS | Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $14.15 | 300,000 | $4,246,350 | 5,939,366 | +5.3% |
| 2015-08-25 02:13 | 2015-08-20 | PFSW | N/A | G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.38 | 100,948 | $1,249,837 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-24 16:48 | 2015-08-21 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | DENAHAN WELLINGTON | Director, Officer - Chairman of Board & CEO | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $10.33 | 100,000 | $1,033,000 | 1,673,134 | +6.4% |
| 2015-08-24 16:42 | 2015-08-20 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $47.10 | 200,000 | $9,420,400 | 64,490,714 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-25 00:33 | 2015-08-20 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $50.10 | 84,100 | $4,213,545 | 2,875,466 | +3.0% |
| 2015-08-25 03:07 | 2015-08-20 | BIOS | Option Care Health, Inc. | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Home Health Care Services | BUY | $1.81 | 632,907 | $1,142,460 | 632,907 | +100.0% |
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.