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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-22 00:22 | 2015-08-19 | MTZ | MASTEC INC | MAS JORGE | Director, 10% owner | Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction | BUY | $16.33 | 276,000 | $4,505,700 | 276,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-21 23:05 | 2015-08-19 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $15.62 | 85,152 | $1,329,776 | 987,929 | +9.4% |
| 2015-08-21 23:33 | 2015-08-19 | ZINC | N/A | Dalal Street, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.73 | 161,549 | $1,248,370 | 8,300,131 | +2.0% |
| 2015-08-21 19:07 | 2015-08-19 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | Musk Elon | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $242.00 | 82,645 | $20,000,090 | 28,371,342 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-21 23:14 | 2015-08-19 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.11 | 170,000 | $4,609,227 | 2,792,130 | +6.5% |
| 2015-08-21 23:49 | 2015-06-09 | XPWR | N/A | RAVAGO HOLDINGS AMERICA INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2,000.00 | 1,810 | $3,620,000 | 1,810 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-22 00:23 | 2015-08-19 | MTZ | MASTEC INC | MAS JOSE RAMON | Director, Officer - CEO | Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction | BUY | $16.34 | 397,647 | $6,499,222 | 276,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-22 00:30 | 2015-08-19 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $28.84 | 543,900 | $15,686,130 | 1,975,471 | +38.0% |
| 2015-08-20 23:05 | 2015-08-18 | BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | ABELE JOHN E | Other | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $17.48 | 200,000 | $3,496,400 | 300,000 | +200.0% |
| 2015-08-21 00:15 | 2015-08-18 | EMES | N/A | BENESKI TED W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.01 | 245,755 | $4,179,580 | 1,145,102 | +27.3% |
| 2015-08-20 23:28 | 2015-08-18 | CAS | N/A | Stone House Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.26 | 500,000 | $1,631,300 | 4,000,000 | +14.3% |
| 2015-08-21 00:09 | 2015-08-20 | OPK | OPKO HEALTH, INC. | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & Chairman | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.32 | 544,000 | $6,702,134 | 156,559,068 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-21 01:17 | 2015-07-21 | JCAP | N/A | JERNIGAN DEAN | Director, Officer - CEO and Chairman | Other | BUY | $18.59 | 80,145 | $1,490,136 | 330,145 | +32.1% |
| 2015-08-20 23:10 | 2015-08-18 | CNFR | Presurance Holdings, Inc. | PETCOFF JAMES G | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $10.50 | 199,693 | $2,096,777 | 2,114,916 | +10.4% |
| 2015-08-20 18:48 | 2015-08-18 | OKS | N/A | ONEOK INC /NEW/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $30.17 | 21,554,581 | $650,301,709 | 113,332,833 | +23.5% |
| 2015-08-21 02:25 | 2015-08-18 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.77 | 14,670,814 | $70,051,670 | 3,202,581,309 | +0.5% |
| 2015-08-20 01:26 | 2015-08-17 | EMES | N/A | BENESKI TED W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.28 | 125,973 | $2,176,902 | 899,347 | +16.3% |
| 2015-08-19 22:47 | 2015-08-18 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $32.58 | 110,600 | $3,603,636 | 3,251,106 | +3.5% |
| 2015-08-19 15:21 | 2015-08-13 | FMD | N/A | Risley John Carter | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.15 | 663,956 | $2,755,417 | 1,817,001 | +57.6% |
| 2015-08-19 23:48 | 2015-08-17 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $33.13 | 200,030 | $6,627,634 | 1,688,247 | +13.4% |
| 2015-08-20 00:35 | 2015-08-18 | FCX | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | FORD GERALD J | Director | Metal Mining | BUY | $9.94 | 1,000,000 | $9,939,700 | 2,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-18 23:05 | 2015-08-17 | BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | ABELE JOHN E | Other | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $17.50 | 100,000 | $1,749,530 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-18 21:34 | 2015-08-14 | GTI | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD | BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P. | 10% owner | Electrical Industrial Apparatus | BUY | $5.05 | 139,868,718 | $706,337,026 | 139,868,778 | +233,114,530.0% |
| 2015-08-18 15:00 | 2015-08-17 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $15.97 | 76,934 | $1,228,598 | 912,929 | +9.2% |
| 2015-08-18 20:47 | 2015-08-17 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $34.00 | 31,352 | $1,065,962 | 3,140,506 | +1.0% |
| 2015-08-19 02:38 | 2015-08-14 | TRMB | TRIMBLE INC. | BERGLUND STEVEN W | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC | BUY | $20.15 | 50,000 | $1,007,500 | 208,060 | +31.6% |
| 2015-08-18 13:45 | 2015-08-14 | VBIV | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.08 | 650,000 | $1,352,000 | 3,260,356 | +24.9% |
| 2015-08-18 16:00 | 2015-08-14 | UPIP | N/A | Mast Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 6,568,780 | $6,568,780 | 1,268,282 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-18 04:22 | 2015-08-13 | NSA | National Storage Affiliates Trust | Nordhagen Arlen Dale | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $12.61 | 223,400 | $2,817,096 | 248,400 | +893.6% |
| 2015-08-17 23:54 | 2015-08-13 | KODK | EASTMAN KODAK CO | BlueMountain Montenvers Master Fund SCA SICAV-SIF | 10% owner | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $14.71 | 988,166 | $14,535,922 | 677,792 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-18 01:26 | 2015-08-13 | EMES | N/A | BENESKI TED W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.24 | 210,000 | $3,619,896 | 773,374 | +37.3% |
| 2015-08-17 15:35 | 2015-08-13 | HTZ | HERC HOLDINGS INC | TAGUE JOHN P | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing | BUY | $18.06 | 100,000 | $1,806,000 | 184,200 | +118.8% |
| 2015-08-18 00:16 | 2015-08-14 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.96 | 61,450 | $1,533,558 | 26,573,448 | +0.2% |
| 2015-08-17 23:20 | 2015-08-13 | APAM | Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | DIMARCO STEPHANIE | Director | Investment Advice | BUY | $46.49 | 35,803 | $1,664,439 | 35,803 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-18 02:14 | 2015-08-13 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.33 | 16,798,538 | $72,742,709 | 3,187,910,495 | +0.5% |
| 2015-08-14 20:25 | 2015-08-13 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $31.52 | 79,090 | $2,492,759 | 3,099,100 | +2.6% |
| 2015-08-14 20:30 | 2015-08-07 | ISRL | N/A | Naphtha Holding, LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $120.00 | 59,500 | $7,140,000 | 1,830,949 | +3.4% |
| 2015-08-15 00:45 | 2015-08-12 | CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $67.42 | 74,294 | $5,008,916 | 120,593 | +160.5% |
| 2015-08-14 20:00 | 2015-08-12 | APLE | Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | KNIGHT GLADE M | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $18.13 | 60,000 | $1,087,968 | 8,186,708 | +0.7% |
| 2015-08-14 00:01 | 2015-08-12 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $28.80 | 117,487 | $3,383,132 | 3,020,010 | +4.0% |
| 2015-08-13 15:34 | 2015-08-12 | MACK | N/A | Dineen John M. | Director | Other | BUY | $10.15 | 100,000 | $1,015,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-13 23:14 | 2015-08-11 | SHLM | N/A | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Director | Other | BUY | $34.96 | 40,000 | $1,398,496 | 298,078 | +15.5% |
| 2015-08-14 03:52 | 2015-08-12 | FFWM | First Foundation Inc. | DEPILLO DAVID S | Officer - President FFB | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $19.25 | 72,750 | $1,400,438 | 344,785 | +26.7% |
| 2015-08-14 00:20 | 2015-08-11 | BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | BUY | $12.77 | 149,793 | $1,912,482 | 5,446,856 | +2.8% |
| 2015-08-14 02:16 | 2015-08-11 | ARRY | N/A | Redmile Group, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.88 | 532,500 | $3,131,526 | 16,410,610 | +3.4% |
| 2015-08-14 04:27 | 2015-08-11 | MSO | N/A | PLYMOUTH LANE PARTNERS (MASTER), LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.90 | 346,119 | $2,043,590 | 3,898,980 | +9.7% |
| 2015-08-13 17:26 | 2015-08-11 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $48.38 | 147,428 | $7,132,655 | 64,290,714 | +0.2% |
| 2015-08-13 00:27 | 2015-08-12 | BID | N/A | Smith, Jr. Thomas S. | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $38.45 | 61,950 | $2,381,978 | 5,610 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-13 00:05 | 2015-08-10 | CAS | N/A | Stone House Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.52 | 350,400 | $1,233,443 | 3,350,000 | +11.7% |
| 2015-08-12 15:31 | 2015-08-11 | SSP | E.W. SCRIPPS Co | SCRIPPS CHARLES E | 10% owner | Television Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $19.95 | 112,000 | $2,234,534 | 766,954 | +17.1% |
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.