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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-13 02:25 | 2015-08-10 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.80 | 22,873,301 | $86,962,003 | 3,171,111,957 | +0.7% |
| 2015-08-12 01:20 | 2015-08-07 | DEA | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | Trimble William C. | Director, Officer - CEO and President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $15.63 | 75,000 | $1,172,550 | 75,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-11 18:46 | 2015-08-11 | AIMT | N/A | Foresite Capital Management II, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.12 | 642,035 | $10,349,219 | 329,535 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-12 00:06 | 2015-08-07 | FI | EXPRO GROUP HOLDINGS N.V. | Mosing D. Keith | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $14.95 | 67,000 | $1,001,583 | 577,187 | +13.1% |
| 2015-08-12 02:52 | 2015-08-07 | WNRL | N/A | Stevens Jeff A | Director, Officer - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $24.16 | 51,300 | $1,239,193 | 61,636 | +496.3% |
| 2015-08-11 18:49 | 2015-08-11 | AIMT | N/A | Longitude Capital Partners II, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 312,500 | $5,000,000 | 7,434,630 | +4.4% |
| 2015-08-11 18:29 | 2015-08-11 | AIMT | N/A | ENRIGHT PATRICK G | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 312,500 | $5,000,000 | 7,434,630 | +4.4% |
| 2015-08-12 00:28 | 2015-08-07 | CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $69.06 | 44,700 | $3,086,978 | 3,049,864 | +1.5% |
| 2015-08-12 00:10 | 2015-08-11 | CNBKA | N/A | Filler James J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.36 | 438,409 | $18,132,158 | 438,409 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-11 23:41 | 2015-08-07 | ABCO | N/A | BANSAL SANJU K | Director | Other | BUY | $47.85 | 39,199 | $1,875,727 | 63,267 | +162.9% |
| 2015-08-11 23:18 | 2015-08-10 | ENH | N/A | CHARMAN JOHN | Director, Officer - Chmn & Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $68.38 | 16,050 | $1,097,499 | 678,853 | +2.4% |
| 2015-08-11 14:57 | 2015-08-07 | LVLT | N/A | STT CROSSING LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $48.63 | 212,261 | $10,321,955 | 64,143,286 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-10 23:06 | 2015-08-07 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.97 | 53,345 | $1,065,300 | 2,270,489 | +2.4% |
| 2015-08-10 23:05 | 2015-08-07 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.97 | 59,279 | $1,183,802 | 2,533,602 | +2.4% |
| 2015-08-11 00:55 | 2015-08-10 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | ARMSTRONG GREG L | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board & CEO | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $18.27 | 100,000 | $1,827,230 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-11 03:28 | 2015-08-06 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $22.89 | 277,252 | $6,345,245 | 28,660,723 | +1.0% |
| 2015-08-10 23:06 | 2015-08-07 | MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Reynolds Fredric G | Director | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $45.95 | 22,000 | $1,010,900 | 155,746 | +16.4% |
| 2015-08-11 03:59 | 2015-08-06 | ARRY | N/A | Redmile Group, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.80 | 1,048,993 | $6,079,649 | 15,878,110 | +7.1% |
| 2015-08-10 23:23 | 2015-07-30 | CRK | COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC | WESTCOTT CARL H | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $1.31 | 1,321,207 | $1,729,724 | 3,750,000 | +54.4% |
| 2015-08-07 23:49 | 2015-08-05 | DO | N/A | LOEWS CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.89 | 230,673 | $4,819,013 | 73,119,047 | +0.3% |
| 2015-08-08 00:13 | 2015-08-07 | VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. | Viola Vincent J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $20.66 | 200,000 | $4,131,320 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-07 23:05 | 2015-08-05 | NMIH | NMI Holdings, Inc. | Osmon John Brandon | Director, 10% owner, Other | Surety Insurance | BUY | $8.32 | 1,875,000 | $15,605,438 | 7,371,500 | +34.1% |
| 2015-08-08 00:07 | 2015-08-05 | ZINC | N/A | Dalal Street, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.34 | 248,281 | $2,070,738 | 8,138,582 | +3.1% |
| 2015-08-07 17:31 | 2015-08-05 | DHG | N/A | Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.03 | 92,658 | $1,299,816 | 1,641,368 | +6.0% |
| 2015-08-07 23:24 | 2015-08-05 | THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | BUY | $54.46 | 697,917 | $38,008,420 | 15,490,230 | +4.7% |
| 2015-08-07 23:18 | 2015-08-07 | THRX | Innoviva, Inc. | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3,485,841.04 | 245,828 | $856,917,331,181 | 32,005,260 | +0.8% |
| 2015-08-08 00:04 | 2015-08-06 | ENH | N/A | CHARMAN JOHN | Director, Officer - Chmn & Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $68.13 | 100,000 | $6,813,000 | 208,251 | +92.4% |
| 2015-08-07 20:46 | 2015-08-07 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | KEYES KEVIN | Director, Officer - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $10.08 | 300,000 | $3,024,000 | 600,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-07 16:20 | 2015-08-05 | DAVE | N/A | LionEye Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.79 | 195,608 | $3,088,357 | 1,236,108 | +18.8% |
| 2015-08-07 18:48 | 2015-08-05 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $32.17 | 47,318 | $1,522,106 | 8,341,942 | +0.6% |
| 2015-08-07 14:16 | 2015-08-05 | KS | N/A | STONE ROGER W | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $23.13 | 100,000 | $2,312,540 | 3,097,147 | +3.3% |
| 2015-08-06 23:23 | 2015-08-05 | IDSA | N/A | Algar, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $188,999.10 | 50,670 | $9,576,584,397 | 50,670 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-06 23:48 | 2015-08-04 | ORLY | O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC | SWEARENGIN MICHAEL D | Officer - SVP OF MERCHANDISE | Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores | BUY | $242.33 | 7,500 | $1,817,475 | 10,874 | +222.3% |
| 2015-08-06 23:20 | 2015-08-05 | IDSA | N/A | GARBER SEAN | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President | Other | BUY | $188,999.10 | 50,670 | $9,576,584,397 | 50,670 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-07 03:48 | 2015-08-04 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $20.90 | 377,950 | $7,899,155 | 28,383,471 | +1.3% |
| 2015-08-06 21:49 | 2015-08-04 | WSTC | N/A | WEST MARY E | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.77 | 96,377 | $2,387,249 | 2,346,090 | +4.3% |
| 2015-08-06 21:49 | 2015-08-04 | WSTC | N/A | WEST GARY L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.77 | 96,378 | $2,387,273 | 2,346,091 | +4.3% |
| 2015-08-06 14:53 | 2015-08-04 | CFX | Enovis CORP | RALES MITCHELL P | Director | Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | BUY | $38.41 | 261,600 | $10,048,475 | 4,200 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-06 00:35 | 2015-08-03 | NEWM | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | BUY | $15.75 | 131,925 | $2,077,819 | 368,245 | +55.8% |
| 2015-08-05 20:58 | 2015-08-05 | GLBL | N/A | SUNEDISON, INC. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 2,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 2,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-05 18:46 | 2015-08-03 | KMF | N/A | McCarthy Kevin S | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | Other | BUY | $25.66 | 97,000 | $2,488,933 | 119,343 | +434.1% |
| 2015-08-05 18:53 | 2015-08-03 | KYN | Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. | McCarthy Kevin S | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | Other | BUY | $27.69 | 90,000 | $2,492,100 | 185,437 | +94.3% |
| 2015-08-05 23:50 | 2015-08-04 | TEP | N/A | DEHAEMERS DAVID G JR | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $44.55 | 46,000 | $2,049,429 | 281,272 | +19.6% |
| 2015-08-06 01:35 | 2015-08-03 | EML | EASTERN CO | MITAROTONDA JAMES A | Director | Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware | BUY | $17.10 | 99,099 | $1,694,841 | 441,823 | +28.9% |
| 2015-08-06 04:12 | 2015-08-04 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 100,000 | $1,000,020 | 1,766,666 | +6.0% |
| 2015-08-05 20:04 | 2015-07-28 | UTIW | N/A | P2 Capital Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.19 | 875,000 | $7,166,250 | 2,663,833 | +48.9% |
| 2015-08-06 00:14 | 2015-08-04 | AON | Aon plc | KNIGHT LESTER B | Director | Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service | BUY | $100.79 | 75,000 | $7,559,175 | 75,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-05 03:30 | 2015-08-04 | VTVT | vTv Therapeutics Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.00 | 1,666,666 | $24,999,990 | 1,666,666 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-04 23:05 | 2015-07-31 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.15 | 185,782 | $1,328,898 | 2,397,711 | +8.4% |
| 2015-08-04 18:50 | 2015-08-03 | UTEKUS | N/A | CARLSON CAPITAL L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.81 | 89,712 | $1,418,203 | 3,382,482 | +2.7% |
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.