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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-22 23:34 | 2015-07-20 | GLPW | N/A | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.18 | 377,057 | $2,328,930 | 1,127,952 | +50.2% |
| 2015-07-22 02:06 | 2015-07-21 | DNAI | N/A | VIVO VENTURES VII, LLC | Other | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 220,000 | $3,740,000 | 2,438,270 | +9.9% |
| 2015-07-22 02:04 | 2015-07-21 | DNAI | N/A | Topper James N | Director | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 220,000 | $3,740,000 | 2,186,195 | +11.2% |
| 2015-07-22 02:03 | 2015-07-21 | DNAI | N/A | Thompson Peter A. | Director | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 175,000 | $2,975,000 | 1,989,949 | +9.6% |
| 2015-07-22 01:59 | 2015-07-21 | DNAI | N/A | CHA ALBERT | Director | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 220,000 | $3,740,000 | 2,438,270 | +9.9% |
| 2015-07-22 03:47 | 2015-07-20 | RGLS | N/A | RASTETTER WILLIAM H | Director | Other | BUY | $10.17 | 100,000 | $1,016,980 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-22 00:27 | 2015-07-17 | TROV | Cardiff Oncology, Inc. | BRIDGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $8.75 | 140,000 | $1,225,000 | 3,290,587 | +4.4% |
| 2015-07-22 02:00 | 2015-07-21 | DNAI | N/A | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Director | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 175,000 | $2,975,000 | 1,989,949 | +9.6% |
| 2015-07-22 01:35 | 2015-07-20 | CBAY | N/A | von Emster Kurt | Director | Other | BUY | $2.81 | 1,600,000 | $4,496,000 | 1,600,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-21 21:55 | 2015-07-17 | VRML | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | SCHULER JACK W | 10% owner | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $1.96 | 765,308 | $1,500,004 | 2,053,647 | +59.4% |
| 2015-07-21 03:00 | 2015-07-16 | YUME | N/A | AVI Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.39 | 268,178 | $1,445,265 | 540,000 | +98.7% |
| 2015-07-20 19:28 | 2015-07-16 | AYN | N/A | Bulldog Investors, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.03 | 120,685 | $1,693,524 | 545,056 | +28.4% |
| 2015-07-17 03:19 | 2015-07-15 | RGSE | N/A | Riverside Renewable Energy Investments, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.29 | 378,156 | $1,244,133 | 1,679,689 | +29.1% |
| 2015-07-17 03:10 | 2015-06-25 | RGSE | N/A | Riverside Renewable Energy Investments, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.29 | 910,000 | $2,993,900 | 1,301,533 | +232.4% |
| 2015-07-17 02:40 | 2015-07-15 | RGSE | N/A | BELLUCK DAVID L | Director | Other | BUY | $3.29 | 378,156 | $1,244,133 | 1,679,689 | +29.1% |
| 2015-07-17 02:40 | 2015-06-25 | RGSE | N/A | BELLUCK DAVID L | Director | Other | BUY | $3.29 | 910,000 | $2,993,900 | 1,301,533 | +232.4% |
| 2015-07-17 04:19 | 2015-07-14 | VRML | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | FEINBERG LARRY N | 10% owner, Other | In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances | BUY | $1.96 | 512,043 | $1,003,502 | 8,624,225 | +6.3% |
| 2015-07-14 23:44 | 2015-07-14 | JKMTL | N/A | Fantex Holdings, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 124,014 | $1,240,140 | 124,014 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-14 19:09 | 2015-05-04 | GTMM-OB | N/A | Doyle Walter J | Director | Other | BUY | $250,000.00 | 25,000 | $6,250,000,000 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-13 15:58 | 2015-07-09 | LAWS | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | 10% owner | Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $23.49 | 79,942 | $1,878,229 | 1,184,408 | +7.2% |
| 2015-07-11 00:31 | 2015-07-08 | ABCP | Ambase Corp. | ISZO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 10% owner | Opeators of Nonresidential Buildings | BUY | $2.50 | 540,000 | $1,350,000 | 6,686,724 | +8.8% |
| 2015-07-11 01:47 | 2015-07-08 | COTY | COTY INC. | JAB Cosmetics B.V. | 10% owner | Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations | BUY | $31.90 | 1,431,571 | $45,667,115 | 1,431,571 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-10 00:09 | 2015-07-07 | REPH | N/A | Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.60 | 646,553 | $7,500,015 | 2,060,086 | +45.7% |
| 2015-07-09 21:55 | 2015-07-08 | PPT | PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST | Donovan Walter C | Officer, Other - Chief Investment Officer | Other | BUY | $5.10 | 265,000 | $1,351,103 | 265,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-09 15:00 | 2015-07-08 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $38.18 | 35,901 | $1,370,689 | 2,881,623 | +1.3% |
| 2015-07-09 23:20 | 2015-07-08 | NTRA | Natera, Inc. | HEALY JAMES | Director | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $18.00 | 350,000 | $6,300,000 | 375,000 | +1,400.0% |
| 2015-07-09 23:32 | 2014-10-08 | TRCK | Track Group, Inc. | Sapinda Asia Ltd | 10% owner | Communications Equipment, NEC | BUY | $17.10 | 195,246 | $3,338,433 | 5,228,049 | +3.9% |
| 2015-07-09 00:45 | 2015-07-06 | PIRS | PALVELLA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Khuong Chau Quang | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.75 | 500,000 | $1,375,000 | 65,398 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-09 00:32 | 2015-07-06 | NEWM | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing | BUY | $17.01 | 120,623 | $2,051,918 | 985,810 | +13.9% |
| 2015-07-09 00:31 | 2015-06-30 | ROKR | N/A | Coco Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.40 | 7,625,000 | $3,050,000 | 15,250,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-08 23:35 | 2015-07-07 | ETE | Energy Transfer LP | WARREN KELCY L | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $63.04 | 1,000,000 | $63,042,800 | 36,926,906 | +2.8% |
| 2015-07-09 03:45 | 2015-06-30 | ROKR | N/A | WALLACE ROBERT M | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Other | BUY | $0.40 | 7,625,000 | $3,050,000 | 15,250,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-09 00:46 | 2015-07-06 | PIRS | PALVELLA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.75 | 500,000 | $1,375,000 | 65,398 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-08 04:57 | 2015-07-02 | NTRA | Natera, Inc. | HEALY JAMES | Director | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $22.81 | 400,000 | $9,123,800 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-08 01:15 | 2015-07-02 | TZOO | TRAVELZOO | BARTEL RALPH | Director, 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $10.89 | 200,000 | $2,178,000 | 7,430,538 | +2.8% |
| 2015-07-08 01:13 | 2015-07-02 | TZOO | TRAVELZOO | Ralph Bartel 2005 Trust | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $10.89 | 200,000 | $2,178,000 | 7,430,538 | +2.8% |
| 2015-07-08 01:09 | 2015-07-02 | TZOO | TRAVELZOO | AZZURRO CAPITAL INC | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $10.89 | 200,000 | $2,178,000 | 7,430,538 | +2.8% |
| 2015-07-07 02:00 | 2015-07-01 | BH | N/A | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $420.00 | 616,312 | $258,851,040 | 616,312 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-03 04:05 | 2015-06-30 | TACO | N/A | Aptman Eileen A. | Director | Other | BUY | $8.56 | 467,500 | $4,000,398 | 467,500 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-02 21:59 | 2015-07-01 | ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings Inc. | McAdam Timothy P | Director, 10% owner, Other | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $13.02 | 888,938 | $11,573,973 | 105,863 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-02 22:00 | 2015-07-01 | ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings Inc. | HOAG JAY C | 10% owner, Other | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $13.02 | 888,938 | $11,573,973 | 105,863 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-03 00:05 | 2015-07-01 | ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $48.22 | 1,540,713 | $74,293,181 | 41,823,145 | +3.8% |
| 2015-07-03 00:03 | 2015-07-01 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $25.58 | 1,475,358 | $37,739,658 | 42,737,394 | +3.6% |
| 2015-07-02 23:04 | 2015-05-19 | N/A | N/A | JONES LANG LASALLE INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.81 | 579,169 | $6,260,817 | 600,780 | +2,680.0% |
| 2015-07-02 00:51 | 2015-07-01 | XTLY | N/A | CASILLI GERALD S | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 375,000 | $3,000,000 | 375,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-02 01:01 | 2015-07-01 | XTLY | N/A | Rembrandt Venture Partners II, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 375,000 | $3,000,000 | 375,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-02 00:07 | 2015-07-01 | GRBK | Green Brick Partners, Inc. | Loeb Daniel S | 10% owner | Operative Builders | BUY | $10.00 | 2,840,898 | $28,408,980 | 8,083,022 | +54.2% |
| 2015-07-02 00:33 | 2015-07-01 | GRBK | Green Brick Partners, Inc. | EINHORN DAVID | Director, 10% owner, Other | Operative Builders | BUY | $10.00 | 8,476,863 | $84,768,630 | 1,741,395 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-01 01:46 | 2015-06-30 | CATB | Astria Therapeutics, Inc. | SVLSF V, LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 391,090 | $4,693,080 | 59,139 | +100.0% |
| 2015-07-01 01:45 | 2015-06-30 | CATB | Astria Therapeutics, Inc. | Laufer Ron | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 223,439 | $2,681,268 | 1,632,652 | +15.9% |
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.