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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-30 01:38 | 2015-05-11 | CVX | CHEVRON CORP | STUMPF JOHN G | Director | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $108.10 | 180,000 | $19,458,000 | 200,093 | +895.8% |
| 2015-05-28 21:21 | 2015-05-26 | BKFS | N/A | FOLEY WILLIAM P II | Director, Officer - Chairman | Other | BUY | $24.50 | 100,000 | $2,450,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-29 00:02 | 2015-05-28 | NUVA | N/A | LUCIER GREGORY T | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Other | BUY | $49.25 | 34,000 | $1,674,531 | 62,000 | +121.4% |
| 2015-05-28 22:15 | 2015-05-26 | MLM | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | ZELNAK STEPHEN P JR | Director | Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) | BUY | $151.07 | 16,150 | $2,439,727 | 37,649 | +75.1% |
| 2015-05-29 00:11 | 2015-05-15 | BID | N/A | ANGELO JOHN M | Director | Other | BUY | $44.46 | 52,250 | $2,323,145 | 169,450 | +44.6% |
| 2015-05-28 00:47 | 2015-05-22 | MXPT | N/A | Madrona Venture Fund IV, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.75 | 162,624 | $1,422,310 | 125,858 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-27 23:29 | 2015-05-26 | VRX | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Whitaker Anne Clem | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $234.67 | 7,500 | $1,760,000 | 7,500 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-28 00:39 | 2015-05-22 | MXPT | N/A | Jordan Len | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.75 | 162,624 | $1,422,310 | 125,858 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-28 01:31 | 2015-01-22 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $14.03 | 269,499 | $3,780,640 | 964,607 | +38.8% |
| 2015-05-27 22:51 | 2015-05-22 | NPS | N/A | Leimkuhler William F. | Director | Other | BUY | $8,635.61 | 10,000 | $86,356,100 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-28 03:32 | 2015-05-27 | FFWM | First Foundation Inc. | DEPILLO DAVID S | Officer - President FFB | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $18.38 | 272,035 | $5,000,003 | 272,035 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-27 22:20 | 2015-05-27 | NPTN | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | CARANO BANDEL L | Director, 10% owner | Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts | BUY | $7.25 | 275,862 | $2,000,000 | 5,470,780 | +5.3% |
| 2015-05-27 01:06 | 2015-05-21 | N/A | N/A | SPH Manager, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.75 | 138,098 | $1,484,554 | 5,239,294 | +2.7% |
| 2015-05-27 01:46 | 2015-05-21 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.90 | 140,402 | $1,108,489 | 5,246,805 | +2.7% |
| 2015-05-23 01:24 | 2015-05-20 | RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Mandala Agribusiness Co-Investments I Ltd | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $8.00 | 375,000 | $3,000,000 | 9,080,808 | +4.3% |
| 2015-05-23 01:00 | 2015-05-20 | RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Garg Uday | Director, 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $8.00 | 375,000 | $3,000,000 | 375,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-22 20:34 | 2015-05-20 | RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Shupp Darby E | Director, 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $8.00 | 1,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 1,160,714 | +622.2% |
| 2015-05-22 23:14 | 2015-05-21 | CDYCF | N/A | Kopple Robert C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.05 | 53,658,330 | $2,682,917 | 120,577,557 | +80.2% |
| 2015-05-23 00:32 | 2015-05-20 | CZR | N/A | FRISSORA MARK P | Director, Officer - Chief Exec Officer Designate | Other | BUY | $10.04 | 101,900 | $1,022,933 | 1,900 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-22 17:04 | 2015-05-21 | WST | WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC | Green Eric Mark | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | BUY | $54.89 | 18,300 | $1,004,441 | 18,300 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-21 23:28 | 2015-05-19 | MXPT | N/A | Madrona Venture Fund IV, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.32 | 156,319 | $1,457,581 | 121,816 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-21 23:01 | 2015-05-20 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | TUCHMAN MARTIN | Director | Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing | BUY | $17.00 | 130,000 | $2,210,000 | 130,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-21 23:26 | 2015-05-19 | MXPT | N/A | Jordan Len | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.32 | 156,319 | $1,457,581 | 121,816 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-22 01:46 | 2015-05-20 | RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | BISHOP TERRI C | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $8.00 | 1,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 1,160,714 | +622.2% |
| 2015-05-21 23:49 | 2015-05-20 | AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | WILLIAMS RONALD A | Director | Finance Services | BUY | $80.98 | 13,585 | $1,100,113 | 41,085 | +49.4% |
| 2015-05-21 21:51 | 2014-12-22 | XELB | XCel Brands, Inc. | BUCKINGHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 10% owner | Patent Owners & Lessors | BUY | $9.00 | 400,000 | $3,600,000 | 1,576,581 | +34.0% |
| 2015-05-22 02:42 | 2015-05-19 | SGEN | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $42.49 | 950,886 | $40,403,622 | 27,005,386 | +3.6% |
| 2015-05-20 23:15 | 2015-05-18 | MAC | MACERICH CO | ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $83.22 | 1,186,000 | $98,695,955 | 23,258,555 | +5.4% |
| 2015-05-21 04:06 | 2015-05-18 | VA | N/A | Nickell Robert A. | Director | Other | BUY | $28.35 | 70,500 | $1,998,337 | 500 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-21 00:53 | 2015-05-15 | IPWR | Ideal Power Inc. | APPEL PETER A | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $7.75 | 258,000 | $1,999,500 | 838,777 | +44.4% |
| 2015-05-20 23:19 | 2015-05-18 | GMCR | N/A | REYES JOSE OCTAVIO | Director | Other | BUY | $89.82 | 15,000 | $1,347,300 | 16,443 | +1,039.5% |
| 2015-05-20 01:56 | 2015-05-15 | MXPT | N/A | Madrona Venture Fund IV, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.61 | 239,855 | $2,065,295 | 117,931 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-20 01:53 | 2015-05-15 | MXPT | N/A | Jordan Len | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.61 | 239,855 | $2,065,295 | 117,931 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-19 23:45 | 2015-05-15 | IPWR | Ideal Power Inc. | AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $7.75 | 535,000 | $4,146,250 | 1,681,935 | +46.6% |
| 2015-05-18 23:43 | 2015-05-14 | ALJ | N/A | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.09 | 33,691,292 | $575,784,180 | 33,691,292 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-18 21:34 | 2015-05-14 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $7.13 | 616,506 | $4,395,688 | 3,180,139 | +24.0% |
| 2015-05-19 04:25 | 2015-05-12 | HNSN | N/A | FEINBERG LARRY N | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.65 | 18,890,210 | $12,278,637 | 4,928,478 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-18 15:00 | 2015-05-14 | NOG | NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. | REGER MICHAEL LEWIS | Director, Officer - C E O | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $7.01 | 150,000 | $1,051,500 | 2,900,458 | +5.5% |
| 2015-05-16 02:39 | 2015-05-13 | MAC | MACERICH CO | ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $82.88 | 1,455,785 | $120,650,948 | 22,072,555 | +7.1% |
| 2015-05-15 23:14 | 2015-05-15 | EQGP | N/A | SCHLOTTERBECK STEVEN T | Director | Other | BUY | $27.00 | 37,762 | $1,019,574 | 37,762 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-15 19:03 | 2015-05-09 | SGLDF | KIDOZ INC. | Pendinas Ltd | 10% owner | Services-Advertising Agencies | BUY | $0.30 | 5,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 26,087,999 | +23.7% |
| 2015-05-15 23:14 | 2015-05-15 | EQGP | N/A | PORGES DAVID L | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $27.00 | 56,263 | $1,519,101 | 56,263 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-15 23:55 | 2015-05-13 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.62 | 88,200 | $3,671,228 | 26,226,548 | +0.3% |
| 2015-05-16 01:30 | 2015-05-13 | SPB | N/A | HRG GROUP, INC. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $92.50 | 3,045,945 | $281,749,913 | 34,240,889 | +9.8% |
| 2015-05-14 22:06 | 2015-05-12 | VIVMF | N/A | Atkinson James G. | Officer - CBO & President | Other | BUY | $0.37 | 3,378,377 | $1,249,999 | 3,378,377 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-15 00:04 | 2015-05-12 | MAC | MACERICH CO | ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $81.63 | 358,215 | $29,241,090 | 20,616,770 | +1.8% |
| 2015-05-14 23:57 | 2015-05-12 | AVID | N/A | Bakish Robert M | Director | Other | BUY | $15.33 | 100,000 | $1,533,000 | 384,886 | +35.1% |
| 2015-05-14 19:35 | 2015-05-12 | PDVW | Anterix Inc. | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $40.00 | 500,000 | $20,000,000 | 2,804,872 | +21.7% |
| 2015-05-15 04:42 | 2015-05-12 | HNSN | N/A | FEINBERG LARRY N | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.65 | 18,888,681 | $12,277,643 | 4,928,288 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-14 23:06 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Heron Patrick J | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 150,000 | $1,800,000 | 1,887,332 | +8.6% |
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.