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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-14 23:25 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Longitude Capital Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 200,000 | $2,400,000 | 65,270 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-15 04:24 | 2015-05-12 | LIFE | aTYR PHARMA INC | AKKARAJU SRINIVAS | Director, Other | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $14.00 | 320,000 | $4,480,000 | 1,866,126 | +20.7% |
| 2015-05-15 04:19 | 2015-05-12 | LIFE | aTYR PHARMA INC | Sofinnova Venture Partners IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $14.00 | 320,000 | $4,480,000 | 1,866,126 | +20.7% |
| 2015-05-14 21:55 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, Inc. | Other | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 100,000 | $1,200,000 | 1,325,253 | +8.2% |
| 2015-05-14 23:06 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Frazier Healthcare VI, L.P. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 150,000 | $1,800,000 | 1,887,332 | +8.6% |
| 2015-05-14 01:43 | 2015-05-13 | RESI | N/A | Ellison George G | Officer - President | Other | BUY | $17.98 | 56,000 | $1,007,154 | 56,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-14 04:41 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Skyline Venture Partners V LP | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 150,000 | $1,800,000 | 2,949,916 | +5.4% |
| 2015-05-13 23:37 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Hirsch David | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 200,000 | $2,400,000 | 65,270 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 23:31 | 2015-05-12 | COLL | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | Freund John Gordon | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12.00 | 150,000 | $1,800,000 | 2,949,916 | +5.4% |
| 2015-05-14 00:02 | 2015-05-11 | LJPC | N/A | TANG KEVIN C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.24 | 190,583 | $3,475,433 | 2,292,130 | +9.1% |
| 2015-05-13 23:36 | 2015-05-11 | HTGM | N/A | Merck Capital Ventures LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 167,343 | $2,342,802 | 756,704 | +28.4% |
| 2015-05-13 23:20 | 2015-05-11 | HTGM | N/A | Fletcher Spaght Ventures II LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 102,445 | $1,434,230 | 518,595 | +24.6% |
| 2015-05-13 18:17 | 2015-05-05 | FONU | N/A | Miguel Roger F. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $1,630.51 | 137,000 | $223,379,993 | 211,955,212 | +0.1% |
| 2015-05-13 22:28 | 2015-05-05 | FONU | N/A | Miguel Roger F. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $1,630.51 | 137,000 | $223,379,993 | 965,796 | +16.5% |
| 2015-05-13 22:23 | 2015-02-12 | FONU | N/A | Miguel Roger F. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $36,000.00 | 300,000 | $10,800,000,000 | 828,796 | +56.7% |
| 2015-05-13 19:36 | 2015-05-11 | HTGM | N/A | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 365,106 | $5,111,484 | 365,106 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 23:05 | 2015-05-08 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | DENAHAN WELLINGTON | Director, Officer - Chairman of Board & CEO | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $10.04 | 198,216 | $1,991,020 | 1,573,134 | +14.4% |
| 2015-05-12 23:43 | 2015-05-08 | PN | N/A | Mariano Steven M. | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $14.25 | 100,000 | $1,424,700 | 695,108 | +16.8% |
| 2015-05-13 01:56 | 2015-03-06 | NNVC | NANOVIRICIDES, INC. | BONIUK MILTON | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $2.58 | 405,954 | $1,045,656 | 1,455,391 | +38.7% |
| 2015-05-13 00:31 | 2015-05-11 | CLCD | N/A | Novo A/S | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 1,300,000 | $13,000,000 | 3,056,563 | +74.0% |
| 2015-05-13 00:21 | 2015-05-11 | CLCD | N/A | Marengere Luc | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 500,000 | $5,000,000 | 1,495,386 | +50.2% |
| 2015-05-13 01:54 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | Versant Ventures III, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 413,332 | $2,479,992 | 2,853 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 01:51 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | Ushio Misti | Director | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 300,833 | $1,804,998 | 330,716 | +1,006.7% |
| 2015-05-13 01:48 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | jVen Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 445,000 | $2,670,000 | 445,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 01:41 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP INC /NY/ | 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 300,833 | $1,804,998 | 330,716 | +1,006.7% |
| 2015-05-13 01:37 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | ATWOOD BRIAN G | Director, 10% owner | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 413,332 | $2,479,992 | 485,925 | +569.4% |
| 2015-05-13 00:06 | 2015-05-12 | TEGP | N/A | DEHAEMERS DAVID G JR | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $29.00 | 400,000 | $11,600,000 | 400,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 02:37 | 2015-05-11 | CVX | CHEVRON CORP | STUMPF JOHN G | Director | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $108.10 | 180,000 | $19,458,000 | 181,885 | +9,549.1% |
| 2015-05-13 00:25 | 2015-05-11 | CLCD | N/A | PAPPAS ARTHUR M | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 300,000 | $3,000,000 | 116,317 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 00:10 | 2015-05-12 | TEGP | N/A | RAYMOND JOHN T | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $29.00 | 235,000 | $6,815,000 | 235,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-13 00:32 | 2015-05-11 | HTGM | N/A | Novo A/S | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 365,106 | $5,111,484 | 1,280,185 | +39.9% |
| 2015-05-13 01:04 | 2015-05-08 | WPRT | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC. | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $5.89 | 250,000 | $1,472,225 | 1,061,846 | +30.8% |
| 2015-05-13 03:48 | 2015-05-08 | CMLS | CUMULUS MEDIA INC | CRESTVIEW RADIO INVESTORS, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.31 | 807,173 | $1,863,682 | 61,442,484 | +1.3% |
| 2015-05-12 16:12 | 2015-05-08 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | DENAHAN WELLINGTON | Director, Officer - Chairman of Board & CEO | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $10.04 | 184,948 | $1,856,878 | 1,559,866 | +13.5% |
| 2015-05-13 01:46 | 2015-05-08 | OPGNOPGNW | CapForce Inc. | JONES EVAN/ FA | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Medical Laboratories | BUY | $6.00 | 453,333 | $2,719,998 | 8,333 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-11 23:05 | 2015-05-08 | N/A | N/A | Allegheny Technologies Inc Master Pension Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.95 | 69,229 | $1,381,119 | 1,127,185 | +6.5% |
| 2015-05-11 23:05 | 2015-05-08 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.95 | 133,494 | $2,663,205 | 2,164,121 | +6.6% |
| 2015-05-12 00:18 | 2015-05-07 | HCOM | N/A | Twin Haven Capital Partners, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.51 | 58,317 | $1,487,568 | 470,921 | +14.1% |
| 2015-05-11 23:06 | 2015-05-08 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.95 | 148,347 | $2,959,523 | 2,415,396 | +6.5% |
| 2015-05-11 23:48 | 2015-05-07 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.71 | 36,500 | $1,522,327 | 26,138,348 | +0.1% |
| 2015-05-12 03:49 | 2015-05-08 | QLYS | QUALYS, INC. | BERGERON SANDRA E. | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $37.51 | 50,000 | $1,875,465 | 140,000 | +55.6% |
| 2015-05-11 22:40 | 2015-05-11 | THRX | Innoviva, Inc. | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1,369,264.00 | 85,579 | $117,180,243,856 | 31,759,432 | +0.3% |
| 2015-05-12 01:28 | 2015-05-07 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $40.05 | 1,350,000 | $54,071,280 | 108,802,519 | +1.3% |
| 2015-05-11 23:45 | 2015-05-07 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $63.94 | 20,000 | $1,278,898 | 2,791,366 | +0.7% |
| 2015-05-09 03:34 | 2015-05-06 | BSM | Black Stone Minerals, L.P. | Sinclair Robert E. W. | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $19.00 | 250,500 | $4,759,500 | 1,883,862 | +15.3% |
| 2015-05-09 04:49 | 2015-05-06 | ZU | N/A | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.67 | 4,812,425 | $56,153,781 | 11,500,000 | +72.0% |
| 2015-05-09 01:31 | 2015-05-07 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $7.00 | 300,000 | $2,100,000 | 2,985,183 | +11.2% |
| 2015-05-08 03:21 | 2015-05-05 | MAC | MACERICH CO | ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Director, 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $81.56 | 3,117,710 | $254,286,039 | 20,258,555 | +18.2% |
| 2015-05-07 23:49 | 2015-05-05 | BPMC | N/A | FMR LLC | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $18.00 | 125,000 | $2,250,000 | 2,500,711 | +5.3% |
| 2015-05-07 18:28 | 2015-05-05 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $7.00 | 500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2,890,615 | +20.9% |
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.