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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 04:32 | 2015-05-05 | SGEN | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $35.56 | 1,032,664 | $36,723,700 | 26,040,800 | +4.1% |
| 2015-05-06 22:08 | 2015-05-05 | OHI | OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC | KORMAN BERNARD J | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $36.00 | 100,000 | $3,599,500 | 710,057 | +16.4% |
| 2015-05-07 00:56 | 2015-05-04 | ADTM | N/A | Batmasian James H | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.69 | 1,183,432 | $2,000,000 | 3,134,210 | +60.7% |
| 2015-05-07 01:32 | 2015-05-04 | TBRA | N/A | Novo A/S | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.62 | 838,041 | $8,899,995 | 2,696,405 | +45.1% |
| 2015-05-07 00:34 | 2015-05-04 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.28 | 130,000 | $5,366,114 | 26,101,848 | +0.5% |
| 2015-05-07 00:26 | 2015-05-04 | TBRA | N/A | DOMAIN PARTERS VII L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.62 | 277,777 | $2,949,992 | 3,553,322 | +8.5% |
| 2015-05-05 16:25 | 2015-05-01 | DAVE | N/A | LionEye Capital Management LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.86 | 49,613 | $1,431,980 | 902,336 | +5.8% |
| 2015-05-05 00:31 | 2015-04-30 | DGICA | DONEGAL GROUP INC | DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | 10% owner | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $15.42 | 125,000 | $1,927,250 | 8,075,953 | +1.6% |
| 2015-05-05 02:45 | 2015-04-30 | BBX | N/A | BFC FINANCIAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 4,771,221 | $95,424,420 | 12,904,532 | +58.7% |
| 2015-05-04 15:16 | 2015-05-01 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | Ghasemi Seifi | Officer - Chairman, Pres. and CEO | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $145.68 | 20,000 | $2,913,564 | 189,171 | +11.8% |
| 2015-05-05 00:02 | 2015-04-30 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $7.00 | 1,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 455,718 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-04 23:46 | 2015-05-01 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $36.46 | 50,000 | $1,822,965 | 3,922,140 | +1.3% |
| 2015-05-05 03:54 | 2015-04-24 | AMSC | American Superconductor Corporation | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Motors & Generators | BUY | $6.00 | 660,000 | $3,960,000 | 204,100 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-04 23:26 | 2015-04-30 | ADXS | Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $19.00 | 500,000 | $9,500,000 | 5,639,366 | +9.7% |
| 2015-05-04 23:19 | 2015-05-04 | ALQA | N/A | CELGENE CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.55 | 659,340 | $2,999,997 | 3,046,100 | +27.6% |
| 2015-05-05 03:03 | 2015-04-27 | ABTL | N/A | Auto Holdings Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $504,315.15 | 1,475,268 | $744,000,000,055 | 1,475,268 | +100.0% |
| 2015-05-02 00:47 | 2008-11-10 | DSM | BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC. | COMERICA BANK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 108 | $2,700,000 | 1,010 | +12.0% |
| 2015-05-02 01:03 | 2008-11-10 | LEO | BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUNICIPALS, INC. | COMERICA BANK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 107 | $2,675,000 | 1,499 | +7.7% |
| 2015-05-02 00:02 | 2015-04-29 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.59 | 158,800 | $6,286,686 | 25,971,848 | +0.6% |
| 2015-05-02 01:35 | 2015-04-30 | N-A | N/A | PAPPALARDO A NEIL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $45.00 | 217,391 | $9,782,595 | 9,900,754 | +2.2% |
| 2015-05-01 01:02 | 2015-04-28 | GFIG | N/A | BGC Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.81 | 43,029,260 | $250,000,001 | 114,378,936 | +60.3% |
| 2015-04-30 18:55 | 2015-04-29 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $36.23 | 50,000 | $1,811,580 | 3,872,140 | +1.3% |
| 2015-04-30 23:07 | 2015-04-29 | APIC | N/A | Loeb Daniel S | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 300,000 | $5,100,000 | 300,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-04-29 23:56 | 2015-04-29 | DGICA | DONEGAL GROUP INC | DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | 10% owner | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $15.45 | 195,000 | $3,012,360 | 7,950,953 | +2.5% |
| 2015-04-30 02:32 | 2014-09-02 | N/A | N/A | NexPoint Advisors, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $9.20 | 1,086,954 | $9,999,977 | 1,108,693 | +5,000.0% |
| 2015-04-30 04:56 | 2015-03-31 | RCAP | N/A | Jones Brian D | Officer - CFO & Ass. Secretary | Other | BUY | $11.65 | 390,585 | $4,550,003 | 496,703 | +368.1% |
| 2015-04-29 21:50 | 2015-04-28 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $36.59 | 50,000 | $1,829,275 | 3,822,140 | +1.3% |
| 2015-04-29 21:50 | 2015-04-27 | RDUS | N/A | BIOTECH GROWTH N V | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $38.38 | 50,000 | $1,919,010 | 3,772,140 | +1.3% |
| 2015-04-30 02:43 | 2014-09-02 | N/A | N/A | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - President | Other | BUY | $9.20 | 1,086,954 | $9,999,977 | 1,108,693 | +5,000.0% |
| 2015-04-28 23:49 | 2015-04-24 | NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $13.98 | 142,750 | $1,995,331 | 1,607,890 | +9.7% |
| 2015-04-28 22:27 | 2015-04-07 | UTEKUS | N/A | CARLSON CAPITAL L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.46 | 437,556 | $8,078,728 | 3,215,042 | +15.8% |
| 2015-04-27 19:14 | 2015-04-19 | SNYR-OB | Synergy CHC Corp. | Ross Jack | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products | BUY | $0.12 | 16,522,500 | $1,999,223 | 16,522,500 | +100.0% |
| 2015-04-27 21:40 | 2015-04-14 | CBYL | KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CHA ALBERT | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $5.00 | 1,012,500 | $5,062,500 | 4,204,562 | +31.7% |
| 2015-04-28 02:36 | 2015-04-23 | MEET | N/A | Ancira Alonso | Other | Other | BUY | $1,450,000.00 | 336,927 | $488,544,150,000 | 4,422,935 | +8.2% |
| 2015-04-28 02:36 | 2015-04-23 | MEET | N/A | Mexicans & Americans Trading Together, Inc. | Other | Other | BUY | $1,450,000.00 | 336,927 | $488,544,150,000 | 4,422,935 | +8.2% |
| 2015-04-28 02:37 | 2015-04-23 | MEET | N/A | BLAST FURNACES OF MEXICO | Other | Other | BUY | $1,450,000.00 | 336,927 | $488,544,150,000 | 4,422,935 | +8.2% |
| 2015-04-25 02:03 | 2015-04-14 | CBYL | KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Vivo Ventures VI, LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $5.00 | 1,012,500 | $5,062,500 | 4,204,562 | +31.7% |
| 2015-04-25 00:40 | 2015-04-23 | NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $13.90 | 144,000 | $2,002,277 | 1,465,140 | +10.9% |
| 2015-04-23 23:05 | 2015-04-21 | COCP | Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. | Schinazi Raymond F | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $0.92 | 3,464,855 | $3,187,667 | 272,579,677 | +1.3% |
| 2015-04-23 23:32 | 2015-04-21 | NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $13.99 | 213,700 | $2,989,791 | 1,321,140 | +19.3% |
| 2015-04-23 00:49 | 2015-04-20 | ADRO | ADURO BIOTECH, INC. | Rogers John E. and Lois A. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $17.00 | 147,058 | $2,499,986 | 5,991,759 | +2.5% |
| 2015-04-23 00:46 | 2015-04-20 | ADRO | ADURO BIOTECH, INC. | Morningside Venture (VI) Investments Ltd | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $17.00 | 441,176 | $7,499,992 | 19,043,518 | +2.4% |
| 2015-04-22 21:45 | 2015-04-20 | CDTX | Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. | Kjellson Nina S | Director | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $16.00 | 200,000 | $3,200,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-04-22 21:49 | 2015-04-20 | CDTX | Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. | Heron Patrick J | Director | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $16.00 | 200,000 | $3,200,000 | 44,355 | +100.0% |
| 2015-04-22 23:25 | 2015-04-22 | AKBA | Akebia Therapeutics Inc. | Satter Muneer A | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.25 | 420,000 | $3,465,000 | 2,002,560 | +26.5% |
| 2015-04-23 00:00 | 1992-11-13 | LAKE | LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC | RYAN CHRISTOPHER JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies | BUY | $5.87 | 353,873 | $2,076,527 | 363,115 | +3,829.0% |
| 2015-04-22 00:11 | 2015-04-17 | NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $14.00 | 114,500 | $1,603,218 | 1,107,440 | +11.5% |
| 2015-04-20 23:05 | 2015-04-17 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.80 | 89,658 | $1,775,228 | 2,030,627 | +4.6% |
| 2015-04-21 00:05 | 2015-04-17 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $47.77 | 21,355 | $1,020,128 | 8,326,349 | +0.3% |
| 2015-04-20 23:06 | 2015-04-17 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.80 | 99,657 | $1,973,209 | 2,267,049 | +4.6% |
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.