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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-19 01:31 | 2014-11-14 | N/A | N/A | NexPoint Advisors, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $9.20 | 271,739 | $2,500,000 | 1,380,432 | +24.5% |
| 2014-11-18 18:42 | 2014-11-14 | N/A | N/A | Salkind Michael | Director | Other | BUY | $8.15 | 178,506 | $1,454,824 | 1,421,835 | +14.4% |
| 2014-11-19 02:52 | 2014-11-14 | CLUB | N/A | Walsh Patrick | Other | Other | BUY | $5.56 | 261,279 | $1,453,443 | 2,141,486 | +13.9% |
| 2014-11-19 01:07 | 2014-11-14 | N/A | N/A | DONDERO JAMES D | Officer, 10% owner - president | Other | BUY | $9.20 | 271,739 | $2,500,000 | 1,380,432 | +24.5% |
| 2014-11-19 02:18 | 2014-11-14 | WRLD | WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $76.25 | 18,453 | $1,407,097 | 58,076 | +46.6% |
| 2014-11-17 14:21 | 2014-11-13 | GNRC | GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. | WALSH TIMOTHY J. | Director | Motors & Generators | BUY | $42.17 | 25,000 | $1,054,250 | 31,945 | +360.0% |
| 2014-11-15 01:14 | 2014-11-13 | CJES | N/A | Ma Adrianna | Director | Other | BUY | $18.71 | 149,931 | $2,805,209 | 55,759 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-15 05:57 | 2014-11-12 | UPLD | Upland Software, Inc. | ESW Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $12.00 | 192,307 | $2,307,684 | 961,471 | +25.0% |
| 2014-11-15 01:17 | 2014-11-12 | UPLD | Upland Software, Inc. | THORNTON JOHN D | Director, 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $12.00 | 96,154 | $1,153,848 | 1,309,550 | +7.9% |
| 2014-11-15 01:15 | 2014-11-12 | UPLD | Upland Software, Inc. | AV Partners IX LLC | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $12.00 | 96,154 | $1,153,848 | 1,309,550 | +7.9% |
| 2014-11-14 21:00 | 2014-11-14 | PAGP | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | RAYMOND JOHN T | Director | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $25.00 | 100,000 | $2,500,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-15 02:59 | 2014-11-12 | GRPN | Groupon, Inc. | LEFKOFSKY ERIC P | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Advertising Agencies | BUY | $7.99 | 454,166 | $3,626,516 | 103,460,058 | +0.4% |
| 2014-11-15 01:16 | 2014-11-12 | UPLD | Upland Software, Inc. | MCDONALD JOHN T | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $12.00 | 96,154 | $1,153,848 | 1,793,270 | +5.7% |
| 2014-11-15 01:13 | 2014-11-13 | CJES | N/A | GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.71 | 149,931 | $2,805,209 | 55,759 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-13 20:52 | 2014-11-12 | NVRO | N/A | Novo A/S | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $18.00 | 215,000 | $3,870,000 | 2,194,841 | +10.9% |
| 2014-11-14 01:27 | 2014-11-11 | MEMP | N/A | Weinzierl John A | Director, Officer - CEO and Chairman | Other | BUY | $16.72 | 60,000 | $1,003,200 | 545,093 | +12.4% |
| 2014-11-14 05:56 | 2014-11-10 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $15.80 | 150,000 | $2,370,000 | 9,390,792 | +1.6% |
| 2014-11-13 23:29 | 2014-11-11 | JIVE | N/A | GOETZ JAMES J | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.57 | 260,819 | $1,713,972 | 359,815 | +263.5% |
| 2014-11-13 20:44 | 2014-11-11 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $14.82 | 134,788 | $1,997,127 | 2,424,992 | +5.9% |
| 2014-11-12 19:50 | 2014-11-12 | CHRS | Coherus Oncology, Inc. | LILLY ELI & CO | Other | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $13.50 | 164,963 | $2,227,001 | 3,042,019 | +5.7% |
| 2014-11-13 01:29 | 2014-11-07 | CJES | N/A | Ma Adrianna | Director | Other | BUY | $18.74 | 340,887 | $6,389,552 | 53,714 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-13 03:26 | 2014-11-10 | AM | N/A | Warren Glen C Jr | Director, Officer - President, CFO & Secretary | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 40,000 | $1,000,000 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-12 16:00 | 2014-11-10 | PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | Barry John F | Director, Officer - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $9.57 | 110,000 | $1,052,370 | 4,535,544 | +2.5% |
| 2014-11-12 20:03 | 2014-11-12 | CHRS | Coherus Oncology, Inc. | HEALY JAMES | Director | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $13.50 | 425,926 | $5,750,001 | 2,557,759 | +20.0% |
| 2014-11-13 03:27 | 2014-11-10 | AM | N/A | RADY PAUL M | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 60,000 | $1,500,000 | 60,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-13 02:34 | 2014-11-07 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | WESCHLER, R. TED | Other | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $74.11 | 944,418 | $69,986,474 | 38,565,570 | +2.5% |
| 2014-11-13 02:33 | 2014-11-07 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $74.11 | 944,418 | $69,986,474 | 38,565,570 | +2.5% |
| 2014-11-11 00:19 | 2014-11-07 | CHK | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | DUNHAM ARCHIE W | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $23.32 | 500,000 | $11,661,100 | 1,632,107 | +44.2% |
| 2014-11-10 18:52 | 2014-11-07 | PBFX | N/A | O MALLEY THOMAS D | Director | Other | BUY | $25.85 | 39,872 | $1,030,843 | 200,000 | +24.9% |
| 2014-11-11 02:52 | 2014-11-06 | SGEN | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.56 | 1,653,925 | $57,154,190 | 19,861,870 | +9.1% |
| 2014-11-11 00:25 | 2014-11-06 | CNDO | Fortress Biotech, Inc. | WEISS MICHAEL S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Exec. VC - Strategic Dev. | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.61 | 1,000,000 | $1,610,000 | 6,938,038 | +16.8% |
| 2014-11-07 17:11 | 2014-11-05 | BAGL | N/A | Jab Beech Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.25 | 18,057,135 | $365,656,984 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-08 04:07 | 2014-11-05 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $16.09 | 536,849 | $8,637,256 | 9,240,792 | +6.2% |
| 2014-11-07 19:55 | 2014-11-06 | WWWW | N/A | Okumus Fund Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.69 | 1,440,000 | $22,595,760 | 7,782,555 | +22.7% |
| 2014-11-08 04:02 | 2014-11-02 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $28.87 | 500,000 | $14,435,200 | 2,069,367 | +31.9% |
| 2014-11-07 00:18 | 2014-11-03 | BIOL | N/A | FEINBERG LARRY N | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.39 | 2,067,979 | $4,942,470 | 1,586,737 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-07 01:28 | 2014-11-04 | DO | N/A | LOEWS CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.31 | 1,180,000 | $40,491,464 | 71,284,620 | +1.7% |
| 2014-11-06 22:14 | 2014-11-05 | PBFX | N/A | O MALLEY THOMAS D | Director | Other | BUY | $24.15 | 52,215 | $1,260,736 | 166,128 | +45.8% |
| 2014-11-06 03:29 | 2013-09-23 | SSH | Nuwellis, Inc. | Talu Ventures Pty Ltd | 10% owner | Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | BUY | $10.50 | 125,000 | $1,312,500 | 812,856 | +18.2% |
| 2014-11-05 21:15 | 2014-10-30 | ROGP | N/A | LIM KOK CHEANG | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.00 | 1,000,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,007,609,149 | +13,142.1% |
| 2014-11-05 20:40 | 2014-10-01 | CADT | Roan Holdings Group Co., Ltd. | Polar Securities Inc. | 10% owner | Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution | BUY | $10.01 | 292,581 | $2,928,853 | 1,142,581 | +34.4% |
| 2014-11-05 18:13 | 2014-11-03 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $62.06 | 100,000 | $6,205,730 | 2,569,613 | +4.0% |
| 2014-11-05 02:12 | 2014-11-04 | FSAM | N/A | Owens Todd | Officer - Co-President | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 100,000 | $1,700,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-05 01:55 | 2014-10-31 | STAA | STAAR SURGICAL CO | BROADWOOD PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Ophthalmic Goods | BUY | $9.20 | 260,341 | $2,394,252 | 7,147,436 | +3.8% |
| 2014-11-05 02:18 | 2014-11-04 | FSAM | N/A | MEYER FRANK C | Director | Other | BUY | $17.00 | 61,000 | $1,037,000 | 61,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-05 01:38 | 2014-10-31 | WRLD | WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP | VASSALLUZZO SCOTT J | Director, 10% owner, Other | Personal Credit Institutions | BUY | $71.56 | 129,580 | $9,273,082 | 57,263 | +100.0% |
| 2014-11-04 21:50 | 2014-11-04 | THRX | Innoviva, Inc. | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $12,786,524.16 | 832,456 | $10,644,218,756,137 | 31,581,179 | +2.7% |
| 2014-11-05 03:25 | 2014-11-03 | CCI | CROWN CASTLE INC. | MARTIN J LANDIS | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $79.47 | 60,000 | $4,768,128 | 65,562 | +1,078.7% |
| 2014-11-04 02:05 | 2014-10-29 | SIEN | N/A | Haines Timothy | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 495,000 | $7,425,000 | 2,199,012 | +29.0% |
| 2014-11-04 01:01 | 2014-10-30 | ATLS | N/A | COOPERMAN LEON G | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $38.16 | 31,000 | $1,182,985 | 129,600 | +31.4% |
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.