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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-09 00:05 | 2014-10-07 | SFXE | N/A | SILLERMAN ROBERT F X | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO and Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $4.91 | 575,000 | $2,821,008 | 26,821,000 | +2.2% |
| 2014-10-09 00:05 | 2014-10-07 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $43.10 | 88,000 | $3,792,862 | 7,084,977 | +1.3% |
| 2014-10-08 23:35 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | Viswanathan Ravi | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:33 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 13 LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:36 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | Weller Harry R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:34 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | DRANT RYAN D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:17 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | BAY CITY CAPITAL LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 65,572 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:33 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | BASKETT FOREST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:35 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | KOLLURI KRISHNA KITTU | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:35 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | SANDELL SCOTT D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:34 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | KERINS PATRICK J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:35 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | MOTT DAVID M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:36 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | BARRETT M JAMES | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-09 00:29 | 2014-10-08 | PTLA | N/A | Maxwell (Mauritius) Pte Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.00 | 1,600,000 | $41,600,000 | 5,833,568 | +37.8% |
| 2014-10-08 23:18 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | CRAVES FRED B | Director | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 65,572 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-08 23:33 | 2014-10-08 | DERM | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.00 | 69,112 | $1,105,792 | 3,502,922 | +2.0% |
| 2014-10-08 00:08 | 2014-10-06 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $46.96 | 94,027 | $4,415,508 | 6,996,977 | +1.4% |
| 2014-10-07 16:24 | 2014-10-03 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $46.35 | 165,000 | $7,647,750 | 6,902,950 | +2.4% |
| 2014-10-08 00:03 | 2014-10-03 | FLEX | FLEX LTD. | GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Printed Circuit Boards | BUY | $10.17 | 5,000,000 | $50,850,000 | 75,130,959 | +7.1% |
| 2014-10-07 21:50 | 2013-12-15 | VOIS | N/A | DRISCOLL KERRY M | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, President, Secretary | Other | BUY | $120,000.00 | 120,000,000 | $14,400,000,000,000 | 113,684,258 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-08 00:04 | 2013-12-15 | VOIS | N/A | DRISCOLL KERRY M | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman, President, Secretary | Other | BUY | $12,000.00 | 120,000,000 | $1,440,000,000,000 | 113,684,258 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-08 04:51 | 2014-09-30 | ENTG | ENTEGRIS INC | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Plastics Products, NEC | BUY | $11.54 | 92,600 | $1,068,604 | 14,019,963 | +0.7% |
| 2014-10-07 23:51 | 2014-08-14 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $15.19 | 117,940 | $1,791,414 | 2,233,556 | +5.6% |
| 2014-10-07 23:51 | 2014-08-12 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | KLINSKY STEVEN B | Director | Other | BUY | $15.10 | 212,060 | $3,203,018 | 2,115,616 | +11.1% |
| 2014-10-07 04:21 | 2014-10-02 | ADES | Arq Inc. | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director | Miscellaneous Chemical Products | BUY | $20.97 | 375,000 | $7,863,750 | 2,093,334 | +21.8% |
| 2014-10-03 23:51 | 2014-10-01 | N/A | N/A | Allegheny Technologies Inc Master Pension Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.96 | 135,498 | $2,704,540 | 509,547 | +36.2% |
| 2014-10-04 00:05 | 2014-10-02 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.53 | 167,874 | $7,643,303 | 6,737,950 | +2.6% |
| 2014-10-04 00:24 | 2014-09-03 | N/A | N/A | State of Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.97 | 460,893 | $9,204,540 | 1,091,888 | +73.0% |
| 2014-10-04 01:31 | 2014-10-01 | ALSN | Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. | ValueAct Holdings, L.P. | 10% owner, Other | Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories | BUY | $28.31 | 550,000 | $15,570,005 | 18,575,204 | +3.1% |
| 2014-10-03 22:51 | 2014-10-02 | SHLD | N/A | BERKOWITZ BRUCE R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.37 | 49,200 | $1,297,404 | 24,642,473 | +0.2% |
| 2014-10-03 19:25 | 2014-10-01 | CALA | Calithera Biosciences Inc. | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.00 | 800,000 | $8,000,000 | 2,583,675 | +44.9% |
| 2014-10-03 16:40 | 2013-01-02 | RPTP | N/A | Hyperion Trading Segregated Portfolio | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.55 | 501,812 | $2,784,454 | 6,920,847 | +7.8% |
| 2014-10-03 16:26 | 2012-11-21 | RPTP | N/A | Hyperion Trading Segregated Portfolio | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.50 | 1,266,185 | $6,960,852 | 6,442,685 | +24.5% |
| 2014-10-03 02:28 | 2014-09-23 | PLCSD | N/A | GBS Venture Partners Pty, Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.53 | 1,895,744 | $1,004,744 | 3,598,807 | +111.3% |
| 2014-10-03 00:06 | 2014-10-01 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director, 10% owner | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.44 | 150,000 | $6,816,000 | 6,570,076 | +2.3% |
| 2014-10-03 01:12 | 2014-09-30 | AAMC | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $671.98 | 8,896 | $5,977,925 | 9,319 | +2,103.1% |
| 2014-10-03 01:10 | 2009-12-21 | NEGY | N/A | HISLOP JOHN R | Director, Officer - VP CFO Secretary & Chairman | Other | BUY | $3.00 | 1,423,500 | $4,270,500 | 1,651,500 | +624.3% |
| 2014-10-02 00:05 | 2014-09-30 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.86 | 249,616 | $11,446,940 | 6,420,076 | +4.0% |
| 2014-10-01 23:33 | 2014-09-29 | AVNW | AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. | Steel Excel Inc. | 10% owner | Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment | BUY | $1.77 | 568,864 | $1,007,913 | 7,175,038 | +8.6% |
| 2014-10-01 23:31 | 2014-09-29 | VTAE | N/A | ROBERTS BRYAN E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 772,333 | $6,178,664 | 47,077 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-02 04:03 | 2014-09-29 | VTAE | N/A | PROSPECT MANAGEMENT CO II LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 671,807 | $5,374,456 | 2,572,523 | +35.3% |
| 2014-10-02 04:25 | 2014-09-29 | IKAN | N/A | Tallwood Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.41 | 27,439,023 | $11,249,999 | 265,465 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-01 23:31 | 2014-09-29 | VTAE | N/A | VENROCK MANAGEMENT III LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 772,333 | $6,178,664 | 47,077 | +100.0% |
| 2014-10-01 19:34 | 2014-09-30 | WWWW | N/A | Okumus Fund Management Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.99 | 228,798 | $4,574,267 | 7,166,763 | +3.3% |
| 2014-10-01 23:39 | 2014-09-29 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $38.95 | 600,000 | $23,367,660 | 107,452,519 | +0.6% |
| 2014-10-01 23:36 | 2014-09-29 | VTAE | N/A | NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 10 L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 813,474 | $6,507,792 | 2,611,564 | +45.2% |
| 2014-10-01 00:07 | 2014-09-29 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.93 | 566,164 | $26,006,290 | 6,170,460 | +10.1% |
| 2014-09-30 16:56 | 2014-09-29 | CONN | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $30.66 | 1,952,128 | $59,845,607 | 671,854 | +100.0% |
| 2014-09-30 23:38 | 2014-09-26 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $38.98 | 189,987 | $7,406,491 | 106,852,519 | +0.2% |
| 2014-09-29 21:01 | 2014-09-26 | RWWI | N/A | KAMIN PETER H | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.20 | 9,000,000 | $10,800,000 | 9,000,000 | +100.0% |
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.